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Published Date: 19 October 2008
By Claire Prentice
If the way John McCain has run his presidential campaign is any indication of the way he would run the White House then 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue may need a revolving door to the Rose Garden.
The turnover of McCain's advisers has been so bewildering that if it is repeated in government there won't be many of his team left at the end of 100 days.

President John McCain's approach to the problems facing the US will be very different to
his Democrat opponent's. His first response to the US economic crisis was to threaten to sack Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Christopher Cox (Cox pointed out that he couldn't be sacked by the President and that he wasn't going to be in post next year anyway). Whereas Obama seems temperamentally more suited to looking for structural flaws, McCain is quite happy to set heads rolling.

"The biggest challenge facing McCain will be the need to compromise," said Leon Panetta, former congressman and White House chief of staff under Bill Clinton. "McCain will do some outreach, but because he's been there longer he will react more from his experience in the Senate rather than on the advice of others."

As a former military man, McCain's administration may be more welcoming to military top brass than Obama's. McCain makes many of his decisions at a gut level, and as a seasoned Washington hand won't seek the detailed kind of advice Obama will be relying on.

McCain's Cabinet choices could be surprising. Independent Senator and long-term McCain friend Joe Lieberman could well end up with a job, as could a senior military figure such as General David Petraeus.





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  • Last Updated: 18 October 2008 8:07 PM
  • Source: Scotland On Sunday
  • Location: Scotland
  • Related Topics: John McCain , US elections
 
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19/10/2008 00:50:10
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Lynne,

Palm Beach Gardens 19/10/2008 01:15:38
Amazing!! Obama prepares for his 1st 100 days in office, while McCain will need revolving doors for his Cabinet.

Say it isn't so Joe.. The Scotsman in all their unbiased views!!! Yeah right!!

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2dogs in D.C.,

19/10/2008 01:37:47
Roll on,oh please,November.Let's have done with this.
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Dragonhead,

Dalian,China 19/10/2008 01:50:01
Obama is a puppet! Can't wait for him to become president.It will be interesting to see the comments in a year or two.With of course the deafening silence from those who, "I never voted or supported him posters" Time will indeed tell.
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Virginian,

USA 19/10/2008 02:09:14
A total news media blackout of anything to do with the election would be a welcome relief to US voters.

Let the candidates and their families go into seclusion until after the election results are in.

There is not one thing either candidate could say that would change any one's mind at this point.

McCain supporters are convinced that Obama would usher in the new hippie era with its riots and rhetoric.

Obama supporters are convinced that McCain would turn the White House into a military bastion.

Why not save a lot of money and effort and just give everyone a rest!
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Lynne,

Palm Beach Gardens 19/10/2008 02:25:33
Why not also say, that 2 years of campaigning is one year too many. It is out of hand. It is way too long, and the amount of money spent is way to obscene. It could support a third world country!!
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Postmark-55,

China, 19/10/2008 03:43:27
#6 Lynne,
You're well on your way on to becoming a third world country with the way your economy has collapsed, or are you denying that your economy has collapsed? What is really obscene is how much your Administration has spent on the illegal war and invasion of Iraq and yes, your Hollywood style elections are costing far too much. It doesn't matter who takes over the helm now, you guys are hooped for the time being and it will take a lot to turn things around again. The first thing your country needs to do is quit terrorizing globally, it costs too much in lives as well as money and because of your country's actions your economy and most of the world's economy has nearly bottomed out. Tough lessons to learn but hopefully your lot has finally learned somehing.
Knock China and Communism all you want but ours seems to be the only economy that up til now is still stable and the rest of the world is looking to China for help.
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Postmark-55,

China, 19/10/2008 04:30:21
#6 Lynne,
McCain, like the idiot running your country presently, is a war monger and will see to it that your country will completely collapse economically. Remember that this meltdown happened on Bush's watch, he had nearly eight years to correct what was happening but chose to look the other way and now basically the whole world is paying the price.
The war in Iraq was supposed to ensure you a stable and cheap oil supply but it backfired, for the world, especially the Middle East, is totally fed up with the US and its terrorizing and bullying. As a result oil prices sky-rocketed and from there everything spiralled upwards and all control was lost.
Remember, it was George W. Bush that bankrupted you guys and by electing McCain, a close follower of Bush's ways, you will ensure third world country status.
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Let's have the truth,

Queensland 19/10/2008 05:10:03
Postmark-55

You got there before me. I couldn't help smiling at Lynne's comment:

" It could support a third world country!! "

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Postmark-55,

China, 19/10/2008 05:32:30
#9 Let's have the truth,
Yeah as arrogant as Lynne's statement is, it is funny in a way. At least she's waking up to the fact that the elections have become an expensive farce and that things need to change. Hopefully she can also see that the war in Iraq can never be won, by anybody, and it's time to bring the troops home.
That's what I like about your leader, he had the balls to stand up to the Americans and he speaks Chinese, you guys have certainly done worse in the past. Now if only the Americans can find a leader like yours, the world would become a better place.
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GalacticCannibal,

Murrieta CA for more WAR VOTE McCain 19/10/2008 07:10:58
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Dragonhead,
Dalian,China

Hey Dude If Obama is a puppet, what are U dude ? living in the tyrannical pit of the CCP . Where 1.3 billion Chinese cannot vote their conscience.

Ur leader Hu Jintao was he elected , or is he a Chinese puppet of the CCP.

Hey dude we are still waiting answers from U ..

On How many Chinese are executed each year by ur CCP .. Is ot 10,000 or 15,000.

And how many Chinese women are forced to abort by Ur CCP .. is it 11 million or 13 million .

A new question for U dude ,
Have U seen the CCP's s new mobbile "DEATH Cars", where they drive into a town, and execute the Chinese citizen inside the death chamber. in the "Death Cars" .

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2006-06-14-death-van_x.htm

Relax dude just don't speak Ur mind in public, and u may save ur life.

GC

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19/10/2008 12:12:48
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19/10/2008 12:18:44
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Lynne,

Palm Beach Gardens 19/10/2008 21:10:51
You are idiots, if America wants to gain control of anything, they have to vote against 545 people who are our representatives. That's right. Because it doesn't matter who is in office.. those 545 people have the last word.
Both the Dems and the GOP are against deficits. Ever wonder why we have them? If all the politicians are against inflation and taxes, why do we have them?
The President proposes the Federal Budget..
The House vote on the appropriations.
Congress votes on the tax code.

Congress sets fiscal policy.. The Federal Reserve Bank controls the monetary policy.
100 Senators, 435 Congressmen, 1 President, and 9 Supreme Court Justices out of more than 300 million are directly, legally, morally, and individually responsible for our domestic problems.

No lobbyist or special interest group can be blamed. They have no ability to coerce a Congressman, Senator or President, no matter what their offer is.The politician has the power to accept it or reject it. They are the ones who vote. It is their responsibility.

The president can only propose a budget. He cannot force the Congress to accept it. The Constitution, which is the supreme law of the land,
gives sole responsibility to the House of Representatives for originating and approving appropriations and taxes. Who is the speaker of
the House? She is the leader of the majority party. She and fellow House members, not the president, can approve any budget they want. If the president vetoes it, they can pass it over his veto if they agree to.
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Lynne,

Palm Beach Gardens 19/10/2008 21:15:27
continued..

I can't think of a single domestic problem that is not traceable directly to those 545
people. When you fully grasp the plain truth that 545 people exercise the power of the federal government, then it must follow that what exists is what they want to exist.
If the tax code is unfair, it's because they want it unfair.
If the budget is in the red, it's because they want it in the red.
If the Marines are in IRAQ , it's because they want them in IRAQ .
If they do not receive social security but are on an elite retirement plan not available to the people, it's because they want it that way. There are no insoluble government problems.

These 545 people shift the blame to bureaucrats, whom they hire and whose jobs they can abolish; to lobbyists, whose gifts and advice they can reject; to regulators, to whom they give the power to regulate and from whom they can take this power.
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Lynne,

Palm Beach Gardens 19/10/2008 21:21:55
I once said, that those of you who do not live America, have no idea how this country works. AND until you do, you have no right to criticize or abuse the Americans who come to this post.

When I said, that the amount of money spent on these elections is obscene.. I meant just that. All that money, could have been used to help get us out of this mess, or help a third world country. To start the election process 2 years before the election is insane.. No reason for it, it can all be said in less than one year.
But please, before you make your stupid remarks about my country... learn how it works. because as much as you try to make me sound wrong.. YOU are the ones who are.
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Postmark-55,

China, 20/10/2008 01:11:21
#15 Lynne,
Well that's rather funny comming from you Lynne, you're totally against Communism but what you've just told us is more Communistic than China is. You claim that only 545 people hold complete power in a country of 300 million, yet you have no power against them. How does that make your so called Democracy any better than our Communism? It doesn't. You're trying to tell us that regardless of who you vote into power, only these 545 people control everything thereby negating your vote. Thanks but no thanks, I will live in China, where we don't get the wool pulled over eyes with empty promises. You can keep your Democracy. We in China are also not a war mongering nation like your beloved USA, who is bound and determined to force your twisted and screwed up version of Democracy down everybody's throats. Like I said, keep your so called Democracy but keep it to yourselves, the rest of the world wants no part of it. The sooner you get that through your overly thick head the better.
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Lynne,

Palm Beach Gardens 20/10/2008 01:33:58
We ELECT these people, it is up to us to NOT re-elect them if we don't like the job they are doing.
At least we have the opportunity to go to the polls, to recall those we don't want and to try and make things better.

They represent us, if we don't like it we can change it. CAN YOU? TALK about thick heads.. cement fills yours.
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Postmark-55,

China, 20/10/2008 01:59:28
#19 Lynne,
Yeah Lynne, just keep telling yourself that your vote counts, maybe one day you'll actually believe it, but the rest of the world knows better, that's why we don't want your garbage. And just keep spending on your obscenely expensive elections, your country can almost afford it. Your nation is rapidly becoming an international joke.
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Lynne,

Palm Beach Gardens 20/10/2008 02:54:20
Yours already is..
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57Nomad,

california 20/10/2008 02:55:17
#1 Sarah Palin's ex-brother in law got on the wrong side of Sarah because he tortured a 10 old boy with a Taser. Did you know that?
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57Nomad,

california 20/10/2008 03:02:12
#11 GC

GC said:

"Relax dude just don't speak Ur mind in public, and u may save ur life."

There is a Russian comedian named Yakov Smirnoff. He came to the US when the USSR was still in business.
He used to say:

"We have freedom of speech in Russia just like you do here. There is one difference, in America you are free AFTER you speak. That's a handy little feature."
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Lynne,

Palm Beach Gardens 20/10/2008 04:57:12
Nomad :)
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Virginian,

USA 20/10/2008 06:21:26
#7 Postmark-55, China

Quote:

"Your [the US] economy has collapsed, or are you denying that your economy has collapsed?"

Answer:

No, the US economy has not collapsed.

The Wall Street "meltdown" affects New York City primarily...those stockbrokers, mortgage banks, hedge funds, and associated financial insurance companies saw large amounts of money "disappear" because of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac failing.

The vast majority of Americans do not dabble in the stock market and have their savings in banks that are insured by the FDIC for $250,000 per account.

Most Americans are not foolish enough to have large amounts of debt on charge cards and do not buy houses that they cannot afford.

Most people that have lost their homes are low-income people that should not have been given a loan to buy a home in the first place.

Most of these loans came through Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that were chartered by Congress to help poor people to own homes despite the fact that they were not capable of ever paying back the loans.

Many Americans are debt-free with plenty of money saved up.

Postmark, you have been looking at the sensational news media stories that show people who put themselves in debt by their own lack of common sense.

You have been duped!!!

Happily enough, the US economy is alive and well.








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Postmark-55,

China, 20/10/2008 14:52:24
#25 Virginian,
Quit embarrassing yourself by publicly announcing your wet dreams.
Your economy sucks and will get worse and you'll be looking to China to bail you out yet again. You're already up to your eyeballs in debt to the Chinese to the tune of nearly 1 trillion dollars and that's just the beginning. Right now all eyes are on China because we have the most stable economy and as less money is available to the average American you will buy more of our inexpensive products for you can't afford to buy your own over priced domestic goods due to incredible high union wages needing to be paid to your spoiled and lazy workers, and that's a fact.
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Lynne,

Palm Beach Gardens 20/10/2008 17:26:48
Postmark..if the war was going to give us cheap oil... where is it?
If we wanted to "steal their oil" we could have, and let the rest of the country go to hell in a handbasket... but we didn't.
Iraq is making their own oil deals..
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Lynne,

Palm Beach Gardens 20/10/2008 19:33:26
PM55..your economy is not doing so well

Chinese economy growth rate slows
China's economic growth rate has fallen for the third quarter in succession, amid fears that the economy could be heading for a severe downturn.
The National Bureau of Statistics said the economy had grown at a rate of 9% in the three months to September - down from 10.1% over the previous quarter.
Spokesman Li Xiaochao said the impact of the global financial crisis had far exceeded the government's expectations.
No signs of recovery'
The third quarter growth rate announced on Monday marked a significant fall from the 10.4% growth of the first half of 2008, and the 12.2% growth seen in the first three quarters of 2007.


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Virginian,

USA 20/10/2008 21:05:05
#26 Postmark-55,China

Quote:
"...we have the most stable economy and as less money is available to the average American you will buy more of our inexpensive products for you can't afford to buy your own over priced domestic goods due to incredible high union wages needing to be paid to your spoiled and lazy workers,..."

Answer:

Postmark-55, unfortunately for China, the scenario you present is long gone.

As Lynne mentions your economy is in a downward spiral as we speak.

Americans have ceased buying any products that are made in China because they are either unsafe or so cheaply made that they do not last.

Starting with the lead paint on toys this time last year and going through too many products to name, China is now trying to stanch the economic hemorrhage of its latest tainted-milk scandal.

No one is buying Oreo cookies, Snickers candy bars or M & M candies because they are made with Chinese milk.

Americans no longer want China's products even if they are free, much less pay money for them.

Unions have learned their lesson now that they see that lower wages and fewer benefits are better than no jobs at all.

China did the US a great favor by accepting American companies on your soil. It showed the unions that they had cut their noses off to spite their faces.

Once American companies return en masse to the US they will be greeted with open arms.

Tax breaks for those companies that stay in America are planned as part of the economic recovery and job stimulation.

Worst of all for China, your loaning money to failing US companies has turned out to be a bad idea because you are watching your investment disappear.

China bought a tremendous amount of "toxic" debt that it will just have to write off as losses as well.

However, the dollar and Wall Street will bounce back as it always does. Just watch and see.

Have a nice day!!!

 

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