Duty, Honor, Country v. Hope, Change, Empty Promises
March 14th, 2008
Thirty five years ago tomorrow the man who aspires to be our next President of the United States was released from captivity in Vietnam and returned to his homeland.
Watch as in this new campaign ad those who have known him well offer their assessment of the Senator McCain.
Duty, Honor, Country. Thank you Mr. McCain for enduring hardships most of us could never imagine and finding the strength to do so in the name of America.
Military service is not a qualification to be POTUS and should never be looked upon as such. In the past few weeks though I have watched with interest as the democratic candidates attempt to format a campaign predicated on the “mood” of the country.
Let’s be nice to each other this week and go for the jugular the next. We’ll agree to the rules the DNC sets forth for states such as Florida and Michigan until it no longer meets our needs and then we’ll change horses in mid-stream. Maybe race and gender baiting will work..sure it will give us opportunities to show we can be contrite when necessary. We won’t provide too many specifics on our programs we wish to see legislated as that might open the door to our opponent to challenge that which many already know is not feasible. It’s all about power first..then people. And when all else fails a tear shed here or there should do the trick.
I see nothing genuine about any of the above. Those who do, (and I have friends who prefer one candidate or the other on the democratic side) never seem to be able to be specific about what it is that draws them to Senator Clinton or Senator Obama.
The same applies when I ask them to please specify what it is they dislike about President Bush. The illegal war argument is old, and besides it is easily pointed out that one of the Senators voted for the war while the other voted against. If you support the former then you had better really dig deep and figure out what her position is on any given topic as on Iraq it is ever changing. Should you prefer Senator Obama, just ask yourself what happens when an immediate withdrawal from Iraq takes place. If you answered chaos and demoralization of our forces then you would be right.
Make no mistake, I am less than thrilled across the board with the choices we have been presented in this election cycle. But as it stands now, I will support the man who understands Duty, Honor, Country and not those who pontificate about hope, change and empty promises.
Video HT:Hot Air
Written by Sue
Posted in 8 Responses to “Duty, Honor, Country v. Hope, Change, Empty Promises”
I guess some people would say we had no POWs in Viet Nam, or they deserved the treatment they got. Those are the same people whining about why we are in Iraq today.
I thank God for every man shown in this video. They all went through indescribable hell to be here still today.
I’m whining about being in Iraq because we have no business over there now and never should have been with our men (young boys hardly out of school) and women being killed for what? Just because I’m a DEMOCRAT doesn’t make me any less patriotic. I don’t believe any man,woman, or child should have to suffer for an unjust cause such as Iraq. If our men and women are ever free from that foresaken place those people will still continue to fight. I believe there were and maybe still are POW’S in Viet Nam. They shouldn’t have endured the suffering they went thru and still are. So please don’t sit there judging everbody else because they don’t believe your way. I can remember the last Presidential election hearing people say they wouldn’t vote for McCain because they thought he had a temper and was to trigger happy. Now today because he is the Republican nominee that’s the man? It doesn’t matter if we be a Republican or Democrat that is the party we’ll vote for in this next presidental election.
Mar:
It has always been my contention that all are welcome to have their own opinions and political affiliations and ambitions.
I think I have stated on more than one occasion that I am less than content with any of the choices offered for this years Presidential election.
The entire process has become far to manipulated by money and the lust for power and yes, that is on both sides of the aisle.
As for questioning your patriotism, well I really don’t think that is what I offered with this piece. I was pointing out the difference in the candidates, not those who vote for them.
As for Iraq, those who have died for a cause for which you do not support would probably disagree with your assessment but would be the first to defend your right to your thoughts. I too have never felt that we all must be robots and agree but have yet to hear any argument sound enough to convince me the President made this grave mistake in Iraq.
As for John McCain, he is most certainly not the first choice of many Republicans, myself included as the GOP nominee. If the Democrats had a candidate which I felt was better suited to take on the awesome responsibility of the Presidency I would be happy to take a second look and perhaps even cross the aisle and vote for him/her. As it stands now though, I must follow my conscience and vote for whom I feel is best qualified, just as you must do.
I do question the patriotism of those like the organizations in Berkeley, and I’m sorry if that offends you, but as for those like me who simply sit on the other side of the political spectrum, I have never nor will I ever say you are less patriotic than me. We just have different thoughts on what is good for America.
What Sue said. Ditto.
That’s fine J. I didn’t comment to start an argument.
I did not take your comment as a cause for argument Mar. But to say I deemed you unpatriotic or sat in judgment of you simply is not true.
My opinions are my own and if we disagree that is fine, however, while I may question the motives, ambitions and platforms of those running for POTUS I sit in ‘judgment’ of not even them.
Sue. I’m sorry if you thought I was accusing you of trying to start an argument. I was not. Just simply referring to J’s ditto remark. I’ve nothing further to say on this except that I thought I could come in here and express my view but apparently not. Knowing the feelings of some, it’s not possible. Again I apoligize to you!
Mar:
No apology necessary. I never mind an opposing view or defending my original post. Sometimes we all learn something from those who disagree with our thoughts.
This election season has been a rough one on a lot of people. Perhaps it’s the lenghth of the darn thing. After all, who before this ever heard of 2 years of campaigning for the Presidency?@-)
Please though, don’t apologize for your beliefs or to me for challenging my thoughts. In the end no matter the outcome of this election I just hope we can pull together as Americans for the good of the country. It seems like a forever ago that we were able to do so.
Have a terrific Sunday!