John McCains foreign policy statements... day by day are trully disturbing.
I'm beggining to wonder why it is anyone thinks this mans take on the middle east is at all acceptable.
our economy is in shambles for many reasons, most notably this war...
and yet... reverend wright and others are all we talk about.
everyone says they wanted to hear about policy, upwards of 80% of people say the country is on the wrong track... yet they delude themselves into continuing to think john McCain is a maverick. he has embraced many people and policies he was once known for excoriating. his latest blunder are his vetos... which was on a ban on torture and now the GI bill... when you look at his record he has voted in the area of 90-95% of the time with the bush administration...
this is certainly a race on character and not policy. if we focused on issues, specifically our foreign policy and the economy... John McCain wouldnt have nearly the grip he does... and Obama wouldnt be nearly as affected by this crap.
I ask you... honestly,
what does reverend wright MEAN??
how is what he said going to play out in the whitehouse?? answer me that.... and stop saying he has to answer for his paster and the electorate should consider this unless you can point to how this is going to play out into policy???
while you imagine drinking beer with a more socially amicable president who seems more in line with your social ethos, remember what happened the last time we voted for someone because they didnt seem like an elitist... they wanted to be tough on terrorism... without having a trully comprehensive plan other than attackin them... you know... ATTACK!
he didnt even get tough on terrorists, he basically ignored them for Iraq... and has emboldened them...
How does Obamas pastor and the fragile connections with controversial figures (which are tenuous at best...) explain any of his actions when he takes office... exactly what are you afraid he is going to do with this exposure? be less apt to get into pre-emptive wars? be less apt to inflame the fanatics of the middle east... work towards equality in america??
How does this matter on any level of policy?
and Exactly how are you reconsiling your vote against these realities? people are free to vote for who they want to but if its going to be on character then they should just state it so others can move on and not focus on policy when talking to them.
Cut taxes more, spend billions in Iraq... let muslims continue to get enraged by attacking hamas which was elected by a forced democracy by the US, confusing who shia and sunnis are... declaring Iran our second largest threat... who happens to be completely against al-queda... but assuring the American public that Iran is trianing Al-Qaeda ... confusing Al-Qaeda with Al-Qaeda in Iraq as opposed to who attacked us... in miring ourselves down further in the middle east at every oppuratunity rather then focus on our own economy... pakistan/afganistan... education (as other nations catch up and pass us by) and our global image...which is horrible. Economy...Energy... ECONOMY...
we are only the greatest country currently because we have a huge military.
we are not expounding the values and morals of our great grandparents, we are not showing the resolve of a wise nation... and we are passing the buck on to our children with a HUMONGUS debt, and a debilitated environment.
At some point all of this has to hit home, John McCain is brave and honorable man, but i have yet to see anything come out of his mouth that makes him intelligent enough to run this nation.
If that makes me or my candidates elititist than so be it... the president shouldnt be someone whos like us, who we could share a social moment with without feeling awkward or put off by his character or associations of faith...
he should be to damn busy to drink a beer anyway. not spend a ludicrous and record breaking amount of time away from the white house... at their ranch.
and now we are trying to reconsile why 80% or more of the american populace says we are going in the wrong direction... but John McCain offers any kind of change from the last president.
hes not running on immigration here or campaign finance reform, lets be honest... whats he going to do differently?
and how has Reverend Wright proven that Barack would do worse...?
and if wright and other character assinations bring down Obama... then ill be pushing hard for hillary, despite the fact that less independant and right leaning folks will vote for her... and she seems more cold and calculating then both obama and McCain... she at least is not some sort of hold over of loyalty to a party that is in desperate need of repair... while they float this cobbled derigible and call it anything but a leaky blimp. this guy is riding on the exhaustion of the democratic primary and nothing else... besides his bravery.
America is worth more then that, at least it should be. but i wouldnt take away a persons right to vote based on character, many of the democrats are doing that with obama... and to a lesser extand hillary. but to feel the bush administration was wrong, and we are on the wrong track... and to look to McCain and think hmm... you know what... despite his blunders and misspeaks on foriegn policy which prove hes essentially got no insight in how to effectively deal with the middle east... and the fact that hes towing the line on every major bush policy... hes soft on the economy, and has no response for education and healthcare... you know what.... by golly, hes my choice cause... well... i think i just forgot why i thought we were headed in the wrong direction.
reverend wright!!! REVEREND WRIGHT!!! Obama's sort of a Muslim!! Obama Hangs out with terrorists!!!!
meanwhile our country falls further and further away from any semblance of what it once was...
ill just plaster my vehicle with american flags... that'll make up for all of this.
