Comments on: PRESIDENTIAL PROS AND CONS: JOHN MCCAIN — Updated 20 October 2008

By: Citizen Tom

Citizen Tom — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 03:37:26 +0000

Hmmm. Well, I did not use those exact words, but I sort of did say that. Look at the beginning.

“Based upon the issues I care about, this post is my effort to evaluate John McCain as a Republican candidate for president.”

The only distinction I claim for “MY DUMBASS COMMENTS” is the research I did.

I also had some positive things to say about McCain. If you don’t agree with my assessment, why is that my fault?

By: Ashley

Ashley — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 03:02:30 +0000

great (in refference to my comment on the Barack Obama article) now I only have con’s for mcain, why do you bother calling this article “PRESIDENTIAL PRO’S AND CON’S” when it’s just “MY DUMBASS COMMENTS”

By: Citizen Tom

Citizen Tom — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 17:02:52 +0000

Lola – It would be inappropriate for me to do your research, but I will give you some high-level answers.

The USSR was an empire. Russian Czars and latter the Communist USSR conquered a bunch of different peoples. When the USSR fragmented at the end of the Cold War, it broke up along ethnic lines. Georgia was one of the new nations that resulted.

With an economic recovery and oil revenues, Putin appears to be interested in trying to reconstitute the USSR. Retention of G8 membership is being used as a carrot to induce less warlike activity. Georgian member in NATO is being considered as a stick.

Cuba is an unrelated story. I suggest you look into the nature of Castro’s regime. I suggest you note that the embargo has been in place for many years and continued under both Republican and Democrat administrations. Note also that it is Cuban refugees who most want the embargo.

Is the embargo with Cuba wise? Frankly, I don’t know. Few decisions are cut and dry.

By: lola

lola — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 16:10:06 +0000

i am doing a debate project for history as a John Mccain advocate and i need some things cleared up for me. Why is it important to get russia out of the G8, why is it important to have georgia in NATO, and why is john mccains position with cuba (maintaining the embargo) better than obamas (unrestricted rights)

By: Brad

Brad — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:11:31 +0000

McCain doesnt have a chance, he doesnt appeal to young people or minorities as Obama does, The key to winning is you get the young people excited to vote and you get a few minorities behind you, then you cant lose. I am voting for Obama, I agree with his strategy on ending the war in Iraq, I agree with his tax policies on spreading the wealth. Call it socialism, facism whatever you want to call it, but the thing is, when lower class-middle class people have more money to spend to live, you would also have to think about so called “poverty crimes” to not end abruptly, but to lower, as in more government funding, with as much as we spend in Iraq, why not help the people who help run this country