Obama, McCain call for cutting nuclear weapons

Boston Glob ^ | 6/3/09 | Foon Rhee

[pissant]

John McCain and Barack Obama -- presidential rivals last year -- agreed today on the need for progress to a world free of nuclear weapons.

McCain, the veteran Republican senator from Arizona, spoke on the Senate floor to mark the unveiling of a statue in the Capitol Rotunda of the late President Ronald Reagan, who also dreamed of a nuke-free world.

"This is a distant and difficult goal," McCain said. "And we must proceed toward it prudently and pragmatically, and with a focused concern for our security and the security of allies who depend on us. But the Cold War ended almost twenty years ago, and the time has come to take further measures to reduce dramatically the number of nuclear weapons in the world's arsenals. In so doing, the United States can – and indeed, must – show the kind of leadership the world expects from us, in the tradition of American presidents who worked to reduce the nuclear threat to mankind."

[pissant]

While Reagan "dreamed" of a nuke free world, he built up an arsenal to send our enemies back to the dinosaur age.

[Jewbacca]

Meanwhile, Obama says Iran has a “right” to nukes.

[americanophile]

Obama began by releasing reams of sensitive nuclear information. Such a move could be seen by some as making such facilities obsolete, which would make their elimination all the easier.

[RatsDawg]

The more I hear McCain run his mouth, the more I realize how similar he is to Obama.

Did we not have a choice last year?

[wac3rd]

Don’t forget the UAE’s reactors, also.

[ExTexasRedhead]

How about we call for a McCain-free Republican Party. I’m so sick of this old hypocrite speaking like the base wants him around.

Hey, Arizona Freepers, can you please find a conservative to run against this RINO???

[Yankee]

A__hat Johnny rides again.

He was an unnecessary drag on Governor Palin’s ticket.

What a useful idiot.

[pissant]

Yeah. Vote for a foolish liberal or vote conservative. I chose the latter and voted for Duncan Hunter

[Westbrook]

> What a useful USELESS idiot.

Fixed it.

[Seaplaner]

John Sidney McCain has his VCRs and TIVOs set to record NBC, CBS, and ABC news this evening; and his peeps will be buying extra "scrapbook" copies of the NYT and WaPo first thing in the morning.

Which is why he said what he said.

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[RC2]

Fools follow fools. England is on the verge of collaps. A “No Confidence Vote” is being called for and if that happens, Brown is out. The Tea Partys in the States should call for a “No Confidence Vote” of the President and those in Congress that support him. Even Democrats are getting upset with the President and the Middle East is turning against him.

[Don Corleone]

There is only one way to rid the world of Nukes...that is to use them...not an agreeable method but sadly true. Who would be the last country to give up the nukes that gave it world dominating power??? Not gonna happen...ever.

[alice_in_bubbaland]

This jacka$$ of a president is skillfully orchestrating the destruction of this nation!!!

He MUST be impeached!

[Yankee]

Useless to you and me. Useful to the left.

[Walrus]

Once again, I plead with someone to tell me just how in hell John McCain became the Republican nominee in 2008.

He was broke, defeated, and totally out of it. All of a sudden he was our nominee. HOW DID THAT HAPPEN??????

Can ANYBODY explain that to me ?

[hflynn]

There is a difference between McCain and Obama that should be noted. McCain may be suffering the early stages of Alheimerzer Disease but Obama is definitely suffering from the late stages of Muslimheimerzer Disease

[headstamp 2]

Haven’t you heard Johnnie? We need it for nuclear energy. (sarc)

Barry said it’s OK.

[ElPatriota]

Come McCain, switch to the DemoCrapps... Stop pretending... That is where your friends are and where you belong.

I did not vote for this jackass... He never fooled me.

[alice_in_bubbaland]

Two words: Open Primary.

A dim tactic to neuter the GOP.

[AdaGray]

Does anybody really care anymore about what McCain “calls for?”

[sten]

m0r0ns

[dfwgator]

Wow, just like Christopher Reeve in “Superman IV - The Search for Peace”

[Uncle Meat]

John[if you can’t beat ‘em,join ‘em]McCain.

[Walrus]

Please connect the dots for me.

[alice_in_bubbaland]

Open primary as opposed to closed primary.

In a closed Republican primary, for example, only registered party members can participate in the election.

The dim power brokers have changed election laws in some states to make it easier to change party affiliation right there at the polls during the primary election. This way they can sway the nomination process towards the weakest opposition candidate.

In my opinion, that’s how we got Grandpa McLaime.

[rabscuttle385]

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[rabscuttle385]

[TigersEye]

The Turd twins. McTurd and 0turd. Separated at birth certificates.

[dalereed]

Reduce their numbers by using them!

[Eaker]

[Bokababe]

"The more I hear McCain run his mouth, the more I realize how similar he is to Obama. Did we not have a choice last year?"

Nope, none at all.

[TADSLOS]

LOL!

[RatsDawg]

I think everyone on this forum knows you voted for Hunter. :)

He is a great man, that’s for sure.

Thanks for always keeping us informed about the latest Hunter news.

[MaggieCarta]

...In my opinion, that’s how we got Grandpa McLaime.

Good synopsis.

[DoughtyOne]

Muck FcCain!

[DoughtyOne]

We all dream of a nuclear free world. Like children dream, we dream. Like children grow up and realize their dreams were unrealistic, we have to wise up and realize it’s unrealistic to think this world will ever be free from nuclear weapons.

You either make others a target, or you become one.

Nuclear proliferation is accelerating, and these two buffoons want us to cut our stockpile to the bone.

What they propose is national suicide.

We are going from the premier nation on the planet, to an endangered species in less than a generation.

That John McCain would feed into this, reveals to me what a consummate turncoat asshole he really is.