Comments on: McCain Flip-Flops and Endorses Obama? http://nakedcandidate.com/2008/07/29/mccain-flip-flops-and-endorses-obama/ politics without the cover-up Thu, 27 Nov 2008 03:11:48 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: knowwhyubelieve http://nakedcandidate.com/2008/07/29/mccain-flip-flops-and-endorses-obama/#comment-134 knowwhyubelieve Wed, 30 Jul 2008 03:30:46 +0000 http://nakedcandidate.wordpress.com/?p=137#comment-134 I enjoy your site, I am definatly on the other side of the isle, but your writing is good and I can see some pretty solid thought behind it. will visit again. www.nevadapundit.com in case you want to add it to your blog list. I enjoy your site, I am definatly on the other side of the isle, but your writing is good and I can see some pretty solid thought behind it. will visit again. http://www.nevadapundit.com in case you want to add it to your blog list.

]]> By: knowwhyubelieve http://nakedcandidate.com/2008/07/29/mccain-flip-flops-and-endorses-obama/#comment-133 knowwhyubelieve Wed, 30 Jul 2008 03:22:44 +0000 http://nakedcandidate.wordpress.com/?p=137#comment-133 Let's face it, the surge worked. Violence is at an all time low, the government is gaining in strength, and the Iraqi security forces are much more compitent at thier jobs. Things are going pretty well in Iraq, by no means perfect but pretty good. No one ever planned on staying there indefinatly. The issue of Iraq is going to be a much smaller issue for the next president whoever that may be. Obama has set so many timelines for troop withdrawal over the years that at some point he was bound to be right. This doesn't mean that McCain is switching to Obama's point of view, its just that, due to the recent sucess of the U.S. Military, for the first time Obama's point of view is realistic. McCain did not flip flop on this, he has always said that troop withdrawal would be conditional to conditions on the ground. Conditions on the ground now allow for that possibility. As for Maliki, he is playing politilcs. Not that I blame him it is the best move on his part. Just think it is interesting that when he "endorsed" Obama Obama was 6 points up in the polls, with today's polls showing McCain with a slight lead Maliki recanted his endorsment. That man is just hedging his bets, which is smart in his position, but thats all it is. Let’s face it, the surge worked. Violence is at an all time low, the government is gaining in strength, and the Iraqi security forces are much more compitent at thier jobs. Things are going pretty well in Iraq, by no means perfect but pretty good. No one ever planned on staying there indefinatly. The issue of Iraq is going to be a much smaller issue for the next president whoever that may be.

Obama has set so many timelines for troop withdrawal over the years that at some point he was bound to be right. This doesn’t mean that McCain is switching to Obama’s point of view, its just that, due to the recent sucess of the U.S. Military, for the first time Obama’s point of view is realistic.

McCain did not flip flop on this, he has always said that troop withdrawal would be conditional to conditions on the ground. Conditions on the ground now allow for that possibility.

As for Maliki, he is playing politilcs. Not that I blame him it is the best move on his part. Just think it is interesting that when he “endorsed” Obama Obama was 6 points up in the polls, with today’s polls showing McCain with a slight lead Maliki recanted his endorsment. That man is just hedging his bets, which is smart in his position, but thats all it is.

]]> By: Lee Kane http://nakedcandidate.com/2008/07/29/mccain-flip-flops-and-endorses-obama/#comment-132 Lee Kane Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:07:55 +0000 http://nakedcandidate.wordpress.com/?p=137#comment-132 Well put, comrade... well put... Well put, comrade… well put…

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