[Ross] Niall Ferguson suggests that John McCain is the only candidate "battle-hardened" enough to understand the importance of sea power. Isaac Chotiner points out that Ferguson isn't exactly a neutral observer - like James Carville with Hillary and Samantha Power with Obama, he's both a pundit and part of the kitchen cabinet of the candidate he's boosting. (See also Matt Yglesias on this topic.)
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