vanity: interesting poll: it said I agreed with McCain!!!

e-mail ^ | 01/25/08 | self

[RaceBannon]

Thinking about next year's election ... already made up your mind? still deciding? Try this fascinating website! This is a simple, non committal, eleven question quiz for you to take regarding the presidential candidates - all of them The subject of the quiz is the Presidential Candidates - very interesting analytical tool This quiz Takes about 1-2 minutes.

Having trouble deciding who to vote for in 2008? This quiz will compare your answers with "ALL" candidates - Republican, Democrat, Other and what they support. From your answers the candidates will be scored and placed in an order that best reflects your thoughts on the issues. I found this to be of interest .... It did not select the candidate I had expected! Of even more interest was which candidates were way down the list - and why.

Click on the website below: http://www.wqad.com/Global/link.asp?L=259460

I'm sure you'll want to pass this along to friends ... I suggest you do it without disclosing who your candidate was before and after the survey! This is your own personal survey. You might be very surprised - AND NO!!! This is not a joke - it is for real and very enlightening

[RaceBannon]

Thinking about next year's election ... already made up your mind? still deciding? Try this fascinating website! This is a simple, non committal, eleven question quiz for you to take regarding the presidential candidates - all of them The subject of the quiz is the Presidential Candidates - very interesting analytical tool This quiz Takes about 1-2 minutes.

Having trouble deciding who to vote for in 2008? This quiz will compare your answers with "ALL" candidates - Republican, Democrat, Other and what they support. From your answers the candidates will be scored and placed in an order that best reflects your thoughts on the issues. I found this to be of interest .... It did not select the candidate I had expected! Of even more interest was which candidates were way down the list - and why.

Click on the website below: http://www.wqad.com/Global/link.asp?L=259460

I'm sure you'll want to pass this along to friends ... I suggest you do it without disclosing who your candidate was before and after the survey! This is your own personal survey. You might be very surprised - AND NO!!! This is not a joke - it is for real and very enlightening

[RaceBannon]

John McCain
Score: 75
Agree with McCain
Iraq
Taxes
Stem-Cell Research
Health Care
Abortion
Social Security
Line-Item Veto
Energy
Death Penalty
Gun Control
Environment

Disagree With McCain
Immigration
Marriage
Education

[RaceBannon]

John McCain
Score: 75
Agree with McCain
Iraq
Taxes
Stem-Cell Research
Health Care
Abortion
Social Security
Line-Item Veto
Energy
Death Penalty
Gun Control
Environment

Disagree With McCain
Immigration
Marriage
Education

[RaceBannon]

Not only that, you didn’t even understand the headline of the thread.

[absolootezer0]

mccain: score 47. that’s the highest on my list.

[Lucky9teen]

I beg to differ with thre results of this test...John McCain....I DON’T THINK SO!!!!

[Question Liberal Authority]

I got Romney.

The poll is fun but flawed. Many of the answers are not mutually exclusive. Also, it seems to favor whatever position a candidate took in a recent debate, vs the way they've legislated or governed in the past.

Plus, there's no question like, "how do you feel about the possibility of watching an aging Hillary Clinton screeching on your television for the next eight years as she appoints Supreme Court justices who will confiscate your property and destroy your liberty?"

[bmwcyle]

I love you but never McCain.

[mnehrling]

McLovin too:

John McCain
Score: 71
Agree
Iraq
Taxes
Stem-Cell Research
Health Care
Abortion
Social Security
Line-Item Veto
Energy
Marriage
Death Penalty
Gun Control
Environment
Education

Disagree
Immigration

Second is Romney:
Mitt Romney
Score: 50

Agree
Iraq
Taxes
Health Care
Abortion
Line-Item Veto
Death Penalty
Environment
Education

Disagree
Immigration
Stem-Cell Research
Social Security
Energy
Marriage
Gun Control

[Lucky9teen]

If you go through and look at the candidates positions on that site, you can scroll through and see how they answered. Interesting how McCain has changed positions from some of the answers shown...

John McCain

Question: What is your opinion on the war in Iraq?
Answer: U.S. forces need to stay in Iraq for as long as it takes for Iraqi forces to take over.
Explanation:"Ultimately, Iraq's future lies in the hands of its people, government, and armed forces, and strengthening them is an essential requirement for bringing U.S. troops home from Iraq. Until Iraqi forces are ready, however, a precipitous U.S. withdrawal would condemn Iraq to civil war and intervention by its neighbors and energize al Qaeda and other jihadists across the globe. This would gravely jeopardize American security," McCain says on his Web site. [More]

Question:What is your position on immigration in the United States?
Answer:I favor a guest worker program, while tightening border security.
Explanation:"Only after specific enforcement and security triggers are met will the temporary guest worker provisions and the legalization program for the undocumented included in the bill take effect," McCain writes on his Web site. [More]

Question:Do you believe the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts should be made permanent?
Answer:Yes
Explanation:"If I didn't vote to make those tax cuts permanent, it would have the effect of a tax increase," McCain said.

Question:Should federal funding of embryonic stem cell research be expanded?
Answer:No
Explanation:In an April 2007 debate on the Senate floor, McCain said, "Mr. President, stem cell research has the potential to give us a better understanding of deadly diseases and spinal cord injuries affecting millions of Americans. One day, these efforts may lead to cures and treatments for these devastating diseases and conditions. At the same time, it is important and right to recognize the ethical and moral concerns have been raised by individuals inside and outside of the medical research community regarding one particular type of stem cell research that involves embryonic stem cells. I believe that these two bills will provide an appropriate framework for moving stem cell research forward in a responsible way." [More]

Question:Do you favor or oppose the concept of universal health care in America?
Answer:Oppose
Explanation:"I think that we can make health care affordable and available without a mandate," McCain told ABC's "This Week" program in June 2007. [More]

Question:Do you favor or oppose legalized abortion in the United States?
Answer:Oppose
Explanation:"John McCain believes Roe v. Wade is a flawed decision that must be overturned, and as president he will nominate judges who understand that courts should not be in the business of legislating from the bench, Constitutional balance would be restored by the reversal of Roe v. Wade, returning the abortion question to the individual states. The difficult issue of abortion should not be decided by judicial fiat," according to McCain's Web site. [More]

Question:Do you favor the concept of privatization of Social Security to any degree?
Answer:Yes
Explanation:According to the Cato Institute, McCain said in a speech in 1999, "My friends, there is only one solution if Social Security commitments are to be honored without breaking the backs of the next generation: bold reform -- genuine reform -- that allows workers to invest some of their Social Security savings, privately, in higher yielding accounts. This isn't an exclusively Republican idea. Two well-respected, thoughtful Democrats, Senators Bob Kerrey and Pat Moynihan, have endorsed the idea because they know it is the only way Social Security can be saved without raising taxes or cutting benefits." [More]

Question:Do you favor or oppose giving the president a "line-item" veto; that is, the ability to remove parts of a spending bill without needing to veto the entire bill?
Answer:Favor
Explanation:McCain authored the Line Item Veto Act of 2006. In a speech on the Senate floor, he said, "Under this proposal, which is crafted to ensure its constitutionality, each item of every appropriation measure and authorization measure containing new direct spending or new targeted tax benefits passed by Congress would be separately enrolled. The President would then be able to consider each item as a separate bill and would have the power to veto items that, as President Bush has said, constitute unneeded spending that reflects special interests instead of the people's interest." [More]

Question:Do you support federal assistance for the production of ethanol and/or biofuel as an alternative to oil?
Answer:No
Explanation:McCain has been all over the map on his position. On 5/12/07, he said he supports ethanol but opposes subsidies. Previously, he said that "ethanol is not worth it. It does not help the consumer." He voted against the Energy Policy Act of 2005, he voted no for the Environmental Effects Caused by Ethanol Amendment and he voted no for the Energy Omnibus Bill in 2003. In 2006, however, when giving a speech in Iowa, he said, "I support ethanol and I think it is vital, a vital alternative energy source not only because of our dependency on foreign oil but its greenhouse gas reduction effects." In 2000, McCain skipped the Iowa caucuses because of his opposition to ethanol.

Question:Do you favor or oppose a constitutional amendment defining marriage as between one man and one woman?
Answer:Oppose
Explanation:In 2004, when a constitutional amendment was being debated, McCain said, "The constitutional amendment we're debating today strikes me as antithetical in every way to the core philosophy of Republicans. It usurps from the states a fundamental authority they have always possessed and imposes a federal remedy for a problem that most states do not believe confronts them." [More]

Question:Do you favor or oppose the use of the death penalty for certain crimes?
Answer:Favor
Explanation:According to the Pew Forum on Religion and American Life, "McCain supports the death penalty for federal crimes. As senator from Arizona, he voted to prohibit the use of racial statistics in death penalty appeals and ban the death penalty for minors. He also supported legislation to allow the death penalty for acts of terrorism and has said he would consider further expansion of capital punishment laws for other crimes." [More]

Question:Agree or Disagree: When the government places restrictions on obtaining and owning a gun, they infringe upon our rights to bear arms.
Answer:Agree
Explanation:McCain voted "No" on regulating the sale of firearms at gun shows. [More]

Question:Do environmental regulations improve or limit the standard of living?
Answer:Limit - Focusing on the enviornment halts advances in technology and transportation.
Explanation:According to the League of Conservation Voters environmental profile, Senator John McCain has frequently voted against governmental regulations to protect the environment. [More]

Question:Should teachers receive pay based on the performance of their students?
Answer:Yes
Explanation:USA Today reports that McCain favors merit pay. At a Republican Debate on October 29, 1999, McCain stated, “I don’t see why a good teacher should be paid less money than a bad senator. It’s important that we have merit pay for teachers, that we have teacher testing, that we do everything we can to motivate young men and women to enter this profession.” [More]

Mitt Romney

Question:What is your opinion on the war in Iraq?
Answer:U.S. forces need to stay in Iraq for as long as it takes for Iraqi forces to take over.
Explanation:"I believe that so long as there is a reasonable prospect of success, our wisest course is to seek stability in Iraq, with additional troops endeavoring to secure the civilian population," Romney said in announcing his candidacy. [More]

Question:What is your position on immigration in the United States?
Answer:Build a fence along the border. I am opposed to granting legal status to illegal immigrants.
Explanation:Romney disagrees with the immigration bill formulated by his rival, Sen. John McCain. He says strengthening the border is the first priority, followed by an employee verification policy. On hiw Web site, he says, "Third, No Special Privilege Or Special Pathway To Citizenship For Those Here Illegally. GOVERNOR ROMNEY: 'And number three, for the 12 million, we can't allow them to have a special privilege of being able to stay here indefinitely." (Mike Gallagher Show, 5/21/07)" [More]

Question:Do you believe the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts should be made permanent?
Answer:Yes
Explanation:

Question:Should federal funding of embryonic stem cell research be expanded?
Answer:Yes
Explanation:Asked on May 3, 2007 at an MSNBC debate whether expanded federal funding of embryonic stem cell research would progress under his administration, Romney replied, "it certainly will."

Question:Do you favor or oppose the concept of universal health care in America?
Answer:Oppose
Explanation:Romney's position on health care is difficult to determine. On his Web site, he says, "The health of our nation can be improved by extending health insurance to all Americans, not through a government program or new taxes, but through market reforms." Yet as governor of Massachusetts, he supported -- and signed -- a bill providing health insurance for every resident, with significant state investment. During the campaign, at debates he has ridiculed the notion of single-payer, government-subsidized health care, however. [More]

Question:Do you favor or oppose legalized abortion in the United States?
Answer:Oppose
Explanation:
Question:Do you favor the concept of privatization of Social Security to any degree?
Answer:No Position
Explanation:Romney has not articulated a position on this issue other than to call for a panel to study the issue.

Question:Do you favor or oppose giving the president a "line-item" veto; that is, the ability to remove parts of a spending bill without needing to veto the entire bill?
Answer:Favor
Explanation:In an April 4, 2007 interview with Sean Hannity, Romney said, "This is a time where America has to finally make sure that we're not spending more than we're taking in. And we've been on a binge over these last couple of decades, and it's important for to us reign in spending. I had the line item veto. We ought to have that in Washington. It allows you to pick out the pork and pick out the waste and to zero in on it. And then the legislature can overturn it, if they want to. If you waste money, if you put in place earmarks or pork spending, then somebody is going to say no and point it out to the American people." (Source: Real Clear Politics) [More]

Question:Do you support federal assistance for the production of ethanol and/or biofuel as an alternative to oil?
Answer:Yes
Explanation:After touring an ethanol research facility in Iowa, Romney said, "They don't start off being economic, but with time and research we find applications. We find how to improve the process and ultimately this kind of investment will lead to America generating the energy we need without having to rely upon foreign sources. [More]

Question:Do you favor or oppose a constitutional amendment defining marriage as between one man and one woman?
Answer:Favor
Explanation:"I have always been somebody who opposes discrimination. But I also consistently feel that it's critical to have marriage as a relationship between one man and one woman," Romney said at the Fox News GOP presidential debate in South Carolina on May 15, 2007. [More]

Question:Do you favor or oppose the use of the death penalty for certain crimes?
Answer:Favor
Explanation:According to the Pew Forum on Religion and American Life, "Romney supports the death penalty for deadly acts of terrorism, killing sprees, murders involving torture and the killing of law enforcement authorities. As governor, he filed a bill to reinstate the death penalty in Massachusetts that required verifiable scientific evidence, such as DNA, in order to impose the death penalty. The bill also proposed measures to ensure proper representation for the indigent and allowed jurors who oppose the death penalty to participate in the guilt phase of a trial." [More]

Question:Agree or Disagree: When the government places restrictions on obtaining and owning a gun, they infringe upon our rights to bear arms.
Answer:Partially Agree
Explanation:Though Romney has historically been tough on gun control, he has recently shown support for loosening current gun laws. Romney also recently stated that he is a member of the NRA. [More]

Question:Do environmental regulations improve or limit the standard of living?
Answer:Limit - Focusing on the enviornment halts advances in technology and transportation.
Explanation:"Republicans should never abandon pro-growth conservative principles in an effort to embrace the ideas of Al Gore. Instead of sweeping mandates, we must use America's power of innovation to develop alternative sources of energy and new technologies that use energy more efficiently," said Romney in a press release on February 23, 2007. [More]

Question:Should teachers receive pay based on the performance of their students?
Answer:Yes
Explanation:On September 29, 2005 Romney introduced a plan that would increase teacher wages based on classroom performance. New York Time’s Michael Janofsky reports that the merit pay system may add more than $5,000 to a teacher’s annual salary. [More]

[Sidebar Moderator]

Knock off the personal attacks

[RaceBannon]

I know, I was shocked myself to hear them tell me I was a McCainite

[chopperman]

The highest score any of them got with me was Romney - 39. I disagreed with all of them on Iraq and Immigration which was also my highest priorities. They also didn’t offer any questions about how China was controlling us with their imports. I wish they left Duncan Hunter on the board.

[BigEdLB]

Romney 57
McCain 56
Giuliani 53
Huckabee 41
Paul 27

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Edwards 17
Obama 15
Hildebeast 10
Gravel 8
Gerbil 3 (W/D)

[stylin19a]

McCain
58

some of the questions don’t make sense.
Clinton got the line item veto and it was struck down by the SCOTUS.

How are they going to get around that ?

[GB]

If you look strictly at the numbers, John McCain qualifies as a conservative. But you must go beyond the numbers. The rub a lot of folks here have with the guy ... and I feel the same way, but I’ll go on record now, if it comes down to him vs. Hillary or Obama, I’m not stayin’ home and I’m not abstaining from the presidential election, but I’m not going to be jumping for joy about it ... is his position on some specific and very important issues, like CFR, and his attitude/demeanor/personality/M.O./etc. in general.

[Tribune7]

I will vote for McCain without reservation if he is the nominee.

And he still has a chance at getting my primary vote from Mitt -- who I don't think is really all that more conservative -- if I become convinced Romney can't win in November and McCain can.

Dubya has ticked me off many times in the last 7 years but I'm still glad I voted for him twice.

We conservative have got to become much more involved in state and local politics, which are the minor leagues for Washington. The problem is most of us hate government and we aren't good liars.

[Tribune7]

LOL

McCain's my guy according to the poll but only at 68.

He's followed by Ron Paul at 50 and Romney at 49.

[B4Ranch]

The “rumors” of suppressed POW/MIA documentation is long and persistent...and McCain has been intimately involved..
http://www.villagevoice.com/news/0523,schanberg,64705,6.html

Anyone interested in some history — might also Google “McCain’s Bill”....

For the past 40+ years, I have been waiting for a plausible explanation of WHY the names of men KNOWN to have been alive in captivity where not on any list of POW/MIA and not repatriated....

Some old vets with long memories — remain suspicious of the combination of Kerry and McCain as the Senate POW/MIA Committee “leaders” of the “investigation” into Vietnam’s explanation for the missing POWs.....

We were also more than surprised when these two “heroes” gave Vietnam a “clean bill of health” which led to the “normalization” of business relations between the U.S. and Vietnam.. Rumor also had it that one of Kerry’s relatives immediately profited from this arrangement.....

Someone as cynical and “paranoid” as myself — might look askance at the strange combination of a discredited liar and traitor like Kerry, teaming up with a former POW who was the only POW known to have received special treatment in Hanoi’s hospitals....

It just gets curiouser and curiouser......as they say...
No black helicopters.....just black thoughts...

Posted by river rat
On News/Activism ^ 01/23/2008 10:16:14 PM PST · 30 of 32 ^
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1958256/posts?page=30#30
_________________________________________________

The War Secrets Sen. John McCain Hides

But there was one subject that was off-limits, a subject the Arizona senator almost never brings up and has never been open about -- his long-time opposition to releasing documents and information about American prisoners of war in Vietnam and the missing in action who have still not been accounted for. Since McCain himself, a downed Navy pilot, was a prisoner in Hanoi for 5 1/2 years, his staunch resistance to laying open the POW/MIA records has baffled colleagues and others who have followed his career. Critics say his anti-disclosure campaign, in close cooperation with the Pentagon and the intelligence community, has been successful. Literally thousands of documents that would otherwise have been declassified long ago have been legislated into secrecy.

Be sure to look at this site so you understand just what many Vets think about him.:

Vietnam Veterans Against John

[ElectricStrawberry]

I got McCain (34)......the quiz was too rigged and/or purposely generic to be a truly useful tool......and flat out wrong in a couple instances......like taxes. I do not agree with MaCain on taxes if I follow how he voted in the Senate.

You can’t vote no on a tax cut and then later wish for the same tax cut to be permanent.......and have those actions be in agreement with my beliefs in any manner.

I missed the question “Do you favor or oppose 1A rights infringements dressed up as a feel-good CFR bill?”

[DWar]

That quiz cherry picks issues favorable to McCain. In addition It gives him credit FOR things just because he says he is for them when when he has a record of ACTUALLY voting against them.

McCain is the least conservative of the remaining candidates.
See the chart HERE

Ann Coulter says,

John McCain is Bob Dole minus the charm, conservatism and youth. Like McCain, pollsters assured us that Dole was the most "electable" Republican. Unlike McCain, Dole didn't lie all the time while claiming to engage in Straight Talk.
See the Ann Coulter article HERE

[Eva]

So, you believe everything that McCain says, even though McCain has demonstrated his contempt for conservatives and you know that McCain is simply paying mouth service to conservative issues?

No, thanks, the poll doesn’t sound like much fun to me.

[B4Ranch]

I love it when I see a post that shows you are thinking before you touch the keyboard.

[DWar]

McCain is not only not conservative enough; he has also has built a reputation as a maverick by stabbing his party in the back -- not in furtherance of conservative principles but by betraying them. McCain delights in sticking it to his colleagues while winning accolades from the mainstream liberal media.

David Limbaugh 1/25/2008

[DWar]

McCain is not only not conservative enough; he has also has built a reputation as a maverick by stabbing his party in the back -- not in furtherance of conservative principles but by betraying them. McCain delights in sticking it to his colleagues while winning accolades from the mainstream liberal media.

David Limbaugh 1/25/2008

[Grunthor]

Mitt Romney
Score: 51

Agree
Iraq
Taxes
Health Care
Abortion
Social Security
Line-Item Veto
Marriage
Death Penalty
Gun Control

Disagree
Immigration
Stem-Cell Research
Energy
Environment
Education

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John McCain
Score: 48

Agree
Iraq
Taxes
Stem-Cell Research
Health Care
Abortion
Line-Item Veto
Energy
Death Penalty

Disagree
Immigration
Social Security
Marriage
Gun Control
Environment
Education

---

Mike Huckabee
Score: 43

Agree
Stem-Cell Research
Health Care
Abortion
Line-Item Veto
Marriage
Death Penalty
Environment

Disagree
Iraq
Immigration
Taxes
Social Security
Energy
Gun Control
Education

---

Ron Paul
Score: 36

Agree
Taxes
Stem-Cell Research
Health Care
Abortion
Energy
Education

Disagree
Iraq
Immigration
Social Security
Line-Item Veto
Marriage
Death Penalty
Gun Control
Environment

---

Rudy Giuliani
Score: 29

Agree
Iraq
Taxes
Health Care
Death Penalty
Gun Control

Disagree
Immigration
Stem-Cell Research
Abortion
Social Security
Line-Item Veto
Energy
Marriage
Environment
Education

[Centurion2000]

What a load of crap ....
John McCain
Score: 51

Agree
Taxes
Stem-Cell Research
Health Care
Abortion
Social Security
Line-Item Veto
Energy
Death Penalty
Gun Control
Environment
Education

Disagree
Iraq
Immigration
Marriage

[Eva]

We used to have a neighbor who graduated from Annapolis with McCain and was in the same flight training class. My neighbor qualified for the appointment to the jet pilot training, but McCain used his father’s influence to get in. McCain graduated fifth from the bottom in his class and only the top graduates were accepted as bomber pilots. McCain should have been flunked out of flight school, also, because he sunk his test plane.

[Lloyd227]

This is an obvious POS survey and intentionally skewed results.

McCain's record of the last 5 years most certainly does NOT match my answers to the quiz and yet at the end of the survey, they're telling me McCain's my guy.

This is Intentional Subterfuge..... skip the survey quiz, it's worse than a waste of time.

[river rat]

Yep....I took one of those tests - and it placed McCain as my 3rd choice...

Obviously — the program is RIGGED to get McCain near the top of everyone’s list..

McCain shouldn’t even have made on to my list at all....
Nor will he get a vote from me - even if the RNC shoves a flag up his a$$ and expects us to salute...

Ain’t gonna happen..

[RaceBannon]

you have reading comprehension problems

NOWHERE in this thread does it say I support McCain

[BlueNgold]

What a load of crap!
It says I agree with McCain on taxes when he voted AGAINST the tax cuts this survey inquires about in the first place.

For the record - I took several of these for ‘fun’ a few weeks back - and it said that I agreed 99+% of the time with FDT.

[bravo whiskey]

i agree about this poll. it says i agree with mcvain (58) of course that means i agree with what he is saying currently as he attempts to woo the conservative base. given his voting record, lies, temper, desire to kiss democrat butt and be liked, age, ego, and his support from the drive-bys and new york slimes (we put the T in reason) i don’t like him, i don’t trust him, and i won’t vote for him.

[Eva]

No, but the poll says that you do, and you did not deny it.

[raybbr]

Thanks Race.

I came up with Romney 59% and McCain at 49%. The rest doesn’t matter. It seems the poll is skewed to lean towards McCain. No suprise there, really.

Lot’s of people don’t or can’t comprehend your post. Their mistake - not yours.

God speed...

[omega4179]

Bill Clinton: McCain And Hillary Are ‘Very Close’...
Race ‘would be the most civilized election in American history’...

[omega4179]

Its rigged to pick McCain no matter what you select.

[KoRn]

My top choice was also McCain but with 38%, number two for me was Paul with 33%.

[RaceBannon]

Nooo, the poll said McCain thinks like me, not that I am leaning toward McCain

You need to learn about polls, because McCain thinks nothing like me.

[ct_libertarian]

Oddly enough, it says that out of the candidates left that I should support McCain as well.

No way in hell, I'm going to do that!

You can’t and won’t win over the base, McCain.
You won’t win the national at all.

The base has not forgotten “The Gang of Fourteen” and “McCain - Feingold”.

C.R.A.M. I.T.! : Conservative Republicans Against McCain, Induct Thompson!

[TruthFactor]

This is a much better one...

http://www.vajoe.com/candidate_calculator.html

[ct_libertarian]

C.R.A.M. I.T.!

Conservative Republicans Against McCain, Induct Thompson!

[FReepapalooza]

“Disagree With McCain
Immigration
Marriage
Education”

Well there in lies our future.

[JaneNC]

I beg to differ too....

It is a resounding NO to McAmnesty.