EVANDALE, Ohio (CNN) - John Dyer remembers being unable to sleep.
"I woke up at 4 in the morning and walked around the neighborhood. Part of my mind was just torn with anger. I wanted to go to Iraq and find those people who had done this and kill them," he said.
Two and a half years have passed since the knock on Dyer's door. The Marine flag still flies outside his suburban Cincinnati, Ohio, home, the Gold Star banner in the window a reminder of the message delivered by two Marines that August day.
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Round and round he goes, what he says, nobody knows.
Obama was the only one with the forsight to see this disaster in Iraq. He will demand Iraqi leaders be accountable and bring our troops home.
McCain will let this war bleed us to death. His policy is tired and outdated.
Veterans for OBAMA.
Independent for Obama
John McCain is the man to lead us towards an honorable and lasting finish to the job in Iraq.
I'm totally opposed to this war. First because I believe GWB fabricated and embellished in order to start the war in the 1st place–due to the ill-advised guidance of the crazy Hawks he chose to ONLY listen to.
Now that we're there, if we leave too quickly Al Qaida and insurgent forces from Iran will simply move right back in if the Iraq government isn't adequately equipped and prepared to prevent it. In that event a re-invasion of Iraq may be necessary to stabilize our interests there. More precious American blood will be shed in a vicious fight to recalim ground we already won–but lost because we exited too soon.
Americans, we must stay the course...continue pressing expectations on the Iraqi government to pursue the necessary benchmarks towards their own independence.
Even Obama conceded as Commander-In-Chief he would not hesitate to re-invade Iraq if insurgents and Al Qaida attempted to set up an operating base of terrorists in Iraq. There is no doubt if our forces leave before the Iraqi's are sufficiently ready to repel insurgents from Iran or Al Qaida units–all of the work we have sacrificed for will have be for naught.
McCain is the man to repel Iranian incursions, and develop cohesive military and diplomatic strategies to achieve our objectives of self-reliance and sefl-defense for Iraq–and ultimately bring our troops home–without having to go back and finish the job!!
Go McCain!!!
"John McCain the conservative liberal"....he said it himself!
McCain Cancel the order for just two Airforce Raptor jets overturn Bushes veto and pay for Obama's kiddies health care plan. Won't even effect your Iraq war stupidity. The Brits pulled out of the south into a single base and guess what the war has calmed down considerably down there including Basra.
This war was a mistake from the beginning. It was a military move to boost American oil interests as the French were making progress to advance their own oil interests in Iraq. This incrediblely bad decision has cost our nation dearly; however, now, we are in a perilous situation. Al Qaeda really is in Iraq now attempting to establish a permanent footing; they have achieved some success amid the chaos resulting from the power vacuum we created with Sadaam's ouster. Even, Obama says we would strike them in Iraq if they build a base of operation. We have backed ourselves in a corner with no good options. McCain's statement that we will remain 50-100 years will surely defeat him, and Obama's idea to leave and come back to strike makes no sense. Maybe Huckabee and Hillary have the best plans.
If Hillary doesn't win the nomination McCain will get my vote
My support goes to the candidate who, when taken prisoner of war, refused his chance for freedom out of devotion to his fellow Americans still held captive, who has been willing to stand up for what is right in the face of ongoing criticism from within his own political party, and who risks his presidential future in support of a strategy that he believes will not only bring stability to Iraq, but will ultimately bring victory over global terrorism? As John McCain has said, "The aspiration of change needs to be more than just wishful thinking on our part or a philosophical position we take; it's an entire way of life. Which candidate for president has led the altruistic career? Which has lived the change-agent lifestyle? Who is the heroic person? By his own admission, Senator John McCain has his flaws, but he has repeatedly shown great courage and self-sacrifice for our country.
Too bad Mr. Dyer is paying for the pathetic [R] lies about Iraq being the cause of 9/11. Unfortunately the remnant supporters of the current disaster-in-charge, and the next [R] wanna-be disaster-in-charge, still believe the lies - despite the all the facts that have come out. [R]s love demagoguery
Come on Ohio, use your brains. From the results of the previous two presidential elections, there is serious evidence that America underutilizes that organ. [R] primaries should look and sound like an empty warehouse. People who would vote [R] in this next election, President or Congress, have serious mental problems.
Lets get this old man out of the way and go forward with barack Obama to better America.
This war should have never been started or at the very least when it did start. Don't get me wrong, I'm not anti-war. I'm a veteran of Desert Storm and proudly served. But our help was ASKED for at that time. the information that drove President Bush to invade was faulty at best. There is no way that I believe that everyone thought the information we had was fully credible or accurate. There were questions then that should have at least delayed the decision. Obama is stating to get out, but he is saying a PHASED withdrawal. He is NOT saying leave the Iraqi governent on its own. But at some point, Iraq has to start taking responsibility for its own safety and ability. Not a single 9-11 attacker came from Iraq. Osam bin Laden is still at large (if he's actually alive). The Taliban is re-emerging in Afghanistan (they actually had something to do with 9-11). That is where our focus should have stayed and that is what Obama is proposing. One last thing – what are we doing about Saudi Arabia. Most of the 9-11 attackers came from there. Why are we not pressuring them to do more in the ACTUAL war on terror??
Top military officials have touted Obama's Foreign policy leadership ability as far superior to McCain. Clinton, Bush, and McCain have a
tendacy to respond and regret AFTER the bus is driven into the ditch. Obama has the wisdom not to drive it into the ditch from the beginning.
If Colin Powell can endorse Obama, thats proof enough for me.
OBAMA 08.
John McCain has the support of the Bush family, not good judgement for his campaign. John McCain says the surge is working but fails to tell us that Muslim Clergy Al Sadar had called a cease fire in Iraq. I trust the Generals in Iraq and they aren't all in agreement with McCain or Bush and haven't been for some time. Think about how many Generals who told the truth were dismissed, John McCain did nothing to support them, only agreed with Bush. Vote Obama.
I'm a Republican and I'm supporting Obama. McCain is tired.
I think they should settle this with a rousing game of Risk. High score takes the white house. We can't possibly muck up our foreign affairs anymore than we have in the last eight years.
We've had strategic support bases in Europe, Mideast, and the Pacific since the end of WWII.
We've had bases in those areas for over 60 years–to protect our allies and help with restoration after the war.
Is it so wierd–we may have a presence of some kind in Iraq?
I don't understand what the hype is about writing a contract for 99year for some real estate–when this is precisely what our governemnt has done in all locations where we have military bases–large and small, and even in the U.S.
Thank you John Dyer, and rest easy, America is still working to get all those that attack brave volunteers fighting for freedom.
And oh yeah! Gues what..., there's a baby boom going on RIGHT NOW in Iraq, which just happens to also be the fastest growing economy in the world!!
Of course you not hearing any of that from the corrupt media pushing an agenda. But YES, it is true! The war is over and victory is ours. The peace among the Iraq people is the only thing left to win.
Hopefully the dems will not choose to retreat from that too..
Oh I get it. You guys think Obama will fix it!!!
Once Obama is in office the world will be a totally safe place. Let's see:
Peace will engulf the world! Despot leaders, totalitarian governments, terrorists, and communist expansionism will disapear. All of those evil doer's will be so enthralled by Barack Hussein Obama's brilliant rhetoric and hopeful, peaceful, optimistic rallings–they will just put down their arms and their ambitions for him!!
If anybody is so ignorant as to believe this nonsense–we're truly lost.
After returning home from Vietnam, John McCain spent 9 months at the Army War College researching the failures of Vietnam. He discoverd that the failures were due to politicians in Washington running the war instead of the commanders in the field.
Obama and Clinton want to run the war without regard to what the commanders in the field want. McCain served in war. He knows that politicians, especially those like Rumsfeld, Obama, and Clinton with no military experience are the least qualified to call the shots!
McWar/OBAMA...So the a liberal repuke and a liberal joke! Serve em up , throw them out there, who will stick?
Michelle in Philly February 29th, 2008 10:12 am ET
If Hillary doesn't win the nomination McCain will get my vote
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NO, NO, do not vote MCWAR.
WRITE IN, YOU CAN WRITE IN HILLARY.
VOTE HILLARY IN NOVEMBER!
“We Have Nothing To Fear But Fear It's Self And Those Who Would Exploit Our Fear For Power And For Their Own Personal Selfish Cynical Gain.”
Our men and women in uniform deserve a leader with experience. They deserve better than Clinton or Obama.
They deserve McCain.
Although I have a lot of respect for Senator McCain and Senator Clinton, by going to Iraq, they both help BUSH digging and cannel and invited bunch of allegators. all the money that Iraq absorbed, could be used to pay off our debt to Chinese banks. I can not vote for someone to took us to a big mess.
McCain... is just so.....BUSHMAN!! Hey let's vote this idiot in so we can have the same 4 years of Bush policies and mentality and LET's STAY IN A WAR for 100s of years!!!
What an idiot, McCain must think the American people are ignorant to the fact that he doesn't know JACK. All McCain has is his military record and if that is sooooooooooo honorable why the HELL did he vote for a war that is costing the country trillions of dollars and killing our young military members every day. NOT a dam thing has changed in Iraq, they just keep reporting on how "good" things are.... what a crock of do-do.
Americans KNOW that if we leave Iraq today, they will still continue to be IRAQ, that is their culture and that has been their culture for centuries. McCain is not the Messiah and he certainly is so out of touch of reality that is sad.... sad.
I can't believe anyone is buying McCain's sincerity, he's a REPUBLICAN and the republicans have brought this country to the poor house. They've spent billions of our HARD-EARNED dollars like drunken sailors with no regards to the needs of the American people.
Point in case, McCain's so-called failed promises are NO difference than the foolishness Bush is ranting and raving about on the news.
McCain is just another older version of Bush....
Send his butt home before we end up in MORE wars, MORE Americans dying for greedy oil mongers and MORE turmoil here in America and around the world!!!
If Colin Powell endorses Obama I'll eat my old, historic combat boots!!
Those boots treaded in the muck of Vietnam, Panama, Granada, Kosevo...they treaded in the sand in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Turkey...they treaded on flight-lines and dirt hole bases all around the world.
If Colin Powell ignores the lessons he's learned with over 30 years of military service and as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of staff–I'll eat those boots. And I'll even vote for Obama.
He is my Number 2 choice behind Hillary!!
McCain is good at making war but what is his record on making peace or being diplomatic??
I have a lot of respect for McCain. The Obama posters who call him an old man have no respect. I respect Obama, but his supporters drove me away months ago.
In the end, if you are against the war Hillary is your best option. Sure, she was wrong on her initial Iraq vote. Obama was wrong too when he hedged his bets in his book for purely political reasons. He was just lucky enought not to be in the Senate at the time.
In the end, it comes down to the fact that Hillary has managed to have an anti-war position, yet maintain the respect of the military. Hillary has been endorsed by more military members than Obama, especially at the higher levels. She is also the person who exposed the lack of an Iraq exit strategy in the military and actually did something about it.
John McCain is still trying to pull out a victory in the VIETNAM War which is why his solution to everything is more war! This is not what the nation or the world needs at all! His environmental history is a big ZERO! He doesn't even show up to vote on crucial laws to protect our nation and the world. He is old and lives in a past dominated by US military might! That will do us no good when our air is unbreathable, our waters so pollutted. our lands scorched and dry and our children dying from cancer from chemicals in their water.
A report on how the terrible poisons in the Great Lakes has caused a large ring of populations to have higher breast cancer, colon cancer, birth defects, and other medical destruction has been suppressed again by the CDC and the government. He has no clue nor care, like Bush, he is an arms salesman with killing as his only choice when faced with other countries' challenges.
Impeach Bush and keep his cronies like McCain, from getting anywhere near the White House or the Supreme Court or the United States will never be the great nation it was again. They are leading us to destruction, literally!
It is the Military-Industrial complex that is pulling Senator McCain's, and The Republican Party's strings. When is this nation going to come to it's senses and reign in this obsession with militarism and corporate " civil rights ". First, we now have the weaponry to destroy our sweet earth and secondly, since when was a corporation considered a citizen of America? They fabricated an entity and then bought, stole, these so called " rights ", then they like to go into court and claim they have these imaginary " rights "!!! Let us end this reign of terror, this complex has spread across America.
SUPPORT OUR TROOPS, BRING THEM HOME, ALIVE. NOW.
Senator McCain has been in the Senate how long? He hasn't done jack to improve our lot as Americans. If, following and emulating Reagan, Bush and DeConcini's lead are qualities for a good president, he’s our man. Being a POW does not equate to making a good general or president. All America honors the good senator for his honorable military service and for enduring conditions at the Hanoi Hilton. The long list of bad items in his proverbial closet should give the Dem's a barrage of weapons to use against him. McCain can't blame Obama for the S&L loan scandal, the Iraq invasion, Giving China most favored nation status, supporting Saddam before 9/11, and the list goes on. Let the old and rested serve out his term as senator. The nation need new blood and innovative ideas. McCain is a relic. Let us look to the future to restore our nations honor and position on the world stage. Barack Obama the people's choice!
Sorry anon...I disagree with you. America continues to lose life and treasury everyday in Iraq. The Iraq War is a dumb war that should not have been waged. Our political leaders, Bush, McCain and Hillary, took their "eye off the ball" when it came to defeating Al-Qaeda and conducting the 'War on Terror'. Afghanistan was America's chance to defeat the Taliban and crush Al-Qaeda top leadership. When could have caught or killed Bin Laden to show terrorist camps that America is for real at stopping terrorists. Then America could have devoted resources to helping Afghanistan become a better democracy and world trading partner to showcase to the world that America is good at "democratic nation-building" regardless of religious faith. America has not only lost blood and treasury in Iraq, but also international respect.
80% of the people approved of the war. No one on this site contacted their rep and told them not to vote for it. Most people don't even know how their rep voted.
What I would like to see is increased infrastructure and safety. I want to see an Iraq that is strong enough to resist Iranian influence. I want to see an Iraq that is capable of receiving it's people home.
If anyone thinks any of these candidates are exiting Iraq, they are fooling themselves. Clinton and Obama are clear. Both of them say they want to withdraw troops BUT it is dependent on the situation. Neither has the intention of abandoning the situation or the Iraqi people. You only hear what you want.
CLINTON or MCCAIN. Obama? Never.
MCCain weary voters ...
DJ in TX -
Well said. I salute you my brother. It's so nice to hear from our military members. I agree. We need to hold Iraq accountable for their future, they are becoming too dependent on America to solve their issues and problems. That is NOT our purpose there, our military members were sent in to find WMD, which we are still looking, but never found, hummm?
We have been in Iraq long enough on a war based solely on faulty and inaccurate CIA/Bias Intelligent reports. Come on are you telling me we can find everyone around Bin Ladin but can't find this fool? I mean I bet they can find YOU or ME in a second.
OBAMA is absolutely on point when he said we need to phase our military out of Iraq and start putting pressure on Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia.
The Al-Queda did not originate in Iraq they came for Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia, why isn't Bush or McCain going after them there? Why isn't there more pressure put on these countries in the fight against terror? Makes you wanna say hummmm?
Let's call a spade a spade. For McCain to bash Obama about Iraq just makes him look all the more ignorant.
When Obama is president maybe John McCain could be his vice president. OBAMA-McCAIN '08. A WINNING LIBERAL TICKET.
McCain is too old....and will be just four more years of Bush. He's the LAST thing this country needs right now.
I think both Clinton and Obama don't plan to bring everyone out of Iraq at once or irresponsibly. But at this point, we are there to prevent a civil war.
There are no good answers, but I don't think Iraq is worth a 12 billion a month to the US plus the people who continue to be injured and killed.
Iraq has had a long time to work out their political differences, which was the reason for the surge. Then benchmarks have not been met.
It's time to redeploy some to Afghanistan and bring the rest home. We cannot help the people in New Orleans, but we can dedicate our resources to Iraq? Something is not right in this scenario .
John McCain is my favorite democrat, i mean... republican.
Some people act like Obama is the second comming of the Man
HIMSELF- i think they will be disapointed'
ARRGGG Have you people no real idea what is going on in Iraq? Do you let the Resident in the White House control ALL your thoughts? I proudly served for 21 years, was in the legal Gulf War, and know a few things about the Iraqis, I trust Mr. Powell's judgement and have for a long time we need to get out of Iraq if there is to be ANY peace there it really is a simple thing. We invaded, bringing AL Queda into Iraq (history yes but you must understand Cause and effect you cannot ignore why things happen and argue they are happening), Iraqis supported us initially, once we had taken out Saddam the support changed, the Iraqis thought we should leave, we did not they then saw us as an occupying force, AlQueada in Iraq stepped up and played on those fears of the US as an occupying force and garnered the support of the Iraqi people, we stepped up our troop levels, quelled the violence but have only expanded the image of the US as an occupying force, Al Queada in Iraq still maintains support because now the average Iraqi says that they were better off BEFORE our invasion and wishes things were back with Saddam in charge! They see the US as replacing Saddam with an occupying force, this is where Al Queada gets their support from, presently the Iraqis are trying to hold the violence down so that we have NO EXCUSE TO REMAIN IN IRAQ(AL -Sadr has even said this)if we continue to stay they will figure that we have NO INTENTION on leaving and violence WILL escalate again if we leave AL Queda loses this support since we are no longer occupying them. Does this mean Al Queada goes away completely? NO but it DOES mean that they lose their influence and the Iraqis can then govern themselves and control them like they are controlled in multiple countries through out the world.
Terrorist only have power when they are given it, it was and always will be a mistake to confront them with an Army instead of the courts, it legitimizes them in the eyes of waffling supporters (why would the US fear them if they were not strong enough to damage the US). The mistake is to believe we are at war with terrorist, we are not, terrorist are dcrimminals not soliders, it is unconscionable to treat them as soilders, it is disrespectful to those who are truely soliders, treat them as criminals and they lose their power that is what the Bush administration never understood they thought a gun can destroy and idea all it can do is make a martyr and kill innocents, time for a new way of thinking, time for a change, time for Mr. OBAMA!
I am a Democrat but should Obama win the nomination you can
be sure I am switching teams. Although I am a strong Hillary
we cannot put a guy in office who has no clue as to what goes on
around the world. Come on he doesn't know Al-Alqueda is in Iraq
where does he live under a rock? Being President is a real job
and to elect someone just to make history is riduclous.
We do not need another 911 in our country! I don't know of too
many Americans who weren't happy when Saddam was captured.
Obamas' whole platform is he didn't vote for the war. DUH he couldn't Obama hasn't the foggest idea how to handle Iraq. His biggest deal is to keep saying he did not vote to go to Iraq. There weren't any Al Qaeda in Iraq until Bush/Cheney went there. That is beside the point now, we are there regardless of how we got there. To just keep saying Bush got us there, Bush got us there, Bush got us there. People cheer when he says that. What is his plan to get us out? I would like to hear something besides how we got there. We all know that.
We know McCain's foreign policy is war and more war!
He's an evil little man.
Obama 08!
john mcain isn't even a U.S. born citizen. Therefore, he can NOT be president and should be barred from running. Or else, the Constitution means nothing and not even the U.S. will enforce it. How perilous.
McCain is a war-monger. this dude will have us fighting Iran when we are already spread too thin. no way this hot head should be considered for POTUS. problem is neither should Hillary or Obama. what a cruddy decision for 2008. a bunch of bought off corporate hacks.
Linda Carpenter,
I agree with you. I think McCain is determined in Iraq because of Vietnam. But he needs to move into the NOW as opppoased to 40 years ago. You can't use one war to correct another.
Well, it is what it is. Obama is the best candidate and this is my FIRST TIME voting for a democrat. Go Obama.
Once we know what side he's on (liberal....uh oh...I mean republican conservative), maybe it'll be clearer to the voters on what to do. That was a SERIOUS freudian slip if ever I heard one.
Tooo funny!
I am watching Obama right now. I like his candor. He's getting my vote on March 4th.
I love Obama. The last time I voted, it was for JFK. Now I'm voting again on Tuesday... for Obama.
To "Trev" and others like him/her - Don't you realize that those former military leaders who endorse politicians have an agenda? We were taught that we in the military serve without distinction of political party in power. When we left the military, either by retiring or resigning, we became private citizens with military experience. We now speak as civilians. Those the media now quote who have gone public have agendas, so you need to evaluate those agendas as you evaluate their words and/or endorsements. Why don't you ask the "quiet" former military leaders how they were treated during the Clinton years by the then First Lady - with utter disrespect, contempt, and the like! No, there are very few, if any, Democrats who respect the military or who have the background and credentials to be CinC.
when obama speaks it's always in a ex large crowd and it's like a church rally. When he talks you can hear it is someone else's words and views. because you hear him hesitate when he speaks. Like he is afraid he will really say what he wants and lose all those people he has the blind pulled over there eyes.He talks to careful , very carefully chosing every word as to not let on he has another view but that view will cost him the election. It's just the way he speaks and shows his self. I want hilary for candidate because she is sure of herself and shows this when she speaks. She really cares and shows this by getting down to our level when she campains. Obama dosen't stand on his own , he wait for everyone else to speak than ads to that or walks softly. and has alot of people fooled
From here on out, I am supporting Obama.
As a veteran of 27 years and counting can we please stop bandying the al quaeda angle. They make up less that 5% of the insurnents. The Military has already won the Iraq war! It's the policing it is asked to do that is in control for the moment, but that waxes and wanes doue to the extremists. Bush promised never to use our troops in a situation like this in his first election. This calls for a far greater solution than military might. If it wasn't for the obscene corruption of our privatized war for profit, the military could have already rebuilt the needed infrastructure and we could have won hearts and minds. It makes no sense to me to continue to put our men and women in harms way for a government that refuses to govern and care for it's own people, and for an administration that couldn't plan it's way out of a paper bag
If you are for obama come out from under the tent and see the light. and if you vote for Mccain you need your head examined. HIllary all the way.
If you don't listen to me then yaya
Any Veteran that considers voting for the surrender candidates need to have their head examined. Hillary's NEW AD. Is on Point. Do you want Obama or Clinton answering the Whitehouse phone in a crisis.
The only answer is McCain. Experience, Experience, Experience. plus the guts to take the appropriate action. By the time these two respond and try to talk to the enemy, the lights are out.
Sorry, but if the majority of Americans want our troops home, then guess what? They come home. Unless you like your elected leaders making your decisions for you. Taxation WITH representation.
I have been watching Obama on TV and I like what I see. I am in Ohio RIGHT NOW to campaign on behalf of him. I believe in Obama too.
Lucky for us we have Nader running again. He is the only one running who isn't totally worthless. Osama is nothing, has done nothing and even his supporters can't name anything about him other than speeches. Hillary, well she has proven to American once again in the primary campaign what everybody felt about her from 1992 – 2000...she is a total witch. McCain...LOL!! He is one of the best politicians that the Democrats have ever produced.
Charlotte, you are too funny. Have you ever once heard him say he did not vote for the war? NO! He was running for Senator at the time and therefore could not cast his vote yet. However he was publicly against it and spoke to that effect several times. This was during a time when it was publicly popular to go into Iraq and get some revenge even though it was not even at the true enemy. It was simply a ploy to gain control of oil plain and simple. The point is he was correct and firm on his point even though it was a risk politically for him to take his stand. Sounds like a guy that anyone would want as president. It is time for a change. OBAMA 08
If I was born in another country ( like Panama, for instance ), could I run for president too ?
Mexi, get your facts straight and please do not try to falsely represent the latino vote when we all know you are nothing but a Republican. Obama knows very well that Al Qaeda is in Iraq now and has stated clearly that the problem must now be dealt with prior to leaving. The issue is why did we go in the first place and draw Al Qaeda there in the process. He has clearly stated that he does not intend to leave Iraq in anything but a stable condition. It is an unfortunate situation we are in and we must be as careful getting out as we were careless getting in. If your going to comment on things please do everyone a favor and be informed. This means knowing the truth about all sides and staying informed of what everyone is saying instead of just listening to lying self interested fools like Rush.
Yes!! we want a PRESIDENT like OBAMA who thinks that you can walk in and walk out another country with your ARMED FORCES any time you think fit. How is he different to Bush who has been and is being chided by obama for invading Iraq . When are these people going to realise the mistake they are making, by nominating this man for the presidency.
Randy in Denver. Thank you so much for your wisdom and insight. I get discouraged from time to time with the people of this country and the ignorance i see and read. Reading your comment was a breath of fresh air and intelligence.
"I am a Democrat but should Obama win the nomination you can
be sure I am switching teams. Although I am a strong Hillary
we cannot put a guy in office who has no clue as to what goes on
around the world."
How typical. If they can't win, they'd rather the Democrats lose. How ugly and cynical. Not true Democrats after all!
I thought you were for her great health care plan. Well, John MCBush won't be providing ANY health care. So I guess health care was jsut a gimmick that you truly don't care about. Tell that to the SCHIP children who will have NOTHING under a Mcbush administration.
Hillary and her supporters = fake Democrats who only care about themselves and power.
Hello America;
When it comes to "foreign policy",
Our leaders need to stop worrying and being afraid about what other nations may think of us!
Lets communicate, in good times and bad, Nation we like and Nation we don't.
"No We Can't".
Yes We Can
Obama 08
It is true, John Sidney McCain is a Vietnam veteran. But I ask you this, was his service in that war as "honorable" as the media plays it out to be? The Freedom of Information Act is a beautiful thing. I challenge you to know the facts and base your judgements on the truth alone. There are many former Presidents who have not served in combat but that did not make them any less competent than those who have served. There is a plethora of information on John Sidney McCain's service in the Vietnam War, so again I challenge you to get to know this man for who he is and not what he says.
He has no value for human life. He very well have cost more of his fellow Soldiers lives in Vietnam than he did the Vietnamese.
I don`t know what the fuss is about ???????? The Prez has already said we won the war a long time ago !!!!!!!! Now the economy is experiencing a "slowdown but we`ll not have a recession". ( What `a LAUGH )---The "tax cuts" he keeps preaching about are what has already produced the greatest income gap between the "haves" and the "have nots" since the Great Depression. -– I cannot wait till the whole bunch of GREEDY, SELF-SERVING Republicans in Washington are thrown out of office. If the citizens of Crawford, Tx have any common decency they will tar and feather the SOB and ride him out of town on a rail.---- I now see the light !!!!!!!! - If I vote at all, it will be for a Democratic.
Today I listened to conservative talk show host put out a "call" to all Republicans to "sacrifice themselves for a day and vote for Hillary". They really don't want to run against Obama because they know it will be tough. But with Hillary they'll have a free for all and her temperament does not hold up well under pressure.
Looks like their doing a good job of divide and conquer among the Dem's who'll lose another election because they can't pull it together.
Joan W. Calling all Hillary supporters fake Democratis is a great way to unify the party (insert sarcastic clapping). Hillary herself has said she will support Obama if she loses. YOU, on the other hand, make a great case for me staying home....
Hillary 08 (without the hate)
Everyone on this post should read Randy- denver's post!!!
Thank you, Randy, for your service. I fear your post is WAY over the heads of many of the posters here, as they seem most concerned with "sound-bite" politics. Your post is insightful, and fact-and-experience-based.
I'd like all those Hillary supporters who say they will vote for McCain over Obama to name one issue on which Hillary and McCain agree.
Hello America;
Does anyone knows Sen. McCain stance on implimenting a military draft. Didn't see anything on his website.
Obama 08
I see another Vince on here in complete agreement with me about Randy, so I am re-posting :
Everyone on this post should read Randy- denver's post!!!
Thank you, Randy, for your service. I fear your post is WAY over the heads of many of the posters here, as they seem most concerned with "sound-bite" politics. Your post is insightful, and fact-and-experience-based.
Randy from Denver. My nomination for post of the week!
Colin Powell backed Senator Obama. If thats not clout, I don't know what is. Ohio should think of three things: The Clintons NAFTA. The useless war in IRAQ. The Bill Clinton impeachment hearings. If you don't want change after this, then you don't want change.
OBAMA 08.
War hero and experienced leader, John McCain is the one who will continue leading this nation in the strong, wise, patriotic manner as George W. Bush. The last thing America needs is a Democrat running us into more debt.
John McCain!
I cannot believe some of the entries I am seeing on this blog. "If Obama is nominated I will vote Republican." Well, you must have been Republican anyway. The democratic candidates basically mirror each other's positions, their voting records in the Senate are basically the same and you are going to vote Republican in the fall if the dem nominee is not Senator Clinton? What's wrong with this picture? Democrats, we have to stay behind whoever the nominee is or we'll get more of the same when McCain gets elected. I'm an avid Obama supporter but if Clinton gets the nomination I will vote for her in the fall.
Obama '08
This is one election that I will not vote for a Dem. This country is at war, and don't keep thinking that it was all the R's fault. Keep putting D's in the congress and Senate with the majority to stall any good a R pres. can do and you see what happen.
McCain is our only choice for freedom.
McCain, Obama & Clinton would all make excellent Commanders-in-Chief. All three, I believe, would have their transitional team investigate the Iraq debacle so that on Day 1 our next President could make a television appearance and educate us all on what went wrong.
Obama would be the best at educating us, since he opposed the war from the start, and Obama would withdraw all the troops then let the NGOs and companies into Iraq to fill the void. Clinton would want full accounting since President Bush twisted her senate vote into a full-hearted Authorization for War. Plus, Clinton would have a more measured withdraw of the troop. But Obama & Clinton both would be accused of political witch hunting if they prosecuted anyone in this administration. McCain, however, could not be accused of politicizing the prosecution of anyone violating the public's trust.
I don't understand this "the surge is working" claim. If you go to a third world country like Iraq and overwhelm them (like how we did by the surge), it is inevitable to find some kind of stability. All the surge did was separate each group (Sunnie, shia etc) and prevent them from crossing each other's path (much like the divide-and-conquer plan of the British in Africa a few centuries ago).
...and people please stop saying if Hillary does not win the nomination you'll vote for McCain, thats like saying I'll hold my breath until I get it my way, eventually you'll have to take a breath in, so just stop this childish nonsence.
No thinking Democrat would vote for McCain, so just stop it.
Im a dem going for McCain. I was ferociously against this war and even more so in 2004 because of the lack of progress. Well Im finally seeing progress and It seems very promising. We cannot leave and give up hope. Obama continuously looks back at his stance before the war... ok enough we get it...I was against it to... but his plan for moving forward doesnt make any sense... neither does his slaps backs at McCain which fail to answer why he would leave immediately to just to re-invade 6 month or a year later...
$12 billion dollars a day and 4000 dead soldiers. The Bush administration and his stooge McCain simply love war and oil.
John McCain is clearly the most qualified candidate on issues of national security. Let's not snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.
VETS FOR MCCAIN!
Great exactly what we need more of the GWB policies. Cant you see how the country will be if McCain is the president.....I can't take this anymore. What does he say of meaning, does he have a PLAN for anything! All I ever hear him say is something about Iraq. I don't think that's the only issues Americans are having. We don't need another great fighter like GW we need something NEW. We can't afford to be in Iraq for another 100 years. And we cant afford for McCain to be our PRESIDENT
McCain isn't even a U.S.-born citizen. His entire campaign is illegal.
OBAMA is the best choice for president. And I'm saying this as a registered Republican.
McCain is just another bush wanna be... do we need all of the bush screwups to continue? thats what we will have if this clown wins.