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This time from Robert J. Elisberg

There was a point during the Republican primaries when I was trying to figure out who I hoped got the presidential nomination. Someone so weak he'd be easy for the Democrats to beat, or someone more challenging who at least wouldn't be a disaster for America. I decided on the latter because America has to resolve its serious problems and can't afford risking some glitch where another George Bush got elected. And so I felt that John McCain, for all his weaknesses, was the lesser of all evils and was glad he got the nomination. Throw that out the window. McCain-Palin is an unthinkable disaster.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-j-elisberg/the-worst-vice-presidenti_b_122491.html

It would be nice if both parties could nominate tickets full of qualified candidates who might then debate some real issues, but we are far more likely year after year to be forced to choose between "unmitigated disaster" and "not wholly incompetent." In 2000 and 2004, American voters chose disaster. If they do so again in 2008, we will be beyond God's help.

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Kerry and Al Gore were jokes too.

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Originally posted by Eladar
Kerry and Al Gore were jokes too.
Either would have made a fine president, advocating economic and diplomatic policies better than those of the current administration simply in virtue of being fundamentally sane.

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Originally posted by bbarr
Either would have made a fine president, advocating economic and diplomatic policies better than those of the current administration simply in virtue of being fundamentally sane.
John Kerry was a despicable fraud, he'd say anything for a vote or two, Remember when he claimed to like rap because it had such an important message and needed to be listened to? His lies became so obvious no one could stand him.

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Originally posted by Wulebgr
And so I felt that John McCain, for all his weaknesses, was the lesser of all evils and was glad he got the nomination. Throw that out the window. McCain-Palin is an unthinkable disaster.
Tell me about it.. I gave McCain fifty bucks just before the Republican primary in Michigan for this very reason...

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this year is one of the most important ever to look at the VPs in.
Mccain due to his age (remember how quickly bush/clinton aged when in office?) and Obama due to all the white supremacists.

biden might be even better than obama at pres. but palin? a pirc of her taking the nomination is she will now be found innocent in her scandal (republicans are the ones searching her)... where i live has about 15000 people, so i imagine a third of my mayor running for VP next election makes me chuckle

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Originally posted by Eladar
Kerry and Al Gore were jokes too.
Gore was fine and even beat Bush before people knew how bad he was. Kerry was so bad that he managed to lose to Bush.