McCain falsely accused Obama of not visiting the troops in Germany because of press restrictions. McCain’s latest ad made an even more outlandish claim, quote; “John McCain is always there for our troops.” As Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid noted in mid 2007: McCain only showed up for 4 of the past 14 Senate votes on Iraq. So far this year he has shown up for none, not even the resolution honoring the sacrifice made by the fallen.
Here is just a portion of McCain’s record of not supporting the troops since the war in Iraq began.
April 2003 – He tabled a motion to provide over a billion dollars to the National Guard and Reserve equipment.
October 2003 – He tabled an amendment for $322 million for safety equipment for US troops in Iraq.
March 2004 – He voted against eliminating abuse of tax loopholes that would have increased veteran’s medical care by $1.8 billion.
March 2006 – He voted against closing corporate tax loopholes that would have increased veteran’s medical services by $1.5 billion.
April 2006 – He voted against providing an extra $430 million for veteran outpatient care.
May 2006 – He voted against $20 million for veteran’s healthcare facilities
March 2007 – He didn’t bother to vote on a resolution to start redeploying troops from Iraq by March 2008.
September 2007 – He voted against Senator Webb’s amendment that would specify minimum rest periods for troops in between deployments.
May 2008 – He first spoke out against Senator Webb’s GI Bill and then didn’t bother to show to vote on it. But that didn’t stop him for accepting President Bush’s praise when the bill ultimately passed.
This is not the voting record of a man that supports the troops. And as a veteran and former POW, you would think McCain would know better. Shame on you Mr. McCain for your not supporting our troops.
Source material:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036677/#25892122
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
McCain Promises a Continuation of the Bush Presidency.
Let’s take a moment here, under the Republicans and their minions we have gas prices over $4.00 gallon, oil executives getting rich while the middle class gets screwed, invaded a country for it’s oil, ignored International Law and the Geneva Conventions, torture, Gitmo, 200,000 homeless veterans, veterans being sent back to Iraq and Afghanistan after being diagnosed with PTSD and other emotional and mental problems, HumVees without proper armor, Walter Reed, and this is from the party that claims it is the flag waving, troop supporting, patriotic party. Spied on Americans and tapped their phones and read their emails, but that is okay because Congress said it was. Lied to Congress about the reasons for going to war, didn’t catch Bin Laden and allowed Al Qaeda to regroup and get stronger because they were busy destroying a country, they killed 4000 Americans and injured 30,000, 100,000 Iraqi’s killed and millions displaced but don’t complain because then you are unpatriotic, KBR electrocuting the troops through shoddy construction, Constitution destroyed, Pakistan is a rogue state with WMDs and yet we invade another country on just the rumor it has WMDs. Outing a CIA agent just because they can. Cheney. Rove. Politicized the military and the Justice Dept. and filled it with inept, crooked, lawyers that got their degrees from Pat Robertson University. Blackwater. Halliburton. Destroyed a country, tanked the economy, houses prices plummeting, foreclosures skyrocketing, banks failing, bailout of Bear Stearns, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. Devalued dollar, largest deficit in history, loss of respect in the world, we are making more terrorists than we can kill, more terrorism, the country less safe now than it was prior to 9/11, FEMAs response to Katrina, FEMA trailers, Bush having a birthday party while New Orleans drowns, 9/11, Jack Abramoff, Tom DeLay, Randy Cunningham, Mark Foley, Larry Craig, Ted Stevens, Cheney shot a guy, hookers, selling access to high level White House officials to the highest bidder, ignoring subpoenas and giving the finger to Congress.
So anyone that is undecided, or planning to vote for McCain, the third Bush term, I would implore you to ask yourself two questions: Are you better off now than you were 7 ½ years ago? And, are you proud of the actions of our government over the past 7 ½ years? If you look at these two questions objectively, the choice for president is obvious.
So anyone that is undecided, or planning to vote for McCain, the third Bush term, I would implore you to ask yourself two questions: Are you better off now than you were 7 ½ years ago? And, are you proud of the actions of our government over the past 7 ½ years? If you look at these two questions objectively, the choice for president is obvious.
Sunday, July 27, 2008
McCain Would Destroy This Country to Win a War
Last week John McCain said of Barack Obama: "Obama would lose a war to win an election." First of all setting aside for a moment that since there is no definition of a "win," there can't be any definition of a "loss." This is a baseless, unfounded statement that impugns Barack Obama's integrity and patriotism.
McCain is advocating an extension of Bush's policies, that includes continuing the war in Iraq indefinitely, for up to 100 years he said. Those very same policies have directly led to the economic mess that we are in now. Continuing these policies can only lead to the continuing devaluation of the dollar, and the ballooning of the deficit. which in turn is going to dig us into a deeper hole than we are in now.
We need a president that will get us out of this very expensive war, (a trillion dollar war by most estimates), and get us off of this fossil fuel dependency. McCain's position? To drill and provide Americans a "gas tax holiday," both of which, even McCain admits, won't provide any immediate relief other than "psychological." Most economists say that even if we started drilling tomorrow, we wouldn't see any lowering of the price at the pump until around 2030, if even then. As far as the gas tax holiday goes, that tax is what pays for the infrastructure in this country. Suspending the gas tax would actually cause 200,000 people to lose their construction jobs. These are people that make their living off of fixing our roads, that are going to hell even with the gas tax. We need more money going to our infrastructure, not less. And to show how out of touch McCain is, this morning on This Week With George Stephanopoulos, when he was asked how he could make sure that the oil companies would pass the savings on, (an event that most economists say very well might not happen), his first answer was to say, "we would shame them into it." WTF? If the oil companies aren't shamed now when they are making record profits while the average consumer is suffering profoundly from the high price of gas, I seriously they won't be ashamed of taking the tax and keeping it for themselves.
Meanwhile, Obama has proposed spending $150 billion over the next ten years in renewable energy. Most of this money would come from a windfall profits tax on the oil companies. These are the same companies that make $20 - $30 billion per quarter and yet they have to audacity to say that these profits are not out of line. Tell that to the average American who is now having to choose between basic necessities to afford to go to work. Do I buy food or gas? Do I pay my insurance premiums, (if they even have insurance, which is a post for a later date), or do I buy food, or gas? Obama is also against the gas tax holiday and more drilling. As T. Boone Pickens says, " this is one crisis that we can't drill our way out of."
So the truer statement here would be, "McCain would destroy this country to win an election"
McCain is advocating an extension of Bush's policies, that includes continuing the war in Iraq indefinitely, for up to 100 years he said. Those very same policies have directly led to the economic mess that we are in now. Continuing these policies can only lead to the continuing devaluation of the dollar, and the ballooning of the deficit. which in turn is going to dig us into a deeper hole than we are in now.
We need a president that will get us out of this very expensive war, (a trillion dollar war by most estimates), and get us off of this fossil fuel dependency. McCain's position? To drill and provide Americans a "gas tax holiday," both of which, even McCain admits, won't provide any immediate relief other than "psychological." Most economists say that even if we started drilling tomorrow, we wouldn't see any lowering of the price at the pump until around 2030, if even then. As far as the gas tax holiday goes, that tax is what pays for the infrastructure in this country. Suspending the gas tax would actually cause 200,000 people to lose their construction jobs. These are people that make their living off of fixing our roads, that are going to hell even with the gas tax. We need more money going to our infrastructure, not less. And to show how out of touch McCain is, this morning on This Week With George Stephanopoulos, when he was asked how he could make sure that the oil companies would pass the savings on, (an event that most economists say very well might not happen), his first answer was to say, "we would shame them into it." WTF? If the oil companies aren't shamed now when they are making record profits while the average consumer is suffering profoundly from the high price of gas, I seriously they won't be ashamed of taking the tax and keeping it for themselves.
Meanwhile, Obama has proposed spending $150 billion over the next ten years in renewable energy. Most of this money would come from a windfall profits tax on the oil companies. These are the same companies that make $20 - $30 billion per quarter and yet they have to audacity to say that these profits are not out of line. Tell that to the average American who is now having to choose between basic necessities to afford to go to work. Do I buy food or gas? Do I pay my insurance premiums, (if they even have insurance, which is a post for a later date), or do I buy food, or gas? Obama is also against the gas tax holiday and more drilling. As T. Boone Pickens says, " this is one crisis that we can't drill our way out of."
So the truer statement here would be, "McCain would destroy this country to win an election"
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
McCain's 99 Problems
99. Bush's willingness to talk directly with Iran.
98. Bush's new time "horizon" for troop withdrawals.
97. al-Maliki's endorsement of Obama's Iraq strategy.
96. Obama's headline-dominating foreign tour.
95. His disagreement with the majority of Americans on Iraq.
94. His lack of economic expertise and policy.
93. Obama's $52M June.
92. His $21M June.
91. 29% of the Latino vote.
90. 2% of the black vote.
89. Charles Keating (he'll be back).
88. Vicki Iseman (she'll be back).
87. Randy Scheunemann (he'll be leaving).
86. His band-aid approach to energy (more drilling, more nuclear, a $300M "prize").
85. His band-aid approach to healthcare (tax credits, more competition).
84. His band-aid.
83. Saying things like "I know how to win wars," despite his never having won a war.
82. His wife.
81. His ex-wife.
80. The Hagee/Parsley un-endorsement debacle.
79. An uninspired base.
78. Ape rape.
77. His bff, Joe Lieberman.
76. His claim that Czechoslovakia still exists (it doesn't).
75. His claim that Iran is training Al-Qaeda (they aren't).
74. His claim that Iraq and Pakistan share a border (they don't).
73. His claim that Somalia is the same place as Sudan (it isn't).
72. His claim that Vladimir Putin is the president of Germany (he isn't).
71. 71.
70. The images of 70,000+ screaming Democrats at Invesco Field.
69. Phil Gramm's "nation of whiners" implosion.
68. His unwillingness to call the situation in Afghanistan "urgent."
67. Steve Schmidt's failure to right the ship.
66. A new generation of Evangelicals who don't care what James Dobson thinks.
65. "C-nt."
64. "I hate the gooks."
63. His plan to resurrect Bush's plan to privatize Social Security.
62. The writer's rooms of The Daily Show and The Colbert Report.
61. His tarmac birthday party with Bush -- as Katrina made landfall.
60. "General Petraeus goes out there almost every day in an unarmed Humvee."
59. His belief that Americans are better off than they were eight years ago.
58. His "Frankenstein on barbiturates" oratory skill.
57. His beyond-pathetic "Pump" ad, which blames Obama for $4.50 gas.
56. His "Obama Love" ad, which blames the MSM for his terribly-run campaign.
55. His computer illiteracy (c'mon...this is 2008).
54. A tax plan that doesn't even TRY to hide the fact that it's geared toward the wealthy.
53. Bob Barr.
52. Ron Paul.
51. Rupert Murdoch.
50. His gay adoption/marriage high wire acts.
49. His immigration high wire act.
48. His torture high wire act.
47. His drilling high wire act.
46. His tax cuts high wire act.
45. Not churchgoing enough for some evangelicals.
44. Too evangelical for some independents.
43. His temper.
42. "I know what [Iraqis] want."
41. The starlet gap: McCain = Heidi Montag; Obama = Scarlett Johansson.
40. The Facebook gap: McCain = 173K supporters; Obama = 1.17M supporters.
39. His 1983-94 opposition to the Rev. Martin Luther King holiday.
38. His 2008 opposition to the Ledbetter Fair Pay [for women] Act.
37. His 2008 opposition to the G.I. Bill.
36. "100 years."
35. Viagra-gate.
34. His 0% rating from Planned Parenthood.
33. His 0% attendance record for the last six Senate Afghanistan hearings.
32. "Why is Chelsea Clinton so ugly? Because her father is Janet Reno."
31. David Plouffe.
30. David Axelrod.
29. Republicans losing elections in traditional GOP strongholds.
28. His October 2002 insistence that victory in Iraq would be "easy."
27. His January 2007 insistence that he never said it would be "easy."
26. A resurgent Taliban.
25. Europe's Obamamania.
24. Kneeling at the feet of Jerry Falwell.
23. His penchant for gaffes.
22. 80% of Americans convinced we're on the wrong track.
21. The National Review calling his campaign strategy "likely to fail."
20. Another terrorist attack on U.S. soil "would be a big advantage to him."
19. Record turnout in the Democratic primaries.
18. A free Osama bin Laden.
17. "Bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran."
16. A campaign hierarchy dominated by lobbyists.
15. Suggesting Obama is a "Socialist."
14. The Dow Jones down 2,000 points for the year.
13. Foreclosures soaring, banks failing, and inflation at a 17-year high.
12. Still pushing his ridiculous, Big Oil-friendly gas tax holiday.
11. Being out-raised by Obama 2:1...in West Virginia.
10. His "no" vote on SCHIP (healthcare for poor children) reauthorization.
9. His support for overturning Roe v. Wade.
8. His consistent opposition to minimum wage increases.
7. Obama's 50-state strategy.
6. Al.
5. Bill.
4. Hillary.
3. Mitt.
2. John McCain.
1. George W. Bush.
by Seth Grahame-Smith
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/seth-grahamesmith/mccains-got-99-problems_b_114341.html#postComment
98. Bush's new time "horizon" for troop withdrawals.
97. al-Maliki's endorsement of Obama's Iraq strategy.
96. Obama's headline-dominating foreign tour.
95. His disagreement with the majority of Americans on Iraq.
94. His lack of economic expertise and policy.
93. Obama's $52M June.
92. His $21M June.
91. 29% of the Latino vote.
90. 2% of the black vote.
89. Charles Keating (he'll be back).
88. Vicki Iseman (she'll be back).
87. Randy Scheunemann (he'll be leaving).
86. His band-aid approach to energy (more drilling, more nuclear, a $300M "prize").
85. His band-aid approach to healthcare (tax credits, more competition).
84. His band-aid.
83. Saying things like "I know how to win wars," despite his never having won a war.
82. His wife.
81. His ex-wife.
80. The Hagee/Parsley un-endorsement debacle.
79. An uninspired base.
78. Ape rape.
77. His bff, Joe Lieberman.
76. His claim that Czechoslovakia still exists (it doesn't).
75. His claim that Iran is training Al-Qaeda (they aren't).
74. His claim that Iraq and Pakistan share a border (they don't).
73. His claim that Somalia is the same place as Sudan (it isn't).
72. His claim that Vladimir Putin is the president of Germany (he isn't).
71. 71.
70. The images of 70,000+ screaming Democrats at Invesco Field.
69. Phil Gramm's "nation of whiners" implosion.
68. His unwillingness to call the situation in Afghanistan "urgent."
67. Steve Schmidt's failure to right the ship.
66. A new generation of Evangelicals who don't care what James Dobson thinks.
65. "C-nt."
64. "I hate the gooks."
63. His plan to resurrect Bush's plan to privatize Social Security.
62. The writer's rooms of The Daily Show and The Colbert Report.
61. His tarmac birthday party with Bush -- as Katrina made landfall.
60. "General Petraeus goes out there almost every day in an unarmed Humvee."
59. His belief that Americans are better off than they were eight years ago.
58. His "Frankenstein on barbiturates" oratory skill.
57. His beyond-pathetic "Pump" ad, which blames Obama for $4.50 gas.
56. His "Obama Love" ad, which blames the MSM for his terribly-run campaign.
55. His computer illiteracy (c'mon...this is 2008).
54. A tax plan that doesn't even TRY to hide the fact that it's geared toward the wealthy.
53. Bob Barr.
52. Ron Paul.
51. Rupert Murdoch.
50. His gay adoption/marriage high wire acts.
49. His immigration high wire act.
48. His torture high wire act.
47. His drilling high wire act.
46. His tax cuts high wire act.
45. Not churchgoing enough for some evangelicals.
44. Too evangelical for some independents.
43. His temper.
42. "I know what [Iraqis] want."
41. The starlet gap: McCain = Heidi Montag; Obama = Scarlett Johansson.
40. The Facebook gap: McCain = 173K supporters; Obama = 1.17M supporters.
39. His 1983-94 opposition to the Rev. Martin Luther King holiday.
38. His 2008 opposition to the Ledbetter Fair Pay [for women] Act.
37. His 2008 opposition to the G.I. Bill.
36. "100 years."
35. Viagra-gate.
34. His 0% rating from Planned Parenthood.
33. His 0% attendance record for the last six Senate Afghanistan hearings.
32. "Why is Chelsea Clinton so ugly? Because her father is Janet Reno."
31. David Plouffe.
30. David Axelrod.
29. Republicans losing elections in traditional GOP strongholds.
28. His October 2002 insistence that victory in Iraq would be "easy."
27. His January 2007 insistence that he never said it would be "easy."
26. A resurgent Taliban.
25. Europe's Obamamania.
24. Kneeling at the feet of Jerry Falwell.
23. His penchant for gaffes.
22. 80% of Americans convinced we're on the wrong track.
21. The National Review calling his campaign strategy "likely to fail."
20. Another terrorist attack on U.S. soil "would be a big advantage to him."
19. Record turnout in the Democratic primaries.
18. A free Osama bin Laden.
17. "Bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran."
16. A campaign hierarchy dominated by lobbyists.
15. Suggesting Obama is a "Socialist."
14. The Dow Jones down 2,000 points for the year.
13. Foreclosures soaring, banks failing, and inflation at a 17-year high.
12. Still pushing his ridiculous, Big Oil-friendly gas tax holiday.
11. Being out-raised by Obama 2:1...in West Virginia.
10. His "no" vote on SCHIP (healthcare for poor children) reauthorization.
9. His support for overturning Roe v. Wade.
8. His consistent opposition to minimum wage increases.
7. Obama's 50-state strategy.
6. Al.
5. Bill.
4. Hillary.
3. Mitt.
2. John McCain.
1. George W. Bush.
by Seth Grahame-Smith
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/seth-grahamesmith/mccains-got-99-problems_b_114341.html#postComment
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Two Choices This Election Year
You now have TWO choices for president:
The first one has one of the longest lines of political experience in history. He is exceedingly popular in congress. He was a soldier who volunteered to defend the United States in the Navy.
The second one has no real political experience outside of Illinois. He is tall and lanky with big ears. He even lost a few of his first attempts at gaining political office. He is an excellent speechwriter and orator. He is a good attorney and has a successful law practice.
So which one would you choose?
This is a trick question because both were already Presidents of the United States. The first one is the 15th President of the United States, James Buchannan. He is the President who mired us in the Civil War by declaring the action illegal but doing nothing when the south decided to seceed from the Union. He is largely considered by historians as being the worst President in American history.
He was followed by the other man who became the 16th President of the United States: Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln is credited with the end of slavery, the end of the Civil War, and unification of the nation. He became president at a dark time when our country was deeply divided over very polarizing issues. He had no experience in Washington prior to his Presidency. He is widely considered by historians as one of the best Presidents in American History.
Sound familiar?
(Author Unknown)
We are facing the same two choices this election year, Barack Obama and John McCain. It is up to the electorate to decide which direction they want this country to take for the next four years. Obama is promising change, while McCain is offering us four more years of the failed Bush policies. The same policies that have led to over 4000 American deaths and an untold amount of civilian deaths in Iraq. Policies that have led to over $4.00 a gallon gas, while the oil companies are recording record profits. Policies that have led to record food prices, record mortgage foreclosures and a wider divide between the rich and the poor.
The fact is that America cannot afford a John McCain presidency.
The first one has one of the longest lines of political experience in history. He is exceedingly popular in congress. He was a soldier who volunteered to defend the United States in the Navy.
The second one has no real political experience outside of Illinois. He is tall and lanky with big ears. He even lost a few of his first attempts at gaining political office. He is an excellent speechwriter and orator. He is a good attorney and has a successful law practice.
So which one would you choose?
This is a trick question because both were already Presidents of the United States. The first one is the 15th President of the United States, James Buchannan. He is the President who mired us in the Civil War by declaring the action illegal but doing nothing when the south decided to seceed from the Union. He is largely considered by historians as being the worst President in American history.
He was followed by the other man who became the 16th President of the United States: Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln is credited with the end of slavery, the end of the Civil War, and unification of the nation. He became president at a dark time when our country was deeply divided over very polarizing issues. He had no experience in Washington prior to his Presidency. He is widely considered by historians as one of the best Presidents in American History.
Sound familiar?
(Author Unknown)
We are facing the same two choices this election year, Barack Obama and John McCain. It is up to the electorate to decide which direction they want this country to take for the next four years. Obama is promising change, while McCain is offering us four more years of the failed Bush policies. The same policies that have led to over 4000 American deaths and an untold amount of civilian deaths in Iraq. Policies that have led to over $4.00 a gallon gas, while the oil companies are recording record profits. Policies that have led to record food prices, record mortgage foreclosures and a wider divide between the rich and the poor.
The fact is that America cannot afford a John McCain presidency.
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