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PORTSMOUTH, N.H. - Sen. John McCain reached out to veterans in New Hampshire on Monday, delivering a scathing critique of President Barack Obama's foreign policy while attempting to portray Republicans as the only party willing to compromise over the contentious issue of defense sequestration cuts.
McCain - the 2008 GOP presidential nominee - visited the Granite State to campaign for Mitt Romney and held town halls at three Veterans of Foreign War posts in the state he got to know well during his previous bids for the White House. A veteran himself, McCain said support from the men and women who served in the military will be vital for Romney to win here.
In each of the town halls, the Arizona Republican gave a harsh rebuttal to the foreign policy decisions made by the current administration. His most passionate argument centered around the recent attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya which took the lives of four Americans, including Libyan Ambassador Chris Stevens. U.S. officials such as Susan Rice, ambassador to the United Nations, characterized the attack as "a spontaneous reaction" to a video mocking the prophet Muhammad.
It's a characterization McCain called "disgraceful."
"This was a well-orchestrated attack. They had indirect fire, direct fire. And somehow there were reports that they knew where our ambassador was. That is not a spontaneous demonstration," McCain told a crowd gathered at the VFW post in Portsmouth. "That is wrong to tell the American people that it was. It's disgraceful to tell the American people that it was a spontaneous demonstration."
McCain was joined for part of the day by New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte. The two have been part of a group of Republicans who have toured the country to warn about the dangers of automatic spending cuts to the defense budget, known as "sequestration." The cuts, which were agreed to by Congress and the White House last year as part of deficit-reduction plan, will take place unless Washington can agree to an alternative way to slash spending.
During a stop in Nashua, McCain called on the president to "invite us to the White House. We'll compromise. We'll prevent a devastating effect on our ability to defend this nation."
Later in the day McCain said Republicans are "willing to put everything on the table for the sake of our national security." But he said the president has been unwilling to negotiate and cited it as an example of Obama's failed leadership.
Much of McCain's energy on Monday was also aimed at defending Romney's foreign policy credentials, which have come under new scrutiny since the GOP nominee criticized the president's handling of attacks on American outposts in the Middle East. The former Massachusetts governor was viewed by some as trying to politicize an event which took U.S. lives. McCain defended Romney's statements, likening his world view to that of former President Ronald Reagan.
"When Ronald Reagan came out of governor of California, he wasn't the most versed in national security issues," McCain told a VFW crowd. "He had been a movie actor and governor of California. But he had the instincts. He spoke up for the oppressed ... Mitt Romney has those same instincts."
But it was not just Romney's foreign policy experience that McCain found himself defending. Throughout the day, he faced questions from conservatives worried about their prospects come November.
One voter asked -- given the country's bleak economic outlook -- why Romney isn’t leading in the polls. Another asked why the former Bain Capital CEO will not be more specific about his plans for the country.
McCain cited the contentious Republican primary where the Romney campaign had to endure an onslaught of negative attacks as part of the reason why the candidate is having such difficulty winning over voters. "I've never seen in modern times such vicious attacks," McCain said. "Bain Capital, allegations that he was quote, lying; even one person said he had committed a crime. There was a saturation. And so, it's regrettable."
When a woman said she worries Republicans will not be able to spread their message far enough to garner electoral success, McCain said, "I do, too."
The concern on display from voters today came in the wake of a Politico article citing in-fighting in the Romney campaign for recent blunders and missed opportunities at the Republican National Convention. It's a narrative McCain knows well; his unsuccessful 2008 run was plagued by similar stories.
"There's always some disagreements amongst campaigns, but you know, political folks need to write a story every day," McCain told NBC News after his Portsmouth town hall. "But look, these things are always there. We saw about dissension in the Obama campaign between Chicago and Washington. There's always those stories. Most Americans are not too concerned about it."
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Romney is foreign to foreign policy. Flip flop Romney would rather blame someone on dead Americans then smile. This is the guy Republicans support. When Americans die he thinks of how is could work for him. Sad.
Foreign policy cred? The people of Mass. only gave him one term as Gov. so Mitt doesnt have much cred as an executive. As far as the GOP being the only side willing to compromise. Come on Mr. McCain. The GOP turned down a 10 to 1 spending cuts to increase in revenue. Where was the compromise in that after they agreed to automatic defense cuts if a compromise could not be reached. The GOP is totally responsible for the cuts to the Pentagon budget. Then again the fat needs to be cut from defense spending anyway.
C'mon McCain. Romney can't even do ENGLAND right!
Romney has ZERO foreign policy cred and after today he has ZERO cred of any kind. The truth is out. Mr. Romney views nearly half of all Americans with contempt. He also makes the assumption that every single person who recieves any type of goverment aid is a Democrat.
I'm a life long Democrat that retired at the age of 52. I did so by busting my ass 60-70 hrs a week for 30 years.
What a world class Ahole. He showed he has no compassion or concern for anyone but the 1%.
If this elitist POS gets elected, any hope for the middle class is gone. We will be a two class society by 2016.
To any rank and file working Republican that reads this, I suggest you think long and hard before you vote for Romney because the only Republican he really cares about is a RICH Republican.
To any rank and file working Democrat that reads this, well... you know what to do.
From a foreign policy point of view, in six months time, NitMitt would probably have us in a war with Canada.
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O&Joe-2012
Oneof thetSane....Why are earth are you a democrat then? Do you like all your funds going to people that refuse to work as hard as you did? You and people like you are the type of people that Romney was trying to protect and help, not the people that constantly find any excuse that will get them out of working.
@PAF... I'm a Democrat because I also believe in equality for all races, women's rights and gay rights... in other words, the core values of democracy that Republicans despise. Also, I never made more money in my career than I did during the Clinton years.
Any other questions?
We also believe in equality for all races, women's rights, and gay rights.......the only difference is that we also believe in the rights of an infant child in the womb and the sanctity of marriage. I also bet that those years you were making the most it was when Clinton was cutting the size of government and republicans were writing most of the bills that Clinton signed. I am not too far on either side since I think that both are corrupt, but I have seen far too many people put out of work and economies held hostage because of democrat policies. I like my neighbors too much to vote democrat.
GT-2021701
Do not mess with Canada. 1812 was not a good year.
Sane-There's two classes now, 99% and 1% according to MSNBC, hell, you even say 1% yourself.
Rank in file? LOL, do you even know what that means? So you were happy busting your arse 60-70 hours a week and not move up? Classic.......................I guess getting moving up is a bad thing.
The other non-sense you say is just that-non-sense. So being an Independent and retiring at 39 makes me what? How do you figure a politcal party says who works harder?
If Obama stays in office, the flag burning and radical unrest will be right here on US soil. We will then be over the fiscal AND safety cliff.
Hahahahahaha! Really? Hahahahaha!
Doesn't McCain recall Romney's disastrous European tour earlier this year? If this was one group of people that Romney didn't insult and/or piss off, I certainly didn't hear about it! Foreign policy cred? Ahahahahahahahahahahaha!
Romney and foreign policy cred in the same sentence, what a hoot! The man is clueless about foreign policy. He's been running for POTUS for years yet never bothered to crack a book about it.
Independent Thought -- If Republicans try to steal another election like they did in 2000, you might be right about people taking to the streets. Enough with Republican voter suppression and other machinations, and you can forgetabout threats of second amendment remedies too. A lot of people are sick of the Tea Party Race to the Bottom and Bully Mentality.
PAF... You and I seem to disagree on what women's rights are. And as for the sanctity of marriage... I could care less who marries who. It has NO bearing on my life.
As for the Clinton years.... 23 million jobs created. Enough said.
Paul... It's rank AND file. And yes, I know what it means. I was an independent contractor and moved up as far as I wanted to because I worked for me. Also, I'm not the one that implied one party works harder than the other. That was Romney's innuendo today.
The American voters will handily toss Willard Romney onto the same bullsh^t foreign policy heap that birthed John McCain. War, occupation, and more war, seems all McCain knows, or, at least, all He ever talks about. I really wish this old man no harm, but, I really would like to see Him as a private citizen soon, before He finds a way to do much harm to this country.
Put America First: You have a totally skewed view of the poor and the working poor. You have no real understanding of who is receiving government help, the kind of help that is given, the requirements for receiving that help, etc. That information is readily available on the internet, but you would prefer to wallow in your ignorance so that you can use them as scapegoats rather than learn the truth. And, of course, you are totally unwilling to consider the amount of taxpayer money that is shoveled at corporations or the lost revenue from tax loopholes from the rich.
Do not look to see much difference between GW Bush's foreign policies and Romney's foreign policies, as 70% of Romneys foreign policiy advisors are Bush's leftovers. If you believe in preemptive strikes to grow democracy, then Romney is your man. If not, then Obama is. I know, I know, Bush isn't running for Pres., but the guy challenging the incumbent, is going to reinstate the Bush policies that were so popular (NOT!). For those of you who think Romney will actually be different than Bush, just look at how many of Bush's former administrators are now Romney advisors, then tell us just how different it will be.
Mc Cain lost all credibility on foriegn policy long ago. Hilarious.
PutAmericaFirst,
I'm with OneOfTheSane. Putting America first is relatively simple if you discount 47% of it's citizens (including the President of the United States), as less than American.
I worked 60 to 80 hours a week for over 25 years. I still own my business. I never made $20 million a year and never ever saw a tax rate anywhere near as low as Romney's 14%. I played by the rules and tried hard to take care of my loyal employees just as they took care of me and our business. Unlike a few others, I know that I could never have grown this business without them. They are all extended family that I will miss sorely when I retire next year.
I must say that I had to fire just a few during all of those years. I never enjoyed firing people. I hated it. I always felt that they had let the business down because somehow, I had let them down with my leadership.
We had the opportunity to buy out competing businesses several times and close them down afterwards. Worthy competition kept us all on our toes. Doing such a thing would be akin to shooting ourselves in the foot. We always gave great preference to local businesses, suppliers and employees to fill our needs whenever possible because ours was a community orientated business dependent on community support.
I have never considered hiding my modest wealth overseas to avoid paying my fair share of American income taxes, legal loopholes or not. By God, my guys(and gals) had to pay their taxes through payroll withholding with no avenues of escape and I would do the same.
Living life and especially doing business by the Golden Rule is rife with pitfalls to make us all occasionally stumble. Doing so without even trying may make us multi-millionaires or billionaires in monetary treasure, but leaves us empty of soul. I think the majority of Americans now see that emptiness in Mitt Romney's eyes.
Romney knows Al Qaeda from Shinola, you can't say that about Obama.
One word for Mitt Robmey's Foreign Policy: clusterf*ck!! (or you could substitute "trainwreck")
And that's just from dipping his toe into it................
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PAF, I fail to see any proof that Reps are FOR gay rights... Who fought gays in military the hardest (McCain was one). Who made sure anti-gay marriage bills were or will be on just about every state ballot? As for women's rights, who refused the equal pay bill??? Sure wasn't the Dems...
McCain lost my respect when he ran for office. Changing his beliefs to fit the audience (something I never thought I would see). Now he is out there trying to scare all the vets with the fiscal cliff nonsense. He KNOWS Obama isn't going to start negotiating these details BEFORE the election, just as he knows the reps won't do it either. Good case of "gotcha" speech making. Of course he is also the one pushing all kinds of money at the defense department even though they say they don't need or want it... just depends who's district that tank plant in located in I guess...
I share your perspective on Sen. John McCain. I would have voted for him as President if he had won the Republican nomination in election 2000. I believe his loss to the dirty deeds of the Bush campaign left him a broken and bitter old man.
Perhaps it was best for America that a once proud and courageous leader broke under the mud and smirk of a "daddy's boy" during the Republican primaries instead of breaking after he became leader of the free world.
ALL of Romney's policies are foreign.
The only foreign exchange, not policy, experience Mr. Romney has is being a missionary in France to avoid going to the Vietnam war. Is that not akin to being a community organizer?
Well maybe when he visits his money in foreign banks counts for foreign experience.
So John McCain would have us believe that Mitt Romney has foreign policy cred? That's a laugh, considering it's coming from a guy that unwittingly sang "bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb bomb Iran" on an open mic. The same guy that wanted boots on the ground in Libya, and Syria, and chastised the President for withdrawing from Iraq.
Mitt Romney has ZERO foreign policy cred. On his first trip abroad as a candidate, he insulted Russia, Poland, England, and Palestine. He has promised to launch a trade war on the first day in office by labeling China a currency/trade manipulator. He has also criticized Obama's handling of Iran, suggesting a hawkish stance towards allowing sanctions time to crumble the Iranian economy.
"The fundamentals of the American economy are strong." - John McCain, September 2008
This is the moron that thought we were fine just before the bus went off the cliff. He knows nothing.
Wrongme has had two chances to showcase his 'foreign policy skills' and he has totally blown it both times. Maybe McCain no longer remembers being a POW, but that's the experience he is promoting for some of our young men. Wrongme would be a disaster for the United States. His warmongering would get us war. That's how you start them - by shooting off your mouth before thinking. Wrongme - Wrong for America.
Not only does Mitt not have foreign policy credibility, he is getting very close to the point of having no credibility on any subject whatsoever.
Remember that these remarks come from a man who wanted us to go into Libya with our military and is now trying to talk war with Iran and going into Syria. Warmongers don't make good comments about foreign policy!
Why do we have to put up with this from the man who selected Sarah "I can see Russia from my front porch" Palin as his running mate?
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Dal - good post! Romney is out of touch with just about everything except money. He thinks he can 'buy' this election, its that simple, and sad to say, it might work. The weird thing is how Republicans/Tea Partiers will continue to support someone who just ran them down and called them worthless, non-tax paying, Government sucking scum that never took responsibilty for their own lives. That 47% Romney talked about, at least half them are Republicans! And ALL OF YOU out there know that!
It was a typo, folks.
The headline should have read: "...FOREIGN POLICY CRUD"
Good one KB!
Obama/Biden 2012
Thanks, skip! How's the weather in Oklahoma City?
...here, it's raining hard on Romney's parade. :)
This is the same McCain who sold out his fellow POWs and was known to both the Vietnamese and the CIA as "The Songbird."
1) Within four hours of being shot down, McCain had a deal with the Vietnamese in which he told everything he knew in return for treatment at the best ghospital in Vietnam (Gia Lam Military Hospital.)
2) McCain refused repatriation by the Vietnamese telling reporters on camera that it would ruin his father's career and he would probably go to prison.
3) McCain told the Vietnamese everything he knew about carrier operations, but they were especially interested in information he gave them about Jolly Green and Sandy (rescue helicopters and A1Es) penetration routes, Crown (C-130 rescue director) orbit routes, Castle Rock (DD and DE rescue ships) orbits, and authentication procedures. The knowledge of old verification procedures even found their way into the Serbian conflict when they tried to use them to lure rescue aircraft into missile range.)
I personally had to go to DaNang and brief Crown crews on the changes that would be necessary to procedures. At the time I knoew only that they had obtained the information from a POW. But it was not hard to figure out since all traffic about the Songbird on SOCS went directly to CINCPACFLT --- McCain's father. One LtCol said that in one of the briefings that if he ever got his hands on McCain, he would kill him.
And to crown the achievement, as a senator, McCain traded his vote in favor of normalizing relations with Vietnam for their agreement to forever seal the Blue Files --- the records of all POW interrogations. This stiull angers POW/MIA families to this day because the Blue Files undoubtedly contained information that would shed light on what happened to their loved ones.
That's the caliber of people who run for office under the GOP brand.
TO: PutAmericaFirst who wrote:
You know why Romney wrote off 47% of Americans? Because he KNOWS he will NEVER get our votes.
Obama/Biden 2012
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I think that foreign policy is a function of the executive branch. That leaves McCain out. Sorry John but getting shot down doesn't make you a hero, it make's you incompetent if anything.
It is too late McCain, Romney through himself under the bus today.
BCWC,
but McCain says Romney has good instincts for foreign policy?
Which were on display in England earlier this year?
Yes, He is definitely under the bus!
CNN today asked one politician to find an apology in any speech. She had transcripts of ever Obama speech. This fool could not name one because he knew she had proof. Romney is selling a Karl Rove tactic only the brainwashed will buy
Northstar,
I have listened to the tape about ten times tonight and it gets worse with every listening. I thought strike three would have been the debates. We will now see the money move away from him to house and senate seats. It is over for him.
@Northstar
Or those prescient foreign policy instincts that led Romney to say we "shouldn't move Heaven and Earth" to get Bin Laden. (Naturally he NOW says,of course he would have given the order...ANYONE would have...lol,that's like him saying that the President followed Romney's plan to save the auto industry...well depending on what crowd he's trying to sell his BS to on a given day that is...).
Or his penetrating analysis that made him list Russia as the biggest threat on the planet for the US (until Sheldon Adelson told him to say Iran or no $500 million at least...).
Romney and McCain,these two losers deserve each other.
Seriously, Northstar, if Romney offends Great Britain, our ally, can you imagine what he would do in the rest of the world?
I honestly can't believe anyone takes Romney seriously.
Yeah he has instincts, yeah he will stick up for the oppressed, right, and we know that because he had a group of his buddies hold a kid down so he could cut off his hair. This is the same Insane McCain that would have put Sarah Palin a feeble heartbeat away from the oval office/
Forrest,
Remember McCain also had Romney on his short list for VP.
And McCain chose Palin over Romney's foreign policy instinct in 2008!
And just what the hell does that say about Romney? Sarah Palin fer chrissake! Hahahahahahaha!
I tell ya, you just can't make this stuff up!
There have been many on this vine, including myself, stating what a low life, sorry son-of-a-bitch Willard Romney really is. Most of the dimwitted called us, at best liars. Turns out, from Willards lips to our ears, we understated Romneys utter contempt for the plight of the countries Middle Class and poor. He is in fact, a Gwaddamned plutocratic son-of-a-bitch, and this is just the beginning of the story. While republicans have been having a rough time lately, their special forces, Luntz, Rove, Fatty limbaugh, Ingram, Hannity, etc. got shot to hell today. Course they'll yet live, but Romney, as a national politician, is as dead as the first rat to the trap.
Ouch! Gee Mac, aren't ya a little tuff on the Rom? (LOL!) Truth hurts I guess. Somehow, too many of today's politicians don't seem to get the fact that virtually everything they say in public has been recorded, yet they deny they even said whatever they said to offend someone. Pathetic at best.
I agree - Romney did throw himself under a bus. But he thinks he can 'buy' this election, its that simple, and sad to say, it might work. The weird thing is how Republicans/Tea Partiers will continue to support someone who just ran them down and called them worthless, non-tax paying, Government sucking scum that never took responsibilty for their own lives. That 47% Romney talked about, at least half them are Republicans! And ALL OF YOU out there know that!
I wonder if Romney likes it under the bus? He seems to be riding along the campaign trail in perfect comfort there.
Right now he's probably thinking he should have put Seamus under the car instead of on top...
"McCain talks up Romney's foreign policy creds".....must have been a very short speech detailing Romney's investments in Switzerland and The Cayman Islands.
Nice to see another cat messing with the litter box.
Well, it's a very big box with lots of litter clumps.
You crazy cats. Now all we need is a really big fan!
49 days to go, and that means Wrongme has to stick his foot in his mouth at least 49 times.
The Foot Insertion Counter is going to spin like a top during the debates, so that doesn't count.
Are you sure this wasn't a skit on Saturday Night Live?
The only foreign policy experience Romney has acquired over the years was in France, where he hid out from doing his duty in the Vietnam War for a couple of years while doing mission work for his religion. He has been back to vacation in France and he has visited his money in Switzerland and been to the Cayman Islands to make sure his profits don't miss him down there.
Other than that, he is bereft of experience in foreign policy and if his reaction to last week's explosions in the Middle East is an example of diplomacy and restraint, he needs to be reschooled.
Odumass still doesn't have any experience. A world apology tour isn't foreign affairs.
Kevin in his made up Romney world. Funny how no one can find this apology. Flip flop Romney has Kevin drinking the koolaid
dal
He bowed, kissed hands & kissed ass. Maybe that is just a Muslim to Muslim jive shake.
Really Kevin? Did you make a stink when GWB not only kissed the King of Saudi Arabia on the cheek, but held hands with him? Is the King not a Sunni Muslim? If not, then you are being hipocritical. Kind of interesting how GWB decided Osama bin Laden wasn't worth persuing anymore, yet Obama gave the order to get him. Saying the Pres. has no foreign experience, now is a bit foolhardy, but hey, it's your name on the posts.
It's called projection Brent. When you're a tool like Kevin it's a necessary defense mechanism for one's (childlike) psyche.
A 21st Century How The Other Half Lives
So.
Mitt Romney attends a fundraiser at the home of a man known for throwing sex parties? This is the crowd who feel they just have to have it all don't they? With all the problems in this country, the rich are spending their time having sex parties.
Yet Mitt is angered because 47% of the people feel entitled to health care and food and housing.
And did you catch Mitt's nonapology press conference? He looked pathetic.
He said on the tape he wasn't going to concern himself with the 47% who weren't going to vote for him. Okay.
Instead he's more concerned with pleasing sex addicts and telling them what they want to hear.
What an incompetent souless loser.
We have two completely different candidates here.
One is the product of years and years of activism by Americans who gave a damn.
The other candidate is the product of Americans who don't give a damn.
Someone posted this evening a telling comment - that in Mitt's fundraiser on tape, he wasn't going after President Obama. He was going after Americans. Hard working hurting Americans.
What he did was insult most of America. Just like that.
Just like our enemies like to do.
Pat if the Democrats use that video then you know what the Republican charge will be..."You hate success. You are jealous of the rich (oops,...job creators...my bad...). You are engaging in class warfare."
Blah,blah,blah.
Two questions for the Righties then...
If the Left hates the rich so much (untrue BTW...) why does YOUR side hate the poor as much as you do?
It's just as,if not MORE telling,of your character and how flawed it is,to be contemptuous of those who have less than you than for those people to be jealous of you.
Given your disdain for the poor and for peace,are you actually capable of looking in the yourselves in the mirror when you call yourselves Christians?
Because the word I think you're looking for is hypocrite.
Or if your prefer liar works as well.
No, you have the wrong take on this, Pat Boston. Romney is pre-explaining why he will lose this Fall. It isn't because he has recycled the same "voodoo economics" that trashed the American economy. It isn't because he has no plan that he can give details on. It isn't even because he wants to make sure he runs his own tax liability to ZERO (since he is retired and all of his income comes only from investments).
No, the reason he will fail is because 47% of the people in this country will only vote for Democrats because they all live on "entitlements". Kinda makes you wonder how George W. Bush ever got to be president, doesn't it? Or George H. W. Bush or ... the list goes on and on. But, rest assured, it won't be Romney's fault or the fault of any of his campaign platforms that causes his loss this Fall.
EEngineer,
Interesting point.
Romney is setting up his excuse to why he lost ...
kevin
WOW, I didn't know bush was a muslin!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fsA5w1LqJc
Kevin - Romney was just lying again. You can always tell when he's lying - his lips are moving.
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Has anybody noticed Mutt's pictures lately? Most candidates wait till they're elected to get the grey hairs. I don't think he can handle the job.
yeah McCain knows about foreign.polices he pick Palin as the head of foreign affairs???
No Kidding! Should have sent Ronald McDonald to stump for him....
How can someone talks about Romney doing the right thing ..when he himself pick Palin
Funny how Mccain looked at Romney's tax returns in 2008 and kicked him out of the Presidential race. Right out the door. Now he embraces the guy he called a loser. So funny
hahahahaha..a stupid man don't remember what the right hand does..oh that would be the whole tea party..
why don't they Pick hannity on Fox news..he seems to know everything
Romney shunned Seniors on Social Security & Medicare - they don't matter.
And Obama is a Communist Muslim born in Kenya. Stop posting lies.
Check out PutAmericaFirst comments. Thats the typical Romney supporter, crazy right wing types that never went to school, oh yeh and the Fat Cats looking for more government tax cuts, they are big Romney supporters too. But the Romney campaign doesn't care, they think they can 'buy' the election with ads that appeal to the weak minded, and sorry to say the Republican Obstructionism, the Republican Voter ID Laws, and the Republican pac money may actually work to get a scum bag like Romney elected.
You are a PUCK! You apparently sit home all day with nothing better to do than cash your monthly check and make stupid comments all day long. Why don't you get a life and become somebody useful to society. Obama gives all our money to union car makers, but that is ok. Obama gives money to failing businesses that he knows will go bankrupt, but that is ok. Obama gives stimulous money to his supporters, but that is ok. And yes I want Voter ID Laws because the Obama administration and the democRATS are as dishonest as the day is long. Talk about weak minded - have you looked in a mirror lately?
karin, have comprehension issues? Or do you just repeat nonsense you hear from Fox News?
First, using childish nonsense intimating others are on welfare because they don't agree with you exposes more about you than the person that is the target of your attacks. Secondly, the car makers are not unions - and the money was a loan (and you might want to check the status of those loans). Without those loans, it is possible that millions would have lost their jobs, and that the nation's economy would be in ruins, but don't let that deter you from your political diatribe. And Voter ID laws are meant to discourage voting, nothing else; give us evidence of real voter fraud that amounts to anything (voting fraud, as perpetrated by your favorite party, is another thing - you can try pointing fingers, but Florida and Ohio expose your lies).
Perhaps YOU are the one that needs to take a good look in that mirror...
Karin
when you regeistered to vote, did you receive a voter's registration card? That IS your voter's ID.
The crankiest old white guy in America not named Clint Eastwood goes to bat for Romney.
That's helpful,lol.
By the by John,it was YOU in 2008 who called Obama "naive" and chided him every chance you could for saying that he would green light a mission in Pakistan to get Bin Laden if Pakistan was incapable or unwilling to do so.
So I really could give a flying flip about the opinion on foreign policy of the candidate under whose presidency,had he won,we would STILL be living in a world with Bin Laden in it. And your stumping for a guy who said that "we shouldn't move Heaven and Earth" to get Bin Laden.
Country First my ass John.
I would say just take your loser ass back to Arizona while you still have a scintilla of dignity left,but every time you open your yap you help the President's chances for re-election so please...keep flapping.
McCain is a loyal republican. He'd claim a sand covered turd was a jellied donut if it needed to be said to support his parties candidate. Unfortunately, McCain when asked if seeing Romney's tax returns was why he didn't choose him he stated no it was just that he thought Palin was the better candidate. Hard to claim that he thought Palin's foreign policy expertise being, "I can see Russia out my window" at that time made Palin a better candidate yet now Romney's a great one.
Hey John, Duke Cunningham was a better pilot and look what happened to him.
I think Romney has to be better than Obama (Though I don't like either of them a whole lot). Obama's focus was on "peace in the Middle-East". We tried, it failed and yet he still stands to his "peace in the Middle-East" argument. I can only hope Romney would do a better job of not sucking up to Egypt, Libya, Iraq, ETC... I understand we don't want war, but we can at least pull out of these countries. We have enough oil to last a long time and I am positive we will have better cars if we ever run out of oil. When did we become the world police anyway. If they want to have an uprising or civil war I say we stay out. don't pick a side. We would have been netter off not getting involved in Libya. They are not our allies. They have proved to be far from it.
conservativelybiased14
None of them are our friends. We need to get out of all these Muslim Countries & let them kill each other. I agree with the fact that we tried. It failed. Get out & take our money with us.
True we should not have got involved in Iraq. Bush built Iraq new schools while ours fell down. We threw some bombs on Lybia and NOT ONE FOOT ON THE GROUND. Overall Lybia was a success. A dictator fell that would have killed even more Americans.
dal
Don't forget, Democrats voted to go into Iraq too. We can all take credit for that. We all Bundled. If there was ever a Country to be worried about, it's Iran. I don't give a flip if it's Lefties or Righties but somebody needs to address what Iran is doing. Quick.
@conbiased
I notice that you left the only country in the Middle East that we actually DO "suck up to",whether we have a Democrat or a Republican in the White House,off your list.
That being Israel.
After that obviously intentional omission I really couldn't be bothered with the rest of your scree.
And for the record I don't see how you come to the conclusion that Obama's focus has been on peace in the Middle East. The events that have unfolded there were not anticipated when he was elected and after the uprising in Tunisia it swept across the region like a firestorm.
Are you suggesting that we should have squelched movements that replaced depots with democratically elected governments? Funny,I seem to remember that the reason we were in Iraq (well the reason that the Bush Administration FINALLY settled on at least...after rolling out a couple dozen other attempts at justification...) was to "install a democracy" since that would have a "domino effect" in the Middle East.
And I also seem to remember that what has happened in Tunisia,Egypt, Libya and the rest had a predictive event,the 2006 elections when Hamas took control of their government.
Obama's actual focus has been centered on EXACTLY the things he promised in 2008...get Bin Laden,ramp up Afghanistan (which I personally did not,and do not,agree with) and end the war in Iraq.
3 for 3 equals a batting average of .1000.
How he's reacted to unforeseen events on the other hand...well since the inception of the Arab Spring I've heard more than enough opining on what we should or shouldn't have done AFTER events unfold,but no one wants to stick their neck out and say what we should do going forward.
Simple reason being that the situation over their is uncertain and tenuous and there could end up being 10 different outcomes in 10 different countries. And the high probability that nothing will be settled,or even close to it,for a generation at least.
I DO know that I'm not inclined myself to want to hand over the reigns to a man who can be tripped up by something as innocuous as a plate of "suspect" cookies.
kevin: democrats in the house voted AGAINST iraq, and the dems in the senate barely approved it. sorry, iraq is a GOP fiasco...originated, and sold to america, by bush & co. There is no doubt in anyone's mind who is intelligent and unbiased that if a dem had been president in 2001 that we aren't invading iraq.
try again?
You can argue that some democrats based on Bush's manufactured intel voted for military action in Iraq but no one in their right mind could believe we'd ever have went in under a democrat. Bush Jr. wanted to finish what he felt his father failed in. The world was a much safer place when an Iraq under Saddam and his Baath party kept a hostile check on Iran than a majority Shiite Iraq and Iran as friendly countries. Bush Senior was smart enough to know we were better off with Saddam than with another Shiite majority ruled Iraq. It should be noted Obama opposed invading Iraq.
Poor Republicans know Romney is the worst thing for this country. No foreign leaders respect wimpy Romney. Terrorist would have a field day in this country if Romney was President
Please provide proof of your clearly erroneous allegations?
Romney is a spineless, wishy washy aristocrat who will say anything to anyone at any time if he thinks it will help him get elected. How could anyone believe a guy who changes his position depending on who he is talking to, like no one will ever find out?
He recently went to Europe and insulted practically everyone in every country he went to. Clearly he is unprepared. He is incompetent and he is a hypocrite.
Those darn soldiers. They expect the government to fed them , house them, provide uniforms and tools of the trade and expect government health care. What a bunch of mooches!
Really Al? Don't forget we defend your freedom and let you be a douche.
Thank a Vet....................
You're welcome
Al is being sarcastic.
You speak for Al? Cool, hey Zee, you're welcome too...........
I am a Vet. he was being sarcastic Dolt. i understand the point. There are many disabled vets that dont pay income taxes. I wonder why? Obama is a good CIC 2nd ANGLICO 2nd Battalion USMC
Get sarcasm much, Paul?
Paul is a Republican and clearly too dense to pick up on sarcasm.
Elvis and Dal are misguided liberal goons. If they watched the news over the last few days they would think that Obama was some kind of "Messiah" sent to lead us from the darkness into the light", if they had half a brain, they would realize that the media is covering for a very inept administration. In fact, if they were honest they would admit that the Benghazi raid wasn't related to the "video", that the Obama administration continuing to "campaign" while the world was on fire was a bad decision and the idea that Obama himself has had anything to do with making the world safer is a complete joke.
Nope these liberal morons and that's all they are, would rather have you believe that the country is safer, economically more secure and that it's still "Bush's" fault.
so, you use phrases like "Messiah" and "liberal morons" and expect to be taken seriously? lol.
Sad to see what McCain has become. Foreign policy cred? Really?
We have no "foreign policy" credibility with this community organizer!
Personally I think Obama is the last guy around who does know U.S. foreign and security policy. One quick example. Last campaign he demonstrated to me that he knew U.S. nuclear policy, knew the subtle changes to that policy initiated by the Bush Administration, and knew the limitations of those changes. Everyone else in the campaign, from Clinton during the nomination race to McCain in the general, had no idea what they were talking about.
The issue came up with a question to then Sen Obama about whether nuclear weapons were on the table when dealing with al Qaeda. He fumbled for a second, thinking about how to explain that, and after a moment simply said no. Clinton and McCain both jumped on him for his naivete. "You never take anything off the table," they blustered.
The only problem is U.S. policy, which limits use of nuclear weapons to nation state targets. Bush subtly changed that to include terror groups, IF that group could be directly linked to and acting as an agent of a nation state, and then our threat of nuclear retaliation would be limited to that state (as opposed to wherever the terrorists may be operating from). Neither Clinton nor McCain knew this. Obama did, but also knew it would sound professorial in a sound bite, so he went simple. McCain quickly dropped the criticism because someone in his party said, "shut up, John."
luke: what would YOU have done differently in terms of foreign policy. Be specific, and no fair using hindsight. :)
Then when Obama as a candidate made his own beyond-policy statement about what would happen if we had actionable intelligence of bin Laden's location in Pakistan and the Pakistani gov't couldn't or wouldn't do anything about it, Clinton and McCain again both hammered him for his naivete.
Of course when that scenario played out in real life, I love how the Republicans dismissed it as being to Obama's credit with the assertion that any president would have done the same thing.
Absolutely hilarious stuff, and good insight into how 99 percent of the noise that comes out of Washington is just meaningless hot air.
Isn't it past time Mr. Senility retired? What a clown. I have a two-word response to whatever he says: "Sarah Palin."
Sarah was OK it was the Loser John Sidney McCain who was the fool.
But Sid is not a team player. recall he claimed he was a 'maverick'. I looked that up in an old English dictionary and discovered it meant FOOL.
McCain is a 'war monger' he was in Libya more times that our drones. And now see where we are in the mideast? Also he spent a lot of time in Egypt and see where we are?
This fool is a poster boy for TERM LIMITS and IQ tests.
Sarah was OK?
Sarah Palin is demonstrably stupid. On multiple occasions she was asked to name the publications that she read. In all cases she was unable to answer. Anyone who cannot name the publications that they read can reasonably be called stupid.
McCain made a comment that during the time of the North Koren leaders death would have been a good time to take out their nukes.
My husband and I supported McCain back in 2000, where he was Roved, and the southern strategy was played on him, all so they could run Bush.....
McCain has never been the same, They let him run in 2008, because after Bush they knew no Republican could win, he has become more angry, more of a war hawk, some of the bills he cosponsored like immigration etc he now distances himself from, he is a shell of his former self.
We will always respect your service to your country Sen McCain, but please retire because I'm embarrassed for you! Go enjoy your family!
It seems unlikely that his 'family' would enjoy him.
McCain has become feeble, should retire and swill G&T's from one of the verandahs at one of his mansions. Mittens has no foreign policy creds.
And then I read total sh*t put up by lukewarm above. I sure am glad I am a Democrat considering the plethora (lukewarm, do you understand this word) yabbos on the right side of politics.
Maybe McCain and Eastwood could sit around talking to empty chairs.
I don't believe McCain knows jack about foreign policy. Yes, he has military background and has a heroic story. But as a senator all I've seen is a bunch of wild statements that, if actually followed as U.S. policy, would have had us involved with numerous conflicts around the planet. We're all Georgians now? Yeah, well, I'm not a Georgian. I feel bad for anyone who gets in the middle of stuff like that, but to think the U.S. has the means to try and stop all conflicts is ludicrous, as is thinking that our involvement would make a lot of these situations any better.
McCain means well - I really think he believes the things he says, and he would like to see the U.S. exert more leadership in more situations for the betterment of the planet's population. But to me his endorsement of Romney's foreign policy credentials means little.
And as for my opinion of Romney's foreign policy credentials, is it possible to know less than not knowing jack?
Could not agree any more, McCain is not the man he used to be! He needs to walk with what little dignity he has left.
Wow the Romney video killed him. Saying 50 percent of Americans are deadbeats. Even the taxpaying ones because you are not rich. The same Romney that got 44 million IN WELFARE we call a bailout. The same Romney that got TAX ENTITLEMENTS to the point he is ashamed to show his tax returns. The real deadbeat IS ROMNEY!!
More lies.....Is this all the democrats can do? Twist the truth and lie about the opposition while the American economy goes down in flames. What great leadership.
And yet all those on the right can do is bash democrats and Obama and offer nothing. How about praising the good idea's of Romney that will fix the economy. Oh, I forgot Romney doesn't deal in specifics we're supposed to trust him.
McCain,,, quit wasting your time, Mitt is finished now. 47 percent of us don't care what you or Romney think or say. The man is an empty shell of a human being. He proved it with his comments reported tonight.
Not only is Wrongmey sorrounded by Dubbya Bush advisors, he's also sorrounded by paid Fox News commentators to run his campaign now.
The doddering championing the self-serving naif.