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The DNC was entertaining last week so I decided to watch the RNC last night. Mr Thompson gave a moving account of Mr McCain's 5 1/2 year POW experience. I now realize that his "wooden" and stiff movements are a result of his war/POW injuries. He cannot raise his arms very high due to the inadequate care he received for his fractured arms. Can you imagine the pain he endured? His courage, steadfastness, and coolness under fire was incredible! He is a true hero for us all. Mr Lieberman's speech was just as revealing. He eloquently pointed out the differences in style and substance between the two candidates. For all of Mr Obama's talk about reaching across the aisle, Mr Lieberman could not cite one example of Mr Obama doing so in their years together in the Senate. Yet, he was able to recount many instances of Mr McCain joining the Dems on issues that he felt were in the our country's best interest. If you want change in Washington and a bipartisan approach to our nation's problems, then McCain appears to be the candidate who has the best chance to accomplish those goals. Tonight Ms. Palin takes the stage. We shall see if she is able to respond to the Obama attack machine more effectively than Ms. Clinton.
These photos are great. Who knew there were cops there? Who knew the MC-5 were alive. And who is Linda?
What Obama attack machine?!? They haven't said squat about her. McCain's negligent vetting of this woman has left it to the press to ask the questions he didn't. The smartest thing Obama's people have done is stay out of the way.
I'm sure McCain showed real courage. I don't believe getting shot down over North Vietnam and getting tortured for it 40 years ago qualifies you to be president.
Birdman, as a resident of the Washington area, I know you are very familiar with the tactics of the Obama campaign. He tries to stay above it all while his henchmen are out digging up dirt on his opponents. It is called plausible denial. Let's face it, this election is Obama's to lose. It is amazing that McCain even has a chance. You make my point about McCain. It is what McCain has accomplished over the past 40 years after going through such a horrible experience as a POW that deserves our respect and qualifies him as a presidential candidate. I do not see how you can dispute that.
Hello birdman, JFK PT109 profiles in courage. McCain will be disadvanted come debate time Obama much like Ali is the pretty boy, especially if he stays with the teleprompter.America loves youth. Maybe mcCain can do the small town hall meeting thing and make an impact. Did you really believe Nixon was not a crook or that Clinton did not have sex.Political Conventions are all about American political parties and not about working on real issues. McCain POW experience is testiment of his integrity, much like Obama not take the big dollar and working to keep the unemployment office open in Illinois is testiment to his integrity.
Woody -- I don't know who you're referring to when you say Obama's henchmen. Are there people who are willing to say anything in order to create a stir? Sure. There always will be. Just look at the number of emails people get testifying mightily that Obama is a muslim (a bald face lie) and will turn the country over to Osama bin laden (absurd). These are the same people that accused John Kerry of being a war criminal and denigrated his service to the country. They are the same people that implied that Max Cleland (a decorated veteran that lost 3 of 4 limbs in Vietnam) was soft on terrorism didn't love his country. Democrats didn't invent this technique and they don't employ it as an institution. Republicans have perfect the smear and run technique and unfortunately it works.
I don't denigrate McCain's service in uniform at all. I wore the uniform and respect his service. I don't, however, think that his awful experience in Hanoi is an appropriate answer to every critical question posed to him.
In my opinion, he's squandered any claim he's had on the maverick label in past 8 years. He's snuggled up to religious right, folded on torture legislation like a cheap suitcase, reversed his position on Bush's tax cuts, among just a few. All for the sole purpose of currying favor with the Republican base. That's not a maverick, that's just your garden variety opportunists. It's something we have in abundance in Washington, but please let's call a spade a spade.
Woody, we need the best president, not the best martyr. Bird is on target: this is a political scenario. Obama is a very good politician. He got elected senator in spite of Chicago's machines while being an outsider. He has a first rate mind.
As has been said by others, John McCain of 2000 would not vote for John McCain of 2008.
I agree with you that Mr Obama is a good politician. Only a superior politician would get this far with absolutely no legislative accomplishments.
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