McCain - unfit to lead? Options

[HammaTime]

All I can say is, Wow.

I just finished reading a piece that will be published in the October 16 issue of Rolling Stone Magazine on the life of John McCain. It quickly becomes painfully obvious that an awful lot of his former friends, associates and fellow POW's really detest the man.

It is a brutal, brutal take on the man and his legend:

http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstor...eal_john_mccain

[Robert]

Palin wasn't in a position to vote for earmarks. Biden and Obam both are ranked among the worse offenders while McCain has never done it an always been a critic of all pork barrel type sending.
Yes it's true she REQUESTED federal funding but let's put that in perspective.
The largest state but the lowest population so infrastructure would be a nightmare. She also drastically cut request for federal money compared to the previous Governor. Much of the federal funding request attributed to her 1st year as governor actually were carry overs projects from the previous Governor. 2007 which would be her 1st full year saw a 50% reduction from the average of the previous Governor and she then reduced that number another 25% in 2008.
Ratings from Citizens Against Government Waste ( 100 is best, 0 worse )
For 2007
McCian 100
Obama 10
Biden 0
http://councilfor.cagw.org/site/DocServer/....pdf?docID=3282


Every country is reducing Corp taxes bu Obama wants to raise ours?
Germany which you mentioned use to by high has already reduced theirs in 2006 an again in 2008.
http://www.taxfoundation.org/news/show/22501.html
Why do you think every other country is reducing theirs, to help their economy.
So what effect do you think raising ours will be?


"As for pork barrel spending, I'm amazed that you'd throw stones in Obama's direction without admitting that Sarah Palin stood neck deep in that pork barrel herself, requesting about $200 million for 2009 alone. That amount far exceeds what Obama sought in earmarks."
The only reason Palin's request for 2009 exceeds Obama's earmarks is because as I just mentioned, he suddenly had a change of heart an greatly reduced his earmarking when he ran for President.
Over $700 Million his 1st 3 years in congress
I guess you could say he was all for earmarks before he was against them.


"And John McCain's record shows that he loves the media attention his rants about pork barrel spending have garnered, but those rants have really begun to ring hollow when you see who he brought onto the ticket, and more importantly, you examine the record. That infamous Bear DNA study he loves to rail against - HE VOTED FOR IT!!
If McCain had any interest in keeping his image as a fighter against pork barrel spending, why did he remain silent as the Bailout bill was loaded with lard in a failed effort to win over a few reluctant votes? Of all the times that he could have re-established his credit, that was it. His silence was deafening.
I don't know if you were being serious or not. McCain has always been outspoken on this subject.
He has no control over what pork someone else puts into a bill. All that matters is he doesn't do it an I think rightfully criticizes people who do. I can see it now if McCain would have complain about all the pork added to the bailout bill. The headlines the next day would have been
"McCain becomes even more erratic, refuses to vote for bill which he supported only 1 day before"
or
"McCain tries to destroy US economy by playing partisan politics with pork added to Bailout Bill"
That was a lose situation all the way around.