Comments on: McCain Courts Wary Bloggers

Online Conservative Activists Remain Skeptical Of GOP Hopeful

[frankinaz]

Senator,
While there is a war in Iraq that is similar to the one you were helping to fight in Southeast Asia, there is also the issue of illegal immigration that is overwhelming the border states with Mexico, and is spreading throughout the country. The President, you, and others need to look after your home state's citizens, and put some of your national political ambitions aside.
Too many lawmakers, such as Sen. Barbara Boxer from California, forget about their constituents until its election time, the magically re-appear
in their home states.

[dallison7]

It doesn't really matter what's going on with all the lessor candidates. Can you say, "President and Mr. Clinton"?

[dallison7]

I used to like McCain too. Now he is just a 70 year old washed-up, has-been sold out to the dark side. He will go the way of Bob Dole.

[tuckerndfw]

"McCain doesn't support Bush
McCain supports OUR "Commander and Chief"
big difference."

Posted by billpl at 02:25 PM : Feb 08, 2007

The President's other title is "Commander in Chief" and it only applies to active duty military personnel.

Unless you are on active duty in the US military, he is not your commander in chief.

George Bush is unworthy of support and John McCain should be supporting his impeachment. But, McCain is more beholden to Israel and ExxonMobil (et al) than he is to Americans or the Constitution.

McCain is unfit to be President or Senator (or any other elective office outside Israel or ExxonMobil's boardroom).

[billpl-2009]

McCain doesn't support Bush
McCain supports OUR "Commander and Chief"
big difference.

Bush couldn't hold a candle to the likes of McCain

[imprisonbush]

The McCain web site address with the great video I gave out in my last message got cut up. The complete address is:

http://therealmccain.com/mccainvsmccain.php

[imprisonbush]

McCain has also lost my support. He is dishonest and willing to change his position to curry favor with conservatives. A great video demonstration of this fact can be viewed at:

http://therealmccain.com/mccainvsmccain.php

[randalds]

A few years ago I had the deepest of respect for John McCain, but no longer. The right wing of the republican party was able to do what the most evil torturer in North Vietnam wasn't, get him to sell out. He caved into their pressure because he thinks that courting the same dark side that still, pitifully, supports Bush and Cheney is the only way to become president. Well he must have finally gone senile because America is sick to death (literally in our soldiers case) of the pre-emptive, pro-Iraq war policies of the twisted and demented current administration. Sorry Johnny, but you hitched your tarnished as*s to the wrong star. You'll go down in history as a missed opportunity, both politically and as a man. You came so close to going down in history as a great American and a great human being, but then you fu*cked up at the end. Sad.

[pixelslinger]

Not for or against McCain personally - but I would pose this question:

Bloggers aren't journalists. Most have no training whatsoever in journalism. As stated above, most are polarizingly partisan and relay biased information.

Is it really that bad to suggest that the opinions of a blogger shouldn't be as readily accepted as an article in the Wall Street Journal or the New York Times? And if not, then why do people put so much stock into lesser educated people trying to do a job they would never be hired to do?

[rharrin1]

As I watched the confirmation hearings for Gen Casey
McCain was talking about presidents taking responsibility and firing generals and he got down to Truman firing MacArthur it did not set well with me.
When MacArthur asked permission to bomb a bridge on the Yalu river he was told he could bomb half of the bridge and through his response of how do you bomb half a bridge was later fired.
To me MacArthur had more knowledge under hi finger nail than that ww1 artillery officer had in his head.
Firing isn't always the right thing to do as you look back and see the generals that have lost their job because they didn't agree with bush.
Being a former pilot how would McCain have bombed that half a bridge.

It is clear that McCain should withdraw from the race as he is not qualified.