Oct 08, 2008 07:21PM GMT
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Politics - United States
Biden Dismisses McCain as 'Sidekick': What is your opinion of John McCain?
Battling for votes in the swing state of Florida, Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden calls John McCain an "angry man" and a sidekick, not a maverick. Biden's remarks come in the wake of sharper attacks on Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama from the Republican ticket. How do you view McCain?
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raves posted Oct 16, 2008 06:59PM GMT (edited)
Answered Maverick
so maverick that biden said he would be happy to serve WITH McCain if asked. now that he is running for dems vp, he has changed his tune. i would not believe biden and obama if their tongues came notarized.
they both know that McCain has bucked his party so much that the gop did not embrace him in the primaries. McCain was the darling of the main stream press WHEN HE WAS BUCKING BUSH; understandably, they turned against him when he got the gop nomination, because the mainstream media are liberal until they are FORCED to report on the truth after they have been scooped. reference how they did not go after john edwards and his whoring around. they will be reporting on nobama in the last few days, which is why nobama is so nervous -
raves Oct 16, 2008 07:07PM GMT (edited)joe biden was hoping to quietly get another term so he could pick up that sweet pension at our expense. at this point he is running for re-election in the state of delaware while running for the vp spot. he could lose BOTH. biden is most noted for siding with credit card companies (who incorporate in huge numbers in DE because the rules there are so lax). credit card companies can raise their rates anytime they please, and thanks to biden you will not be able to get out from under that massive credit card high interest debt - he made sure you cannot easily file for bankruptcy. biden with 36 years in the senate is CHANGE? he has been there longer than McCain
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raves posted Oct 14, 2008 03:35AM GMT (edited)
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Any senator will have to work with people,even if they disagree.The way congress works is beyond me at times,but somehow this is the system.Getting things done isn't as easy as saying I can get it done.You have to work with others and deal with earmarks.I'm not an economist,but feel strongly that institutions that control our economy,must be regulated to some exetent,even if we only audit foreclosures and give the banks some room.If anything looks out of place audit the whole company,and hold those accountable.Regulation and accountibility is needed as much as laws that pertain to all citizens.I hope McCain will reconsider his stand. -
raves posted Oct 12, 2008 03:04AM GMT
Answered Neither
He is great American who we all admire, but he is no maverick or sidekick. It's a shame he wasn't President in 2000 - he was younger.
Durning the debates, he appeared tired and emotional. It took a lot out of him. After the debate, he almost immediately left the stage. 30 minutes after the debate, you still saw Barack walking around speaking to people. John's time has past - he should retire. -
raves Oct 16, 2008 07:11PM GMTjoe biden was hoping to quietly get another term so he could pick up that sweet pension at our expense. at this point he is running for re-election in the state of delaware while running for the vp spot. he could lose BOTH. biden is most noted for siding with credit card companies (who incorporate in huge numbers in DE because the rules there are so lax). credit card companies can raise their rates anytime they please, and thanks to biden you will not be able to get out from under that massive credit card high interest debt - he made sure you cannot easily file for bankruptcy. biden with 36 years in the senate is CHANGE? he has been there longer than McCain
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raves Oct 16, 2008 07:15PM GMTbiden was there for 36 years. the people handily rejected him for president TWICE. he did not even get 1/10th of 1% of the total votes cast. he is known mostly for hiking credit card rates , siding with the credit card companies, and making it difficult for you to get out from under your humongous high interest credit card debt. next time you see him, go thank him
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raves +4 posted Oct 10, 2008 02:12PM GMT
Answered Maverick
McCain is definitely a Maverick. His off the wall ideas like joining Ted Kennedy in proposing amnesty for illegal aliens make him completely unsuitable to be President. Unfortunately Obama, with his Bill Clinton like shell game of promising both massive increases in government spending (and control over our lives) and tax reductions for everyone making less than $250,000, is much less suitable for President than McCain. Either of these jerks, if elected President, will cause the majority of the Democrats to long for the good old days when they could blame Bush for the problems that Bill Clinton created. -
raves +4 posted Oct 10, 2008 06:23AM GMT (edited)
Answered Neither
McCain is a politician, however not always in step with the big spenders, and not always out of step. He is better qualified to lead than 143 days of voting "present" gives his opponent as experience. You can not spend your way out of a hole, nor can you tax your self out. Over taxing "the rich" will stop investment in this country, and they will move their investment off shore where it is not taxed at all by the US. That is what is happening in the stock market this week. Funny, I never met a homeless person or a person living in government assisted housing that created jobs for a single person.
The news media has made it a point this week to push NObama as leading "in the polls"; his statement that he will ADD MORE TAXES to incomes $250K and up has caused the stock market to take it's profits and look elsewhere (seen the stock market reports this week?) in advance of his taking over and raising their taxes.
So now the money flows not into the hands of lower income people but into investments that are not taxable in the US. but do help the host country who taxes then at lower rates. But you will not learn that in college from a liberal professor who thinks socialism is OK. And raising taxes like that and running investors off- that is a smart move? -
raves +1 Oct 13, 2008 03:58AM GMTYou may not know, or care, but the corporate tax rate in the US is second highest in the world. Obama wants it higher ( I said corporate, Business taxes.). That means MORE companys go to other countries. Nissan versa, made in Mexico, why, US corporate tax. More jobs go to other countries. Think about it....
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raves Oct 16, 2008 07:17PM GMTjoe biden was hoping to quietly get another term so he could pick up that sweet pension at our expense. at this point he is running for re-election in the state of delaware while running for the vp spot. he could lose BOTH. biden is most noted for siding with credit card companies (who incorporate in huge numbers in DE because the rules there are so lax). credit card companies can raise their rates anytime they please, and thanks to biden you will not be able to get out from under that massive credit card high interest debt - he made sure you cannot easily file for bankruptcy. biden with 36 years in the senate is CHANGE? he has been there longer than McCain
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raves +2 posted Oct 10, 2008 01:14AM GMT (edited)
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Mccain is an a..... About this William Ayres thing , Barack Obama served on the same education board as William Ayres , with several Republicans and headed by an Ambassador once appointed by Ronald Reagan. So all Mccain and Palin have are insidious lies thats all they know . -
raves +1 Oct 13, 2008 04:06AM GMTHe started his political campaign in his LIVING ROOM, accepted big campaign DOLLARS from him, funneled money back to rezko, after he gave him money to campaign. How did obama get through college? And what about Obama TRAINING the people at ACORN, which is curreently trying all over the country to register ANYTHING to vote. That includes the dallas cowboys roster, in 3 states. Think about it, instead of just listening to Alan Colmes, There are more facts, its a bit deeper than it seems. This country runs fine somewhere NEAR the middle. Obama and Biden are as far LEFT as you can get, getting a "most liberal" RATING, in a Democrat congress with a 9% ( yes WAY lower than the president's) approval rating that got Nothing done in 2 years
Wouldnt you like to see corruption GO??, and EARMARKS, GO?? Why Elect part of the cause of the problems we have, to fix it?? -
raves +1 posted Oct 09, 2008 10:33PM GMT
Answered Sidekick
McCain talk is cheap,he lies and telling people and his stupid wife that obama lied about fouding the veterians yet he is the one voted against it.go to veterians.org and see who the liar is .veterians gave obama a B and McCain a D.So when cindy says he sent a cold chill down my body tell her to look at her husband . -
raves +1 Oct 09, 2008 10:35PM GMTUntil Thursday of last week, John McCain was the “great deregulator.” For over 30 years, he has not only been a champion of deregulation, he vigorously fought to eliminate the regulation safeguards that protected us for nearly 70 years. But now, somehow, he has become the “great regulator,” someone who will protect American families from all those “greedy people” on Wall Street.
The truth is — it is just a lot of hot air. Look at his record. Just last March, he proudly said that he has always been “fundamentally a deregulator.”
In July, he said that his “fundamental difference” with Barack Obama was that Obama favored “more regulation” while he favored less.
Earlier this month, McCain’s strong support for deregulation was on display in nearly every speech given at the GOP convention including his own.
Now that deregulation has been identified as the cause of this horrible economic meltdown we must endure, John McCain has flip-flopped and is scrambling to follow Barack Obama’s lead as a reform-minded proponent of regulation.
But, no matter how hard he tries to distance himself from his past, it will never change the fact that when it comes to his record, John McCain, as he so proudly proclaimed just last March, is “The Fundamental Deregulator.”
And yes, one of the chief reasons why we are in the mess we are in today.
Dee Newman, Kingston Springs 37082, deight@earthlink.net -
raves +5
Answered Sidekick
He is a sidekick of Bush and his running mate is a sidekick of McCain's. All side steppers step aside and let the real man for the job in...Obama for President!