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Clinton/Obama vs McCain & ?

AJB37

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McCain + Lieberman :)

You heard it here first ...

The problem with that is that I couldn't see the GOP faithful voting for a ticket that included a person that ran with Al Gore... although McCain is the closets to being an environmentalist out of the Republicans running.

Plus I hope that doesn't happen because I simply don't like Lieberman.
 

Mumbles

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Lieberman already put the kabash on that rumour a few weeks ago.... Not a bad ticket, I don't think it would ever jive with the RNC apparatchiks though. If McCain is the nominee, and I still think it's a long shot, I presume his running mate would be a younger guy that appeals to the base, like Rick Santorum, or George "Macaca" Allen
 

Herc_Dude

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The problem with that is that I couldn't see the GOP faithful voting for a ticket that included a person that ran with Al Gore... although McCain is the closets to being an environmentalist out of the Republicans running.

Plus I hope that doesn't happen because I simply don't like Lieberman.

I really don't get how those two ever got paired together ... I guess a relationship of convenience. They are both so far apart politically, the only thing they seem to have in common is the big ol "D" after their names. Lieberman gets a lot of my respect, can't say that for too many of his kind.

Could be a very interesting ticket if A4s lime-juice-stained crystal ball is telling the truth.
 

skidkid

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Should McCain be the nominee his VP choice will be scrutinized more than others based on McCains advancing years. Should he take office he will be older than Reagan was when he took office.
 

raptor10

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The Perfect (IMHO) Republican Ticket - McCain + Mary Bono Mack
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skidkid

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Apples and Oranges when you are talking assasinations.

True Reagan lived for 17 more years but make no mistake age will be an issue for Mr McCain (he looks his age more than Reagan did at the time) and his VP choice will be scrutinized.
 

Scoob

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Apples and Oranges when you are talking assasinations.
That's exactly my point - you can't predict how his health will hold up anymore than you could've predicted JFK's assassination.

Granted, I wouldn't put it past the press to make it an issue - so I'll conceed your point.
 

QuagmireMcGuire

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Richardson has just bowed out of the race. In addition to his minimal chance of receiving the nomination, I wonder if he stands to be marked as someone's potential VP.
 

AJB37

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Richardson has just bowed out of the race. In addition to his minimal chance of receiving the nomination, I wonder if he stands to be marked as someone's potential VP.

Probably not, he wouldn't add all that much public support to a ticket.

Also Kerry has thrown his support behind Obama, so I wounder how that will work out for Obama.
 

Random8145

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I don't like McCain because he has done everything he can to ignore the soldiers left behind in Vietnam. Read "An Enormous Crime."

John Kerry and John McCain were the key members of a Senate committee that investigated the POW/MIA issue, and they found it was likely that POWs were left behind in SE Asia. Here is the report I believe:

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/pow/senate_house/investigation_S.html

His voting record also seems to be consistently anti-military over his time in office.

As for Obama, he has been consistently anti-2nd Amendment for the most part, he wants to create socialized healthcare, he wants to create socialized healthcare for children, he wants to pull America out of Iraq right now which IMO is a bad idea, especially now, he believes global warming is real and I believe he would damage our economy by ratifying Kyoto, or doing something like a carbon cap-and-trade scheme, or something stupid, he would get rid of the Bush tax cuts and raise taxes further which I think is ludicrous, etc...the only "change" Obama wants is from our pockets.

And IMO if people think the economy is "bad" right now, they're going to learn what a truly bad economy is like if Hillary or Obama get in and raise taxes, and strain our economy through higher taxes, bigger government, and also through things like if they try to stop global warming through energy controls.

For example, Hillary suggested a carbon cap-and-trade scheme. This is exactly what Enron had been trying to do up until it collapsed, which was why they lobbied to get carbon dioxide declared as a "pollutant." They also practically begged President Bush to ratify Kyoto. He would not do this because of the damage it would do to our economy. Kyoto and/or a cap-and-trade scheme would damage our economy a good deal, but apparently Hillary doesn't realize any of this since she suggested it.

The media also fails to mention all this it seems.

Hillary also is for bigger government, socialized healthcare, tax raises, and punishing those "evil" "predatory" corporations out there.

And both Obama and Hillary, if they decide to tax corporations more, are only going to cause those corporations to leave America for foregin tax havens.
 

Uncle Fester

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Random, no offense, but...what? McCain is anti-military? I won't even touch that "living Vietnam POWs" thing, but the idea of John McCain being anti-military is just bizarre. He's been very rough on defense contractors and Congressional defense-related pork (buying ships and airplanes DoD didn't ask for and doesn't need, but which are built in somebody important's district). That's very, very far from being anti-military. The man was a career Navy officer and a USNA grad, from a distingiushed Navy family, has two sons in service now (one of whom is in Iraq).
 

Scoob

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He may be interpreting McCain's long involvement on BRAC as anti-military. Being on the implementation end of BRAC, I understand what they're trying to accomplish now, but I'm still undecided on whether it's good or bad. Ultimately, it'll save the country money - but right now it's costing a ton and is very painful.
 

Random8145

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Random, no offense, but...what? McCain is anti-military? I won't even touch that "living Vietnam POWs" thing, but the idea of John McCain being anti-military is just bizarre. He's been very rough on defense contractors and Congressional defense-related pork (buying ships and airplanes DoD didn't ask for and doesn't need, but which are built in somebody important's district). That's very, very far from being anti-military. The man was a career Navy officer and a USNA grad, from a distingiushed Navy family, has two sons in service now (one of whom is in Iraq).

No offense taken, maybe I am wrong, I recommend reading that book though.

But here in the "Veteran's Issues" section, he seems rather anti-military in his voting; maybe he had other reasons to vote "No" though...?

http://votesmart.org/voting_category.php?can_id=53270

10/01/2007 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 NV
02/02/2006 Tax Rate Extension Amendment N
11/17/2005 Additional Funding For Veterans Amendment N
10/05/2005 Health Care for Veterans Amendment N
 
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