McCain/Palin ???

[Catty1]

[Bonny]

I do understand the Brit way of things I have a full blooded Brit sister in law. She was a full fledged republican until her son was sent to Iraq. Now she is has decided the war was wrong because her son was sent Iraq. He is a military career person & it was his time to serve. He did over seas service to get out of going to Iraq but it caught up to him eventually. You never know how you are going to be affected by world politics. My sister in law and her family survived the Blitz & decided they had enough & moved to the US after war II & became US citizens. Anyone at anytime is affected one way or another by the actions of everyone.

[Edwina's Secretary]

Here are some positions Ms. Palin has taken:

- opposes abortion even in cases of rape or incest
- sued the federal government to have polar bears taken off the endangered species list
- has said creationism should be taught in schools
- advocated a constitutional ban on providing healthcare benefits to same -sex partners

[Suki Wingy]

All are very strong reasons I should not vote for a ballot with her on it.

[Edwina's Secretary]

Oh what a dilemma the Republicans have! Do they have a convention if New Orleans is under threat again???

Of course...drawing attention to NO reminds people of just how DREADFULLY the current administration dropped the ball the first time. But then again...it IS an excuse to Keep Boy George and Dead Shot Dick away from the convention.

So now McC is not going to the convention until later in the week if at all. What will he do to save NO?? Will he stick his finger in the levees to prevent them from breaking? Will he turn back the winds and cause them to return to Cuba to wreak more havoc there? Or will he just stand around trying to look presidential for the photo opts? Let me guess! He will have on either a windbreaker or be in rolled up shirt sleeves. Something very macho. A very concerned look on his face as some poor local points out the obvious to him...

Even Laura Bush and Cindy McCain have been taken off the speaking schedule. Need lots of fingers for those levees!

But here is my favorite quote from McC about the situation....

“This is a time when we have to do away with our party politics and we have to act as Americans,”

uh...what were they acting as before? Brazilians?

[sparks19]

I don't know... but if tragedy strikes New Orleans again... there better be fingers pointed at those who are truly responsible. Those levees should have been built up LONG before even Katrina... but NOOOOOOOOOOOO buildling a new sports stadium was more important *tsk tsk*

[jazzcat]

Oh what a dilemma the Republicans have! Do they have a convention if New Orleans is under threat again???

Of course...drawing attention to NO reminds people of just how DREADFULLY the current administration dropped the ball the first time. But then again...it IS an excuse to Keep Boy George and Dead Shot Dick away from the convention.

So now McC is not going to the convention until later in the week if at all. What will he do to save NO?? Will he stick his finger in the levees to prevent them from breaking? Will he turn back the winds and cause them to return to Cuba to wreak more havoc there? Or will he just stand around trying to look presidential for the photo opts? Let me guess! He will have on either a windbreaker or be in rolled up shirt sleeves. Something very macho. A very concerned look on his face as some poor local points out the obvious to him...

Even Laura Bush and Cindy McCain have been taken off the speaking schedule. Need lots of fingers for those levees!

But here is my favorite quote from McC about the situation....

uh...what were they acting as before? Brazilians?

Wow.

So I guess this means you will only buy the magazines with a cover of Obama in a windbreaker/rolled up shirt sleeves? I'm sure you'll have many to choose.

[kuhio98]

Well, if you want to point fingers, you have to start with Mayor Ray Nagin and Governor Kathleen Blanco. They were onsite and dropped the ball.

[Edwina's Secretary]

There is plenty of blame to go around. I just don't like to see ANY politician making hay out of the situation.

[Lady's Human]

Damned if they do, damned if they don't.

If they went ahead with the convention as planned, Sara, you'd be the first or second person on this board complaining that the republicans were insensitive to the needs of LA by holding the convention as planned.

Which would you prefer?

Of course, you haven't said a damned word about the stories about Sen. Obama mobilizing his campaign staff to collect donations for New Orleans. That's not making hay?

Oops, sorry, it's okay for Sen. Obama, it's just Sen. McCain you don't want making hay out of it.

[Karen]

Methinks ain't anybody gonna be making hay - mud, yes, sandbags, maybe. Hay floats - and gets moldy when wet.

I think that at this point, whatever else is in the news, good, bad, or otherwise, both campaigns will be all over it. I only hope the people who are about to be slammed the Gustav in the gulf Coast, and then Hanna on the Southeast coast will get some kind of help and benefit from the fuss the election season will add.

[Edwina's Secretary]

Damned if they do, damned if they don't.

If they went ahead with the convention as planned, Sara, you'd be the first or second person on this board complaining that the republicans were insensitive to the needs of LA by holding the convention as planned.

Which would you prefer?

Of course, you haven't said a damned word about the stories about Sen. Obama mobilizing his campaign staff to collect donations for New Orleans. That's not making hay?

Oops, sorry, it's okay for Sen. Obama, it's just Sen. McCain you don't want making hay out of it.

Do me a favor and do not be so presumptive as to tell me what I will or will not do. I realize you pretty much know everything, but you do NOT know me.

And you might practice your reading. I said ANY politician. And I do think they should hold the convention. I do not see where a bunch of politicians will do any good standing around watching a hurricane.

[Lady's Human]

For starters, in the last couple threads we've had discussions in, you're the one who needs to practice reading comprehension.

You said ANY politician, but you only complain about McCain making hay.........and say they should hold the convention as planned.

Why? So you can then go on and bash the President, the Governor of LA and others in the administration who were scheduled speakers for playing party politics while LA suffered?

[RICHARD]

So I guess this means you will only buy the magazines with a cover of Obama in a windbreaker/rolled up shirt sleeves? I'm sure you'll have many to choose.

What about the screensavers, too?

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I loved the way Nagin spoke down to the citizen's, "get your butts out"????

LOL, Had that been any other hack the people would have risen up and claimed some kind of hurt for being disrespected.

I also enjoyed the way that he put it on the people, "We can't protect you!" So, now he can blame everyone who didn't listen.


And seriously, what about BO making this one state his cause? What about the other 56 states?

Hearts and minds-because the votes will follow.

Oh, I forgot, he is the president!

[Pam]

Damned if they do, damned if they don't.

If they went ahead with the convention as planned, Sara, you'd be the first or second person on this board complaining that the republicans were insensitive to the needs of LA by holding the convention as planned.

Agree totally with you LH. Also, like Karen, I believe that both sides are going to be "all over this" ..... and I hope for the right reasons.