6/6 "I am looking forward to a debate with John McCain. John McCain is a
good man. He's an American hero. We honor his service to this nation.
But he has made some bad choices about the company he keeps." -Barack
Obama
\_ "I'm not bad, I'm just drawn that way" -- BUSHJR
\_ No way Obama really said that. That is so pot-kettle-black.
\_ Yes he did. See for yourself:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=o6XyE_J-Xyo
at 1:25 in the video
\_ Wow, amazing given Obama's list of friends.
\_ It will be good to have this election to see if the American people
really want to continue the War in Iraq or finally end it. That is
what democracy is all about.
\_ You mean like in 2004 and 2006?
\_ Sure. In 2004 the public voted to keep the project going.
In 2006 they voted the other way, but the legistlature does
not have enough power to act unilaterally. Our framers set
things up like that on purpose.
\_ If they voted the other way, why did so many pro-war
candidates win? Why did Lieberman win? The 2006 election
as mandate to leave Iraq is one of the biggest media lies
in the last quarter century.
\_ so what's your explanation? The complete bankruptcy of
Republican ideology and policies? -tom
\_ Explanation for what? And yes, for once you're
finally right (a broken clock strikes twice) but not
for the reasons you feel. The Republican party no
longer has an ideology. They now have the same long
term goals as the Dems: acquire and retain power.
For a few years there they actually believed in
something, but no longer, sadly leaving those who
care about the long term health of this country with
no one to vote for. Oh but wait I can vote for the
extreme left marxist or the somewhat left socialist.
Fortunately, we term out the POTUS, so the amount of
damage either can inflict is repairable.
\_ Maybe you'd be better off in Myanmar. -tom
\_ He should go to a place where the govt. has
no ideology but to hold power because he
doesn't like that in our parties? You're
making even less sense than usual. -jrleek
\_ Which one do you think is the "extreme left
marxist"? Can you please sign your future posts
"WN" for wingnut, so I can filter them? Thks.
\_ I actually thought this comment was too stupid to be
worth replying to, but after reading the above, I have
changed my mind. The reason "so many" as you put it,
pro-war candidates won is because the war was still
popular in certain sections of the country. I imagine it
still is, in a few places. There are 435 different
Congressional elections. At least one of them must still
be pro-Bush.
\_ Hopefully the American people are smart enough to understand
that voting based on a single point is pretty dumb. "I ended
the war but turned the country into a debt ridden socialist mess
the likes of which Jimmy Carter can only dream of!" The war
will end soon enough no matter who is in office. I vote based
on the long term health of the country which has little to do
with Iraq and everything to do with long term economic policy
and security as always.
\_ gee, I wonder if there is some huge discretionary
expense that we could cut out of the budget...I'm
wracking my brain to think if there might be anything
we're spending a shitload of money on for no good
purpose... -tom |
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