We do not like Mr. Mc Cain, he does LACK of JUDGMENT about the world situation. This is a new WORLD. We need to cooperate each other. Not War !

If you American, keep thinking about WAR.. WAR.. WAR… you will be leave by other countries who already think about COOPERATE… COOPERATE…. just like EUROPE UNION. A NEW WORLD.. need A Leader who wants to Cooperate with other countries.

Kerry…. John McCain has changed in profound and fundamental ways that I find personally really surprising, and frankly upsetting. It is not the John McCain as the senator who defined ……..McSame……..has HOOKED up with Karl Rove Mr Black and the other Scumbags……will do anything and say anything to win ………… Mary you are an IDIOT!……BE QUICK TO JUDGE YOURSELF AND SLOW TO JUDGE OTHERS

Obama 08/2012

RE: media attacks against obama's character vis-a-vis Iraq

Having actually read Obama's policy positions months ago, something even a 1st year journalist can do, I'm appalled at this obsurd and silly story.

You all are parroting the worst, the most ethically compromised of the media elite, unquestionly without conscience or care. You presume a contradiction where none exists, simply b/c you have cynically convinced yourself that all politicians are liars forevermore.

Obama's positions have not changed–"as careful getting out as careless getting in"–only YOUR reporting of them has changed. Obvious to me, you've changed YOUR emphasis of his well-reasoned message to compare two FALSE charicatures of the man. For shame!!

And it makes you look like fools, like willing tools of the GOP, when YOU continue smearing the candidate preferred by 48% of the voting public.

Come on! Make sure you know what you are talking about before you commit to a story line. Your collective self-centered cynicism is insideous, offensive, and totally unhelpful.

Are you with us…the American People, sick and tired of business as usual…or are you against us?

Choose wisely. We'll take our business to the bloggosphere, never to return, if you continue to provide a substandard product. (you know, like the truth?!)

McCain lacks judgement? This would be the same John McCain that was one of the "Keating 5″ and in the pocket of Charles Keating during the savings and loan failure? The same John McCain that was found to have used "questionable judgement" by the Senate Ethics Committee as a result of taking a 112,000 contribution from Mr. Keating? Poor judgment should be a given, if not because Kerry says so, but because the Senate said so.

Clinton/McCain July 6th, 2008 6:04 pm ET

No, Obama lacks judgement. Rev. Wright, Bill Ayers, Rezko

Here we go again about how Obama listened to Rev. Wright when he voiced hatred toward the gov. It is so funny that people want to say that he does this or that but just remember he is not Tim McVeigh and he has no plans to carry out hate and anger on innocent people. You should look in the mirror and realize he is not a murder and will not comment a terroist act against his own country. Fear those who act upon what they here not those who might hear and go on living a peaceful life not hurting others.

The reason why the tax cut for the wealthiest Americans which offended Mccain's conscience no longer does so is because the old man no longer has conscience. Period! And this for political expedience.

"I voted for the war before I voted against the war"

Talk about flip flopping.

Anyone that deems this individuals comments pertinent should seek counseling. He has zero credibility and even less judgement .

McCain would be the oldest president ever to start an office term. He’s too old, senile, and lost in an older generation that knows nothing about the present day and its issues. We need a person who is young, with the times, and not only understands the issues at hand… but has the ability to find and execute solutions for them.

I think a woman (Clinton) would have been the right choice, to clean up the mess of all these generations of fat, old, men in office; however, that’s not going to happen… but Obama is about change, and progression. It’s time we put this country in a capable person’s hands and let our country heal. We don’t need another term of backwards policies and ultimately, a rein of devastation that would come from McCain. The only smart, and educated choice would be Obama.

Preach!

If you really enjoyed and reaped great benefits from Bush policies….McCain is your man! If you really long for continuity of Bush policies……then McCain is your man!

McFlipFlop is too senile to remember what he used to believe in. Its a shame to see a once proud independent leader and former war hero become such a subservient slave to right wing ideology. No wonder Kerry can no longer recognize the man he once courted to be VP, he has morphed into a travesty of political ambition.

Go sit down. You got Swiftboated in 2004 despite being a war hero because like all other Democrats, with the exception of both Clintons, you are a WIMP! You could not even stand up to Lindsay Graham on the Stephanopolous show the other Sunday, he talked about Obama like a dog and all you did was shake your head. You did, however, find the guts to conspire to defeat Hillary because you, like many in Washington and politics, are, were and have always been jealous of the Clintons.

McFlipFlop is too senile to remember what he used to believe in. Its a shame to see a once proud independent leader and former war hero become such a subservient slave to right wing ideology. No wonder Kerry can no longer recognize the man he once courted to be VP, he has morphed into a travesty of political ambition.

well only a fool would listen to kerry .
kerry is a true demo
they will say anything to be a idiot
he should shut his trap and go hide in the hole he came out of

P.S. I grew up in IL. the state that your precious OBAMA is from. and I
can tell you It's just as corrupt now as it was when i lived there.
OBAMA has not done ANYTHING to change IL. so why do you think he's going to change AMERICA…. Get a clue people.

For the record McCain has flip flopped in many ways, but just as Kerry was falsely accused of being a flip flopper so is Obama right now.

McCain is going to lose horribly, and I don't feel sorry for him, the wealthy, or his hillbilly followers.

BTW, thanks cnn for your bias coverage of Obama. You people are unreal in the way you focus so negatively on Obama instead of McWarmonger. So many people say that they don't know McSame and that is because you guys don't want anyone to know him because you would rather try to discourage voters from voting for Obama.

I wish Kerry had the good judgment not to criticize a U.S. Senator in a time of war. Kerry, Mertha, and the rest of the Dems just ALWAYS have to say how bad our people are and how bad the U.S. is. I begin to wonder why the Dems always put politics ahead of our country. It's getting awfully sleazy on the Dem side….

Well Mary, you're certainly not a saint…Check the facts: for each Republican president ruining the economy ( Nixon, Reagan one of the worse, Bush Sr, Bush Jr, THE worst), the Country felt the urgent need to elect a Democrat in order to fill the coffer… again, and again.

Kerry as B>O He stinks because he supports no one but himself.He is worse than a flip flop

Mccain and the Republicans enjoy setting double standards. When John Kerry was running, Republicans joyously down-played his military record. But when an outside analyst states on cable-news that purple hearts alone do not qualify a man for presidency, Republicans and Mccain cried fowl like children, claiming Obama was sabatoging Mccain's honorable service.

Mccain attempts to connect everything with national security, cause that is the only thing he is good at. Oil - national security, Economy - national security, Environment - national security, I mean this list can go on and on.

Not everything is a critical threat to national security, It is time a Democrat got into office and ended the Repubican's "Politics of Fear".

I cannot Believe the lack of true knowledge of our system the American people really have. The DEMS said they were going to change the congress 2 years ago and they did that. CONGRESS not the president holds the purse strings of this GREAT NATION.. and look at what the DEMS have DONE to this nation in the last 2 years…

I believe It was a DEM that created the welfare and Social Security sys
Franklin D. Roosevelt. Which is costing this country well more than any war. (not trying to be a jerk) I was in the Military. I know the cost of war but we, most of us in the military were and are proud to serve.

I say send a message to all the Idiots in the capitol and over the 3 years vote every incumbent out of office and get fresh blood in, let them know no more siding with the CORPERATIONS. Get a clue people…. FREEDOM not SOCIALISM. This time around were in trouble no matter who gets elected…

Right! We all agree with Kerry, the man who married the Ketchup Queen! Give me a break! Wake up America! The Ketchup is great but the Queen's husband is not in a squeezable bottle.

all mclame knows is war. he is not interested in our economy, our health care, our security, our oil prices, education, our childern's, grandchildern's future etc etc,etc.
He comes out with so much bs. God forsave us.
He doesn't need to worry or be concerned he has his money and so called war power. please america wake up.
obama 08 (or canada)

Kerry is right about McLame. Not only does he flip flops but he makes up lies about Obama when he can't find anything substantially negative to accuse him of. Just like the rest of his nutjob supporters and the former Clinton supporting half wits that votes for him. They are about the most energetic numbskulls when it comes down to bashing Obama. They are stupid enough to go against everything that Clinton is fighting for just to vote for McNucklehead because they will do anything to justify not voting for a black man. So they whine about how unfairly Obama treated Hilliary. They would rather have 4 more years of McBush. Why do they call themselves democrats in the first place, when they lack the intellect and the gahonas to vote based on the issues.

Who wants a president who can't stand on his own two feet.

Does McSenile really need his wife and Lieberman around to prop him up.

The man is too old; he lacks vigor; he is past his prime.

Its not that McCain just lacks judgement, he has shown and will show poor judgement. How long would it take for him to hop in bed with the oil companies and other rich corporate donors? He has already said he wants to make the tax cuts for the wealthy permanent and will continue to give the oil companies tax payer money as they make record profits and fail to make the reinvestments in energy infrastructure the tax breaks they already got were supposed to be used for. It will be more of the same from a big business puppet.

Great, another flip-flop from the world's greatest "can't make up my mind" please somebody help this man get the help he needs. Mental health is a serious issue. Kerry tried to get this man for his running mate and now he has serious issues with his judgment, I think Kerry has a problem with judgment.

I see a lot or Repub's here…

In terms of judgement, changing minds etc, I think John McCain should look at himself in the mirror…

When you go out and sing Bomb Bomb McCain..thats the mindset of a 12 year old bully in the school courtyard…we don't need another courtyard bully…we need a leader

McCain lacks judgment to be commander in chief.

He supported the Iraq war.
He willingly sort the support of religious extremists like Rev Parsley and John Hagee and it took him 2months of pressure from the Obama campaign to denounce them.

McCain also flip-flops on issues like offshore drilling and Bush tax cuts.

I know cnn will not post this because they are trying to keep mcain clean.

Kerry criticizes McCain on judgment…….

Is that before or after Kerry voted for the war, or does Kerry remember that?

Perhaps after he found someone else medals to throw over the wall…….

Maybe after he married his gray train, I mean wife….

I don't have anything bad to say personally about McCain but I just don't think he's right for this country at this time. I would have rather had him the last 8 years than Bush! But for me it's the big O. It's all about the O! I wish someone a little more respectable than Kerry would stand up and speak for him- - and soon! I want to see him with the likes of Warren Buffet and Colin Powell or maybe Ted Kennedy if he wasn't ill . . . . sprinkle in some titans of business . . throw in some respected Democratic war heros and wala . .. Yes, Mr. President O!

Let's go democrats. We are going to win this election. We need all the true democrats to stand up and unite. If you are upset that your candidate was not selected as the nominee, you may vote for the candidate of your choice; but understand that we will still win. It would help if we had your support.

Obama 08

Bomb-Bomb-Bomb Bomb-Bomb-Iran

Oil-Oil-Oil We-Need-More-Oil

Bin-Bin-Bin Bin-Whose-Bin-Laden?

Oil-Oil-Oil Iraq-Has-More-Oil

Thank you, Thank you very much.

McCain 08

My initial thought was "John who?" Oh, yeah, that incompetent liberal democrat who tried to run for President awhile back. He's even more irrelevant than Al Gore and Howard Dean.

This Elderly Gentleman will crash and burn ,under the pressures of campainging for President . Mc Cain Mc {Patronym ] meaning [Son Of,] Need one say more JBH

If you really think John McCain is any different than George W. Bush then you're living in a fantasy world, check the voting record! John McCain will do or say anything to get elected president. Sorry George W. McCain but I don't think 08 is your year!!

Yea, I REALLY care what John Kerry says. Didn't he cost the Democrthe Whitehouse in 2004 because he's WEAK? Yet another example of why Obama is WRONG for America…I mean, come on, with Carter, McGovern, and Kerry on his side providing strategy, how could he go wrong? Perhaps Dukakis and Gary Hart should start advising him on how to win as well.

McCain/Clinton '08

No one in his own party takes John Kerry seriously. It surprises me they let him speak in public. Guys like him are an albatross around Obama's neck.

Thank you John for recognizing your friends inability for accurately defy good judgement.

He said he work across the aisle, but when the big work come to him he ran bow out.

How could he work across the ailse when he refused to join John Kerry in fxing the economy and situation in the country back then in 2004.

When there was time to really work across the aisle John Mccain refused to serve and now he wants to champion biparticanship.

Mccain if you really care about the country you would have join forces with kerry then and maybe things could have change now.

Mccain you are too old to fix anything now, please step aside God bless American,

Presidency is not a old man business.
Reckless bombing our soldier is not a good judgement Mcxain.

You mistakenly bomb our troupe back then in Vietnam,

McCain lacks judgement. This coming from the original FLIP FLOPPER. Kerry is probably better than Obama who is better than Clinton (both Hillary and Slick Willy); but Kerry should keep his big mouth shut. Why throw the insults when you are sitting on the sidelines? If you want to get in the game, then maybe you can talk. My gosh, you picked "Pretty Boy" Edwards as your VP choice, and you couldn't carry NC because the people of NC hated Edwards (not necessarily you). So, talk about poor Judgement. You picked a running mate who wasn't going to win re-election as senator in the state of NC.

The issue of McCain's judgment has to be evaluated in light of not only what he did in Vietnam, but also what he did upon his return to America. What happened to his first wife? How did he treat her? Did he really dump her for Cindy McCain, even though his first wife had suffered a serious accident and was then disfigured and overweight? The issue of character and loyalty goes beyond merely being shot down and being a prisoner in Vietnam. It also relates to keeping ones marriage vows: "For better or for worse, in sickness and in health, till death do us part." McCain is nothing but a fraud and decietful lacking character. The news media needs to dig deep into the events surrounding McCain's return from Vietnam.

Very interesting since Kerry entertained the possiblility of McCain being HIS Vice President.

If Kerry thinks that now, what does that say about his judgement????

Of course Obama always has;

1) Rev. Wright
2) Bill Ayers
3) Rezko
4) Father Pfeagar
5) and others to fall back on.

Talk about lack of judgement!!!

McCain is an idiot.

John Kerry saying someone alse lacks judgment is very funny. If I was Obama I would be telling these liberal whacks to shut up and let him run his campaign. The more these guys (former nominees who lost and were rejected by America) talk, the more they represent Obama's campaign. He doesn't need/want them.

Pot calling the kettle black- Lack of Judgement? Both Parties of the House & Senate need to wake up & smell the coffee.
We have gas price of $4.66 a gallon, 12,000,000 ILLEGAL AILEANS
that have INVADED this Country & Are CRIMINALS- Yes Virginia if YOU break the LAW YOUR a Criminal, Part of the Country is under water, California is on FIRE & Congress fiddles while the stock market drops straight to hell & Houses are being forclosed left & right,
Our Infra structure is falling apart while we send BILLIONS of Dollars overseas. & they WASTE more in 1 minute than I will make in a lifetime- & WHO LACKS JUDGEMENT?????????????????????

you Clinton supporters that are not supporters but repubs should get a brain. Are you that afraid of Obama and the election that you try this crap of missinformation?
Its time you all put the garbage where it belongs and let the candidates win or lose the white house on there marits and not your B S

…and the moderator has left the building!

On every point regarding the economy, education, or anything of domestic significance, McCain has not offered anything of substance. And the advisors he has hand picked cannot offer him anything to run on. Kerry is not far off here… being decisive doesn't mean your decisions will be right. You could end up being decisively dead wrong and push this country into a full-blown depression.

The GOP doesn't have a clue about how to pull us out of the mess they made.

Who's John Kerry?

R-Rich
E-Egotistical
P-Proud
U-Ugly
B-Boastful
L-Liar
I-Inconsiderate
C-Cheating
A-Arrogant
N-Nuisance

If you don't believe this then look at the top politicians representing the Republican party. It's a fact! McCain a war heroe? Yeah O.K. he was a pilot (the son of a Navy Admiral,little rich spoiled kid) "NOT" an infantryman. Pushing a button from 20,000 feet or more, doesn't compare to what the infantryman does, squeezin the trigger from 25 meters. McCain is not a war heroe. He's a pilot who got shot down, and then got captured. Maybe I'll go back to Iraq, so I can get captured, then I can run for President in about 40 years from now as a "War Heroe" while I'm 71 years of age, with one foot in the grave and another foot on a bananna peel.

Thank you John for recognising your friends inaccurate judgement.

He said he work across the aisle, but when the big work come to him he ran away.

How could he work across the ailse when he refrused to join Kerry fix the economy and situation in the country bacj then in 2004.

When there was time to really work across the aisle John Mccain refused to serve and now he wants to champion biparticanship.

Liar Mccain if you really care about the country you would have join forces with kerry then and maybe things could have change now.

Mccain you are too old to fix anything now, please step aside God bless American,

Presidency is not a old man business.

Bomb bomb Iran, or flying by dropping bomb on our soldier is not a good judgement idea.

Now that is rich. Kerry being a judge of McCain!

I knew there was a reason why I did not vote for Mr. Kerry in 2004 and it was not because of any swiftboat add either! Kerry like Obama are of the same leaning, but unlike the tower of Pisa can never be righted! And if McCain stood for the surge while the Democrats inlcuding Obama were debunking it, who had better judgement? Just think that if the Democrats had their way and managed to stop the surge, can you imagine how bad of an effect that would have had on our military? So please…. Kerry step aside son as we do not wish to hear your spin. We are getting an earful from the Obama campaign each and everytime he has to correct his meaning and intentions!

Kerry is one of those Democratic party insiders who silenced Hillary Clinton while promoting his "mini me" in wannabe Obama. Kerry kept saying he was born in the west wing of a hospital and that was a sign that he would occupy the west wing. He tempted fate and lost. Obama puts up presidential seals and acts as if he has already been elected. This reminds me of Humpty Dumpty.

One year he wants him on his ticket, another year he wants to tell us how much Senator McCain has changed his view …

I think it's rather amusing that Sen. Kerry refers to Sen. McCain as someone who lacks judgement. Has he taken 10 seconds to look at Obama's record? Yes his record; the one that doesn't exist. Sen. Kerry is quite irrevelant right now so he's just trying to get in the 24 hour news cycle. Tomorrow it will be Kerry who????

NOBAMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gee, is Kerry still feeling jilted because McCain didn't want to be his VP in the last election?

Hey Mary, you say, "lied, straight out lied." Can you name one person in the Bush administration who tells the truth? That administration is nothing more than a puppet show with Bush and Cheney pulling the strings, and to be quite frank, the show is boring, costly, and it is time for them to go!

Kerry has a problem with his thinking. First he said Johnn Mcacin was wrong about the war. Well isn't John McCain the one who suggested the surge. Aren't the streets of Iraq calmer than they have ever been. They forget to remind American's about the hundreds of bodies unearthed in the first few weeks in Iraq, bodies buried by Hussein. They forget to remind american's about the burnt bodies of American's being dragged thro the streets of badidad, hung of a brigde and beheaded. America helped the Iraqi take a stand against the oppressers and terrorists within their ranks. John McCain's surge idea did that, it shows the judgement of furture President john McCain.
Next Kerry says that John McCain changed his mind about the Bush tax cuts. Well 2002 the country was not in the same shape it is today, with gasoline prices and food costs rising, rasiing taxes right now is the last thing the country needs right now. If that 2% tax cut for business will keep their doors open and American's are making a living that is a positive decisiopn for American's. And now Kerry is stabbing McCain in the back after McCain helped kerry during his own election. They forget to say that.
All of these supporters of Obama have something wrong with the way they think. Its so sad and they are educated. Maybe Obama is rigjht about this countries educational system seems that they are producing a bunch of airheaded idiots.

Kerry not only looks like a rat, but now is showing he can act like one too! Go McCain 2008!!!

amazing!
the dems have NObama for prez
a real nobody…no substance just words
they have to make the best with what they got
an inexperienced fake

We need to take a good strong look at the record of Mr. McCain. He wrecked his plane three times before he ever got to Vietnam. He was part of the wreck that damaged the Forrestal of which I was on, but a few years later. After the accident on the Forrestal is when he got shot down. The fact is that the man is accident prone. This is a sign of por judgement. That said, he did take the couragous stand as a POW, but he failed to learn the lessons of what it is like to be on the receiving end. The proof for this is that he is a republican.

He is the son and the grandson of Admirals. Can this man truly relate to people who do not know where there next paycheck or meal is coming from? Can this man relate to a man not knowing if he will be able to make his next house payment and maybe get evicted from his own home? I think not.
This man's solutions to everything is gimmics. He knows that at best there are only a few years of oil off shore and in Alaska. He knows that it would take at least ten years to get it. He knows that even with his so called gas tax holiday there is only a savings to the taxpayer of about a nickel a gallon for gas. Still, he supports this threat to the environment anyway. He knows that waste from nuclear power is a threat to the city of Las Vegas, and to all the towns between the reactors and Las Vegas, but he supports nuclear power anyway. I guess that human life is not a concern of his. 1.2 million people died in Iraq, so need I say anymore?
Mr. McCain is against earmarks, of which money for new levies in New Orleans, before and after Katrina, is but one. Two thousand people dies because the money was not present to repair those levies. Part of the plan would have put dams between the ocean and the levies. That was an earmark too. Mr. McCain was and is opposed. More poor judgement.
This man is a friendly elitist running against the son of a welfare mother. The son of the welfare mother does know what it is like to suffer, to not know if the rent will be paid and if groceries will be on the table. He is running against a man who had the judgement to know that the Iraq war is morally wrong.

My question to Mr. McCain and those who support him is…Just when are you going to get it?

Good for Kerry. He was blasted in 2004 from the GOP lie/hate machine and if we do not elect a dem this time we are done as a country. McCain has no clue and IS flip flopping almost weekly on many issues. This will be a landslide election for Obama. No doubt.

Kerry is an idiot. How many times must we flush before he goes away?

Fair question: What has McCain ever done in a leadership role?

Gee, I thought that criticizing His Holiness, John McCain, was now off-limits. Isn't saying that McCain "lacks judgment" demeaning his military service . . . or something? Shouldn't Kerry at least have prefaced his comments with something like, "Well, John McCain is a hero, but . . ." and then concluded with, "and I hear he makes really great barbecue." Also, I thought that the reporter writing this story failed to show the proper amount of slavish worship towards McCain.

ROFL. What does it say about Kerry's judgement, if he wanted McCain to be his running mate? Kerry is a joke, a loser and a has-been. John McCain never signed himself up for a purple heart because of a finger splinter.

Of course Barack Hussein Obamo has shown us great judgement, with friends like Wright and corrupt "gimme a cheap loan" scrubs running his campaign. Shame he hasn't done anything, voting present is not an achievement.

LOL .. Susan .. i agree …

Democrats need to go on the Offensive .. especially Obama .. Mc Cain wants Obama to say on the defensive …. it ain't working ….

To the person with the name Clinton/McCain…..

I believe you lack judgement for ever supporting that liar Hillary Clinton. You need to get on the McCain train and forget your queen. And stop putting the Clinton name beside of McCain's name. Don't be disrespecting the man that way.

It's all politics on both sides and we can't blame anyone but ourselves since we vote for these clowns. I'm just trying to figure out who's going to do the least damage.

Who cares what Kerry thinks, he is a dope.

John McCain has proven he has poor judgment -
Voted against bill for women to receive equal pay
Is for 45 nuclear plants with NO plans to dispose of it's wastes
Voted against several GI bills
Is for Off shore drilling
Doesn't have a real energy plan
Proposed a gas tax holiday to do what?

Even Jenna Bush is not voting for him

Susan you sound like a tool.
Brian you're just chewing ABC gum.

Why don't you do some research instead of just going off of what Kerry is saying? Mccain has had ideas that actually worked. What has obama done? Oh yea, nothing.

Who cares what Sen. Kerry thinks. He is a has been and is a puppet for Obama.

Pot, meet kettle.

McBush just needed something out there to cloud what is going on in his own camp and to get back at Obama about what Clark said, but Obama can't control what other people say about that "FOOL" and one he is. Come on you bottomless pig, that's the best you can shoot back is something that has no substance! And you Clintonites want to vote for him? That's fine, we need smart people with sense on his side, McCain can take other other idiots. "HELL" will really break loose if he becomes President.

Obama needs to find some new cronies.

Guys like John Kerry's and Gen. Wesley Clark's reputation is dirt. They have no credibility in politics, they're just talking puppet.

Hilary Clinton is only offering support to Obama in order to pay off her debt.

….and Obama is struggling mightily to take a firm stance on ANYTHING!!!

Political Science 101: Never trust any candidate who runs solely on the platform of CHANGE!

McSham can't even remember his positions or why he's taken them without Lieberman or Graham to remind him of what to say and how to say it. John McPuppet for president of Oz.

I guess Kerry could have summed it up just by saying, "I was for McCain before I was against him."

Anybody who has paid attention to the political landscape since 2000 knows that John McCain does not remotely resemble the candidate that ran for the Republican nomination in 2000. John Kerry told the truth about him on Face the Nation. And Bob Schieffer continues to ask incendiary questions to try to provoke antagonism against anyone who disagrees that McCain is qualified to become President (e.g. He asked Kerry, "Are you questioning John McCain's integrity?" Kerry responded, "No, I am questioning his judgment").
I don't agree that the surge has been an undeniable success. John McCain was wrong about that too. Just because he and the Bush Administration say that the surge has been this enormous success does not make it true. We are no closer to getting out of Iraq than we were before the surge and that was the purported, chief goal. The Iraqi Government has not taken physical control or monetary responsibility for the conduct of the War. And in my mind, there is no reasonable explanation for why America should spend itself into financial ruin for a War that we should never have entered.

Um, nice try, Mary. How 'bout McCain on this:

"I'm against the Bush tax cuts." "I think the Bush tax cuts are a good idea."

"I'm against torture." "I support the torture amendment."

"I'm pro-choice." "I'm pro-life."

"Falwell and Robertson are divisive." "Hey, Hagee and Robertson, I'm your man."

"The swift-boaters are despicable." "Hey, head of the swift-boaters, come join my team."

Who talks out of both sides of his mouth? See Mary, if the media ever get over their McCain/Maverick BS love, your boy is finished. America's had enough.

Oh Kerry. You mean the same Kerry that wanted McCain to be his vice president? You mean the same Kerry that got a tiny wittle itty nitty boo boo and a fradulant purple heart? Oh that irelevant man. I see.

Ha Kerry is one to talk……… Bout pissed myself silly when i saw this headline

SLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW NEWS DAY!

Kerry is an idiot. This from the guy who made 8mm tapes of all his "hero" stuff during Vietnam trying to make a true war hero look like a dirt bag. If you look at Kerry's voting record and remarks for the time he's been in the senate, it's not without flaws. He can talk all the crap about McCain's voting in the senate he wants but it's the democrats who raise taxes and spend money on dead end programs.

The Democraps party emblem should be the "Hammer and Sickle". I don't like Socialists and that's what they appear to be comming and the Republicans are becomming just like them.

What kerry is saying is true John mccain has no judgement!!! If its up 2 him we will be in iraq for 100 years! obama o8!

CNN is not doing its duty of supporting obama.
It should focus on that more then more reporting unwanted news

Barack has not changed his stance on Iraq and of course it makes since that he may "refine" his plan as to how we pull out in regards to the situation on the ground. I understand there are voters out there that don't like him and that's fine, but I find it hard to believe, but affortunately it's true that some Americans actually fault him for being sensable about trying to get the troops out safely. So I guess, he should just automatically go ahead pull them out, regardless to what's going on, and "stay the course" and not give a sh..! But what do you expect from Obama haters, but once a hater is always a hater. McBush is so desperate he's swift boating at something that isn't there and the sad thing is, there are people out there that fall for it, but I realized some just don't fall for it, they just need another pathetic excuse to try to stick Obama with something.

OBAMA 08

Kerry? Whos Kerry? Oh yeah, he's the traitor that sold out his own fellow troops - accusing them of being barbarians. He's the flip flopper from the 2004 election who was exposed for his outright lies. Looks like he found a kindred spirit in King Obama.

I need a pacemaker.

John Kerry served and saw combat in Vietnam, Wesley Clark, served and saw combat in Vietnam, John McCain served and saw combat in Vietnam……They are all heros!

George Bush had his father get him into the Air National Guard to "avoid" combat in Vietnam…….Dick Cheney got 5 deferments during the Vietnam War…..neither of them are heros!

Sen. McCain needed to have the difference between the Sunni's, Shiite's and the threat posed by Iran explained to him by Senator Leiberman. John Kerry and Wesley Clark are right.

Kerry, thank you for telling it like it is. Mccain has changed his mind about issues more times than a 1yr old needs their diapers changed.

He was straight to the point. McCain's major policies are the same as Bush.

Is that what America wants? A continuation of failure? A continuation of America's decline?

Barack has a plan to get us out of Iraq. McCain wants to stay.
Barack wants to put diplomatic pressure on Iran. McCain wants to invade Iran.

LOOK WHO IS CALLING THE POT BLACK. THIS GUY HAS NO JUDGEMENT AS EVIDENCED BY HIS TERRIBLE LOOKS IN THE 60′S AND 70′S AND HIS ANTI AMERICAN ACTIONS.

IT THERE WAS AN ANTI AMERICAN I THINK KERRY WOULD BECOME A POSTER BOY FOR THAT ORGANIZATION.

I AM SHOCKED THAT HE WOULD SAY SUCH A THING. HE IS SUCH A FLIP FLOPPER SUCH AS I VOTED FOR IT BEFORE I VOTED AGANST IT. NOW THAT SHOWS REAL JUDGMENT.

Kerry is such a loser! His opinion means nothing! He is sucking up for a VP nod and no other reason! He and Edwards are such turn coats! They do their best to destroy the other and then they attempt a little tail wagging in hopes of a pat on the head!! Obama is a night mare! His name says it all! Kerry has proven his inability to do anything good for this Country- so why do we care who he does or does not support! He obviously was too stupid to choose the candidate who could have helped this Country get back on track– but instead he went along with the rest of the losers and grabbed hold of the wrong cup! Looks like he too "Chose Poorly"

Given McCain's serious 180's on taxes, evangelicals the war and the economy even the most deluded Bushie must have a sinking feeling when trying to hang the flipper tag on Obama. That dog just ain't going to hunt.

"John Kerry said…". And his quailfications are some lies and some undeserved military medals?? My disrespect for him has nothing to do with party affiliation either. I'm disappointed that he was even quoted by the media.

What a wonderful endorsement! From John Kerry - who has wasted the US taxpayer's money for twenty years as a senator with no record of accomplishments and no judgment! Go, John (please go).

Its time we question the Ideology of the candidates. Its far more important than timetables. Sen. Obama wants us out of Iraq ASAP. Sen. McCain does not. This is a huge difference- it may take more than 16 months to get out of Iraq responsibly, but its the right mind set. The current Bush administration wanted (& got!!) this war because of Bush's ideology of spreading democracy in the middle east (not OIL, not WMDs). McCain has supported military action in Iraq even before Bush came to power.
I guarantee you this if McCain is president this war will continue for at least 8 yrs without a diplomatic surge.

10 to 16 BILLION each month of tax payers dollars.

McCain is a sell out.

wrong on the Irag war? he said we needed more troops and now the tables have turned. even Obama can't tell us when we are getting out becasuse things are getting better in Iraq. Why did Kerry want McCain as a running mate in 04 if he has such bad judgement?

As a dem I will vote for McCain because he has good judgement and the experience this country needs. Many of us Clinton supportors are voting for Mccain. In 4 years we will support Clinton again. But I will not support Obama because he has zero experience. So its McCain for me and alot of Clinton supportors.

You sought out a master criminal like Keating and became his friend. Now you've discarded him. It shouldn't be surprising that you are now in the process of selling out your senatorial accomplices.

You're John McCain, clearly the guiltiest, most culpable and reprehensible of the Keating Five. But you know the power of television and you realize this is the only way you can possibly save your political career.

Take a look at the candidate you threw your support to Kerry and you will ABSOLUTELY see someone who lacks judgement —— Rezko, Wright, Ayers, etc……………

Who cares. Kerry is a nobody with decades doing nothing to prove it. I am for Obama, but we don't need help from this loser.

I thank its John Kerry who like judgement,who is he to judge someone-If OBAMA don,t win this race it is bacuse of people like Ted and john kerry

Every time McCain opens his mouth he sounds more like the loser currently occupying The White House. When McCain met bush at the White House ,bush said to the press" ask John the Questions I"ll have my feet up in Crawford( none to soon, 186 and a half days). For the 400,000plus dollars the tax payers must pay bush for the rest of his life, why doesn"t he work it off in a VA hospital caring for the wounded soldiers. Just a thought.

You're John McCain, a fallen hero who wanted to become president so desperately that you sold yourself to Charlie Keating, the wealthy con man who bears such an incredible resemblance to The Joker.

Obviously, Keating thought you could make it to the White House, too.
He poured $112,000 into your political campaigns. He became your friend. He threw fund raisers in your honor. He even made a sweet shopping-center investment deal for your wife, Cindy. Your father-in-law, Jim Hensley, was cut in on the deal, too.

As bad as President Bush was doing in 2004, he still beat Senator Kerry. That just goes to show the confidence that we as a nation had in Senatory Kerry. For Kerry to trash McCain should not be a shocker, what else should someone expect.

I am not sure what the new ideas that the Democrats are floating are, please someone…tell me. I do guarantee a few things though, whether there was a Democrat or Republican in the White House for the past eight years, some things in history would not of changed:
1. Oil prices, being driven by growth in India, China, Middle East and pure spectulation in the financial markets
2. Banking crisis, driven by Wall Street greed
3. 9/11,
4. Iranian crisis

What can't be guaranteed though is whether after 9/11 what the US response would of been with a Democrat in charge.

Speaking about Iran above, unfortunately the only solution is more than likely going to be a war. Due to the growing influence of Iran in the region, the Sunni governments of the Middle East will welcome a war to temper Iran though their contentment will be very low key. What will be needed is a coalition of the nations both western and Middle Eastern that support a UN resolution requiring Iran to cease their nuclear experimentation or be faced with a potential conflict.

Lastly, whether you like President Bush or not, please lets respect him. He is our President and leader. Remember the motto from several years ago…United We Stand.

God Bless America and her Citizens!!!

Yeah, and Obama's 142 days as a Senator (actual number of days he has been on the Senate floor when in session) qualifies him to be President of the United States?

Obama is a great speaker and would make a wonderful debate coach at an Ivy League college.

He's just not qualified to be President.

Susan, you think Obama spending a trillion new dollars over four years is new? You do know our national budget is only three trillion…adding a third?

Obama has typical liberal policies, tax and spend in a broken system. Real change and reform is not voting for pork barrel spending, proposing innovative new ways to solve the energy independence issue, trading with our neighbors and keeping taxes low to keep our economy out of a recession.

It is sad but not surprising to see the 'republicans" stoop to yet another cheap political tactic of misleading the american public. HERE are the facts: Sen. McCain= stay the course, and mimic the Bush Adm. failed policies. Sen. Obama= A new direction that will change the U.S. for the better, in terms of the Iraq and Afganistan War / economy / health care / Jobs….. John McCain offers no real innovation in any of the above. He is a severly flawed and short fused candidate. Such a leader would ruin our country!!!

Talk about the pot calling the kettle black!! While I'm no big McCain fan, Kerry needs to tone down. He hasn't exactly brought the senate to light either. His record is as questionable as anyone else's. Obama needs to make HIS case and stop worrying about negative statements…If McCain plays the negative card, he's going to lose bigtime anyways

Susan you are as dumb as Kerry is Senile! Why should the GOP have new ideas when the old ones still work.

You liberals just don’t get it that most Americans are conservative.

Even Obama gets it, and that is why he has changed his view on just about every point he made while going up against Hillary.

I love the fact that now he wants to rethink his pull out of Iraq, because he knows McCain can beat him on that issue.

The problem is people like you are so far left you just aren’t right in the head!

Its also very funny that you on the left turned a phrase Swift Boat into a negative, when the only thing it implies is people that told the truth about John Kerry.

But again you people that have the hots for Obama would not know the truth if it came right up and hit you in the face.

McCain has no more poor judgment then Obama and his elk!

So the thing is this Susan before you start mouthing off about McCain and the GOP you have enough problems with that lame party you cling to.

It's frightening, plain FRIGHTENING that McCain is even in the running to run the world. Make no mistake, the president of the USA is a figurehead above all others on this planet. A crazy bugger like that should never be considered able to run a nation or a world and yet here he is almost neck and neck. It's … frightening and you should all be scared to death of the possibility he COULD get into office. If you're not, you will be when you vote him in later.

John McCain is a serial panderer. He is not the straight talking maverick that he once was. To make matters worse he forgets what he said and denies easily verifiable statements. McCain is out of touch and confused.

Politics is a nasty business and Kerry proves he is as nasty as any politician out there.

MCcain is the idiot Mary not Kerry… The old man is trying everything to win since this is his last shot. Seriously MCcain is TOO OLD to be president…

I can undersatnd Kerry's consternation. Since Kerry decided that the easiest way out of Vietnam was to rack up three completely contrived purple hearts in the minimum amount of time to ensure his speedy departure from Vietnam, while Senator John Mc Cain did all that his country asked…. and alot more, Kerry would, of course, question anyone who did the right thing.
Obviously, Kerry is comparable to Wesley Clark!

Let's just sum it up - Who cares what Kerry thinks - really who cares

John Kerry is no better than a piece of "dung"

"Kerry's an idiot who talks out of both sides of his mouth. This morning on Face the Nation he lied, straight out lied."

Ah, but at least he isn't talking out his posterior like some GOP neo-con. If you remember, Dubya said we were not going to be nation building in Iraq, yet what are we doing? And, I guess we are still looking for those WMDs. That is only scratching the surface, too.

It goes back to Nixon, and will continue on with whomever the GOP (Grand Oil Party) props up as their puppet. If you want a corporate America instead of a democratic America, fill the three branches of government with a Republican majority again. Of course, I would also caution against electing a majority of Democrats, as no party should have autonomy like Dubya had, because they use it for personal gain.

I would have to say that right now America needs a good GWB enema, to flush out the corruption, profiteering, and backwards thinking with regard to science and medicine. The best way to do that is to start by changing the current administration at the Executive level.

Kerry has been irrelevant for many years. He is to be blamed for the Bush years because he was weak, and ambivalent. He thought that such feeble minded person could have covered his shortcomings under the banner of romatnic idealism. He was wrong because the people found out before he realized. He should have listened and taken Bill Clinton' s advice but he was too stupid to adher to winning words. In the process we suffered and got Bush in lieu thereof. Backing Obama was his other mistake. Noting wrong with Obama, but is is lost and flip f;lapping all over the map. At the end, Americans would show wisdom and cast their vote for McCain. He is not perfect but he is the best we have been offered.

Is Kerry kidding? Kerry saying that McCain lacks judgment is a joke. Kerry lost his chance of being president, why? Because he lacks good judgment.

He should be worrying about staying in the senate. I've heard MA is waking up and ready to kick him to the curb.

Get real Susan, Obama is a loser and does not stand a chance in hell of winning in November

Kerry is just pointing out the facts. It's simply common knowledge that McCain isn't smart enough to make the right decicions. He wants to continue a war that cost us many hundreds of billions of dollars already. If this war continues it may cost us up to three trillion dollars. Then he tries to say that he wants to fix the ecconomy, but if the war in Irak continues, then the economy will crumple. He wants to make tax cuts for the wealthy greater and permenant. That will reduce government money and the war in Irak will make the US look like a third world country. inflation will increase and most of the US population will be far below the poverty line. The Clinton presedency was at the best time in the last century because the govenment spent less money then it got. McCain's economic plan uses three times as much moneyon less government money. Obama's plan uses less money then it gets. Obama's plan edges the government toward a surplus, while McCains plans make a depression get worse. That's why I will vote for Obama in November and not McCain.

I do not like kerry, He is a 2faced…and that is why he did not win the 2004 election…But anyways I think Obama can defend himself..he is running a terrific campaing…He might stumble but we all know from Hillary's primary experience that we can all get up…and Obama will…ANyways i think kerry just wants to be on the spotlight…so get off he had his year …THIS IS OBAMA 's year…

obama 08

And you Mr. Kerry were wrong about one major thing: endorsing Obama. Not that I like McCain that much, but you lacked judgment when you chose Obama over Hillary. Period.

Kerry is a traitor to this country. The swift boat guys were right about the paper clip purple heart winner. McCain is going to whip Obama all the way back to the Chicago Democratic Machine. Welcome to President McCain.

Who's Kerry, he lacks judgement and no one ever wanted him as President. If I were Obama, I run away from Kerry this man is not someone you would want as a supporter.

Mcwar,McBush,McSAME,they are all very fitting names for someone who has voted with his idol/mentor (GWB) 95% of the time. I just dont understand why he would vote against making DR. MARTIN L. KINGS birthday A national holiday. Not to mention all the times hes changed his views (FLIP FLOPPED).And he has the nerve to try and condem OBAMAS positions.

McCain is running wrong time against wrong man;
he's too slow for America–'d no idea with the good 3 months to his
advantage–how many years would he waste in the oval office????

I voted for Kerry in 2004, but the Democrats had a poor candidate then as well now. I don't like him to criticize a fellow Democrat like he did Hillary Clinton. Even though I don't like McCain I don't agree with Kerry - I am sure it is the same McCain.

Kerry is a joke.

Seriously, does anyone really care what John Kerry thinks? Based on the tax relief Americans received, I can't see that the rich got richer buy a $600 dollar rebate, regardless of the number of $300 exemptions they have!

PS: America, listenn up… I'm a 33,000 a year employee and guess what? I pay less tax than I did under Bill Clinton, and you know what else? I've gotten a refund EVERY year that Bush has been our president. 33K a year doesn't qualify as "rich" in anyones book.

OBAMA 08!!!!! OBAMA 08!!!! OBAMA 08!!!!!!

Are we expected to listen to Kerry judge someone else’s judgment? I don’t think so.

McCain/Clinton ? Polar opposites on the issues. Also how does my friends comments effect my judgement? We all have people we know that we dont take to every picnic, seems the some Americans are judge by other Americans that have the same skin tones.

I wish the John Kerry of today was who ran in 2004. we would have been delivered 4 years ago. McCain is an old fart that needs to take his social security and go into retirement. He is out of touch everyday people

Senator Kerry, wake up and smell the coffee. The war's over. We won. Spare America your myopic views and leave leadership to capable, proven, and far-sighted patriots…like John McCain.

kerry liked mccain before he was against him.

VICE PRESIDENT CLINTON 2008!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Right… McCain has been wrong…

Except he was the one to stand up to the Bush Administration and called for a surge in troops… We are doing so well in Iraq right now because John McCain knows more about what needs to be done to win then anyone else.

McCain is not Bush…

McCain/Rice 08

I totally agree with Kerry, We are tired of this McCain And RNC machine trying to paint McCain as being so sound on his judgement and Has so much experiance. We are so tired of their campaign attacking every word of Barrack Obama, NEWSFLASH Hillary couldnt Do it. So STOP!!! Tell how you are more experiance rather than just saying Barack Obama Isnt expericance.

We want to know how you are going to make America Better rather than hearing from your camp about what barrack obama is doing and how he is flip flopping on issues, We dont need that in a time of people losing jobs, A War, & our ecocomy being in the toilet.

Maurice S.

McCane is old and senile. His campaign is in disarray, which is a reflection of McCane and his style of management.

The reduction in violence is sporadic at best, and the s called surge is not necessarily the cause of the decline.

United States is spending millions of dollars bribing the sunis, and has started to employ Sadam's "people" in all levels of government.
These two moves are the major reasons behind the current relative calm.

McCane has a frighteningly old and tired view of foreign policy. He will plunge this country in multiple wars. No one in history has been successful when fighting wars on several fronts. McCane will be a loser too, and with him, so will we.

Why bother leaving a comment when nothing I submit is ever printed?

I read an article on Fox News. Even they are saying that John Mcain's new strategy is more like Bush's old 2000 & 2004 campaign strategies. That's another reason why Kerry is wondering as to what happened to the old John McCain

New slogan for McCain:
"This is want-to-be president Double Talk Express, John McCain"

"Obama held a second news conference on Thursday to clarify his remarks." - At least we don't see this about McCain in the news almost daily.

Why does Obama have to always clarify his remarks??? Maybe his lack of experience playing with the big boys…

This is another one of those John Kerry's "I voted for it before I voted against it". This time "I picked McCain for VP before I condemn him".
One thing he's been consistent all his life is turning his back on his buddies for his political gain. Glad he is not the President of USA.

Your last sentence is not funny nor is it germane to the article. It's stupid and gratuitous — and a bad reflection on CNN. And, as you say "for the record", no one mentioned that Kerry was being considered as a running mate for McCain.

Just like their old candidate, the incompetent GOP lacks ideas and has no shame whatsoever. Mary, people like you right wing brain dead who voted twice for Idiot BUSH, are the reason why this country is in such a shamble. Can you even state one single issue where MCcain has a clear position? By the way, you now see that Kerry would have made a better president, at least have the decency to admit that…

My friends, try not to follow someone else wrong path. Do not let influences manipulate your clear mind. Stand for what it's right you think it's good for your county, your family, and yourself. We need the kind of change we can believe in. Once in a life time, we the Ameican people may have and may experience such a change like never before. We are tired of what's going on in washington and in America for decades. We need a new direction. A change that we can believe in. Wake up my friends!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kerry is an idiot , the man he trashes would be his vp if things went his way . one thing mccain got right was seeing kerry for the loser he is and staying away from him in 2004 . which obama is kerry for the one this week or the different one from a few weeks ago .

I think that sometimes it's better to not say anything. This doesn't help Obama at all. I think most people would have preferred Edwards on top of that ticket in 2004. Dems would have beaten Bush then.

Obama will beat McCain without Kerry's comments.

Lets see now the U.S. armed Saddam Hussien so he could invade Iran, the U.S. armed Osama Bin Laden so he could fight the Russians in Afghanistan and now the U.S. is arming their enemies in Iraq so they can say the surge is working.

Does anyone see a pattern here or question the one candidate who claims this strategy is a success in Iraq. What does everyone think will happen when the armed insurgents turn on the U.S. and the Iraqi grovernment???

Of ALL people John Kerry should not be one to talk about someone else's faults. You would think he learned his lesson after insulting our troops, which ruined any ounce of credibility he ever had.

Keating Five

Ol' mister foot in my mouth himself needs to shut up before he ruins a second chance for the democratic party to win the white house. i am sure he remembers the first time he did it.

Didn't Kerry seriously consider McCain as his running mate in '04?

I find it very interesting that the Democrats are attacking McCain's judgement when their candidate is/was a self admitted cocaine user and has surrounded himself, in Chicago, with people who preach hate and divisiveness.

New slogan for McCain:

"This is want-to-be president Double Talk Express, John McCain"

John McCain lacks everything except the ability to be another George