Will the real Barack Obama please step forward

Reading some on it now, actually have time to do some reading, crappy weather outside...I recant and for now will say that it was a Bush administration push for surge, McCain supported it...I have been educated wrongly it appears...an educator shall be whipped...after a bowl of ice cream!

BugsyR wrote:.I recant and for now will say that it was a Bush administration push for surge, McCain supported it...I have been educated wrongly it appears...an educator shall be whipped...after a bowl of ice cream!

Serious comment Mike:

I greatly respect a man who can admit when he has been in error!


It's been pouring off & on here all day too!

Devil505 wrote:
Serious comment Mike:

A greatly respect a man who can admit when he has been wrong!

Thank you...I never had a problem admitting that I was wrong...makes life easier.

BugsyR wrote:Thank you...I never had a problem admitting that I was wrong...makes life easier.

At the risk of ruining this "warm moment" between us


Wouldn't it be nice if we had a President "man" enough to admit his mistakes!?

Devil505 wrote:the Surge idea came right out of GW Bush's White House as a last ditch, desperate attempt to calm the Iraqi situation down by a massive escalation of US Forces.

There were plenty of people that wanted more troops right from the get go, McCain was one of them. Rumsfeld wanted to showboat, that was the real problem and lead to his ouster.

coaledsweat wrote:ere were plenty of people that wanted more troops right from the get go, McCain was one of them. Rumsfeld wanted to showboat, that was the real problem and lead to his ouster.

I see. So where does GW Bush fit into all this & what is his military title again??


Oh Right!!!

Commander In Chief, isn't it?

(You know...GW Bush....the guy that McCain backs over 95% & agrees with almost all his policies & will continue them......That GW Bush!

Speaking of McCain, I just found this picture of him going into the oval office to forcefully demand Bush send in more troops.

Devil505 wrote: Wouldn't it be nice if we had a President "man" enough to admit his mistakes!?

Replace "President" with the word "Politician". The vast majority is guilty.

As to admitting mistakes...you have to know you made a mistake and understand you made a mistake and put your hardheadedness aside.

And yes, it would be nice...but I don't see either candidate this year being that type of "man".

LsFarm wrote:Age discrimination is just as bad as biggotry.. shall we start throwing racialial crap on here too??

I'd much rather have an experienced man in the white house,, not some 150 day wonder..[ I wonder how anyone could vote for him].

Greg L

Come on Greg...Lighten up! The difference between bigotry & joking about someone's age is that, with luck, we will all get old some day & thus we are poking fun at ourselves too! Every older Presidential candidate has to put up with it. Look at Ronald Reagan
( what we all don't do is turn black at a certain age!)

BugsyR wrote:And yes, it would be nice...but I don't see either candidate this year being that type of "man".

I disagree Mike & think that Obama would have a much greater willingness to admit a mistake than McCain, who is just as stubborn as GW.
(let's face it, in this age of political advisor's telling a candidate how to smile, it's tougher for any candidate to truly be himself, but you can just tell from Obama's demeanor that he is not a stubborn man)-----Opinion!

Devil505 wrote: I disagree Mike ...

I can't believe you disagree!!!

Coffee flavored is best!

BugsyR wrote:Coffee flavored is best!

Strawberry!!

(provable fact!)