John McCain: 'I'm gonna test them'

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Registered: 03-25-2007
John McCain: 'I'm gonna test them'
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Sat, 10-25-2008 - 3:38pm

If McCain is elected, will he intentionally start a war?

Sopal

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Sat, 10-25-2008 - 6:53pm
Was away from home, roaming the West, and didn't have time or opportunity to regularly read or post here.

Gettingahandle


Ignorance is Nature's most abundant fuel for decision making.


Facts stifle the will, hobble conviction.

Gettingahandle

Ignorance is Nature's most abundant fuel for decision making.

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Registered: 08-20-2008
Sat, 10-25-2008 - 6:55pm

"hat's why I call these two (McCain/Palin) the Rapture candidates..... They're looking for a chance to make prophecy come true..."

You know, it's funny you mention that. I was looking for a link to a mainstream article about how the right-wing hopes to hasten Armageddon in the Middle East. Their belief, I think I once read in a magazine like Time, is something like 3/4 of the Jews will burn in hell and the remaining 1/4 will convert to Christianity and go to heaven.

In fact, I read in that New Yorker article I posted in a separate thread that one of Palin's main original right-wing backers is a fundamentalist Christian who converted to Judaism because Christ was Jewish before he became Christian. He is a Jew who plans on converting to save himself.

iVillage Member
Registered: 03-30-2007
Sat, 10-25-2008 - 6:58pm
So happy you have returned here.
iVillage Member
Registered: 10-18-2008
Sat, 10-25-2008 - 7:08pm
Welcome back gettingahandle! I'm looking forward to reading your posts.
iVillage Member
Registered: 07-04-2008
Sat, 10-25-2008 - 7:12pm

>>Sigh. Doing your best to deflect what Biden said?<<

I don't think she was trying to deflect what Biden said. I think John McCain did a fine job of it himself. I think that this quote speaks for itself. It was plain English and the whole article was posted so we all can see that it was not a line taken out of context.

iVillage Member
Registered: 03-26-2003
Sat, 10-25-2008 - 7:16pm

Yeah.

My neighbor, bless his heart, said he had removed reams of political fliers from the front door. I was sorting through the backlog of mail and about 1/2 of it was political ads/fliers.

I'm a declared independent in New Mexico. Apparently, both parties feel the need to "convert" me!

Gettingahandle


Ignorance is Nature's most abundant fuel for decision making.


Facts stifle the will, hobble conviction.

Gettingahandle

Ignorance is Nature's most abundant fuel for decision making.

iVillage Member
Registered: 10-18-2008
Sat, 10-25-2008 - 7:17pm

Good article. I think this says it all:



As McCain headed for Washington later that morning, he was sufficiently concerned about the situation that Schmidt felt compelled to reassure him. “Remember what President Clinton told you,” Schmidt said, referring to advice Clinton had dispensed that morning: “If you do the right thing, it might be painful for a few days. But in the long run it will work out in your favor.” http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/26/magazine/26mccain-t.html?_r=1&oref=slogin&ref=magazine&pagewanted=all


Clinton's advice is correct. The trouble for McCain is that he doesn't know what the right thing to do is. He is indecisive when it comes to nuance and complexity. His solutions to complex problems have been overly simplistic and really nothing more than feel good window dressing. The gas tax holiday is a perfect example. The offshore drilling emphasis is another. Perhaps McCain simply believes voters are stupid and he can propose crap like that and nobody will notice, but that underscores just how bad his judgment is.

iVillage Member
Registered: 09-26-2008
Sat, 10-25-2008 - 7:21pm
I don't think he thinks voters are stupid, I believe that is what he thinks.
iVillage Member
Registered: 10-18-2008
Sat, 10-25-2008 - 7:31pm
Yeah, I get a sense that
iVillage Member
Registered: 03-25-2007
Sat, 10-25-2008 - 9:06pm
Good to see you posting on the board again.

Sopal

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