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Originally Posted by Sowa
Flash,
I have a question for you. I somewhat see real military experience as a qualification for a good president, although not required and definitely doesn't automatically make them a good president. So I am sort of along the lines of your thinking, I think. What is your feeling of John McCain? Honestly I voted for Ralph Nader in the last two elections, and no I didn't help Bush win (not that I cared I don't really believe Gore and Kerry were good candidates either) I live in Texas Bush would of won my state anyways. I honestly feel, eventhough as liberal as I am, that if McCain ran for president I would probably vote for him. It seems to me that someone with real military experience knows the consequences of war and isn't necessarily a politician (although some are). McCain just seems like the most real person in politics right now. I think he is more honest than most on capitol hill right now, is a free thinker, and usually is straight forward with the public. So I was just wondering your thoughts on McCain as a viable president? I think I would give him a shot.
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I think McCain would be a better president than either kerry or bush (that isn't saying much). That being said, I don't think he would be a very good president. He seems to have crafted this aura about him that he's a washington outsider, free thinker and independent of party politics. His POW record is also looked at as a character trait that would most likely not lead itself to war. I used to be under that assumption as well. Now, however, I see him as a status quo politician who would embrace any sector of population if it meant political backing, as can be illustrated by his comments about the religious right hijacking the republican party, only to begin pandering to them as his election campaign is gearing up. His voting record on military affairs isn't really awe-inspiring, nor is his current position on Iraq.
Domestically I don't see him being much 'better' than Bush either.
But that's just me.