That North Korea business? Clinton's fault.

John McCain doesn't seem to be gaining any ground with right-wing kooks in terms of his 2008 presidential run, but he does stand to waste a lot of that bipartisan love he was feeling in 2000 by continuing to talk like one.

Fearless Leader included North Korea in his famed 'Axis of Evil' speech four years ago. As you know, we've since ignored Iran and North Korea in favor of invading a country that didn't have a nuclear program. Aside from the fact that Iraq has hamstrung the military, cost hundreds of billions of dollars, and continues to grow more violent and anarchic, that's meant a four year free pass the other regimes. I'm sure that's Clinton's fault, too.

Think Progress points out that North Korea wasn't pursuing nukes during the Clinton years, but I should add that McCain's argument is a staple on right-wing radio whenever North Korea is mentioned in any context-- and you know what a guarantee of quality that is.

CNN points out that McCain said the 1994 Agreed Framework negotiated by the Clinton administration was a failure.

The 1994 Agreed Framework wasn’t perfect and North Korea was not in 100% compliance. But it was the only thing that stopped North Korea from producing nuclear weapons and separating plutonium. During the Clinton administration, North Korea didn’t make any nuclear bombs. Today, the country possesses material for as many as 13 nuclear weapons. The vast majority of that material was created during the George W. Bush administration. (All the rest was created during his father’s adminstration.)