And it's not starring Tom Hanks. The former ambassador, and husband of Valerie Plame, lays into Obama and backs Clinton in a newspaper op-ed now also up at Huff Post. In doing so he recalls an episode I had forgotten, though you may disagree with his conclusion: "But will Mr. Obama fight? His brief time on the national scene gives little comfort. Consider a February 2006 exchange of letters with Mr. McCain on the subject of ethics reform. The wrathful Mr. McCain accused Mr. Obama of being 'disingenuous,' to which Mr. Obama meekly replied, 'The fact that you have now questioned my sincerity and my desire to put aside politics for the public interest is regrettable but does not in any way diminish my deep respect for you.' Then one of McCain's aides said of Obama, 'Obama wouldn't know the difference between an RPG and a bong.'
"Mr. McCain was insultingly dismissive but successful in intimidating his inexperienced colleague. Thus, in his one face-to-face encounter with Mr. McCain, Mr. Obama failed to stand his ground. What gives us confidence Mr. Obama will be stronger the next time he faces Mr. McCain, a seasoned political fighter with extensive national security credentials?"
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