Dems, Whats your biggest fear of McCain?

I am an independent. My biggest fear from McCain is that we will have 4/8 more years of significant troop presence in Iraq.

 

1) he is clueless regarding the economy
2) iraq/iran
3) free speech issues

If it was not for his stance on Iraq, and his weird flip-flopping on torture, I might vote for him over Hillary.

 

status quo

 

He also goes by the name: “Bush Part II”.

 

you've been duped by the "change" false promise

 

In 2000 I might've supported McCain vs Al Gore but I have a hard time supporting him given his positions on national security and civil liberties. I fully agree with him on trade and like his previously stated immigration position, before he started to tweak it to win the nomination. I don't think endless war will make us safer and I don't think civil liberties should be sacrificed out of a percieved need for security.

 

lol, inflation, severe recessions, bear stearns crumbling, $120 oil,

why would I hope for change

 

his willingness to get in bed with bush/cheney/rove.

 

Aren't you too busy sitting around a camp fire singing ...

Kumbaya, my Lord, kumbaya
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O Lord, kumbaya

Someone’s laughing, Lord, kumbaya
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O Lord, kumbaya

Someone’s crying, Lord, kumbaya
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O Lord, kumbaya

Someone’s praying, Lord, kumbaya
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O Lord, kumbaya

Someone’s singing, Lord, kumbaya
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O Lord, kumbaya

Kumbaya, my Lord, kumbaya
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Kumbaya, my Lord, kumbaya
O Lord, kumbaya

 

four more years of right wing judges.

 

We will be in iraq his entire term

We need a clean break form the bush polices

gas will be about 7 dollars before he leave the office

he is weak on economy

jobs will continue to move out the u.s

He is a bigger free trader then george w.

 

This thread is for "Dems" only? I think the Repubs have some fears as well concerning Mccain...

 

McCain concerns....

Hawkish foreign policy--
-More money spent overseas (and more of this on bombs than on humanitarian aid)
-Creation of more enemies

Hawkish domestic policy--
-Probably will be no attempt to tackle the looming health care system disaster
-Potential for further gutting education, science and health funding
-Running away from his previous somewhat reasonably attempt at comprehensive immigration reform.
-Running away from his concern about the previous tax breaks in leading to more debt and being unequitable.

I used to really like John McCain (pre 2002) and he still has his moments (immigration bill, campaign finance)--but he seems to be running away from all pragmatic and moderate positions he used to have.

 

as a repub i fear Mccain is too much of a populist.

 

I know that they have been trying to characterize this concern as a 'low blow', but it legitimately was my concern when I first looked at him running and still is my concern.

I worry that McCain is deteriorating, and that this will continue at an accelerated rate. A mentally enfeebled president making bad decisions or serving as a figurehead for the nefarious agenda of shadowy figures is something we’ve already experienced with ‘dubbya’ and is not one I care to repeat.

 

For me:

Immigration - Dislikes the idea of a secure border.

Race - Uses the term gook

Guns - Thinks you need to be in the .gov to hold one. Just like he was!

Iraq - Is saying he will stay there for X years.

War on Drugs - Calling for billions more to be put into fighting drugs.

Gay marriage - Thinks it is possible to have a state solution to gay marriage

School Vouchers - Do I really have to say anything? (he likes the idea)