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]

Unfortunately a line item veto will never happen since it would take a constitutional amendment an there is no way congress will vote to kill their money maker.

As for how biased and controversial the source as Citizens Against Government Waste is. I've read several stories concerning their lobbying. Even their most outspoken critics haven't been able to put out a story showing any unfair bias with their yearly pork book. The pork book simply list every single earmark from a roll call vote for both sides. Their ratings are based on the number of earmarks an amount of money.
If you think the CCAGW is to biased a source to use, then how about Mr Obama himself.
After doing 1 billion in earmarks over 3 years, he suddenly develops a conscious an calls for a 1 year memorandum to prevent earmarks. That's what I would call a stunt.
Here is Obama;s own list

Just like his stunt on not accepting campaign donations from PAC's an lobbyist.
http://www.portfolio.com/views/columns/was...actics?tid=true
So federal lobbyists are prohibited, but lobbyists wives' money is still good!. Same as money from PAC's as long as it's just a STATE-registered PAC.
That is not the politics of "Change" thats just more of the same old spin form Washington.
But that's okay because we still have HOPE

[HammaTime]

That is not the politics of "Change" thats just more of the same old spin form Washington.

Wow! Don't tell me you've been drinking the Kool-Aid? That sounds like one of the zombie chants from a McCain rally ... or was it a Biden rally. LOL!

My take on all of this is pretty basic. I believe that the choice between McCain and Obama comes down to something very, very basic. McCain can not legitimately call himself an "outsider," he has been directly a part of the problem. Now, depending upon your perspective, you may feel that some of these issues are "problems" and others are solutions. I feel that his career has been glorified and sanitized. I'm distrustful of anyone who has had so many of his Senate peers state that he is unfit to serve. I'm distrustful of anyone who has switched their position on substantive issues so frequently. He just isn't the same man that was running for office in 2000.

Is Obama the solution? No, but we aren't given enough choices to find our perfect solution. What I do like about the Obama campaign is their commitment to the semblance of a grassroots campaign. Say what you will about this, but it is DRAMATICALLY different than the Kerry campaign, which was clearly all about the wealthiest donors. Obama seems to have a genuine interest in listening to the people and not special interests. I'll be watching with a very critical eye to be certain that he lives up to those promises.

I'd like a campaign that has honesty as one of their major platforms. I've really been turned off by the last 16 years of politics and this newfound concept that the media won't hold candidates (either R or D) accountable for out and out lies. Someone needs to hold these politicians accountable for the deceptions, both on the campaign trail and while in office.

Okay, I'll step off my soap box.

Did any of you see the piece on 60 Minutes last night where they interviewed the Delta Force commander who was pursuing Bin Laden in Tora Bora? Fascinating stuff. His original strat for going after Bin Laden was nixed by someone up the command chain. He didn't know who, and it was the first time he knew of a Delta Force plan being scrapped from above. He then proposed a secondary plan that called for lacing mines along the high altitude valley leading to the pass to Pakistan, figuring as they fled, they would trip the mine and then stop, giving Delta Force enough time to engage and destroy. That plan was nixed, and bin Laden was able (allowed?) to escape over the ridgeline and into Pakistan.

I certainly hope SOMEONE is able to investigate this issue. America needs to know who the hell nixed those two plans, and what was their reasoning?

Yet one more reason I support a changing of the guard at the Presidential level. We need to lift the veil on a lot of mysterious events that have occurred over the past eight years. I don't believe that McCain would do a thing to reveal the truth behind these events. Will Obama? I have no idea, but we certainly need to push the new administration to answer some of these questions. In this day and age, it is inexcusable that bin Laden was able to escape.