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Is McCain open to reenacting the draft?
Political Animal —
... Frankly, I find it unlikely that McCain would ever seriously propose reenacting the draft, but he has said a few things on the subject that have raised eyebrows. A year ago, for example, McCain told ...
McCain and the Gates of Hates
Matthew Yglesias —
... Two items. One, Ali Frick has John McCain responding to a question about whether we need to reinstate the draft in order to meet his pledge to “follow bin Laden to the gates of hell” by saying “I don’t disagree with anything you said.” Previously, McCain has said ...
Wednesday Evening Round-up Thread
Open Left - Front Page —
... I were designing a system from scratch, I would probably go ahead with a single-payer system," Obama told some 1,800 people at a town-hall style meeting on the economy.
That's cool. Although, I do wonder about single payer sometimes. I mean, France isn't single payer, and they have just about the best system in the world (not to mention a lot of private, supplemental insurance), so it isn't exactly the end-all, be-all of good health care systems.
McCain agrees with the draft:
QUESTIONER: If we don't reenact the draft, I don't think ...
New lefty charge: McCain wants to bring back the draft, except of course he doesn’t
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... he too would consider a draft in the event of “an all-out World War III.” He never fails to say in the context of Iraq that any C-in-C worth his salt always keeps all options on the table. Is there a “World War III” exception to that rule or is he also a warmongering conscriptor in waiting? Exit question: Which lefty hatchet site, do you suppose, is chiefly responsible for spreading this? There are really only three options. It’s not TPM and it’s not Media Matters, which means it can only be … As much as I hate to send them traffic, do follow that link and compare where the ...
So Now We Find Out If Obama Really Wants To Win... Or Not
DownWithTyranny! —
... in the Caucases to benefit the campaign, to having clearly warned parents that their children would be drafted into the military-- Obama would be wondering why his polling numbers never get beyond 70%, not why he and McCain are in a ...
Left Twists McCain Answer To Create False Appearance
Rhymes With Right —
... responds "I don't disagree" -- and launches into a long answer about veterans benefits, especially as regards medical care. Is he A) Agreeing with the need to improve health care for veterans; or B) Agreeing with the need for a new draft. Well, if you have an IQ above room temperature, context should make it clear that what the candidate agreed with was the part about health care for veterans, NOT the part about the draft, which he did not address at all. But if you are a partisan liberal , you attempt to spread the notion that the candidate supports the draft (which is ...
Did McCain "Agree" On Draft Reinstatement? Not Exactly.
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed —
... [In the interest of full disclosure, I want to point this site briefly provided a link to this post, intimating that McCain had agreed on draft reinstatement. It was subsequently removed.] ...
8/21: Turning A Corner?
Blogometer —
... . Liberal bloggers were delighted by these attacks, which they see as a sign that the Obama camp is beginning to go on the offensive against McCain. The second reason for the netroots' improved mood is that McCain made two remarks which liberal bloggers consider significant gaffes. First, McCain had an exchange with a questioner in which he appeared to implicitly endorse the idea of reinstituting a military draft. Liberal bloggers are calling this ...
Mitchell Bard: August 21, 2008: The Day John McCain's Campaign Died
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... Yesterday, a woman in a town hall meeting in New Mexico, after a long list of thoughts, said that she didn't see a way to go after Osama bin Laden without reinstating the draft. McCain responded by saying, "I don't disagree with anything you said." (Watch for yourself ...
