Comments on: Does Obama’s 2008 campaign have a lesson for saving healthcare reform? http://needlenose.com/wp/2009/08/14/does-obama%e2%80%99s-2008-campaign-have-a-lesson-for-saving-healthcare-reform/ We Needle. You Decide. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:37:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Swopa http://needlenose.com/wp/2009/08/14/does-obama%e2%80%99s-2008-campaign-have-a-lesson-for-saving-healthcare-reform/comment-page-1/#comment-2574 Swopa Tue, 25 Aug 2009 02:23:46 +0000 http://needlenose.com/wp/?p=4687#comment-2574 "Slightly different foreign policy tone"? That's an impressive understatement. :-) Personally, I shudder to think how McCain would have responded to the stolen election in Iran. And that's leaving aside what last-gasp effort he'd be making to impose our will on Iraq. McCain really, <em>really</em> wanted the ability to drop bombs on somebody. For him, that's what "power" is all about. Not to mention that the stimulus/bailout package, whatever its flaws, would have been replaced with larger, permanent tax cuts for the wealthy. Add in healthcare, and you're talking about an enormous difference. “Slightly different foreign policy tone”? That’s an impressive understatement. :-)

Personally, I shudder to think how McCain would have responded to the stolen election in Iran. And that’s leaving aside what last-gasp effort he’d be making to impose our will on Iraq.

McCain really, really wanted the ability to drop bombs on somebody. For him, that’s what “power” is all about.

Not to mention that the stimulus/bailout package, whatever its flaws, would have been replaced with larger, permanent tax cuts for the wealthy.

Add in healthcare, and you’re talking about an enormous difference.

]]> By: Phaedrus http://needlenose.com/wp/2009/08/14/does-obama%e2%80%99s-2008-campaign-have-a-lesson-for-saving-healthcare-reform/comment-page-1/#comment-2569 Phaedrus Sat, 22 Aug 2009 12:35:14 +0000 http://needlenose.com/wp/?p=4687#comment-2569 Out of curiosity, how do you see McCain's first seven months being much different from Obama's? Aside from pushing for health care legislation, and setting a slightly different foreign policy tone, I'm finding it hard to distinguish this administration from the last. Out of curiosity, how do you see McCain’s first seven months being much different from Obama’s? Aside from pushing for health care legislation, and setting a slightly different foreign policy tone, I’m finding it hard to distinguish this administration from the last.

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