Hey, I don't have an article to post but I do have several questions, so I thought we could start a thread to answer general politics questions. I have forgotten most of my 9th grade civics, so there's some things about the political process I am confused about. There's also some comments that people have made to me about the election that I would like to be able to discuss.
1) Was told by someone who claims to be a liberal but is voting McCain this election that she liked Obama but his voting record was a dealbreaker. She claims he has voted "present" on most issues, and to her that means he is afraid to take a stand and have it on record because he was afraid that would hurt his chances. She said she wanted someone who was not afraid to take a stand. When asked about Palin, she said she didn't agree with her, but at least she had convictions. Comments?
2) A question that derives from a comment my husband made. Although 9/11 occured during the Bush administration, the attack was carefully planned during Clinton's term. He claims that the Clinton administration left us in a weakened position and vulnerable to attack.
3) A general observation/question. It is said that McCain voted with Bush 90% of the time. Can someone explain exactly what that means? Because Bush was never a U.S. legislator. He doesn't introduce bills and he doesn't vote on them in the Senate. He has veto power only. I have no doubt that McCain and Bush were "on the same page" with the way they think, but isn't this statement a misnomer?
4) I asked this in another thread but it got passed over. Is Hillary really the best person to campaign for Obama? If he wins, she loses, because if McCain wins, Hillary can run again in 2012. Obama would be up for reelection in 2012 if he wins. Do you guys think Hillary's self-interest would sabatoge Obama's campaign?
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