tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1878284415710249498.post7767522439179817014..comments2014-04-23T02:20:46.374-07:00Comments on Letters to the Oregonian: That said...czrpbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05411515424273328980noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1878284415710249498.post-78819878592803203862008-10-17T11:23:00.000-07:002008-10-17T11:23:00.000-07:00I guess I think saying that we need to know Obama'...I guess I think saying that we need to know Obama's affiliations with questionable characters and organizations is not the same thing as saying "Obama is a terrorist" or that he "pals around with terrorists". One is asking a question, saying voters deserve to know the truth; the other is making an accusation. They are both somewhat underhanded, but not to the same degree. <BR/><BR/>I don't disagree though that the intent with either one is pretty much the same. I am disappointed with McCain that he chose to take this route in the debate, and that he allowed his campaign to engage in such behavior on the trail. <BR/><BR/>But, I've been more and more disappointed with McCain since 2003, when he really started pandering to the Bush administration and to the Neocons in general. He could have been a great politician -- a reformer, sticking to his values (born-again, of course, after the Keating scandal), but chose instead to pander to those in power within the party in order to have a shot at the Presidency in 2008. It's very disappointing to think of what he could have been.checkmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17392633175939062136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1878284415710249498.post-34715930147490428772008-10-16T13:40:00.000-07:002008-10-16T13:40:00.000-07:00I am not so sure.What does it mean when he does th...I am not so sure.<BR/><BR/>What does it mean when he does that AND this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abLh3b68IHc<BR/><BR/>This is the FUD McCain puts out that is causing the reaction.czrpbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05411515424273328980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1878284415710249498.post-28313783115944695822008-10-13T13:56:00.000-07:002008-10-13T13:56:00.000-07:00Seems like McCain, himself (not necessarily the ca...Seems like McCain, himself (not necessarily the campaign), is <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YIq5Q15L1o" REL="nofollow">trying to tone things down a bit</A>.<BR/><BR/><BR/>I'm not congratulating him by any means, but some have noted that he has refused to make any personal attacks against Obama (whether or not he has/hasn't is another question). I'm not sure that it it's any better that he allows others to do the dirty work for him.checkmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17392633175939062136noreply@blogger.com