The Trail: A Daily Diary of Campaign 2008

Mc Cain's philosophy about speculators having to pay for their mistakes and not be bailed out is a must for the survival of this economy.

The outlook of state interventionism can only lead to more chaos in the future. This outlook is part of both democrat contenders, and as well the outlook of the current Fed - which intervened to bail out Bear Stearns - instead of just letting go under.

Other big institutions are likely to fail in the mid future, and the Fed and all the American People are now on the hook to bail them as well. This interventionism may precipitate further a financial crisis instead of stemming it.

People at large do not yet realize the immensity of the crisis that is to unfold. Recall in particular the 40 Trillion medicate liability. That is hit the economy in 9 years.

Only a philosophy of economic restraint, with incentives rewarding good behavior, at all levels, can address the tsunami to come.

I do not agree with John McCain's foreign policies at all. U.S. should not use any ways to intervene in other countries internal affair. U.S. should use human rights, democracy, and other excuses to intervene in other countries' internal affairs. America should not go imperialism. Pre empty strike against another nation is wrong. U.S.A. caused a mess in Iraq and Americans can not just leave. It is immoral to leave Iraq without creating a normal functional country for the people.

As for economy, the free market principles are good for generating economic growth. But without some government created redistribution of wealth, the rich and poor gap will grow bigger and bigger. Eventually it could affect the economic growth itself. I could benefit thousands of dollars from McCain's tax cuts a year. But I am open to consider and accept Obama's or Clinton's economic plans calling for more re-distribution of wealth.

McCain has now clearly stated his positions. Maybe it is time for Obama and Clinton to clearly state his policy positions.

What are their economic positions? Do they support pre empty strike against another country? For instance, Iran might make nuclear weapons in the future and it might threat U.S.A. in future, should U.S. strike first against Iran? China or Russia might challenge U.S. in the future, should U.S. start another cold war to stop their rising? Should U.S. use human rights, democracies as excuses to intervene in other countries internal affairs (almost all politicians in the west countries would say yes)?

Obama liked to talk about changes. It is time for him to give a clear vision where he wants to lead U.S.A. McCain is giving a clear vision. It is time for Clinton and Obama to do the same.

rasgrand.

Mr. Obama has had alot of time TWENTY YEARS to think about what his "uncle" said. He never once corrected him. Never once stood up and told him he was wrong. Never once did Obama take his "both sides" and bring anyone to the middle to find "common ground".

Mr. Obama is a total fake who uses everyone around himself and even himself and his bi-racial being to USE other people to get where he wants to go.

I don't care if he is purple. He is phony. Not true to himself or his grandmother or his mother - or even his crazy uncle. He's such a fence sitting, coniving safe and total politician - so ego maniac to be greater than MLK while using his voice and greatness to get where he wants to go after doing NOTHING for ANYONE but HIMSELF.

No. I have no problem whatsoever voting for Mr. McCain. He will be well controlled by the Democrats in the House and Senate. Has always been rather a moderate and a maverick. He is much more honest and noble a man than Mr. Obama. By a million light years more honest.

I have no problem. A long, long family history of Democrats. They from their Irish graves, have no problem with my declaration of support to honesty over hoodwinkin.

None.

GO HILLARY !!!!! She is my first and perfect choice.
She cares and has a loong history and herstory of dong so.

So - pfffft you, rs-notso-grand.

No problem. No care what you think.

I'm a Republican who voted for Bush and I'll stay home in November. McCain would be worse for this country than Bush has been and I'd rather let the Dems win and maybe the GOP will get the message. GOP - I voted for the lesser of two evils last time but not this time.. buhbye.

Hey Thinker,

Are you thinking about volunteering to go to McBush's 100 years war in Iraq. Why wait till he gets elected since you are heartily supporting him now then you go on ahead and sign up for Iraq. Your racist rants against Senator Obama are exposing your true colors. A real thinker would never be so shamefully loud, racially obnoxious and so obviously vindictive. I respect the fact that Obama has alluded to the fact that he had in the past adopted Pastor Wright as a member of his family, 'uncle'. Why would Obama divorce a mostly decent family member over the fact that he or she is a fierce critic of our domestic, foreign policies and made some unfair and biased remarks taken out of context but fully denounced and out rightly rejected by Obama? Whoever thinks that they are blameless and perfect in every aspect may go ahead and heap some blame on Senator Obama, throw your blame stones but watch out for your blameless glass house. Some who have posted comments here were most likely unmoved by Obama's campaign and was looking for something more to hold on to besides the false Muslim and unpatriotic claims that were being file against him all over the internet. Be honest, regardless of the Rev. Wright videos you were not going to support him anyway. When Senator Obama is the nominee and certain traitorous, fake and/or maybe even closet racists Democrats go out and vote for somebody else in the general election then they should do like the old Democrats of the 60s who switched after President L. B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act, good riddance to those sour turncoats and old confederated racist losers. God willing, Senator Obama will win it all.

McCain would only engage the Treasury to create a bailout if there was systemic risk to the system. What advisor gave him that term. That Navy flyboy wouldn't recognize system risk to the world's financial markets if they evolved teeth as bite him in the ass. His wife does money and John couldn't balances the family checkbook. John does what Senators do...write some legislation and talk in an obtuse manner within the club. He would not recognize a financial crisis because he has no expertise there because it doesn't interest him. That's not an indictment, it just the truth to which he has already admitted many times. If that'ss okay with you , it okay with you....it isn't okay with me.

I don't think America can take 4 more years of government by Right-wingers like Bush-Cheney et al...and judging by this speech McCain is even farther to the Right than they are.

I do agree with him that we have a moral obligation to the Iraqi people, but they are the only ones who can bring peace to their nation and we cannot, and should not stay there indefinitely.

Just as in Vietnam, we can send in the troops and pacify an area, but the moment we leave the insurgents come back. Short of deploying 3 or 4 million troops there long-term we can't possibly "win" that war as long as there are so many armed insurgents who want us out.

Winning hearts and minds is difficult when you don't even know who the enemy is, and much of the populace is terrified to even be seen with an American. The guy who patrols with you during the day is likely to be shooting at you that night. This situation has an awfully familiar ring to it.

Quote: Remember the future and pass the past test or Fail the past test and forget the future.

If the Mahdi Militia and/or Badr Brigade ever gets as strong as Lebanon's Hezbollah Militia we may have to do some tough negotiations or resort to fighting a Fallujah ten times stronger. But with McCain be ready for the rain of pain. He seems ready to be a very bossy and forcefully stubborn commander in chief. If we were to get engaged militarily with Iran we may open up a hornet's nest that will seek to swarm us with hornets in every direction. I doubt that McBush would stand for any Vietnam Style withdrawal from Iraq, full speed ahead and stay that course, however disastrous.

GO SENATOR McCAIN !!!

TAKE OBAMA DOWN !!!!

HE HAS NO EXPERIENCE !!!

50% OF DEMOCRATS ARE WITH YOU IF HILLARY ISN'T YOUR OPPONENT !!!

OBAMA IS A DO NOTHING, KNOW NOTHING, WHITE HAIRED LIBERALTROLL HUGGING DEMOCRAT - PLUS!!!

HE SAT FOR TWENTY YEARS IN AN AMERICAN DEMONIZING CHURCH FULL OF ANTI AMERICAN, GOD DAMN AMERICA RANTING AND RABID RACISM AGAINST PEOPLE WHO HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING TO MAKE THINGS RIGHT SINCE THE CIVIL WAR.

MR OBAMA USES BLACK PRIDE TO MAKE HIS WAY TO HIS PERSONAL GOALS.

YOU'VE DONE MORE TO PROTECT AND DEFEND THIS COUNTRY THAN OBAMA EVER HAS.

I DO SUPPORT HILLARY ABOVE YOU - BUT I THINK YOU ARE A FAIR AND HONEST MAN.

OBAMA IS FAR, FAR, FAR FROM THAT. HE USES HIS WHITENESS AND HIS BLACKNESS FOR HIS OWN PERSONAL REWARD. UNDESERVED BY RESUME, ACCOMPLISHMENT OR PROGRESS.

HOW DARE HE CALL HIMSELF A PROGRESSIVE - WITH ALL HIS POTENTIAL HE HAS NEVER DONE A THING OF IMPORTANCE.

I WANT TO SEE HIS TRANSCRIPTS -- DON'T YOU?

McCain is no hero, he NEVER attempted an escape from prison.

He was given an appointment to the NAVAL ACADEMY because of his father, he blew his education there.

McCain testified against the US in prison and again NEVER attempted an escape.

That is reason for DISCHARGE, not hero status.

Heroes of that war are NAMES on a black granite wall in Washington DC and all of us who EARNED our medals in COMBAT are not real heroes compared with those that gave their lives or who DIED trying to escape or who were beaten BUT DID NOT GIVE IN TO TORTURE.

McCain gave in, he should have been dishonorably discharged, but we gave the Admirals son a break.

Heroes die for their convictions and never testify against America.

I am sorry for his wounds, another useless war, but he was a victim of circumstance or he wasn't listening in class to avoid the SAM that many of us avoided dozens of times.

McCain voted for Iraq and that fact, in light of the just released NIE proves we invaded without cause and his experience and judgment, like Hillary are inadequate for president.

Add Charles Keating and economic corruption in the billions and you have no hero, just another greedy politician that abandoned his wife for a very rich woman and power after suffering as a prisoner, a traitorous prisoner at that, of another failed, murderous war.

McCain is no hero, he NEVER attempted an escape from prison.

He was given an appointment to the NAVAL ACADEMY because of his father, he blew his education there.

McCain testified against the US in prison and again NEVER attempted an escape.

That is reason for DISCHARGE, not hero status.

Heroes of that war are NAMES on a black granite wall in Washington DC and all of us who EARNED our medals in COMBAT are not real heroes compared with those that gave their lives or who DIED trying to escape or who were beaten BUT DID NOT GIVE IN TO TORTURE.

McCain gave in, he should have been dishonorably discharged, but we gave the Admirals son a break.

Heroes die for their convictions and never testify against America.

I am sorry for his wounds, another useless war, but he was a victim of circumstance or he wasn't listening in class to avoid the SAM that many of us avoided dozens of times.

McCain voted for Iraq and that fact, in light of the just released NIE proves we invaded without cause and his experience and judgment, like Hillary are inadequate for president.

Add Charles Keating and economic corruption in the billions and you have no hero, just another greedy politician that abandoned his wife for a very rich woman and power after suffering as a prisoner, a traitorous prisoner at that, of another failed, murderous war.

Here's a quick overview of his economic policy campaign promises:

1. Continue a $10 billion/month war indefinitely.

2. Provide the 40+ million Americans who have no health insurance $5,000/household for medical expenses.

3. Make the tax cuts permanent.

And you wonder why the dollar is in the tank?

What economic fantasyland is he in?

McBush is a crazy beeutch

the current DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE is knee deep in IRAN CONTRA CO DEFENDANT friendships....

CRONYism.

"John Michael McConnell, the retired vice admiral slated to become America's new top spy, [has some] longtime associations [which] may cause him headaches during Senate confirmation hearings," Newsweek.com notes."One such tie is with another former Navy admiral, John Poindexter, the IRAN CONTRA DEFENDANT, convicted of multiple felons, and pardoned by the current president by electoral frauds' father.....George H.W. Bush, figure who started the controversial 'Total Information Awareness' program at the Pentagon in 2002."

On February 13, 2002, Americans were warned that our nation was facing the threat of danger to homeland security. Three hours later it happened, but nobody told America.

That day, John M. Poindexter was appointed Director of the Pentagon's Information Awareness Office.

Meet America's New Big Brother

Who's John Poindexter?
A retired Navy Admiral, John Poindexter lost his job as National Security Adviser under Ronald Reagan, and was convicted of conspiracy, lying to Congress, defrauding the government, and destroying evidence in the Iran Contra scandal. [1]

What's the Information Awareness Office (IAO)?

It's a new office created by the Pentagon agency DARPA after 9/11 to gather intelligence through electronic sources like the internet, phone, and fax lines.
Why did John Poindexter get the job?
He was the Vice President of Syntek Technologies, a government contractor.

Syntek and Poindexter worked for years with DARPA to develop Genoa, a surveillance device that's a combination cutting-edge search engine, sophisticated information harvesting program", and a "peer-to-peer" file sharing system. Kind of a military-grade Google/Napster for use in instant analysis of electronic data.

What was Iran-Contra all about?

Iran was holding American hostages. President Reagan said we would not negotiate with terrorists. At the same time, the CIA wanted to support a rebel army in the overthrow of the Nicaraguan government. Congress said no.

So John Poindexter, along with Oliver North and many others, went behind President Reagan's back (supposedly) and sold weapons to the Iranians (illegally), then took the money they made and funneled it to the brutal "Contra" army that they built in Central America (also illegally). See [1]

Read some of the Ollie North / John Poindexter emails that they unsuccessfully tried to destroy
From CNN Interactive

John Poindexter isn't the only Iran-Contra conspirator to be appointed to a high-level position.

More Iran-Contra figures who now hold top government posts....there are six [6] in the WHITEHOUSE....former felons...conspiracists. OH MY !!!!

Why didn't I hear about his appointment on the news?

Very few newspapers and virtually no TV stations announced Poindexter's appointment. Apparently they didn't consider it "newsworthy".

A Clear Picture of Where the Money Is Going,

when John Negroponte, an IRAN CONTRA Defendant and Yale classmate and close confidante' of George W. [ who likes his salaami wet ] Bush, was made the Director of National Intelligence with the ability to excuse any company from being audited by the IRS or having it's books examined or bother reporting revenues....

what companies were excluded?

included within those EXCUSED FROM EXAMINATION, companies were companies that the Whitehouse families profit from? or their families families or CRONYS ????

Halliburton, Bechtel, Carlyle Group, KBR, DynCorp, BLACKWATER

did not have to disclose.

is there any part of this administration that does not scream

___CONFLICT____OF______INTEREST____ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

can we try these thieves and then hang them for each major crime ????

.if convicted of course.

God knows McCain is better man than the current white house occupant. I would suggest that those interested in this election google up the senator's bio. There is certainly no big negatives. What I find disturbing though is the thiness of the resume. That he spent five years as a POW is really the only thing which stands out. The balance of his Naval career was not particularly distinguished and his political career not terribly notable although after his poor judgement in the Keating episode was certainly honorable or apparently so. I guess what I'm asking, with some genuine soul searching, is whether, as God Awful as five years as a high profile prisoner of the North Vietnamese was--well where's the beef?

All of you that support McCain should either enlist in the military or serve up your children. You can then become the fodder of the Warmonger's vision of an endless occupation of Iraq. $500 Billion and counting, flushed down the toilet...

All of you that support McCain should either enlist in the military or serve up your children. You can then become the fodder of the Warmonger's vision of an endless occupation of Iraq. $500 Billion and counting flushed down the toilet...

Very good post, afellow1-your sentiments pretty much mirrow my own!

McCain is trying to show how much like OBAMA he can be, REACHING out to our allies and foes JUST LIKE OBAMA and just what John said was wrong!

McCain hates war? Then read his book and breathe in his stance on Iraq. We are torturing American Soldiers, WHAT????? Threatening our soldiers with death, as in Iraq is torture, especially when most realize we invaded for lies and it we are forcing them to risk their lives for nothing but the rape of Iraq like one third of their oil being stolen and sold on the open market.

Our soldiers are protecting profiteering Americans and corrupt Iraqis stealing more from IRAQ than Saddam did in his lifetime in merely 3 years.

Corruption has stolen more money in IRAQ in 3 years than SADDAM and all his minions.

Corruption is what McCain and Bush are protecting, not freedom and you cannot have democracy in a religious lawed country.

We broke it and we tried to FORCE a fix, like repairing the tire on a car when the problem is a blown engine.

Iraq is not repairable, over 10% OF THE POPULATION IS GONE INCLUDING at least HALF of the MIDDLE CLASS!

Iraqis have to make IRAQ, a country or countries of their choosing because IT IS THEIR COUNTRY, not John McCain's!

We broke Iraq by removing Saddam. Saddam killed fewer civilians than George W. Bush, a fact that McCain cannot understand, JUST LIKE HE COULDN'T understand the 2003 NIE report clearly stating NO REAL VERIFIED evidence of ANYTHING in Iraq that was of any threat to America.

By leaving Iraq, we force Iraqis to make their own nation, nations or not, but it will be their will, their choice, not ours. They are already an Islamic Republic and that means we invaded to make IRAN West.

2007: the Surge
2008: the Resurge
2009: the new Resurge
2010: the new Resurge extended
2011: the Re-resurge
2012: the brand new Re-resurge
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2099: the Re-rererererereresurge
2100: there are no Iraqis in Iraq anymore, can we finally declare victory?

Oh, by the way, in the last ten presidential elections I have never voted Republican.

Posted by: dyend | March 26, 2008 10:27 PM

You sound like an A$$.

You sound like an Obama cultist. (This is why Obama cultist get the smack down so often because you sound like this- yuk)

As we will all die we will know what it is like to come close to death Like Mac. We will not all lose 5 plains like he did.

Oh BTW I have not eaten any of my Nose Candy from the time Jimmy was in the white house.

I respect McCain, but I do not agree with his stance especially on the war. I wish he weren't backing Bush on that one.

Does anyone remember news of Iraqi members having gone on like a three week break or so while our American soldiers have been there day in and day out working to help train them? We shouldn't have gone to war like that (I feel bad that Saddam-being a human even as horrible as I heard he was, he was still a human-but I feel bad he had to go out the way he did). It's been far too long. We've lost 4,000 or more crucial members, and every one of those individuals count to our defense. One less person, we are one more weaker and they need to be utilized much more wisely, with more care and consideration. Absolutely. Our people are working very hard. They shouldn't have even been over there. It's long past due for them to come home. Their families have lost crucial members. It is time for them to come home immediately, AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

How about some patriotism, and show our fellow Americans that we do have the will to be considerate (oh my the big "C" word) of the fact that they too are human. They get tired, they miss their families, and they'd like to be HOME.

I feel less secure with our defenses being minimized elsewhere when we aren't under direct threat. We can take other serious precautions AND INCREASE OUR AWARENESS or ACT ON OUR AWARENESS while maintaining each of our individual servicemen and women. We need to take them into Consideration, AND use them wisely when they are REALLY needed. I love my fellow Americans beyond their signed contract. They're not toys. They are still human.

John McCain should be at home now, enjoying his golden years with his great-grandchildre, period.

Whats different than Bush? If you had any integrity as a reporter you would be highlighting that McCain is Bush light, what a joke.

Forget about Clinton or Obama.

There's not a politician out there in either party who has proven his mettle, and the unswerving love of his country, like John Sydney McCain III.

To have endured what he did forty years ago for this nation, and to have served a quarter century in the Senate, contrasts sharply to the talk but little action of Barack Obama.

McCain is a living testament to his devotion to duty & service to the American people.

He gave FIVE years of his life in the barbaric Hanoi Hilton. He came closer to death than most of us will ever know. And when many protested the war in Viet Nam, McCain could have easily explained his breaking down & giving the Viet Cong whatever they wanted instead of fighting for a lost cause.

Forty years ago, when McCain returned, he never asked for or received the honour which should have been bestowed on him.

But now it is time for payback. I will proudly give him FOUR years to lead this nation to the best of his ability.

I'll put my trust in McCain to do the right thing. It's the least I can do for him.

Oh, by the way, in the last ten presidential elections I have never voted Republican.

you all saw FRONTLINE about the Occupation of IRAQ,

sold to you as the war on your credibility...

Armitage figured heavily in the lying...

George W. Bush, put a lot of felons into positon, with other felons

as he ran the table on your future.

Mc Cain is a sincere parasite.

.

VRWC is out in full force.

My prediction

Nancy in the House
Hillary leading the Senate
Mac in the White House

2012 - Dems elect typical white guy "Even Whatever" from Indiana who - was not for invading Iran from the start.

Iran-Contra Felons Get Good Jobs from Bush

Via NY Transfer News * All the News That Doesn't Fit

AP - March 13, 2002

Bush Employs Iran-Contra Veterans

by the Association Press

WASHINGTON, March 13 (AP)--In the 1980s it was the biggest scandal of
the Reagan administration, a covert arms-for-hostages overture to
Iran -- more popularly known as "Iran-Contra."

Today, a half-dozen alumni of that episode have found prominent jobs
in the Bush administration.

The most recent is former National Security Adviser John Poindexter,
65. The retired admiral took over a new Pentagon counterterrorism
office last month.

Poindexter was convicted in 1990 on five felony charges of
conspiracy, making false statements to Congress and obstructing
congressional inquiries. He was sentenced to six months in prison,
time he never served.

An appellate court overturned the convictions in 1991, as well as
similar ones against former White House aide Oliver North, the Marine
lieutenant colonel who ran the illegal operation. The court ruled
that their testimony to Congress, for which they had been given
immunity from prosecution, had been improperly used against them.

The Iran-Contra scandal is scarcely mentioned today. But it brought
near political paralysis to the closing days of the Reagan
presidency.

"It involved wrongdoing," said veteran GOP consultant Charles Black.
"People didn't serve the president well, and a lot of them paid a
price for that."

Another former Iran-Contra defendant is Elliott Abrams. He now serves
as Bush's special White House assistant for democracy and human
rights. An assistant secretary of state under Reagan, Abrams pleaded
guilty to withholding information from Congress, then was pardoned by
the first President Bush.

One of the most outspoken Iran-Contra figures is Otto Reich, the
State Department's top official for Latin America, who migrated to
the United States shortly after the 1959 revolution in Cuba. In his
first speech since joining the department in January, Reich said
Tuesday that the United States can speed a democratic transition in
Cuba by "not throwing a lifeline to a failed, corrupt, dictatorial,
murderous regime."

>From 1983 to 1986, Reich led a State Department office accused of a
covert domestic-propaganda effort against Nicaragua's leftist
Sandinista government.

Others given jobs by Bush:

--Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage. Questions linger over
the former Defense Department official's 1986 contacts with Israel on
the Iran arms sales.

--U.N. Ambassador John Negroponte. His service in the 1980s as
ambassador to Honduras, which the U.S.-supported Contra rebels used
as a base, has drawn criticism.

--Budget Director Mitch Daniels. As Reagan's political director in
1986 and 1987, Daniels helped oversee a White House damage-control
effort.

Senate Democrats raised Iran-Contra objections last year,
particularly over the Reich and Negroponte nominations. The
appointments of Abrams, and now Poindexter, drew little open
criticism. Neither post is subject to Senate confirmation.

*****I have always been committed to the principle that it is not the duty of government to bail out and reward those who act irresponsibly, whether they are big banks or small borrowers*******

Of course it's not the government's job...that's what rich wives are for.

McCain says," I have always been committed to the principle that it is not the duty of government to bail out and reward those who act irresponsibly, whether they are big banks or small borrowers," he said. "Government assistance to the banking system should be based solely on preventing systemic risk that would endanger the entire financial system and the economy."
Really! What is the Bear Stern fiasco? . Did he oppose that. No. Also can someone remind McCain what his role was in the Kitting five when he was in cahoots with his banker friends. McCain hypocrisy has no limit. Add to that his less than stellar understanding with anything to do with economics, he will be a big time disaster that will be more disastrous than Calvin Coolidge's 'lazes faire' economics . McCain will be Bush Light.

McCain says," I have always been committed to the principle that it is not the duty of government to bail out and reward those who act irresponsibly, whether they are big banks or small borrowers," he said. "Government assistance to the banking system should be based solely on preventing systemic risk that would endanger the entire financial system and the economy."
Really! What is the Bear Stern fiasco. Did he oppose that. No. Also can someone remind McCain what his role was in the Kitting five when he was in cahoots with his banker friends. McCain hypocrisy has no limit. Add to that his less than stellar understanding anything to do with economics will be a disaster very difficult after Bush, Bush and McCain. McCain will be Bush Light.

Barack and Hillary's negative ratings are growing so high, McCain should waltz into the White House fairly easily now.

I am not a Republican, but I do respect John McCain. You have to. Whether you want to admit it or not, he is a hero. McCain was tortured for years by the Vietnamese. At that age, Obama was selling drugs on the street--see his book. Thus, some of these comments are crude and disrespectful. It's like the Obama people discard Hillary as just a First Lady. Well, she was prosecuting Watergate offenders while Obama was still wondering what to do with his life when he was her age. She also was making $300,000 as a top attorney before Bill moved into the governor's mansion. Finally, with McCain, unlike Obama, one won't have to worry what shoe will fall next. Frankly, this Democrat is hoping for a Clinton presidency, and the other two can go out to pasture. If not I will hold my nose and vote for McCain, the lesser of two evils, the lesser of two menances to be unleashed on the world.

Based on Tuesday's speech, McCain's economic philosophy reflects the rugged individualism of a western conservative. Risk-takers deserve their rewards, but speculators and manipulators deserve no special help when things suddenly go sour.

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Saying it and doing something totally opposite of it ARE TWO DIFFERENT things.

I'm not sure if the Sen. remember, but about two weeks ago, the federal government, on a nice Sunday, doled out up to $30 BILLION to some PRIVATE, FOR PROFIT entities who pay their privately hired executives in the hundreds of millions of dollars over a span of a few years.

Boy, but it comes to trying to help MILLIONS of little guys, nothing but home owners whose calculations were less about profits and risk-managemtn than merely to get a good roof over theirs and their children's head and FAILED,,,, boy, is McCain and the FEDERAL government quick when it comes to OBSERVING THE MARKET ECONOMY.

I wonder why Conservatives and Republicans keep believing such total gibberish nonsense?

When they help the big guys --- very EXTREMELY RICH guys and their private businesses, using public funds to prop them up ---- it is called necessary action to keep the economy going, because if those guys don't receive tens of billions, hundred, the economy and the markets, would suffer.

But when little guys suffer, from EQUALLY BAD DECISIONS (in, yeah, borrowing beyond what they could pay, too, EXACT PROBLEM), the Conservative and the Republican fish out their MARKET ECONOMCI PRINCIPLES of no interference.

I truly wonder how these idiotic minds square such outlandish nonsensical beliefs...

Why if I am the CEO's of Lehmann Brothers, Bear Sterns, Godman Sachs and MARGINS CALLS are made and I can pay, I have the feds coming to my rescue..... But if I am a small time homeowner and I can't make y bank payment, or bad borrowing, the CONSERVATIVES and REPBULICAN say, "Well, you live in America, you participate in the market eonomy... you take risks..."

Why is that?

After the complete and total idiocy and incompetence of Bush/Cheney, I don't think this country will survive another reactionary crackpot like McCain for a president!

After the complete and total idiocy and incompetence of Bush/Cheney, I don't think this country will survive another reactionary crackpot like McCain for a president!

After the complete and total idiocy and incompetence of Bush/Cheney, I don't think this country will survive another reactionary crackpot like McCain for a president!

A message to McCain.
"Dear Senator McCain, you were tortured by VC. Please don't torture Iraqis to revenge.
You lost in Vietnam war, don't try winning another unwinnable war in Iraq to save your face."

Bodyboarding, snowboarding, and now waterboarding.

Great American pastimes, and fun for the whole family.

If McCain gets elected, maybe we'll be able to just walk around tasering anyone we dont like.

Lets just hope noone prank calls the Red Phone, cause McCheney will probably sleep with one finger the Nuke button.

The way I see it, America has 2 choices - get over it's racist history and vote for the black guy, or get ready for WWIII.

I believe that if McBush wins, we can expect a revenge bombing on Hanoi.... then on to Iran.......then on to.......

Bailout the banks and corporations, but penalize the homeowners who were tricked by the abusive money lenders and realtors - McCain should talk personally with the good families who lost their homes - maybe he'd think about this situation annew -

McCain is a military man - He thinks if we had stayed another 5, 10, 15 years in Vietnam, we would have won - He's thinking the same with Iraq - 100 years in Iraq, he said - leave the politicians out of it and let the military do it's thing - well, it didn't work in Vietnam, and it won't in Iraq - Wars cost money - With the trillions we have in the deficit, which no one is buying - not the Saudis, not the Europeans, not the Japanese - diplomacy is more effective than war and for the U.S. standing in the world, and cheaper -

Hot Head McCain is what the United States does not need after 8 years of U.S. decline -

Hey, davidmoore1972,
Neighbors should not snoop uninvitingly in the private family matters of another neighbor. Your prime minister and his filthy officious underlings overtly interfered in our sovereign primary election. Friends and Allies treat each other with respect, that disrespectful action of your Canadian government was a serious illegal trespass into the personal affairs of our nation. Worse you got the wickedly held gumption because of your proximity to us you can tell us who to vote for, in our national election. Canadian citizens are not allowed to vote or sway our elective processes in anyway. Hopefully, most Canadians don't hold your views or that of your meddlesome Harper government. MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS, GET OUT OF OUR POLITICS!!!

Hey, davidmoore1972,
Neighbors should not snoop uninvitingly in the private family matters of another neighbor. Your prime minister and his filthy officious underlings overtly interfered in our sovereign primary election. Friends and Allies treat each other with respect, that disrespectful action of your Canadian government was a serious illegal trespass into the personal affairs of our nation. Worse you got the wickedly held gumption because of your proximity to us you can tell us who to vote for, in our national election. Canadian citizens are not allowed to vote or sway our elective processes in anyway. Hopefully, most Canadians don't hold your views or that of your meddlesome Harper government. MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS, GET OUT OF OUR POLITICS!!!

A little History of the Man McCain strives to equal:

Upon his appointment, not election, as president, George W. Bush appoints 6 IRAN-CONTRA defendants, THUGS FOR DRUGS, to his staff, (13) fills the upper levels of the White house and pentagon with senior members of the PNAC a JINSA/AIPAC group of collusionists, (14) including his speech writer, chief advisor, secretary of defense, and vice president. Uses the terrorist attacks of 9-11 (16) to illegally invade and occupy Iraq under the false pretense of imminent threat (15) and reaps $GAZILLIONS$ for Cheney's Halliburton, Rumsfeld's Bechtel, and his own family's Carlyle group.

newsweek article on Bush/Nazi connection

"Bush - Nazi Dealings Continued Until 1951" - Federal Documents

Karl Rove's grandfather was Karl Heinz Roverer, the Gauleiter of Oldenburg. Roverer was Reich-Statthalter---Nazi State Party Chairman---for his region. He was also a partner and senior engineer in the Roverer Sud-Deutche Ingenieurburo A. G. engineering firm, which built the Birkenau death camp,

I don't see how McCain can win the general election. Not a good season for the GOP.
barrowfreepress.com

actually,

the number of U.S. Soldiers "killed," does not include those that have supposedly commited suicide...

and the British Journal of Medicine, LANCET put the number of

INNOCENT IRAQI's killed at over 600,000 over a year ago along with the John Hopkins Medical school finding of the same number...

that doesn't take into account the innocent civilians killed in DESERT STORM....put at something like 400,000 in 3 days...

that's a MILLION innocent people...

not to mention 40,000 severly injured U.S. of A. soldiers

and 22,000 IRAQ

OCCUPATION VETERANS, who are currently holding the bushCO and CRONY family colonial holdings for George W. Bush and family to profit heavily from that action

while AMERICA's economy hits the skids...

how's that offshore labor and tech pool working for you America's Middle Class ????

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Chelsea Clinton is just one more reason America will never elect a woman President.

Dumb as a bag of rocks.

Chelsea Clinton is just one more reason America will never elect a woman President.

Dumb as a bag of rocks.

Chelsea Clinton is just one more reason America will never elect a woman President.

Dumb as a bag of rocks.

With all of the hoopla involving Barack Obama and his pastor, I think that we are forgetting some of the most basic and profound principles of the constitution, " The Freedom of Speech" and most importantly, "The Separation of Church and State"!
Separation of church and state is the political and legal idea that government and religion should be separate, and not interfere in each other's affairs.
In the United States, separation of church and state is often identified with the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, which states that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof..." The phrase "building a wall of separation between church and state" was written by the U.S. President Thomas Jefferson in a January 1, 1802 letter to the Danbury Baptist Association

Thomas Jefferson says: "Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between Man & his God, that he owes account to none other for his faith or his worship...

WOW!... we owe account to NONE OTHER for our faith or our worship!..... WOW!.....that means that we can worship wherever or with whomever we choose!.....according Thomas Jefferson...

We can worship God, Jesus, Allah, Buddah, or Atheism, and it should not interfere or be an issue regarding our political experience and the potential to lead this country....

So why is the media crucifying Barack for being in his church for 20 years and not leaving?....
It's none of their business what Obama does on Sunday's in the church! It is a personal choice (according to the Constitution) that we all have a right to choose to worship or not to worship, at anyplace, with any congregation.....so let's move on!...

Chelsea Clinton was asked by a student yesterday at Butler University about the Monica Lewinsky affair and her family...she promptly answered the student that "it was none of her business!"....good for Chelsea!...she is right...it is personal!...let's move on!

And guess what, Barack's worship is personal as well, so why is Hillary Clinton, and the media condemning his personal choice & place of worship....almost everyday of the week....it is really old news now...let's move on!

SHAME! on Hillary for bringing it up...she should have made the same statement as her daughter... "basically it is none of my business... mr. reporter, this subject is between Mr. Obama, his God and his personal choice"...so why don't we move on!

James Madison says: "no man shall be compelled to frequent or support any religious worship, place, or ministry whatsoever, nor shall be enforced, restrained, molested, or burthened in his body or goods, nor shall otherwise suffer on account of his religious opinions or belief; but that all men shall be free to profess, and by argument to maintain, their opinion in matters of religion, and that the same shall in NO WISE DIMINISH, ENLARGE, OR AFFECT THEIR CIVIL CAPACITIES"....do you finally get it Hillary, and the media?...let's move on!

Oh!...by the way....the actual speech that Rev. Jeremiah Wright gave on Sept. 16, 2001 was based on quotes from former Ambassador Edward Peck (Terrorism Advisor to the Reagan Administration) on FOX News...it was MR. PECK who said "that America's chickens had come home to roost!"...and "that America was basically responsible for the damage that was done on 911 because of what we did to others in the world"....in other words...violence begets violence....hate begets hate....what goes around, comes around according to MR. PECK, NOT Rev. Wright!....can we move on please!

We need to stop this crucifiction of Barack Obama and his pastor, based loosely on 30 second soundbytes out of 36 years of his pastorial ministry!.......now Can We Move On........ Please?

McCain's main weakness is his support for the war. The Dems are bound to play this against him. Also, some solution has to be found on the American health care crisis. It's driving companies out of the USA as health care costs have gone through the roof. As for intervention in the economy, McCain risks being seen as too much of a do little, too much lassez-faire. In this respect, he could get hit with being portrayed just as an extension of Bushes failed economic policies. We will have to see.

McCain will continue the failed foreign policies of the Bush Disastration. He may be more dangerous than Bush and Cheney.
barrowfreepress.com

McCain/Bush/Cheney Supporters here are some sobering statistics to ponder....

US Soldiers Killed ................ 4,000
US Soldiers Wounded................30,000
Innocent Iraqis Civilians killed...90,000+
Iraqi Homeless/Refugees......4,200,000,000
US Taxpayer dollars wasted.605,000,000,000

Number of Iraqis involved in 9/11/01.... 0

McCain/Bush/Cheney Supporters here are some sobering statistics to ponder....

US Soldiers Killed ................ 4,000
US Soldiers Wounded................30,000
Innocent Iraqis Civilians killed...90,000+
Iraqi Homeless/Refugees......4,200,000,000
US Taxpayer dollars wasted.605,000,000,000

Number of Iraqis involved in 9/11/01.... 0

McCain/Bush/Cheney Supporters here are some sobering statistics to ponder....

US Soldiers Killed ................ 4,000
US Soldiers Wounded................30,000
Innocent Iraqis Civilians killed...90,000+
Iraqi Homeless/Refugees......4,200,000,000
US Taxpayer dollars wasted.605,000,000,000

Number of Iraqis involved in 9/11/01.... 0

McCain/Bush/Cheney Supporters here are some sobering statistics to ponder....

US Soldiers Killed ................ 4,000
US Soldiers Wounded................30,000
Innocent Iraqis Civilians killed...90,000+
Iraqi Homeless/Refugees......4,200,000,000
US Taxpayer dollars wasted.605,000,000,000

Number of Iraqis involved in 9/11/01.... 0

McCain/Bush/Cheney Supporters here are some sobering statistics to ponder....

US Soldiers Killed ................ 4,000
US Soldiers Wounded................30,000
Innocent Iraqis Civilians killed...90,000+
Iraqi Homeless/Refugees......4,200,000,000
US Taxpayer dollars wasted.605,000,000,000

Number of Iraqis involved in 9/11/01.... 0

Remember how disastrous the Presidency of Nixon degenerated into after he was voted in by those Confederacy loving ex-Democrats. They failed to realize that the Civil Rights Act was backed by a good amount of Republicans in Congress. The ex-Democrats and the now politically and financially (US taxpayer funded )adept Likud/Kadima Israeli parties were the ones that contributed to the establishment of the traditional ultra conservative and moronic neocon credentials of the Republican Party that Lincoln proudly built. They forgot to take the Clintons along with them. Their war losing Southern Confederate ways has badly infected the Republican Party. Lebanon was supposed to have already capitulated and delivered firmly into the hands of the State of Israel. The Neocons and friends miscalculated as usual, they could never be fully trusted to plan and execute effectively for all contingencies. We can be fully assured of a déjà vu of another Iraq fiasco in Iran, Syria and Lebanon and worse wars on the horizon with a McCain and maybe even a Clinton presidency. I will gladly but sadly sacrifice my life, sons and daughters for a war to protect our homeland, even if any president unjustly leads us there; then there is no choice in a democracy of 50 percent plus one, the 49 percent is defenseless, especially in an ultra partisan environment. Remember, E Pluribus Unum, out of many is one, that's our national motto.

Let's not forget who got us into this mess in Iraq in the first place...Bush and his supporters (this includes McCain). Now that we're debating how to get the bus out of the ditch (Iraq), let's not forget who drove that bus into the ditch in the first place....Bush/Cheney/McCain

Let's not forget who got us into this mess in Iraq in the first place...Bush and his supporters (this includes McCain). Now that we're debating how to get the bus out of the ditch (Iraq), let's not forget who drove that bus into the ditch in the first place....Bush/Cheney/McCain

"Imagine that you are creating a fabric of human destiny with the object of making men happy in the end... but that it was essential and inevitable to torture to death only one tiny creature... And to found that edifice on its unavenged tears: would you consent to be the architect on those conditions? Tell me, and tell me the truth!" FD

As a canadian whose interest in my strongest and best friend's politics and presidential elections (US) is more then just politcal interest, it effects me financially, it effects my security, it effects the world order, it behooves me to no end that there is even a possibility that our greatest ally, the worlds only super power may submit and pull out of iraq and that this is seen as a "good thing"! Unfortunately for me, my politicians after 911 and before the iraq war did not stand up for and with our greatest ally and biggest trading partner. It scares me when people compare this iraq war to vietnam it is not. The United States gets flak from every other country if they take the fight to the worlds enemies (iraq, afganastan) or if they do not (sudan, darfur), it is a no win situation for your presidents, they are damned if they do and if they don't! That Barrak Hussein Obama is even still in the presidential race and may win scares me even more, there are enough America haters outside your country (which i believe is truely masking their jealousy of your free nation) but to elect one as the most powerful man in the world??

Markets, free markets will deliver the US out of their economical situation they find themselves in not government interferance, this is America pure captialism, pure freedom! So all Mcain need do is allow the entrepreneurs and the markets to adjust themselves, economics is purely cylical in a free market society with highs and lows. Real estate for the astute investor is a great option right now, in fact I am looking at property in Florida as we speak. There has never been a better time to buy. Time in not timing is what makes your market work, buy and hold, solid blue chip companies with real returns and positive cash flow. Be wary of the fast buck, it will burn you everytime (Tech bubble of the late nineties where even i thought i could day trade).

Vote McCain as the only reasonable choice, hussein ooops i mean barrak osama opps obama is an american hatin' left wing nutcase!! and well i won't even go to what i think of hillary.....

your friends up north

"Imagine that you are creating a fabric of human destiny with the object of making men happy in the end... but that it was essential and inevitable to torture to death only one tiny creature... And to found that edifice on its unavenged tears: would you consent to be the architect on those conditions? Tell me, and tell me the truth!" FD

As a canadian whose interest in my strongest and best friend's politics and presidential elections (US) is more then just politcal interest, it effects me financially, it effects my security, it effects the world order, it behooves me to no end that there is even a possibility that our greatest ally, the worlds only super power may submit and pull out of iraq and that this is seen as a "good thing"! Unfortunately for me, my politicians after 911 and before the iraq war did not stand up for and with our greatest ally and biggest trading partner. It scares me when people compare this iraq war to vietnam it is not. The United States gets flak from every other country if they take the fight to the worlds enemies (iraq, afganastan) or if they do not (sudan, darfur), it is a no win situation for your presidents, they are damned if they do and if they don't! That Barrak Hussein Obama is even still in the presidential race and may win scares me even more, there are enough America haters outside your country (which i believe is truely masking their jealousy of your free nation) but to elect one as the most powerful man in the world??

Markets, free markets will deliver the US out of their economical situation they find themselves in not government interferance, this is America pure captialism, pure freedom! So all Mcain need do is allow the entrepreneurs and the markets to adjust themselves, economics is purely cylical in a free market society with highs and lows. Real estate for the astute investor is a great option right now, in fact I am looking at property in Florida as we speak. There has never been a better time to buy. Time in not timing is what makes your market work, buy and hold, solid blue chip companies with real returns and positive cash flow. Be wary of the fast buck, it will burn you everytime (Tech bubble of the late nineties where even i thought i could day trade).

Vote McCain as the only reasonable choice, hussein ooops i mean barrak osama opps obama is an american hatin' left wing nutcase!! and well i won't even go to what i think of hillary.....

your friends up north

"Imagine that you are creating a fabric of human destiny with the object of making men happy in the end... but that it was essential and inevitable to torture to death only one tiny creature... And to found that edifice on its unavenged tears: would you consent to be the architect on those conditions? Tell me, and tell me the truth!" FD

As a canadian whose interest in my strongest and best friend's politics and presidential elections (US) is more then just politcal interest, it effects me financially, it effects my security, it effects the world order, it behooves me to no end that there is even a possibility that our greatest ally, the worlds only super power may submit and pull out of iraq and that this is seen as a "good thing"! Unfortunately for me, my politicians after 911 and before the iraq war did not stand up for and with our greatest ally and biggest trading partner. It scares me when people compare this iraq war to vietnam it is not. The United States gets flak from every other country if they take the fight to the worlds enemies (iraq, afganastan) or if they do not (sudan, darfur), it is a no win situation for your presidents, they are damned if they do and if they don't! That Barrak Hussein Obama is even still in the presidential race and may win scares me even more, there are enough America haters outside your country (which i believe is truely masking their jealousy of your free nation) but to elect one as the most powerful man in the world??

Markets, free markets will deliver the US out of their economical situation they find themselves in not government interferance, this is America pure captialism, pure freedom! So all Mcain need do is allow the entrepreneurs and the markets to adjust themselves, economics is purely cylical in a free market society with highs and lows. Real estate for the astute investor is a great option right now, in fact I am looking at property in Florida as we speak. There has never been a better time to buy. Time in not timing is what makes your market work, buy and hold, solid blue chip companies with real returns and positive cash flow. Be wary of the fast buck, it will burn you everytime (Tech bubble of the late nineties where even i thought i could day trade).

Vote McCain as the only reasonable choice, hussein ooops i mean barrak osama opps obama is an american hatin' left wing nutcase!! and well i won't even go to what i think of hillary.....

your friends up north

"Imagine that you are creating a fabric of human destiny with the object of making men happy in the end... but that it was essential and inevitable to torture to death only one tiny creature... And to found that edifice on its unavenged tears: would you consent to be the architect on those conditions? Tell me, and tell me the truth!" FD

As a canadian whose interest in my strongest and best friend's politics and presidential elections (US) is more then just politcal interest, it effects me financially, it effects my security, it effects the world order, it behooves me to no end that there is even a possibility that our greatest ally, the worlds only super power may submit and pull out of iraq and that this is seen as a "good thing"! Unfortunately for me, my politicians after 911 and before the iraq war did not stand up for and with our greatest ally and biggest trading partner. It scares me when people compare this iraq war to vietnam it is not. The United States gets flak from every other country if they take the fight to the worlds enemies (iraq, afganastan) or if they do not (sudan, darfur), it is a no win situation for your presidents, they are damned if they do and if they don't! That Barrak Hussein Obama is even still in the presidential race and may win scares me even more, there are enough America haters outside your country (which i believe is truely masking their jealousy of your free nation) but to elect one as the most powerful man in the world??

Markets, free markets will deliver the US out of their economical situation they find themselves in not government interferance, this is America pure captialism, pure freedom! So all Mcain need do is allow the entrepreneurs and the markets to adjust themselves, economics is purely cylical in a free market society with highs and lows. Real estate for the astute investor is a great option right now, in fact I am looking at property in Florida as we speak. There has never been a better time to buy. Time in not timing is what makes your market work, buy and hold, solid blue chip companies with real returns and positive cash flow. Be wary of the fast buck, it will burn you everytime (Tech bubble of the late nineties where even i thought i could day trade).

Vote McCain as the only reasonable choice, hussein ooops i mean barrak osama opps obama is an american hatin' left wing nutcase!! and well i won't even go to what i think of hillary.....

your friends up north

"Imagine that you are creating a fabric of human destiny with the object of making men happy in the end... but that it was essential and inevitable to torture to death only one tiny creature... And to found that edifice on its unavenged tears: would you consent to be the architect on those conditions? Tell me, and tell me the truth!" FD

As a canadian whose interest in my strongest and best friend's politics and presidential elections (US) is more then just politcal interest, it effects me financially, it effects my security, it effects the world order, it behooves me to no end that there is even a possibility that our greatest ally, the worlds only super power may submit and pull out of iraq and that this is seen as a "good thing"! Unfortunately for me, my politicians after 911 and before the iraq war did not stand up for and with our greatest ally and biggest trading partner. It scares me when people compare this iraq war to vietnam it is not. The United States gets flak from every other country if they take the fight to the worlds enemies (iraq, afganastan) or if they do not (sudan, darfur), it is a no win situation for your presidents, they are damned if they do and if they don't! That Barrak Hussein Obama is even still in the presidential race and may win scares me even more, there are enough America haters outside your country (which i believe is truely masking their jealousy of your free nation) but to elect one as the most powerful man in the world??

Markets, free markets will deliver the US out of their economical situation they find themselves in not government interferance, this is America pure captialism, pure freedom! So all Mcain need do is allow the entrepreneurs and the markets to adjust themselves, economics is purely cylical in a free market society with highs and lows. Real estate for the astute investor is a great option right now, in fact I am looking at property in Florida as we speak. There has never been a better time to buy. Time in not timing is what makes your market work, buy and hold, solid blue chip companies with real returns and positive cash flow. Be wary of the fast buck, it will burn you everytime (Tech bubble of the late nineties where even i thought i could day trade).

Vote McCain as the only reasonable choice, hussein ooops i mean barrak osama opps obama is an american hatin' left wing nutcase!! and well i won't even go to what i think of hillary.....

your friends up north

The folly of the Democrats is "change".

People don't want their brand of "change" which means simply that they are not happy being out of power and not having their hands on all the tax money. This is why the media portrays Bush as unpopular -- when in fact, America loves Bush. The Hollywood types used to have a free hand when Bill Clinton was in office because they opened up the Treasury to them.

McCain as Bush 2.0?

Hooray! 8 More Years!

DON't FORGET THIS, you don't want to trust the outgoing LOSERS....because they're burying landmines in your administration kids...

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THE REPULSIVE SCAMMERS HOPE YOU FORGET THE LAST 8 YEARS AS THE DEMOCRATS DID IN 1992....

DON'T !!!!

As Bill Clinton was about to take office, there were other lingering questions about secret Republican dealings with Saddam Hussein's Iraq during the 1980s. The CIA allegedly had assisted in arranging third-country supplies of sophisticated armaments to Saddam Hussein in his border war with Iran.

President Bush had angrily denounced such charges after they were raised following the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. But a number of witnesses were alleging that the CIA had helped arrange the supplies, including cluster bombs to Iraq through Chile.

In 1992-93, the Democrats were in a strong position to get to the bottom of all these historic questions that had so entangled U.S. foreign policy in the 1980s. The Democrats controlled both houses of Congress as well as the White House. Walsh was furious with Bush's Iran-contra pardons and was considering impaneling a new grand jury to force Bush's testimony. [See Walsh's book, Firewall, for more details.]

Getting answers to these questions also made policy sense, if for no other reason than it was important for the new administration to know where diplomatic mine fields might be hidden in this delicate geopolitical landscape.

Shutting Down

But the Democrats -- led by then-House Speaker Tom Foley and Rep. Lee Hamilton -- chose a very different course. Apparently believing that battling for answers would distract from the domestic policy agenda, such as passage of a universal health care plan, the Democrats chose to shut down all the investigations.

In December 1992, Foley signaled Bush that he would have no problem with the Iran-contra pardons. After the pardons were issued, a few Democrats groused but no hearings were held and no formal explanation was demanded, even though this may have been the first time a president had used his pardon powers to protect himself from possible incrimination.

After the Inauguration, the Clinton administration offered no help to Walsh in arranging declassification of documents that would have aided his investigation. When Bush refused to submit to an interview with Walsh's prosecutors, the Democrats made not a peep about this final move to obstruct the Iran-contra investigation.

Faced with a lack of political support, Walsh decided not to call Bush before a grand jury and shut down his office.

On the 1980 Iran issue, a congressional task force chose to obscure or cover up the new evidence of Republican guilt. Bani-Sadr's letter was misrepresented in the task force's report as mere speculation. Bani-Sadr's detailed account of the interplay inside the Iranian government was simply ignored.

Only those who bothered to dig through the task force report's appendix could find out what the Iranian president had actually said.

Not a single story about Bani-Sadr's letter appeared in major newspapers.

In an odd twist, the task force accepted the testimony about deMarenches's account of Republicans meeting Iranians in Paris as "credible," but then incongruously dismissed it as irrelevant, since it conflicted with Republican denials.

The extraordinary Russian report describing what Soviet intelligence files had shown about the Republican-Iran initiative was simply hidden. There was no serious follow-up with the Russians to determine how solid their intelligence was and how they had obtained the information.

SEARCH ON Russians, October Surprise, Cater, Paris, Robert M. Gates, George H.W. Bush

get to know a little history.

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first things first: shut down halliburton, bechtel, kbr, blackwater, dyncorp's involvement in IRAQ...

conscript the contractors and make them work for GSA at GS scale wages,

as a first step, seperate the thieves from the money....simple eh?

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it's a national security issue. we don't get what we pay for. and I don't remember paying to have IRAQ's infrastructure destroyed so the citizenry couldn't protest the oil theft do you?...

take a bite out of crime, elect someone who's been there before,

and been on the receiving end of this level of dishonesty, and continued dishonesty as evidenced by the continued inference by the media that somehow the Clintons are dishonest and immoral,

when it's the press that are...

The Clintons have held their own, and the nation has prospered...in the midst of media sponsored spin...

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On war and economy, Ariz. senator is in a far different place than either Obama or Clinton.

On truth and common sense, Dan Balz is in a far different place from many Americans.

Even to consider McCain for president after the warmongering vegetables we have inexplicably tolerated for eight years can reflect only terminal masochism or some other kind of death-wish.

It's unfortunate that there are more than enough ignorant and narrow-minded Americans
who will not only be sucked into the belief that both senator John McCain, knows from where he speaks when talking about how safe "The Green Zone" in Baghdad has become, and sincerely believe Dick Cheney's Bushism Moment when he compared Abraham Linclon and the Civil War to that which is currently taking place in Iraq.
False prophesies breed false Profits/Prophets, and neither Our Real Man Behind the Bush Regime Throne, Dick Cheney,
our Illegally Elected and Presently Irrlevant Leader George W. Bush or their Bush Devotee are definitely all FALSE.

McCain's morality card is years late and thousands of lives late. It is not better to be late than never when human lives are involved. NO to McCain!

Obama is afraid to fight with Hillary (he could get hurt). He is afraid to face voters in Florida and Michigan. He is afraid of facing voters in Pennsylvania (the white part). He is afraid of what the repubicans will dig up in the fall.

I AM PROUD THAT HE COULD BE OUR NOMINEE!

Wienee 08

With all of the hoopla involving Barack Obama and his pastor, I think that we are forgetting some of the most basic and profound principles of the constitution, " The Freedom of Speech" and most importantly, "The Separation of Church and State"!
Separation of church and state is the political and legal idea that government and religion should be separate, and not interfere in each other's affairs.
In the United States, separation of church and state is often identified with the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, which states that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof..." The phrase "building a wall of separation between church and state" was written by the U.S. President Thomas Jefferson in a January 1, 1802 letter to the Danbury Baptist Association

Thomas Jefferson says: "Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between Man & his God, that he owes account to none other for his faith or his worship...

WOW!... we owe account to NONE OTHER for our faith or our worship!..... WOW!.....that means that we can worship wherever or with whomever we choose!.....according Thomas Jefferson...

We can worship God, Jesus, Allah, Buddah, or Atheism, and it should not interfere or be an issue regarding our political experience and the potential to lead this country....

So why is the media crucifying Barack for being in his church for 20 years and not leaving?....
It's none of their business what Obama does on Sunday's in the church! It is a personal choice (according to the Constitution) that we all have a right to choose to worship or not to worship, at anyplace, with any congregation.....so let's move on!...

Chelsea Clinton was asked by a student yesterday at Butler University about the Monica Lewinsky affair and her family...she promptly answered the student that "it was none of her business!"....good for Chelsea!...she is right...it is personal!...let's move on!

And guess what, Barack's worship is personal as well, so why is Hillary Clinton, and the media condemning his personal choice & place of worship....almost everyday of the week....it is really old news now...let's move on!

SHAME! on Hillary for bringing it up...she should have made the same statement as her daughter... "basically it is none of my business... mr. reporter, this subject is between Mr. Obama, his God and his personal choice"...so why don't we move on!

James Madison says: "no man shall be compelled to frequent or support any religious worship, place, or ministry whatsoever, nor shall be enforced, restrained, molested, or burthened in his body or goods, nor shall otherwise suffer on account of his religious opinions or belief; but that all men shall be free to profess, and by argument to maintain, their opinion in matters of religion, and that the same shall in NO WISE DIMINISH, ENLARGE, OR AFFECT THEIR CIVIL CAPACITIES"....do you finally get it Hillary, and the media?...let's move on!

Oh!...by the way....the actual speech that Rev. Jeremiah Wright gave on Sept. 16, 2001 was based on quotes from former Ambassador Edward Peck (Terrorism Advisor to the Reagan Administration) on FOX News...it was MR. PECK who said "that America's chickens had come home to roost!"...and "that America was basically responsible for the damage that was done on 911 because of what we did to others in the world"....in other words...violence begets violence....hate begets hate....what goes around, comes around according to MR. PECK, NOT Rev. Wright!....can we move on please!

We need to stop this crucifiction of Barack Obama and his pastor, based loosely on 30 second soundbytes out of 36 years of his pastorial ministry!.......now Can We Move On........ Please?

Realclearpolitics has McCain with a national lead. I believe the Electoral College picture for him is even rosier.

Victory in Iraq is difficult to define because encouraging participatory government in an Arab Muslim country is like grafting a human arm onto a sheep. They simply do not have the cultural foundation necessary to make it work. Therefore, we will be a long time there, but with fewer casualties now and with a promise of fewer shortly down the road, it will look a lot like our extended stay in the Korean peninsula, where eventually the graft took.

It's ugly and demands a great deal of the American public, especially those who serve. There may be a time when it is necessary for us to turn away from the burdens of carrying Pax Americana on our backs, but I don't think it is this time.

This guy doesn't have a chance in November.

"Those who argue that our goals in Iraq are unachievable are wrong, just as they were wrong a year ago when they declared the war in Iraq already lost,"
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The goal being victory but no understanding what victory would be. Thus endless involvement/occupation in a country that mostly hates us being there.

John has delusions that we will win the Vietnam war by winning the Iraq occupation. We can declare anytime that there are no WMDs and no chance that Saddam or Iraq will threaten us. So that is as much victory as we will ever see. The rest is the responsibility of Iraqis.
John also needs to consider that the AQ strategy is to weaken us using fear and attrition (fighting on the wrong front). Is he also going to be a fool for Osama?

Ya want another administration dominated by war?

You want 8,000 dead? 4,000 isn't enough for you? How about some more maimed?

you want America, now generally detested in the world, actively worked against by former allies? Not that is isn't happening now, financially...Asia and London stock exchanges are eating our lunch. Foreign funds started buying out our wealth, until this week they decided it's not even
worth it.

Well, then, let's have McCain, Bush lite.
Disaster #2.

The most unfortunate reality about Senator John McCain is that he's merely the "Wolf
In Sheep's Clothing", pretending to act in
preserving America's withering soverignty globally, while further compromising our United States and the American people. The most pathetic reality is that the average American seems to possess the memory capacity of a gnat, and will only hear the same Hollow words of wisdom and hope which
George W. Bush espoused when he was first illegally appointed as President of the United States in 2000 & 2004.

It's by no means coincidental that Senator Mccain decideed to travel to Iraq when The Real Man (That's debatable) Behind George W. Bush's Throne was galavanting about the Middle East to make sure that his, George W.'s and The Bush Family Dynasty's Illegally Obtained (Translation=Profitting Illegally) assets are being well protected.

At this stage in this blatantly illegal Reign by the Bush/Cheney Regime, the truth
would be refreshing, such as whether or not Blackwater USA is still being illegally employed as the Bush/Cheney Regime's Mercenary Boy scouts, or how much business Halliburton,KBR and the other Corporate Family members are still being given in Iraq and Afghanistan. Senator John McCain is becoming a truly dangerous man to reckon with and hopefully neither VP Dick Cheney, George W., karl Rove or the rest of the Stormtroopers won't be in any position to sabotage November's preseidential elections.

"I look for the strings that make his arms wave, and the hand that makes his mouth move."

Posted by: HoracePManure | March 26, 2008 06:57 PM

Keep looking. Due to his treatment by his Vietnamese captors, Sen. McCain cannot wave his arms himself. He would need string assist if he wanted to accomplish such a feat.

frklynson, rasgrand

you are careful thinkers, much of what you say is right on point (or at least, I agree!).

It seems odd to me that the McCain boards are where a lot of people people seem to put their best ideas. The Clinton Obama thing has gone 'round the bend.

Meyerson's column barely scratched the surface. McCain has also absurdly claimed that if we left Iraq, Al Qaida would surely take it over, and be more of a threat to us here at home. No serious military analyst thinks that's anything but ridiculous.

Before that it was voting for the Iraq war without even reading the NIE, which told of many doubts about the WMD hoax that Bush was putting over on the country as absolute fact.

Long before that, he was drinking his way through the Naval Academy, and graduating 894th of 899 in his class.

But we should brush all of that aside because he was a POW who went through a five year ordeal in Vietnam. He can say any fantasical thing he wants to, and the press will just ooh and ahh over his "foreign policy expertise". These are the crack journalists who bravely called Bush on all of his lies during the runup to the war, preventing us from going there, remember?

If McCain did not throw Bush and Cheney under the straight talk express bus for all the serious internal and external damages they inflicted on our great nation then why should we go after Obama to throw his adopted 'uncle' former pastor under the bus. He has repeatedly and forcefully denounced and rejected Rev. Wrights' controversial words critical to USA policies and other crazy remarks. I wonder why some are so stubbornly and obtusely unforgiving of Obama's reasons for staying with his church and new pastor. I believe that he did not know about some of those inflammatory remarks and the one he did find out about he had confronted Rev. 'uncle' Wright about it to express his displeasure. And if he knew that he had said more controversial provocative remarks, I sincerely believe that he would have stopped going to his church, Barack is a smart politician who probably wanted to gain national office. Barack Obama was, is and will continue to be a strong American patriot who can relate effectively with all Americans and forcefully defend American interest wherever and/or whenever it may be threatened. He is honest, fair-minded and talks to all Americans with love and hope for a stronger future. For a person to deny these facts and support the continued old failed McCain/Bush/Cheney's policies speaks to a loud volume of that person's allegiance to our great country. Time's up for true change. When Senator Obama is the nominee and certain traitorous, fake and/or maybe even closet racists Democrats go out and vote for somebody else in the general election then they should do like the old Democrats of the 60s who switched after President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act and good riddance to those old racists, this second round purge will be well worth it. Bush and Cheney have already opened up the first salvo towards the beginning of more wars for us all. The Iraq war quagmire has entrapped us, because McCain claims that we can't leave even when the surge has worked according to his own words and we must stay, it will be all two easy to lash out against the perceived Iranian enemy. The sadness will only befall on the future integrity of my beloved nation, because rumors of wars with Iran and others will become a future reality. The draft will be reinstated and the full holy war against the Muslim infidels will have fallen on our lap. Armageddon, as envisioned by the likes of Revs. Hagee and Parsley will definitely be our final and most devastating war on Earth; I hate the ways of the triangulating egotistical Clintons and the Republican selfish party, who are coldheartedly destroying our great nation systematically.

John McCain is probably one of the worst speech readers of our time.

He simply can not make those words sound like his own.

I look for the strings that make his arms wave, and the hand that makes his mouth move.

Mr. McCain is still under the illusion that pulling out of Viet Nam in some manner stained all who served there. I suggest that he have lunch with former Sec. of Defense McNamara (yes he is still alive) and get the real facts on those who caused our involvement in that disaster; including LBJ who was so concerned that he would be the first POTUS to lose a war and damage his ego driven legacy. My great fear with McCain relates to his possible choice of a VP. I fear it will be Mr. Lieberman who, in a most egregious manner, refuses to recognize the many violations of international law and the trampling on human rights committed by Israel on an on-going basis. Mr. Lieberman, who would like to make Israel the 51st state (perhaps not a bad idea as then the billions of taxpayer dollars wasted there would be very apparent) would be very aggressive in regard to the Palestinians and Iran. Any hope for peace in the M/East would be destroyed if he becomes involved in the policies of a McCain administration.

Stupid Americans....we are "seek and yee shall find" when we are looking for a reason to discredit someone, but when we know there is a reason to discredit someone we like, we put the blinders on.........go figure..........Americans think ID is science......whew.......

I would rather have a "inexperienced" Democrat wasting a billion on helping the poor or disabled or uneducated, than have a neo-con Republican blow a billion on killing tens of thousands of innocent Iraqi and thousands of US service men and women.

"They're just taking a little while to figure out who can massacre more of the Republicans in the general election, that's all."

Sure McCain freely admitted he doesn't have the experience on the economy. But at least he admits it. I can think of something worse, namely a junior senator who has no experience whatsoever in an arena, niether the economy nor foreign policy nor "reaching across the aisle" as he preaches. No president has the full array of skills for the job and in this field McCain has the best. But of course giving entertaining speeches aint bad either. Americans do like to be entertained.

As an Independent, I originally supported Obama. Now as the Democrats tear each other apart, I am back to undecided. I have always thought that McCain has some proven credentials when it comes to pushing for change and working with the other party instead of just falling in line. I believe he will continue to be a person driven by his own settled convictions and his sense of common sense.

While I still agree with many policy positions a more progressive platform generally offers, these are two important issues to me. On Iraq I have been fiercely critical of Bush - the rationale for war and the handling of it thereafter. And Congress seems unable to do anything about it (not that the Republican led Congress wanted to take on that fight). But I strongly agree with McCain that now we are there we have a moral obligation to help that country. Our challenge is competent leadership in my opinion, and I think McCain will bring that. Leaving Iraq just hoping for the best but expecting the worst after we invaded and occupied their country is just morally wrong (and maybe strategically as well). We unilaterally took responsibility for the welfare of Iraqi civilians when we invaded. We still have that responsibility.

I do not like supporting bailouts for bad companies or risk-takers. I think McCain's logic makes sense. "Common sense" sounds great! I'd love to see that law and it institutionalized (holding breath). Allowing subjectivity to make decisions since life is full of nuances is a lofty goal but this is the same country that sends all repeat drug addicts to jail (so they can become worse people) and just last week denied a green card to an Iraqi translator that had the support of top military leaders. Just call me skeptical until I see the nuts and bolts of how McCain's theory would be put to practice.

But, my vote is back in play. I love democracy.

And what Senator McCain forgot to say:

"I apologize for co-signing and consigning the Iraqi people to the horrendous violence, ethnic cleansing, and possibly genocide that has resulted from our reckless, irresponsible, and premature entry into the affairs of the country in the first place"

"Outside of a total collapse (And I mean TOTAL colapse, not merely a split of the electorate)the Dem party they can offer up a broccoli fart in a jar and still gain the White House."---------feastorafamine

a broccoli fart in a jar"
oh hell no...........that is MAD funny.....you made my day..........thanks......Go Dems!

getcentered wrote....

The GOP/Republican tools on these forums wouldn't dare talk about Republicans and their failed policies. Instead they help themselves feel better about blind support for the Republicans, by attacking Democrats trying to fan the flames of dissent within the DNC.

Yeah, I remember how well the flames of dissent worked the dems in 1968. It gave us Nixon. Trust me, with Clinton's scorched earth political philosophy and a split dem party. Chicago may have been a tea party by comparison.

Add to that, that the absolute worst republican candidate the dems could have hoped for is going to be the opposition.... doesn't look good to me.

Lets recap:

9/11 Terrorist attack..........
The WORLD gets behind the USA to support whatever action, against those who caused this attack....................
Bush declares WAR on the Taliban in Afghanistan.................
Allies of the USA unite, and go into Afghanistan ready to kick some a**...............
Bush declares WAR on Iraq...............................
The world allies question this decision, and are chastised by the Bush admin for doing so..........
The world allies remove support in dismay at the decisions of the Americans to attack Iraq......................
The US stands alone in Iraq.....................
Americans die in an unnecessary war in Iraq and the cause of the 9/11 terrorist attacks are lost in the minds of Americans........................

Can we say digress?????

The deception metastasizes as the months and causalities mount...............

The President who was never deigned to go to Dover Air Force Base to salute the fallen who are coming home says no photographs of their coffins can be permitted because that would hurt the feelings of the families. This is false, tragically false; the real reason is that day after day the photos would starkly reveal the price of Bush's folly.

NEWS FLASH!
The notion that McCain can actually WIN in November is laughable. Do the simple math "My friends" The voter turnout through this entire election cycle has been a 2 to 1 margin in favor of Dems. That's twice as many people voting for Dems than Repubs. Couple that with 8 years of failure by conservatives and you have a cocktail for a beatdown. How is John McCain going to inspire twice the voter turnout for his party? His great speeches? Conservative talk radio? His flip-flop talk express bus overstuffed with Lobbyists? We all love to engage in punditry but the facts are the facts. Repubs do not have the votes to win. Outside of a total collapse (And I mean TOTAL colapse, not merely a split of the electorate)the Dem party they can offer up a broccoli fart in a jar and still gain the White House. What planet are you conservatives living on? Your Reagan Democrat pink cloud from 20+ years ago?

Let's just call him what he is: McBush. Then let the chips fall where they may in the election.

Hillary let Obama's speach pass because she provoked it. What was she gonna say? Way to go buddy o pal of mine? Classy? Cmon get a grip!

McCain says the U.S. Has 'Moral Responsibility' in Iraq.

No Spit Sherlock.
First cheney, rummy, wolfie and powell bomb the country back to the stone age then allow a civil war to start. Allow millions of Iraqis to become refugees while the US kills 10's of thousands more and McCain can come up with is U.S. Has 'Moral Responsibility' in Iraq.

How about stopping the killing by getting out of Iraq or is 4000 dead G.I.'s not
enough .

The hostility is sad.

I believe that before we have government mandated health care coverage, the government should fix the Medicare and Social Security crises that are currently looming just over the horizon. Stop PANDERING and FIX IT.

Promising more "social safety netting" at this point in time is PANDERING. We can't AFFORD it period. Frankly, I am tired of politicians spending MY money while telling me I need to "contribute" to the greater good.

All we are accomplishing in Iraq is to train, equip, and motivate the next generation of anti-American guerillas. McCain wants to do more of this. It's insane. We need to stop choosing new enemies to have any hope of dealing with those who choose to be adversaries without our prompting. The sooner we get out of Iraq, the safer we will be, if only for not throwing away young lives there for no purpose.

The GOP will be HURTING in the next elections!!!!

The GOP/Republican tools on these forums wouldn't dare talk about Republicans and their failed policies. Instead they help themselves feel better about blind support for the Republicans, by attacking Democrats trying to fan the flames of dissent within the DNC.

Well now I know, a vote for a Republican is literally a vote for ignorance, and misguided spending in an unnecessary war in Iraq, which causes more hate........

Democrats ROCK!!!!!!!!!!

Obama made an amazing speech last week! I have never heard any politician speak so candidly and clearly about ANY