Republican Hagel Blasts McCain Attacks on Obama

Hagel seems to be a classy guy, even if one doesn’t agree w/ him all the time.

McSame has increasenly turned into a slimly republican!!!

Spin, spin, spin.
Who is really fooled by this political rhetoric?

The more they attack Obama on these types of issues the more ingrained I am to vote for him.
If you want me to change my vote for McCain, tell me what YOU’RE going to do, not what your opponent is going to do.

Thsis is the ironclad statement heard round the world… Look, Im not saying McCain is a bad person… I believe his intentions are well… I know he feels that obama would make a good president… He is just doing what the G.O.P wants him to do. Obama will inevetably be the next commander in chief… it is very clear now… This however is just a way for the REPS to begin there assault on Obamas character as a commander in chief… G.O.P can sense that they’ve already lost…. note: nothing has been realeased from McCains camp this week but Obama Bashing statements… OBAMA 08′

Listen to your fellow vet, John. It’s about time someone reminded John McCain he’s running for president and not for gossip columnist. To an undecided independent like me, he comes across as an obsessive whiny ex-girlfriend. Is he modeling his presidential style for us? Is this what we could expect from him in the White House? More fiddling with partisan bickering while freedom burns?
We’re out here listening and waiting, Mr. McCain. If this is all you’ve got to say, we won’t be listening much longer.

Todays Gallup Poll / Obama 49% / McCain 40%…Please continue to be very negative McWar, to help insure that this election will be a blowout.

I’m from NE. Hagel may say he is Rep, But in his heart he’s just another angry Dem. Thank goodness he’s not running again.

Somebody needs to remind Hagel that he is a Republican and needs to jump on McCain’s Double-Talk Express.

Obama came and left the Middle East the BIGGEST challenge to world stability and he gave no speeches and met with no important people. There are no votes to be collected in Kabul or Baghdad, from Afghanistan to Iraq, Jordan or Palestine—the Middle East. If Obama had any suggestions or different perceptions of the war “different than the current Administration” he could have used it and delivered it to this region. Obama is a fraud.

Folks:
Our political system is badly, badly broken. We have 2 candidates, neither one of whom are worthy of such consideration yet both of whom are annointed by the press. We have a Congress who will do absolutely nothing for fear of giving up a political advantage. And we have far better qualified leaders who won’t do so for fear of hatchet jobs by the press or within both parties. OUR SYSTEM IS BROKEN FOLKS and we are in serious trouble without reform.

McCain has now become the most dishonest person around. He has absolutely NO INTEGRITY what so ever.
McCain will say ANYTHING in order to get elected even if it is LYING as he is doing in that ad.

McCain is just starting to creep me out. That photo op in front of the German diner and all his complaining about Obama in Europe and the Middle East, after he spent the first part of the summer telling Obama, (in his ‘I’m so wise and know better’ mode,) that he should go there, makes him look like a sore loser. And that’s exactly what it will make him-a loser.

If ANYONE can answer a question for me, I’d be very grateful:
Why is it that when McCain says that Obama has “poor judgement,” no one brings up that the United States Congress OFFICIALLY found McCain to to have “poor judgment”????????

McCain’s attacks are great news for Obama! Looks as if there will be another shakeup coming on the McCain Campaign.

Mc Cain is desperate for attention.

Nobody can impugn the military service nor the patriotism of Chuck Hagel. He is one of the few Republicans who has the guts to stand up to his party and say so if he disagrees. Good for Senator Hagel for putting what’s right and ethical ahead of his party’s dirty tricks. One of the very few Republicans with integrity.

It’s unfortunately apparent by all of the supportive Obama posts that only morons “educated” by America’s fine elightened universities pay attention to ABC News and spineless, sell-out wussies like Chuck Hagel.
Maybe Obama’s election is inevitable as most of you say. That would certainly validate the theory that America is genuinely stupid.

How is standing up and telling the truth, spineless? Because others don’t agree with you, we are morons? Nothing of substance just attack are you McCains minimac?

Yes, you are morons and the answer is simple. McCain doesn’t have to choose between versions of the truth.
Obama does. Maybe the sense of being a “citizen of the world” works in your philosophy of foreign policy, but to those of us who actually study history and the course of human events, sovereignty is everything.
Hagel sold us out. Obama is nothing but an inexperienced socialist. Put down Das Kapital and study a history book before stepping in the voting booth.

“sovereignty is everything” Yet Bush and McCain had no problem attacking a nation that was not involved in 9/11. How you call Sen Hagel a sellout because he told the truth is beyond me. Seems the petty name calling, I’m right everyone else is wrong runs through the neocons veins! Wait! Sen McCain, is this you!

EYES WIDE OPEN:
….well, that DOES make him an OAF!
Doesn’t it?

“Hagel, who accompanied Obama on their official trip to Afghanistan and Iraq but broke off in Jordan, said, “the congressional delegation that you referred to ended when we parted in Jordan. At that point, it was a political trip for Senator Obama.”
SO WHY DIDN’T OBAMA GO TO SEE THE SICK AND WOUNDED IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN????
Enquiring minds really want to know!
HILLARY OR MCCAIN

Is Hagel the Lieberman of the Republican party???

“Hagel, who accompanied Obama on their official trip to Afghanistan and Iraq but broke off in Jordan, said, “the congressional delegation that you referred to ended when we parted in Jordan. At that point, it was a political trip for Senator Obama.”
SO WHY DIDN’T OBAMA GO TO SEE THE SICK AND WOUNDED IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN????
Enquiring minds really want to know!
HILLARY OR MCCAIN
Posted by: QUESTIONER | Jul 27, 2008 2:45:09 PM and reposted

There is a reason why people are raising questions about Obama’s patriotism. Look who he was hanging out with before running for president? Read his first book….Look at his wifes’ speeches..Obama can not praise American without using “BUT” afterwords. He is more proud to be “citizen of the world”, than claiming America is a perfect country relative to other countries.
Let Obama deliver the same speech that Sarkozy did in the congress praising America’s greatness.

It is kind of sad watching McCain trash his own reputation. The fact that neither Drudge, nor Fox, nor CNN are giving this much play speaks volumes to the desperation of the McCain camp as it sinks nine points behind Obama in the latest Gallup tracking poll.

If Chuck Hagel had any integrity, he would be blasting Obama instead of McCain. Senator Obama refused to see wounded troops in Germany but demanded a podium, mike and audience to address the Germans. Only a fool would have done that. His excuse not to visit the troops is lame at best. Senator Obama has lost the respect of USA voters.

Good leaders are more concerned about wounded soldiers than political advantage. I don’t have a horse in this race, but it seems like a no-brainer. Visit the troops and don’t worry about the consequences.

Wouldn’t the troops have really enjoyed seeing Obama?

Independent, there was no political advantage in the trip as originally planned. No media or press was scheduled to be there.
The Pentagon told them that no one but Obama was allowed to go on the four hour trip to the base. They warned them that this trip would be seen as campaigning.
Rather than take a chance that they were breaking PENTAGON RULES, they opted to call the troops instead.
Good leaders follow the rules laid down by the Pentagon. Even when they are given at the very last minute.

The hapless Hagel has put himself between a rock and a hard place. His poor judgment in opting for the surrender option in Iraq has forced him to withdraw as a senate candidate this year as well as give up on his presidential aspirations.
His only hope for a political future is as a cabinet member in a Democrat administration.
It’s hard see what he would have to offer an Obama administration as he is pretty conservative on most issues beyond the war.

Just because McCain says it, doesn’t make it so. Go to factcheck and find out the real story.
I for one would like to see Sen. Hagel on the ticket with Obama. That would be a game changer I would be happy to vote for. As an independent, I don’t care about party loyalty, etc. Talk about unity!!

As McCain said, “It’s always appropriate to visit wounded soldiers.”

The letter claiming Obama dissed the troops has been sooo discredited.
Check the facts:

EYES WIDE OPEN, that bogus story has been DEBUNKED by Snopes. And the military officer who sent out the original email has recanted it – because it’s NOT TRUE.
Considering the fact that we’ve seen video of Obama greeting the troops in Iraq & Afghanistan, shaking hands with them, speaking to them, thanking them for their service, don’t you question random emails that come from people you don’t know.
Obama did NOT ignore the troops in Iraq & Afghanistan. And Chuck Hagel just confirmed it.

that letter wasn’t discredited; the writer said only that it was intended for his family only and shouldn’t have been forwarded…..

This is whole thing is utter nonsense. Senator Obama recently met wounded soldiers at Walter Reed without the press because he didn’t think it would be appropriate. I think there’s enough to disagree about without making stuff up.
Just this week, McCain’s has accused Obama of being responsible for high gas prices, wanting to lose a war to win the election, and ignoring the troops in the Middle East (in an ad showing Obama with the troops). It’s a a long way to November. By then, Obama will have been accused of being in on Jimmy Hoffa’s murder.

Once again, you are incorrect, hmmmmmm.
The military officer that sent the first email states that after doing some fact checking, he has learned that the account in that email was NOT TRUE.
Discredited.

“He intended to travel FOUR HOURS out of his way to visit the wounded troops in Germany”
You mean when he was working out in that posh gym?

I see, Doughboy, rather than acknowledge the truth – that Barack Obama visited with wounded troops multiple times during his trip, you’ve weakly attempted to complain about Obama’s workout regimen. Lame, lame, lame.
Obama went to visit wounded troops multiple times during his trip. No media was present at any of his visits. Obama has gone to see wounded troops at Walter Reed. No media was present.
The one time Obama changed his plans was when the Pentagon warned him that his trip with any of his staff would be against Pentagon rules.
Obama respected the Pentagon’s rules and called those same troops instead. And so far, the troops that have interacted with Obama have had incredibly complimentary things to say. You lose.

Hagel along with 29 Democrat senators voted for the Iraq war but had no courage to stand up for their actions when public opinion shifted negatively. He has lost the credibility as a Republican senator. I am glad he is planning on retiring at the end of his term.

everwrites:
“Obama went to visit wounded troops multiple times…..”
Maybe he did.
BUT NOT ON THIS TRIP!!!!!!!

The Mccain camp is simply grasping at every straw out of desperation.
Obama’s foreign trip simply ripped their hearts out. The more they talk about it, the more stupid and helpless they look.

Ivan123, Fact: The press was NEVER invited to go to visit the wounded troops in Germany. This has been confirmed multiple times. The Obama campaign never wanted press there.
So your claim that Obama canceled the trip because he couldn’t bring media is FALSE, WRONG and A LIE.

Obama’s foreign trip simply ripped their hearts out. The more they talk about it, the more stupid and helpless they look.
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Well said!!!

Hagel is a back stabber. This dolt needs to be removed from the GOP.

Hagel is as much a Republican as Zell Miller was a Democrat.

Obama is an exellent representative of the Democrat Party.
Most all democrats have been rooting for USA failure in Iraq in the past four years because they believed it helps to get more more democrats elected. It almost worked in the 2004 presidentional election and did have some significant success in the 2006 congressional elections nationally.
Any intellectually honest, politically informed person can see that the tactic of the democrat party has been to use the Iraq war as a political tool, and thus, McCains claim is accurate.
As such, Obama has and did use his opposition to the Iraq war to win the democrat party presidential nomination.
He is very slick and we will see in November if it wins him the White House.

I wonder if Obama will stick to his guns about wanting to surge our troops in Afganistan or will he do what the majority of the Democrat leaders and supporters have done with Iraq which was to support it at the beggining and then go soft when the going gets tough and want to turn tail and run?
Make no mistake about it, Al queda has been defeated in Iraq and they have now turned their focus now on Afganistan.
Thank God that the vision, resolve and courage of Petraeus, Bush and McCain have lead to success in Iraq.
Obama and the Democrat Party can make no claim to the victory in Iraq, as a matter of fact, our military has succeded dispite their efforts.

Just one question: Do you think the McCain camp would be praising Obama for visiting the wounded during his tour of Europe? Three guesses on what McCain or his cronies would be saying if Obama did visit the wounded…

I am so sick and tired of Obama.

Sure sorry to see McCain using the Rove machine cue-cards, he must have a short memory of what they did to him in 2000. But when you are trying to get into the WH, anything goes. It’s a shame such a distinguished past can be sacrificed to the desire to win. We may even see a McCain/Cheney ticket as the price he has to pay to get what he wants. Some people get strange visions in their old age and McCain seems to be having a lot of them. He should retire and go back to his mansion.

Most people whom believe that Chuck Hagel is not a Republican are just simply uninformed.On every other issue other than Irag Hagle is a consevative Republican. Check out his voting record for proof.

I am so sick and tired of Obama.
Posted by: 57 states and counting | Jul 27, 2008 10:18:55 PM
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Not as sick as we are of people like you and your grandpa McBush!
McSenile has no policies at all. He just blows in the wind (in front of the sausage house) and steals all of Obama’s policies (like the 16 month timetable), and then bashes him for them…
What a loser! However, the American people have 100 days left to see how pathetic this old man really is!
Just wait until they are on the stage together in the debates, and grandpa can’t even remember his own name!
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!!!
Obama ’08!!!

Most of the dems have turned on Obama and Hagel is the only one left to listen to his B.S.

Obama should pick Edwards as a running mate for his “family” values. Or should I say “families” values?

McCain is bad for this country. He is BUSH 3rd TERM.
I wont trust that idiot McCain to even teach alphabets to my kindergartern children. Put him back in a retired home.
MACAIN = A REAL WAR MONGER!!!!

I am amazed that people believe that once a citizen puts on a military uniform, He has the leadership for every aspect of every career. Military operates by following orders from the top to follow those orders or pass them down to the lower ranks WITHOUT ALTERING.When a five star general suggested more troops necessary to invade, he was removed/retired.McCain followed orders during Vietnam war which US lost. I do not want another looser as a president, we already have one.

Suburban Woman,
Which is better a 3rd Bush term (McCain) or a 2nd Carter term (the Obama)? I say neither. Let’s bring back Hillary!
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Visualize NOT the Obama!
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Obama will do only what tickles his
fancy and promotes the aura of divinity.
For instance….he will stay away from
town hall settings. They are too risky
for this control freak. If you couldn’t
think well on your feet, you’d stay
away from teleprompter-less situations
too. He’s great at regurgitating what
he’s been told….but the script MUST
be in front of his mug.

my guy is best… no my guy is better…. no my guy is even better because your guy did this…but your guy did that which makes my guy better …no my guy is better…………come on people can we not get beyond this kind of my dad can beat up your dad syndrome? bottom line here is there are people (kids) that sacrificed there body’s and life’s for the defense of our country that allows this freedom to bicker like 2 year old children……….and thats the reason he didn’t go see the wounded troops in question……he was afraid of how he would be viewed and i understand WHAT he did…not wanting to portray himself in a bad light..i just cant figure out WHY he didn’t just go to see the wounded troops in question…….bottom line …those kids were willing to die for me i owe them a visit no matter what anyone says!!!

The article says…”Hagal said he was not sure about all the details of this controversy”…….Yet he offers an opinion…. I suggest he gets ALL THE FACTS before offering an opinion on National television and then his “opinion” may have some validity

McCain needs some cheese for his constant whine!

I am certainly looking forward to the next debate between Senator McCain and Obama. Both have changed their position on important issues, it would be great to hear their current version. Could someone please tell me when their debate is scheduled. We need a debate a week for awhile.

Posted by: Davis | Jul 28, 2008 1:07:22 AM
Don’t give it a second thought!
McCain doesn’t have to do ANYTHING!
All the gaffes and bone-headed mistakes currently being engendered by
Barry(?), BHO (?), B O (?), will lead to his downfall with no help or hindrance from McCain at all.
Just watch!
heh heh

To all of you that are high on Mocain, drop the m and add c and you will know that is what you all act like you are high on. To vote for this man is saying you like the way things are now. You like to see suffering, poverty, illiteracy, immorality, homelessness death and destruction of yourselves and our planet. Can you give me one good reason why you would want a president that clearly has no morals? And a step away from Dementia? And who probably has flashbacks from being a prisoner of war for 6 years, and you know has got to have an unstable mentality because of it. Don’t put our lives in danger because y’all don’t give a sh—. Vote for Obama, he is a part of all of us and wants to bring us together, give him a chance!!!

Barack Obama visited wounded troops in Iraq. Barack Obama visited wounded troops in Afghanistan. Barack Obama visited wounded troops at Walter Reed. And Barack Obama called wounded troops in Germany.
Anyone claiming that Obama doesn’t care or make time for wounded troops is desperately posturing and lying.
It’s as simple and obviously pathetic as that.

There is an old ‘saying’ that the higher a monkey climbs, the more he shows his tail. This is Mccain’s desperation and its lowest level. I don’t think he can get much lower than this. I applaud Senator Hagel for calling his friend on this cheap shot. I will say it every time: John McCain is a feeble, jealous of the young intelligent rock star barack Obama, and pissed off as hell with the press for giving Obama the status. Mccain is an angry, petit, small-minded, nasty old man and I feel sorry for America is he should ever be elected to the highest office in the land

All of my friends are starting to say that McCain is a negative individual. My friend said she will never vote for such a mean, negative type of person. She thinks McCain’s whole campaign is based on being negative.

Could someone tell me why wondering why we went to war will end the war? Isn’t to late for that!

Why does ABC not report the bear, pizza and brats and two bands that the Oblameless campaign used to entice the crowds in Berlin? Or the Knute inspired t-shirts? Why is the Christian Science Monitor the only US media outlet giving Americans the whole story? Is ABC afraid that the Oblameless campaign will give them the New Yorker treatment and bar them from his campaign plane?
He made a critical error in judgment. Not visiting US wounded — even if you have to do it alone is the only decision to make. I guess it just didn’t make the same Wailing Wall image he was looking for, eh?

Obama is making every politician in Washington who supports him look like an idiot trying to twist some semblance of a plausible story out of Obama’s boneheaded decision not to visit our wounded troops in Germany as planned.
He told the “people of the world” that his speech wasn’t part of his political campaign, yet shunned our troops because that would be too “political”. So playing President for the cameras ala Kennedy and Reagan (who had earned the right to be there) was okay. But when told that no cameras could accompany him to visit our wounded troops, that suddenly became too political… or the Pentagon refused his visit… or whichever of Obama’s three versions (at last count) of this fairy tale you choose to believe.
Obama isn’t fit to serve as Commander in Chief.

The fake out is that part of the trip was fact finding and part was political and that at the political part, the Senator’s parted ways and finances.
Hogwash. It was a political trip from start to finish. No cameras? No Obama.
It was bad that Bush lied to take us to war. It is just as bad that Obama lies while saying he will take us out. Tweedledee and Tweedledum politics are not change. They are the same creepy ambitious narcissism playing with the lives of American soldiers in pursuit of power.
McCain may be red but he is genuine.

As the race to November continues, it seems that the American people are continually shown different sides of our two front runners. A previous post mentioned the “same creepy ambitious narcissism [of Senator Obama and President Bush] playing with the lives of American soldiers in pursuit of power.” Obviously, our soldiers are a large part of this election and deserve the honor and attention which has long been denied to them.
During Obama’s tour of the world, he “forgot” to make an important stop to visit our wounded troops in Landstuhl, Germany, which (rightfully) is gaining attention. Senator McCain was asked to comment on Obama’s snub of our troops and Obama’s “just reasoning” of a difficult bureaucracy…
“Well, I know this, those troops would have loved to have seen him. And I know of no Pentagon regulation that would have prevented him from going there without the media and the press and all of the associated people. Nothing that I know of would have kept him from visiting those wounded troops. And they are gravely wounded, many of them.”

You know that homeless guy who stands on the street with the sign that says, “The End of the World is Near”? He’ll eventually be right. Thats what happened to Obama. 2004 he was right (thats back when he wanted us in Iraq), 2005 he was right (sames as 2005) 2006 he was wrong. 2007 he was wrong, 2008 he lucked out, we won in spite of all the subversion and treason committed by the Left and the MSM.

Hagel was against the surge and now is offended by the truth.
Wahhhhh

Good thing Obama didn’t hurt his hip visiting the troops! Oh the backlash of his kiss-off to the troops. I wonder if he gave them the bird?

Obama is as a much a fraud this week as he was last week.

Hagel is just another, in a long line of traders who are gambling that Obama will be the next POTUS

Badger1 wrote:
Hagel is just another, in a long line of traders……….
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Ummmm…what are they trading? LOL! Maybe they are “trading” the losing candidate for the winning one.

In recent news a time machine was invented to allow a different timeline in correspondence to the real timeline. In the alternate timeline Democratic Presidential hopeful, Barack Obama went to the soldier hospital in Germany without press photo inside, but the press was waiting outside.
Sen. McCain comments on Obama’s visit, calling it a “media stunt” and criticized Obama for using wounded soldiers for a political gain. Republican Ads on Obama, feature the line “Shame on you, Mr. Obama, for using our “honored” soldiers”. And recent polling showed that 41% felt that Obama used the visit of the soldiers for campaign purposes. Some calling him “just another politician”.

Senator O’bama was told by the administration that it would be inappropriate for him to visit since he had sent his senatorial staff home. It seems to me McCain is spending a lot of time criticizing O’bama instead of staying on point. His complaint belies his lack of plans. He has now supported, as has the president, O’bama’s plan for withdraw from Iraq. It is funny until O’bama went over seas McCain still had us in Iraq for 100 years, and some how we won the war while O’bama was there. Bush has now started direct talks with Iran another O’bama idea. Bush had the army plan four strategic attacks within Pakistan after so many criticized O”bama for suggesting it. The list continues but I won’t elaborate but to say it seems like one of the candidates is knowledgeable about foreign affairs and one is not and McCain is the is the one that is not. McCain stated early on that Sunni’s and Shiites get along well and now it appears he still can’t tell the difference between the two. I think Biden’s remark about Giuliani could be used to describe McCain “it’s a verb and a noun and the surge” Which is even sadder. McCain questions O’bama’s judgment because he didn’t support the surge, and doesn’t question his own for bumbling us into an unnecessary war. Besides the surge had 18 point to accomplish, three of which still haven’t been accomplished and while we “surged’ the scum who admit to having attacked us and in fact brag about are still in Afghanistan. How many American lives could have been saved had we attacked Al Qaeda in Afghanistan with a surge instead of surging in Iraq. They weren’t even in Iraq until we took over. That is another place where McCain has adopted Obama’s idea about sending more troops to Afghanistan.

Obama stated that he would not only debate Sen. McCain “anywhere, anytime” (MSNBC, May 16, 2008), he would also debate with President Bush at the same time. When challenged to a series of townhall meetings, Obama responded by saying he would only be willing to debate in that format on, of all days July 4th. Can you say COWARD. Whta ra eyou running from Barack? You cant handle a 71 year old Republican, after 8 years of Republican rule that has our econmy inthe gutter? Come on Mr. Elite Intellectual.No telepronpter means no security blanket.

Mcain seems to have”lost his bearings”.

McCain is showing his true colors this campaign, no integrity, no class. His whole reformer image was just a fabrication after he got caught in the Keating 5. In reality, he’s always been dirty.

When even his long-time friends are disgusted by McCain’s cheap blows against his opponents, imagine how disgusted we are! I never thought of voting for McCain, but I deeply respected him. NOT ANY MORE!!! Campaigning that negative only destroys the respect that we once we felt for him.

Well, Obamites, after 8 years of republican rule that has this country in a bind, and with McCains apparent gaffes, and fliflops, you should have virtually no problem at all securing the presidency. Right? Show me the money.

This is a desperate attempt for McCain to win the White House.
Swiftboating John Kerry won the White House for Bush and look where this country is today. That’s enough to reject the smear tactics that McCain has resorted to.
America is smarter than this because when we fell for the smear attacks by bush and the Republicans, the American people PAID A HIGH PRICE! We’re not stupid enough to fall for it again!

CAN’T WAIT UNTIL THE MEDIA RECYLCES THE
KEATING 5 STORY!
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE HAVE TO BE REMINDED THAT MCCAIN CHEATED AMERICAN LAW AND GOT AWAY WITH IT BECAUSE HE WAS A RICH MAN! AND THIS IS WHO IS RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT?

Finally!
We’re talking about Keating 5.
Wish the media would focus on that part of McCain’s history!

Not very presidential of McCain to attack on Character…it’s desperate and mean and most importantly NON-PRODUCTIVE!
Anyway who is he to attack on character when everyone remembers his role in the Keating 5 scandal.

Sad to see that Senator McCain has driven this year’s version of the “Straight Talk Express” on to the low road so early.

Republicans ask what they can do to energize voters. In my opinion, they need to put on their big boy shoes and stop whimpering! Attacks on a man who will not respond “in kind” only makes the attackers look like idiots.
Obama has something that you do not find often in Washington. It is called intelligence. The old marketing ploys do not work any more and Republicans just do not “get it”.
You can not stand by a flag and “look patriotic”.
You can not kiss babies and “look like you are a regular guy”.
You can not attack your opponent and expect people to join in without reason. Lastly:
You cannot site, “it is the economy stupid”, then present a plan that helps only the big money makers. Big money makers have taken all the jobs out of the US to foreign soil, we no longer owe them any loyalty.
Republicans need to put on your big boy shoes and join the new century. Obama is not a “rock star”, he is speaking out well for those of use who are fed up with empty promises of the rich and famous. It is time Congress and all their rich friends to give. The taxpayers have paid to long for their lavish lifestyles.. They need to stop blaming Obama for failures of their own party.

knock knock!!! anybody home in Obama land??? Everything McCain has pointed out about the rookie senator/community organizer has been absolutely true. You guys have something against the truth?

McCain has had thirty years to do something from his seat in Congress. He still talks and accomplishes nothing. McCain’s entire campaign is based on personal attacks. The issues elude him.

McCain is like the bully on the playground who taunts the “new kid”. But the “new kid” takes his taunts with style, shows the bully how things should be done and wins the hearts of the crowd. The bully whimpers and cries in frustration when the crowd starts laughing at him. Time to grow up and deal with issues, not taunts.

The implosion of the Republicans fills me with constant glee. Keep it up, Sen McCain, keep listening to your bankrupt advisors and we’ll be able to take a broom into the election in Nov.

Hagel, has a short memory, Obama ran and was betting on the surge not working, just as Hillary did. The problem is the surge worked and McCain has every right to call Obama out on it. One has to ask the question, would Obama rather win the election and loose the was? This is a fair question that not only McCain is asking, the American public is asking.

I believe both candidates are frustrated; I would be.
No matter what Obama does, or does not do, it is criticized by McCain. Don’t go to Iraq; go to Iraq. Use discretion in Europe about using troops as props because it is a campaign trip, get criticized; if he had seen the troops they would have criticized that.
Thousands of Europeans show up to see him with American flags waving, criticize that; if few people had shown up, they would have made that the issue.
Obama is in a damned if you do; damned if you don’t situation at every turn.
McCain is obviously frustrated; the evidence is that he gets very uptight and makes mis-statements at every turn, and is conducting a negative ad campaign rather than a positive campaign about himself.
If I had my way, any debates in the fall would be handled by the League of Women Voters. Each candidate would get the same questions, have x minutes to respond, and then the other candidate would have time to rebut. There would be no “sucker” or “baiting” questions for either candidate. The people of the US would have an objective platform to evaluate each candidate

McCain is throwing sand in our eyes. Please see clearly!
Obama has visited troops many times, but only in his official role as senator. These so-called “congressional delegations” are taxpayer funded and bi-partisan.
For example, Senators Chuck Hagel(R) and Jack Reed(D) were with Obama last week in Kuwait, Iraq and Afghanistan.
Instead, the German hospital visit would have been campaign financed and not bi-partisan.
The visit was canceled because the Pentagon and Obama wanted our military to remain non-partisan and not political. The issue had nothing to do with camera’s or his exercising.
The McCain camp is depending on your ignorance about this and so many issues. We are all in this as American’s and we need you to see this for what it is.

UNDERWHELMED-
Au contraire! It was reported by media that on his CODEL (Congressional delegation) portion of his trip that Obama visited wounded soldiers in Iraq without cameras or publicity; They also stated that his visit with the wounded troops in Germany was to be conducted without media or cameras. The Obama campaign had been pre-approved by the Pentagon to visit the troops in Germany but at the last minute, the Pentagon reversed themselves and denied Obama access unless it was as a CODEL with his Congressional staff who had already departed; As this leg of the trip was paid for with Obama funds, the Pentagon informed the Obama campaign that if he visited the troops in Germany it would be construed as campaign related. The Obama campaign was wise to avoid allow- ing Obama’s vist to wounded soldiers to be used as political fodder by McCain etal.

Ricky – I dont know What McCains story is on that, BUT, would you happen to know if Obama has that uncle, great uncle,concentration camp thing straightened out yet? Or, is he now clear that Canada doesnt have a President, and this country doesnt have 57 states, or that the official language in Afghanistan in not Arabic?And,,,,Is Obama still trying to tell us that the civil rights march of 1965 in Selma Alabama, got him born in 1961? Shall I go on?

The mark of a leader is someone who is able to look at situations objectively, listen to the opinions of others, think things through and make wise decisions based on clear thinking and good judgement.
The leadership of this country has been at best questionable, at times corrupt and definately not in the best interest of all citizens. The right believed Bush and got screwed again.
No matter what your political affiliation is, was or will be, we need a president who is smart, plays well with others, is cool under pressure and makes wise decisions. One who doesn’t turn to bullying when he doesn’t get his way or resort to belittling others when they do not agree with him. Gives credit where credit is due and is not afraid to change his mind when he learns something new about the situation. A person who shows respect for others and their right to their opinion.
In Management 101, you are not a leader if you are not willing or able to recognize and accept your own shortcomings and take responsibility for your own actions.
This is a democracy people. McC does not look like a level headed man who will be able to deal with the stresses of being president. He has an obvious need to convince you otherwise, that is why he keeps referring to the public as “my friends”. It is a con game played frequently by people trying to sell you a bill of goods. You are my friend therefore you must trust me, I would never do anything to harm you.
There is and always has been a doubt in my mind as to how mentally stable he could be after being a POW for so many years. I respect his service to his country. My husband served in Vietnam too and my husband volunteered too. But war does things to people. Things that only soldiers and their families can understand.
Take the time to take your political rose glasses off. Republicans have had a stranglehold on this country for far too long. The middle class, poor, minorities, gays, and students of all ages have never been a priority for Bush or any of his “friends”. His “friends” have always been the rich and powerful who he once called his “base”. Powerful corporations have been in charge and “we the people” have allowed it. Do some research yourself.
Open your mind to other possibilities.
We can again become the nation that others look up to and respect. We can again have a leader who is able and willing to accomplish something other than pleasing the powerful corporate leaders. We can again become the “do gooders” of the world. But first we need to clean up our own house.

Mr McCain rightly uses respect for military an issue. But something has been bothering me for weeks now. Why would he change the Pittsburg Steelers for the Green Bay Packers in what is his quintessential story about his time in captivity?
If a man builds his entire resume on a moment in time, the description of that moment must be sacred. It can not be changed to suit the moment. Only someone who was not sincere about the story would even consider changing the details for political purposes. This one really bothers me.
I also see this insincerity when Mr. McCain attacks Senator Obama for not visiting troops. After he finishes his rant, he laughs, check out the footage. If he was really upset, I don’t think he would laugh, do you
He doesn’t seem sincere about his run, he seems more like someone just trying to wound the other guy so that it is more difficult for him to govern. I think he has given up on anything positive for America…
Mr McCain says Country First, I don’t know now if I think that is true.
What has happened to Mr McCain?

Some people are skeptical of change because of fear. Jesus said I am always with you, do not be afraid. I am with you lord. I will fear no evil. And, I will vote for change. GO OBAMA-2008

Yeah, John McCain for President! (of Iraq).

I don’t know what has happened to John McCain. I used to really like him. Now he seems like he has sold his soul for the nomination. I really don’t see how anyone can defend these sorts of attacks. What ever happened to debate – to reason?