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Jon Soltz: 60 Days To Judge a Commander in Chief?
I'm going to be very blunt, here. I wish Senator McCain a very long and happy life. But, at age 72 with a history of cancer, John McCain may not live through his first term, if elected. That would make Sarah Palin our Commander in Chief. I, and other vets and troops, have about 60 days to ...
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VoteVets.Org's Jon Soltz: McCain "put political PR above sound judgment"
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truthWhen Jon Soltz speaks, listen: Maybe Palin could one day be someone who has the judgment and experience that would make me feel comfortable with her leading our Armed Forces. But not now. Not after just 60 days thinking about those issues, and even then, just toting the party line. What's this say about McCain's judgment - to put political PR above sound judgment when it comes to naming a potential, if not very possible, Commander in Chief? What's it say about his judgment vs. Barack Obama, who faced with the same question, answered, "Joe Biden." In times like ...

Friday Big Blue Smurf Blogging: What They Said
Brilliant at Breakfast — Today's honoree: Jon Soltz, who weighs in on the Palin nomination. Money quote (emphasis mine): Maybe Palin could one day be someone who has the judgment and experience that would make me feel comfortable with her leading our Armed Forces. But not now. Not after just 60 days thinking about those issues, and even then, just toting the party line. What's this say about McCain's judgment - to put political PR above sound judgment when it comes to naming a potential, if not very possible, Commander in Chief? What's it say about his ...

Obama Can’t Be A Good Father While President
Pirate's Cove — ... 7 in Denver, when they thought the mike was off. Michelle Malkin has the story. Of course, there is nothing like a good feminist Democrat having a tissy and saying that the pick of Palin is a bad thing. And, of course, Excitable Andy is having his normal hissy fit. Why does he even bother pushing his book anymore, since he is in the tank for No Experience Obama, who couldn’t be farther from a conservative? Moving on to the nuts at Huffington Post I’m going to be very blunt, here. I wish ...

Obama Can’t Be A Good Father While President
Stop The ACLU — ... is having his normal hissy fit. Why does he even bother pushing his book anymore, since he is in the tank for No Experience Obama, who couldn’t be farther from a conservative? Moving on to the nuts at Huffington Post I’m going to be very blunt, here. I wish Senator McCain a very long and happy life. But, at age 72 with a history of cancer, John McCain may not live through his first term, if elected. That would make Sarah Palin our Commander in Chief. I, and other vets and troops, have about 60 days to determine if she’ll grow to be ready. Jon Soltz then goes on to tell us ...

A soldier speaks
WTF Is It Now?!?Jon Soltz, Captain in Iraq and co-founder of VoteVets.org: What's this say about McCain's judgment - to put political PR above sound judgment when it comes to naming a potential, if not very possible, Commander in Chief? What's it say about his judgment vs. Barack Obama, ...

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