Senator McCain, the Republican nominee for President, is now attempting to reintroduce his and his family's military service on the campaign trail, attempting to show that he is better qualified to be President versus whomever the Democrats nominate. Conservatives, like McCain and Bush, like to think they are tougher than their opponents on national security and protecting America. They feel inadequate, so they try to work on the fears of the people and cry wolf. Any American who desires to be President should have the wisdom and character to keep fear out of the campaign.
The tragic event of 9-11 befell the U.S. while the conservatives were talking tough, and after seven years we still have not won the war on terror; bin Laden is still free to plot more attacks, all while George Bush, a conservative, is Commander-in-Chief. That should be a stalk reminder that trying to talk tough does not get the job done. Most people who served in the military on active duty do not feel they have to exploit their service by trying to act tough, rather they use that experience to come up with sensible solutions to present to the American people.
Presidents Truman, Eisenhower, and Kennedy were all combat veterans and served their country during the Cold War, but did not campaign on their service record; did not campaign on fear; nor were they critical of their opponents ability to protect our country during a crisis. They spoke to all the issues facing the country, because they knew we faced more problems that did not require military solutions than those that did. Today, some of our leaders and hope-to-be-leaders focus on military action above all else, and try to create an atmosphere of fear for society to live in. In contrast, those three Presidents tried to educate the people that the only thing we had to fear was fear itself.
The country today has many major problems that need sound policies to deal with, and that are not involved with military solutions or tax breaks for the wealthy. Conservatives do not have policies; they only have an ideology that calls for a military or tax solution. The nation's current problems have not been addressed or solved because of this ideology for the past 8 years, or in the Reagan-Bush 41 administrations for that matter. Conservatives are now scrambling around to patchwork the economy and the financial mess we have---a mess we have because of their lack of policy.
Senator McCain is silent when it comes to the debt that the last three conservative Republican presidents piled on our country and its people, for which we are paying for today. He continues to go along with the fail policies regarding Iraq and Afghanistan. He has now abandoned his past policy, and lines up with George Bush for more tax cuts for the wealthy. The bottom line: Senator McCain and his tough military talk will not be an asset in over coming the Conservative's inadequate feelings, or getting himself elected President.
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I thought you were for Hillary!! She's the most conservative candidate still standing. Even Ann Coulter said she was more conservative than John McCain.
Here's a quote from John Edwards.
"The question I think that voters have to ask themselves is: do you believe that the candidate who has raised most money from Washington lobbyists, Democrat or Republican... The Candidate that has raised the most money from the drug companies, health insurance companies, the candidate who has raised the most from the defense industry. Republican or Democrat. And the answer to all those questions is that's Senator Clinton, will she be the person that is going to bring about change in this country? I believe in Santa Clause and the Tooth Fairy but I really don't think that is going to happen. I really don't. I think that if people want the status quo, Senator Clinton is your candidate."
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