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McCain Appears To Propose Spending Freeze; In Response, Obama Plays Iraq Spending Card
A bit of an odd exchange: McCain appears to forcefully propose a spending freeze on everything but defense spending and money for veterans.
But when pressed on whether he really wants this, he says it's something we should look at.
In response, Obama points to spending on the war.
"We're spending ten billion dollars a month in Iraq when they have a 79 billion surplus," Obama said, adding the more important point that it's having adverse effects at home.
Obama was clearly looking for an opening to bring up Iraq, and more precisely, to link the war to the domestic economic crisis.
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Iraq now. Nice.
September 26, 2008 9:40 PM | Reply | Permalink
Victory with honor.... where have i heard that wording before...
September 26, 2008 9:40 PM | Reply | Permalink
Anyone watching CNN: did you see the Independents drop HUGELY when McCain started talking about Iraq and staying in Iraq?
September 26, 2008 9:41 PM | Reply | Permalink
Yeah, I saw that. They only picked up when he mentioned Gen. Patraeus. He should have picked him for VP.
Independents also dipped sharply when McCain attacked Obama for not visiting Iraq.
September 26, 2008 9:45 PM | Reply | Permalink
Did McCain just admit that the administration tortures?
September 26, 2008 9:41 PM | Reply | Permalink
Appears? He said he's freeze spending except for military and veterans benefits.
Oh, and here comes the Iraq spending lines. And it's global implications. Good timing.
September 26, 2008 9:42 PM | Reply | Permalink
He lied his ass off and said he opposed Bush on torture.
Fucking goddamn liar.
Obama is just rocking the house tonight. I mean this is the Obama I wanted - bring it baby!!!!!
September 26, 2008 9:44 PM | Reply | Permalink
Yeah. He does lie with such facility, no? Friking scary.
September 26, 2008 9:51 PM | Reply | Permalink
The surge was a success because of the infighting between sunnis and Shities
September 26, 2008 9:45 PM | Reply | Permalink
Yes and we paid off insurgent leaders to quit shooting at us.
September 26, 2008 9:49 PM | Reply | Permalink
Thank God. Iraq time.
September 26, 2008 9:45 PM | Reply | Permalink
I think Obama just kicked his ass on Iraq.
September 26, 2008 9:46 PM | Reply | Permalink
What a condescending prig. Senator Obama does not understand....
Jeez.
September 26, 2008 9:46 PM | Reply | Permalink
"You like to pretend that the war started in 2003."
Beautiful.
September 26, 2008 9:46 PM | Reply | Permalink
*2007
September 26, 2008 9:47 PM | Reply | Permalink
*2007
September 26, 2008 9:47 PM | Reply | Permalink
We didn't go over there to win anything in the first place. Just WMD and ousting Sadam.
September 26, 2008 9:46 PM | Reply | Permalink
Wow... Great story there, McCain.
September 26, 2008 9:47 PM | Reply | Permalink
O snark snark, you little man. You are a little man, McLame.
September 26, 2008 9:47 PM | Reply | Permalink
McCain is such an effin liar.
September 26, 2008 9:47 PM | Reply | Permalink
hiding behind the troops to defend a war... classy.
September 26, 2008 9:48 PM | Reply | Permalink
Vote McCain.
Vote for the 100 year war.
Vote for a derailed America.
I really hope we are not that insane.
September 26, 2008 9:48 PM | Reply | Permalink
"Let them win" - somewhere in Virginia, Jim Webb just threw something at his television. He went off on Lindsey Graham for saying that at "Meet the Press." Don't put political words in the troops' mouths. That's disgusting.
September 26, 2008 9:48 PM | Reply | Permalink
You know, watching the red line go up when McCain repeats Repub Talking Points, makes me think that they're all saying, "See, I wasn't stupid after all!"
September 26, 2008 9:49 PM | Reply | Permalink
Ok, I gotta say that Lehrer was driving me nuts asking the same fucking question about what they'd cut when it had been answered, but overall, I think this isn't bad.
Of course, Obama is rocking the house! So I'm happy.
September 26, 2008 9:51 PM | Reply | Permalink
I smell a "gates of hell" line coming up...
September 26, 2008 9:51 PM | Reply | Permalink
This is getting good! The $hit is hitting the fan. They're actually face to face and arguing mano-mano
September 26, 2008 9:52 PM | Reply | Permalink
The Afghan freedom fighters became al Qaeda
September 26, 2008 9:53 PM | Reply | Permalink
Obama killed McCain over Iraq.
September 26, 2008 9:53 PM | Reply | Permalink
We need to fight the Talipon.
September 26, 2008 9:55 PM | Reply | Permalink
this fucking goddamn server is as bad as the old one.
A - pause, looks at McLame -strategic mistake.
O *****swoon*****
September 26, 2008 9:56 PM | Reply | Permalink
Sung songs about bombin' Iran?! HAHAHA!!!
September 26, 2008 9:56 PM | Reply | Permalink
Wtf?
We had Blessed Iraq Story Hour With Grampy John.
Then the fucker actually says out loud that he resents Obama for being open about Pakistan because everyone knows you only do SECRET bomb runs to Pakistan and lie about it.
WHAT THE FUCK?
September 26, 2008 9:56 PM | Reply | Permalink
"Songs about bombing Iran..."
Tee, hee! I love it!
September 26, 2008 9:56 PM | Reply | Permalink
God Obama is killing him. I mean, I know I love the guy, but I'm right, no? He's just right on tonight.
September 26, 2008 9:57 PM | Reply | Permalink
Obama: more troops + strat, names off some things.
McCain: Obama just wants more troops and not a strat and then he doesn't name anything.
September 26, 2008 9:57 PM | Reply | Permalink
Sure he knows defeat...He surrendered.
September 26, 2008 10:01 PM | Reply | Permalink
Which was truly bizarre since earlier in the debate McCain cited his fight against a Boeing defense contract as an example of his budget hawk bona fides.
September 26, 2008 10:04 PM | Reply | Permalink
mccain's getting pissed. obama's getting to him.
September 26, 2008 10:11 PM | Reply | Permalink