John McCain: Speech 06/03/08

John McCain
Speech
Kenner, LA 06/03/08

TRANSCRIPT:
JOHN MCCAIN: "And I would be ashamed to admit I knew what had to be done in Iraq to spare us from a defeat that would endanger us for years, but I kept quiet because it was too politically hard for me to do.
Senator Obama opposed the new strategy, and, after promising not to, voted to deny funds to the soldiers who have done a brilliant and brave job of carrying it out. Yet in the last year. violence has fallen to a four year low; Sunni insurgents have joined us in the fight against al Qaeda; the Iraqi Army has taken the lead in places. and the Iraqi Government has begun to make progress toward political reconciliation.
None of this progress would have happened had we not changed course over a year ago. And all of this progress would be lost if Senator Obama had his way and began to withdraw our forces from Iraq. Americans ought to be concerned about the judgment of a presidential candidate who says he's ready to talk, in person and without conditions, with tyrants, but hasn't traveled to Iraq to meet with General Petraeus.
I don't oppose a reckless withdrawal from Iraq because I'm indifferent to the suffering war inflicts on too many American families. I hate war. But I know, too, that the course Senator Obama advocates could draw us into a wider war.

I take America's economic security as seriously as I do her physical security. For eight years the federal government has been on a spending spree. It spends more and more of your money on programs that have failed again and again to keep up. Extravagant spending, indebts us to other nations; fuels inflation; raises interest rates; and encourages irresponsibility. I have opposed wasteful spending by both parties and the Bush administration. Senator Obama has supported it and proposed more of his own. I want to freeze discretionary spending until we have completed top to bottom reviews of all federal programs to weed out failing ones. Senator Obama opposes that reform. I opposed subsidies that favor big business over small farmers and tariffs on imported products that have greatly increased the cost of food. Senator Obama supports these billions of dollars in corporate subsidies and the tariffs that have led to rising grocery bills for American families. That's not change we can believe in.

No problem is more urgent today than America's dependence on foreign oil. The next President must be willing to break completely with the energy policies not just of the Bush Administration, but the administrations that preceded his, and lead a great national campaign to put us on a course to energy independence. We must industries to pursue alternative, non-polluting and renewable energy sources, where demand will never exceed supply.

Senator Obama voted for the same policies that created the problem. In fact, he voted for the energy bill promoted by President Bush and Vice President Cheney, which gave even more breaks to the oil industry. I opposed it because I know we won't achieve energy independence by repeating the mistakes of the last half century. That's not change we can believe in.

With forward thinking Democrats and Republicans, I proposed a climate change policy that would greatly reduce our dependence on oil. Our approach was opposed by President Bush, and by leading Democrats. Republicans and those that favor Democrats. Senator Obama might criticize special interests that give more money to Republicans. But you won't often see him take on those that favor him. If America is going to achieve energy independence, we need a President with a record of putting the nation's interests before the special interests of either party.

Senator Obama proposes to keep spending money on programs that make our problems worse. He plans to pay for these increases by raising taxes on seniors, parents, small business owners and every American with even a modest investment in the market. He doesn't trust us to make decisions for ourselves and wants the government to make them for us. And that's not change we can believe in.

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LABEL: JM LA 6-3 (EW#11) SUT-Part 4

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[openmind75]

he sucks, is manipulative and deceitful

[olejazzman]

All of this guy's speeches are about Iraq, Iran, terrorism, and continuing the fight that is going on in an unnecessary war. The only things this guy has said about education, the environment, the economy are generalizations or platitudes that shows he has no plan. His only campaign strategy is to critize Obama, the man who has a plan. Unfortunatley, McCain is just another war monger, and we don't need another Bush in the White House.

[kamikazewatermelon12]

He moves like a character from Half life 1

[legolover630]

down with mccain srry who  likes him

[moncg007]

thats all you have to say no facts behind your thoughts...typical liberal

[moncg007]

How do you liberals feel now that your so claimed prophet is destroying this country one step at a time or should i say one bill at a time.

[steelersfan10091]

fuck obama mccain wold have  won

[peacefrog1916]

euuuuugh hes a slimeball