Scarborough: McCain’s Platform Is ‘Less Jobs And More Wars’
Scarborough: McCain’s Platform Is ‘Less Jobs And More Wars’
During the coverage of this evening’s Florida primary results, MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough discussed the impact of John McCain’s victory with Pat Buchanan. The Republican establishment will rally around McCain and say “he’s the guy,” Buchanan said, but he cautioned that McCain’s vision for America was foreboding.
“What does he say? The jobs are never coming back, the illegals are never going home, but we’re gonna have a lot more wars,” Buchanan said of McCain. Scarborough remarked that McCain’s “inviting” presidential platform for the fall consists of “less jobs and more wars”:
BUCHANAN: Here’s a guy, basically, what does he say? The jobs are never coming back, the illegals are never going home, but we’re gonna have a lot more wars.
SCARBOROUGH: We’re gonna start a lot of wars! He has promised, for the record Keith, John McCain’s platform — and it certainly looks inviting for the fall — he has promised less jobs and more wars. Now that’s something we can all rally behind.
Watch it:
While campaigning in Michigan earlier this month, McCain said some Michigan industries cannot be resurrected. “I’ve got to give you some straight talk: Some of the jobs that have left the state of Michigan are not coming back,” he said.
And just this weekend, McCain told a crowd of supporters, “There’s going to be other wars. … I’m sorry to tell you, there’s going to be other wars. We will never surrender but there will be other wars.”
UPDATE: Matthew Yglesias writes, “Oddly, though, McCain keeps picking up the votes of Republican primary voters disgruntled with the Iraq War despite being, in reality, the candidate most fanatically devoted to the cause.” More here.
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I think that’s a winning platform. Cue the commercial now…
January 29th, 2008 at 9:44 pmI know Scarborough isn’t very popular in these parts but the guy has been coming around for the past few years. I like him.
January 29th, 2008 at 9:46 pmWhile pollsters and pundits will attribute Giuliani’s epic collapse to his cataclysmic decision to effectively skip Iowa and New Hampshire, his authoritarian arrogance or his 9/11 Tourette’s Syndrome, Giuliani’s fate was sealed during a decisive one week period in late November and early December.
For the details, see:
January 29th, 2008 at 9:48 pm“Nathan Tryst Fund, YouTube Debate Doomed Giuliani.”
I’m glad to see McBush stick his neck out as far as he is, while wooing the neocons and their loyal radical right base. He will be one plucked bare chicken come November if he is the rethug candidate.
January 29th, 2008 at 9:48 pmHe already is a plucked chicken–he just doesn’t know it and neither do the good voters of Florida. Yea!, more death and taxes. That’s what we all want. Freaks. Same koolaid they pump into DC.
January 29th, 2008 at 9:54 pmI guess it’s pretty obvious who got money from AIPAC.
Hillary, even though she too is an AIPAC whore, is unelectable, so say hello to president McCain.
More wars for Israel!!!
Americans are such stupid sheep.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:00 pmScarborough got it right this time..
please Joe, stop calling McCain a maverick.I heard you repeating it many times tonight describing McCain.
McCain is nothing but a war monger…
January 29th, 2008 at 10:02 pmMcCain: The Audacity of Despair.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:04 pmI am trying to make sense out of Florida voting results.
Today major networks reported that the economy is the top on the list of peoples’ priorities in Florida with over 54%,followed by illegal immigration, terrorism and the war in Iraq ., then what makes people then vote of this economic genius McCain…
January 29th, 2008 at 10:16 pmtarazan, I don’t even try to get into the minds of Republican voters. It makes me feel icky.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:17 pmBoth McCain and Clinton scare me to my very Soul. Obama is less terrifying but we’ll still be in Pakistan with the first Black president.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:24 pmLess jobs = more money for CEO’s
January 29th, 2008 at 10:25 pmMore wars = more money for the MIC
Therefore, this is not only McCain’s platform, it is the entire GOP platform.
OMG HILARY WINS FLORIDA IN POINTLESS PRIMARY! UN-BE-LIEVABLE!
January 29th, 2008 at 10:26 pm“Both McCain and Clinton scare me to my very Soul. Obama is less terrifying but we’ll still be in Pakistan with the first Black president.
Comment by robertoroberto — January 29, 2008 @ 10:24 pm”
Huh? Pakistan?
January 29th, 2008 at 10:27 pmOMG HILARY WINS FLORIDA IN POINTLESS PRIMARY! UN-BE-LIEVABLE!
Comment by robertoroberto — January 29, 2008 @ 10:26 pm
January 29th, 2008 at 10:32 pmNothing is more pointless than a GOP primary ; they’re battling to see who’s going to be embarrassed/trounced in November , and nothing else……….
Let’s get rid of Mitt “I’ll flip flop on any issue” Romney.
http://osi-speaks.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 01/ as-expected-here-mitt-ill-flip-flop-on.html#links
January 29th, 2008 at 10:34 pmComment by robertoroberto — January 29, 2008 @ 10:24 pm
Both McCain and Clinton scare me to my very Soul. Obama is less terrifying but we’ll still be in Pakistan with the first Black president.
OK, I’m confused. What has “black” got to do with it? And “Pakistan”? Did you mean Pakistan?
Please explain.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:36 pmNot that Frankenstein McLame is any great shakes , but what GOP candidate has anything at all to offer that’s worth a damn ?
Scarborough and Buchanan can only find fault with McLame ?
Hey GOP backing nitwits ; I hate to inform you of this , but every single GOP presidential candidate is a useless pile of refuse , not just McLame……….
January 29th, 2008 at 10:40 pmIs it just me or is McCain on MTP every weekend? Does noone else want to go on MTP and hear Tim Russert go into his daddy love tangents?
January 29th, 2008 at 10:40 pmOn the next meet the press McCain explains his platform: “I’m really just making shit up right now. I’m completely confused and really have no idea what I’m talking about. I think I just shit my pants.”
Is Scarborough turning into a Buchanan (the REAL straight talk express - albeit with the verrrrry far right wing slant).
It must be the Buchanan and Olberman influence.
Watch it republicans - the liberal disease is spreading.*
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January 29th, 2008 at 10:43 pm[the liberal disease = being able to think on your own, assimilate complicated, nuanced information, and ability to form coherent sentences in one’s own native language]
mdbyrne, I hope you didn’t get the idea that Russert is in any way a respectable journalist. To quote him in his little whoring book…”Integrity is for paupers”.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:44 pmHow does McCain expect to pay for all these wars hes talking about? If anyone were to start a mandatory service or draft it would be McCain.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:46 pmComment by Sabyen91 — January 29, 2008 @ 10:17 pm
tarazan, I don’t even try to get into the minds of Republican voters. It makes me feel icky.
Yup, it can. They are the party of rigid emotional reacting, not reasoned thinking. (Lakoff makes this point very clear.) Fear and anger rule the minds of the neocons and many conservatives. This is one reason why we hear all these rethug statements (that they seem to truly believe), even though they make no sense to us at all.
There is no reasoning with a person who’s mind is ruled by emotions. Witness Bolton, Bush, Rumsfeld. The SOTU last night is a perfect case in point. All statements coming out of fantasy and directed at the listeners emotions.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:46 pmAnyone catch Drooliani’s speech this evening ?
Rudy: The party of Lincoln and Reagan and Bush…
January 29th, 2008 at 10:47 pmPHEW! At least it’s NOT Rudy! I don’t agree with McCain’s position on the war at all but at least he’s Purple…
Mr. Purple
January 29th, 2008 at 10:49 pmComment by americangoy — January 29, 2008 @ 10:43 pm
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[the liberal disease = being able to think on your own, assimilate complicated, nuanced information, and ability to form coherent sentences in one’s own native language]
OMG! Now there will be a GOP stampede on hospitals for inoculation against this impending disaster.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:51 pmI want the bumper sticker!
“Less Jobs! More Wars! McCain ‘08!“
January 29th, 2008 at 10:52 pmPHEW! At least it’s NOT Rudy! I don’t agree with McCain’s position on the war at all but at least he’s Purple…
Mr. Purple
Comment by Mr. Purple — January 29, 2008 @ 10:49 pm
Does McLame even have an economic position ?
Wait , I forgot………You actually need to have a bit of knowledge about something , before having a position……..
McLame is among the worst ; as godawful as Chimpy’s presidency has been , a Frankenstein McLame presidency would be just as horrid.
He doesn’t know a damn thing………
January 29th, 2008 at 10:53 pmFEWER jobs… not less jobs.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:58 pm“PHEW! At least it’s NOT Rudy! I don’t agree with McCain’s position on the war at all but at least he’s Purple…
Mr. Purple
Comment by Mr. Purple — January 29, 2008 @ 10:49 pm”
If by purple you mean a pandering whore you get a gold star!!!
January 29th, 2008 at 10:59 pmJanuary 29th, 2008 at 10:59 pm
“FEWER jobs… not less jobs.
Comment by ThatsNotFunny — January 29, 2008 @ 10:58 pm”
Wow, I didn’t even notice and it is a pet peave.
January 29th, 2008 at 11:00 pmOK, and McBush said this:
“There’s going to be other wars.”
Bit of a tense mixup here? Taking lessons from dubya, maybe? Hey, It worked for him…
January 29th, 2008 at 11:14 pmAnyone raising children today should be very worried about McCain’s platform… same goes for Hillary.
January 29th, 2008 at 11:15 pmMatthew Yglesias writes, “Oddly, though, McCain keeps picking up the votes of Republican primary voters disgruntled with the Iraq War despite being, in reality, the candidate most fanatically devoted to the cause.â€
Bizarre, huh? These have got to be the same people who voted for bush, twice.
January 29th, 2008 at 11:19 pmwijg, I think the clinical term for them is retard.
January 29th, 2008 at 11:22 pmBuchanan has gotten his cart a little out in front of the horse, hasn’t he? He’s already handed the nomination to Crazy John? Sorry, but suggesting that the conservatives will rally to McCain, especially this early on, is just nuts. Many of them hate his guts and this is a single state. I think it’s more likely to see them lining up behind Mittens, just to keep McCain from winning the nomination.
January 29th, 2008 at 11:28 pmThe soldiers we will need for our expanding wars will come from the ranks of the unemployed and kids trying to get to college.
January 29th, 2008 at 11:32 pmIs it just me or is McCain on MTP every weekend? Does noone else want to go on MTP and hear Tim Russert go into his daddy love tangents?
On the next meet the press McCain explains his platform: “I’m really just making shit up right now. I’m completely confused and really have no idea what I’m talking about. I think I just shit my pants.â€
Comment by mdbyrne — January 29, 2008 @ 10:40 pm
Because, of all of the MSM pundit-heads, Russert is the single most likely candidate to be a mockingbird. His entire show exudes it. Who he has on, how he questions people, all of it. :/
January 29th, 2008 at 11:36 pmO. Bigfoot, Clinton was not exactly a liberals dream but how do you (not you) go from voting for him twice to voting for McCain? My guess is she doesn’t follow politics and just remembers all the maverick talk?
January 29th, 2008 at 11:44 pmI never figured she would vote McCain in a million years.
Comment by O. Bigfoot — January 29, 2008 @ 11:35 pm
The majority of GOP Floridians proved their stupidity this evening.
Almost 70% of them claimed the economy was the No#1 issue on their mind ………
So they go out and vote for the GOP candidate that’s the least knowledgeable in that particular area ?
Guess they didn’t embarrass themselves and the rest of the US thoroughly enough during the 2000 presidential election ……………
January 29th, 2008 at 11:44 pmMCMetal, it is no accident Florida has its own Fark-tag.
January 29th, 2008 at 11:45 pmI figured my ex would vote Obama second. I was wrong there too.
I never figured she would vote McCain in a million years.
Comment by O. Bigfoot — January 29, 2008 @ 11:35 pm
Meth heads for McCain? What a surprise.
January 29th, 2008 at 11:46 pmWell, no offence meant by mentioning that Barack Obama would be the first black president. It was a off-hand remark meant to display that just because it represents a step forward in American think, he wouldn’t automatically be a great president. I’m not saying he automatically won’t be either. He has however said, that Pakistan is the greatest danger to national security and has advocated sending troops into the country. This is where the Pakistan reference comes from.
http://www.reuters.com/ article/ domesticNews/ idUSN0132206420070801
http://www.antiwar.com/frank/?articleid=4521
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6926663.stm
Each of these articles discusses Obama’s opinion about Pakistan. I think you’ll find he isn’t as anti-war as some believe him to be. Inspiring - of course, compelling - definitely but different - doubtful.
Apologies for any inference or offence taken from my previous comments.
January 29th, 2008 at 11:47 pmAlmost 70% of them claimed the economy was the No#1 issue on their mind ………
So they go out and vote for the GOP candidate that’s the least knowledgeable in that particular area ?
Guess they didn’t embarrass themselves and the rest of the US thoroughly enough during the 2000 presidential election ……………
Comment by MCMetal — January 29, 2008 @ 11:44 pm
You can’t fix stupid.
January 29th, 2008 at 11:48 pmWell, Big (O), I never figured out my ex-wife either..
January 29th, 2008 at 11:49 pmAlmost 70% of them claimed the economy was the No#1 issue on their mind ………
So they go out and vote for the GOP candidate that’s the least knowledgeable in that particular area ?
Guess they didn’t embarrass themselves and the rest of the US thoroughly enough during the 2000 presidential election ……………
Comment by MCMetal — January 29, 2008 @ 11:44 pm
You can’t fix stupid.
Comment by wijg — January 29, 2008 @ 11:48 pm
It is simply further proof that the imbecilic backers of the garbage GOP are perhaps even bigger idiots than the turds that they support………….
January 29th, 2008 at 11:50 pmSo they go out and vote for the GOP candidate that’s the least knowledgeable in that particular area ? -MCMetal
Amazing isnt it,? its like theirs a sattelite in space beaming Orwellian things into their skulls;
You Love McCain. We have always loved McCain.
January 29th, 2008 at 11:53 pmPakistan (and Saudi Arabia) ARE the biggest threats to our national security. Would you rather he not tell us the truth? And what, in his speeches, leads you to believe he will invade Pakistan? Or are you talking out your ass?
January 29th, 2008 at 11:53 pmTwo names to consider…AQ Kahn and Osama bin Laden. Wow, Pakistani and Saudi.
January 29th, 2008 at 11:56 pmSo they go out and vote for the GOP candidate that’s the least knowledgeable in that particular area ? -MCMetal
Amazing isnt it,? its like theirs a sattelite in space beaming Orwellian things into their skulls;
You Love McCain. We have always loved McCain.
Comment by Xisithrus — January 29, 2008 @ 11:53 pm
Any troll ever stupid enough to try and claim liberals are “dumb” really needs to shut the hell up ……………..
I have never seen such blatant stupidity of that magnitude……
January 29th, 2008 at 11:57 pmSabyen91, i would rather a candidate that did not mention the use of military force as even a remote possibility. I believe, truly, Obama would be better for America than Hilary. Nothing in Barack’s brilliant speeches lead me to believe anything about the man. Because i’ve learnt over time that every time a politician speaks you should quickly go to ThinkPro to find out the truth.
January 30th, 2008 at 12:00 am“Two names to consider…AQ Kahn and Osama bin Laden. Wow, Pakistani and Saudi”
Wasn’t Hitler Austrian?
January 30th, 2008 at 12:02 amI have never seen such blatant stupidity of that magnitude……
Comment by MCMetal
Thats why I think Karl is not a genius, he just knows how to use them. Like Abramoff and Scanlon did.
January 30th, 2008 at 12:05 am“Sabyen91, i would rather a candidate that did not mention the use of military force as even a remote possibility.”
That would be impossible since you never know what is going to happen.
January 30th, 2008 at 12:06 am“Wasn’t Hitler Austrian?
Comment by robertoroberto — January 30, 2008 @ 12:02 am”
Yup, and Austria was in the Axis is WWI. I don’t understand what you are saying?
January 30th, 2008 at 12:07 amWhat the hell is with all this BS talk in regards to Frankenstein McLame being a “national security” expert ?
Since when in the hell does being a prisoner of war make you an expert on anything , except maybe torture ?
There are Boy Scouts who probably know more about national security than that stupid old fool……….
January 30th, 2008 at 12:08 amAnd Tom Brokaw was talking about how “impressive” McLame’s victory was in Florida.
Yeah Tom , I’m truly impressed that the single biggest issue/concern on voter’s minds was completely disregarded ………………………
What a friggin’ dope.
January 30th, 2008 at 12:11 am“And Tom Brokaw was talking about how “impressive†McLame’s victory was in Florida.”
Heh, old people voting for an old guy. Shocking!
January 30th, 2008 at 12:15 amMcCain is a hothead, I expect him to blowup in some debate sooner or later.
January 30th, 2008 at 12:15 am“Yup, and Austria was in the Axis is WWI. I don’t understand what you are saying?”
I’m saying that the nationality of Usama and A.Q Khan (according to rumour AQ Khan is actually the fall guy for some pretty illicit dealings between the US and Pakistan) is completely irrelevant. In fact, this whole war on terror is irrelevant. The war doesn’t make sense in logical terms. There’s no battling forces, there’s no end game. Attacking Pakistan and Saudi Arabia would only expand the madness.
It might be too much to ask, but i want an anti-war candidate. On a side note it would be nice to find someone who didn’t vote for Patriot Act.
January 30th, 2008 at 12:16 amSabyen91, i would rather a candidate that did not mention the use of military force as even a remote possibility.
Comment by robertoroberto — January 30, 2008 @ 12:00 am
That not something any President can promise, because there really are some very bad guys out there and you never know what may happen.
Pearl Harbor is a good example.
Attacking other countries for corporate interests has to stop ( and I can list every war action the US has done for pure corporate reasons, long list though ) but we should always be ready to defend ourselves.
January 30th, 2008 at 12:19 amWell, the war on terror may be irrelevant to you but I am quite ok with our government targetting actual terrorist supporters. And Pakistan and SA are two that have gotten a free pass under the Bush administration. If you ask me, the Saudi royal family needs a little shakeup. I am not for attacking Pakistan or SA but holding them responsible for their support for al Qaeda is certainly more than legitimate. I am not for the anti-war candidate. I AM for the anti-unnecessary war candidate.
January 30th, 2008 at 12:22 amWill McCain split the Republican Party?
http://www.youpolls.com/details.asp?pid=1657
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January 30th, 2008 at 12:32 amThough I think you are a blog whore, Poll, I will answer. EVERY Republican candidate will split the Republican party. They are all liberals in sheeps clothing according to Republicans.
January 30th, 2008 at 12:34 amMcCain is a hothead, I expect him to blowup in some debate sooner or later.
Comment by Xisithrus — January 30, 2008 @ 12:15 am
He could blowup at a rally, stump speech or no telling where else, lol.
He might even call a kid a jerk or something.
January 30th, 2008 at 12:34 amWait, he already did that…..
I agree that if America is attacked on the scale of a Pearl Harbour by a country, then yes they should respond. But when they are attacked by 18 men with box cutters, one of whom was Yemeni, then perhaps it might be time to examine the countries allegiences, definitely change the countries investigation and policing systems but start a war? over a terrorist incident?
According to some sources, a million Iraqi’s have died because of Bush administration actions, thousands of Afghani’s have also lost their lives and of course now, over 3,000 American soldiers have died in the war on terror. Would it be better if a million Pakistani’s had died? A million Saudi’s? This war simply makes no sense.
America is fighting an ideology and losing. John Edwards said it best when he said that the War on Terror is simply a bumper sticker and the real war is over oil, the sooner we realize that the better we’ll understand the current climate of fear.
January 30th, 2008 at 12:35 amWe should withdraw all of our military forces and end diplomatic relations with the middle-east. Let them kill each other. War from Indonesia to Afghanistan, to Iran, Saudi Arabia, and even Israel. We’ll buy our oil from the winner.
National interests, my aching ass.
January 30th, 2008 at 12:35 amComment by PollM — January 30, 2008 @ 12:32 am
Will McCain split the Republican Party?
( )Yes, his platform is too liberal
( )No, the party will adapt to his platform
WTF type idiot poll you trying to push?
LMAO
January 30th, 2008 at 12:38 am“I don’t rule out the “influence†of her new husband, either…hardy har har….from what I hear, he’s far more accepting of living life “under the influenceâ€, so to speak..While I never was. Maybe he’s been a McCain guy all along.
Comment by O. Bigfoot — January 30, 2008 @ 12:35 am”
I think I know what you are getting at but I think getting hot and bothered by Bush is a much better indicator of living “under the influence” than voting for McCain.
January 30th, 2008 at 12:42 amWhy does life seem to get so much more adsurd lately, it’s like living in a bad novel.
Repukes wrong for Amercia, wrong for Americans
Buck Fush
January 30th, 2008 at 1:01 am#45 Comment by robertoroberto — January 29, 2008 @ 11:47 pm
Thanks for the links.
January 30th, 2008 at 1:02 amWhy does life seem to get so much more adsurd lately, it’s like living in a bad novel.
Comment by Buckie Boy — January 30, 2008 @ 1:01 am
Or like one of those bad dreams you can’t wake from, you think you wake up, only to find yourself still in the dream.
January 30th, 2008 at 1:07 amWayne, but then Jessica Alba comes along and everything is good…
January 30th, 2008 at 1:13 amAmerica is fighting an ideology and losing. John Edwards said it best when he said that the War on Terror is simply a bumper sticker and the real war is over oil, the sooner we realize that the better we’ll understand the current climate of fear.
Comment by robertoroberto — January 30, 2008 @ 12:35 am
And thats why Edwards is getting my primary vote.
January 30th, 2008 at 1:21 amYes, Bush’s “War on Terra” FUBAR has been a front for oil conquest.
But AlQaeda is a criminal organization that needs taken and put on fair open trial. Habeus corpus must be reinstated.
Get the troops home,and get Al Qaeda with Police work, Interpol and Special Forces strikes, only if necessary.
Friends don’t let friends vote Republican
January 30th, 2008 at 1:30 amI could stand a Republican that could talk, could articulate and would be reasonable with our democratic brethern. That’s how sick I am of this Tom Delay/Hastert/Lott nasty ass kind of politics and Bush stealing the proper power of the Congress. Not to mention the fact that Congress has given away it’s legitimate authority. Bush’s legacy is a joke. Whoever the winner or stealer is in November (I have no more faith in the outcomes of votes after 2000 and 2004), Repub or Demo they will spend their four years emptying the septic tank. And Bush will be sitting in his box seat at Texas Ranger’s games drinking suds and pontificating (what a joke) at his SMU library (congratulations SMU). Bush has deserved a legacy of impeachment and idictment along with straight shooter Dick. Now there’s a name…Dick. Investigate, Impeach and prosecute NOW! No more scorched earth politics. The American people need leadership on crucial issues such as health, jobs, affordable housing and they need their constitution back. Pelosi, Reid, where the hell are you?!! What are you doing?!!
January 30th, 2008 at 5:53 amCan anyone say PTSD? Check McCain out on this. If he has a serious, albeit treated and unknown (to the public) Mental Health issue like PTSD from his war experience, we’ll all pay for it down the road. I admire him for his resilience, I think he’s a war hero, and I think he owes it to us to assure us he’s ok. Sooner or later this issue will come up.
January 30th, 2008 at 5:57 amwilliamf: There is a lot of bad stuff out there about McCain. I am hoping it will not be used, but from the Fla. relults it appears that he is now the leader and about the only way he can be stopped is by using this crap. Whether Mitt, the only viable alternate, will use this crap is the question following Super Dooper Tuesday.
January 30th, 2008 at 6:39 amMcCain is an affable, heroic figure without a clear vision for America’s future or an understanding of its needs–possessed of only hungry ambition, surely he is a tragic figure, especially were he to be elected.
Grammar note: “fewer jobs” rather than “less jobs” would have been nice–”jobs” is a countable noun, Joe.
January 30th, 2008 at 7:37 amMcCain is a complete nut-case. If even Buchanan is leery it is time to take heed. Bush just promised a whopping $20 for each kid in a crumbling school system and $287,000 for millionaires I don’t believe we should be talking about blowing up more brown people from other counties.
January 30th, 2008 at 8:32 amThis whole post is based on two McCain assertions:
1) Some Michigan jobs are not coming back.
2) There will be more war in the future.
Anyone prepared to refute either claim? This is what I like about McCain - he tells it like it is. Now, maybe he’s getting carried away with the brutal honestly, but he’s being truthful; whether we like it or not, we can’t simply reverse the consequences of trade, and we cannot expect the Iraq war to be the last war in US history - or world history - regardless of who our leaders are.
January 30th, 2008 at 9:07 amMy ex-wife and her new husband in Florida voted for McCain today…then she told me on the phone tonight that she was really hoping Romney would win…
Figure that one out.
I actually figured my ex would vote for Hillary..being she voted for Bill twice. When I asked her if she voted for Hillary…her reply was “Hell no! We had to put up with her for eight years already, I don’t want her to be PRESIDENT.â€
I figured my ex would vote Obama second. I was wrong there too.
I never figured she would vote McCain in a million years.
Comment by O. Bigfoot
I feel sorry for your ex-wife, and see how she became your ex-wife. She has a very poor choice of character and has a very poor template to what is a man. Obviously, she chose you LOSER.
She does not have the ability to read the character of peoplem and hence, she no longer can rely on her intuitions, and is trying to read the tea leaves by listening to the likes of Faux noise, and MainStreamNBC which only have monied interests pushing their buttons.
You are a loser, and this little snippet of your inability to even know your wife is proof positive that you have no clue as to observing reality in a real and objective fashion. All you do is put your feelings into your perceptions and perceive your world be what you want it to be, rather than what it truly is, AND THIS is the reason you split with your wife, and WHY you stupidly vote AGAINST your own interests and vote for the deluded Republitoid a$$hole$.
But good luck in life O.yeti.
January 30th, 2008 at 9:11 amAnyone prepared to refute either claim? This is what I like about McCain - he tells it like it is.
Comment by thirdparty
McShame: “The sun will come out tomorrow”
January 30th, 2008 at 9:13 amAll hail McCain
Oddly, though, McCain keeps picking up the votes of Republican primary voters disgruntled with the Iraq War
Nothing “odd†at all about this. Most republicans are warmonger/bloodlusters that aren’t against the Iraq invasion at all. In fact they salivate over war. Their big problem is the perception that the US hasn’t blasted Iraq to kingdom come. Their only outlook is video game lets kick some “A†and win the prize, projected onto real life. And since the US hasn’t won the prize in Iraq they can’t feel really good about themselves (because its all about their insecurity) and so they’re mad.
Chief republican loon mccain comes along and offers endless wars, ‘but done right!’ – translation: kick some “A†and win the prize, so he’s their go to guy. Sad, really if it wasn’t so revolting and sick.
January 30th, 2008 at 10:19 ampluege,
well said and i couldn’t agree more!
January 30th, 2008 at 1:40 pmwe’re talk’n repugnican voters here! simpleton sycophants!
the same bunch of boneheads that gave us dumbya for 2 freaking terms!
My friends, Radical Islamic Extremism, my friends, some straight talk, my friends, Radical Islamic Extremism, the surge, my friends, more war my friends.
January 31st, 2008 at 2:33 pm