I think Hillary Clinton's actions are deplorable. If she cannot win the nomination on her own merit, and not those of her husband or daughter, she does not deserve it. I had very little respect for her before and now I have none. She will say anything and do anything to win and I do not feel that she really cares one bit about America, just what America can do for Hillary. She may have gained the respect from some military leaders but this military man will not support her. I will vote for any Republican before I vote for her.

i don't see how mccain got that out of that transcript - sounds a little desperate to me.

Ol' John seem to have picked up some stragedy from his best friend "Hillary"

A timetable to peace and stability is a bad idea… why?

Roney never served his country in uniform because he is lacking in the intestinal fortitude (guts) department. He has 5 sons; has any of them served in the military? Not likely, because they were raised without a need to have intestinal fortitude. Intellectually elite he's been called, just like Bill Clinton. Lots of similarities between Clinton and Romney and not just their denegrating attitudes toward the military and women.

McCain is the epitome of a slimeball.

Do we really want such a hot headed, arrogant fool in office? God bless America double time if such ends up happening. . .

I'm a Democrat, and I support Barack Obama. We need to get the hell out of Iraq. I'm not gonna let Romney sit on the war like Bush is doing, nor will I let John "Rambo" McCain lead us to ruin. It's because of this war we're in a recession right now!

Trillions spent on an ill conceived war, 4,000 young people killed, over 900 lies told to the congress on WMD's. The economy cannot continue to pour money into this war. A war without end, if the republicans have their way. No light at the end of the tunnel. My grandson is a Marine who is over there now. He did tell me the average Iracie loves Americans, it's the radicals we are fighting. He sees it up close and personal. I want him home, safe and sound, ASAP

Both McCain and Romney have NO intention of abandoning the Iraqi people and turning a chance for success into a dismal defeat (I.e. Somalia).

Romney is a cry baby. Romney is what this country hates. White rich male slick republican. He will get crushed by the Dems, becuase of this. This conservative is not going to be fooled by voting for flip mitt. He will never have my vote in the general elections ! He played dirty politics, attacking everyone left and right. I will not vote for him if God forbid he wins the nom, just to spite him.

This is what drives me crazy about Politics. When the war was going bad, politicians attacked supporters of the war. Now that it's going better, they're attacking opponents of war. (Or making up opponents of the war). Where is the continuity? They act like Hollywood, only supporting the trend of the month.

'"Well, there's no question that the president and Prime Minister al Maliki have to have a series of timetables and milestones that they speak about, but those shouldn't be for public pronouncement," Romney told ABC in April.'

How does that get interpreted as Romney has a timetable for withdrawal?????

Seriously… McCain sees the writing on the wall and is grasping at straws.

Just a sign that McCain is getting desperate. He is a one dimensional-war hero candidate. We live in a more complex world than that now.

He's pissed because he feels like the nomination is owed to him after kowtowing to Bush for 8yrs and now this upstart Romney guy is really getting traction.

It's sad to see McCain come apart as he has. Strange that the main stream media hasn't made a bigger deal of his recent inaccuracies and impugned his credibility.

Bill Clinton's recent endorsement of McCain should hurt him. After McCain considered being John Kerry's V.P. in 2004, maybe the time has come for a Clinton/McCain ticket. –That's straight talk.

I had respect for John McCain until now. It appears he is just like a lot of the other presidential candidates using dirty tactics to win votes in Florida and elsewhere. I think it is time to bring in someone with integrity and business sense to run our country.

I am waiting for Romney to apologize to the men and woman in Iraq for stating his five able bodied sons are doing their civic duty by campaigning for their multimillionaire father. And baptizing dead people into the Mormon religion by proxy.
By the way, who missed Obama sponsoring a bill that forces bankrupt Mormons to continue tithing to their church! Isn't this UNAMERICAN? And the fact that Utah is considered paradise to illegal aliens. Please Mitt, grow up and stop demanding apologizes every time someone picks on you.

Mcain is a Bum! He is a WAR monger, a biiter old man who left his first wife after his return from Vietnam…He couldn't lead me to Kentucy fried Chicken….

Yeah, God forbid we even consider getting out of Iraq.

This is just like the McCain campaign to try and twist facts into something to cause doubt, concern, and fear in the minds of the people. I guess by not saying you want to be in Iraq forever means that you have set a timetable. What McCain needs to learn is that if you fail to plan, then you plan to fail. Mitt Romney's remarks to ABC in April couldn't have been more perfect. He said that as a Prime Minister or President you must set goals…you must plan. If you do not, then you will not have a benchmark to see how you are progressing. The democrats wanted a publicly known date to bring home the troops, but you have to understand that if you set a date and the enemy knows it, the enemy will hide in a cave, wait for you to leave, and then wreak havoc. BUT privately you must set goals and have ways to measure your success…that is what Romney was saying, not that we should set a date to bring the troops home, but that we should set dates to have certain events accomplished. That is called planning, and Senator McCain, if you fail to plan you plan to fail.

A very Clintonian McCan can't talk straight about Iraq or the economy, and he's showing he's not a leader, he's a snippy old senator who's spent most of his live on the government' payroll.

Romney needs to give a better idea of what he would do with the economy and Iraq instead of letting McCain pull an Obama on him by harping on the past rather than talking about his vision.

McCain (or anyone else) should apologize to Romney for anything?

It's Romney who should apologize to everyone on the planet for being a 24-carat gilded putz. Even his "righteous indignation" comes across as phoney. What a schmuck.

Romney is a phony. The only three honorable men in the Republican primaries are McCain, Huckabee, and Paul. Romney will tell any crowd of people what they want to hear - even if it is exactly the opposite of what he has stated in the last few months. On top of that, who wants a multimillionaire who has no idea of what it is like to struggle on falling incomes?

A very Clintonian McCain can't talk straight about Iraq or the economy, and he's showing he's not a leader, he's a snippy old senator who's spent most of his life on the government' payroll.

McCain brags about never working in a "for profit" organization, and that tells everyone he's not a conservative, he's a big government Republican who's been sucked in by the Washington culture.

Romney needs to give a better idea of what he would do with the economy and Iraq instead of letting McCain pull an Obama on him by harping on the past rather than talking about his vision.

Politics are getting dirty because these professional politicians. The older, the dirties! It is true for both Republic and Democratic.

So, CNN reporters, who's telling the truth? Where's Anderson Cooper keeping them honest?

It is dishonest to tell only the part of statemants.
McCain is dishonest.
Mitt 2008

I don’t understand, some please explain why people actually even care for Romney other than the fact that he’s Mormon. Because last time I check he was so full of it that it was coming out!
Thanks

I hope voters can see through this dishonest comment by John McCain and his camp. If Senator McCain is really the best person for the job, why doesn't he just speak for himself insteady of fabricating positions for other candidates. I'm a registered republican, but if John McCain is the nominee, I will forfeit my right to vote in November.
Go Mitt Romney!!

McCain and Romney are wrong about Iraq. Iraq will not change until they know that the YANKY DOLLAR is coming home. We have spent enough money and lives to own the whole place. Bush was not smart enough to stay out of Iraq and now the next three generations will pay for his blunder.
The whole Republican party has lost the White House for the next 16 years and most will loose their seats in public offices.
I think most of the US has had enough of the GOP and would be happy to see it LOOSE.

Shame on John McCain. Romney's not talking about a timetable for withdrawing the troops, and McCain knows it.

If he keeps things like this up, he's going to damage his image that he can be trusted, and that's going to lose him a lot of votes.

Only neo-cons would criticize eachother for wanting to get our soldiers and Marines out of a pointless war. I dont even recognize the Republican party anymore.

If Romney could accept what Mccain said than it will shows me he's not fit to be a president.A president should be able to hear criticism weather it is good or bad.As far as I know Mccain has long standing in not giving up on the Iraq war which my husband agreed.Everyones know that economy is bad at this moment.But instead on saying that candidates will put more money and less taxes,they should concentrate on not letting the governemts wasting our money away.Than we won't be here in first place.what tick me off when Romney said in Michgan that he will be the same jobs again.That will be a empty promises because you can never bring the same jobs again but you can create a new ones.

This ought to be interesting. I predict that 75% of Romney and McCain supporters won't bother to research whether it's true or not but will take their candidate's position at face value. Another 15% will do the research and spin it to make it sound like the truth. That leaves 10% who will admit the truth.

BTW…I did actually research it…April 2007 interview….McCain is right and Romney either has a very short memory or he's hoping everyone else does.

Romney has got to learn to fight like McCain who is a proven fighter jet pilot!

I agree with McCain that an apology is owed to the soldiers in Iraq. We owe them an apology for sending them to their slaughter on the basis of a complete LIE with no plan to bring them home.

Anyone with common sense will agree that they should never have been sent there in the first place. Using the justification that "well… whether they should be there or not, they ARE there so we need to make sure they haven't died in vain" is completely illogical and is an insult to these brave men and women.

McCain is such a loser that he has to changed what was said by Romney to get votes. He even denied something he said on FL National TV Debate even when it was documented by the commentators. Talk about a "phoney".

John McCain is a dirtbag. He is desperately trying to bring his opponents down. But the only way he knows how, is to attack their character, or outright lie.

So much for straight talk

There is a huge difference between setting a "series of timetables and milestones," as Romney has said, and setting "a date for withdrawal," as McCain accusses. The prior is the setting of goals while the latter is a mandate. It would be stupid to not set dates in which to base your goals. Gen. Petraus even advocates for the setting of goals! McCain is being dishonest and I hope that the voters of Florida will not fall for his "Washington talk."

All of these GOP candidates (ie, dead-enders) should go ahead and relax. There is no way this country will elect any of them (though the electronic machines may decide differently for us–flipped results from the exit polls, anyone?)

Bomb bomb bomb Iran? McCain=McShame.

Romney can demand an apology till H_LL freezes over. Another clone of GW Bush that chickenhawked his way through Vietnam……but now seems to be proficient on military matters.

The Republicans definitely lose 2 votes if they run McCain.

HERE ARE 2of the THREE STOOGES. Better follow yourleader GW or the TEXANS WILLGET YOU!!!!!!!

Dear CNN,
It would be nice if you could provide some fact checking alongside a "He said - He said" story like this one. If John McCain can reference a specific public statement of Romney's, CNN should be able to quote from that statement. If no such public statement exists, CNN should be able to report that as well.

I can hear what the candidates are saying about each other by listening to the candidates speeches directly. I look to the journalists of CNN to do research into the story beyond the soundbite.

He's asking him to apologize for wanting a timetable to withdraw? I thought most Americans wanted a withdraw? Why would he accuse his opponent of agreeing with the majority of Americans?

To say " it's OK to have objectives and a timetable to meet those objectives but you don't want your enemy to know how long they have to wait in the weeds until your going to be gone" sounds pretty reasonable to me.

I think McCain is feeling the heat. McCain lied tuesday night during the debate as well. McCain is not going to let reality stand in his way.

it is pretty much your own words, Romney… you're going to rip McCain for saying several years ago that he was stronger on national security than the economy, then I guess he has the right to use your words against you.

Demanding an apology is a bit much… especially with the quote right there.

I am a third grade teacher, and I have been following the CNN election coverage for months. I would like to see the "education" problems brought into the debates for both parties. Every issue that has been brought up is centered around education. What are we going to do to recruit more teacher, increase teacher pay, or even to retain good teachers?

Thanks for responding

Well, you used to be pro-choice, you used to be pro-gay, then changed horses when it became convenient…

I don't know whether or not he's supported a timetable for withdrawal. But it wouldn't be a stretch to imagine.

The word "Democrats" in the third paragraph should be capitalized.

John McCain loves to go around taking credit for the improvement in Iraq because of his longstanding advocacy of a “troop surge”. However, the facts indicate that the situation was far more complex than simply a matter of troop levels. The “surge” in 2007 did not even bring our troop levels back to what the previous highs had been. The troop levels had been drawn down from a high in 2005 of approximately 165,000 troops to approximately 130,000 in 2006 in an effort to get the Iraqis to take more responsibility. So, simply having the higher troop levels in 2005 had not solved the problems.

The strategy that General Patreaus put forward consisted of not only bringing troop levels back to approximately 155,000 but also included political pressure and outreach to the civilian population. There were a number of things that need to coalesce together for the growth of freedom and democracy to occur in Iraq and I don’t believe that there was some silver bullet that would have made it all be an immediate success right from the start in 2003.

Also, I personally don’t think much of McCain’s propensity to bag on Rumsfeld. Rumsfeld wasn’t perfect, but he did drive the Taliban and Al Quada back into their caves in Afghanistan and Saddam’s henchmen out of power in Iraq within weeks of the initial invasions and I think it’s pretty disingenuous to put the whole blame for the Iraqi inability and unwillingness to step up to the plate in driving Al Queda out of Iraq on Rumsfeld. McCain seems to me to be too willing to use selective memory for his personal political gain and to hope that everyone has forgotten the facts so that he can spin them in his favor.

Come on John, you’re about to loose the only thing you had going for you in this campaign. Is that why your sounding so desperate?

Why does Mitt always want everyone to apologize for something? 1st he does it to Huckabee now to McCain.

I have a dream that one day people will stop referring to skin color and consintrate on the issues. This is 2008, skin color has nothing to do with it. We are all so tired of being lied to by our government we just want change. Lets stick together and make well informed decisions. Our jobs have all gone over seas. Our Unions are being broken. The one thing that the blue collar worker could count on. I'm tired of working 2 jobs to support my family and being denied health ins. for my kids because I make 200.00 a month to much. One of the hardiest choices a parent could make is to have to choose between a roof and food or health insurance. It not an easy choice. Get seroius America Make a SMART CHOICE THIS TIME.

it is pretty much your own words, Romney

Yeah, the problem is McCain was dishonest in how he charaterized his words. Romney, reasoably so, calls for private milestones, goals if you will, and timetable for troop levels. He never talked about a withdraw. The old man McCain is getting desperate. Do we want an out of touch 71 yeard old, who doesn't understand the young, new global economy at the helm? I don't.

During the debate Romney repeated his experience in the private sector a few to many times. I am not sure that this is a good qualification to run this country. Business is out to make money. The only way a country makes money is taxes. I am afraid that he will continue his private sector knowledge into running a country and tax us to death. Its a contradiction when he claims to want to lower taxes and he has experience in the private sector. I dont know if I am comfortable with a wealthy business man running our country. Isnt it pretty much controlled by big business anyway? Look what a mess we have. We are taxed to death, we are losing job over seas. I sincerely hope he does not win.

McCain didnt really say anything substancial did he? He didnt even answer Ron Pauls question did he? He just sort of danced around the question talking about all of the people he would have around him helping him deal with the issue. I am not sure he even knew what Ron Paul was asking.

By the way I noticed that the total number of questions asked and received was a bit unbalanced and unfair.

Romney 14
McCain 12
Huckabee 9
Guiliani 11
Paul 6

Shame on the gentlemen moderating this debate. How rude of you to not make an attempt to question each candidate equally.

It would be nice to have a little more context, but it doesn't seem to me like he is speaking about a specific date for withdraw. To me it seems like he is talking about having goals and something to structure your decisions around, but whatever. I just wish that they would all talk more about themselves and what they can/will do and stop spending time dogging on everybody else. They say that that is "just how politics is"…whatever

I think that people need to know that McCain, has tried for the white house twice before, and lost. Romney knows what he talking about when it comes to buisness. The olympics in Salt Lake were going down hill then he stepped in and they made money on it. He has good views about what this country needs to do. We need more men like Mitt Romney in goverment then the people there now, they are nothing but a bunch of liers.

How can you criticize someone for wanting to establish timetables and benchmarks for accomplishings objectives in Iraq? Isn't that a good thing? Timetables for military or political objectives is not the same as an announced timetable for withdrawal that could benefit the enemy. Romney is right to expect progress and success. There is no comparison, Romney is the right man for the job.

the republican candidates deserve each other.

McCain should apologize to our troops for saying they are prosecuting this war by using torture tactics (waterboarding). What an insult to all Americans who have ever fought wars against enemy combatants. My relatives and friends who served in WWII, Korea, Vietnam, 1st Gulf War, and Iraq, could not be more insulted….

IT'S THE ECONOMY STUPID! No wonder McCain wants to talk about Iraq.

I'm troubled with McCain. I've heard from multiple people with connections to DC that he is devise and rude. Behind closed doors I understand that he is very undiplomatic and takes "my way or the highway" approach. The last thing this country needs is another George Bush for the next 8 years to divide the country even more and break down relations with other countries.

If you think John McCain is Desperate now, wait till Monday night, look for the Religion Card to be played.

Proven: Romney changes his position on everything.

We've seen this with abortion, with the economy, and now with the war. These are 3 things that mean something to the republicans…

Why: Because Romney will say and do ANYTHING to get elected (See Romney tumble over question from Tim Russert in last Florida's debate about where Romney's campaign money comes from… His fat pockets!)

To the credit of Mcain the only thing he stays true to is support of the troops. The big difference between republicans and democrat candidates on withdrawal is one party wants a withdrawal when we have one and our great soldiers can leave with heads held high with pride and the other party wants us to run away with our tails between our legs like we did in veitnam. Lets put the majority thing in some perspective. All the democrats want withdrawal and only a portion of republicans do. MAJOR DIFFERENCE

THANKS

Re: Timetable for withdrawal

We live in a Democracy. There's no way we could ever pick a secret withdrawal date. There are too many people in the military who would need to know about it. Too many politicians. And we have so many soldiers and equipment and bases that it would be patently obvious whenever we leave. So the argument about the timetable for withdrawal thing is bogus. Whenever we leave they'll know about it.

The difference is do we want to leave now or thirty years from now. Because the Shia have a gripe against the Sunnis that goes back to when Great Britain created Iraq out of the remains of the Ottoman Empire.

We are in a lose-lose situation. Israel was formed after WWII and they are STILL in a de facto war with the Palestinians, terrorist groups and other Arab countries covertly funding the terrorists.

Why do we, as Americans, think that we can do what the Israelis have never been able to do — find peace in the land of others. All we've learned from the Israeli conflicts is that people don't get over things. Especially when it involves homeland that has religious significance to three different and sometimes opposing faiths. These are places where there is no such thing as forgiveness and repentance, because everyone believes God meant for them to be there. There is only vengeance and hatred.

Why would we want to be trapped in the maelstrom of that?

Excuse me while I gag a moment at the incredible desperation McAmnesty is showing.

He's pulling a page right out of the Clinton's book–knowingly, purposefuly, lying about an opponent.

I knew during the debate that the Straight Talk Express had broken down. I didn't know that it had completely died.

McCain - you really should be ashamed of yourself. Just because you have no clue when it comes to the economy doesn't mean you need to hypocritically turn to such cheap tactics. You know you lied during the debate. You know you lied when you said you won more Republican votes in NH and SC (no they were Indy's). Now you're blatantly lying about what Romney said. It's all out there for people to read. They're going to see you're lying. You're simply hoping they just hear your rubbish and do no independent research.

As one who lives in your state of AZ, I am ashamed of your shameless politics. You are washington through and through.

McAmnesty Lies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Romney should apologize to all Americans for supporting the drug companies when the issue came up in a debate.

He is like Bush, he comes from money and will do anything to protect corporations, their greed and their on-going abuse of most Americans.

They are both warmongers who have no intention of ending the occupation of Iraq. Both are more interested in serving up profits to their corporate sponsors than taking care of American military members. The only Republican candidate who has the correct plan for Iraq is Ron Paul.

Here's what Romney said - as reported by CNN.

"Well, there's no question that the president and Prime Minister al Maliki have to have a series of timetables and milestones that they speak about, but those shouldn't be for public pronouncement," Romney told ABC in April.

Somehow I don't see anything about *withdrawal* timetables in that. NOTHING. Of course the PM of Iraq needs timetables and milestones. They need to be responsible and accountable for working toward progress. That's simply called good management–something Romney knows a lot about.

Shame on you McAmnesty for trying to be so deceitful. You'll never get my vote because when the pressure is on all you do is lash out with your bad temper and lie about people. That's hardly "leadership"

I wouldn't expect John (gang of fourteen, keating five) McCain to act any differently toward his opposition than a Hillary Clinton. John has been in the senate long enough to learn the ways of being top low-life.

Scott is right, and Romney has to know deep down that he twisted McCain's words to suit him and try to convince America of this also. McCain is 100% correct, Romney does owe our soldiers an apology, and also Americans for trying to make idiots out of us like we don't know or can't read what McCain said, and in this case, didn't say. Not for the reaon Dylan said, but because they are over there protecting us and thats the thanks they get from Romney? One who wants to be their Commander in Chief?
Rick, what do you have to back your statement up with? What was the quote you refer to?
New York, I see you haven't gotten an answer to your question.
I doubt if you will, you spoke the truth and Romney will run from that.

Lou,

I like your show, but you need to show some support for Hillary Clinton. Shooting from the hip once in a while is ok, But we have a Country to worry about.

Judy

Here's what is going to happen. The people who are for McCain will believe his words, the people for Romney will believe his words. But here's the full quote:

"Well, there's no question that the president and Prime Minister al-Maliki have to have a series of timetables and milestones that they speak about," Romney said in an April 3, 2007 interview on ABC's Good Morning America.

"But those shouldn't be for public pronouncement," Romney continued in the interview. "You don't want the enemy to understand how long they have to wait in the weeds until you're going to be gone. You want to have a series of things you want to see accomplished in terms of the strength of the Iraqi military and the Iraqi police, and the leadership of the Iraqi government."

You decide for yourself what that means. To me, this sounds exactly like what McCain has been saying as well. But that's just me. Be careful everyone not to believe quotes unless you dig a little deeper.

Mccain is just getting desperate, its not even that big of a deal, and totally taken out of context. Mccain is just another President Bush, yeah he supported the troop surge, ok what else have you done? Oh nothing. And he also likes to start speeches with "my friends". I dont want to be friends with the president I want somebody to lead and to guide us into the right direction. He is too old, look at all his arm movements, he looks like a robot. A small robot that is.

@ Ruth..
I understand you perspective about Romney, but in a time like this from Jan 1 2008. Look the stock market, after the SubPrime, Housing Meltdown, We need someone like Romney to take control on this economy.
I don't want Obama or Hillary's Socialist Agenda,

Mitt for '08.

Mr Mccain sounds desperate right now. His economics view did not really sit well in Florida and showed it is his weakness. You cannot support our troops at war with our economy down. He tried to push his pro amnesty bill down our throat last time I know. He has this habit of fighting our republican base. Now his life depends on the democrats and independent votes. Well, this is Florida, Mr Mccain and it is a closed primary. Feeling the heat? You better be, traitor. Mr. Romney is way too qualified for this job. And you don't have to pay him. It's a public service.

RUTH's "Business is out to make money. The only way a country makes money is taxes. I am afraid that he will continue his private sector knowledge into running a country and tax us to death. Its a contradiction when he claims to want to lower taxes and he has experience in the private sector. I dont know if I am comfortable with a wealthy business man running our country. Isnt it pretty much controlled by big business anyway?"

Romney has used his excellent education received in America, his ingenuity and his hard work to make his $$. Somewhere along the line in trying to save failing businesses, I'm sure someone lost their job. That is unfortunate what happens when there is mismanagement, 9/11's, speculation, etc. He has a nice record on businesses he SAVED and eventually grew. He knows what it is like to pay taxes as he has had both small and large businesses.

He has also learned how to raise and manage a bungled Winter Olympics in the US ….again one mislead, mismanaged by someone else. He, at the urgings of wife, took over that task, turned it around and LEAD the US to a very successful and impressive Olympics.

He has been on the tax reduction side in MA, took a deficit and turned it around and left a balance. (Yes, I know he raised some fees….$$ to run the state, get out of debt, doesn't grow on trees. They—Rep and Dems must've felt this was the best way to make positive changes.)

Ma'm, we NEED someone with a REAL understanding of ECONOMICS so that they multitude of OTHER issues the President has to deal with, CAN be dealt with. Unfortunately we've all experienced UNEXPERIENCED economic LEADERS. We NEED a CHANGE!

ahhhh why won't romney just zip it. He's by far the most negative out of all the candidates. Why doesn't HE apologize for saying McCain's immigration was amnesty in the Republican debate. That was simply dishonest. It was right after he told McCain not to make the issue of health care "about the Pharmaceutical Companies. Leave them out of it. They are just good people making a product to help people"…

And for the last time, Ron Paul is not getting any nomination for president, so why vote for him?

McCain's a liar. Just in the debate, he lied several times.

1. McCain voted against tax cuts because he said at the time that they would only help the rich. He didn't mention spending as a reason until much later.
2. McCain has said on at least 3 occasions that he is not well versed on economics, including as recently as last month.
3. Romney was for the surge from the very beginning. See his press release issued on Jan 10th, 2007 - the same day as Bush's televised surge announcement.

Also, for those of you calling McCain a hero. Do a little research and just don't take what the liberal media tell you at face value. McCain's no hero - he traded info with the VC and Soviets for better treatment. He made at least 38 propaganda ads for the VC saying that the US bombing deliberately targeted children, schools, hospitals, etc. in Vietnam. He is an obstructionist to the POW/MIA movement. He puts his own fabricated legacy ahead of the interests of the families of MIAs. He has methodically blocked legislation aimed at helping MIA families. He is rude, condescending and arrogant in dealing with families of MIAs. He is a traitor and puts himself before his wives (affairs), his comrads (collaborator), his party (amnesty, taxes, gang of 14, McCain Feingold) and his country (propaganda for the VC, military info to the Soviets and VC, etc. etc.). I used to respect him until I starting working with the POW/MIA movement - the man is despicable.

Ron Paul '08

Bill Hunter, how many times have you been to Iraq and served? so please dont try to explain whats going on and how complex it is, when you your self have no ideal of what's going on. Unless you are a general or an admiral going over deployment strategies and so on.

GO MITT GO!!

McCain, the war hero, earned our respect, but NOT our votes.
He is wrong on immigration, wrong on tax cuts, wrong on campaign finance, wrong on judicial nominees, and wrong on Guantanamo Bay.
The McCain/Kennedy Comprehensive Immigration Act left our borders open and threatened to overwhelm our schools, hospitals, jails, and budgets.
McCain voted against the Bush tax cuts…twice! He cannot learn that cutting tax rates stimulates economic activity which increases government revenue.
The McCain/Feingold Campaign Finance Act inhibits free speech rights during the final days before elections.
McCain’s “Gang of 14” blocked the up-or-down votes for judicial nominees.
McCain stated that Guantanamo prisoners should have access to attorneys and courts. They are POW’s–not common criminals!
Finally, the NYT endorsed McCain. If he is their man; then, Republicans, you can be sure he is not yours.
Vote—but do not vote for John McCain.

Crime? Where are the debate questions on crime? Apprximately 17,000 people are murdered every year in this country. That is more human beings dying at home, from our own violence than our troops fighting "the war on terror." Rudy answers some of those questions because he is the obvious candidate to ask, but what about the others campaigning?

2 goons. They both are closet Democrats.

Sorry, is McCain saying we should NOT have those goals…

I read the quote. Romney is correct. McCain is stretching it way out. Maybe he should have trotted his Mom out to say it like other bad comments to distance himself.

So the king of half truth attacks wants an apology for tactics he has been using his whole campaign. Tell me again Mitt, is it or isn't it amnesty?

Sounds like McCain is such good friends with the Clinton's that he's taking on their campaign strategy of twisting words and meanings into lies and deceiving the public to gain votes.
McCain is now lying like Clinton's
McCain is liberal like the Clinton's
McCain is still too old and would be fried in a campaign against the Clinton's.

And so far my prediction is accurate. LOL. You guys are way too easy.

McCain is getting desperate now.
Surrogates on the press bus, attacking on timetables. We do eventually want to leave, but not until we are ready. Why the attacks McCain?

Romney has my vote. He has the leadership, the experience, and the morals to lead us. Mitt is the man!
We support you overseas.

Romney 2008!

So apparently now discussing benchmarks in private is the same as setting a deadline for withdrawal. I cannot believe I volunteered for McCain in 2000. He is quite simply a lunatic. Every time he opens his mouth he makes W Bush and Cheney sound more and more sane.

If GOP voters buy the MSMs crack pipe conventional wisdom that this man is in anyway electable we are fools. Sure, yeah, just what the GOP needs. Let's put up a candidate who is a 25-year beltway insider who is literally the face of the most unpopular foreign policy since Vietnam and laughs about how it's ok with him if we're in Iraq for 1000 years and whose economic policy is essentially, suck it up. Yes that will work wonders in a change election.

MCCAIN - "I want to stay in Iraq for 100 years! That would be fine with me!" I want more of our brave young men and women to be in harms way to cover all of the lies this war is based on!

ROMNEY - "I did not say a specific date, I've never said that." well, maybe a date but not a specific one!

MCCAIN - I want to stay in war! War War War! I want to go to Iran and/or Pakistan next! I am the candidate who can get the job done! And besides, I've been in Washington forever, and I owe it to my companie….I mean my country to stay the course!

ROMNEY - No, I am the candidate who can get the job done. I know how to keep this going so everyone can have the econimic benefit of WAR! Just give me that apology!

MCCAIN - I can kill more of "them" than you can, and faster!

ROMNEY - No you can't, I can. I have experience delegating to alot of people!

Secure our borders. No amnesty or birth right.
Expansion and prosperity through peace and commerce.
Go back to the gold standard.
Smaller government.
You take control of your own life.
Honesty. Integrity.
More military donations than any other cantidate.
A 20 year record of voting through the lens of the Constitution.
Applauded by Lou Dobbs, Ann Coulter, Glenn Beck, Tucker Carlson, John Mayer, John Rogan, Peter Schiff, Don Luskin, Norma McCorvey (Jane Roe), Jack Cafferty, Stephen Colbert, Jay Leno, and thousands and thousands more.

Does that sound like McCain or Romney to you?

I didn't think so.

This comment section's 1st fecicious (im)poster "SCOTT" stated:

"…will take their candidate's position at face value. Another 15% will do the research and spin it to make it sound like the truth. "

Further more SCOTT stated that:

"BTW…I did actually research it…April 2007 interview….McCain is right …"

Hence Scotty bois' very astute description of himself …lol…way to label yourself there, Scotty dear bois child…you predicted your own behavior ..wow…how "intellectual" of you (eh)…you are FAR superior to the rest of us mere mortal earthlings who can read for ourselves…and those of us who indeed observed that ….GASP…Romney NEVER DID call for any specific "withdrawal" timetable at all…not even a general "withdrawal" timetable…he had only …suggested …that… the directly involved leadership parties of both Iraq and the U.S. would do well to utilize private milestones/measures by which to judge progress or lack of same to better enable Iraqi and U.S. leaders of what's working and what's not to make more informed and appropriate decisions affecting Iraq!!!

SPIN???? Yeah, Scotty…"spin"…lol… BEAM ME UP (eh)!?!??!

But please don't stop spinning like a top there dear boy child….you must be related to Cindy Sheehan, or Jane Fonda, or perhaps even…McClinton/McNY Times/McLiar/McPain et al???

McCain has indeed stooped to yet new lows…after the anti-Mormon Christmas cards, anti-Mormon push polling…in unison with his attack pal, the White OLD SOUTH Rev Hickabee…who from Arkansas has links to those very same groups who not so long ago burned crosses, and tried to run the Mormons, Black Americans, and Jewish Americans out of their part of the country…kind of like what they are now doing in this election…funny thing is that there are a LOT of Jews, Blacks, and Mormons who have served and ARE serving in OUR nation's military…AMERICA's military..the UNITED STATES of AMERICA's miltary..as in the one which ALL AMERICANS REGARDLESS OF RACE/RELIGION/CREED serve..to protect ALL AMERICANS of ALL Stripes…I should know…I AM an American who has proudly served to protect ALL Americans..and I am one of those "other" Americans that the supremacist Hickabee/McLiar crowd underhandedly backstab at every opportunity. John McCain is NOT my "friend". He does not, and will not speak for me, the AMerican serviceman/woman.

In fact I would suggest that people might want to listen for a moment to those who HAVE served alongside Mr. McLiar personally in Vietnam in that POW camp those veterans who he stabbed in the back to receive special favors from his captors at their expense…see what THEY think about "honest John McCain". THESE fine folks didn't receive leftist-financed money to make a movie with….

McCain is well known for smear campaigning and attempting to fabricate smears against him so that he can cry "not fair". Face it, the man's own words in congressional records from both testimonies and committee meeting minutes shows that he is highly unstable, can contradict himself multiple times in the same statement and can blow his top at a moments notice. I'm sure we want this nut with his finger on the "nuke 'em" button.

I like how he always talks about his ACU conservative rating. His rating was 39th among Republican senators at the time… 83.2 really isn't that conservative. 72% of Republican senators and 83% of Republican's in the house had a higher lifetime ACU rating.

BTW - my neighbor is a retired, former member of Reagan's cabinet and says if the public knew the real John McCain they'd be asking that he be imprisoned, not nominated.

Mccain (Jan 200
"Gov Romney wanted to set a date for withdrawal, similar to what the democrats are seeking which would have led to the victory by al Qaeda in my view.”

Romney (April 2007)
"There’s no question that the president and Prime Minister al-Maliki [of Iraq] have to have a series of timetables and milestones that they speak about, but those shouldn’t be for public pronouncement.

You don't want the enemy to understand how long they have to wait in the weeds until you're going to be gone. You want to have a series of things you want to see accomplished in terms of the strength of the Iraqi military and the Iraqi police and the leadership of the Iraqi government."

To: John McCain
From: Florida

"It's the economy stupid."

The Florida primary is Republican-only. That's a roadblock for McCain. McCain won in NH and SC because of liberal independents. Romney is winning the Republican base.
McCain Sounds Like Hillary's VP! McCain considered in 04 being the VP for Kerry.

"Well, there's no question that the president and Prime Minister al Maliki have to have a series of timetables and milestones that they speak about, but those shouldn't be for public pronouncement," Romney told ABC in April.

How do you get that he wants to set a timetable for WITHDRAWL out of this quote?
McCain is desprate so he is twisting his words around(lying). He does owe him an apology and the troops for trying to drag them into it. He is dishonest and in no way should the American people vote for him.

How in the WORLD did Romney become known as the negative, flip flopper???

McCain is the one flinging dirt in desperation as he watches his poll numbers slide. McCain is the one who has switched on MULTIPLE issues including amnesty, Bush tax cuts, etc…. So now McCain is suddenly conservative? Wow, Romney is looking really good right now.

For those seeking fact checking, don't rely on "fact checkers" either. I just checked out Factcheck.org, which seems more about rebutting political statements with opinions of their own. Often, they offer policy proposals or theories as "facts' to rebut politicians. On tax matters, for example (something I know a little something about–I have degrees in politics, law, and tax law & policy), they claimed that Huckabee lied about his tax plan. But what they offered were basically suppositions by economists on what may result. To rebut Guliani's claim that he lowered taxes by 17 percent, they split hairs and said that the rates were not lowered by 17 percent, only the tax burden.

Also, I noticed what I considered to be a more troubling trend: When they called out Dems, they did so with objective, hard evidence. No problem there, and they did the same to Reps. But when the called out the GOP, they were more likely to engage in hairsplitting, of the type I noted, or outright use of opinion as rebuttal.

Now, when one goes to the site, learns that it is run out of Penn (that notorious bastion of ultra-conservative thought ;-)), and looks at the bios of the researchers, it strikes me that this disparity isn't entirely accidental.

Oh, and if CNN allows this post, I will faint.

Nom DePlume, Philadelphia, PA

Romney should apologize to the American people for his deceptive media coverage/debates.

McCain needs to apologize to the American people for his support of that amnesty bill a few months back. If he wins I stay home! They are committing treason.

Anyone with any political savvy and experience knows that national polls are garbage. Just ask Giuliani who had a big lead in december. They're highly influenced by the spin of the day of the MSM. They're often far too small to be statistically significant.
How many polls got Nevada right with Mitt Romney at 50%? One good point is that Mitt will not owe anyone (lobbyist) any favors for giving him money. Mitt is a Washington outsider unlike McCain so think about who really wants McCain to go against the Clintons. The answer is the dems, the media and the lobbyist.

McCain is out of line. ALL Americans are for the troops wherever they may be located. To insinuate that Romney should apologize to the troops is absurd. There are many patriotic Americans who think it is patriotic to want our servicemen and women to come home sometime in the near future. Discussing a possible timeable only makes intelligent sense.

My husband and I voted for McCaine in 2000. Not again.

As always, Romney is flip-flopping. That guy will say anything to get elected; apparently he figured out that talking about a time-table TODAY doesn't sound as good any more as it did in April.
All you people who are so dead-sure Romney is the victim here: Romney will NOT beat hillary in the presidentials. McCain makes a chance against Hillary.
Neither McCain nor Romney will make it against Obama though; good for the Republicans that the Democrats are to ignorant to see that; they prefer another dynasty in the white-house, the "Clinton" dynasty this time.
The reality is that the Clintons do not score well with Independent voters. Obama does.
Given the fact that more than 50% of the voters call themselves Independents these days, that means that Obama would make a fighting chance in the presidential elections. Hilary does NOT.
If the Democrats lose the elections (meaning we will see another trillion or so of our hard-earned tax dollars going down the drain in Irak) , we only have Bill Clinton to thank for that. By making Obama look black.
Seems my instincts about that Clinton guy have been right all along.

these two would make an attractive ticket

Romney is all talk, while McCain has paid his dues.

McCain talks Washington truth because it's the only truth he knows.
He even covers up for business owners who hire illegals by saying
it's our fault the illegals are here! Now I'm hearing Henry Kissinger
endorsed him. Can anything be clearer? Kissinger = failure in Vietnam,
Cambodia. McCain = Iraq war and now Iran. Dump this flaming hawk.
He talks Washington talk.

CNN,
Why didn't you post my previous comment? It was much earlier than several of these comments. I'm guessing I'm not the only one. Most of the posts on this site are Pro-McCain. I went over to another news site and all of their posts where Anti-McCain, not even fully Pro-Romney. Anyways, McCain's Straight-Talk has derailed with this one. There is a big difference between talking about a timetable for withdrawal of troops from the country and talking about timetables for political progress and progress in having the Iraqi Army take more control. I looked at what Romney said and McCain is way off. McCain is a patriot. I expect more out of a patriot than this. My brother is in Iraq and I am offended by McCain saying that the apology should go to the troops. McCain is invoking the troops to sidestep the issue and get political gain.

ancy………a LOT MORE than Mitt have called McCain's immigration plan Amnesty. Romney said his add didn't say Amnesty….but it did and ROMNEY ADMITTED his mistake over the AD. McCain spins the immigration to NOT sound like amnesty!

As a 45 year old man, I cannot imagine someone like McCain being my president, and giving me hope for a bright future. The "old" mentality is a constant part of his addresses to "my friends". I certainly don't consider him a friend, and while age is not the only element that matters, it is in fact a part of the package. Along with age may come wisdom, but age often blocks new thinking and ideas. Let's face it, old ideas have gotten us to where we are today. We certainly don't need that military mentality taking over the highest office in the land.

We clearly need a business man with moral character and real values. Brother Romney hasn't ever claimed to be perfect, and his ability to learn and change his opinion based on his knowledge and experience is a positive attribute. Why on earth would anyone consider changing opinion and admitting being wrong to be a bad thing?

Like how you said it "ancy."

Romney needs to stop playing politic games. In reality, he is the one trying to shift the focus of the issues. If people are listening to McCain on the Iraq issue, then why is Romney trying refocus them to the economy issues? Romney is just playing games to gain him the vote.

Let's hope that people see Romney and McCain for who they are.

McCain in '08

The rest of the story is that some of McCain's aides said that this was part of bigger strategy questioning Romney's leadership ability. So this is John McCain's strategy to show leadership? By tearing his opponent down and making up lies that twist what the other candidate said. Way to lead John, way to lead.

McCain is a foolish old man who does not know what he is talking about. He is grasping at straws. He does not know anything about the economy and proved it in the debate so he is trying to direct attention to the Iraq War. No matter what he does, The American People will see through this old man. He should retire and go fishing somewhere.

McCain was a jet pilot… translates to he's the best candidate for president? Being a fighter in this archaic sense will not fix the world we live in TODAY. It's time for new paradigm. The traditional ones are obsolete.

Here's what is going to happen. The people who are for McCain will believe his words, the people for Romney will believe his words. But here's the full quote:

"Well, there's no question that the president and Prime Minister al-Maliki have to have a series of timetables and milestones that they speak about," Romney said in an April 3, 2007 interview on ABC's Good Morning America.

"But those shouldn't be for public pronouncement," Romney continued in the interview. "You don't want the enemy to understand how long they have to wait in the weeds until you're going to be gone. You want to have a series of things you want to see accomplished in terms of the strength of the Iraqi military and the Iraqi police, and the leadership of the Iraqi government."

You decide for yourself what that means. To me, this sounds exactly like what McCain has been saying as well. But that's just me. Be careful everyone not to believe quotes unless you dig a little deeper.

While Romney hardly deserves an apology, seeing how dishonest his campaign has been, this issue highlights why McCain should not be president. He stubbornly clings to the believe that Iraq is a success; it is not, and he feels that we should be there forever.

Ahh…it's refreshing to see the "Conservative/Republican Fake Outrage Machine" turning on itself for a change - right out of the play book too:

1. Repeat your opponents words out of context

2. Act "absolutely outraged" (it seems to be everybody's favorite phrase when they call Hannity, Limbaugh, O'Reilly, etc.)

3. Repeatedly demand an apology for the group that has been insulted - currying favor from that group while at the same time making you opponent lose face. It works whether an apology is made or the statements are defended.

The neo-cons have it down to a science!

McCain lied.

Take a close look at this man and don't fall for the "my friends" and winking crap or you'll be duped.

He's not the Saint he wants you to think he is.

What's McCain talking about? That doesn't sound like he wants to set a date for withdrawal. I'm going to file this one under "pointless tactical spin" and move on. By the way, if Romney said that we shouldn't stay there for a century, which is what I've heard McCain say a few times now, then I'm going to side with Romney on that one. By the way, speaking to another commenter who mentioned education, I'm sure it will come up soon. They can't talk about immigration and the economy forever and leave that out, can they?

McCain is a liar, the quote is taken out of context and basically Romney is just saying when goals are met and Iraqis agree we will leave. This is very different than what the Dems are calling for. I guess McCain just thinks we should just stay in Iraq forever even if all our goals are met.

Looks like McCain is desperate.

I am in complete agreement with Garrett on this one. McCain is being ridiculous. He has taken Romney's statement out of context and is trying to manipulate voters with it. So much for "straight talk" "my friend".

I don't think however that Romney should have demanded the apology from McCain. Let it be - people know better. Instead, Romney should have just explained to voters what exactly he meant when he said "there's no question that the president and Prime Minister al Maliki have to have a series of timetables and milestones". It is very obvious that Romney didn't say that he wanted "to set a date for withdrawal" as suggested by McCain.

McCain is a liar and a manipulator. Is that what we want to be in charge of our country?

Now we don't want to get out of Iraq, do we?

And having any kind of timetable might just accomplish that.

Good grief! Vote McCain and see your grand- and great-grand kids getting blown up in that God-forsaken country!

McCain can then say what heros they were.

I would never vote for Mr. McCain because he is a flip flopper. Consider that he equivocates on two of the most important issues of our time: (1) immigration, and (2) taxes. He attempts to label Mr. Romney as such, but in reality, it is precisely the opposite.

McAmnesty is a slug. a low life distortionist. I dont trust anything from this mans mouth. from keating, finegold, tax denial and every other truth he tries to hide, it doesn't matter… He is blind on this economy, clueless for revitalization of it and then whines and distorts to deflect his record. Frankly, I'm not to concerned about the war now ( ex viet vet too ). With McAmnesty thats all one will ever hear.
He's a arrogant insider and a one issue politician who is not presidential material by any means..

It seems people distruct Mr. Romney, but understand it is his persona, his aura; he is mature yet still maintains a level of innocence, and this is off putting when you are not.

This is not an endorsement; it's just an observation.

Romney has 5 sons. None have served in the military. What a bunch of cowards.
Romney himself served his church for 2 years but not his country.

Romney owes John Mc Cain an apology for never serving his country.

Actually, the quote being used everywhere is out of context. Mitt Romney said he would surely VETO any bill for a withdrawal date.

McCain loves his liberal endorses in Florida.
While those listening to talk radio and understanding his failures, know better and call him on it. He has been pitching his 95 year old mom for his campaign. Seriously, how about your first wife who waited for you?
How about your consituency that voted for you?
You turned your back on all of us John McCain and ran to the money and sex.

Well I was leaning to McCain but the dishonesty about Romney`s comments on timetables drops him down to Hillary`s level. I guess they really are good friends. OUT with the OLD in with the New.

ancy, ehy don't you zip it! Why should Romney appolgize to insane McCain about timmigration! the idiot McCcain wants to have all the illegals come here and for us to take care of them, they are crimminals, don't we take care of the crooks in prisons already! it's drving us down when we do that.

Maybe you need to take you valium, you seem to like the pharmaceutical companies so much.

Romney 08!

romney is self-righteous…an apology indeed…frankly, romney should apologize to the whole nation for pretending to care about america…all he cares about is being president…

Shame on John McCain for cutting off the GMA quote. The next sentence was Romney saying he would veto a timetable if president. How very convenient to take things out of context. I'm a FL voter. I don't care for this kind of politics. It looks to me like the Straight Talk Express makes sudden stops.

Though Romney has never stated a specific time to leave Iraq, I believe that his position has been that the administration should have some sort of time table that they were working with privately. You know goals and such. That to me doesn't sound like a withdrawal strategy, it sounds like military planning. You would think that McCain would recognize that…You know, being a military expert and all.

McCain has himself set a time for withdrawal from Iraq I believe it was 100 years from now!

McCain is an angry old stinker. It's getting dirty now. McCain should just stick to the facts. He is looking slimier by the day.

Oh- and by the way ANCY McCain's immigration policy IS amnesty. Have you been living under a rock?

To blogger Scott: Are you kidding me, I read it too and there is no way you can twist that to infer Romney said he had a time table…..unless you work for the McCain camp…Bloggers beware read for yourself!

Sun City is a great place for McCain to be, now if we could just get him to retire there

JUST HOW LOW WILL MCCain stoop to discredit Mitt Romney i hope it backfires on him.

SENATOR McCAIN…. YOU ARE THE ONE WHO OWES
AN APOLOGY TO THE MILITARY.. RON PAUL GETS
MORE CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE
ACTIVE MILITARY THAN YOU…OR ANY OTHER
GOP CANDIDATE. YOU ARE A BUSH CLONE
AND SHOULD APOLOGIZE TO EVERY AMERICAN.
BOMB,BOMB IRAN…. SICK HUMOR!!!

I am a Florida Republican who has already voted for Romney, and the more I hear from McCain the more comfortable I am with my vote. Hopefully, Romney will be the Republican nominee. If McCain wins the nomination, then we will essentially have two democrats on the ballot and both Clinton and Obama are better Democratic candidates than McCain.

McShame

I did the research and John McCain was being dishonest. He's desperate. I have found Romney to be a many of high standards and character. I believe that the other candidates attack him because they know he is smarter and more talented than them.

apologize to the American people first.

It is funny that Mitt Romney would have such a fit and demand an apology from others when he can't do it himself. During the Olympics in SLC, he was throwing a fit, accused volunteers of standing around and "picking their noses" and was swearing up a storm. When confronted about his fit, and swearing at the people - he denied it happened. All of these witnesses, unrelated to each other saw and heard the same thing, but rather than admit that he lost his cool and apologized to them-he calls them liars.

Here's what Romney said - as reported by CNN.

"Well, there's no question that the president and Prime Minister al Maliki have to have a series of timetables and milestones that they speak about, but those shouldn't be for public pronouncement," Romney told ABC in April.

Somehow I don't see anything about *withdrawal* timetables in that. NOTHING. Of course the PM of Iraq needs timetables and milestones. They need to be responsible and accountable for working toward progress. That's simply called good management–something Romney knows a lot about.

Shame on you McAmnesty for trying to be so deceitful. You'll never get my vote because when the pressure is on all you do is lash out with your bad temper and lie about people. That's hardly "leadership"

Excuse me while I gag a moment at the incredible desperation McAmnesty is showing.

He's pulling a page right out of the Clinton's book–knowingly, purposefully, lying about an opponent.

I knew during the debate that the Straight Talk Express had broken down. I didn't know that it had completely died.

McCain - you really should be ashamed of yourself. Just because you have no clue when it comes to the economy doesn't mean you need to hypocritically turn to such cheap tactics. You know you lied during the debate. You know you lied when you said you won more Republican votes in NH and SC (no they were Indy's). Now you're blatantly lying about what Romney said. It's all out there for people to read. They're going to see you're lying. You're simply hoping they just hear your rubbish and do no independent research.

As one who lives in your state of AZ, I am ashamed of your shameless politics. You are washington through and through.

McAmnesty Lies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What's wrong with my comments? Are they too spot on?

Scott you should do your research again because Romney never said that he supported a timetable.
"Well, there's no question that the president and Prime Minister al Maliki have to have a series of timetables and milestones that they speak about, but those shouldn't be for public pronouncement," Romney told ABC in April. That is what Romney said!
McCain supports amnesty and I would never vote for him!

Read the entire interview!

Something Chris Wallace, Russert and Mccain did not do.

When asked about "set timetables for withdrawel" as the Dems were pushing, Romney said he would VETO such a proposition.
He also spoke of how damaging this would have been in World War 2.

In reality, Bush and Malaki "have" set goals, benchmarks and timetables, to gauge progress!

But NO "set date of withdrawel" has ever been proposed by Bush or Romney.

McCain is a liar. He lied in the debate when he denied he had stated he was ignorant on economics and two days later this whopper.

No more talk from McCain or Hucabee about being honorable. They're both liars.
Nice job Pastor!

cj

Lisa Salt Lake City UT - Mitt swearing up a storm? Sorry, but you've mistaken him again with the honorable Senator McCain that is known for his potty mouth and throws expletives around when someone disagrees with him. Can't even turn on C-SPAN with him on an my kid in the room.

I iive in a suncity in california we don't McCAIN anyway near the place

You shouldn't make an accusation unless you can back it up Lisa… you are trying to damage Romney's reputation with lies like McCain and Huck - sadly enough it works with some people - doesn't it now. Stop treating people like fools.
You related to the Clintons?

I think Romney has been incredibly provoked and pressured and I've not seen him crack like Huckabee and McCain. I dont' see how he does it - I wish he would turn loose on them just once. But I do admire the man for his tolerance and self-control in not using Clinton tactics to smear his opponents.

The more time goes on the more Mc/Heck's true character surfaces.

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