Some Times' columnists I simply loathe (Maureen Dowd).  Some I have mixed feelings about.  Bob Herbert is one of those.  At times, he seems to overreact, and, to echo conventional wisdom.

Today, though, his column on John McCain is a must-read.

He summarizes, in a single column, everything that voters should be deeply worried about with respect to a McCain presidency.  He lists the persistent slip-ups with respect to foreign policy, describing the gaffe about Iran training al Qaeda like this:

"Mr. McCain has had trouble in his public comments distinguishing Sunnis from Shiites and had to be corrected in one stunningly embarrassing moment by his good friend Joe LiebermanMr. McCain has had trouble in his public comments distinguishing Sunnis from Shiites and had to be corrected in one stunningly embarrassing moment by his good friend Joe Liebermanv"

All the slip-ups are there.

Most importantly, however, is the fact that Herbert focuses on the one thing that should send shivers up people's spines: his temper.  Pete Domenice is quoted as saying he decided he didn't want McCain near any trigger.

The entire column is a devastating critique of John McCain.  Hopefully, some of it will stick in the minds of the voters.  I highly recommend reading it, and e-mailing it to as many people as you can.

I don't know how to do links in blog posts, so I'll just include the address here:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/26/opinion/26herbert.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin