And what about McWar's explosive reaction to the Georgia crisis? He almost insulted Russia and almost declared war by himself. That is a bad lack of judgement. Russia may be the bad guy but you do not start a diplomatic approach by insulting one of the parties you are trying to negotiate with. Thatt's again lack of judgement. The belligerant character of McCain leads me to believe that under a McCain presidency we are headed to another war maybe worst than the current ones.

Consider this McWarmonger he is against Roe v Wade ….then he voted to start a war in Iraq for absolutely NO reason so they could ship off (our children that have reached 18 years old )to fight their no reason"oil for these crooks WAR .
Now who could vote for them?

Politics is about defeating your opponent.
It is not gonna happen just discussing issues. Most U.S. voters don't understand the issues. Sad, but true.

I think it is highly irresponsible to misrepresent someone's values or record in campaigning, but to take advantage of political mistakes…Hillary's snipers, Barack's guns and religion, and McCain's foreign policy speeches where he doesnt seem to know the Czech Republic from the Sunnis– are fair game. it's the name of the game.

Child's play considering what the victor will be subjected to as the most powerful person on Earth.
Please, as long as its honest, let em go at it.
No wuss in the White House, please!

He IS more eager for war…. war with Iraq, war with Iran, war with Russia… he's ready to BOMB, BOMB, BOMB!!!

And now he's ready to start the draft in order to start fighting all these wars… BRING ON THE DRAFT, McCAIN!!!

More war is what our nation needs… and McCain is ready to start those wars. The polls say 70% of our nation is tired of the war and wants to bring our troops home… and yet over 40% of you support McCain and 4 more years of wars… somebody's not telling the truth because the numbers just don't add up.

But that's just the way it is with McCain… his numbers just don't add up. That's why all he can do is attack Obama…. he has no game of his own. McCain will bring back the draft… WAKE UP, AMERICA!!!!

Today John McCain said that he would be for reinstating the "DRAFT" . This tells me that his idea of peace is who has the biggest army and WWlll is his dream. I'll tell you now my son is not going to fight any BUSH/MCCAIN wars and if you want more Americans deaths then McCain is your man. But if you vote for him when your son gets drafted and killed in a war that McCain wants it is on your head.

McCain is not for the Draft. The Draft is the great equalizer, then you Liberals that only want to live in our Country but don't want to support it will have your children serving. Mine volunteered ,,Yes, Volunteered to serve his Country. I volunteered to serve my country. My father volunteered to serve my country. Your Freedom was secured by my families sacrifice. Your rights were won with the blood of our ancestors that fought a war against England. What have you done.

The only thing that our enemies understand is FirePower not diplomacy. Diplomacy works only when people have common ground. When the enemy is intent on destroying your way of life the only way to convince them otherwise is to arrange for them to meet
Allah. What part of you are the infidels that must die dont you understand.

The McCain camp will ask "Is this new politics?" but Barack has had his hand forced. MCCain has been pounding him and Barack has no choice but to return fire. I don't like the fact that Barack has to do this, but there are no options for him. A victory against McCain is too important.

Some times to beat bad people you have to beat them on their level. In the military they say take the fight to the enemy and while McCain is not the enemy he is the opponent and he brought us to this point. Now Barack has to take the fight to him.

McCain has the experience to lead this country. We have too many problems to elect a man that has no experience. The polls are saying that people are figuring out that Obama is an empty suit reading a speech. Now that Obama is losing support he wants to win so bad he will give Clinton the vp. He will do anything to win and the messiah is convinced his followers will vote for him no matter what he says or does. Sounds like a cult doesn't it? Good luck with that!

Scott Tucson, I guess you think that the churlish "bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran" is more eloquent than what Obama has to say. A century of "experience" can't make up for cocnsistently bad judgement.

pro-life and warriors ? - It does not seem clear.

Is the Christianity all about WAR and murdering people anywhere?
McCain's Christian allies must answer this question!

Democracy, equal rights or any other civilised issues are not at the table of McCain!

Being a POW (still, I know), McCain is full of pure hate, vengance, and bloodlust. That is NOT who we need as president.

Scott Tucson, did you mean to say George W Bush in your post? You Republicans simply can't handle the thought of electing a truly intelligent President. We need a smart guy like Obama to fix all the destruction W has done around the world (economic or otherwise), not another tough guy like McCain, who knows nothing BUT war. Yes, I'll take Obama's rational approach over a Vietnam veteran with post traumatic stress disorder who is just itching to drop some more bombs. Barack Obama was the first black President of Harvard's Law Review and is trained to see both sides of an issue on almost every aspect of society. By his own admission, McCain doesn't even know how to use a computer. I'm sorry but we need an energizing intellect like Obama, not another tough guy who thinks he already knows the answers to everything when he doesn't.

How about Barack Obama - Andrew Bacevich

Could someone please, PLEASE explain to me why I only heard the story about McCain's positive position on the reinstatement of the draft on MSNBC???

Isn't his agreement with that townhall questioner news worthy???

I certainly think it is, and that it shows just how much of a war-mongerer McCain is and will be.

I just don't understand what's happening anymore, I guess.

I don't understand how a honest individual like McCain claim himself to be could only speak words that hurts so much.
McCain still does not believe Barack is a American. He sounds very racist.

When you are a prisoner of war for 5 years, one of two things happen. Either you become sympathetic to the struggles of veterans and avoid war at all costs, or since you've suffered you become cold, and care less about the human cost and become a warmonger.

McCain chose to be Mr. War.

To All Of you that see the truth :
THANK YOU!
Now go out on Nov 6 and vote Obama
He is the hope for our country, our childern and our saniety.

Mcbush think talking tough is the way forward but unfortunately the invaision of Iraq on a false promise has only damage our standing in the world, now Russia has an opportunity to invade another soverign nation just like Mcbush Iraq war, he will need a draft if since we are forcing our way into a country that has ask us to leave by 2010, but because Mcbush and this administration will prefer to sacrifice soldiers lives than to agree with senator Obama who had it right from the beginning,
PLEASE AMERICANS WE NEED RUSSIA FOR FAR THREATENING SITUATIONS LIKE IRAN, NORTH KOREA, WHICH COULD HARM THE US DIRECTLY AND SOLVE RUSSIAN PROBLEMS WITH HIS NEIGHBOURS DIPLOMATICALLY< MCBUSH IS INTERSTED IN PROTECTING THIS LOUSY GEORGIAN PRESIDENT AT ALL COST JUST TO SATISFY THE LOBBIST SCHUNNEMAN WORKING FOR MCAIN AND SAKASVILI. A WORD TO A WISE IS SUFFICIENT. THIS ELECTION IS FAR IMPORTANT THAN SKIN COLOR< THINK HARD BEFORE U VOTE.

Eager for war or not is not the question that these guys try to distort the fact. It is just unwise to stop the campaign in Iraq and Afganistan, even a real dump knows this by now - it's NOT just practical. Be real. So, stop twisting things around to favor BO, your saviour!!!

Exactly, we invaded a soverign nation - Iraq and our president lied and lied and McSane enbleded him by voting to go to war!, the same old man McSame seems to have forgotten that when he stated that Russia was engaging in barbaric acts in the 21 centry - hello!!!!!! memory loss old guy?

We have lost our leverage and our military capacity is stretched thin due to IRAQ, and you know what ,Russia knows it!

You cannot teach an old dog new trick, step aside old man, and retire to your riches in Arizona. The country is in desparate shape and not a place for an old man!

opinions

PEOPLE keep in mind a President can not declare war alone
War is an ACT of Congress
If you really want change
Then you need your change your congressmen/women, for they are the ones who approve or disapprove war, economic policies, taxes, and their raises
If want to see were the tax money is going then Just look at some of there salaries
Obama or McCain ?
Well here is what we give ourselves for presidential candidates
A warmonger and someone who makes who promises things that he alone cannot accomplish
For once I would like for Obama to say something that he can fulfill
My opinion neither deserve the position of president
For those Obama Die Hards i advise reading his books and see if your opions change at all

Political support from the hill should now be coming out..supporters hitting the talk show circuit and appearing as news pundits on the various cable news programs - show the party support during the convention..some magazine ads and convention coverage…its like releasing chaff…get your opponent fixed on the countermeasure…let the opponent deal with defense not from negative attacks but from a bombardment of offense and countermeasures…then hit him with a negative push…bunker buster…he'll be so off balance going into the RNC it will look like an Ali shuffle and a straight right. Obama '08

He's a Hawk and will cause more Americans to die in battle! McCain should never be given access to Presidential powers. NEVER!

This comment is for Senator Obama's advisors, YOU ARE RIGHT ON. Hit John McCain where it hurts, this guy wants to fight the last war. Go after him. Let the American public know that this guy will have their children fighting WWIII while his rich friends dogde the draft.

McCain reminds me of Khrushchev, full of bluster and risk but in the long run a loser for America.

How many wars does john mccain want to start?

Google his town hall today - he didn't disagree that we can't "chase bin laden to the gates of hell" without reinstating the draft. It's must see.

Scary.

McCain will bring back the draft.
PUMA's your kids are going first, right?

Well I would try it to if I was a chicken crap liberal. I do not see how this affects you liberals or your Black Messiah and friends. It is an all volunteer army. I am one of them veterans and I would say he would be the last to want to go to war. But you do what you have to for your country. Oh I see the problem. He might accidently start the draft and you liberals might have to actually do something for your country rather then running it down. I think it would be good training for you. Of course you could do like all them wussy liberals did during Vietnam ; run off to Canada. Whoops I forgot . They sent some back (DA@N).

A warmonger lives ,thinks ,dreams WAR they don't even need an excuse to attack they even vote for war without a reason and bomb first .
Every thing he talks about is connected to wanting war ,threatening for war .He has no negotiation skill or interested in negotiating to reach for peace and avoid war his blood has war running in his veins .

Can you imagine if on all the streets and neighborhoods if for the many things that happen that we don't all agree on but we figure how to change and agree instead of fight if we used McBushes policy for war mongering and using McBushes attitude "we ann't gonna stand for this I will shoot " what would happen in this country.
What does it take to jar people into realizing 8 years of this hell in Iraq
we want peace and we will not have it with another Mc War monger.

Obozo, just please go away - go on vacation, hide from debates somewhere, go to Germany

Just go away, and take your hideously ugly racist wife with you

You're a stuttering clown when your teleprompter isn't there, and we all know that now

You have become a very unfunny joke - the only time you're funny is when you're being yourself - the stuttering clown

And THEN, you even manage to make this former life-long Democrat now Independent for McCain smile

I can't smile about anything else about the Democrats anymore

I'll smile in 2012, though

And you'll be nothing but a reminder of how dumb the DNC was

We'll vomit you right back in their faces come November

…….That's what happens when things like you get shoved down our throats by the likes of Dean the Scream and Nancy the Crow

Dont think that hes not thinking about Russia too,the world had better watch out because this old man may think hes back during the Vietnam era and he wants to BOMB,BOMB,BOMB

The reason why Giuliani keeps opening his mouth because he and McCain are two of a kind. You cannot validate one without validating the other.

I watched the Suzanne Malveau "Obama Revealed" tonight and it was nauseating I had to write this note.
It is very obvious with the adoring gleam in her eyes when speaking with Obama that she is in awe or in love !
They chose Obama surrogates like Tom Daschle to bad mouth McCain for instance.
This program was so one sided and it shows CNN's support for Obama. I quit watching CNN and turned to FOX news, at least they are fair in presenting both sides of the candidates.
I am a long time democrat and for the first time, I am voting for a Republican for President. I do not trust Obama. The Malveau show just convinced me further.

oh…just another comment here…every one interested in that folly which is and has become the Moron's fascination with Iraq should read Barabar Tuchman's The March of Folly…just substitute the Moron's name (bush) for Johnson, and Iraq for Vietnam…and also do the same for Johnson's speech and Johns Hopkins..substitute the Moron's name for Johnson and iraq for vietnam….enlighten yerselves…learn..read….!

There sure is a lot of fear mongering by the democRATs claiming that if we elect McCain that it will cause WWIII. And the democRATs blame the republicans for fear mongering. I think that the democRATs need to look at themselves first.

I'm not sure he is more eager for war than the Moron's regime, but it can be infered from the moron's poodle McGoofy that he is not any less inclined to war–but, being objective here, let us not forget that, in maybe just a hint of Nixonian proclamations..remember…"if I'm elected, I will end the vietnam war" (that, of course, was before he sent another 40,000 young americans to their deaths for nothing:(, Barack has said that he will also bring the troops illegally sent to Invade and occupy Iraq within 16 months. Let us think about this…at a rater of one a day (and I am not talking multiple vitamins here). at the current rate (as of 8.10.08) that means, that, within 16 months..another 480 americans will have died for nothing…..and…just another short point here…since the Moron's escalation of the war in march of 07, eight months over the course of that escalation that the moron's poodles extol, the deaths of american soldiers has been greater thant he month before! go to icasualties. org for the true cost of this war….go to it every day…publish the info…read the info…wear it proudly on buttons or t shirts..or bumper stickers..the real cost of this war which McGoofy clearly wants to continue and obama doesn't, apparently, seem to thingk is the MAJOR issue and the cause of EVERY problem we currently have with the economy–and, under his agenda, which is better that McGoofy's is still unacceptable to those who fought in another illegal and genocidal war (that would be Vietnam)

McCain like Bush is not the most intelligent person but they are bullies and use Americas resources for their tactics of fear and war. McCain is a walking talking time bomb ticking to go off and if anybody thinks Bush was wait until McCain is given the opportunity. McCain is dangerous for our country and there will be no peace. McCain has never talked about peace and if that is not a threat I don't know what America needs to wake up. Bush gave us a wake up call and now McCain wants to silence us again., No more Karl Rove tactics that McCain is using and in the name of God, please no John McCain.

Also Powell lives in Northern Virginia

Try again Obama.

McCain has far more at stake than most. He has 1 son in Iraq and another fixing to go. If anything, he will avoid another conflict. Remember, McCain challenge Reagan on the troops in Lebenon. And he also is responsible for the surge to protect our troops.

Mcain represents the past! we need someone who understands economics bearing in mind that, India and China poses the greatest economic threat to the entire American fraternity in the 21st century global economy. All our efforts are winning unnecesssary war while China is directing its effort on oil explorations in Africa, stock piling crude oil for the future use and yet you choose the politics of the past?? no wonder Humans never learns from history!!

McSimpleton answers from flip floppin McCain. "We gotta drill and drill now!" That's a plan to fix the economy and get us off oil???? "The surge is working!" To do what???? Bring down U.S. deaths or give the Irag people back their country???? Please McSimpleton McCain. Give us something more than tag lines and a swagger. We have one of those clowns in the big painted house now. Hope Obama and the dems hit the GOP hard this time. Take the gloves off and knock Bush, Rove, McCain on their butts or else the U.S. dollar will slid to the value of the peso.

McCain solution to any problem is WAR - I'm sick of war, I need a job and good health care and good benefits for my children.

Obama all the way!!!!!

Now it hits the fan when the polls are getting so close.
I guess election 2008 starts from today.

However, one thing I can be sure is that McCain is not for wars. He is even against waterboarding. He has lived torture for years and survived a horrible war. He knows what wars can do to people. Why would he want to do that? The reason why he barks so loud is to tell Russians how much he doesn't want wars. He could sense the danger of wars on the horizon so he had to stop it cold.

Obama doesn't have the experience McCain had so he took a different approach for the Georgia-Russia conflict. We, the voters, decide which approach seems more logical. However, to say McCain is for wars is like saying Obama is not patriotic. Both are nonsense. Let's quit this kind of nonsense and please give us more constructive proposals on what you will do for the people. Thanks!

President Bush is working with the Iraq government on an agreement that would pull all US troops out of Iraq by 2011. Democrats will no doudt find this to be bad news.

McCain is sure to be dissapointed, he wanted to stay there 100 years. Pretty funny, when you think about it. McCain would at best be alive for only the next what 50 to 60 years, make him about 120 to 130 years old. He was never going to live long enough to see US troops there for 100 years, in fact who would have.

Now will someone please ask Obama how long he plans to keep the troops he wants to move from Iraq to Afganistan in Afganistan. I am expecting time tables please. How many US troops does he expect will be killed and wounded and how much is this going to cost. I would like these estimates before he takes office if you don't mind.

I don't ever mean to call anyone stupid even if i may think it in the back of my head. But seriously America, we're falling into the same trap that we fell into in 2004. Remember that? Yeah, IT WAS 4 YEARS AGO! We don't need any war anymore…let's progress and move forward before it's too late.

Painting McCain as a warmonger is such a fabulous way to show your gratitude to someone who served and suffered in the military service to protect your freedom. So, do you think all of our military personel deserve this kind of "thanks"? Or is this kind of "special treatment just for POWs.This garbage coming from Obama's advisors clearly shows the type of mentality they possess. We can do without this type of disrespect for those who serve to protect us. McCain/Condi Rice 2008.

PERHAPS ONE COULD BE CALLED MORE EAGER FOR WAR IF INDEED HE WERE MORE PREPARED FOR THE GLOOMY PROSPECT THAT IT LOOMS AMONG HUMANITY CONSTANTLY. ITS DIFFERENT THAN THE RUN THE OTHER WAY SCREAMING LIKE A BANSHEE WHEN YOU DONT KNOW WHAT WAR IS. AND NO A LITTLE TIFF ABOUT ONES WIFES MOUTHINESS IN THE PRESS DOES NOT CONTITUTE COMBAT EXPERIENCE. PEOPLE SEEM TO THINK IF ALGORE HAD WON IN 2000 OSAMA BIB LADIN WOULD HAVE CALLED OFF HIS PLANS. STUPIDITY IS AN INHERITED GENETIC CONDITION. FACE IT IF POOTY TOOT SHOOTS AT US YOU BETTER HOPE OBAMA IS HOME IN CHICAGO WITH WIFEYKINS. THESE PEOPLE IN THE WORLD DONT THINK MUCH OF HUMAN LIFE, LIBERTY, OR THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS. ITS ABOUT DOMINATION. LIBERAL PET THE KITTY CAT THINKING WILL NOT STAND UP IN THE FACE OF COMMUNIST AGGRESSION. YOU CANT SMOKE MORE OF THAT FOG WEED AND THINK THE WORLD IS A SAFE PLACE. REFER TO STUPIDITY DIAGNOSIS. ITS A SHAME THE GENERATION THAT SAVED THE WORLD GAVE BIRTH TO SOME OF THESE LIBERAL SPAWN.

Bush's father started all this. He started a war in Iraq and "wrapped it up in the flag." But people were smart enough not to re-elect him.

The Republicans ever since have played on the fear, anxiety, and ignorance of the American people to get elected and re-elected. And so many people are still stupid enough that are still able to keep doing it.

The last thing the US needs now is another war. We can't support the one war we have going now. And McCain sings what - "bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb, Iran?"

What will happen if these clowns start another war? Kids aren't lining up to join the army, are they? So will we have a draft? Is this what we want? A country at multiple wars with no end in sight?

"Those who don't learn history are doomed to repeat it" the saying goes. See through this.

I'm amazed at how short a lot of peoples memories are. Tonight over 4000 troops lay in a cold, lonely, and mostly forgotton grave. Their commitment to service exploited for whatever mad dreams Bush and his cohorts wanted to fulfill. Saddam not Bin Laden the object of their desire.

The republicans have tinkered with just about every aspect of our constitution, our rights (terror watch list & monitored phone calls), the branches (Gonzalez scandal), executive privilege (Karl Rove, Skooter Libby), CIA (Valerie Plame & fake documents to justify war). Yet despite it all the repubs have a legitimate chance to win this election and that is unthinkable considering what we have been through as a nation.

Painting McCain as a warmonger is such a fabulous way to show your gratitude to someone who served and suffered in the military service to protect your freedom. So, do you think all of our military personel deserve this kind of "thanks"? Or is this kind of "special treatment just for POWs.This garbage coming from Obama's advisors clearly shows the type of mentality they possess. We can do without this type of disrespect for those who serve to protect us. McCain/Rice 2008.

I'm with you P.

This is a no-brainer. McCain looks for military solutions. That is how he was trained, that is what he understands. Sometimes it is appropriate (Afghanistan after 09/11) but often it is not. Yes, I am starting with Iraq. But tough words on Iran also. McCain calling for NATO troops in Georgia (maybe because his advisor promised Georgia the US would help them in return for all of the lobbying money he got from Georgia).

In a civilized world with nuclear weapons, are we set to go in cowboy style at all costs? Negotiations have seemed to work (Libya, North Korea, etc). It is not a perfect solution but it is a more reasonable one. Why not use judgment instead of force?

This election is suppose to be about the future of the United States of America and it’s People. All I hear is confusion and misleading information. America needs us to take CARE of her. We need to get serious and rebuild this country. Furthermore gaining back our integrity, and getting out of the WAR that has been destroying us. Retraining and retooling our people showing respect for each other also the other nations around us. It is not about McCain or Obama, It is not about color, hate, revenge, put downs, NO it is about choosing the RIGHT MAN for the job of President. We do not need to spend BILLIONS on an ILLISION that belong to George & Chaney. For God sake let us do what is important to the future of this country. Working together we can accomplish anything Stop the HATE and be the great nation we can be. Peace, Love, and Understanding. Not WAR or lies and distortion of the truth. CNN can do much to help bring this about do not divide us. Coming together is of more benefit than division…

Ms. Rice forgot to mention that McCain agreed with a woman in his audience today who said "we would have to bring back tthe draft."

this kind of tactic is low and will nto benefit obama. it taints him as a candidate and fosters the perception that while obama is quick to talk about moving away from the politics of personal destruction, he is willing to stoop to such levels to gain an advantage. to say mccain is more willing to go to war is pure speculation and cannot be deduced from the stance he has taken or the rhetoric he has used. let's face it, no one can predict what action either mccain or obama would take when faced with making the decision to go to war or not. obama needs to put a stop to these kinds of statements from anyone in his camp. the more he allows it, the more he validates criticism that he talks the talk, but won't walk the walk.

Why do I sense desperation in the Obama camp?

Obama solution—Give a flowerily speech!

as i said before, mccain mentioned he didnt care if we were in a 100 year war<<<< remember this people,, its him,,,, he chges like the wind,,,,,,,, wants votes and will do anything to get them,, i wont vote for him,, no way,, never,,,,, obama is way more honest than mccain,,, if you vote for mccain,, we are doomed for sure,, im movin

Oh please, what a stretch!
Knock it off with McCain is Bush! McCain has been around a lot longer than the presidency of George W Bush. That's experience that Obama does not have. McCain has been known to work with others. You Obamanites are sounding a bit foolish with this McSame, McWar, et al. McCain has been finding solutions to problems for decades without that solution being war. Obama hasn't been around in the Congress for but a few years. That's also a good thing for the American people. Enough of your crap already. Pure spin.

I agree. Look how he pounced on the Ga stuation

Duh, did anyone hear John boy today. He's all about reenacting the draft. Trigger Happy, Johnny!

*Johnny Get Your Gun!*

this is true, and McCain has said he agrees we will need a draft. Watch out if McCain gets in there. He shoots from the hip just like Bush. We will have war, war, war.

Of Course he just said he want to consider a NEW DRAFT!! Are you kidding McShame? A New Draft? A Vietnam POW should no better.

yeah we want to attack Iran thats why were refusing to sell war planes to Israel, who we all know is itching to attack Iran. Look no one Wants war, But sometimes its necessary. We can either be proactive or reactive. I guess you want us to be reactive, that way we look better to the rest of the world. Get this through your head, People (and Countries) dont like what they envy, and that is US.

OBAMA, 08
WE KNOW THAT YOU ARE A NICE GUY, BUT FIGHT BACK, AND YES
OBAMA FOR AMERICA ,

John McCain, ready to lead America (into World War 3) on day one (or sooner)…

The jobs are GONE! Wal-Mart pays less than 6.75 minimum wage.
Two people working for minimum wage will have to camp out with
their children. Are the National Parks open all night? Talk about homeless!!! And Wal-Mart makes Billions and Billions per year and
complains when they have to dish out insurance for a car accident
victim!!!! America, what is wrong?

McMonger has got to be stopped. This is a bad man. He wants war. He shoots first, then asks questions. He'll send our kids to war. He sides with big oil because they line his pockets. He is dodering. cranky and anti- intellectual. He always talks about us winning the Iraq war. What have we won?!? I keep looking in the mail for my "we're winning in Iraq check"-nothing!

This has been one of my biggest disappointments about the campaign. Some how the Democrats found out about McCain's plans once he becomes President. Us Republicans were all hopeing he would be able to spring WWIII as a supprise on the rest of the world. We've all been buying stock in corporations with millitary contracts. Now everbody knows, it just ruined.

Now if Obama wins, I won't have anywhere to invest my money either once he destroys the economy. Aaghhh!! Don't Democrats understand anything about mayham and making money.

For anyone who actually read all the way through this joke of a post and really think McCain wants to start a war, I hope you found this as funny as I do all your posts that seriously claim the same thing.

McCain is without a doubt head and shoulders above Obama on issues of national security. Now, recent polls say McCain leads Obama by a large margin on economic issues. Obama's losing ground fast. And…of course, when you start losing as fast as Obama is, what do you do? The very thing he claimed he wouldn't. He goes negative. Bottom line, Obama's nothing new, just a lot more naive and inexperienced.

McCain will start world war 3 with Russia.

dont say i didn't tell yah.

Dumbocrats…the new Jimmy Carter A.K.A. the chosen one-the messiah- the socialist-the flop flipper..will be the cause for a draft, but with the narcissist i see in the me generation it's over for America they will turn French.

Not an Obama fan but the reality is that he can do no worse than the current President. Bush had an experienced administration, people from Reagan and his father's administration and look at the mess our country is in. Bill Clinton was right when he said no one has enough experience to be President.

The polls are dead wrong.

McCain said in his 2002 autobiography that the only reason that he wanted to run for president was purely ambition.

He does not care about what happens on US soil so long as he can run a war that he cannot win. This man claims he knows how to find Bin Laden and that he knows how to win wars. Why then has he not worked with the current administration to do just that?

He has been wrong about so many things including getting out of Iraq. He said that the Iraqis would not want us out and now they are demanding a speedy timeline. According to him, they would not ask, how did he know this? Because he knows them, he has spent a lot of time there and he knows how they think. Then why did he not see thier demands coming?

He is such a liar. Even after his attacks are proven false, he continues to use the lies. He keeps saying Obama will not admit the surge worked when in fact, I have heard Obama say it at least four different times that violence is down because of the aid of the soldiers. All these lies will take him down.

I remember when George H. Bush was president, I saw a t-shirt with his caracature and the caption that went something like, "Economy failing, poll numbers down? Don't worry about it, George… just start another War."

This is McCain's strategy, too. Nothing raises patriotic fanticism and hides a bad economy like a good old-fashioned call to "Defeat the Evil Empire!" And we fall for it… every single time.

The typical republican just doesn't care, because they're figuring that somehow, they'll weasel their kid a few deferrments….maybe as many as, say, five?…..Is there a pattern here?

I truly thought the American people are smarter than during the Bush/Kerry election, but, you know, I think I might be wrong. WAKE UP AMERICA - please listen to the candidate and their values and NOT the opinion of their opponent. McCain will continue the war - we have lost 4,483 good soldiers - how many more do you want to lose … and for WHAT? Are you happy with our economy under Bush? McCain has the same ideas. Think about how you want to live and vote your heart! Listen to the platforms and base your opinions on that - DON'T LISTEN TO THE MUD SLINGING AND THE LIES. Come on America, show me that the American people are intelligent individuals and that we can decide on our own - not by who tells the most lies!

Regardless of the lies that Obama and friends spread about Hillary and John McCain, Obama is a risky candidate. He doesn't think we are a Christian Nation. I am shocked to the very core of my Christian values.

It would be a gamble to have Obama anywhere near the Oval Office. He is a clear and present danger and we must be on guard.

Remember Obama Risky, McCain will protect our nation and our values.

McCAIN: POUR MORE FEAR; WAR MORE YEARS
McCAIN: OLD, TIRED REMEDIES IN A NEW ERA
McCAIN = BUSH 3

SAY NO TO McCAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Marcia,
Most republicans are shying away from their convention because most were advised to do so in order to concentrate on their own congressional campaigns. It has very little to do with McCain himself. They are facing tough times ahead as many voters are tired of the repubs that represent them so they are skipping the convention to work on preserving their own political futures. At least thats most of what I've read. Except for some social conservatives most republicans have faith in McCain. By the way, I'm a democrat but figured I'd clear that up for you.

McCain the American war hero stated, he was beaten, bayoneted, tortured and that he tried to commit suicide in his prison cell in Vietnam. Is this the man that you want to have his finger on the NUCLEAR WAR BUTTON. Will the American people wake up! This guy is a lunatic.

Obama is starting to reveal himself as the cutthroat, no-holds-barred old school politician he's always been.

Change? Get serious.

McCain was pushing for the Iraq war before Bush was even President. McCain was the biggest supporter for the war in Iraq and wants to go to war with Iran and Russia.

He will institute a new military draft. If you vote for McCain you may as well get ready to kiss your children and grandchildren goodbye as they ship off to war.

McCain loves war! That's all he knows and he doesn't really know it. It just thinks he does and uses his POW status to hide behind while he questions everyone else's patriotism that doesn't agree with him.

McCain for President=America doomed!!!!! This man is crazy.

MCCAIN HAD NO CONSIDERATION FOR HIS WIFE (CAROL), OR THE THOUSANDS OF ELDERLY PEOPLE (KEATING 5) THAT HE AND ZEB BUSH TOOK ADVANTAGE OF. . .

DO YOU HONESTLY THINK MCCAIN HAS GIVEN THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ANY CONSIDERATION?

***NEED TO WAKE-UP AMERICA!

McCain will have your children and grandchildren in Iran and eastern Europe, dying because of a hot-headed old man.

Don't do this to your fellow countrymen.

Obama 08′

WE cannot teach the world, if we have not learned from our mistakes.
and we cannot tell other people how to run their government, if we don't set the example.
Obama will be a start but he is going to need a miracle. America
needs a miracle.

McCain is going to wipe the floor with Obama in November. The DNC should have backed Hillary!!!

Hillary, or McCain '08!

why dosent he learn from romney

WE can't save the world if we cannot save ourselves!!!!!

McCain isn't afraid to push the button. That's the kind of leadership we need these days.

McBush would go to war somewhere else in a new york minute. He even agreed with the woman at one of his many rallies today that he wouldn't be opposed to re-instating the draft! Now is that a war monger or what! He says he would rather win the war in Iraq than win the election. Fine John. War to you is the most important thing on your agenda, I see. Screw the economy, which, by all of the polls, is what most of us are concerned about. You pretend to care about what the american people are the most worried about. You are the champion flip flopper of all times, telling every audience you speak to exactly what they want to hear just to get their vote. You actually have no intention of keeping any of your hollow promises . You have your own, very dangerous agenda. And that is to be the bully of the world and pick fights left and right just to keep our troops overseas indefinitely.You scare the hell out of me. I thought Bush was dangerous. Boy was I wrong. You and Cheney are cut from the same cloth. You want to convince the older americans that see your face that looks like theirs, that you have their best interests at heart, and that there is a mean old nasty terrorist on every corner just waiting to get them. You pray on the fear that you and the Bush administration have perpetrated on all of us. Shame on you John.

Can there be any doubt that the bellicose speeches of McCain, his military history and bakcground plus his links to the military-industrial complex , his most recent bluster relative to Georgia and his big vote for the war in Iraq would make him more likely the candidate to take us into war?

Also, why did he agree today with a spectator that it may be necessary for us to have a draft? Could war be on his mind?

Tucker Bounds is a loser. McCain has een attacking Obam's patriotism, and has all but called him a traitor. But that's o.k, this war mongerer hinted today that the draft should be brought back. So all you McCain supporters better start kissing nad hugging your sons and daughters goodbye. Where will they go? Iraq? Iran? Afghanistan? Russi? Gerogia? Poland? Go ahead, send your children into the arms of death by voting for McCain!

Obama advisors do not know what to do. They have lot of money from the poor donors and polls are bad. They are all idiots. they are trying to link John McCain to George Bush. Barack does not have any issues. He is a radical liberal. He is a fool. American people are not fools. They know that John McCain was there even before George W. Bush. In fact John McCain won primaries in NH, SC in 2000 defeating Bush. Barack has no history, no background and no accomplishments. He is a wrong person in a wrong place. Get a life.

Carl Rove knows how to play the race card, without playing the race card!

Although,It is hard to compare, Bush was in a hurry and McCain
stands by Bush's decision. That is disheartening for America.
WHY? What have you done to our nation? Bankrupt by the day.
Now what? We have our lives, our children.
Did you think the Republicans have all but ruined our nation?
What to do with Russia. THey know we have our hands full. Bush
can he escape the anquish of ruining our beautiful country?
Obama will do the best he can but it is going to take a miracle
to clean this mess up.
Vote your pocketbooks, Mr. and Mrs. Rich People. Then you can
take your money and leave us behind. VOTE REPUBLICAN with
Hannity, Rove, Limbaugh Cheney Bush. Stand behind them!!!!!!!

I have two sons, 18 and 10. Both would get medical deferments. I feel sorry for all those other parents with sons (and now most likely daughters as well) who are close to draft age.

I have no doubt that John McCain will force us into more and bigger wars if he is elected. After all, he "knows how to win wars".

Phil T.

McCain = Pro Life, until they are 18, then Pro Death via War.

Save the children, we need them for cannon fodder for more wars.

Lied into a war… Mission Accomplished!

Lied into a McCain presidency, I hope not for the sake of our children.

McCain is seeking vengence for the time He was held as a prisoner of war. Let it go McCain. I don't want no more war talk I need American talk right hear right now, how will you make my company give me a raise since everthing is going up? how are you going to improve the schools our children attend? when is the war going to over so that the families can be at peace? Can you lower gas way more so that I can stop scraping coins to feed my family, Can you make gangs go away? Can you focus on the crimes and drug wars right hear in America?

Who is he going to fight ?? Even Iraqi's dont fear us anymore.. For last 8 years we were successfull in loosing the respect, love, fear, diplomacy in the entire world.
I think he belongs in a mental institution.
Someone please remove the remaining half damaged brain in his head please
OBAMA (2008 -16)

Why is no one commenting about the fact that only about a month ago, someone from the McCain camp suggested that another war or conflict would be advantageous to McCain in clenching the election. Please tell me that this is simply a coincident…

I do not want to believe that GW, his friend "pootie-Poot," and blow-hard John and his friend Saakashvilli woud have such blantant disregard for human life that they would orchestrate the current Russian-Georgian conflict for political gain…paranoid but worse things have happened.

Makes you wonder who really is "The One." McCain needs a war - poof, THERE IS FULL FLEDGE WAR and McCain is in Savior-Statesman mode.

"advocated unconditional withdrawal" - So McCain, WHEN can we "withdraw" then?? What is "success"??? If what we went in for wasn't there, then WHY are we still there? Why is "winning" so important? do my unborn children have to fight so we can "win"??

And NO the "surge" isn't the only thing that's lead to our progress there(progress NOT success).

What's next McCain? "SURGE RUSSIA??"

Why would we vote for a man who says we need a draft because he is going to lead us into more wars? Why?
Obama '08

goggle Keating 5. McCain is not ready to lead; he is ready to rest.
Young and smart '08/12 the only way to go. Experience is not all that, I am 56 yo. I entered the Pest Control business a few years ago. I soon realized that the old experienced guys knew no more than I did because all the chemicals were diffrent and new. Methods of applying were new. Old ways were now illegal. Much of this applies to govmt. How can we elect a leader who does not operate a computer. What ,are you kidding me he cant check email? DAYUM DUMMY.

All the HRC people what makes you think she could beat Obama in 2012? she needs cash now to pay her vendors (HARD WORKING SMALL BUSINESS PEOPLE WITH FAMILIES) now.

We cannot waste 4 years and 4000 more youngsters. We cannot even borrow the 40 trillion( 10 trillion per year) it would cost to maintain activities that Mac promises. Our kids would be slaves to the Chinese and British. Not to mention he wants the draft started back.
WITH ALL BULLYING TOWARD OBAMA TO PICK HRC I SAY …………….. ANYONE BUT HRC. all that big talk and you wont even contribute to her campaing debt. Jump in the lake.

McCain is the most repulsive , selfish and greedy person in Washington. He is so crooked in everyway. I would vote for George Bush again before I would ever vote for John McCain.

He came home from Vietnam and throw his wife away. He is an angry, mean, hateful old man. He has so much unforgiveness towards his father. McCain needs to forgive him.

This country must not be put into this man's hands. War is his solution. He laughs because he lies and wrote lies in his book.

I feel sorry for Cindy.

I can't believe people can be so easily fooled into thinking we need more wars and a draft to boot! This is so crazy and scary!

Duh…

First it's Iran, then what? Russia? Don't provoke Russia, McBush!

Obama '08

Wake up, people! John McCain is a WAR MONGER! How much clearer does it need to be? I can tell you that my son will never go to war for the likes and miscues of a Republican administration. My child will be "so lost in the Society Islands" that no one will find him. The guy is not only crazy? But, senile!

Bernie Moore-Knowles
Kea'au, Hawai'i

When i listen to John McCain, what little bit i listen to him if i am surfacing the TV channels, it seems to me that he put very little though into what he says.He will have the US in another war before he gets in the office if he wins.Practically every response to rick warren,s questions Sunday was war related.This is a true blue print of George Bush years.

I THINK MCCAIN GOT SO SCREWED IN THE HEAD WHILE HE WAS A POW AND IS WAITING TO GET REVENGE USING OUR SONS,DAUGHTERS,HUSBANDS, AND WIVES TO FIGHT IN THESE WARS. HE IS A HOT HEAD AND I JUST CANT SEE US SURVIVNG A CONFLICT FROM ANYELSE.

If America 'stays the course' in Iraq like McBush insists. America will not care if we have a victory or not. At ten Billion Dollars a month,America will be Bankrupt and in the next Great Depression. Our unemployed and hungry people will not care whether Iraq is run by Shiites or Sunni's or Russians or loonies. America is on the brink of economic collapse and McWar does not have a clue.

P,Ca; i won't throw my rock at you. I am a 64 year old white women that also supports Obama. I am with you how stupid can we be , do we all enjoy the financial hardships, the lack of health care , losing our homes and losing 4100 troops in a unnecessary war .Now McBush in response to a lady in the crowd who commented that following Bin-laden to the gates of hell would mean that we would have to have a draft , he said he did not disagree with her.America is really , really stupid. Obama
Connie from Indiana

You can already see how Obama will handle any conflict.

Raise a White Flag.

All Talk an no substance.

Like he approves other countries , drill off our shores. ( China, Cuba, Canada .

If he is a leader, well he is coping Jimmy Carter . Yet he has along way to go.

So You taxpayers Voting for OBAMA, is like a chicken Voting for CONEL SANDERS>

Sore LIP, HUH

Halleluyah! Qbama's finally fighting back! (Hope its not too late.)

What victory is in sight? Coming from the same man who decalred victory in Iraq years ago!?

What's wrong with that?

War is necessary under certain circumstances. And McCain understands what those circumstances are.

Do you really Honestly believe that McCain - after going through the horrible torture he went through - would send troops into that situation without good cause? No.

Someone without that kind of war experience… it would be easy for them to do it.

I WANT a President who will do what is necessary to protect America. What good is all the money in the world if our country is under attack from terrorists?

Vote for safety - Vote McCain

I totally agree with Cynthia and the fact McCain most likely still suffers from PTSS. Someone who cannot forget about war after 40 years and who appears to think about nothing but war is a dangerous person to our country. To give John McCain the kind of power the President has could be the end for all us.

Please people, think about it and do not put a person who is as dangerous as Russia's Putin in the White House. It is time for peace, not war.

Britney, Barack, Barry or whatever name is goes by this week

has gone back to the old Barry, and the magic is gone.

People just cannot trust Barry, the Barry that did drugs.

Please news media and our elected Representatives, stop Bush before he makes another insane blunder. Bush is sending Warships to the coast of Georgia. This is a foolish blunder of potentially disasterous preportions. These Ships will be isolated with no back up if they are attacked. If my son or daughter were on these ships I would scream so loud that Bush would hear me on his Ranch. This idiot tactic reminds me of two previous similar political/miltary moves. The sending of a Warship to Cuba which started the Spanish American War and the Gulf of Tonkin incident which led America into a widened war in Vietnam. So then, what is Bush thinking. To start a war with Russia that we and Russia both know America can not afford. Or to create a Fear situation that will make Americans vote for McWar in the very false thinking that he would be the better leader. Bush/McBush are very very dangerous people that have America on the brink of ruin.

Capt. Smash, Salt Lake City, Utah–I thought Republicans were going to use the scare tactics…..beside, IDIOT, only Congress can start the draft.

McWar spent his military years being beaten, tortured and spilling his guts about America. They pampered him compared to the other soldiers because of who his father was. He has no credibility on war. What is he going to teach everybody how to get captured? What a loser he is? Look Semper fi when they beat you turn to the side like this and it hurts less. That's his idea of winning a war. What a loser! And so many dumb people worship this guy. Usually when you are good at something you excel in that area. How is being a prisoner excelling? If that is the case our prisons have a lot of experts. I'd elect one of them before electing McBush II.

I'm tired of the media making it seem like Hillary's supporters are the only ones that matter. IF they're not apppeased then there will be h@ll to pay..that's the message I'm getting, and its pathetic and tiresome. Just let her try running in 2012, 2016, she will never win because of the way she's contributed to the division of the DNC. She's ruined her political reputation…nice one Hil..

What about McCain stance on the draft????? Today in NM he agreed it needed to be reinstated….

WHY ISN'T CNN MAKING AN

ARTICLE ABOUT MCCAIN SAYING

HE'D AGREE TO REINSTATING A MILITARY DRAFT

TODAY IN LAS CRUSES NM ???

McCain = America's doom.

Bravo for pointing how how McCain's judgment is seriously flawed and ignorant when it comes to foreign affairs. He "speaks loudly and carries a limp stick" (to reverse the famous quote from Theodore Roosevelt), He does not recognize how weakened and overextended are our military resources. He ignores the record-breaking Bush war deficit.

McCain boasts "I know how to win a war" and "victory is in sight" as if the USA were still fighting the Viet Nam war, where he is mentally trapped. For all his supposed experience, I cannot imagine a more dangerous person to be President than Sen. McCain.

McBush lives and breaths for military conflict. He harbors deep resentment for our percieved 'surrender' in Vietnam and he is bitter over his time as a helpless POW. McSurge has one desire before he dies. That is to be commander in Chief when America wins a war . McBush , like Bush is ready to start an un needed war for all the wrong reasons.

Just because CNN reports that Obama's two policy advisors say things does not make these statements true. Neo-conservatism and "warlike" are not easy labels to oss around without supporting facts. John McCain has been in the public's eye enough times to prove the veracity of those statements.

This hurts Susan Rice and Richard Clarke's credibility more than it hurts McCain, which is sad because I once held Richard Clarke in high regard. I guess the political silly season has claimed two additional souls, and our collective sanity suffers.

I look forward to a CIVIL discourse between these two excellent candidates, not their shrill minions who are trying and saying everything to get our attention away from the other candidate.

McCain is reckless. It isn't so much a matter of experience vs. judgement as it is one of recklessness vs. level-headedness. The guy doesn't think before he acts. Remember bomb-bomb-bomb-bomb-bomb-Iran? What we need to worry about with McCain's 3am moment is what side of the bed he gets up on to answer the call.

McWar needs to explain how he was dumb enough to get caught early in his military career, and spent a long war not fighting but being held captive. Wow what a hero. No guns blazing - shoot your way out of anything - defend America. Just tortured spilling your guts against America. Through diplomatic means, and his father power he was allowed to live. It's laughable that people consider him a hero and strong on war. He spent his time in captivity during war. Is that what he plans to teach us? He was flying a plane he was too dumb to know how to fly and got shot down. Maybe if he wasn't a C student he would have been able to learn the technics to manuever out of position and not get shot down. My grandfather flew endless hours fighting in the same war and he came back a *Real American Hero*.

Will you still support McCain when you, or your sons and daughters are drafted? It will be too late then.

Obama's starting to grasp at straws! Good! Means he's in trouble — no big surprise. Eventually the bubble of hype had to burst!

Yea,,, how about Obama's wife, militant, marxist Michelle….she is a war monger!!!!!!

I believe in solving problems through diplomacy. Obama is respected overseas, and has the ability to resolve any issue through negotiation. I believe he cares deeply about our young people, and would only put them in harms way as a LAST resort. McCain would put them in harms way as a FIRST choice. We need time to heal from the Iraq war, only Obama can lead us in this new era. GO BABA!!!!

Just noting…

McCain raised $26 mil in July but SPENT $31 in July…

Typical republican accounting……

and oh yeah… he is STILL behind.

nice investment.

Obama can't speak a sentence without tripping over his tongue and he's going to go eyeball to eyeball with the Russians, Iranians and other US foes and expect to get things done? He's way out of his league!

POLLS POLLS POLLS

WHY WOULD YOU RELEASE POLLS RIGHT BEFORE THE CONVENTION? DO NOT TRUST THESE POLLS.

THE MEDIA JUST LOVE DRAMA.

SO WHAT ARE YOU UP TOO.
ARE YOU TRYING TO SCARE MR OBAMA, SO HE SHOULD CONSIDER PICKING HILLARY? NOWAYS, WE WILL WIN THIS OKEY.

Being a "senior" this election is about my children and their children.
I have a period of time on this earth that I can care for myself in. I love this country and served in the military honorably. I worked my entire life
to better the chances for my children knowing that they will do the same for theirs.

We have been on the wrong path for almost eight years… the damage done to our country is inconceviable and from this administration an adject failure to be truthful…. aren't there laws about self incrimination.

I, my children and my grandchildren ask each and every thinking American voter to please help take this country in a new and better direction. The world is looking for a new and honest leader to turn the United States of America back into the country it once was.

Thank you,

Yup its that old-retired white man from Ma.

Bruce

Good! I hope they continue to slam him!!!!! McCain is not concern about us, only his ambition.

The flawed judgement of the republicans has cost us dearly!! This stupid false war has cost us billions if not trillions of dollars and caused our economy to crumble!! He can say Obama has bad judgement and would rather lose the war rather then win but, that sounds so stupid because it is the bad judgement of McCain that has us in this war to begin with.
Common sense says McCain has the bad judgement and Obama had the better judgement to stand up and say NO to the war from the beginning. McCain could care less about Americans suffering with this bad economy he is rich and does not feel the pain. All he cares about is winning the war we are fighting on a line of credit funded by China.

OBAMA 2008 and 2012

Nicki:

You are so right. This election is not about Obama, it's about me , my life, my children,geand children,great grand children, my country. Sixty four years ago I enlisted in the USMC and wound up on Okinawa defending this notion against the Imperial Japanese and protect this country for you. The least you could do is respect those of us who gave you your freedom and not turn the country over to this terrorist loving socialist from Chicago.

War is always the answer if you listen to McCain's speeches. He does not bring any real solutions just more war and how he can win a war. His supporters are delusional; they are attacking Obama for being pro-choice and pushing pro-life as a measure of morals and decency but …….If life is so sacred …Why do we go to war where thousands of people are killed (innocents as well as the guilty). Where is the outrage for these peoples lives? Why do the McCain supporters want to continue the invasion of Iraq and yet criticize Russia for invading Georgia? Everyone of my conservative friends cannot answer these questions because they don't have a good enough answer. The Obama team should continue to hammer this point and those who want to listen will. But I'm afraid many will not because they would rather have an incompetent white man occupy the white house then an intelligent black man.

Go McCain. We like you, Cindy McCain.

i trust McCain more than Obama now. i don't think i'm the only Dem. who changed my mind. Hillary or McCain.

What comes to mind when one mentions Panamanian McCain?

POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (unresolved).

People with brains this fraud is dangerous, very dangerous for America!

I am currently living in Arizona, and we, here have always known that McCain is, and has always been THE BIGGEST WAR MONGER IN CONGRESS !!

Way to go show this sleezy campaign these REPUB are running and go even harder after this cheater and so called someone sitting in cone of silence and than telling he was on the way to faith forum but he never listened to the questions. Liar, cheater on his wife and saying anything to win election. Please show his link to Keating 5 and flip flopp.

WAy to go keep it going.

YeeeeeHaaaAAAAAHHHHHHH!

Yeah. I feel safe.

OBAMA 08

Of course he's more eager for war! Gotta win one before he drops dead!! Look out Americans with kids. If he wins, you can start planning for your kids to go to war (he'll reinstate the draft). But, a child is a small price to pay to keep the black…oops 50% white….guy out of office.

Obama say bye, bye to all your little points one by one…. More Town Hall meetings , More debates.

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McSame is the same McSame for many years nothing in the head