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Sen. Jim Webb Piles On: McCain Should 'Calm Down' On Using Military Record

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Posted by Fred 2008-07-02 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 McCain wants to be judged as a politician who can reach out to the average American. He announced his candidacy on the David Letterman Show and, earlier this year on that same venue, he attacked Rumsfeld for "mismanagement" of Iraq security measures. He doesn't peddle himself as a war hero. He will be judged on his political program, as will Obama be measured by his pie in the sky promises.

Posted by McZoid 2008-07-02 01:45|| 2008-07-02 01:45|| Front Page Top

#2 What respect I used to have for Webb is now completely gone. A number of years back, he wrote an article excoriating the Dems for abandoning South Vietnam, even telling about a confrontation he had with George McGovern in which McG said flat-out "what you don't understand is that I didn't want us to win that war". And now Webb's carrying the water for the same pack of back-stabbing traitors.

Posted by Ricky bin Ricardo (Abu Babaloo) 2008-07-02 01:50|| 2008-07-02 01:50|| Front Page Top

#3 Sigh. What did James Webb run for Senate on. As for Democrats and 3 card Monte dealers: watch the hands, not the mouth.

Posted by ed 2008-07-02 01:50|| 2008-07-02 01:50|| Front Page Top

#4 I heard B.O. on the teevee last night promising that he wouldn't question his opponent's patriotism.

Well, yeah, Fred, he did. But he never promised that his dingleberry buddies wouldn't do that for him.

Posted by Swamp Blondie in the Cornfields 2008-07-02 09:51|| 2008-07-02 09:51|| Front Page Top

#5 Webb CAMPAIGNED on his military service and criticized the hell out of others for not having served.

What a dickwad you people in VA put into office.

Webb is trying to fast track himself into ex-Marine status and reach the cratering lows achieved by his college fatass Jack "Haditha" Murtha.

Posted by OldSpook 2008-07-02 10:19|| 2008-07-02 10:19|| Front Page Top

#6 I think the msm won the election for webb with their constant Mackaka drumbeat.

Posted by bman 2008-07-02 11:37|| 2008-07-02 11:37|| Front Page Top

#7 There must be a million or so people who had their kids serve in Iraq. I am beginning to think Jim Webb isn't the best possible senator out of that half million.

Posted by Abdominal Snowman 2008-07-02 11:51|| 2008-07-02 11:51|| Front Page Top

#8 This was brought up from the d-camp, some of whom were vp potentials.

Lackys indeed. bo is going to run out of bishops, knights, and rooks real damn quick. Prolly lose his pawns in Denver.

Posted by swksvolFF 2008-07-02 12:02|| 2008-07-02 12:02|| Front Page Top

#9 Webb and Clark were always dangerous Veep candidates.

BO would be better off with Evan Bayh or Bill Richardson.

Posted by liberalhawk 2008-07-02 12:15|| 2008-07-02 12:15|| Front Page Top

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