Posted on 02/25/2009 7:36:27 AM PST by rabscuttle385
Republican Sen. John McCain rates President Barack Obama's first speech to Congress as "excellent."
"There were areas that obviously I have questions about and disagreements with, but I think the theme of his speech and his delivery were excellent," the president's rival in last year's election said, following Tuesday night's speech.
"I think he carefully balanced the enormity of the size of the challenges and difficulties that America faces and, at the same time, I think he gave Americans assurance and confidence that we can get through this," McCain said.
The Arizona Republican said, however, that he has concerns.
"I can certainly support his efforts at health care reform, and I think we need to sit down in a bipartisan fashion. He left out Social Security reform. I have real questions about the spending."
McCain said a key element was missing in Obama's call for efforts to double renewable energy.
"Conspicuous by its absence in his remarks is what he had said he was for during the campaign -- which I think Arizonans know is very important. It's nuclear power. No mention of nuclear power... I don't think you reach energy independence without nuclear power playing a major role. I'm for solar, I'm for wind, I'm for all those others, but nuclear power has to be a part of it."
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Republican Sen. John McCain rates President Barack Obama’s first speech to Congress as “excellent.”.....
Rope a dope!....
“To call McCain a loathsome piece of excrement is to insult excrement.”
Juan is sucking up, big time.
I got no use for dis guy. Or his little dog Lindsay.
The RINOs are pathetic. Lindsay Graham aka friend of Dorothy.
RINO campaigns that inspired no one
McCain is trying to grab the Viagra slot!
*Snort*
I disagree! mccain did not have dole's energetic & bubbly enthusiasm.
I propose that McCain's basic problem is his family's long history in the US Navy, purposely a non-capitalist modeled organization. i.e. You need a light bulb, you go to the supply room. End of story. No analysis of specific need, environmental requirements etc. - that is all done FOR YOU by a government agent. You just state your application and take the bulb mandated by the government bureaucrat. McCain is seriously screwed up.
McPain should just shut up, his time has passed. Will Arizona please replace him with a true GOP conservative and end our pain?
I agree. Until people like Mclame are no longer a factor, the GOP will have its problems.
Is Dan Quale in AZ now? I always wanted him to run against McLame. I bet he would win.
I wish Juan McPain would just crawl in a hole and never come out. Get lost RINO loser.
McCain identifies with Goldwater on some levels but not all: both two-star Goldwater (USAFR) and one star McCain (USN) were wartime pilots; both were elected AZ senators; both lost in presidential bids. He remembers the infamous “Daisy ad” and what it did to Barry's run in '64. In his mind, McCain makes a connection between wind turbine blades and Barry Goldwater's daisy petals. From there, his mind leaps to another Barry riding a bike with one of those pinwheel things taped to his handlebars. It makes him feel warm, like a hug, all over. He smiles and follows the kid on the bike.
I know; I know. It's weird. But we are talking John McCain here, not Joe the Plumber. (/s)
The Democrat "No Domestic Energy Policy!"
I can't see that any one of these things has changed since I made this list last year. Except that Zer0 has reinstituted the Executive ban on offshore drilling.
All of that puts the U.S. in a position that war for oil or
complete economic collapse will be our only choices.
You can't frustrate every source of domestic energy
without consequences. Our enemies will blackmail us
to the extent that we are vulnerable to blackmail.
The Democrats are leading us into a real war for oil.
A war we won't have the energy to fight. A war we don't need to fight because we have our own resources.
But the military is 100% authoritarian in nature. There is no representation, no democracy and no individual freedom.
And life is pretty good if you move up in rank enough. McCain couldn't make Admiral like daddy and granddaddy but he could be a big kahuna as a Senator. Part of the ruling elite. Special enough to say when we could and couldn't speak about politicians.
That almost looks like a “Praise to Jesus” moment with the hands upraised, and those gleams in the eyes.
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