Yes, we can.

[scaeagles]

I could use moronic, inexperienced, stupid, idiotic, dumb, foolish.....any number of words....but you know me. I want to make it sound as nice as possible.

[Strangler Lewis]

That's not our disconnect. Of course, a gun is a useful tool in the appropriate situation. So is a defibrillator. So is a hammer to bust a back window to let a kid or a dog out of a hot car. No one's advocating we all walk around for the greater good with defibrillators or hammers.

Our disconnect is our respective articles of faith. You assume that the mass of people who advocate for concealed carry do so from entirely pure motives. I assume that they do so because they think that carrying a gun is an ego boost and that they, deep down, or maybe not so deep down, hope they get a chance to kill somebody. The truth is probably somewhere in between, but I still think it's closer to my view than yours.

[Gemini Cricket]

Could Obama's choice of running mate affect your vote?

[Gemini Cricket]

I thought this was a good response to Helmetgate 2008.

"I had an internal debate," Obama admitted when a supporter thanked him for wearing a helmet. "Because I knew that the AP was going to take a picture, and they were trying to portray it like Dukakis wearing that tank helmet.
"But I wanted to make sure that the children who saw that picture knew that even the Democratic nominee for president wears a helmet when he goes biking," he said to applause.
"Now, obviously the rest of my apparel was apparently not up to snuff, because I got a hard time from all sorts of blogs ... who said I looked like Urkel."

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[Alex]

Not unless the choice falls so far outside the realm of what I consider appropriate that it causes me to reconsider my views of Obama's intentions or decision making capabilities.

Same for any other presidential candidate. Yes, it isn't an insignificant choice but generally an unimportant one. So unless they thoroughly screw it up I leave it to their discretion.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Of the likely candidates he'd choose, no.

Of course, should he defy conventional wisdom and choose, say, Rev. Wright. Or Karl Rove. I might then rethink my vote. But I'm guessing the odds are pretty slim.

[sleepyjeff]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Of the likely candidates he'd choose, no.

Of course, should he defy conventional wisdom and choose, say, Rev. Wright. Or Karl Rove. I might then rethink my vote. But I'm guessing the odds are pretty slim.

Tell you what; if he chooses Karl Rove to be his VP I will drop my luke-warm support for McCain and with a full heart support B.H. Obama to be my next President.....I'll even send him $50.00

[Ghoulish Delight]

You scare me Jeff

[sleepyjeff]

You never know, maybe Rove's a closet Obamamaniac

[wendybeth]

Well, waddya know. Seems Bush likes to talk to The Enemy after all! Bush in talks with Sudan.


Hypocrite.