[QUOTE="Erik_Lensherr"][QUOTE="nocoolnamejim"][QUOTE="Erik_Lensherr"][QUOTE="Ninja-Hippo"]Is the general public really fickle enough to allow McCain to play the POW card this many times? Are people genuinely going to vote for this guy because he was in the military forty years ago?nocoolnamejim
When our country is in a state of war with Iraq and on the edge with several other countires (Iran, Venezuala, North Korea, Russia, etc..) Yeah I believe no matter how long ago military expreience is huge. Let's just say alot bigger than a law degree. Again this man has none , zero foreign policy experience add that to no military experience . It just doesn;t work in situation the US is facing.
Actually, he's been serving on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee his entire time in the Senate. He's written policy papers on a whole host of subjects. For example, he stated that invading Iraq would be a bad idea that would lead to an indefinite occupation and undetermined cost. Judgment trumps experience for me. I also disagree that a law degree is unimportant at this time. Constitutional Law in particular. We're been dealing with issues such as "Enhanced Interrogation Techniques" (Torture: Which McCain, a former POW voted IN FAVOR of), indefinite detention of people charged with no crime, rendition, attorney firing scandal, etc. Having someone who actually knows the Constitution and has taught classes on it swearing the oath of office to defend and protect it would seem to be particularly pertinent experience.Yes but interpretation of the constitution is not an Executive priviledge that is the job of the Judicial branch.
Granted, but not trying to do things that violate the Constitution, either deliberately or because of ignorance, is important in a good president. I believe our current president has been violating the Constitution repeatedly. To me, Obama's being a lecturer on Constitutional Law for 12 years (8 as senior lecturer) is a definite plus. We can argue about the weighting involved, how MUCH of a plus it should be compared to other factors and experiences, but it certainly can't hurt for a president to be deeply versed on the Constitution and to love it enough that he devoted 12 years of his life teaching others to interpret and follow it better.We might disagree about this also but as far as I'm concerned people that kill innocent civilians on purpose and behead people not involved in the war are not awarded constitutional rights or geneva convention rights. If this was a war against an established country it would be different these Al-Queda scum deserve nothing. "Enhanced Interrogation Techniques" are totally acceptable to me with these people.
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