That 3AM Call and why We Should Hope Lieberman Sleeps with President McCain

Harold Meyerson really does not want John McCain to be the Commander-in-Chief:

It is 3 a.m., and the stillness of the White House night is shattered by the ringing of the red phone. President John McCain, rousing himself from a deep sleep, turns on the light and picks up the receiver. A U.S. embassy in a Middle Eastern country, he is told, has been blown up, and al-Qaeda is taking credit. McCain takes a deep breath. “Character counts, my friend,” he says. “Bomb Iran. Bomb, bomb Iran.” There is a rustling of blankets, and, brushing aside Cindy McCain, a concerned Joe Lieberman rises from the bed. “Not Iran, Mr. President,” he says. “They hate al-Qaeda.” “That’s right,” the president says. “I remember now.” He sighs with relief. “Good thing you’re here every night, Joe.” But suppose, dear reader, that John McCain becomes president and Joe Lieberman doesn’t bunk with the McCains on a nightly basis. How easily should the rest of us sleep? It’s anything but an academic question after McCain’s bizarre performance in Jordan last week.

Read the rest of Harold’s case as it is spot on. Harold concludes:

Hard to say what’s more dangerous – McCain’s approach to the economy or McCain’s approach to the world. The thought of him answering the red phone at 3 a.m. fills me with foreboding. Hell, I don’t want him answering the red phone at 3 p.m.

Oh that’s right. Harold goes after McCain’s economics too.