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Important questions for McCain to answer
Saturday, Oct. 18, 2008 | 2:04 a.m.
I have a few questions for John McCain that I think need to be answered fully before the election in November — clear, concise answers free from political rhetoric and fluff.
It is obvious McCain desires to continue the war in Iraq and Afghanistan at the cost of $10 billion dollars a month from our treasury. Question: Why is it we can afford to spend this money there but cannot afford to spend it on our own needs such as rebuilding our own infrastructure — roads, bridges, dams, schools and hospitals?
Iraq is an oil-rich country with a $70 billion surplus, but so far it has failed to contribute financially to its own military security, infrastructure and war effort. Question: When, how and to what extent will McCain make them financially responsible for, and contribute to, their own debt that they seem so unwilling to assume on their own behalf?
McCain balks at the idea of universal health care for our own citizens while promising a $5,000 bonus to aid in the purchase of private health insurance. Question: Why can we afford to spend $10 billion monthly on this Iraq-Afghanistan war but can ill afford one nickel for universal health care for all of our own citizens including children, the elderly and the homeless? Outline the specific steps to take to prevent hospitals, insurance and pharmaceutical companies from raising their prices to match this bonus.
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Thats like saying, If i can afford this nice house, why can't i afford this cadillac too?
You are talking about an issue of national security, versus an issue of personal healthcare,
my question is, what does one have to do with the other?
Plus, if you think mccain is a crazy spender, check out obamas new trillion dollars worth of spending, if obama is elected we will have the greatest disparity ever between the rich and the poor.
Virgil A. Sestini wants an answer that he already should knows, because he must have listened to the debates, gone to a rally, or read them online, but appears not to know.
Obama wants to continue the war in Iraq for at least 16 months
Obama wants to surge in Afghanistan, with no end in sight.
So there will be no "change" between Obama and McCain on the $10 billion monthly cost to fight terrorist.
Compare that $120 billion per year to Reid and Pelosi's new $300 billion simulous giveaway, or the $700 billion bailout, or the $350-700 billion petro dollars going overseas.
The last congressional appropriate for the war requires Iraq to spend it oil money.
Virgil A. Sestini you need to get it right. Obama is not for universal health care (that was Hillay's plan that democrats rejected).
Obama's plan and McCain plans are both different versions of expanding private health care plans.
Both Obama and McCain have similar cost containment programs, like electronic records.
Where have you been Virgil A. Sestini. If you do not know the basis of the two candidates I hope you do not vote.
Important question for Obama: Where were you really born and why is Democrat activist Phil Berg so convinced that you were not born in the U.S.?
Phil Berg isn't a democrat, he's a libertarian. And I already proved to you this charge is inane and totally unsubstantiated. But I guess desperate McCain times leads to desperate measures.
Red: I'm glad to see that you have joined the discussion. However, you haven't "proved" anything to this old Gyrene. And Philip Berg, Esq. is, indeed, a Democrat. Have you taken the time to read the pleadings?