Comments on: McCain daughter blogs plea for support for her dad

By: cindy

cindy — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 05:08:22 +0000

Megan, this democrat is voting for McCain/Palin. 1st time in 23 years of voting. I did not drink the Obama kool-aid. I know many democrats that are voting for McCain too. Stay strong, and tell your dad that many hispanic democrats in Texas are voting for him.

By: Jack

Jack — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:20:17 +0000

I love my father just like she does. But I accept the fact that my father could not be President. Her father could not either because he is too old and displayed erratic behavior about numerous things while campaigning such as suspending campaign but didn’t, saying not going to participate in debate, just to name a few and lastly has shown terrible decision making especially by chosing Sarah Palin. She should accept the same facts about her father. I had been a Republican for years until Bush and now McCain ended that. I am now a Democrat and look forward to Obama as President. I can’t believe this as I was raised in the days of segregation and had daily doses of bigotry. How I look forward to the future!!!!!

By: Richard

Richard — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:10:30 +0000

It is admirable to show loyalty to family. She acknowledges the doubts we all feel about voting for a Republican during these times of need. However, her choice of her father is the only logical one.

I am curious about his leaving his first wife and children. That is a pretty damning thing about a man, if he does not acknowledge, support (emotionally and financially) and love his children. You can understand some problem causing a guy to change to a new wife for some reason or other, if it’s very serious (same for woman needing to change in the event of unforeseen and very serious events). However, ignoring the children has no excuse. In this age where everything about Obama’s life has been publicized, why hasn’t this been dugg into and brought up. I wouldn’t under any circumstances trust someone who ignores his children of a previous marriage.

By: Dietrich, AZ

Dietrich, AZ — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:08:13 +0000

In my view, McCain risked the security of this country with his complete lack of good judgment when he selected a totally unprepared and unqualified running mate. He is 72 years old, the possibility of his vice president having to take over is very real. But he was more concerned with his ego than with the welfare of the country. Which is a shame. He served this country extremely well before he became a politician.

By: Dietrich, AZ

Dietrich, AZ — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:01:47 +0000

McCain risked the security of this country by selection a vice presidential running mate totally unprepared for the office, much less to take over as President should he become unable to serve. At his age that is a very likely possibility. Just with that selection he demonstrated extremely poor judgment, and that his personal ego came before the welfare of this country. And that is a real shame, he had served well before he became a politician.

By: carolrieger

carolrieger — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 17:58:17 +0000

Mehgan, your dad may be unlike any other Republican President, but he has run a terribly negative campaign. Most importantly, Sarah Palin would be only a 72-year-old heart-beat away from the most powerful office in the world. I’ll cast my vote for the 40-something-year-old who would tell us what newspapers he reads, what the role of the vice-president is, knows the Constitution in an academic and not emotional way and is preaching unity, not division among us.

By: Holly Con

Holly Con — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 17:28:25 +0000

from the looks of all these comments NONE of you have even taken a moment to look at Meghan’s blog. If you did you would see a young woman that represents the best of her generation. While many of her peers are sitting around asking themselves “whats in it for me?” she is out there fighting for our rights and freedoms. A SPOILED RICH GIRL? Do you know her personally? I have never seen or heard anything in the press to back up this argument. All I see is a girl like me who is out there fighting for what is RIGHT, what is JUST and fighting for your right to behave like babies for the rest of your lives. Honestly, what is it with you liberal haters? Do you know how depressing a pathetic you all look? A life without optimism is a life wasted. Optimism will triumph over dumbed down liberalism…..you will see!

By: Informed

Informed — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 17:10:53 +0000

“Socialism has not worked in communist countries such as Russia, China, Vietnam, Cuba and North Korea. These countries are leaning toward capitalism and I don’t know why Obama wants to go in there. Spreading wealth will invite more people to depend on the help of the government and punish investors who may think the government will take a big chunk out of their profits.”

Socialism and Communism. Not the same. While they both share the same views. Communism is the extreme of socialism, it’s extreme left on the political spectrum. Where as Nazism is on the extreme right of the spectrum. Socialism is a accepted, and respected form of political structure in the rest of the world. Not Communism; just as Conservative politics in this country are accepted, but of course extreme conservatism [a.k.a Nazism] is not accepted. Get your facts correct, and quit spreading misinformation. It’s seriously the lack of understanding of politics, and in general everything, that is going to hurt this country worst.

One more question - Do you like Social Security? The you are IN FACT a socialist. Read some books. Stop watching TV. its becoming clear most people in the US get all their information from TV and the Internet. Read books, please expand your mind. Quit shrinking it with the senseless rabble produced for television these days. Geez.

By: aix1825

aix1825 — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:23:19 +0000

Another reason to vote for Obama/Biden, and not McCain/Palin? How about affordable health care for the middle class?

John McCain’s health care plans will destroy employer-based health insurance (says the US Chamber of Commerce!). For the millions of Americans that have it, that insurance is worth about $12,000. a year! After destroying this, McCain will offer instead $5,000. in tax credits! That’s $7,000. per family per year that McCain’s plan will steal from American families.

Even worse, McCain’s plan will throw us out of group insurance rates, and instead force us all onto the market as lonely individuals, with no market power, facing the powerful, unregulated health-insurance industry giants. And anyone with a precondition will not get any insurance coverage at all!

Who will benefit from the McCain Plan, may I ask?

In fact, the only choice for people:

who now have employer-based health insurance, or

who want a comprehensive family health insurance policy they can afford, or

who want to have Medicare still around when they retire,

is to vote for Obama/Biden!

John McCain’s plans will destroy all chances for middle class people to ever get decent family health insurance coverage!

The Democrats, with Obama/Biden, are the only ones who intend to make health insurance affordable for middle class people!

By: Jackie Morris

Jackie Morris — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:19:16 +0000

Come on now. Open your eyes people voting for McCain/Palin. What is the REAL reason you are not voting for Obama. ‘Cause he’s the biggest boss that I’ve seen thus far. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJ0TG6aXw YQ