McCain links earmarks and Katrina

America the beautiful — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:56:38 GMT

John is a true American hero both in war and in Congress.

If not Hillary, then McCain.

McCain links earmarks and Katrina

EJ, VA — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:57:33 GMT

Don't pay any mind to the fact that he forgot that he voted for bills with earmarks in them... when you get to be your age (or apparently Hillary's age... see Bosnia) you forget things...

McCain links earmarks and Katrina

Mary, Ohio — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:01:22 GMT

I agree. If not Obama, then McCain.

McCain links earmarks and Katrina

Brother Odd — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:03:29 GMT

Give John a break. He can't remember what he has voted for.

McCain links earmarks and Katrina

Cindy McCain, The White House — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:04:05 GMT

McCain love for American will never come under fire.

McCain links earmarks and Katrina

nuanced — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:07:28 GMT

I give him a lot of credit for some straight talk on the Katrina disaster response and causes. I would even give Bush credit if he ever uttered an honest word.

McCain links earmarks and Katrina

JohnnyU, WA State — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:07:30 GMT

What? He doesn't agree with his pastor's inflammatory remarks about the Katrina disaster? Why doesn't the MSM play clips over and over and over of the horrendous views of McCain's pastor???

McCain links earmarks and Katrina

pleasant hills, pa. — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:09:10 GMT

McCain on the trail given 'em hell, and catching hell.

McCain links earmarks and Katrina

My Vote Goes To Senator Barack Obama — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:11:13 GMT

As I was reading the comments in the "working class" thread, it occurred to me that what Barack Obama needs to stress to the media and the voters is that just because he doesn't talk or behave like them(i.e. downing shots of whiskey) it doesn't mean he's not campaigning for them.

From all I have heard in his speeches, he knows with all his heart that this election is about the families in this country who are having a rough go of it. The pundits do not talk about this.

He had enough respect for the young men and women of this country to speak up against the invasion of Iraq. The pundits do not talk about this.

Why should he have to bowl or anything else in order to connect? Because the pundits like it?

I don't know about anyone else, but I prefer my presidents to be smart and behave in a dignified manner.

And have sound judgment when it comes to wars. He knows full well it is our children who will be serving in the military.

Elitist? Think again.

Try intelligent, reserved, respectful. Just the type of President we need right now.

McCain links earmarks and Katrina

Patriot — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:11:17 GMT

McCain is no "maverick". He'd be the next in line to tow the neo-con corporate control machine. McCain = Bush III. McCain, another reckless underachiever just like W.

McCain links earmarks and Katrina

Leanza Cornett — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:11:33 GMT

Go McCain GO... Obama is a profoundly wounded candidate and all his wounds--self inflicted. He would be a great philosopher, university professor and/or political commentator but as a president he is too extreme and out of the fringes of the American electorate. He has harmed his chances by simply being who he is; an extreme liberal with dubious associations and ties to hate mongering fringes of our society. The president has to be president for all. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8c_DP6Efkc

McCain links earmarks and Katrina

Torpedoyou, Tempe, AZ — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:11:34 GMT

Let me see if I understand this correctly.
**Katrina was in 2005.
**The Repukes were in the majority in both houses.
**Bush was in the White House.
Therefore the Katrina aid disaster was the Democrats fault. Right John!!!

McCain links earmarks and Katrina

S.B. Stein E.B. NJ — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:11:51 GMT

If people would stop asking for these request from the member of Congress, then they would go away. Corporations need to learn to do things on their own, but if they want to maximize their profits, have the government do the work for them.

To have the corporations do the work can lead to corruption and poor reporting. People can't change corporate officers, but people can change their reprensation in Congress. There is an easier recourse when someone is in government than in the corporate world.

McCain links earmarks and Katrina

CitizenJ — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:14:26 GMT

He's never voted for an earmark, which is another way of saying he's never gotten anything done for his home state.

I agree that some earmarks are bad, but what about getting some earmarks that will prevent our bridges from falling into rivers?

What about earmarks that will give educational opportunities to underprivilged children?

McCain knows about war, but only has a superficial knowledge about everything else.

McCain links earmarks and Katrina

jen, IL — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:17:33 GMT

clarity is coming. Obama will smother mcsame in the general. hillary... please do us all a favor and begin other pursuits in government. I heard NY state is calling you to govern for them. I say fight for that position instead. NY likes to be governed by lying hypocrites.

McCain links earmarks and Katrina

Progressive Citizen, Green Zone — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:17:38 GMT

John McCain is right we should have corporations handle not only disasters, but the Logistics and non-combat roles of the military, and maybe revenue collection - oh yeah W already tried that. Halliburton and KBR made loads of money, and the IRS actually spent more money on private collection agencies, then the collection agencies brought in.

John McCain - wrong for the economy, wrong for national defense, wrong for the US

McCain links earmarks and Katrina

Pat Huntington NY — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:17:49 GMT

McCain is a lying old wind bag...he's voted for earmarks, but I guess that depends on what the definition of is is...

McCain is not a war hero. He was a POW. How can he have done anything heroic when he was sitting on his butt in a prison cell?

McCain is a flip flopping freak who'll kow-tow to the neo con republican establishment.

McCain is not a maverick, independent, or moderate...he's voted 99% of the time along with his republicans in the Senate.

McCain will destroy our economy...remember his involvement in the KEating 5 S&L scandal of the early 80's that led to the '87 stock market crash and the disasterous recession to follow?

McCain will bring us into WWIII.

McCain is McBush, McSame, Bush III....

ALL DEMOCRATS MUST VOTE DEMOCRAT REGARDLESS WHO OUR NOMINEE IS!

McCain links earmarks and Katrina

Take off the Blindfold. — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:18:39 GMT

Torpedoyou--- WHERE in that article did he say the relief effort was Democrats' fault? Where? He ATTACKED BUSH and the Congress at the time. Then he said the kind of pork-barrel crap he voted against that was clogging the relief bills is what CURRENT candidates, Obama and Hillary, support all the time. They were the only Democrats he criticized. Do a Ctrl-F, and type "Democrat" --- YOUR POST is the first place it appears.

Amazing how blindness retards some individuals...

McCain links earmarks and Katrina

Dave, NY, NY — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:20:38 GMT

I thought McCain said the gays caused Katrina.

McCain links earmarks and Katrina

American Voter — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:21:58 GMT

Sounds like the next POTUS....

McCain links earmarks and Katrina

Pete - Albany, NY — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:22:51 GMT

"When he was asked if it was fair to say that the failure of leadership extended all the way to the Oval Office, McCain said yes."

The failure of leadership extends all the way to the Oval Office and yet you still intend to carry on the policies of Dub?

Yeah, that makes plenty of sense.

McCain links earmarks and Katrina

Steve A Jonesboro IN — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:23:00 GMT

Straight talk....yeah right. You won't hear it from this phony! No wasteful spending-at least not in America! He wants to send it all to Iraq for the next hundred years! Mccain is a fraud-bush all over again.

McCain links earmarks and Katrina

Paul Miller, Woodbridge, VA — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:23:14 GMT

Now, McCain has demonstrated another similarity with Obama, Clinton and Bush. None of them have a clue about what's actually written in Federal Response Plan for dealing with natural disasters.

McCain links earmarks and Katrina

pleasant hills, pa. — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:23:20 GMT

Senator McCain,

Tax breaks for the rich, that's is your shame. Your poor voting record will result in the same fate as all the other failed Presidential candidates that have gone before you, even to the time of the colonists, whom we hear you've met personally. Boy John, you've been around too long, not to know better than to use a doomed, patented, lazy, repub stump speech, in a 'change' election.

Increasingly, McCain's campaign appears to be in total chaos.

McCain links earmarks and Katrina

Democrat — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:23:37 GMT

McCain supporters are already using the underhanded Big Tobacco method of securing loyalty from naive Hillary supporters: us against them.

In other words, "If not Hillary, then McCain."

This is pretty transparent to Democrats who realize it is the old-politics way of dividing the nation that GWB used to get elected. Just remember where that got us.

Obama stands for an end of "us against them," i.e., "red versus blue." This is why Obama supporters are more likely to vote for Hillary even if she somehow manages to steal the nomination. We know it is better to support the potential for change than to fight amongst ourselves.

Try these McCain supporters in Hillary clothing trying their best to divide the bolosphere:
Patty,sd,ca
America the Beautiful
Mary, Ohio
The Truth Hurts
(and more)
They are Republicans no matter what they say about supporting Hillary. We know who you are!

McCain links earmarks and Katrina

Jay, The Batcave — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:27:48 GMT

"McCain is no "maverick". He'd be the next in line to tow the neo-con corporate control machine. McCain = Bush III. McCain, another reckless underachiever just like W."

Amen, sir. It's like McCain has integrity and no idea what to do with it.

Obama '08