Comments on: May 9 printed letters

By: bullishfrog

bullishfrog — Fri, 09 May 2008 17:33:09 +0000

DC, while Mr. Laitres is indeed stating that Bush has had the support of legislators (duh!) he also tries to taint John McCain’s character by suggesting that he is trying to distance himself from the President by “blaming the current oval office occupant for all the failures of his administration.”. I am simply disputing this assertion. While John McCain has disagreed with the President on a number of issues over the years (including the hot issue here recently concerning drilling in Anwar), I can’t recall him accusing the President of anything other than the way the war was conducted (and for that he mainly blames Rumsfeld).

Have a good vacation.

By: dc

dc — Fri, 09 May 2008 17:18:12 +0000

And I suggested that you take you clue from Mr. McCains’ own words. Your demand for some list of issues is a weak attempt to control the debate. The point of Mr. Laitres letter was that George Bush is not solely reponsible for the difficulties we face. Not, as you demand, some list of issues specifically stated by John McCain.

Dubya is a lame duck and some of his buddies are deserting him and playing the Pontius Pilate role. Henceforth, I will leave this discussion to you and the author of the letter. I am leaving for vacation.

Bye all. I will check in next week.

By: bullishfrog

bullishfrog — Fri, 09 May 2008 16:36:56 +0000

DC, you seem totally unable to speak to the issue at hand. Here is what Mr. Laitres wrote: “One tactic to be used by the Republicans during this election cycle is already in evidence. It is being used by none other than their presumptive nominee, John McCain. That is, blaming the current oval office occupant for all the failures of his administration.”

Now then, DC, I have asked him to list what exactly is McCain blaming the administration for? You, apprantly, don’t have an answer and, instead, you start talking about Halliburton. That, sir, is ranting. I am simply asking for the writer to back up his claim with facts.

By: dc

dc — Fri, 09 May 2008 16:26:56 +0000

I consider John McCains’ words to be a reliable source, yes.

By: Willis_Leon_Johnson

Willis_Leon_Johnson — Fri, 09 May 2008 16:25:52 +0000

An even odder point would be to point out that “The Daily Show” is comedy.

Really, truly defined as comedic view of the news.

And dc considers it as a ‘reliable source’?

Well, it does help understand some of his posts.

By: dc

dc — Fri, 09 May 2008 16:21:12 +0000

Odd to me that you seem to want to dictate the point of Mr. Laitres argument. I do not believe that a list of things McCain is reluctant to say is forthcoming. I recommend you log on to The Daily Show website and listen to Mr. McCains’ responses to the questions presented to him by Jon Stewart.

Clearly, Mr. McCain is in a precarious position. He needs the Bush money, but not the Bush legacy. He will avoid making a laundry list for you or me as long as he can. His rhetoric makes it clear that he is going try to distance himself from all of Bushes domestic issues, but not to the degree of specificity you demand.

One more thing. What makes my comments a “rant”, and yours not so?

By: bullishfrog

bullishfrog — Fri, 09 May 2008 15:39:32 +0000

DC, perhaps you can stick to the point and delay your rants for a bit. If you want to assist Mr. Laitres in his arguments, list the issues for which McCain blames Bush.

By: dc

dc — Fri, 09 May 2008 15:21:21 +0000

Yes you can have it both ways. If McCain can have it both ways, so can we. I will believe he is not a sellout to the Bushites when I see Halliburton people indicted for stealing billions of dollars from the taxpayers. Implicating the Republican party and many of its’ officials is not only appropriate, but essential.

By: bullishfrog

bullishfrog — Fri, 09 May 2008 15:02:08 +0000

The Robert Laitres letter to the editor is a load of horse manure. On the one hand, Democrats are saying that a vote for McCain is a vote for a Bush 3rd term. On the other hand, RL says that McCain blames Bush for everything that has gone wrong in the country during the Bush administration. You can’t have it both ways. Fact of the matter is that few Republicans have opposed more Bush policies than McCain. That is why so many conservatives oppose McCain. The only major issue on which McCain has blamed the Bush administration is the way the war was conducted. But he sure hasn’t blamed Bush for the war itself, or the surge, or the economy. So maybe Mr. Laitres can give us a list of all the issues where McCain is blaming Bush.