McCain has shown very little support for vets
 

**Ahem....relocated...hehehe**

Some of us had this discussion a few months ago about McCain being a POW and a vet. Some of you didn't like the idea that I was put offish about his status being more concerned about what he did in office as opposed to what he did during the war. Fine...cool. BUT...like I said, you served your country years ago...what are you doing NOW.

Just did a lil digging and what I find is bothersome. For someone that has the status and position to do something for those that has been in some of the same situations as he is/was....he looks like he doesn't show any love for fellow vets.

the link shows in numerous cases, he has voted against bills that in many cases could probably help a lot of vets and even voted FOR a bill that would outsouce jobs from Walter P Reed Medical Center.

Here is the link: http://www.aflcio.org/issues/politics/mccain_vets.cfm

Status doesn't mean everything....

Thanks - this thread is available for people to go on their partisan attacks of the other candidates.. No need to start hijacking other threads.

KSigKid is my name, unofficial moderating is my game.

maybe you should apply for the job.

I'm so glad McCain & Obama put their crap aside today and will not be showing their negative ads on TV.

Yes, but wouldn't it be better if they just stopped showing their negative ads all together? I think that would be a much honorable way to pay homage to the victims of 9/11

I wish. Frankly, I'd be so much happier right now if I didn't have to endure their ads everytime I watch TV or listen to the radio. Still, I understand why they are playing them but I don't have to like them. Other than the news, I DVR most of my shows and then forward through the commercials.


One last note, I really thought that neither candidate was going to speak at any of the events today but I saw John McCain speaking at one of them (not sure if Obama spoke).

Okie dokie, why don't we get down to the nitty gritty of all these election discussions:

POST 3-5 Ideas why we should vote for one candidate, and 3-5 why we shouldn't vote for the other (McCain or Obama only please, third party complicates things). Keep them concise and clear. This will make views clear and will harness effective debate. You can't comment on someone else's list until you post your own... GO!

^^^ Since this thread is supposed to be about "discuss[ing] anything & everything about this upcoming election," not just pro- and con- debates, I think you need to start a new thread if you want that kind of back-and-forth discussion. (Not that any new thread will stick to your proposed rules after a few pages. So really, why bother?)

And if you're going to do that, I think it's a mistake to exclude minor party candidates.

Exactly, since, for a number of posters, they are only supporting a third party candidate.

A more effective way to do it would be, in the new thread, just to post 5 reasons to vote for your candidate of choice.

For those still struggling to decide between the two main candidates:

http://abcnews.go.com/politics/Match...age?id=5542139

Thanks for the link - I came out with McCain, but that's not a surprise.

So did I. That wasn't supposed to happen.

It's my belief in states' rights and a strong defense that does it to me every time.

Haha - doomed to failure on political matchmaking sites...

I came out Obama. No surprise there. :)

I came out with Obama, but to be fair, I thought it was really easy to tell who said which statement, so it wasn't hard to pick the Obama ones. :o