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Originally Posted by TheGame
Prof S you're being overly defensive about Mccain in my opinion. You're a good example of someone who's completly sold, I doubt there's anything that'll change your mind in the next few months.
Like I said earlier in the thread though, I'm in a situation where I see very few people who actually support John Mccain. I've heard the speeches, and have been following Mccain for a long time... But honestly, I've probably watched it from biased sources with a biased mindset, but at this point I can't think of any good reason why I'd want to vote for Mccain.
So to clarify your stance, why do you think Mccain should be our next president? If possible, leave comparisions to Obama out of it and mud slinging. Just look at Mccain for himself and what he is and what he stands for. Why would you vote for him? What does he bring to the table that you know from history would make him the most suitable for this job?
I guess side questions could be be, are you a supporter of what bush has done in the last 8 years? If so, what would you say Mccain is carrying on from bush that you like? If not, what things do you think Mccain is going to change?
I'm conserative, but I prefer not to define myself by a party. Since defining myself like that implies I would vote with them no matter what.
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Now you're changing the subject. The topic at hand was whether or not McCain was guilty of being out-of-touch in any special way. Vampyr made his claims and I refuted them. If you'd like an explanation as to why I'm for McCain, I'm all for it.
I think I've been quite clear on why I'm a supporter of McCain through my openess when it comes to my stance on issues.
1) Iraq - We need to stay in until the job is done. Thats McCain's stance and thats been my stance from the beginning. If this were the only issue that I agreed with McCain on, I would be his supporter compared to Obama.
2) Economy - I have made it clear that I am a supply-sider since I came on these boards. Low taxes plus low spending. I know Obama has talked a big game when it comes to giving tax breaks to 95% of the economy, and just raising taxes on the rich, which is idiocy if you want ot build the American economy since they create the jobs, but he also is in favor of an obscene spending bill. Most economists and newspapers agree that his policies would only increase our national debt... or Obama would do what I expect and say "Whoops! Looks like you're going to have to pay more too!"
His consistent voting against spending is one of the things I support the most about McCain, and separates him from the Republicans of the last 8 years and Bush especially who has had an open wallet policy, and not just for the war. To be honest,. war spending is a drop in the ocean when it comes to our debt.
3) Experience - He has proven to be one of the \most effective and respected Senators in American history. He has a wealth of experience in both the economy and foreign relations. He has seen it all before, from Vietnam, to the Cold War, Peristrioka(sp?), the Iraq War. He has the context to translate world and domestic events.
4) Independence - McCain does what he feels is right. Does that mean he's never guilty of pandering or standing behind his party at times? Of course not, but no one is. But his record of bucking his party's stances that he disagrees with is long and strong. People try and debunk this by saying that he voted with Bush 90% of the time... well Obama voted with Bush 60% of the time. If you don't know what those issues were, the number is meaningless. Political statistics exist to fool people, like polls, and thats why I rarely use them.
5) Diplomacy - When the Georgia invasion took place, McCain was the first to analyze and understand the nature of it immediately. Bush didn't, the media didn't, and Obama didn't. McCain did. Talk without the legitimate threat of action does nothing but empower nations that want to exert dominance, like Russia and Iran. I believe McCain understands this more than any other candidate today.
For the record my perfect ticket is McCain/Powell, and I've made that clear FOR YEARS on this forum in presidential talk.
To be honest, if at this point you don't unbderstand why I'm for McCain, you haven't listened to me, McCain or both of us. Its been quite clear for some time. Now add to the that the fact that he's running against Obama, who I view as a borderline marxist, and it's a no-brainer.