Alright, Senator, you started it: it's "Mahdi Army" not "Madhi Army." Just in case you weren't aware, the Mahdi Army is "an Iraqi military force created by the Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in June 2003." Oh, and just in case you're not aware, "Sadr has close ties with the Islamic Dawa Party, which has ties to Iran." I'd hope that Senator McCain knows that, since it's a critical part of the puzzle in Iraq, and since McCain wants to "stay the course" and even increase troop numbers over there. Given that, it would be nice if McCain actually knew something about the culture, the main players, the language, the religion, etc.By the way, I wonder what other funny spelling mistakes by John McCain we can find. I bet you there are a bunch, not to mention pronunciation mistakes, like when Bush used to refer to the Russian President as "Pyu-tin" rather than "Poo-tin." I'll be curious what you all find.
[UPDATE #1: This one's minor, but it's "endorsement" not "ENDORESMENT."]
[UPDATE #2: It should read "Arizona Senators Introduce," not "ARIZONA SENTORS INTORDUCE." Looks like John McCain flunks the spelling bee. :(]
[UPDATE #3: Uh, they're "Pershing II" missiles not "Persing II" missiles.]
[UPDATE #4: They're "Katyusha" rockets, not Katuysha rockets. Whatever.]
"It is a damn poor mind indeed which can't think of at least two ways to spell any word."
It were Noah Webster, the Federalist (i.e. paleo-Republican), who insisted on consistint spellin.
Mark Twain later sed :
"I don't give a damn for a man that can only spell a word one way".