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want2beonlake
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Question for McCain supporters
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9/24/2008 6:26:43 PM
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Would love to hear your thoughts on McCain now wanting to suspend the debate. Do you agree or disagree?
What better time than now to know both candidates' thoughts on this very important issue and other issues as well.
And if you say it is a good idea, would you HONESTLY have the same opinion if Obama had requested the postponement?
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wix
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Question for McCain supporters
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9/24/2008 7:36:07 PM
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The debate topic is: Foreign Policy -- US economic policy will not be discussed during the debate--only afterwards by ABC, NBC and CBS.
Since O-BAMA is not a leader in the Senate, he is correct is stating "Call me if you need my help". He will really need little preparation to vote "PRESENT".
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Swimmer27
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9/24/2008 8:00:45 PM
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It is rather strange that now Obama is all about a debate, but McCain tried and tried to get him to aggree to a series of ten debates. He would only agree to 3 or 4. McCain wanted several town hall type, but Obama refused that format altogether.
I think there is definitely some grandstanding by McCain. I will wait and pass my judgement on it till I have the advantage of hindsight. In other words, I will wait and see what happens and then decide what I think about him going back. I am leary of anything and everything politicians do.
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water_watcher
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Question for McCain supporters
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9/24/2008 10:12:56 PM
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You nailed it. Obama ran the other way when McCain wanted town hall meetings that are most effective for the people and not the news media, but he could not have his teleprompter so he chickened out. Now that McCain is putting the country and the people first like he always has done, Obama is saying they need to talk about foreign policy.
I guess Obama's one trip to Iraq now makes him a foreign policy expert. He can not even spit shine McCains shoes on foreign policy.
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I believe that this "bail out" is very important to the stability of our nation.John McCain is still a senator. It is his paid duty to serve the people. It is his paid duty to be there and educate himself on what is best for the TAX PAYERS of this country. The debate is on foreign policy. Obama has avoided and delayed any debating so far. Why the urgency? The debate can wait a day or two. Duty first, debates later.
Obama has personal connections to the leaders of theses FAILED businesses and has benefitted financially from contributions. Does everything he touches fail? I know his community service projects did.
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MartiniMan
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9/25/2008 10:25:55 AM
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There are two ways to look at this and I suspect that depending on who you are supporting you will fall one way or the other:
THE CYNIC: Because of the economic issues that have taken the forefront in the news cycle, and because economic issues have historically favored Democrats, Obama was surging ahead in the polls. Team McCain sees this, believes unless something dramatic happens they will lose, and decide on this course of action.
THE OPTIMIST: McCain, being his usual maverick self and as with his position on Iraq (I would rather win the war and lose and election) recognizes the severity of the situation and sees that Congress is not getting it done and decides this is more important to help resolve congressional action and avert a deepening of the problem.
You choose. But either way this puts Obama in a difficult position. If he abandons the campaign and returns to Washington he looks like he is following rather than leading. If he stays away and McCain is actually successful in moving things along and the markets respond favorably then McCain strips the economic advantage away from Obama and this in hindsight would be seen as a turning point in the election. Either way you look at this Obama looks indecisive and seems like he lacks leadership skills and political acumen.
The fact is I think he has no choice but to return to Washington because he simply cannot afford to let McCain wrest away the advantage on the economy. The mainstream media, being their usual sycophantic in the tank for Oabama selves (sorry, I couldn't help the editorializing) can certainly eliminate the impression that he is following McCain's lead.
For those of you that are on the fence, and assuming you can temper the natural cynicism with regard to politics, this may give you some pause about Obama. It certainly reinforces for me why I think he is the wrong person for the job.
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want2beonlake
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I believe..........
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9/25/2008 12:22:45 PM
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While the first debate is *suppose* to only be about foreign policy - it appears that Jim Lehrer can do whatever he wants. Copied and pasted the following:
A spokesman for the debate commission, which is a self-appointed creation of former Democratic and Republican officials, said any turn to the economy on Friday would be up to the PBS journalist overseeing the session, Jim Lehrer. "It is and has always been up to the moderator to interpret the scope of the debate within the confines of the first debate being foreign policy and national security," the spokesman, who asked not to be named, said. "The commission has zero role in that."
Apparently, if Lehrer feels that the economy and this bailout has impact in the foreign policy or national security arena, he can do whatever he wants.
What I do find ironic is your line that Obama has avoided the debates. I can only imagine what you would be saying if Obama was the one who went before the press to say the debate should be postponed.
I can just see the posts - Obama is AGAIN avoiding... blah, blah, blah
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Talullahhound
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9/25/2008 2:54:58 PM
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I have to say that I don't know whether McCain took the position he did out of political gamesmanship or altruism, but it certainly put Obama between a rock and a hard place. The thing is, should either of these be given a "pass" on their Congressional duties so they can be out campaigning. Both of them have been away from their real jobs for so long, I don't know how much influence they have with all these other Congressional members. Since neither of them are economists, I'm not sure how critical they are to solving the problem. I have my doubts how much the average Congressperson even understands the problem and the likely outcome of various possible solutions.
I'm waiting any day now to hear that we've captured Bin Laden too.
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