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Flag officers in support of McCain and Palin.

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Posted by Besoeker 2008-10-09 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 My inlaws are diehard Democrats (I still love them ) He was (is) career Navy (ret). They will not vote in the presidential election. All others will be attended to. They were Clinton supporters and do not like this One. I wonder how many more like them are out there?

Posted by BrerRabbit 2008-10-09 04:49|| 2008-10-09 04:49|| Front Page Top

#2 Not enough.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-10-09 07:03|| 2008-10-09 07:03|| Front Page Top

#3 It is my understanding that the number of Flag Officers now supporting McCain has risen to over 300. Can they all be wrong?

By the way, where is General Wesley Clark these days?

Posted by Besoeker 2008-10-09 09:17|| 2008-10-09 09:17|| Front Page Top

#4 I thought he was under the bus?

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-10-09 09:41|| 2008-10-09 09:41|| Front Page Top

#5 "Can they all be wrong?" - simple answer, YES.

"Flag Officers" are nothing more then CEOs with ribbons on their chest. They support McCain because they want to keep their status.

I still cannot believe that the best this country has to offer is either McCain or Obama. What the hell happened??? This election boils down to a choice of picking the one who sucks the least.

Posted by Yosemite Sam 2008-10-09 11:19|| 2008-10-09 11:19|| Front Page Top

#6 "Flag Officers" are nothing more then CEOs with ribbons on their chest. They support McCain because they want to keep their status.

I generally respect your views Sam, but I doubt you'll gain much yardage with this statement.

Posted by Besoeker 2008-10-09 11:28|| 2008-10-09 11:28|| Front Page Top

#7 Besoeker,

I think he has a valid point about a lack of a good choice this election (probably could have worded it better). The very postings on this website were dead against McCain during the primaries--he was understandably the least favorite GOP candidate from a conservative point of view. I find it odd that conservatives on this site and elsewhere are rushing to hail McCain when all he has been is a "maverick" against Republican ideology for most of his congressional career.

Voting for him because of an "anybody but Obama" mentality will not yield anything. It didn't work for Kerry (anybody but Bush), and it won't work for McCain.

The fact is that the dems are a lot more enthusiastic about their candidate than the republicans are. And that will show, come election day.

I am sure I am the not the only one not motivated to vote. There were two major mistakes done this year (making McCain the nominee; and McCain picking Palin as his vp candidate), and no good will come of it.

Posted by Todd 2008-10-09 14:03|| 2008-10-09 14:03|| Front Page Top

#8 I disagree with part of your last sentence, Todd: The McCain campaign couldn't shake money out of me until McCain named Palin as VP, after which I couldn't get my plastic out quick enough. Every time I send money in, I write "GO SARAH!" across the face of the recepit. They're gonna know damn well why and for who I am sending them money.

Everything else goes into the wastebasket.

Posted by Ptah">Ptah 2008-10-09 15:04|| http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org]">[http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org] 2008-10-09 15:04|| Front Page Top

#9 Voting for him because of an "anybody but Obama" mentality will not yield anything.

Actually, Todd, it will yield not Obama in the White House. But then, unlike Ptah I'm not a Conservative.

Posted by trailing wife">trailing wife 2008-10-09 15:15|| 2008-10-09 15:15|| Front Page Top

#10 Palin is only good in comparison to McCain. If he had actually gone for someone like Romney--who would have been a great asset in the present economic meltdown--he would have attracted both conservatives and independents who would see that McCain at least had an economy "expert" on his side.

Unfortunately, to take a phrase from the man himself, he went for a tactic, not a strategy. He went for the Hillary vote by picking Palin. What did he lose as a result?

1. The ability to be seen my a majority of Americans as the best person to turn around the economy, and

2. The ability to attack Obama effectively on his lack of experience.

Why are we still cheering Palin on? That's just how desperate we've gotten to have some real conservative leadership. But we all know that maverick McCain listens to no one, let alone his less experienced vp.

Posted by Todd 2008-10-09 15:19|| 2008-10-09 15:19|| Front Page Top

#11 I see where you are coming from, trailing wife. unfortunatley, that's not motivation enough for me. Unfortunately for McCain, teaching the GOP a lesson is a better motivation for me personally 9and possibly others).

Posted by Todd 2008-10-09 15:33|| 2008-10-09 15:33|| Front Page Top

#12 If Obama is elected, rest assured the "lesson" taught will be on YOU mate. The presidential election is not about "teaching lessons" to either party, it's about selecting a capable national leader and maintaining our freedom.

You may feel comfortable with handing Nuclear Weapons Release Authority to a Chicago democratic machine community organizer and common race baiting hoodlum. I damn well do NOT!

Posted by Besoeker 2008-10-09 16:18|| 2008-10-09 16:18|| Front Page Top

#13 teaching the GOP a lesson is a better motivation for me personally 9and possibly others).

You know, you could imitate the Buddhist monks of Saigon and immolate yourself in front of the Republican National Headquarters.

It would be just as ineffective as your so-called strategy, but would at least make for great press.

Posted by Milton Fandango 2008-10-09 16:52|| 2008-10-09 16:52|| Front Page Top

#14
Folks, 'Todd' is posting from an IP that has been used (under other 'nyms) by a troll who was less subtle than he's being today.

just sayin'

Posted by lotp 2008-10-09 18:07|| 2008-10-09 18:07|| Front Page Top

#15 In that case, lotp, I second Milton's suggestion....

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2008-10-09 18:21|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/] 2008-10-09 18:21|| Front Page Top

#16 The training has paid off. Ochen horoshaw.

Posted by Your supervisor 2008-10-09 19:13|| 2008-10-09 19:13|| Front Page Top

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