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To: cnyndwllr who wrote (52814)	3/10/2008 1:23:42 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) of 543251

then you can explain how it is that Bush/Cheney have been able to not only continue but to increase our presence in Iraq while the majority of Congress and the American people oppose the war, the military is using bailing wire to keep it going, and our treasure is getting more and more depleted? The status quo is always the default. New initiatives--"carrying out those beliefs in any grand way"--require support. Don't forget, Iraq started out with support. I strongly suggest that it's a mistake to generalize and dismiss a move to the right by simply characterizing it as moving "not so much." Once again, I'm talking orders of magnitude. "Not so much" does not stand as a sole (or one of two) justification for choosing the opposition. That was the context of my response. You may not like maintaining the status quo in Iraq and on the SC--neither do I--but the status quo in two areas, even important ones, doesn't seem to me to be sufficient rationale for writing off a candidate. It's not a pro for McCain but it's not a fatal con, either. That's all I'm suggesting.

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