Will you support him if Lieberman is picked as VP? I will have a real hard time voting for McCain/Lieberman. Rush was saying that it is Lieberman. If it is I will have a hard time voting for McCain. In my opinion it is a mistake.
To all the McCain Backers out there
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Commentary: Is McCain another George W. Bush?Story Highlights
Jack Cafferty: McCain gives shallow answers at Saddleback forum
Why isn't McCain grappling with the complex moral issues we face? Cafferty asks
Cafferty: We can't afford another president like George W. Bush
World is too complex to entrust to someone who lacks intellectual curiosity, he says
By Jack Cafferty
CNN
Editor's Note: Jack Cafferty is the author of the best-seller "It's Getting Ugly Out There: The Frauds, Bunglers, Liars, and Losers Who Are Hurting America." He provides commentary on CNN's "The Situation Room" daily from 4 p.m.-7 p.m. You can also visit Jack's Cafferty File blog.
Jack Cafferty says John McCain shows virtually no intellectual curiosity, emulating President Bush
:scared
NEW YORK (CNN) -- Russia invades Georgia and President Bush goes on vacation. Our president has spent one-third of his entire two terms in office either at Camp David, Maryland, or at Crawford, Texas, on vacation. :SIB :shrug:
His time away from the Oval Office included the month leading up to 9/11, when there were signs Osama bin Laden was planning to attack America, and the time Hurricane Katrina destroyed the city of New Orleans.
Sen. John McCain takes weekends off and limits his campaign events to one a day. He made an exception for the religious forum on Saturday at Saddleback Church in Southern California.:nono:
I think he made a big mistake. When he was invited last spring to attend a discussion of the role of faith in his life with Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, at Messiah College in Pennsylvania, McCain didn't bother to show up. Now I know why.
It occurs to me that John McCain is as intellectually shallow as our current president. When asked what his Christian faith means to him, his answer was a one-liner. "It means I'm saved and forgiven." Great scholars have wrestled with the meaning of faith for centuries. McCain then retold a story we've all heard a hundred times about a guard in Vietnam drawing a cross in the sand.
Asked about his greatest moral failure, he cited his first marriage, which ended in divorce. While saying it was his greatest moral failing, he offered nothing in the way of explanation. Why not?
Jack's book: "It's Getting Ugly Out There"
Analysis: Is McCain finding his way on faith?
Throughout the evening, McCain chose to recite portions of his stump speech as answers to the questions he was being asked. Why? He has lived 71 years. Surely he has some thoughts on what it all means that go beyond canned answers culled from the same speech he delivers every day.:SIB
He was asked "if evil exists." His response was to repeat for the umpteenth time that Osama bin Laden is a bad man and he will pursue him to "the gates of hell." That was it.
He was asked to define rich. After trying to dodge the question -- his wife is worth a reported $100 million -- he finally said he thought an income of $5 million was rich.
One after another, McCain's answers were shallow, simplistic, and trite. He showed the same intellectual curiosity that George Bush has -- virtually none.
Where are John McCain's writings exploring the vexing moral issues of our time? Where are his position papers setting forth his careful consideration of foreign policy, the welfare state, education, America's moral responsibility in the world, etc., etc., etc.?
John McCain graduated 894th in a class of 899 at the Naval Academy at Annapolis. His father and grandfather were four star admirals in the Navy. Some have suggested that might have played a role in McCain being admitted. His academic record was awful. And it shows over and over again whenever McCain is called upon to think on his feet.
He no longer allows reporters unfettered access to him aboard the "Straight Talk Express" for a reason. He simply makes too many mistakes. Unless he's reciting talking points or reading from notes or a TelePrompTer, John McCain is lost. He can drop bon mots at a bowling alley or diner -- short glib responses that get a chuckle, but beyond that McCain gets in over his head very quickly.:142smilie
I am sick and tired of the president of the United States embarrassing me. The world we live in is too complex to entrust it to someone else whose idea of intellectual curiosity and grasp of foreign policy issues is to tell us he can look into Vladimir Putin's eyes and see into his soul.
George Bush's record as a student, military man, businessman and leader of the free world is one of constant failure. And the part that troubles me most is he seems content with himself.
He will leave office with the country $10 trillion in debt, fighting two wars, our international reputation in shambles, our government cloaked in secrecy and suspicion that his entire presidency has been a litany of broken laws and promises, our citizens' faith in our own country ripped to shreds. Yet Bush goes bumbling along, grinning and spewing moronic one-liners, as though nobody understands what a colossal failure he has been.
I fear to the depth of my being that John McCain is just like him.
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Not sure why but this Cafferty is just a great fellow.
Jack Cafferty: McCain gives shallow answers at Saddleback forum
Why isn't McCain grappling with the complex moral issues we face? Cafferty asks
Cafferty: We can't afford another president like George W. Bush
World is too complex to entrust to someone who lacks intellectual curiosity, he says
By Jack Cafferty
CNN
Editor's Note: Jack Cafferty is the author of the best-seller "It's Getting Ugly Out There: The Frauds, Bunglers, Liars, and Losers Who Are Hurting America." He provides commentary on CNN's "The Situation Room" daily from 4 p.m.-7 p.m. You can also visit Jack's Cafferty File blog.
Jack Cafferty says John McCain shows virtually no intellectual curiosity, emulating President Bush
:scared
NEW YORK (CNN) -- Russia invades Georgia and President Bush goes on vacation. Our president has spent one-third of his entire two terms in office either at Camp David, Maryland, or at Crawford, Texas, on vacation. :SIB :shrug:
His time away from the Oval Office included the month leading up to 9/11, when there were signs Osama bin Laden was planning to attack America, and the time Hurricane Katrina destroyed the city of New Orleans.
Sen. John McCain takes weekends off and limits his campaign events to one a day. He made an exception for the religious forum on Saturday at Saddleback Church in Southern California.:nono:
I think he made a big mistake. When he was invited last spring to attend a discussion of the role of faith in his life with Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, at Messiah College in Pennsylvania, McCain didn't bother to show up. Now I know why.
It occurs to me that John McCain is as intellectually shallow as our current president. When asked what his Christian faith means to him, his answer was a one-liner. "It means I'm saved and forgiven." Great scholars have wrestled with the meaning of faith for centuries. McCain then retold a story we've all heard a hundred times about a guard in Vietnam drawing a cross in the sand.
Asked about his greatest moral failure, he cited his first marriage, which ended in divorce. While saying it was his greatest moral failing, he offered nothing in the way of explanation. Why not?
Jack's book: "It's Getting Ugly Out There"
Analysis: Is McCain finding his way on faith?
Throughout the evening, McCain chose to recite portions of his stump speech as answers to the questions he was being asked. Why? He has lived 71 years. Surely he has some thoughts on what it all means that go beyond canned answers culled from the same speech he delivers every day.:SIB
He was asked "if evil exists." His response was to repeat for the umpteenth time that Osama bin Laden is a bad man and he will pursue him to "the gates of hell." That was it.
He was asked to define rich. After trying to dodge the question -- his wife is worth a reported $100 million -- he finally said he thought an income of $5 million was rich.
One after another, McCain's answers were shallow, simplistic, and trite. He showed the same intellectual curiosity that George Bush has -- virtually none.
Where are John McCain's writings exploring the vexing moral issues of our time? Where are his position papers setting forth his careful consideration of foreign policy, the welfare state, education, America's moral responsibility in the world, etc., etc., etc.?
John McCain graduated 894th in a class of 899 at the Naval Academy at Annapolis. His father and grandfather were four star admirals in the Navy. Some have suggested that might have played a role in McCain being admitted. His academic record was awful. And it shows over and over again whenever McCain is called upon to think on his feet.
He no longer allows reporters unfettered access to him aboard the "Straight Talk Express" for a reason. He simply makes too many mistakes. Unless he's reciting talking points or reading from notes or a TelePrompTer, John McCain is lost. He can drop bon mots at a bowling alley or diner -- short glib responses that get a chuckle, but beyond that McCain gets in over his head very quickly.:142smilie
I am sick and tired of the president of the United States embarrassing me. The world we live in is too complex to entrust it to someone else whose idea of intellectual curiosity and grasp of foreign policy issues is to tell us he can look into Vladimir Putin's eyes and see into his soul.
George Bush's record as a student, military man, businessman and leader of the free world is one of constant failure. And the part that troubles me most is he seems content with himself.
He will leave office with the country $10 trillion in debt, fighting two wars, our international reputation in shambles, our government cloaked in secrecy and suspicion that his entire presidency has been a litany of broken laws and promises, our citizens' faith in our own country ripped to shreds. Yet Bush goes bumbling along, grinning and spewing moronic one-liners, as though nobody understands what a colossal failure he has been.
I fear to the depth of my being that John McCain is just like him.
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Not sure why but this Cafferty is just a great fellow.
Jack Cafferty: McCain gives shallow answers at Saddleback forum
that`s all i needed to read to know this thread is foolish nonsense...
he so beat obama`s ass at saddleback that obama`s proxies at msnbc had to make up stories about cheating to try and cover for obama`s utter inability to give a straight answer...
every media outlet...even the one`s in the tank for bock acknowledged that bock did poorly.....
thank me very much...
that`s all i needed to read to know this thread is foolish nonsense...
he so beat obama`s ass at saddleback that obama`s proxies at msnbc had to make up stories about cheating to try and cover for obama`s utter inability to give a straight answer...
every media outlet...even the one`s in the tank for bock acknowledged that bock did poorly.....
thank me very much...
All these Liberal Tv Reporters want to get in line to Blow or Screw Obama the Closet Muslim. JMHO.
He better take Mitt or he's in the ditch. And maybe next debate when they say he's in a secure room he really is. And not doing what ever???????? easy when you cheat.
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djv
McCain hates Mitt Romney. Its obvious. He looks much more presidential than Johnnie.
It would steal his spotlight.
I think McCain was probably watching the Obama interview from the limo. Cheaters never win.
Obama didnt look that good in that kind of a one on one forum. The debates will be differant.
McCain's one word crap answers won;t cut the mustard.
McCain is capable of trying out humor like George W does. It never worked for George W either.
GO OBAMA !
I seriously think that the one word answers play pretty well with the majority of Americans. The same ones that elected Bush, twice, after listening to his answers in debates where he was clearly outclassed and outdebated. After listening to those, and then seeing people say that he had won them, I gave up on reality and content being a big part of our national election scenario.
I think McCain's straightforward no nonsense approach will help him in the short run, as many people don't want nuanced explanations of things - even if those explanations make sense and have real value. Most people these days don't want to have to think about things, they just want to watch a couple soundbites, go with face value party line mantras, and stick to their guns. Literally.
I think McCain's straightforward no nonsense approach will help him in the short run, as many people don't want nuanced explanations of things - even if those explanations make sense and have real value. Most people these days don't want to have to think about things, they just want to watch a couple soundbites, go with face value party line mantras, and stick to their guns. Literally.
Lieberman future president?
Lieberman future president?
:nono:
"Lieberman, who broke with the Democratic Party over Iraq, won re-election as an Independent after losing the party's Senate nomination to an anti-war challenger in 2006."
We would be entwined in the muddle east for a thousand years with Mccain and a Jewish Vp who would assume Presidency if Mccain croaks...
Can you imagine the unbridled great gushing of joy from foreign lobbyists with that scenario?
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Lieberman future president?
:nono:
"Lieberman, who broke with the Democratic Party over Iraq, won re-election as an Independent after losing the party's Senate nomination to an anti-war challenger in 2006."
We would be entwined in the muddle east for a thousand years with Mccain and a Jewish Vp who would assume Presidency if Mccain croaks...
Can you imagine the unbridled great gushing of joy from foreign lobbyists with that scenario?
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Does this answer your question?
no, because I'm not a Dick CHeney conspiracy theorist. VPs are good for going to funerals, making speeches, and doing some commencement ceremonies. In reality, they play very little of a role in running the country (unless of course the pres gets killed, and I don't like to think about that).
anyone who votes for mccain should have to take a test to get their citizenship renewed... If you vote for mccain your loyalty to America should be questioned..... Maybe you should get 10 yrs hard labor and get a job doing what illegal immigrants are allowed to do because of this administrations and anti american companies that wont enforce the laws and only hire legal workers. I find it funny that this administration and some so called American companies cry about immigration but do nothing to cut of the jobs.
Come on, SixFive. Cheney has probably played a bigger role in our current administration's decision making than any VP in our country's history.
Surely you do not believe that he has been relegated to "going to funerals, making speeches, and doing some commencement ceremonies". Do you? :nono:
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Exactly
Cheney has made all the big decisions the last 8 years. Bush has spent 1/3 of the last 8 years at Camp David or in Crawford on vacation.
Why do you think he can say ..... SO ! and get away with it.
:shrug: :SIB :nono:
Six - if you dont understand this about Cheney I worry about you making any rational political decisions.
Cheney or Bush, no matter. Lots of bad decisions either way. Even if Cheney has done more, the vp role really is of not much consequence.
I'll leave the conspiracy on Cheney's power to you all.
I'll leave the conspiracy on Cheney's power to you all.
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Cheney or Bush, no matter. Lots of bad decisions either way. Even if Cheney has done more, the vp role really is of not much consequence.
I'll leave the conspiracy on Cheney's power to you all.
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it didnt matter with Al Gore and Dan Quayle as they were stumps.
Cheney is one mean conniving decision maker. I doubt Bush does anything without Cheneys approval. Its just the way it is.
Six - damn I know your from the bowling alley but geez louise .
