tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30510558.post4235514048218298296..comments2023-06-10T05:20:16.484-07:00Comments on Here's To Your Health, America: The Fighting Terrorism Scorecard.LHwriteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15890891351498768757noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30510558.post-49817427105137727552008-09-05T08:44:00.000-07:002008-09-05T08:44:00.000-07:00While it is true that Bill and George aren't runni...While it is true that Bill and George aren't running, I am trying to remind the good people of our great nation what went on because they seem to believe that Republicans are hard on terrorism and Democrats are soft. In reality, Republicans are ineffective on terrorism and Democrats are overcautious. Nothing about John McCain says he would do a better job. He is indeed a war hero, but nothing about being shot down, a prisoner for 5 1/2 years or abused in that prison is necessarily qualifying experience to be President. John McCain could easily be another ineffectual 'Jimmy Carter' administration because the Maverick hasn't shown he can get along with enough Republicans or Democrats. It is one thing to work with a couple and write a bill, but to sway all of Congress you need something else: you either need to be experienced at the subtleties of politics like the Clinton's, or persuasive directly with the American public like Reagan and seemingly Obama. As for Obama and Iran, I do not think he is stupid or politically trapped by the left. He has learned from the failures of Bush that threats and tough talk that can't be backed up are useless, and worse---inflammatory. Obama wants to try another way with these countries. As I have written here, I do not agree with his ideas in this area, but nothing America or Western Europe has done has worked, so perhaps we need a---dare I say it---change!LHwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15890891351498768757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30510558.post-53690332530192270262008-09-05T08:19:00.000-07:002008-09-05T08:19:00.000-07:00But neither Bill Clinton, who receives a passing g...But neither Bill Clinton, who receives a passing grade from you [and Monica] for exploding at the right time, nor George Bush are running in this election. <BR/><BR/>SpongeBob? Will he stop the Saudi's by soaking up thier oil reserves? <BR/><BR/>While you accurately connect George and John, I'm certain that had John McCain been in the White House, you would have seen a very different, more effective war on jihad. Perhaps he would have had the good sense to follow former Prime Minister of Israel Ariel Sharon's advice, and go after Iran instead of Iraq. <BR/><BR/>Obama was interviewed by Bill O'Reilly last night. In the fascinating exchange Obama would not [or could not] admit that Iran was a state-supporter of the terror networks he believes we must fight. He identified al-Qaeda and Taliban networks as our enemy, but declined to put Iran as a part of that network. He is either stupid or politically trapped by the ultra-left wing of the Dem Party.Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09331211089963297411noreply@blogger.com