“Senator Government”
I couldn’t resist posting the bit from the debate last night where John McCain called Barack Obama “Senator Government”.
The moment is about halfway in. The entire clip is worth watching, though, because it spells out the essential difference between Barack Obama and John McCain when it comes to the economy and your money. Barack Obama believes your money belongs to the State and should be apportioned to you by those wiser and more powerful than you. John McCain believes it’s your money and that the government should be wise and prudent about how much to take from you.
Other Posts of Interest:
- Is John McCain Conservative? Show Me.
- Okay, Senator, How About Some Debates, Then?
- Iraqi Foreign Minister Meets with Obama, Deems Him McCain-like
Category: Johnny Mac, The Economy and Your Money, The Obamessiah
Jimmie, make up your mind! I'm so confused… Which Jimmie is posting this versus this? http://www.sundriesshack.com/2008/10/16/mccain-wh…
What's your confusion, Rob?
Sorry to be late in reply. I've been struggling to figure out where you stood on the matters at hand. You (rightly, IMHO) focus on the problems that an Obama presidency would likely cause, and then in the next post, rip apart McCain for some other slight. I get you don't like either candidate, but if the spectre of a President Obama is such an unmitigated disaster, throwing your vote away (by not voting or voting for a fringe 3rd party candidate) only hastens the very thing you want to avoid, and frankly, looks pretty petty to boot.
Like yourself, McCain was not my first or second choice. But looking at what's left, the choice of McCain over any of the other choices is best bar none. On the issues most important to me (national security and taxation/gov't spending), McCain fits the bill. Other areas, I guess I'm going to have to bite my tongue. There's no such thing as a perfect candidate and until northern VA becomes a little more purple, writing to my Congressional representation is an exercise in futility.
Having read your latest post, I'm glad to see you've finally come to that decision. It's a shame it took such extreme measures (although that's usually the catalyst). Hopefully others will as well and provide a victory in November (I'm not holding my breath though…)
Rob, the way I've seen it, John McCain and Barack Obama have been nearly indistinguishable on the campaign trail.
I know a lot of folks have faith in his claim that he'll reduce government spending. My problem is that he's shown no sign of that in h is years as a Senator. No one's been able to show me any legislation where he's tried to take down spending. No one can point me to a time when he put together a bipartisan coalition, then went to the President and told him to veto a spending bill with confidence that it would be upheld. He's never put anything on the line on that subject.
I don't have much faith in John McCain's ability to govern as anything but a left-leaning moderate, which is clearly distasteful to me. I would jsut as soon have a real leftist in the White House against whom more Republicans in Congress would fight.
But I do know that John McCain won't allow what Barack Obama has allowed. He won't let his followers drag us into overt fascism without trying his darndest to stop it.
That's the most important thing to me at this point.