What exactly makes McCain qualified to be President?

[ProSense]

Is it:

• His response to an economic crisis?
  
  
• His defiance in the face of an obvious blunder?
  
  
• The debate he's having with himself about deregulation?
  
  
• His foreign policy blunders?
  
  
• His so-called support for American workers?
  
  
• His attempts to stonewall an investigation?
  
  
• His ties to Phil Gramm?
  
  
• His role as a member of the Keating Five?
  
  
• His Social Security privatization scheme, which Americans already rejected under Bush?
  
  
• The 177 lobbyists working on his campaign?
  
  
• His willingness to scam voters?
  
  What?
  
  
  
  
  
  
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[cdb]

1. He was a POW, for gods sake!

Isn't that enough?

[Rambis]

9. there you have it!

"this campaign will be about personalities not issues" :crazy:

[thewiseguy]

10. Actually Bill talked about that alot today.

If it was not for McCain we would not have normalized relations with Vietnam. Thats what he said.

[samuraiguppy]

23. sounds like Bill tried to make a case for him.

how helpful.

[No Elephants]

27. His pappy and grandpappy got him into Annapolis and Hensley money and contacts got him into Congress

[ProSense]

11. What was I thinking? n/t

[meow2u3]

12. And he was tortured at the Hanoi Hilton

and left with permanent mental wounds, better known as PTSD, shell shock, etc. :sarcasm:

[CatBO]

2. He bringeth teh Crazy (n/t)

[darius15]

3. He was a POW! How elitist of you to even question his ability to lead the nation!

[PresidentObama]

4. He is a natural born citizen, and is over 35...clearly. He's qualified, just not sane.

[SuperTrouper]

7. he was born in Panama, but it is just rhetorical. I don't think that he is qualified

[Jakes Progress]

5. He spent several years in a locked room.

That always helps people think straight.

[walldude]

6. Wow...

I was going to post something very similar but I think I have worn out my welcome on the Clinton remarks today..

This makes my point without my... um... unusual style. ie: without insulting everyone... nice work.

[ProSense]

13. People seem to believe

being qualified excludes being rational.

[Imagevision]

26. McCain is too old and senile, he's not qualified to be senator let alone president...

[Me.]

8. You'd Have To Ask Bill Clinton

As he seems to know, while I'm only mystified

[asdjrocky]

14. POW POW POW POW POW

Why do you hate America?

[noel711]

15. "He was a war hero... that's enough to qualify him..."

I hear that over and over again.

Somehow, his military service is all he needs.
Of course, JOhn Kerry's service wasn't good enough.

But John McCain... that's all she wrote.

[FrenchieCat]

16. He is a POW that was for the SURGE!

Simple.....like him.

[mile18blister]

17. To answer your subject question:

exactly nothing.

[progressiveforever]

18. George W Bush as president qualifies the village idiot. (oops-oxymoron)

I'm not praising McSame-but it would take some doing to be McWorse--just same shit, re-stirred.

[PermanentRevolution]

19. The John McCain Experience...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vIAfBqWOL4&feature=related

Y'know, at first, I was one of those people who said that his POW ordeal should be off-limits. But since he's insisting on bringing it up at every single opportunity regardless of the subject, screw him.

[Kablooie]

20. He's got nice hair. ... Wait a minute ... Oh ... I take that back.

[grantcart]

21. Is this a trick question?

[curious one]

22. He doesn't have a clue of ....

[Norrin Radd]

24. Why does he need to be? I wonder...

He's ancient and rich. He should go retire. Our problems don't affect him.

[TheKentuckian]

25. The Constitution spells out QUALIFICATIONS

McCain is neither fit nor capable. He is 72 and not a bright guy, he cannot be made ready. McCain does not have the Right Stuff, Aviator or not.

Lack of experience can be overcome, lack of ability is a tough roe to hoe. A vote for McCain greatly endangers our country, I wouldn't let him run a lemonaide stand and Palin cannot be trusted with so much as that.

It becomes more clear with each passing day that the entire argument is a farce! There is no comparison between the capabilities and policies of the teams on the ballot. This is a joke, we're probably heading for worse than a Depression just for having the type of society that would think there is actually any choice in this election, this is seriously the kind of societal mentality that will land you in a Dark Age. We've got to pull up on the stick, and pull up hard.

[slackmaster]

28. The fact that he'll get mad and be insufferable if you say he isn't qualified

:shrug:

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

29. He's an aviator "Ace"!!

Destroyed five aircraft. That puts him into the "elite" ranks.

:rofl:

[TNMOM]

30. He picked Palin!

[olegramps]

31. He is the best liar running for the job

I have to agree with Joe Klein in his Time article dated for release September 29, 2008. "The McCain camp has decided that its candidate can't win honorably, on the issues, so it has resorted to transparent and phony diversions. He concluded his article in which he branded McCain as a liar writing "John McCain has raised serious question about whether he has the character to lead the nation. He has defaced his beloved military code of honor. He has run a dirty campaign."