Thread: Debate #3! Its about time McCain took the fight to Obama!

Make-Believe Maverick : Rolling Stone

I served with "military legacy" kids in the Army. Many were just like this....in fact, I can only recall one guy - he was enlisted and his Dad was a brigadeer general - who was a regular person. He went out of his way to not be treated "special". There were also other arrogant types - enlisted and officer - who made life miserable for anyone who did not worship them and rarely contributed to the effort. I always wondered what kind level of SPF they use on their butt cheeks, since they felt the Sun shined out of their a$$es.

I knew McCain had flip-flopped on a great many issues he used to hold near and dear...but I never knew the extent. I am not one to take everything that RS published at face value, but even if you minimize some of the spin, it is still a terrible display of deception, hypocrisy, and vainglory.

I will respect him for his service and his captivity...but it stops there.

And I must agree whole-heartedly with the author and several of his sources: being a POW is a horrible experience, but it is not a qualification for being the POTUS...no more than being a soccer mom is.

Sen. McCain, what's that tag hanging off of you? Oh, it's the price tag on your soul.

If that story is even half true, then Palin is no longer the scariest individual in this race.

Originally Posted by cstewart

If that story is even half true, then Palin is no longer the scariest individual in this race.

The man crashed two planes and almost crashed a third before he ever saw combat.

Originally Posted by JMS

I think McCain actually did well! I think he finally and decisively pointed out all the reasons we should not vote for Obama and should vote for him!
It's about damn time!!


How about you?

Now that it's been few days later, and the polls are out, it would appear that even if what you say is true, he failed rather short from convincing, at least he didn't convince the people he needed to convince.
My feeling is that had he used substance and rational arguments, instead of just throwing out categorizations he'd have fared better (at least he'd have had with me, even though it makes no difference). I may not agree with Obama's ideas about policy, but at least I like that he presents himself as reasonable and thoughtful, while McCain seems to just take swings hoping that some of them will work. May be he is a determined fighter, but he's not a very good one.
I'd rather have a bad policy given the best chance to work out and replaced if it fails, than having good policy after good policy fail due to bad implementation.

McCain's primary objective during that debate was to prove to the middle-class that he had their best interest in mind. Honestly, if he had said, "I'm going to provide tax relief to the middle-class by...", honestly I don't care how, I would strongly consider changing my vote. I'm a 12-year vet and I've accepted that no idea for ending the war is a good one, so my main concern is money. Whoever says they want to give relief to the middle-class, they get my vote. I'm even willing to ignore the health care issue if I don't cry every April 15th.

With this bail out, regardless of who wins, the IRS will need to send KY lube with the tax forms.

...or ...not so much.....

Hmmmmmmmm..........