Whatever, guess you all are going to believe what you want. Just keep watching NBC news to become the true marionettes that you are. And before that bloated windbag of a loser Cafuck starts babbling, Bush is an aweful president IMO.
Hey "Serious". It was a joke, okay? got it? do you want me to spell it out? A J-O-K-E. It's ether your too "serious" or your the type of person who insults people's opinions without knowing about the that person's backgrounds or the person in that matter. You need to SERIOUSLY learn some social skills.
While suturing a cut on the hand of a 75-year
> old Texas rancher whose hand was caught in a gate while working cattle,
> the doctor struck up a conversation with the old man. Eventually the
> topic got around toSarah Palin and her bid to be a heartbeat away from
> being President ...
>
> The old rancher said, 'Well, ya know, Palin is
> a post turtle.'
>
> Not being familiar with the term, the doctor
> asked him what a post turtle was.
>
> The old rancher said, 'When you're driving down
> a country road and you come across a fence post with a turtle balanced
> on top, that's a post turtle.'
>
> The old rancher saw a puzzled look on the
> doctor's face, so he continued to explain. 'You know she didn't get up
> there by herself, she doesn't belong up there, she doesn't know what to
> do while she is up there, and you just wonder what kind of dumb ass put
> her up there to begin with.
How is her experience and Obamas different? From what I have seen Obama is a great speaker but has almost no experience except dodging votes and hanging out with racists.
Moral of the video - don't get "sucked in" by Obama, like Homer did (great name, but it probably should have been "Buntsingleonafielderschoice" instead...guess that was just too much to put on a business card.)
The winner of this election faces enormous issues, likely as great or greater than any prior incoming President, with Truman a possible exception.
His first test will be to surround himself with competent advisors for his cabinet. I believe neither candidate would be overly influenced by political expediency, but certainly McCain would be less likely to be swayed by such a motive as he is not faced with the need to patronize others to further his future ambitions. He is, after all, a one-term candidate, by every sensible measure.
I like that.....it also means he won't need to separate himself from the presidency in the third year so he can campaign for re-election.
McCain is Republican, as is Bush .... party solidarity dictates that he vote with Republican sentiment. So that 90% doesn't mean as much as people make out.
Not that I'm supporting McCain ... IMHO both Barack and McCain (Palin) are dismal choices.
There is a difference in the cabinet appointments. Obama will have to bring in fresh people, and fresh advisers with new ideas, McCain's crew is already in place, he has no changes to make.
McCain didn't say he voted along Party lines, or voted according to Party philosophy or "sentiment"........he said he voted with BUSH 90% of the time. He SAID THAT. Verbatim. So when you say that that 90% "doesen't mean as much as people make out".....I strongly disagree. That is a clearly defining admission on McSames part, that he simply represents four more years of the failed policies of the current Administration. That........is a given. And blatantly obvious. But don't take MY word for it.Take a gander at ANY video clip, wherein McSame, Palin, or any other Republican, really, are asked that very question. Watch'em squirrrrrrrrrrmmmmmmmm............It's quite laughable, actually.
Personally, in my own opinion, the odds (as well as history) are heavily in Obama's favour. The Bush/Clinton Dynasty in the White House is about to (and NEEDS to) come to an end.
Truly the difference that I see as the most alarming...experience, pure and simple! If Obama were trying to get a "normal" job, with his resume being reviewed and compared to say....McCain, I'm certain his would be a quick read. I'm still totaly undecided, disgusted by the choice, worried as all hell, and waiting till the last possible second to decide (I'd hate to be the one's in line behind me at the voting booth!)
Oh, and this time around, I don't give a shit about which party to vote for, I will vote for the one who I perceive as the least likely to do the most damage to my country....which like I just said above.....
Obama didn't achieve any sterling accomplishments in the Senate.......because of the short tenure he's had there.
McSame spent how long there? Over two decades?..........and accomplished FUCK-ALL (except support the same, moronic policies of Georgie-Boy; lobby against regulation for Wall St.; sell himself out by being a member of the Keating 5 and showing "poor judgement"...etc, etc, etc.)
He is also known for his work towards restoring diplomatic relations with Vietnam in the 1990s
Another target of his was pork barrel spending by Congress, and he actively supported the Line Item Veto Act of 1996
McCain voted to confirm President Clinton's nominees Stephen Breyer and Ruth Bader Ginsburg whom he considered to be qualified for the U.S. Supreme Court. He would later explain that "under our Constitution, it is the president's call to make."
McCain attacked what he saw as the corrupting influence of large political contributions %u2013 from corporations, labor unions, other organizations, and wealthy individuals %u2013 and he made this his signature issue.
McCain took on the tobacco industry in 1998, proposing legislation that would increase cigarette taxes in order to fund anti-smoking campaigns, discourage teenage smokers, increase money for health research studies, and help states pay for smoking-related health care costs. Supported by the Clinton administration but opposed by the industry and most Republicans, the bill failed to gain cloture.
McCain began 2001 by breaking with the new George W. Bush administration on a number of matters, including HMO reform, climate change, and gun legislation;
In May 2001, McCain was one of only two Senate Republicans to vote against the Bush tax cuts.
Indeed, there was speculation at the time, and in years since, about McCain himself leaving the Republican Party, but McCain has always adamantly denied that he ever considered doing so.
He and then-Democratic Senator Joe Lieberman wrote the legislation that created the 9/11 Commission, while he and Democratic Senator Fritz Hollings co-sponsored the Aviation and Transportation Security Act that federalized airport security.
May 2003, McCain voted against the second round of Bush tax cuts, saying it was unwise at a time of war.
By November 2003, after a trip to Iraq, he was publicly questioning Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, saying that more U.S. troops were needed; the following year, McCain announced that he had lost confidence in Rumsfeld.
In October 2003, McCain and Lieberman co-sponsored the Climate Stewardship Act that would have introduced a cap and trade system aimed at returning greenhouse gas emissions to 2000 levels.
In the 2004 U.S. presidential election campaign, McCain was once again frequently mentioned for the vice-presidential slot, only this time as part of the Democratic ticket under nominee John Kerry.
By August 2004, McCain had the best favorable-to-unfavorable rating (55 percent to 19 percent) of any national politician.
Working with Democratic Senator Ted Kennedy, McCain was a strong proponent of comprehensive immigration reform, which would involve legalization, guest worker programs, and border enforcement components.
In October 2005, McCain introduced the McCain Detainee Amendment to the Defense Appropriations bill for 2005, and the Senate voted 90%u20139 to support the amendment.[177] It prohibits inhumane treatment of prisoners, including prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, by confining military interrogations to the techniques in the U.S. Army Field Manual on Interrogation.
McCain being named by Time magazine in 2006 as one of America's 10 Best Senators.
In August 2006, he criticized the administration for continually understating the effectiveness of the insurgency: "We [have] not told the American people how tough and difficult this could be."
From the beginning, McCain strongly supported the Iraq troop surge of 2007. The surge and the war were unpopular during most of the year, even within the Republican Party. as McCain's presidential campaign was underway; faced with the consequences, McCain frequently responded, "I would much rather lose a campaign than a war."
Like I said, McCain isn't my first choice for Republican ticket, but don't say he hasn't accomplished anything. He has, and more for the Democrat party. Take an honest look at him. Even though he has exercised some poor judgement, he has integrity.
Obama still hasn't done a damn thing, other than maybe contribute to the current financial crisis. Which is actually quite an accomplishment for so junior a senator.
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