Originally Posted By Mr X Damned dirty liberals are at it again! They just will not give this campaign a break! <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/16/conservatives-turn-on-mcc_n_126749.html" target="_blank">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...749.html</a> *She has not been engaged in national issues, does not have a repertoire of historic patterns and, like President Bush, she seems to compensate for her lack of experience with brashness and excessive decisiveness. *The most that can be said in her defense is that she kept her cool and avoided any brutal gaffes; other than that, she seemed about an inch deep on every issue outside her comfort zone. Yes, the questions were tougher than the ones that a Tim Kaine or Tim Pawlenty probably would have been handed, but they were all questions that a vice-presidential nominee needs to be able to answer. *McCain has turned ugly. His dishonesty would be unacceptable in any politician, but McCain has always set his own bar higher than most. *His opportunistic and irresponsible choice of Sarah Palin as his political heir -- the person in whose hands he would leave the country -- is a form of personal treason, a betrayal of all he once stood for.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>His opportunistic and irresponsible choice of Sarah Palin as his political heir -- the person in whose hands he would leave the country -- is a form of personal treason, a betrayal of all he once stood for.<< Boy howdy.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip More Huffington Post, huh? Of course you know that it is just as biased towards liberals as the National Review is towards conservatives, right? I guess you're maybe hoping the great unwashed masses on LP don't know that.
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< *McCain has turned ugly. His dishonesty would be unacceptable in any politician, but McCain has always set his own bar higher than most. >>> I think this says it best. What's always appealed to me is that McCain was willing to do what he thought was right, regardless of who it pissed off, even his own party. But he's now flipped-flopped on so many issues, and continues to do so even this week, that it seems that he's now willing to say or believe anything in order to get elected. That's not the John McCain that I know and voted for, but apparently the one that will be on the ballot in November.
Originally Posted By Mr X It's just quotes RoadTrip. Did Huffington Post actually contribute any part of the content? Whatever.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>I guess you're maybe hoping the great unwashed masses on LP don't know that.<< What, the 12 people who post in this section? LOL
Originally Posted By Mr X ***it seems that he's now willing to say or believe anything in order to get elected*** That's a pretty sad observation..frankly I think it will end up costing him the election (assuming he loses). The media sharks are getting bolder about questioning the truth of his commercials, but if he breaks off the attack now he's doomed. Damned if he does, damned if he doesn't it seems.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder "I think this says it best. What's always appealed to me is that McCain was willing to do what he thought was right, regardless of who it pissed off, even his own party. But he's now flipped-flopped on so many issues, and continues to do so even this week, that it seems that he's now willing to say or believe anything in order to get elected. That's not the John McCain that I know and voted for, but apparently the one that will be on the ballot in November." It's what I've been saying all along. McCain wants this gig so badly he's willing to do ANYTHING this campaign to achieve his goal. I think the turning point came when stories were flying around many months ago that he was out of money and was going to have to pack it in. He's at least eight years too late and a lot older. By all rights, it should have been a McCain/Gore race back in 2000, but Bush had the sleazier advisors. I imagine McCain thought he would be the one making his final statesman-like exit in 2008-09, as opposed to still scrambling. He's whored himself out, and it isn't pretty.
Originally Posted By EdisYoda >>I guess you're maybe hoping the great unwashed masses on LP don't know that.<< Hey! I showered today!
