McCain picks Governor Palin

[Army_of_One]

Originally Posted by pootsy

but I am voting for Obama. If there is going to be a woman in the white house it better be someone with more experience than her. .

You state that you are going to vote for Obama then you talk about the VP candidate not having enough experience...what a contridiction.

[Army_of_One]

Originally Posted by agnostic

I wouldn't be thanking Bush for that. If he was due the credit, you guys would be home already. But thank someone..it's about time.

Now keep McCain out of office and keep you guys in the States. We don't need more wars.

Obama, Clinton, McCain...basically none of those are going to "bring the troops home" any quicker than the next. The bottom line is that once they are sworn into office (and probably before) they will set down with all the leader of the military and other key leadership and get briefed on the situation on the ground. A good president will listen to their advisers or experts and take into consideration what they say. For Obama or Clinton to stand on a podium months ago with no assessment of what is going on in Iraq on the ground and say "I would bring the troops home in 6 months" is not only ludicris it is utterly and completely irresponsible. What's worse than them saying that is the jack ass Americans that swallow it.

[Army_of_One]

Originally Posted by SGT T.

We're already coming home. Thanks G'dub.

Iraq: US Plans Anbar Security Control Transfer Monday

Oh yeah... the surge worked. Thanks again G'dub.

...and no thanks to the "do nothing dems" who tried on more than one occassion to defund the troops overseas.... Wasn't it Dingy Harry Reid who stood up in front of the world and announced defeat in Iraq?

[Highwayman]

Originally Posted by SGT T.

We're already coming home. Thanks G'dub.

Iraq: US Plans Anbar Security Control Transfer Monday

Oh yeah... the surge worked. Thanks again G'dub.

It’s because of men and women like yourself that it worked. Thank you Sgt T.

The guy who pushed Bush for the surge should get promoted to CIC.

I see the left-wingers are already in overdrive trying to smear Palin. Here’s a little something about the firing of the state trooper. It’s called cleaning house and dumping folks that won’t do their jobs.

Her office has a released a recording of one of the calls, between Frank Bailey, who oversees boards and commissions for Palin, and Lt. Rodney Dial of the state police. Here's an excerpt, based on a partial transcript produced by the Daily News, in which Bailey describes his concerns:

Aides to Alaska governor accused of pressuring state police to fire her sister's ex-husband - On Deadline - USATODAY.com

[Bandit]

Originally Posted by Highwayman

I see the left-wingers are already in overdrive trying to smear Palin. Here’s a little something about the firing of the state trooper. It’s called cleaning house and dumping folks that won’t do their jobs.

Yeah, and the right wingers haven't been trashing Biden at all

I just think its funny how the republicans attacked Obama for being too inexperienced, then McCain picks someone with the least amount of experience possible. Dems attacked McCain for being too old, then Obama choose Biden. Sad to say, but with a black candidate and a senior citizen candidate, the VP is going to be as close to the presidency as ever.

[Bubba]

She's a MILF!

[JayhawkMom]

Originally Posted by Army_of_One

The white male vote is what elects the pres. In the past elections Gore and Kerry both carried the black and female vote in OVERWHELMING proportions and still lost the election. If you don't win the white guy you don't win. PERIOD.

NOW having said that if black people turn out in record numbers and vote 95% Democrat like they usually do then that might be a problem.

Don't forget what an impact first time, young voters might have........if they come out in record numbers, you'll really have a problem.......IMO.

[JayhawkMom]

Originally Posted by SGT T.

We're already coming home. Thanks G'dub.

Iraq: US Plans Anbar Security Control Transfer Monday

Oh yeah... the surge worked. Thanks again G'dub.

Isn't a time table for withdrawl what some Democrats have been asking for all along? And wasn't it GWB who refused to discuss this initially? And now, he's doing exactly what those Democrats were asking for to begin with? And all of a sudden, HE gets the credit for setting a time table for withdrawl, when in actuality it was the Iraqi Government that wanted us out of their country and asked for a firm date of departure?

[88-31-10]

Originally Posted by Bubba

She's a MILF!

Yes she is!

Adding her to the ticket is like putting lipstick on a pig!

[Highwayman]

Originally Posted by JayhawkMom

Isn't a time table for withdrawl what some Democrats have been asking for all along? And wasn't it GWB who refused to discuss this initially? And now, he's doing exactly what those Democrats were asking for to begin with? And all of a sudden, HE gets the credit for setting a time table for withdrawl, when in actuality it was the Iraqi Government that wanted us out of their country and asked for a firm date of departure?

I’m going to try to ignore the sexist remarks by a couple of others and attempt address your questions. At the time the Democrats wanted a timetable it was with the idea that Iraq was lost, give up, declare defeat and come home. The Bush plan all along was to turn it around, get Iraq where it could take care if itself and then come home in victory. Over time it is turning around because of the surge that McCain pushed for and Democrats opposed. With Anbar being turned over it was announced to expect more troops home this fall. This is the Bush plan despite what you’ve been told.

As for the Democrats claiming the timetable was their idea, it’s like when we were 15 and in a hurry to have a driver’s license. You keep saying that you want a DL, you want a DL, you want a DL and one day you get that DL. It didn’t happen any faster because you kept wishing for it. It happened when the time was right. Imagine how stupid you would look claiming that the state came around to your way of thinking because you finally met the requirement that the state had in the first place.