tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post2027079954182545916..comments2024-03-27T03:19:11.216-04:00Comments on Assistant Village Idiot: New Hampshire PrimaryAssistant Village Idiothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-20093282834257216362008-01-10T22:52:00.000-05:002008-01-10T22:52:00.000-05:00John McCain, the "maverick" who never tires of scr...John McCain, the "maverick" who never tires of screwing over Republicans?<BR/><BR/>The man who believes that newspapers have the right to criticise politicians close to election, but private citizens do not?<BR/><BR/>The man who cares more for the power of individual Senators, than for the President's power to make appointments?<BR/><BR/>Not a viable choice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-44568716844159484112008-01-05T11:01:00.000-05:002008-01-05T11:01:00.000-05:00"I'd still like to hear your thoughts on the Democ..."I'd still like to hear your thoughts on the Democratic candidates. If you had to vote, who would you vote for?"<BR/><BR/>Bwah-hah! I asked that same question in the comments area over at Maggie's one day and was driven out on a rail. :)<BR/><BR/>The result was <A HREF="http://www.dr-mercury.com/tb/tbshadow.htm" REL="nofollow">this</A>.<BR/><BR/>If you read the above, you'll see that, at the time, I figured Hillary would be the best of the three. I'm <I>really</I> not looking forward to the proxy presidency of Nancy Pelosi, Ted Kennedy and Harry Reid.<BR/><BR/>But after Iowa, I decided to re-think things, and this time came to a different conclusion. If we make the assumptions that:<BR/><BR/>1. Despite Obama's lack of foreign policy experience, he'll be <I>surrounded</I> by advisers, just as all presidents are, and I think our nation will be in good hands.<BR/><BR/>2. When it comes to domestic policy, all three are peas from the same pod, but I remind us that presidents don't make laws, so platforms such as 'universal health care' are hardly a given.<BR/><BR/>So, if we scratch the above two from the list, that leaves the singular, most heinous, evil, foul thing about America that is in desperate need of a fix:<BR/><BR/>Racism.<BR/><BR/>Or, more specifically, the <I>accusations</I> of racism that are doing more damage to our country than everything else combined.<BR/><BR/>And only one candidate has a hope in hell of doing anything about it.<BR/><BR/>And it's not that he'll necessarily do anything, himself; just his mere presence in the most powerful seat in the world will bespeak volumes. I present the argument with much more detail <A HREF="http://www.dr-mercury.com/tb/tbobama.htm" REL="nofollow">here</A>.<BR/><BR/>If Fred wins the nomination, he's got my vote. But after that?<BR/><BR/>- Every time I hear Romney speak at a debate, the word "pandering" comes to mind. I mean, I really want to like the guy, but he just comes across as phony. And I really don't think this country is ready to elect a Mormon for president.<BR/><BR/>- McCain is a wimp and a traitor, pretending that being a prisoner of war 40 years ago somehow gives him some kind of 'authority' to speak of military matters, and has everyone forgotten how he turned traitor and sided with the Dems in the 'anti-torture' debate last year?<BR/><BR/>And the others are either so liberal they should be ashamed to run as Republicans, or they don't have a chance in hell.<BR/><BR/>So, if Fred's not on the ticket, I'll probably look at the bigger picture, remember all of the instances of racial accusations I mention in my article, and vote for Obama in the hopes that his mere presence in the White House will help relegate Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton to the dust bin of history.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-25838969218620052272008-01-03T23:19:00.000-05:002008-01-03T23:19:00.000-05:00I'd still like to hear your thoughts on the Democr...I'd still like to hear your thoughts on the Democratic candidates. If you had to vote, who would you vote for?Ben Wymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12491745981357751416noreply@blogger.com