huffingtonpost.com - 8/14/2008
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"Why do the troops hate the troops?" Honestly, after years of hearing that if you don't support the Bush military policy, you don't support the troops, you have to wonder what the neo-cons will do now. Today, a study by the Center for Responsive Politics reported that members of the military are giving more donations to Senator Obama than Senator McCain, and when you just examine those troops ...
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... writes. The Huffington Post's Jon Soltz concludes the report is a sign that the troops strongly support a phased redeployment out of Iraq, deflating McCain’s argument for staying. Huckabee hit Romney over his standing in the social conservative movement and for changing his position on several issues, ...
People Who Know McCain's Mettle The Best Are The Least Likely To Vote For Him
DownWithTyranny! —
... him. Sure Thad Cochran (R-MS) famously told the media that he's worked with McCain for over 30 years and that "the thought of his being president sends a cold chill down my spine. He is erratic. He is hotheaded. He loses his temper and he worries me." But it is the people who have served with McCain who have watched him puff himself up and exploit his military serviced who are the ones most eagerly flocking to Obama. You may have read last week that troops deployed abroad have contributed 6 to 1, Obama over McCain. They know McCain is an irrational warmonger itching for a fight ...
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