It is the little things

[threeplusfire]

McCain seems worked up about that bear DNA study in Montana. I think however three million dollars is sort of paltry in comparison to the billions of dollars spent on the war.

I also think McCain's harping on "look at the record" and holding himself up as a moral standard bearer is a bit absurd. What a fucking liar. Switching votes on the political winds is one thing but compromising one's moral standards is another and that's what I feel McCain did by voting to allow torture.

When he interrupts or tries to make snide jokes, his face crinkles up in a way not unlike Shrub.

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[brienze.livejournal.com]

Speaking of little things, one of the ABC commentators afterwards said that 18 million in earmarks is a "rounding error" in terms of the federal budget, but McCain kept harping on how he'd save us from the evil, evil earmarks.

I'm aware that I may be a biased listener, but it seemed like Obama's answers on the whole more specifically addressed the questions asked than McCain's did.

[tsarina.livejournal.com]

Earmarks! I kind of wanted to say, "The last president left us with a budget surplus, and then there was Shrub who drove us into gigantic debt and you're bitching about earmarks???"

I was engaged when I saw they actually addressed each other and it was more of a debate than past presidential TV events. But yeah, I felt like McCain did a lot more campaign doubletalk than answers. There was the "Let me tell you about Iran..." speech that was two minutes of talking about nothing to do with Iran.

[n-o-m-i-c.livejournal.com]

drove us into gigantic debt and you're bitching about earmarks?

Welcome to the new fiscal conservatism!