The Democratic infighting has given John McCain and the Republicans a great opening - will they capitalize on it?
By winning the Republican nomination John McCain surprised the pundits who widely believed that the Democrats would settle on their nominee long before the Republicans would. This change of dynamic is unexpectedly good news for McCain and the Republicans.…
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26 - RJ Elliott
Video of Obama talking about his church
- Obama has been a member since 1991 or 1992
- He is a regular attendee "in spurts"
- He donated frequently
- He was married at the church, with Wright presiding
- Both of his daughters were baptized there by Wright
- Some statements he had heard about before
- He has known Wright for 20 years
- He believes Wright is a "well-regarded preacher"
Nothing to see here! Move along!
27 - Arch Conservative
What are the laws regarding a VP who succeeds a dead president being elected twice themselves?
Here's a little hypothetical........
Let's say Mccain picks Romney as his VP and one year into his presidency Mccain finds himself in the oval office with some member of Congress who has dared to cross him. Mccain is in the middle of one of his infamous profanity laced tirades against this person only now he's the president so he's twice as angry and twice as crazy..........right in the middle Mccain working himself into a tizzy of f-bombs and "do you know who I ams," his seventy-two year old heart fails and he drops dead on the floor of the oval office.
Such a shame...anyway..........Romney becomes commander in chief but does he get to run twice after that which would mean he'd be president for a total of 13 years.
28 - Clavos
RJ,
If you believe that Obama is "a member of a radical, anti-American Black Nationalist cult," then don't vote for him (not that you would have voted for a liberal Democrat anyway).
The rest of us, being of a more American mindset, will judge the man by his own merits and not pronounce him guilty by association with a nutjob, and will vote accordingly.
Consequently, you can probably look forward to having a president of your country whom you consider to be "a member of a radical, anti-American Black Nationalist cult."
And if you're right, you can look at this way: The slavers' chickens are coming home to roost.
It was bound to happen sooner or later.
Have fun...
29 - REMF
"So my liberal amigos, Him being a one-time muslim per se does not make a difference but his lying and pretending to be something he is not makes a huge difference. And that is the difference. Running away from his past doesnt make it go away."
- Anon
Anything like when GW Bush lied during the 2000 GOP primary about why he didn't fly at Dannelly AFB in '72?
30 - REMF
"I think the American people are mature and reasonable enough to look at ALL the facts, and make a responsible decision on Election Day. I don't think they need certain facts censored, you know, for their own good."
- RJ Elliott
Similar to GW's unexplained (censored) absense from the last two years of his Guard obligation...(?)
31 - Anon
Nope nothing like GWB at all. Bush had his dad's track record of being incredibly pro america (combat, CIA, VP, Pres.). Highly unlike Obama whose track record is imaginary. So I go by the company he keeps..and that leads me to believe that Obama is an America hater at heart (like his wife) - I guess the indoctrination of the radical black cult they call a 'church' worked.
Nice try though - I admire liberals who never give up associating everything with Bush. There was a tornado last night in Atlanta - maybe if you think a little harder you can blame it on Bush. Look forward to that analysis :)
32 - Dan
"The rest of us, being of a more American mindset, will judge the man by his own merits and not pronounce him guilty by association with a nutjob, and will vote accordingly."
Yeah, and the rest of *us* will take into acount that the "nutjob" is the admitted "mentor" for Senator Barrick (censored) Obama; the "nutjob" who married he and his wife, baptized their children, accepted thousands to continue his "good works" from the Obamas, and continued in the capacity as "a sounding board for me to make sure that I am speaking as truthfully about what I believe as possible."
Until yesterday, when some ugly chickens came home to roost.
Yeah, we'll take a look at that and vote accordingly.
33 - Dr Dreadful
Arch:
What are the laws regarding a VP who succeeds a dead president being elected twice themselves?
I believe he would be eligible to serve two full terms in his own right. If I remember correctly, LBJ won the '64 election having succeeded JFK after his assassination. He would have run for re-election in '68 but decided against it as by that time, thanks to the disastrous Vietnam War, he was about as popular as a Klansman at a bar mitzvah.
Picturesque McCain scenario there. Kudos.
34 - El Bicho
Ten years is the max.
Amendment XXII:
Section 1. No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once.
35 - bliffle
Guilt by association? Wasn't that what we got after McCarthy for?
Who said "you shall know them by their deeds".
36 - REMF
"Bush had his dad's track record of being incredibly pro america (combat, CIA, VP, Pres.)."
- Anon
So Bush, Sr. was a coked-out Deserter?
37 - Anon
Nope..but Obama is appearing more and more to be a radical black nationalist at heart..and is an admitted pot and cokehead.
And your desertion propaganda - ask Dan Rather how it turned out for him.
Oh And last time I checked, Bush isn't on the ballot in Nov.
So your twisted logic of 'hey Bush did it - so can we' isnt working.
Its desperate and pathetic.
38 - REMF
"Bush had his dad's track record of being incredibly pro america (combat, CIA, VP, Pres.)."
- Anon
I agree that GW's "track record...for combat" was successful before he was permanently grounded for missing a mandatory physical - thereby wasting $1 million on his training - since prior to that not once did the Viet Cong attack Houston.
39 - Charlie
Dave, I totally agree with you about Romney (hence my article series about him).
Look, the two of them are political opportunists, even if McCain isn't as bad as Romney. The author thinks McCain should be careful not to do too much pandering: too late. He has courted the religious right once again and is not ashamed to be associated with religious nuts like Hagee (who thinks Hurricane Katrina was God's will and who also bashed Catholics and Jews) and Parsley.
The MSM has and will likely continue to give McCain a pass on this issue and others - like his admitted lack of economics knowledge, which only very few reporters questioned him about, namely Tim Russert - while they continue to grill Obama about the likes of Jeremiah Wright.
So yes, McCain is in great position for the general election, not just because the democrats are bickering, but because of his biggest advantage: the media.
I won't go into too much detail here, but anytime they grill him, he calls them "jerks" - in a CNN interview with a female reporter, perhaps Dana Bash, for example - or in the case of his interview with Jon Stewart, acts like a jerk himself and insults and question's the host and audience's patriotism.
Having said all that, I respect what the man has done for this country and wouldn't be too bummed out if he does become president, but he's not the squeaky clean politician he has tricked the media into thinking he is (and no, I'm not referring to the supposed sex scandal part of the notorious NYT story, but the lobbying part).
And he is a hot-head who treats reporters like dirt if you even question him: one example is Elisabeth Bumiller of the NYT, who recently tried to point out his double talk about having a conversation with his "friend" John Kerry about being his VP in '04 before getting constantly interrupted and angry at her. He reportedly denied having such a conversation at the time, but now says everybody knows he did, even though when asked by Bumiller if he recalled the conversation, this supposed "straight talker" wouldn't give a straight answer!
And so instead of tough, sustained questioning on all things McCain by much of the leading media, you get softball interviews, like John King of CNN's recent interview with him, which bloggers (mostly liberals) picked up on. Ok, enough about this. You get the picture now.
40 - Arch Conservative
I for one have no problem if Mccain goes to Romney behind clsoed doors and says "I want you to be my VP because I can't win without someone like you. We all know that I don't know shit about the economy so I'll handle the war and you handle everything else but I get credit for everything."
41 - RJ Elliott
"The rest of us, being of a more American mindset [LOL], will judge the man by his own merits and not pronounce him guilty by association with a nutjob, and will vote accordingly."
So, you admit that Wright is a "nutjob?"
And so I assume you have no problem with Obama choosing to go to this "nutjob's" church for 20 years? Or choosing to be married by this "nutjob?" Or having his own daughters baptized by this "nutjob?" Or writing a book that was inspired by this "nutjob?" Or taking this "nutjob" on as an official member of his campaign?
None of that makes you question, say, his judgment?
"And if you're right, you can look at this way: The slavers' chickens are coming home to roost."
That's interesting, since all the "slavers" are long dead. Also, all the slaves.
I wonder if you (and all the other Obama apologists) would be shrugging all of this off if it came out that John McCain had been attending a Christian Identity church for 20 years, and that the pastor there had given a "lifetime achievement award" to David Duke. somehow, I think not.
42 - Clavos
"So, you admit that Wright is a "nutjob?"
Never said he wasn't, RJ.
"None of that makes you question, say, his judgment?"
Nope. Not enough to worry about his being president. I'm not the same person I was 20 years ago, and I don't hold the same ideas. Most people evolve as they go through life.
"That's interesting, since all the "slavers" are long dead. Also, all the slaves."
True, but the memories and resentments (i.e. the "chickens") are still very much alive.
"I wonder if you (and all the other Obama apologists) would be shrugging all of this off if it came out that John McCain had been attending a Christian Identity church for 20 years, and that the pastor there had given a "lifetime achievement award" to David Duke."
Would you?
I think I'd take the same attitude I'm taking now.
I was taught not to recognize guilt by association. I try to live up to that.
And, of course, if you don't agree, you don't have to vote for him, RJ.
I don't think you were, anyway.
43 - RJ Elliott
"Nope. Not enough to worry about his being president. I'm not the same person I was 20 years ago, and I don't hold the same ideas. Most people evolve as they go through life."
But we aren't talking about 20 years ago. Obama is currently a member of this "church." And Wright was the head pastor until a couple months ago. Wright's (known) poisonous comments were all relatively recent, just a few years ago at most.
"I think I'd take the same attitude I'm taking now."
I seriously doubt that. But hey, if you say so.
"I was taught not to recognize guilt by association. I try to live up to that."
Jane Fonda appreciates that.
44 - REMF
"Wright's (known) poisonous comments were all relatively recent, just a few years ago at most."
- RJ Elliott
I don't agree with some of Wright's divisive comments, but since he served his country (Marines '61-63, Navy '64-67) instead of staying home during wartime and just writing empty war slogans, he earned the right to voice his opinions.
45 - Clavos
"I seriously doubt that. But hey, if you say so."
You have no standing to dispute my inner thoughts.
"Jane Fonda appreciates that."
What I despise Hanoi Jane for was a LOT more than mere "guilt by association." She actively campaigned for the enemy. That was treason.
46 - Krutic A
McCain is in Iraq talking to commanders and looking Presidential while Democrats babble about each other's tax returns and who is more racist. McCain is at such an advantage it is amazing.
One can only hope that he will also use this time to sharpen up on the economy like I pointed out in this article.
47 - Krutic A
Campaigning for his wife in North Carolina, Clinton said it would be a great thing if we had an election year where, "you had two people who loved this country and were devoted to the interest of this country." Instead, he said, there's "all this other stuff."
...A retired Air Force general who works for Barack Obama says a statement by Bill Clinton is a disguised insult that sounds like McCarthyism.
It is amazing - McCain doesnt need do to a thing, the Democrats are doing what the Republicans would do.
If I were McCain I'd start offering concrete solutions to economic problems facing Americans while the Democrats go back and forth on moronic stuff.
48 - Ruvy in Jerusalem
Let's see....
You can vote for a white man with black skin who is hostile to Jews living in Judea and Samaria; or
You can vote for a woman with the reputation for being a lesbian who is hostile to Jews living in Judea and Samaria; or
You can vote for an old man who has advisors who are hostile to Jews living in Judea and Samaria.
Wow, that is some choice, ain't it?
For my money, all these crapheads, Oybama, Billary and McCain, can go in the same trash bag, and be dumped into the same garbage dumpster....
Ruvy in the the mountains of Samaria - "always giving you the real choices....."
49 - RJ Elliott
Speaking of Jane Fonda...