What would it take to get you excited about McCain in the general election?

The reason I ask is; The feeling around the blogs appears to range from disgust, to joyful exuberance when McCain is brought up.

MY OPINION: Is utter disgust at the choice we have to make, and if I thought for a minute Obama would be better man for the job I’d voice my support for him. There are only TWO things McCain has going for him, ONE is he is not OBAMA, two is HE IS NOT OBAMA!

Obama is the most liberal person to ever be this close to election, Jimmah Carter was close but I think Obama is even further left.

For me, what would get me happy about the upcoming election is a good VP choice.

If McCain picks The Gov of LA. that would be ok, don’t know if they can win but I’d be a little less disgusted. A winning ticket would be a McCain/Colin Powell ticket… Not going to happen but it would be a dream ticket for the GOP since OBAMA can pretty much count on MOST of the Black vote even if they know he would be a bad choice. HE’s BLACK and that appears to be the biggest thing going for Obama…. Racist??? Not hardly but telling it like it is. The BIGGEST THING for McCain is HE IS WHITE! is that better? Race appears to be the dividing issue according to the media and other pollsters.

If Obama picks Edwards, that ticket would be so far left it would only get votes from Code Pinko and a few others, I think a lot of moderate Dems would abandon ship and head to McCain.

If Obama did pick Hilary that might seal it for the Demorats.

I am just thinking out loud here but as far as close to home issues go I think we are HOSED either way.

sigh.

I hope I don’t run afoul of Obama’s support staff.

UPDATE: This is (and has been) a great discussion, and I thank all of you folks for dropping by, some of you I have talked to before, some I had not met.

I also appreciate the fact that we can have a decent discussion without anyone being called a racist or redneck bog dwelling hick…

I placed every commenter’s links (if you had a blog) on my side bar,(if you don’t want me to link to you, either email me or leave a comment of removal on any thread and l will remove the link) and I will be trying to get around to your sites over this weekend.

This kind of comment thread makes me glad I didn’t give up blogging, THIS is why I wanted to blog.

The results after a whole day of comments:
Most of us will vote for McCain, since they only have two choices. They will hold their nose and vote for the lesser of two evils. They are hoping for McCain to pick a strong VP and they will hope that McCain will at least pick “Right” leaning SCOTUS Judges.

Some folks have decided to NOT vote or they will write in as a matter of principle, and I can certainly understand that feeling.

Myself I am kind of in the middle between the two, I really don’t want to vote for McCain, I can’t stand his Illegal Immigration stance and I think the Border control issue is going to sink McCain’s chances.

SEE THIS McCain calls for comprehensive immigration reform at private meeting with Hispanic Republicans

It’s one thing to say you are pushing for Immigration Reform, it’s quite another thing to have already been involved in an attempt to REFORM IMMIGRATION.

McCain tried to ram amnesty down our throats under cover of McCain/Kennedy/Bush and night fall, a real trust issue for the people IMO.

Well the thread is still open… Have a great day…..

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John McCain has accused Barack Obama of “cowboy diplomacy” over free trade that threatened to undermine relations with Canada and reverse the benefits of the North American Free Trade Agreement.

The Republican presidential candidate made the attack before heading to Ottawa on Friday for a speech championing the virtues of free trade.

Writing in the Detroit Free Press, Mr McCain said it would be the “height of economic and foreign policy irresponsibility” to demand renegotiation of Nafta, as Mr Obama proposed in February.

Mr McCain said Mr Obama was wrong to have argued that Nafta had “devastating” consequences for US communities. “What truly would be devastating is to jeopardise the trade expansion of Nafta through a misguided, isolationist impulse that would inevitably and understandably alienate a key partner like Canada.”

Mr Obama acknowledged this week that the rhetoric on free trade had become “overheated and amplified” during the primaries and appeared to back away from his threat to renegotiate Nafta unilaterally. “I’m not a big believer in doing things unilaterally,” he told Fortune magazine.

In his speech to business leaders in Ottawa, Mr McCain promised to lead an “outward-looking America”.
Read the Rest HERE

Did anyone catch the HYPOCRISY and outright pandering? or am I picking fly shit out of pepper?

1. McCain attacks Obama’s “COWBOY Diplomacy”??? WTF have we been accustom to for the last 8 years? Bush is the epitome of those words yet OBAMA being a little maverick is BAD? just a little Hypocrisy.

2. Obama says “He is not a big believer in doing things unilaterally” well dipstick being a leader sometimes calls for making tough decisions, and if you aren’t willing to go it alone and put your ass on the line for WHAT YOU BELIEVE IN, then you will never be a leader. GWB did it, although I think on a couple of key areas he shouldn’t have, at least he took the shot. He put it out there, and he will be judged in 10 to 20 years on what he did… It will take that long for us to remove the stains.

Note to John McCain, if you want to call out Obama’s lack of experience and liberal tendencies (FAR LEFT VIEWS) fine, call him a lemming or whatnot., but when I think of Obama I don’t really think Cowboy, I think Jimmy Carter with a tan.

OOps here I go again:

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McCain Blasts Obama for Not Visiting Iraq Since ‘06, Challenging Joint Trip

From Fox News

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Republican John McCain on Monday sharply criticized Democratic rival Barack Obama for not having been to Iraq since 2006, and said they should visit the war zone together.

“Look at what happened in the last two years since Senator Obama visited and declared the war lost,” the GOP presidential nominee-in-waiting told The Associated Press in an interview, noting that the Illinois senator’s last trip to Iraq came before the military buildup that is credited with curbing violence.

“He really has no experience or knowledge or judgment about the issue of Iraq and he has wanted to surrender for a long time,” the Arizona senator added. “If there was any other issue before the American people, and you hadn’t had anything to do with it in a couple of years, I think the American people would judge that very harshly.”

McCain, a Navy veteran and Vietnam prisoner of war, frequently argues that he’s the most qualified candidate to be a wartime commander in chief. In recent weeks, he has sought portray Obama, a first-term senator, as naive on foreign policy and not experienced enough to lead the military.

The Iraq war, which polls have shown that most of the country opposes, is shaping up to be a defining issue in the November presidential election.

The rest here

I am not trying to open up a discussion on Iraq, this is about Demorat vs Republican (Or Demorat deuce as is the case now)

I thought this was either the most brilliant move a wannabe President could make or the DUMBEST. We all know what happens when Demorat’s visit a war zone, Pelosi, Murtha, and others did and they saw things totally different than their Republican counterparts. When the Republicans visit at least they are somewhat optimistic, they see both sides and try to put a little hope in the morale, the Demorats on the other hand, especially those whose election is tied to withdrawal can’t be seen supporting any aspect of this war. While the truth can be found somewhere in the middle, McCain left little wiggle room for the stealth Muzzie Racist Demorat challenger.

I would award the point for political posturing to McCain or as I like to refer to him “McKennedy”

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I’m thinking we will see a lot of this in the near future.

Thanks Republicans, good job. (/sarcasm)

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ONE MORE

DON’T BE DRINKING COFFEE….

I am really warning you…..

Still don’t believe me?

I am telling you PUT DOWN THE COFFEE!

Ok I am not responsible for damaged keyboards.

I warned you!

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