Comments on: McCain the suspender: Let’s keep politics out of politics

By: Kwaayesnama

Kwaayesnama — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 03:34:43 +0000

McCain said to the Wall Street Journal, in November 2005: “I’m going to be honest: I know a lot less about economics than I do about military and foreign policy issues. I still need to be educated.”

In December 2007, McCain similarly said: “The issue of economics is not something I’ve understood as well as I should.”

In December 2007 McCain again made a similar statement, while also saying that he’d like to appoint a vice presidential running mate who is “intimately familiar” with economics, Sarah Palin? Is this the financial genius he was talking about?

The Chicago Tribune Interview 12/07: McCain said, “The issue of economics is something that I’ve really never understood as well as I should. I understand the basics, the fundamentals, the vision, all that kind of stuff,” he said. “But I would like to have someone I’m close to that really is a good strong economist. As long as Alan Greenspan is around I would certainly use him for advice and counsel…”I’ve never been involved in Wall Street, I’ve never been involved in the financial stuff, the financial workings of the country, so I’d like to have somebody intimately familiar with it,” he said of a potential vice presidential candidate, if that’s Sarah Palin?
GOD HELP US ALL!!!!!

By: RC

RC — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:05:12 +0000

“…Obama would be a more responsible manager of crises like the present one…”

How I wish it were true. And yet Obama has backed off each populist position this week, turning instead to the complicit Rubinomics that grimly marked Clinton’s surrender to oligarchs in the 90s.

No, Obama has betrayed progressives again. As will he ever, for as long as he is the creature of Wall Street campaign donations.

By: John K

John K — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 18:52:17 +0000

First, the pending debate is on foreign affairs, generally considered to be McCain’s strong suit. Obama is the foreign affairs neophyte. Questions on the economy, while timely, would be totally out of place in this debate. Second, telling somebody to “call me if you need me” is not leadership. That is something less than voting present. Third, McCain has a record of attempting to warn against the current financial mess. See “How the Democrats Created the Financial Crisis” by Kevin Hassett at http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aSKSoiNbnQY0

“Oh, and there is one little footnote to the story that’s worth keeping in mind while Democrats point fingers between now and Nov. 4: Senator John McCain was one of the three cosponsors of S.190, the bill that would have averted this mess.”

By: Campbell

Campbell — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 18:47:48 +0000

McCain came in at the right time to stir the pot. Washington is a filthy place where under handed deals are cut all the time. McCain started to open the closet and Barney and Pelosi did not like that. Barney Frank is as corrupt as they come and McCain forced him out of his closet. If everything goes as planned McCain will do the debate tomorrow but the stumbling block of course will be the House.

By: RALPH

RALPH — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:06:18 +0000

...There are those who think the real point of McCain’s whole exercise is to can the vice-presidential debate between Sarah Palin and Joe Biden,... KEEP TELLING YOURSELVES THAT!!!! BIDEN IS THE ONE WHO HAS THE MOST TO LOSE... GOVERN PALIN WILL BURY THE LIBTARD!!!!!!

By: COL. A.M.Khajawall [Ret]

COL. A.M.Khajawall [Ret] — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:38:04 +0000

Wall Street Greed VS Main Street Need

Dear concerned citizens of America and Mass Media of the U.S.A.
As a concerned registered independent voter, forensic psychiatrist, disabled American I made my decision to vote after taking into consideration following joint tickets attributes and characteristics.

1. Has the ticket shown adequate calmness, coolness, and connectedness’s under pressure to lead our nation [Presidential Temperament]?
2. Has the ticket shown sustained sound “Judgment and Caliber”?
3. Has the ticket shown adequate understanding of depth and degree to address the crucial challenges in their their purpose, policies, and positions [ Honesty, integrity and sincerity]?
4. Has the ticket sufficient “understanding and knowledge” of inside Washington workings [Experience]“?
5. Has the ticket reservoir resilience, wisdom, and vigor to address the present and future f our beloved “Great-grand Nation”?
6. Has the ticket enough joint foreign policy experience and exposure based on ” Values, Virtues, Vastness, and ” [American moral soul]“?
7. Has their campaign talk, slogans, ads, plans, and programs based on facts and are they free of fear, fiction, frivolous labels, unfair attacks, negativity, and impulsively? [No "imminent danger to national
security and safety"].
8. Has the ticket genuinely kept on message of country first and politics last and avoided copying [Message change"]?
9.Has the ticket message stayed away from Culture divide and war[ Disaster prevention ]?
10. Has the ticket resisted being surrounded, supported and surrogate’s by divisiveness, distortion’s, and destructive characters, [ Real patriotism VS shiftiness and shameless parrot-ism]?
11. Has the ticket thoughtful, real non-partisan, & non-impulsive plans to address our current economic crisis or political tactics and temperamental statements.
I have personally and professionally concluded that OBAMA-BIDEN ticket will lift and inspire our greatgrand nation back to its greatness within and restore our global standing with the use of maximum, firm
international diplomacy and minimal force if and when indicated {” Peace thru Strenght “}.
12. The era of responsibility has to replace irresponsibility and unaccountability will change to accountability and transparency. The Wall Street greed will change to Main Street need.

Yours sincerely,

COL. A.M.Khajawall [Ret] MD.
Forensic psychiatrist, Disabled American Veteran and Iraq
Freedom team. Grass roots California leader per Senator McCain’s

PS: It is sad and unfortunate that Hon, Temperamental Maverick McCain has been turned into ” Roller-coaster” by his political moves and handlers.