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Originally Posted by dc_dux
Others may see it as a choice between four more years of Bush foreign and domestic policy or a new direction for the country both at home and abroad.
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BTW...I did get a laugh out of the "marxist" reference.  |
Laughing is a great coping mechanism.
However, the "Marxist" reference is becoming a common observation after closer examination in to Obama's formative political and activist years. This drama is playing out in full view this week... Obama appears to be using (abusing?) the power of his Senate seat asking the Justice Department to silence the likes of Stanley Kurtz and anyone delving in to his past regarding radical activism and ties to people like William Ayers. A little reminiscent of "il Duce" in training (IMO).
Regarding the McCain / Bush comparison
(another Bush term? I don't think it's gonna stick.), here's some key points where they differ:
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Provided by that close family friend to the Clintons - Dick Morris
• McCain fought for campaign finance reform — McCain-Feingold — that Bush fought and ultimately signed because he had no choice.
• McCain led the battle to restrict interrogation techniques of terror suspects and to ban torture.
• McCain went with Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) on a tough measure to curb climate change, something Bush denies is going on.
• McCain opposed the Bush tax cuts when they passed.
• McCain urged the Iraq surge, a posture Bush rejected for years before conceding its wisdom.
• McCain favors FDA regulation of tobacco and sponsored legislation to that effect, a position all but a handful of Republican Senators oppose.
• McCain's energy bill, also with Lieberman, is a virtual blueprint for energy independence and development of alternate sources.
• After the Enron scandal, McCain introduced sweeping reforms in corporate governance and legislation to guarantee pensions and prohibit golden parachutes for executives. Bush opposed McCain's changes and the watered-down Sarbanes-Oxley bill eventuated.
• McCain has been harshly critical of congressional overspending, particularly of budgetary earmarks, a position Bush only lately adopted (after the Democrats took over Congress).
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Also, aren't Obama's career highlights basically "getting out the vote", community activism, supporting late-term abortions, not voting against the war (because he wasn't yet a Senator), missing more days in the Senate than he attended, and running for president? He also missed the most votes of any of his fellow Democratic Senators running in presidential primaries.
New Obama campaign slogan:
He worked hard for his constituents just like he's going to work hard for all Americans! 
From the time Barack Obama was sworn in as a United State Senator, to the time he announced he was forming a Presidential exploratory committee, he "logged" 143 days of experience in the Senate ... and that's how many days the Senate was actually in session and working... but what was Obama doing? He made less than a quarter of Senate votes the whole time he was "there".
John McCain would not be my first choice for a presidential candidate... but in contrast to Obama??? John McCain's 26 successful years in Congress, 22 years of military service (including 1,966 days in captivity as a POW in Hanoi) somehow seem a bit more impressive, if not substantial.