tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post6366530083860052215..comments2024-02-29T02:10:56.878-08:00Comments on J O S H U A P U N D I T: The Navy Releases John McCain's Military RecordFreedom Fighterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13649470110087808596noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post-84488753042068670852008-05-09T11:29:00.000-07:002008-05-09T11:29:00.000-07:00mccain's military record will horrify babs, michae...mccain's military record will horrify babs, michael moore, the robert redford set, yada, yada.<BR/>it will give them all the cause they need to vilify him.<BR/>george soros will not allow this to stand.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post-56915863399942799232008-05-09T09:03:00.000-07:002008-05-09T09:03:00.000-07:00Hi Lem,Nice to see you...pull up a chair and grab ...Hi Lem,<BR/>Nice to see you...pull up a chair and grab a cold one.<BR/><BR/>Ok...I'm fully aware of how you feel about John McCain. He wasn't my first choice for president either.I wanted to see Duncan Hunter get it.<BR/><BR/>However, I do respectfully disagree with both your characterization of McCain's views on some of the issues you mention and with the idea that Obama, with a tame Democrat congress (if Obama <I>does</I> get in, you can assume a veto proof majority, I think) is going to have any trouble putting his agenda in play if he gets in.<BR/><BR/>His voting 'present' is a smokescreen to hide his agenda as much as possible, but if you look at the people around him ( I wrote about this <A HREF="http://joshuapundit.blogspot.com/2008/04/company-one-keeps.html" REL="nofollow">last week</A>)the agenda is quite clear. And he won't need to hide it once he gets in.<BR/><BR/>I understand the view that you, Ann Coulter and other people I respect have of this situation, that its better to be in opposition and let the country get disgusted with Obama and concentrate on 2012 rather than get behind another fake 'conservative'like Dubbya, and I might agree with you except for the following:<BR/><BR/>1) judges - two or three likely Supreme Court vacancies, Lem, plus a bunch of federal judiciary appointments - whom do you want making those nominations, Obama or McCain?<BR/><BR/>2)war - with what I think we're likely to be facing in the next four years, we need someone with guts and proven leadership capabilities in that situation.And as I think you know, I'm not just talking about Iraq and Afghanistan.<BR/><BR/>We need someone who understands the old virtues that made this country what it is, and we need a fighter.Four years of an Obama presidency would damage our military and national security structure in ways that will have to be paid for in blood later.<BR/><BR/>3)I share your concerns on a number of the things you mention, but I also think that McCain has modified some of these views, and will do so even further. His choice of VP will be very revealing.<BR/><BR/>4) Given the damage President Bush has done to the conservative brand name and his own party, we may very well have a Democrat controlled congress, ala' Reagan's first term. Someone needs to run the asylum,preferably someone with veto power, and McCain's actual voting record is pretty good.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, like it or not, those are the choices, and given the times, I don't think we have the luxury to sit this one out.<BR/><BR/>McCain is, at least, a <A HREF="http://joshuapundit.blogspot.com/2008/04/mccain-kicks-hezbollah-supporter-to.html" REL="nofollow">principled</A> and courageous man, even if I haven't always agreed with him.Plus, he got <A HREF="http://joshuapundit.blogspot.com/2008/02/gary-bauer-and-oliver-north-endorse.html" REL="nofollow">two endorsements</A> from people I know that carried some major weight with me.<BR/><BR/>Sorry to be so long winded here - hell,this could almost be a seperate post! Anyway, think about it...and feel free to drop by more often.<BR/><BR/>Regards,<BR/>ffFreedom Fighterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13649470110087808596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post-66162203384454887492008-05-09T07:17:00.000-07:002008-05-09T07:17:00.000-07:00If you are going into battle would you rather the ...If you are going into battle would you rather the leader of the enemy forces be a bungling fool or a man of vast courage and unbreakable will?<BR/><BR/>Both Obama and McCain want to grant amnesty to the 20 plus illegal Mexicans already in the US and open the borders to tens of millions more.<BR/><BR/>Both Obama and McCain want to cripple the US economy with greenhouse gas emission controls in order to combat non existent human-caused global warming.<BR/><BR/>Both Obama and McCain want to close Gitmo and bring the terrorists being held there into the American prison system where they will have the same rights as American citizens and where they will be able to recruit within the US prison population.<BR/><BR/>Both Obama and McCain would ban the use of aggressive interrogation methods even to prevent nuclear bombs from going off in US cities.<BR/><BR/>Both Obama and McCain favor further restricting freedom of speech by expanding campaign finance laws, bringing back the "fairness doctrine" which would largely shut down conservative talk radio and placing various restrictive regulations on the blogosphere.<BR/><BR/>Of the two men which one would be more likely to possess the qualities of character needed to see through his agenda?<BR/><BR/>Obama who has spent his entire career as an elected official voting "present" on any issue which was even remotely controversial or McCain who has never been afraid to take a stand on an issue even when it set him on the opposite side of his own party.Lemuel Calhoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862126079686465218noreply@blogger.com