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Friday, October 31, 2008

McCain targets Obama's plans to cut spending

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soxconn

Obama likes to play with words. He called the add dishonest and dishonorable, but did anyone hear him call it a lie. Obama will use the Clinton model of military fund appropriation. He will get an increased military budget and then transfer training, R&D and maintenance funds to his social programs leaving only operational funds to meet his committments to rebuild and refurbish from the Iraq war. We better get ready for another "Hollow Force" military. Between 60 to 70% of the military is the support. This is prime pickings for a Congress that already wants to reduce military spending by 25%. It is clearly a signal that the military will not be a part of U.S. foreign policy and therefore readiness and effectiveness is not an issue. It's the same as Clinton model and what was that? Look for legal excuses in response to the WTC bombing, Black Hawk Down in Somalia, the Khobar Towers bombing, the African Embassy bombings and the USS Cole bombings and in any action make sure you have someone to manage it and share the blame with before expending political capital on it, i.e. NATO in the Kosovo bombing campaign (not really a war). It fits perfectly for Afghanistan and the war on terror.
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RDH

Once again we are left to wonder what will happen. This time with defense spending. We we be purchasing Obama Version 2007 or Obama Version 2008? Or perhaps we will just be purchasing Obama and getting auto-updates that we neither needed nor wanted? After the Chinese have demonstrated the ability to launch land-based anti-satellite weapons and knock out a satellite, and recently appears to have tested what could be a space-based anti-satellite weapon withing 50 kilomerters of the space station, it is premature to declare we will not look at space. By the way, the Chinese advances in weapon guidence show just how effective the Chinese fund raising for Bill Clinton's reelection was.
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McCain4us

People want Hope and Obama is selling it with Change as His drum, and the buyers are willing to put their Hope into a man and soon they may discover that no Man can deliver Hope to anyone. The Bible says man cannot live without Hope in His heart. But Hope only comes from an intimate relationship with Ones creator. I realize this is a political blog but this Hope that everyone is looking for, neither of the two guys running for office has to give. Hope is a commodity that Obama does not have to give. Hope is only found in Christ. I admit it is a useful tool of manipulation that he wheels with finesse. But he is deceived as well as the buyers of His Goods. The Blind lead the blind and both are falling into the ditch. If you are looking for true Hope don’t go looking for it in a candidate I have lived 49 years on this planet and I have learned a little about Life. One thing I know, that if I remove responsibility for my own actions and behavior away from my children then they will become rotten Kids and later rotten adults and I know scores of of them today. I came from a very poor Family living in L.A. My Family and I ate beans and rice for years, if we were blessed we got chicken on the weekends. My mother was from South America and my father as well. They struggled and learned to be Americans. If I wanted a pair a shoes like the other kids had, I got a job because my parents did not make much, so I got a Paper route at the age of 11 and delivered papers in the rain or shine even on Christmas. I know what hard work is, I have seen my mother and dad do just that. I am now older and have come to the conclusion that if you want to succeed you can in the U S A. But our nation’s greatness is because “if you want too you can”. This freedom is the hope the freedom we were created for “to be a light upon a Hill” the words of Jesus. Socialism is the reverse. I can sit on my assets and I will get my check anyway removed from motivation and responsibility to excel and do valued works to make more money. “If you don’t work you don’t eat” also the words of the Lord Jesus. Only freedom from Government, freedom from taxes will allow us Americans to once again be the best in our world. I am an American and proud of it because not only do Americans spread hope in our own nation but to other nations as well. I have seen a little and have learned a lot I will vote McCain a Vote for the freedom of our Nation and the protection of our Constitution, today and in the future. My name is Morales and proud to Vote for McCain
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akita

When you see the attitude of Obama with the Press, the American people should feel discourage. In contrast when you read the news on the Iraq War Veteran, I was so touched by his words and the simple way he expressed them. In a very simple way, they show the effort, the truth and the work the American soldiers are doing in Iraq, which has my most deep respect. McCain in this campaign shows very much respect for the American soldiers in Iraq and hopefully VOTERS ON 4 NOVEMBER WILL KNOW WHO REALLY HAS THE EXPERIENCE AND CAPABILITY TO BECOME COMMANDER IN CHIEF. WHEN YOU WATCH OBAMA, HE ACTS LIKE A FILM STAR A MAN WHO SEEMS TO BE SELLING A MARKETING PRODUCT (THE AMERICAN ELECTIONS). HIS RECENT ATTITUDE ON T.V. SHOWS NO RESPECT FOR THE WAY OF THINKING AND INTELLIGENCE OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE: HE THINKS A PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES IS MADE OUT OF HIS LOOKS, AND NOT OUT OF HIS EXPERIENCE AND CAPABILITY AS COMMANDER IN CHIEF. OBAMA WITH HIS SOCIALIST POLITICAL TENDENCY "TO SPREAD THE WEALTH AROUND", CAN EASILY BE QUESTIONED BY AMERICANS IF HE IS REALLY THE RIGHT CANDIDATE. I AM SURE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE LIKES TO COMPARE OBAMA'S SOCIALIST POLITICAL IDEAS TO THOSE COUNTRIES IN EUROPE, SUCH AS SPAIN/PRESIDENT ZAPATERO: "IF A SOCIALIST COUNTRY LIKE SPAIN PRESENTLY HAS 11.3% OF UNEMPLOYMENT THE HIGHEST RATE OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN ALL OF EUROPE AND THE SOCIALIST GOVERNMENT HAS CONDUCTED SPAIN TO BE DOWNGRADED TO THE POSITION 17TH. AMONG THE COMPETITIVE ECONOMIES FOR THE ENTIRE EUROPEAN UNION (WITHIN ITS 27 MEMBER STATES); WHY CANNOT THIS CAN HAPPEN TO THE UNITED STATES AFTER 4 NOV.
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xpress_yourself

Obama and the rest of the Ivy-League illuminati voted against funding the troops, so how will they improve our military by not funding them?
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