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McCain meandering, sometimes bumbling, old fellow - kiss that myth goodbye

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2008-08-19 11:47|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 I'm casting my vote for McCain. Hope he picks Romney for VP. Don't know if the Mormon thing would be too much, but Jindahl is good too, although inexperienced. Everyone else is too gay or too stodgy.

Posted by ex-lib 2008-08-19 14:43|| 2008-08-19 14:43|| Front Page Top

#2 He keeps the mormon thing in check usually. They can be a pain in the ass too, in a wholesome kind of way.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2008-08-19 17:33|| 2008-08-19 17:33|| Front Page Top

#3 Word on the street today says Ridge has already been picked. In my mind, a mistake. Why Ridge? Don't they know they need a conservative not married to Bush II? Why not Pawlenty? What the hell does Ridge bring to the table?

Posted by EHLTB 2008-08-19 18:20|| 2008-08-19 18:20|| Front Page Top

#4 I'm willing to wait for the announcement. This election is about the presidential candidates; it won't be decided on who the candidates pick for their #2. If it were #3, that would be different, of course. ;-)

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2008-08-19 18:29|| 2008-08-19 18:29|| Front Page Top

#5 Tom Ridge from Wikipedia:

After his first year at the Dickinson School of Law, he was drafted into the United States Army, where he served as an infantry staff sergeant during the Vietnam War. He earned the Bronze Star, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation with Palm, and the Combat Infantryman Badge. Later he was offered a position as an officer but turned it down when he learned that it would require an extra year of service.

In 1994, despite being little-known outside of northwest Pennsylvania, Ridge ran for governor of Pennsylvania, winning the election as a pro-choice Republican. He was reelected in 1998 with 57 percent of the vote in a four-way race. Ridge's share of the vote was the highest for a Republican governor in Pennsylvania (where Democrats outnumber Republicans by almost 500,000) in more than half a century.[2] Ridge served as Governor until his resignation to become the Director of Homeland Security in 2001.

As governor, he promoted "law and order" policies, supporting a three-strikes law and a faster death penalty process. A death penalty supporter,[3] Ridge signed more than 224 execution warrants[4] five times the number signed over a 25-year period by the two previous governors and oversaw three executions. On social issues, he opposed gay marriage, and, in spite of being a Roman Catholic, is pro-choice on abortion issues.

Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2008-08-19 18:31|| 2008-08-19 18:31|| Front Page Top

#6 So, is being pro-choice not a liability in this campaign where conservatives are already weary of McCain? That being said, Penn. has more NRA members than any other state, and they are a bit bitter as am I. Rush Limbaugh, whatever his comments are worth, came out today and warned against Ridge because of his pro-choice stance. Homeland Security director...a liability or an asset. I haven't heard anything from conservatives related to Ridge except from Limbaugh.

Posted by EHLTB 2008-08-19 18:48|| 2008-08-19 18:48|| Front Page Top

#7 Hey, I think it would be cool if Tom Ridge got picked as VP for McCain. Why? I went to high school with him - we were classmates in German class for two years.
Other than that, though, I would not pick him - although he is nominally Catholic, he has long been pro-abortion.
The problem is, that since the choice is only between McCain and Obama (or Hillary), on balance the Republicans are more pro-life than the Democrats.

Posted by Rambler in California">Rambler in California 2008-08-19 18:59|| 2008-08-19 18:59|| Front Page Top

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