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Think Progress: McCain On Reinstituting A Military Draft: ‘I Don’t Disagree’
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com: Steven G. Brant: Leaving The Addictive Community That's Killing Us: The Real Story of the 2008 Election
DownWithTyranny!: Palin Backs McCain-- Expect More Wars If They're Elected...Even When He Croaks
McCain On Reinstituting A Military Draft: ‘I Don’t Disagree’
Think Progress —
McCain On Reinstituting A Military Draft: ‘I Don’t Disagree’ Today at a townhall meeting, an audience member praised Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) for his vow to “ follow bin Laden to the gates of hell .” After a long question about veterans’ care, the questioner said she believed we needed to reinstate the draft, to which McCain seemed to readily agree: QUESTIONER: If we don’t reenact the draft, I don’t think we’ll have anyone to chase Bin Laden to the gates of hell. [Appaluse] MCCAIN: Ma’am, let me say that I don’t disagree with anything you said. Watch it (via Progressive Accountability ): In June, McCain said it would take an ...
Steven G. Brant: Leaving The Addictive Community That's Killing Us: The Real Story of the 2008 Election
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
During his acceptance speech, Barack Obama offered a list of what the change he represents consists of. However - because we all know elections are not won or lost based on lists of policy proposals (no matter how sensible they may be) - I'm writing to offer a storyline for this election... one that goes beyond "young vs. old"... beyond "experience vs. judgment"... one that I believe puts Senator Obama's acceptance speech in its proper context. This for me is the true story of the 2008 election:
The American people are choosing to end their horrendously destructive addiction to the belief system embodied by both the Republican ...
Palin Backs McCain-- Expect More Wars If They're Elected...Even When He Croaks
DownWithTyranny! —
It's clear from Sarah Palin's answers that her remedial tutors have told her to pretty much ignore the questions and just spit out easily memorized, simple-minded, talking points-- and throw Ronald Reagan's name in whenever possible. Katie Couric: I know the McCain campaign has called by a "surge" in Afghanistan. But that country is, as you know, dramatically different than Iraq. Why do you believe additional U.S. troops will solve the problems there? Sarah Palin: Because we can't afford to lose in Afghanistan as we cannot afford to lose in Iraq either... She had never met a foreign leader-- and ...
