Max Fischer

No worse than war hero and true patriot John McCain. From the liberal rag, the Washington Times: McCain also said U.S. troops killed civilians Trail Times (View Blog) POSTED October 07 2008 1:06 PM BY Stephen Dinan John McCain in 2000 said because of tactical decisions U.S. troops were put in the position of killing civilians in Kosovo — something awfully similar to the comments he's now attacking Barack Obama for. During a Republican primary debate in 2000 McCain called the Clinton strategy in Kosovo "obscene" because it forced troops into using tactics that meant civilians were going to get killed. "In the most obscene chapter in recent American history is the conduct of the Kosovo conflict when the president of the United States refused to prepare for ground operations, refused to have air power used effectively because he wanted them flying -- he had them flying at 15,000 feet where they killed innocent civilians because they were dropping bombs from such -- in high altitude." That is almost exactly what Barack Obama said last year about U.S. troops in Afghanistan, when he said the U.S. strategy has led to air strikes rather than controlling the ground — a remark that McCain, in a new ad announced this week, calls "dishonorable."

I think it's going that way but I don't like Rasmussen's robo polls. They may prove right but they seem to swing way too much.

And Sarah Palin is a man, baby.

I'll say again so you can understand: I never implied that. Again, you just make it up to fit your argument. Fact is, you nut-jobs can't accept the fact that this country is rejecting your ideology. I can't reply to every reply made What are you talking about? You continually pull things out of left, uh, right field. It's impossible to have an honest exchange with an extremist. So, liberals don't run businesses? Only a right-wing nut job would believe such a thing. I know you're afraid to take off your ideological, Fox News/Rush-drug induced blinders but the world is much, much different than you want to believe. Moreover, you don't know anything about me, nutjob. I'm quite sure I'm enjoying the capitalist system more than you.

Why do you always insert arguments others never make? Did you learn that from O'Reilly and Hannity? Let's see how many straw men you can pack into this one paragraph: 1. "So the most important say you have in this country should be marginalized because not enough dead people swing an election?" --- I said no such thing nor did I imply it. Why do you need to make up stuff to make a point? 2. "You officially have lost all credibility if you think that's ok." --- Why do you think it's OK to make kindergartners work in sweat shops to pay for their lunch money? Why do you think it's OK to hate America? Do you think it's OK to steal oxygen from people who really deserve it? 3. "Most people have large divergences of opinion in this country, and that's fine, but when you publicly admit the most important right as a citizen to influence policy is something to "get over" you're in the field of jackazzes." -- This is your most grammatically challenging diatribe but I think you are saying that I'm dismissing your right to influence public policy. Sorry, not sure what you mean since I never said anything close to that. I did say these charges are always leveled by the fringy-wing-nuts (like yourself, Wacka, etc) on both sides who claim that elections are going to be stolen. That's BS. It would take a mass conspiracy perpetrated by thousands of people and the other side (& the media) would have to purposely ignore a mountain of evidence. ACORN or any group or individual on either side of who commits illegal acts should be persecuted -- but it is very, very difficult to register a significant enough fraudulent voters to swing an election -- and get away with it. Same for voter machines. Ask elections official in any state or county from either party. The illegal registrations are an administrative inconvenience and if they truly want to help Obama they wouldn't be clogging up the system and casting doubts on the 99%+ of legal registrants that already favor Democrats. On the other hand, it is much, much easier to PREVENT people from voting and that's where you can make a significant impact on the elections process. But that's another story.

I have to say that was a pretty fukkin good prediction. Will the Bills win the Super Bowl in the next 4 years?

Translation: we know the country is repudiating the GOP so we need something to blame for losing. Get over it. This charge is made EVERY election (on both sides) and there is never any evidence that it swings an election. Even this editorial (i.e. it is not an investigative piece), all but says that there may be fraud by registrants but those people will not be enrolled as voters any way.

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Sorry, I didn't know you had reading comprehension problems. Not sure why you don't think we should find a way to provide healthcare as if it was a right. Don't you think public education is a right?

Well, looks like McCain won the debate. The Fox News "text" poll has McCain winning 86% to 14%. Bad news for Obama, he's not getting Fox viewers.

It's easier discussing physics with a two year old then have a rational argument with a pseudo-intellectual.

Agreed. There are some very important distinctions but what can't be ignored is what is best for the nation as a whole and defining what those rights mean. At one time, not too long ago, education was not considered a right. Yes, it costs untold billions now (and I'm sure many here can go on for thousands of posts of how it "sucks") but few Americans don't agree that basic education (K-12) shouldn't be a "right" and an excellent investment. Of course, not all take advantage but this nation was built on the concept.

I corrected myself. Like you care. I pretty sure that small thinking like yours has us in the situation were in. Do nothing. Good strategy. Let the budgets continue to explode and ignore the problem.

Exactly right.

True enough. I stand corrected.

Wow. You continually go to the same well of interjecting arguments that were never made then declaring victory. I thought you said you were smart, not simply lazy.

We're discussing exploring feasible ways to provide basic affordable healthcare as if was a basic right. Same for life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Either you agree with that or you don't.

Right to happiness, but you don't have to be.

You don't have to do much basic research to know that there are tens of millions of kids that don't have BASIC health insurance. It's easy to blame the parents but most simply can't afford it. And those that could should pay their way AND possibly make sure they don't put the bill on other tax payers.

Lighten up.

You're dodging and weaving and using the simple tactic of putting words in my mouth. Look, why is it so hard to understand that health and healthcare are synonymous? There's no simple answer and personal responsibility is a key factor, but why not explore feasible ways to make sure citizens have affordable healthcare? Why do you hate this basic right to happiness? Why do you hate America?

I don't mean to be condescending but you do realize that millions of kids don't have real healthcare, including dentistry, basic health and when they do go its to the very expensive, budget busting emergency rooms? The CHIP programs are not adequate. No, kids are not dying in the streets by the score but millions of kids are simply not healthy which is killing our budgets. This is not about give-a-ways, just simple common sense. A healthy kid is a healthy adult.

Backing off? Uh, no. I agree with him and no one is saying we do it simply by creating "another layer of unsustainable government bureaucracy." The goal is healthy kids and citizens and we need to find a way to make that happen as if healthcare is a basic "right." What part of that don't you agree with?

When does Palin jump out of a cake screaming, "Obama is a terrorist!!!!!"

I simply said I think children have a right to healthcare. Yeah, that measures up to your straw men. If you don't think that healthy children are important to the economy then that's your problem.