tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post6512130304254984571..comments2024-03-25T13:42:25.771-05:00Comments on Advance Indianaâ„¢: McCain Campaign Picks Up On Obama's Celebrity StatusGary R. Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-78836500891260663082008-07-30T21:58:00.000-05:002008-07-30T21:58:00.000-05:00Advance Indiana, you get further and further off t...Advance Indiana, you get further and further off the real issues of the campaign and, unfortunately, are stepping into the area of the absurd. Just my opinion though. <BR/><BR/>McCain's this year's John Kerry...not on policy...on flip flopping. The latest flip-flop comes courtesy of This Week with George Stephanopolous. On that show, McCain said nothing was off the table when it came to taxes including payroll tax increases. Now, he says he won't raise any taxes stopping short of "read my lips".<BR/><BR/>McCain also said in April that he would run a clean campaign. Now, we see negative ad after negative ad culminating with this crazy comparison between Obama, Britney, and Paris.<BR/><BR/>All the while, McCain keeps "charming" the press with unfortunate jokes, geographical gaffes, and general confusion. <BR/><BR/>It's perfectly fair to ask if Obama is ready to lead. It's perfectly fair to also ask the same question to Mr. McCain. We don't know what he stands for because he keeps changing his mind.Jon E. Easterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02463536746233150209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-7831700526168008102008-07-30T21:49:00.000-05:002008-07-30T21:49:00.000-05:00I have licked Barry's boots and they tasted like c...I have licked Barry's boots and they tasted like cotton candy.<BR/><BR/>/sarcasm off<BR/><BR/>Obama has been consistent in his views and arguments. McCain can't decide whether or not raising payroll taxes is on the table of not, he articulated (and I use that word loosely) three different opinions in the space of three days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-80541738925656222262008-07-30T21:02:00.000-05:002008-07-30T21:02:00.000-05:00dmc, If you have to ask what John McCain's beliefs...dmc, If you have to ask what John McCain's beliefs are, then you're either clueless or just being a petty partisan who would lick Obama's shoes on command. McCain has a well-documented record. Do I agree with everything he's supported? No. Do I respect the fact that he has steadfastly opposed earmarks? Yes. Do I respect the fact that he tried to work on a bipartisan basis to fix our corrupt campaign finance system, even if the courts have gutted the law? Yes. Do I respect the fact that he risked his own presidential ambitions to pursue a bipartisan immigration reform law? Yes. We can't even find out where Obama was born, what his real legal name is, is he still a citizen of Indonesia, why he says he was never a Muslim when his school records show otherwise or why he thinks white people are greedy as he wrote in his book. And that's before we try to find a single legislative accomplishment of note in his 3-year record in the Senate and have to wonder why he would bother to accept the role chairing an important Senate subcommittee if he had no intention of ever convening a meeting.Gary R. Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-84519171649900379562008-07-30T19:53:00.000-05:002008-07-30T19:53:00.000-05:00Just out of curiosity, what exactly is the substan...Just out of curiosity, what exactly is the substance of John McCain? The fact that he was a POW? It certainly can't be his beliefs: which ones? Raise social security taxes or don't? Timeline or no? <BR/><BR/>I can understand criticism of Barry but you ought to cover your own side's failings as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com