His service to his nation is extremely laudable.
His imprisonment in Viet Nam is not enough of a reason for him to be President.
You are right there, but he is still a far cry better than the alternative.
He is Senator for decades, run a military training program, served his nation heroically and endured 5+ years of Commie captivity. Most of his political stances are fine with me. I say he is fully qualified.
Perhaps that's true.But when comparing the record of McCain while he wore the uniform of a Navy officer to Osama Obama's brilliant military career you realize that McCain is better qualified to be Commander-In-Chief.
So sorry to hear that you will be voting for the other alternative — and giving us Obama.
He is a good man, that is for certain.
But he is not a good Republican. He is a liberal.
And McCain-Feingold is the biggest turd washington crapped out in a long long time.
That legislation alone tells us everything we need to know about what he thinks washington should be able to do (to us)
This may be hard for you to understand. Are you saying you would rather have Obama, or just making a silly remark? No one, least himself, is saying that his imprisonment would make him a good CIC. It is part of his character.
His imprisonment in Viet Nam is not enough of a reason for him to be President.
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Who he is running against is. Were not picking the best person for President (he or she’s not running). We’re picking the best candidate.
Did you read the article?
This is a straw man argument. Who besides his critics has ever claimed that McCain's POW experiences is what he's relying on for qualification?
I didn't know you were monitoring Free Republic Wesley Clark!
I challenge you to show me ANYBODY, Republican, Democrat or Independent who claims McCain’s POW background should be the MAIN reason reason to vote for him as President.
Give me one example. One.
see my tagline.
There is one thing you should never do and that is to impugn a POW. McCain is a RhinoCrat but his service was above and beyond the call of duty. So yes, he has paid his dues for the Presidency.
When he won NH, I asked my buddy why he voted for him. He said, anybody who could withstand 5 yrs in a Vietnamese prison earned my vote. You can’t argue that.
Pray for W and Our Troops
A stark contrast to what John Kerry’s fellow soldiers had to say about him.
[His service to his nation is extremely laudable.
His imprisonment in Viet Nam is not enough of a reason for him to be President.]
When your other option is Barack Hussein it most certainly is.
Absolutely not; but his comportment during that imprisonment is a clear sign of the kind of qualities you want in a leader.
He never claimed it was, it's just part his lifetime of experiences that formed his character.
Never, unlike the lying coward John Kerry, did he claim himself a "war hero" whose war experiences made him most qualified to be CIC.
McCains experience, -all of it- his years in congress, whether you like the decisions he's made or not, make him far more qualified that Barry Obama, who has no experience at all in anything except Marxist philosophy and the power of forced totalitarian rule has over people.
“His imprisonment in Viet Nam is not enough of a reason for him to be President.”
That is obvious. But you are missing the point. I certainly find myself in disagreement with many of McCain’s positions, such as immigration, ANWR, etc., but, he is infinitely more preferable than his counterpart. That many Americans would consider electing a man who is basely dishonest, dangerously naive, lacks any foreign policy experience, uses the race card to deflect criticism and discussion of his real qualifications, says more about our citizenry than McCain or Obama. I find this disturbing, but in the end, we will get the representation we deserve. Unfortunately, Republicans squandered their opportunities when they controlled the House and Senate and had their behinds kicked in the 06 elections. With much of the MSM in Barack’s tank, Obama is likely to be elected. All branches of government under the thumb of the DNC. The price we will pay for this will dwarf Jimmy Carter and 9/11.
Look’s like its owl medicine time...
The whole point of the article is his leadership ability. He was not saying because he was a POW he had the credentials to be president...it’s his leadership abilities. The man witnessed this for years as a POW with John McCain.