djOct 8th, 2008 - 02:05:59

I’d rather send every dime of my taxes to pay my nephew to defend this country than to send it to Washington and let them waste it… Say it John - “I would spend $5 trillion to prevent another 9/11 from happening. I will chase them to the four corners of the earth if I have to to protect America.”

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100-Plus Former Ambassadors Endorse McCainOct 8th, 2008 - 02:09:31

By: Ronald Kessler (Abridged)

More than 100 former American ambassadors are endorsing John McCain and Sarah Palin for president and vice president.

...The endorsements counter Barack Obama’s claims that McCain is inflexible when it comes to diplomacy and negotiations with other countries.

Obama has specifically said that in contrast to McCain, he would sit down with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and other world dictators to negotiate, without preconditions.

“Senator Obama does not have sufficient leadership experience, nor has he been tested in difficult times,” said Mark W. Erwin, a Democrat and former Hillary Clinton supporter who is a co-chairman of Former U.S. Ambassadors for McCain/Palin. Erwin was ambassador to the Republic of Mauritius.

Endorsing McCain are Howard Baker, who was ambassador to Japan; former President George H.W. Bush, who was ambassador to the United Nations; Frank C. Carlucci III, who was ambassador to Portugal; and Jim Nicholson, who was ambassador to the Vatican.

Others endorsing McCain are Bruce Gelb, former ambassador to Belgium; Margaret Heckler, who was ambassador to Ireland; John L. Loeb, Denmark; Ed Ney, Canada; and Julia Chang Bloch, Nepal.

Former Ambassador Gilbert A. Robinson spearheaded the formation of the group. Besides Erwin, the other co-chairman is former Ambassador to Sweden Gregory J. Newell. Robinson was special adviser to Secretary of State George Shultz, director of the Office of Public Diplomacy, and deputy director of the U.S. Information Agency under President Reagan. Newell was an assistant to President Ford and assistant secretary of state under Reagan.

Such designations carry ambassadorial rank and require Senate confirmation.

“Nobody could ask for a greater show of confidence,” McCain said in a statement to be released to the press. “These former ambassadors are outstanding men and women who have served their country in foreign lands with great distinction and devotion to the values we hold dear. They have a deep knowledge of the challenges facing this country abroad as well as at home. I am honored by their endorsement.”

The former ambassadors endorsing McCain are Weston Adams, Malawi; Thomas H. Anderson, Barbados; Leonore Annenberg, chief of protocol; Cresencio Arcos Jr., Honduras; George Argyros, Spain; Catherine Todd Bailey, Latvia; Howard H. Baker Jr., Japan; Douglas H. Barclay, El Salvador; Stuart A. Bernstein, Denmark; Everett E. Bierman, New Guinea; Julia Chang Bloch, Nepal; Stephen F. Brauer, Belgium; Keith Lapham Brown, Lesotho and Denmark; Richard R. Burt, Germany; George H.W. Bush, United Nations and U.S. Liaison Office (Beijing); William J. Cabaniss Jr., Czech Republic; Richard G. Capen Jr., Spain; Richard W. Carlson, Seychelles; Frank C. Carlucci III, Portugal; Bruce Chapman, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Sue McCourt Cobb, Jamaica; Charles E. Cobb Jr., Iceland.

Also Walter J.P. Curley, Ireland and France; Peter H. Dailey, Ireland, special envoy to NATO countries; Richard J. Egan, Ireland; Mark L. Edelman, Cameroon; Donald Burnham Ensenat, Brunei, chief of protocol; Mark Erwin, Republic of Mauritius, the Republic of the Seychelles, and the Federal Islamic Republic of Comoros; Richard M. Fairbanks III, ambassador-at-large; William S. Farish III, United Kingdom, Versailles; Edward R. Finch Jr., Panama; David Funderburk, Romania; John R. Gavin, Mexico; Bruce S. Gelb, U.S. Information Agency (USIA), Belgium; Joseph B. Gildenhorn, Switzerland; Anthony H. Gioia, Malta; Luis Guinot Jr., Costa Rica............ etc.

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MeOct 8th, 2008 - 02:22:45

It’s fairly obvious that Obama has no military experience, knowledge, or training. I really do wish he’d read at least one book, just one, on warfare. He could start by learning the differences between tactics, operations, strategy, and policy.

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Jo-Oct 8th, 2008 - 02:38:06

McCain should talk directly to the people because he does better then when he goes through the news media. I think that he did better at telling the people about himself then Obama did.

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DeanOct 8th, 2008 - 02:59:48

McCain started right off spewing against Obama as usual. I wanted to hear more about what his policies were, but he came off as stiff and every other sentence was 'I can' do this, 'I can' do that, I know how to do that. He had Bush's smirk on his face when Obama was talking and McCain didn't exude the confidence that I am looking for in a candidate.

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BetteOct 8th, 2008 - 03:06:16

McCain wants to cut off spending except for military??? A typical war monger tactic. What about education, health care, etc? Will he manage to get to all of that some day when all the wars have been 'won'??

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get a jobOct 8th, 2008 - 03:37:00

'McCain wants to cut off spending except for military??'

We are in a war you bimbo.

We also have a 10 trillion dollar debt. If you are looking for the government to be your sugar daddy then you are going to either be SOL or you are going to hit bankruptcy and then be SOL.

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@ 100-Plus Former Ambassadors Endorse McCainOct 8th, 2008 - 04:25:13

A list of neo-cons, supporting a neo-con, in an article written by a neo-con. Golly, I am shocked one would not think.......not!

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The idiot likes to use the word 'neocon'.Oct 8th, 2008 - 04:38:20

'A list of neo-cons,'

No. Not true.

'supporting a neo-con,'

Definitely not true.

'in an article written by a neo-con.'

Again, wrong.

'Golly, I am shocked one would not think.......'

One would not think what? English sure gives you a lot of trouble. You ought to give up using it.

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Bearcat RoarsOct 8th, 2008 - 05:19:14

Obamamania is what the news media is suffering from. If B.S. has his way, all you biased news media will be paying higher taxes as I'm sure that you all are making over the limit to qualify as middle class citizens.

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