>2. He is a conservative Republican.

He is anything but conservative. He's a moderate tending toward liberal republican.


>3. With minimal changes, he is essentially running for a third Bush term -- aggressive foreign policy, push on to "victory" in Iraq, tax cuts in the face of a growing deficit, stick social programs in a warehouse somewhere.


He is not George Bush III, he has stood against him many times and has ticked off the republicans many times. He doesn't walk lock step in rank with the repubs, like obama does with the dems. He had the audacity to choose outside the beltway, signaling a real new change for the future, unlike obama who picked the retread presidential candidate and political insider from the beltway crowd.


>4. Out of touch in the 21st century. His defining experiences were 40 and 50 years ago. He is a good man, I keep saying that, but he is no visionary in the year 2008.


And Obama's? Still to young to have many defining experiences and his were where? Madrassas and Hawaii? Slum politics in Chicago?


>5. Signal to other countries that we continue to embrace the bellicosity of the Bush years.

And not accept the attacks on Americans like Slick Billy did and do nothing...


>6. Never met a conglomerate he didn't like. He's called Exxon John for a reason. I for one am tired of welfare for the rich.

Tax Cuts are the mechanism to create jobs, stimulate the economy and get things back on track. Read anything on Macroeconomics and you'll see this over and over.


>7. Temperament. He had the reputation of being a hothead long before running for the presidency. Senator Hothead, he was called. Are you seriously OK with him calling his wife the C word in front of witnesses? And saying no more about it than it had been a long day? It is impossible to imagine Barack Obama calling Michelle that.

The reputation as a hothead may be just what we need in foreign policy. They may think twice about pissing him off.

Are you seriously OK with Obama's wife not being proud of America? I think his pejorative response to his wife was terrible, but like you do with Obama's minister, Chicago politics and complete lack of executive experience, I'll give him a pass.


>8. Terrible choice of VP, which I take as a preview of his decision making process as president. I thought Joe Biden was a bad choice but that was nothing compared to plucking this neophyte from obscurity. Is he really so egotistical and heedless that he would offer her as a prospective president of the U.S., a not far fetched possibility? I don't care how much bounce her pretty face gives his campaign. It was an irresponsible choice.

I think it was a brilliant move. He essentially shut down the dems convention response and subsequent bump in the polls. He picked a woman who has demonstrated she can lead. What's Obama led other than himself and a few good speeches? What business? What group of people? Hell, even a tiny little city?

He's pulling in the disenfranchised woman's vote and those who want to see themselves as forward visionaries and those women who want to break the glass ceiling.
As a conservative, she cements the base which McCain was too liberal for.

Brilliant, absolutely brilliant

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>Is that enough to start with?

Not really, All you did was spout the partly line. Can you think of something outside of McSame... As for calling McCain names, I wouldn't go there championing somebody who's name rhymes with Osama and who's other name helps us all remember Saddam Hussein.