anitram said:
In the end, I find him less scary than McCain. Mitt is a slick businessman, you know what to expect from his type and he knows he's full of crap most of the time. McCain is more dishonest, running on some kind of straight talk express BS platform while he talks out of both sides of his mouth and frankly his foreign policy ideas "more wars! bomb Iran!" is insane.
That said, he'll win the nomination, and then I do believe he'll lose the election to either Dem candidate, which will finally put the nail in his presidential aspirations once and for all.
Well, I think you said not to long ago that the nail had been put in his aspirations to win the nomination.
Here is how McCain currently stands in the latest national polls against both Obama and Hillary.
General Election: McCain vs. Obama
Fox News 01/30 - 01/31
Obama 44%
McCain 43%
Rasmussen 01/25 - 01/27
McCain 47%
Obama 41%
NBC/WSJ 01/20 - 01/22
McCain 42%
Obama 42%
LA Times/Bloomberg 01/18 - 01/22
McCain 42%
Obama 41%
USA Today/GALLUP 01/10 - 01/13
McCain 50%
Obama 45%
General Election: McCain vs. Clinton
Fox News 01/30 - 01/31
McCain 45%
Clinton 44%
Rasmussen 01/25 - 01/27
McCain 48%
Clinton 40%
NBC/WSJ 01/20 - 01/22
McCain 46%
Clinton 44%
LA Times/Bloomberg 01/18 - 01/22
Clinton 46%
McCain 42%
USA Today/GALLUP 01/10 - 01/13
McCain 50%
Clinton 47%
Not bad for a guy that was declared DONE, by nearly everyone in this forum just a couple of months ago.
Unlike Obama and Clinton, McCain has 50 years of experience in US national security and US foreign policy. Compare that to roughly 10 year of experience combined on these issues for both Obama and Clinton through their recent Senate runs. No one running for President in 2008 can even be compared to McCain in terms of his qualifications for President.
You totally inaccurately describe McCains Foreign Policy which understands fundamental US Security needs, and is NEVER based on polls or where the political winds might be blowing. McCain understands the need to stay in both Afghanistan and Iraq to rebuild and stabilize those countries since their instability would benefit Al Quada and those hostile to the United States. Obama and Clinton have pursued contradictory policies in the two countries. In Afghanistan, they have no time table for withdrawal and are willing to stay as long as necessary to fight Al Quada and rebuild the country, despite the fact that most Al Quada attacks occur in Iraq, and not Afghanistan. In Iraq, they want to get the troops out within a year. This objective has NOTHING to do with stabilizing Iraq or defending US security interest, fighting Al Quada where they are most active, but is purely a short sighted political goal to satisfy their party and many independents.
You don't want someone as Commander In Chief who is willing to sacrifice US and global security for short term political gain.