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• [1] john from manhattan July 17, 2007 - 11:49AM

  I voted for McCain in the 2000 primary in California (and I am a democrat). Its not that I agreed with him on everything, but I respected his integrity. He was willing to speak the truth and to stand up to the extremist views within his party.

  Unfortunately in an effort to win the nomination in 2008, he began to backpedal(or flip-flop) on a host of issues ranging from ethanol, to the initiative to outlaw gay marriage. His embrace of W during the 2004 convention was emblematic of his willingness to suck-up to the right no matter how distasteful.

  Now I now do not know if his willingness to be the point man on keeping troops in Iraq is indeed his staying true to his convictions or merely a reading of the polls that show a vast majority of republican primary voters support the war.

  Do I hold McCain to a higher standard -- sure, but when he is holding his integrity up as the way to distinguish himself, it is what we must judge him on.

  
  
• [2] Russell July 17, 2007 - 11:54AM

  Would supporters feel the same way if he ditched the Republican Party and had the opportunity to run as an independent candidate?

  
  
• [3] mark Brown from markbnj.blogspot.com July 17, 2007 - 12:13PM

  Unfortunately, the point of McCain Yes/No (I supported John Edwards last election, and am still leaning that way...)

  and EVEN if it is McCain (Republican/Independent)

  still Ignores the main issue:

  That is:

  War Good/bad is WRONG issue now.

  War bad (80% of public says that and agrees)

  Out of Iraq? Total Bull-chips.

  Even (and especially every) candidate running today if elected, would on Jan 20, 2009, say the same thing.

  We need the U.N. in here, and it is a LOST cause.

  BUT the HUMANITARIAN aspects of pulling out and the two sided genocide/civil war that will occur will be so so tragic, that the US, under UN auspices will be REQUIRED to supply (IMHO) the LARGEST peace-keeping force ever.

  I'd guess we'll need about 175,000 TROOPS for PEACEKEEPING for us to "prevent"/supress the coming/current civil war.

  This is a no brainer, and will not be discussed

  at ALL before the election.

  And Wicked Bush will go down as the worst president ever....

  Go visit my blog...

  I have been against the war since the beginning

  and I thought we really needed 500,000 people to successfully manage the population there.

  markbnj

  
  
• [4] perri July 17, 2007 - 12:53PM

  I'm eagerly awaiting the mp3!