John McCain

UNION-TRIBUNE ^ | Sunday, Dec. 2, 2007 | By Howard R. Ernst

[Calpernia]

Oh they get it. They just want it to go away.

[Calpernia]

There is no plus to leaving our men behind.

[Tulsa Ramjet]

I mean, besides that stuff...what do you not like?

[Tulsa Ramjet]

What would John McCain’s reasoning for purposely leaving Vietnam P.O.W.’s behind?

[rideharddiefast]

“McCain has a consistent pro-life voting record and regularly supports free trade, nuclear power, private Social Security savings accounts, school vouchers, the death penalty and controlling government spending.”

You forgot to mention The gang of 14, Keating 5, and McCain Feingold, and a temper that will probably have us in a war in 6 monthes. No thanks.

[Nonstatist]

I think the conservatives could keep McCain in line on all the other issues.

There is absolutely NO evidence whatsoever of that. He has spit in Republican's eyes when we practically ran the govt (Exec, legislature, judicial), and you think with a Democrat legislature he wont buckle continuously in order to get the NYT approval?

He'd raise taxes and increases social spending , and maybe hed be as aggressive as Bush on foreign policy, but maybe not (hes always looking to compromise).Romney, Guliani, Thompson, even Huckabee would be more "reliable", and at least as "tough".. We dont need a 71 yr old firecracker who is arrogant and an establishment status quo hack to boot. Theres better out there.

[Snoopers-868th]

He [McCain]and Keating needed to be in jail together.

My thinking exactly and add his (and Ketsup's) stab in the back of the MIA's families!!

[Calpernia]

Already posted.

[Tulsa Ramjet]

But I read that. But its not clear. Obvious to the article is a lack of intent of Kerry and the committee to continuet to pursue leads. But for what reason??

Now I’m conservative as the next FReeper, and a vet to boot, but is the reason is that the instigators and coveruppers are doing this to “get the war behind us”, and that alone?

Now if I was a family member of someone MIA, I’m sure I would be more forceful in demanding every lead followed up to ensure nothing is unturned and no one is left behind. But I fail to see any evidence of clear REASON and MOTIVE for doing so, other than those in power are wore out from the demands of the family members.

Yes it is a sensitive issue. What would those who could have their way, suggest as strategies to once and for all ensure everthing has been done? I’m listening. Is there some list of demands?

[bmwcyle]

You judge a man by his actions and not his words. McCain has sided with the libs too many times. He is has kissed the liberal media too many times. His words no longer have meaning. His deeds are too late to the game. He is a hypocrite.

[Dante3]

McCain supports illegal aliens, and then there is his CFR. His temper and his treatment of his first wife also indicate a lack of character. And he is creepy.

[Calpernia]

It is very clear. If the live sightings were more common knowledge, the embargo would be imposed. And the POWs/MIA families were and are still very vocal and forceful.

I don’t follow your list of demands question.

[rideharddiefast]

What would John McCain’s reasoning for purposely leaving Vietnam P.O.W.’s behind?

The things they know that he does not want anybody else to know, maybe.

[TigersEye]

LOL

Well, he's short and ugly and he lied about the lettuce picking jobs. I'm still POed about the outright lies his staff tried to pass off on me about that. I called three of his offices and they all lied their rear ends off about it and it was evident in their voices they weren't comfortable doing it. But they did.

[Tulsa Ramjet]

“I don’t follow your list of demands question.”

Well, to be perfectly honest, I don’t follow the POW/MIA issue as closely as it should be followed, but i was surmising that maybe POW/MIA action groups might have various ideas on how efforts could be made greater. Sort of like a “POW/MIA bill of rights”, such as 1) Under Secretary position of the VA, 2) Greater exchanges with Vietnam, 3) increasing federal funding for searches, 4)Internet postings of Sites last seen for Google Map searches, 5) $1 million dollar rewards for the return of each POW/MIA (heck, we do this for hunting down Al Queda, I guess we could do it for a missing american); 6) release of all military documentation related to missing servicemen; 7) Development of GPS-related technology for soldiers deployed overseas to track their movements because we did such a poor job in vietnam. We do it for pike passes, can’t we do it for transportation of bodies? 8) Allow more search teams to arrive; 8) Give me some time, I think of some more.

And then, you have a crap load of Senators and Congressmen sign off on it, put their names on an open letter to the President in newspapers demanding that it pass unconditionally. Demands like that.

[Calpernia]

>>>Well, to be perfectly honest, I don’t follow the POW/MIA issue as closely as it should be followed, but i was surmising that maybe POW/MIA action groups might have various ideas on how efforts could be made greater.

I pinged you to a number of threads this afternoon that should do fine in answering your questions.