is McCain acting like an elected president?

[AlphaCentauri]

is he campaigning to be the worlds president in his world tour?
just wondering.

[havocmom]

1. Partly, yes. Could also be about campaign CASH

Remember all those BILLION$ in cash unaccounted for in Iraq? Think about all the bush/cheney key people who went there (many, just prior to 'stepping down') There's payoffs over there. And if McCain travels with Cheney, there isn't much of a customs search upon return to USA.

How much cash do you suppose they can fit on AF2? McCain's campaign was on it's last legs earlier, then he went to Iraq and viola! He was infused... with something.

Just things that make me go 'hmmmm'

[AZ Criminal JD]

5. That is ridiculous.

The Federal Election Commission AND the opposing campaign monitors expenditures and receipts of both campaigns in a general election. It is impossible to get any significant amount of money into a campaign without the FEC and the other campaign knowing about it.

[havocmom]

8. Really? Bring home cash. Hand cash out. Get cash back as donations.

Ridiculous? :rofl: Between the possibility of hush money paid to outgoing go-fers and the need to raise donations for incoming go-fers, I don't see it as ridiculous at all.

[AZ Criminal JD]

9. Please adjust tinfoil. It is too tight.

With contribution caps that would involve a conspiracy of thousands of people. If you think that is going on you have no hope.

[havocmom]

13. I'm old enough to recall lots of elections where lots of dead people voted often

Not hard to envision the stiffs making donations these days.

Thanks for your profoundly amusing appraisal of my mental state, having never met me. Gonna prescribe drugs too? Do you have a web site?

[AZ Criminal JD]

16. I am originally from Chicago. I did see a dead person or two at the polls.

[LoveHC]

2. Yes

he is

[AZ Criminal JD]

3. Yes he is

That is how you get elected president - you get people used to the idea of seeing you as the president. That is why our fight is hurting us more than we know.

[Eurobabe]

4. No McLame is acting like an old putrified fart

who has no idea what is really happening in the world.

[annabanana]

6. He's acting like the current usurper, if that's what you mean..

Out there embarrassing us on the International stage just like his hero. .

[dchill]

7. No, he's acting like an unelected president...

George W. Bush.
:shrug:

[victordrazen]

10. All I know is

I was only a teenager when Ronald Reagan ran for President and I remember thinking it was just a ridiculous farce and no way could such a fool become President. Then I remember thinking the same think about George W Bush.
They stole the last two elections, so what's stopping them now? It's sad that things have come to this. McCain is acting very confidant and I always wondered why he took the abuse from the Bush campaign sitting down.

[rzemanfl]

11. I wouldn't know, I forgot what "an "elected President" does. n/t

[Clear Blue Sky]

12. Probably.

He would be smart to. He has the nomination locked up already.

[C_U_L8R]

14. This little PR stunt is being paid by YOU !!!

Yes... McCain or his campaign didn't pay for this little global walk-around... you did.
How's that for corrupt?

[Thepricebreaker]

18. your 1000% wrong.. he used all camp funds.. thats why he can fundraise outside the USA..

If he didn't use 100% camp funds it would have been illegal for him to have a fund raiser. The DNC tried to call foul and he proved he used all camp funds, and shut the DNC up basically.

[C_U_L8R]

19. Happy to admit I'm wrong but

that's not what NBC was reporting this morning.
Guess we should both look for links.

[C_U_L8R]

20. Seems we're both right - partly

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gg3OITQSrWEcjqDl0g47q7STLcugD8VHHEV00

Looks like he only gave back $3000 in reimbursement.
That seems pretty stinky to me as the whole trip
was one big political photo op.

[tomg]

15. If by elected president

you mean George Bush, and if by acting you mean making pretty incoherent, erroneous statements and generally warmongering, then I would have to say that, yes, John McCain is acting like an elected president ( well, a not-really elected president)

[Thepricebreaker]

17. He is doing what Obama and Clinton should be doing.. instead he looks good and makes cash... sad sad

[Contrary1]

21. Well, he certainly has the GWB deadpan style of hypocrisy down pat

"The United States of America values everyone's privacy and corrective action should be taken."