American Politics during the Bush Presidency

Just watch it.

[url]http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/39179-mccain-s-youtube-problem-just-became-a-nightmare[/url]

Same old song and dance

I think McCains new VP pick actually contridicts the whole GOP attack on Obama.

"Hes too young and inexperienced to run the country"

Is it not correct that if the President dies the VP becomes president?

The average male USA Life expectancy is around 75yrs.

McCain is 72 and if he passes on USA will have a 44ish female president with 2 years experience as a governor of one of the most unpopulated and out of touch states in the USA.

I guess now they better back off on the lack of experience attacks, as they are guilty of the same.

[QUOTE=Skifozo]I think McCains new VP pick actually contridicts the whole GOP attack on Obama.

"Hes too young and inexperienced to run the country"

Is it not correct that if the President dies the VP becomes president?

The average male USA Life expectancy is around 75yrs.

McCain is 72 and if he passes on USA will have a 44ish female president with 2 years experience as a governor of one of the most unpopulated and out of touch states in the USA.

I guess now they better back off on the lack of experience attacks, as they are guilty of the same.[/QUOTE]She's got quite a rack though. That's got to count for something. Soccer moms for president, what a novel idea.

Regards,

BM.

Be careful what you pray for.

[url]http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/uselection2008/barackobama/2553367/Evangelicals-asked-to-pray-for-rain-at-Barack-Obama-nomination.html[/url]

Because now the Republicans don't have a National Convention! Jajaja

Sydney old sport,

Put a rubberband around your head and snap out of it.

[QUOTE=Bacchus9]Sydney old sport,

Put a rubberband around your head and snap out of it.[/QUOTE]Funny post, Baccus

I am not sure experience is all that important. I don't think Lincoln had much experience when he was elected President.

However, if I was giving advice to the Democrat's I would advise the Democrats never to bring up Palin's experience or lack of experience.

It seems obvious that the Republicans would love that discusion. Anyone who bases their vote on the experience of the various candidates will realize that Obama is strikingly lacking in experience (not sure it matters that much) and pull the lever for McCain.

It seems to me that the Republicans have cleverly shifted the focus, with the help of the Democrat's criticism of Palin, onto experience where the Republican candidate has a big edge.

You don't like Syd's point of view. Let's not discuss it. Let's make fun of syd.

Syd, most of what you posted is factually correct. The likihood is that McCain will continue down the bushies neoconservative path:

- More war.

- More debt to fight those wars and less taxes for the wealthy.

- a 5th ultra conservative on the supreme court may have radical changes in the way the US government will function. Radical changes in the meaning of the commerce clause, regulation, controls on the executive branch and the right to privacy[which includes activities like this website]

Yes, Obamha is younger and less experienced as Jack Kennedy was younger and less experienced than Richard Nixon. The USA is a country divided. My personal belief his that the healing process and undoing the damage that the neoconversative radicals have done domestically and internationally is more important in the larger picture than most other issues.

OK boys, flame away! The ultra conversatives will consider me stupid because I don't appreciate the beauty of neoconvervatism--I do and it horrifies me. The left wingers will have their own comments. I am bothering to write here because this board has an cross section of educationed people from the usa. I am curious if dialog rather than name calling is possible.

[QUOTE=Miami Bob]Yes, Obamha is younger and less experienced as Jack Kennedy was younger and less experienced than Richard Nixon. The USA is a country divided.[/QUOTE]The "Jack Kennedy had less experience" comparison actually doesn't bolster this argument.

For one thing, Jack was a naval officer and a war hero before he ran for President. Barak has never had a command position and has never had his courage tested under fire.

Second, Jack Kennedy's lack of experience, easily observed by Nikita Khrushchev at their 1961 Vienna meeting, of a young, inexperienced, untested American president was disastrous, emboldening Khrushchev to push Kennedy on Berlin -- and then near fatally in Cuba, leading almost directly to the Cuban missile crisis.

Thanks,

Jackson

[QUOTE=BadMan]Soccer moms for president, what a novel idea.

Regards,

BM[/QUOTE]Actually, I believe that she considers herself a "Hockey Mom".

"Unlike Senator Obama, my admiration, respect and deep gratitude for America's veterans is something more than a convenient campaign pledge."

Except of course when it comes to voting yes on a bill that would allow them to build a better life after their service to our country. I will show my gratitude by making it harder for them to get an education thereby limiting their options and continuing to serve?

Oh yes and don't forget extending enlistments. I am so grateful to them for their service that we will extend their term of service beyond what they contracted for, can't you see we love these fine young men and women and their hillbilly armor.

To obtain this nomination and he will keep his word on the supreme court appointments, taxes, more debt and to have the usa play policeman to protect our sources of raw materials[read: oil], he will keep quiet on his long term pet project--campaign finance reform. The Carl Rove style attack ads that mccain spoke out against in 2000 will be a major thrust of his campaign.

Jackson, do you really believe that the russians would not have tried to stock pile missles in Cuba if Nixon was elected. Jack Kennedy's service as a PT boat commender [a boat smaller than the sport fisherman the exon would charter for 4 hours when he goes deep sea fishing] was the major reason he was able to negociate effectively with the russians. Character, vision, marshalling and effectively using data available--raw intelligence or intellectual capacity were more likely responsible. Sometime read kennedy's first book, Profiles in Courage. This book started as his honor's thesis while at university.

I cannot help but to respect McCain for his military service and his strength while a prisioner of war. I also respected 30 years of championing vet's rights, political campaigh reform and anti-torture laws. McCain walked away from 30 years of history to cut his deals with the boys--what geneve convention? What happened to McCain--intoxicated by the smell of power. His last chance at 72 years.

Woodrow Wilson, FDR, Harry Truman and Abraham Lincoln were great war time leaders with limited military or zero military service.

OUR foreign military aggression is producing more jijaddists and will radicalize non-radical Muslims over time. Popi Bush would not touch it with a ten foot pole--his Cia experience was the difference, not his few years of service in the military.

I have voted Republican and Democrat. A higher power may be voicing it's own point of view by interfering with the Republican convention via hurricane Gustov.

[QUOTE=Miami Bob]...And to have the USA play policeman to protect our sources of raw materials [read: oil][/quote]And what's wrong with throwing our weight around and protecting our interests?

[QUOTE=Miami Bob]...Jackson, do you really believe that the Russians would not have tried to stock pile missiles in Cuba if Nixon was elected.[/quote]Yes.

[QUOTE=Miami Bob]...Jack Kennedy's service as a PT boat commander [a boat smaller than the sport fisherman the exon would charter for 4 hours when he goes deep sea fishing] was the major reason he was able to negotiate effectively with the Russians.[/quote]Unfortunately, your characterization here is completely inaccurate in that Kennedy most certainly did not "negotiate effectively with the Russians".

[QUOTE=Miami Bob]...OUR foreign military aggression is producing more jijaddists and will radicalize non-radical Muslims over time.[/QUOTE]I disagree, These rabid dogs only respect power, and just like rabid dogs, they need to be "put down" for everyone's safety.