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Would You Take Back Your 2004 Vote?

LibertySugar — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 07:00:42 -0700

A scant 30 days stand between now and Election Day, but there's still time to change your mind about who to vote for. But I'm dying to know whether or not you would change the vote you cast four years ago. Since hindsight is 20-20, tell me, are you happy with the person you wanted to be president these last four years, or do you have voter's remorse? If your answer is "yes," I'd love to know what made you make that shift. Was it one specific event? What are you doing to make sure your 2008 vote is a keeper?Source

Would You Take Back Your 2004 Vote?

Yes, I would take back my vote for Bush.

Yes, I would take back my vote for Kerry.

No, I would not take back my vote for Bush.

No, I would not take back my vote for Kerry.

Yes, I would take back my vote for a third party.

No, I would not take back my vote for a third party.

Other. I'll tell you in the comments.

Gaffe or Straight Talk: When Troops Return Not Too Important

LibertySugar — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:45:00 -0700

The ghosts of presidential elections past are coming out of the dark to go back and forth about John McCain's latest quote on Iraq. Let's check out the exchange.

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On the Today show Matt Lauer asked McCain if he had a better estimate of when the troops will come home. McCain said: No, but that's not too important. What's important is the casualties in Iraq.

Former Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry responded saying: It is unbelievably out of touch and inconsistent with the needs of Americans and particularly the families of troops who are over there. To them it’s the most important thing in the world when they come home.

And let's not leave out former Dem veep nominee Joe Lieberman, who said: The attacks on Senator McCain this morning [are] another partisan attempt to distort John McCain’s words, to distract the American people from the fact that McCain has been both courageous and right about the surge in Iraq, and Barack Obama has unfortunately been consistently wrong.

Click here for a roundup of other reactions to the comment. Even if McCain's interview is not so bad, he's already had to spend time explaining away his "100 years" in Iraq comment. It still remains to be seen whether the "not too important" line will help him contextualise his stance, or simply provide useful fodder for Obama supporters. Who do you agree with — John or Joe?

Gaffe or Straight Talk: When Troops Return Not Too Important

Kerry! McCain is out of touch with the needs of our troops and the needs of US security.

Lieberman! Listen beyond sound bites, you'll understand McCain's responsible position.

Other. I'll tell you in the comments.