[Norman Bates]

The McCain List.
Common sense conservatism

[Norman Bates]

Thanks for posting.

[CowboyJay]

No gag-bag needed - for once.

[whatisthetruth]

Score another one for Senor McQueeg.

[Domandred]

self tag for later reference

[ryan71]

And for all those who won't vote for McCain, Obama was there too...

“When I'm President you'll be turning your guns in.”

[Redbob]

"I have supported efforts to have NICS background checks apply to gun sales at gun shows."

If he wasn't booed off the stage at this point, nobody there had a hair on their...

[maine-iac7]

McCain, like Fred, is a Federalist = Federalism means STATES RIGHTS

I believe some 90+% of Americans don't even realize that America is a Federalist Nation...and they all think the power should come from DC

[Jeff Head]

There are 50 million people in Iraq and Afghanistan who are eternally greatful that Obama's policies were not in place...they are free to do so now because of Bush.

There has not been a major terror attack on our soil since 911, because of Bush and taking the fight to the enemy on their turf.

...and in the process, Iran, who is the chief sponsor of terror, is surrounded by our forces now, who are ready to attack should we need to.

Obama would have the world still living with Saddam Hussein, and an inabaility for us to respond to either him or Iran, and with terrorists having sanctuary states...and he calls that world safer.

I pray the American people will have the wisdom to see the difference.

AUDACITY OF TRUTH-BARACK CHAMBERLAIN

AUDACITY OF TRUTH-BARACK OBAMA

AUDACITY OF TRUTH-OBAMA'S CIRCLE OF FRIENDS

AUDACITY OF TRUTH-BLACK LIBERATION THEOLOGY

[celtic gal]

Just saw this on the news today..and following this was B Obama’s rebuttal..What was interesting was to see all the white faces behind him as he was speaking..not one black person in tha group..and in another shot of him working the rope line the folks were all white..
I guess this is to bulk up the notion that lots of us “typical white folks” are supporting him and his views.

[Technogeeb]

Over the years, I haven't agreed with the NRA on every issue. I have supported efforts to have NICS background checks apply to gun sales at gun shows.

Clinton didn't know what the word "is" means. McCain apparently doesn't understand what the word "infringe" means.

Maybe they can turn that into a campaign slogan. "Vote McCain; he isn't quite as stupid as Bubba."

[WorkingClassFilth]

Sounds nice, but is he going to un-do the damage to anti-gun fascists have already done? Making noise is one thing, but we're way past the point that we need a candidate that is merely for holding onto the status quo or opposing further erosion of the same. We need a leader that will restore Constitutional gun rights.

[VeniVidiVici]

I also oppose efforts to require federal regulation of all private sales such as the transfer between a father and son or husband and wife.

Oh yay. Let me truly appreciate that McCain doesn't want to regulate transfers between relatives.

Shoot me now.

[BenLurkin]

"Senator Obama would meet unconditionally with some of the world's worst dictators and state sponsors of terrorists. I would not add to the prestige of those who support violent extremists or seek to destroy our allies."

[Nuc1]

Excellent speech. On the issue of national defense and second amendment I do trust McCain. Judges too I guess.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks neverdem.

Senator Obama has said, if elected, he will withdraw Americans from Iraq quickly no matter what the situation on the ground is and no matter what U.S. military commanders advise.

But if we withdraw prematurely from Iraq, al Qaeda in Iraq will survive, proclaim victory and continue to provoke sectarian tensions that, while they have been subdued by the success of the surge, still exist, and are ripe for provocation by al Qaeda.

Civil war in Iraq could easily descend into genocide, and destabilize the entire region as neighboring powers come to the aid of their favored factions.

A reckless and premature withdrawal would be a terrible defeat for our security interests and our values.

Iran will view it as a victory, and the biggest state supporter of terrorists, a country with nuclear ambitions and a stated desire to destroy the Sta te of Israel, will see its influence in the Middle East grow significantly.

The consequences of our defeat would threaten us for years, and those who argue for premature withdrawal, as both Senators Obama and Clinton do, are arguing for a course that would eventually draw us into a wider and more difficult war that would entail far greater dangers and sacrifices than we have suffered to date.

Thanks to the counterinsurgency instigated by General Petreaus, after four years of terribly costly mistakes, we have a realistic chance to succeed in helping the forces of political reconciliation prevail in Iraq, and the democratically elected Iraqi Government, with a professional and competent Iraqi army, impose its authority throughout the country and defend its borders.

We have a realistic chance of denying al Qaeda any sanctuary in Iraq.

We have a realistic chance of leaving behind in Iraq a force for stability and peace in the region, and not a cause for a wider and far more dangerous war.

I do not argue against withdrawal because I am indifferent to war and the suffering it inflicts on too many American families.

I hold my position because I hate war, and I know very well and very personally how grievous its wages are.

But I know, too, that we must sometimes pay those wages to avoid paying even higher ones later.

I want our soldiers home, too, just as quickly as we can bring them back without risking everything they suffered for, and burdening them with greater sacrifices in the years ahead.

That I will not do.

I have spent my life in service to my country, and I will never, never, never risk her security for the sake of my own ambitions.

I will defend her, and all her freedoms, so help me God.

And I ask you to help me in that good cause.

Thank you, and God bless you.

[Atlas Sneezed]

I have supported efforts to have NICS background checks apply to gun sales at gun shows. I recognize that gun shows are enjoyed by millions of law-abiding Americans. I do not support efforts by those who seek to regulate them out of existence. But I believe an accurate, fair and instant background check at guns shows is a reasonable requirement. I also oppose efforts to require federal regulation of all private sales such as the transfer between a father and son or husband and wife.

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He is stepping around the issue of whether he opposes private sales between strangers outside of gunshows.