Originally Posted By: Friendly Neighborhood Ray-man
i find it sad that hope is called empty rhetoric, but an old man who sees continuing a war that most Americans disprove of for 100 years is seen as a leader.
if obama's hope is empty, then it's no more empty than mccain's continuation of bush paranoia, which is also empty. i prefer to roll the dice on hope than to continue the nastiness.

And it's sad that people call obama empty when he talks about restoring the world's respect for America and creating a solid international force to combat terrorism, which is cheaper and smarter than our current unilateral wars.


You, and liberals in general, are quick to forget that McCain was a major thorn in Bush's side for openly criticizing Bush's strategy in Iraq, and along with Richard Lugar, Chuck Hegel and other Republicans, called for Rumsfeld's removal and more troops in Iraq to stabilize the nation and get the job done. McCain was called all kinds of names by his fellow Republicans for it, and is FAR from "just like Bush" or "continuing Bush's insanity".

There are aspects where McCain and Bush support the same policy (particularly amnesty and free trade), but it's deliberately misrepresentative to say McCain is just like Bush.