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Originally Posted by Sangetsu
McCain has not always been a party man. You might remember McCain/Feingold, or the McCain/Kennedy bills that were debated not too long ago. McCain votes in what he believes in, which is sometimes contrary to the wishes of his party.
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Indeed, McCain had often been a Maverick. But those days seem behind him. His choice in VP...a very right-wing governor who believes in no-abortion ever, very pro-gun, creationism in schools, and put a no gay marriage clause in Alaska's constitution...seem to indicate who he is trying to appeal to.
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Originally Posted by Sangetsu
McCain was a soldier for 22 years, and has been a senator since then. He's spent more time in government that Biden and Obama combined, and much of it was in quite unpleasant circumstances. McCain has had a courageous career. Obama can speak courageously, but he has yet to prove that he can act the same way.
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Are you counting his time as a soldier as "being in government"? McCain has a long career, that is very true. Most men his age are retired.
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Originally Posted by Sangetsu
Obama was a "community organizer", and Palin was right in saying that it was a position which required no responsibility. A cheap shot, maybe, but not an inaccurate one. The statements Obama made about Americans "clinging to their religion and guns" did happen, and guess what? They are coming back to sting him.
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A cheap shot that is going to bite her in the ass. Obama's statement has been morphed into an insult. Palin's statement doesn't need to be. She doesn't understand the needs in large communities.
It is great Palin is a small-town gal with small-town values and small-town vision. However, that doesn't mean she is qualified to be in the White House.
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Originally Posted by Sangetsu
That said, I very much dislike McCain, I always have. On the other hand, I dislike Obama far more. I've been suspicious of him since he was recruited for the senate, when the rumors were first spread that he would one day become president.
Obama is not his own man. Almost all politicians have leash holders, and the few that remain hold the leashes of others. Obama is one of the former, and McCain is one of the latter. Obama's rise has been carefully engineered; Obama is intelligent, but not on this great a scale. Obama's policies will have nothing to do with his personal beliefs or ideals, he will do what he is told by those who carried him to where he is now.
It's not as sinister as it sounds, all politicians have made deals with the devil in one way or the other. McCain is one of the devils, but at least he and his actions are visible to us all. No one pulls his strings.
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The first I heard this one. Just because someone doesn't have as independent a career as McCain doesn't make them a puppet.
And as much as I like to think no one pulls McCain's strings, I also heard that McCain wanted Lieberman to be his running mate...to be a truly independent ticket...but was "convinced" by the Republican Party to choose an anti-abortion candidate if he wanted any chance to win.
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Originally Posted by Sangetsu
I can only choose between the lesser of two evils, and McCain is that choice. I was going to sit this election out, and I would have if McCain had picked one of the numerous Republican automatons as his vp. I'm amused with his choice of Palin, and shock and outrage which this has has caused the media (who are far and away the biggest string-pullers and story spinners of this election).
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Again, the Democrats love their candidate and the Republicans are choosind the "lesser of two evils".
VP choices shouldn't be "amusing", they should be well thought-out and intelligent.
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Originally Posted by Sangetsu
I only requested an absentee ballot so I could vote against Mel Martinez (the Republican US senator from Florida, whom I truly dislike), but I'll add my vote for McCain and Palin to the ballot.
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Every American should vote, no matter where they are.