Obama, McCain argue over war, taxes in 1st debate
September 26th, 2008 . by TexasFredObama, McCain argue over war, taxes in 1st debate
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) – John McCain accused Barack Obama of compiling “the most liberal voting record in the United States Senate” Friday night in their first debate of a close campaign for the White House. The Democrat shot back, “Mostly that’s just me opposing George Bush’s wrong-headed policies.”
Obama said his Republican rival has been a loyal supporter of the unpopular president across the past eight years, adding that the current economic crisis is “a final verdict on eight years of failed economic policies promoted by President Bush and supported by Sen. McCain.”
The two men clashed over spending, taxes, energy and – at length – the war in Iraq during their 90-minute debate.
McCain accused his younger rival of an “incredible thing of voting to cut off funds for troops in Iraq and Afghanistan,” a reference to legislation that cleared the Senate more than a year ago.
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Obama, McCain argue over war, taxes in 1st debate
Round 1 is over, and at this particular moment in time I can see no real, discernable difference in the 2 candidates in some respects, and I see massive differences on several issues.
Bushwack, from American and Proud and I were instant messaging during the entire debate, point by point, issue by issue and I have to say, on finance, Obama is not that far off from my line of thought, but when it comes to military and strategic issues I am of the opinion that Obama doesn’t have a clue and that McCain would be the better choice of the 2.
I have long contended that neither is truly the right man for the job, Obama is just too liberal, he is too *elitist*, too socialist and, in MY opinion, too sympathetic to the Muslims and the religion of Islam, I have said, on numerous occasions, that it is MY belief that Obama is as close to the mythical *Manchurian Candidate* as we are likely to ever see. I am, and will remain, firmly convinced that Obama is the terrorists best friend, and that his elevation to the office of President would signal the almost immediate demise of Israel.
I am not convinced that McCain or Obama is the best the RNC and DNC could have offered up to the American voters, but I’m still going to have to back John McCain. For each particular thing that I don’t like about him, there are 5 things I don’t like about Obama. And I am going to be quite honest about my reasons. I think Obama is a tool for the media and radical Islam and I think his choice of Joe Biden as a VP is simply laughable.
McCain’s choice of Sarah Palin as his VP running mate has thoroughly impressed me. According to the Dems she is not qualified to take over the reins of the presidency if something were to happen to John McCain but in MY opinion, and in the opinion of many others that know a lot more about politics than I do, many feel that Palin is more qualified than Obama himself, and Palin is running for VP.
McCain was not my 1st choice as POTUS, he wasn’t even in my top 5, but by his choice of Palin as a VP running mate I believe the Republicans are setting up for a massive sweep of conservatism the likes of which this nation has never seen, and folks, if we don’t return to REAL conservatism and embrace a conservative, America 1st attitude, and turn away from the tax and spend and no accountability politics we have had foisted off on us since Ronald Reagan left office, we, as a nation are lost…
Like I told you in IM I looked at two guys on stage that want to be the leader of the most powerful nation on earth. One of them looked like they needed an oxygen tank, the other looked like they just blew Barney.
I was never thrilled about McCain, but with Palin at his side I feel VERY comfortable with my vote for McCain.
Blew Barney?? Is that in reference to the Obama *purple lips* syndrome?? As in maybe Barney rubbed off on him??
He was GOOD too!
Manchurian Candidate…that was good
It’s true!
Lesser of two evils…McCain wins by a landslide…the evil that is about to hit US ALL…”priceless”…
I like tents and pork & beans though…folks like us will make it through
I could wax poetic on all the candidates I would have rather had than McCain, but if Obama and the Demtards take over Congress and the Presidency, we’re screwed. Hello hate speech legislation; hello comprehensive benefits for everyone, including illegals; hello world poverty bill; hello, UN, what’s our marching orders?; hello fairness doctrine.
And that’s without my tinfoil hat on.
And this Palin crap is the most disgraceful media behavior I may have ever seen.
Paul, I was dead set against McCain AND Obama but the way it was explained to me, they thing that made me see the light if you will, was the fact that it’s not so much the damage Obama would do while in office but the repercussions this nation would suffer if the son of a buck loving bitch made a few SCOTUS appointments…
Talk about your far reaching damage…
Palin, and the potential that she brings to the table is the VERY reason I am supporting McCain, and the hope that in 4 years we are loaded with conservative like her, Bobby Jindal, Tancredo, Hunter, McClintock and several more…
Obama will destroy this nation and in 4 years it may be too late to save her…
But you see, I am no fan of Bush, Clinton, Bush 41 or any of their ilk either, they are the part of the reasons we ARE in the shape we’re in, and it’s going to take another leader the likes of Reagan to pull us out of this BS…
If they get the SCOTUS appointments, that means all their insane legislation will get the stamp of judicial approval. That would certainly be the gravestone over the grave.
Fred,
Are you confident that Palin will be able to handle herself in the debate this week? I mean, if Biden doesn’t shoot himself in the foot?
I’m not. I’m very nervous about the VP debate.
From what I saw of the interview with Couric last week, I’m afraid she’ll choke.
What do you think? Will she come through? I hope so.
Effluent, we can only hope… If she chokes, well, she chokes, but I don’t think she will…