Agree with Oenghus on this one. We should question ALL candidates regardless

I do get tired of the trashing of McCain for what he did or didn't do as POW. Fact is he could have had it a lot easier (and shorter) had he used his Dad. He did not.

He went through hell.

Still OK to question his policies, etc. Why not?

Ling...questioning a military veteran's patriotism and expertise is bad form but typical Republican politics (see Max Cleland, John Murtha and John Kerry). Bob Dole would never let it happen before he left the Senate.

I don't know if this thing has a quote function, but the above statement was made by nooneisabovethelaw

I disagree that questioning a military veteran's patriotism and expertise is necessarily bad form. I think NOT questioning the patriotism and expertise af ANY candidate for public office is both foolish and irresponsible.

Don't count on getting out of Iraq anytime soon if Hillary is elected.  Don't count on much of anything changing, unless it changes for the worse. 

He ran *AGAINST* the Democratic candidate to get his current position.  He's an Independent (one of two in the Senate.)

He is listed as an Indepenent Democrat.  I think I like that term and the freedoms it may allow someone.

Not in the primary, BLT, no.  If she's still in at the general, then yes, I will vote for and support her.

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Lieberman's not a Democrat anymore, Anglo.

We need a change from that, not more-of-the-same.

So I guess that confirms that you won't be voting for Hillary. 

His status on illegal immigration is his major failing for me, I could easily support him if it wasn't for that.  I would possibly vote for a Democrat if somehow they could guarantee the big ugly two layered fence.  Possibly.  None of the ones running now but maybe Lieberman.

He's wishy-washy.  He has no firm positions.  And he's already said it's OK with him if the Iraq occupation drags on another century.

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And he's a Republican who has embraced (quite literally) the worst president in American history.  We need a change from that, not more-of-the-same.

I wouldn't say McCain is evil.  I'd say he's pretty darned good.  Hillary does seems a little evil to me.   So, it could come down to a choice between a little evil, and pretty darned good.   

He was the evil of two lessers.

So once again we are left with the lesser of two evils......how did Bush get his second term?

I knew that RF~ i just can not see my way clear to voting for her,or how she will make the country any better. Whoever gets in has a mess on their hands.

Why not McCain???  One word........Amnesty!

I think he's simply trying to balance upholding the rule of law with acting in a humane manner.  

I'll be going the other way.  McCain will finish off the country.

In the general if it's between McCain and Clinton....I am going to vote McCain. ack!!!

Why not McCain???  One word........Amnesty!

Thank you...I respect that....

McCain is the best candidate out of all candidates, Democrats and Republicans.  He is the least likely to allow out of control spending to continue unchecked, he is the best for our security.  He is the most likely to look out for everybody's interests (whether Democrat of Republican), and the greatest uniter.  He reaches out to the other side without compromising his own core principles.

With all respect~no.You have the right to voice an opinion because you are an American,you joined up to defend that right and everyone else's right to express their opinion.To question's another Veterans love of country opens up an ugly area,and is bad form. ..but that is just my view.

I respect everyones comments..and this is what it's all about...~Chico KNOWS that when the cha-cha hits the fan..his back is watched by me...we ate the same dirt...I'm not dissing anyone...WE just EARNED the right to voice OUR opinions...and how dare you question my opinion of ANOTHER veteran..maybe because I CAN.......~nooneisabovethelaw~Take the oath to defend this country,put on your uniform,go over seas, and kick some a&*.......but don't forget to vote before you go..my nephew at the ARMY recruiter will help you

Semper Fi---nooneisabovethelaw....hooooooraaaaa

And I go here in Bakersfield...not Walter Reed......

Yeah, I'm not sure what Dole is doing. I thought he was a better man than that.

I'll remember that next time I have to go to the V.A.--Jan.29th for my blood work...I was there too amigo....

But he sure "aided and abetted" after he left.

Ling...questioning a military veteran's patriotism and expertise is bad form but typical Republican politics (see Max Cleland, John Murtha and John Kerry). Bob Dole would never let it happen before he left the Senate.

My biggest problem with McCain is he doesn't seem to know what his position is on any given topic until someone hands it to him.

But he sure seems to be the candidate folks want to have a beer with, so staying in Iraq another hundred years won't be a problem for his campaign.

One of these days amigo..we are going to have to put our 'duce' gear back on and load up on C-141 Starlifters AGAIN ... who in there right mind would want a job that only pays 6 figures a year..a recession is over the horizen... and a world that looks at us like we bit off too much to chew.....

Where does the cycle stop....forget the 'stop' button...where is the 'enough' button...

ling:

On October 26, 1967, McCain was flying as part of a 20-plane attack against a thermal power plant in central Hanoi, a heavily defended target area that had previously been off-limits to U.S. raids.^[33][34] McCain's A-4 Skyhawk was shot down by a Soviet-made SA-2 anti-aircraft missile^[34] while pulling up after dropping its bombs.^[35] McCain fractured both arms and a leg in being hit and ejecting from his plane. ^[36] He nearly drowned after he parachuted into Truc Bach Lake in Hanoi.^[33] After he regained consciousness, a mob gathered around him, spat on him, kicked him and stripped him of his clothing.^[37] Others crushed his shoulder with the butt of a rifle and bayoneted him in his left foot and abdominal area; he was then transported to Hanoi's main prison.^[37] Although badly wounded, his captors refused to put him in the hospital, deciding he would soon die anyway; they beat and interrogated him, but McCain only offered his name, rank, serial number, and date of birth.^[37] Only when the North Vietnamese discovered that his father was a top admiral did they give him medical care^[37] and announce his capture; at this point, two days after it went down, McCain's plane going missing and his subsequent appearance as a POW made the front page of The New York Times.^[30]

IF he wins..I hope he does a better job than flying a plane...how much was that plane again???

"A small man woman in search of a balcony."

(HRC in search of Evita)

You are an "Age Bigot" RF!

(Ageist)

Both.  The more people hear 9iu11iani speak, the less they like him.

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"A small man in search of a balcony."

Tanking or silent movies?

Robb, I thought that was 9iu11iani's strategy...

Yeah, it's tough when your only media exposure is your concession speech. Edwards was #1 on my candidate's policy quiz here several times, but he's kind of annoying in a Southern monotone sort of way. Speaking of no media attention, the last time there was a Rudy sighting on our TV, they showed him giving a speech in Florida. Just showed him, though, without sound while the analysts talked about him. I don't think the strategy of tanking the first half dozen primaries will be the model of any future candidates. 

McCain is treated badly because he's one of the few Republicans at the top with actual military service on his resume. The pundits and talk radio clowns who anoint the candidates don't like being reminded they all dodged the draft or received deferments or like Bush skipped on his commitment.

Probably not, until he gets better media coverage why bother changing?  No one's gonna report the last one.

Maybe if every Edwards speech wasn't word-for-word the same as the last Edwards speech, he could stop the bleeding.

Then again, maybe not... 

McCain has kissed too much Bush hind-end to be President.  He's OK with keeping troops in Iraq another 100 years, and I don't believe he really *IS* against torture. 

Besides, he's too old. 

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He would be a terrible President.

McCain in my view would be the best of the GOP candidates out there. Though not sure if he is going to win the Primary on Feb. 5th.

I always liked Pat Cadell (for a Dem). He's right on this one!