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Topic: Is McCain to the left of Harper?
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unionist
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posted 21 June 2008 09:54 AM
Just trying to balance out "The Right and Obama."McCain backs Khadr's return - if Harper asks quote: Senator John McCain says he would favour returning Toronto-born Omar Khadr to Canada from Guantanamo Bay if Prime Minister Stephen Harper requested it.
Guantanamo: quote: McCain, who was held prisoner during the Vietnam War, reiterated yesterday that if elected president, he would close the American prison at Guantanamo, calling it "a liability in the cause against violent radical extremism."
NAFTA: quote: Referring to Obama's controversial call in February for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to be reopened, McCain said, "Demanding unilateral changes and threatening to abrogate an agreement that has increased trade and prosperity is nothing more than retreating behind protectionist walls."
Environment: quote: On the environment, the Arizona senator appeared to align himself more closely with Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty and Quebec Premier Jean Charest than with Harper.The challenge of global warming would be a top priority of a McCain presidency, he said yesterday in a luncheon speech arranged by the Economic Club of Toronto. And a "sensible cap-and-trade emissions system" is a critical part of a strong environmental strategy, McCain said.
Just sayin'. [ 21 June 2008: Message edited by: unionist ] [ 21 June 2008: Message edited by: unionist ]
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Sven
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posted 22 June 2008 08:02 PM
From M. Spector's link:Barack Obama has stated, “A world without nuclear weapons is profoundly in America’s interest and the world’s interest. It is our responsibility to make the commitment, and to do the hard work to make this vision a reality. That’s what I’ve done as a Senator and a candidate, and that’s what I’ll do as President.” So, that (making a commitment to ridding the world of nukes) is what he'll "do as President". Making a "commitment" to doing something and actually doing something are two very different things. He's about as likely to rid the world of nukes (or even make any meaningful progress towards that) as Kucinich is to get Bush impeached during the remaining 180 days of Bush's presidency. That's just political happy-talk. Realistically, nukes are about as likely to disappear as bullet are.
From: Eleutherophobics of the World...Unite!!!!! | Registered: Jul 2005
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