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Originally Posted by Bond
I think McCain is actually one of the less crooked politicians. His history of employment consists of: serving in the military and being a senator. He is not independently wealthy. In fact, he is very likely the poorest Presidential candidate in recent history.
Now, the Republicans certainly have no business winning this election. But if they are to have a chance, John McCain is the man. He is basically a moderate Republican who is willing to compromise (see bills with Kennedy and Feingold). If Obama or Clinton were elected they would certainly not govern as moderates, they would govern to the far left as a reactionary policy toward the Bush administration.
On that same note, if Obama and Clinton were to run on the same ticket, I believe they would undoubtedly win. But I am sure their egos will get in the way and that will not happen. McCain has several superb VP choices: Jindal, Romney, and Crist. All three are young, intelligent, and engaging. My money is on Romney, but I would personally prefer Jindal. Crist is a fantastic governor of Florida as well, but I'm afraid he's too moderate for McCain to pick him.
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Still doesn't change my mind on all 3 of them. McCain can look less crooked, until you give him power. One of the rare senators I've seen who didn't seem so crooked was Ernie Chambers (just retired recently because he had been in for quite a long time). He was a little on the nutty side (tried dividing Omaha into 3 districts that was clearly segregated if you lived here, you would know. Also the fact he tried suing God last year), but he wasn't afraid to say what was needed. He understood what people probably needed.