McCain the Independent?
I know the rhetoric, candidates move toward the center during their federal election... so when I listen to Tucker Bounds, the McCain spokesperson (And a speaker I respect greatly.) and he keeps delivering the line that McCain is independently minded I know that he's trying to separate his campaign from the Bush Administration, but I can't help but feel like McCain doesn't have the strength and integrity to enact needed reforms to his party.
I've got to say that while I do like that Biden is pragmatic in a dangerous time with Iran, I do NOT like that he considers civil libertarians a bunch of nut jobs. He practically drafted the PATRIOT act, and to me that says that an Obama Administration won't respect the values that I care about.
So I look to McCain wondering what he could do to change my heart and mind. The most obvious thing would be to VEEP a libertarian like Bob Barr or George Phillies. But that I sincerely doubt will ever happen. GOP values aren't the same as Libertarian ones even if you discount the last 8 years.
One thing that frightens me beyond words to properly express is if he chooses Joe Lieberman as his VP. Lieberman is an ideologue that favors Israel, and while I acknowledge that Israel is an alley of the states, the Israelis are not without fault and certainly don't deserve America's unconditional allegiance. Iran is a very dangerous situation, both militarily and economically, and an ideological stance against them is the ultimate recipe for disaster. God is NOT a good enough reason to start World War Fucking Three, and that I fear is what will happen if ideological Neo cons get their way.
That's not to say that Iran is not dangerous, it is, there's a lot of opposition to America from Iran, and they're trying to develop nuclear technology. I completely admit that an Iran with nuclear weapons is a very scary thought, but there is yet still room to sort things out. That sorting out will take a calm and pragmatic approach, not a temperamental ideological one. Lieberman is an ideologue to the core and will not be taking a measured approach in that situation. I've seen him working at protecting Americans by taking away their rights and if he's a VP I'm foresee him taking American's choice regarding going to war with Iran. I can't see McCain stopping him.
I really hope Joe Lieberman won't be joining the legislative branch of the United States government this November.
That's my message of hope.
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Here's the thing- as a VP Biden will have to be loyal to the President- he's not going to be able to do much independently. Obama chose him so that the rhetoric about Obama being "the most liberal Senator EVAR" would be silenced. And, also, Biden works as a great kind of junkyard dog to throw at McCain.
McCain can't be trusted. He has changed his mind on a million things. He practically sold his soul to the Devil to become President (well, if you consider Rove to be the Devil, that would be "literally", not "practically"). In any case- always remember that the VP is an extension of the President, and acts on the President's behest. They aren't co-presidenting.
Biden sort of balances the scales for a lot of Democrats. Now, that being said, Obama nearly picked my senator (Evan Bayh) and I'm pissed that he passed him over. Had he done that, he'd have had Indiana in his hands. Too late now.
I can't help but feel like McCain doesn't have the strength and integrity to enact needed reforms to his party
Of course not. He doesn't WANT to.
How anyone could even stop and look at McCain as an option at this point blows my mind. It's this wavering indecisiveness (well...he's not ALL bad) that got us into this fucking mess in the first place. It's GOT to be the Democrats - all or nothing.
Sorry to be so adamant so early in the day but its my country we're talking about here. ;)
*smooch*
No kidding. Sure, McCain's not ALL that bad, there is some frosting on that turd... but do you really wanna go there?
Biden is a throwback to the days when they called the VP the "President's Bulldog". I'm cool with that. See, McCain doesn't need to GET a bulldog because he IS a bulldog. Me? I'm not cool with THAT.