Attacks on John McCain start streaming from the Democratic podium

DENVER -- A parade of speakers at the Democratic National Convention began targeting John McCain in earnest this evening (a day late for Hillary Rodham Clinton loyalist and television talking head James Carville).

Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius helped lead the charge, getting in a zinger that was easy to see coming (and which The Ticket anticipated).

"I’m sure you remember a girl from Kansas who said there’s no place like home," Sebellius said in her speech to the crowded convention floor. "Well, in John McCain’s version, there’s no place like home. And a home. And home. And home."

Sen. Bob Casey Jr. of Pennsylvania noted a McCain voting record in the Senate that largely tracks Bush administration wish lists.

Said Casey: "That's not a maverick, that's a sidekick."

As part of the Democratic effort to tie McCain tightly to President Bush, he scoffed that Republicans were "asking for four more years." After a brief pause, he added, "How about four more months?"

He stirred the crowd with that line, setting off a brief round of chants of "Four more months."

-- Don Frederick

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[AngeloJdelosReyes]

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Don't rejectr a candidate because of the color of his skin. That's racial bigotry and has no place in a democracy.

Don't reject a candidate because of his financial status or whether he is poor or rich, has none or ten houses, etc. (Specially if he signed a pre-nuptial agreement of separation of properties and the houses are owned by his wife. If he forgot how many they are, it may be becauise he is not unduly concern in keeping tab about the same -- how is that a "negative" against him?) That too has no place in a democracy.

Vote on the bases of competence, credibility, and creativity of the candidate as can be seen in what and how he identifies are principal problems or needs of the country AND his proposed -- studied, complete and viable -- solutions thereto. Distinguish between facts and fictions in the midst of roiling "opinions and spins when non- issues are foisted as decisive matters: keep your own counsel. Keep cool and collected. Ignore the moon-bayers and the voodoo incanters.

[DougH]

Finally, they start to club this adulterer and expose him for what he is. I'm a Christian. The father of six (one I've put all the way through graduate school, two in college, and three at home) McCain is shameless. He left his wife and 3 children for a rich woman 17 years his junior. He fooled around with her while he was still married, got a divorce and applied for a license before it was final, and married less than six weeks after it became final.

Why would any self-respecting Christian vote for a man who left his wife after she waited for him to return. Yes, she had gotten bigger after her nearly fatal accident requiring over 20 operations but that's all to more reason to stick with here.

Ronald Reagan lost respect for him after he left her. Ross Perot had to pay her medical bills, something her husband should have done.

All of his opportunist changes of policy aside, he isn't morally worthy to lead this country. He couldn't even lead his family.

[MontA]

McCain is shameless. Presumably his view of health care is the same as his Stepford wife's -- steal your prescription drugs from a charity. McCain's has no family values. He is an adulterer and he basically was married to two women at the same time -- a polygamist. We don't need thieves, adulterers, and polygamist living in the White House.

[CalA]

I love how you complacent, self-righteous posters accuse McCain of shamelessness. He spent 5 1/2 years as a POW, for crying out loud. With all the mental stress, your marriage might break up too after that. Put yourselves in someone else's shoes for once in your life. Shameless, vou say? Obama is the shameless one for not voting to define babies born after botched abortions as citizens with full human rights.

[Maxers]

One thing that seems to be missing from all of this, and I bring it up on this blog because it appears there is no where else to express it:

I, for the record, thought Hillary's speech tonight was BRILLIANT. Just want to say that. OK, now...

But, how can she attack the deficits that were wrought by the Bush administration when she couldnt even run her own campaign in a fiscally sound manner? $57M in debt for a campaign that lasted less than a year? If she couldnt curtail spending in her own campaign, she is supposed to do it while in the White House?

Enough of this hate, enough of this bashing. I hear people rail on McCain for catering to Big Oil. What, you think a democrat wont ? Universal healthcare for all. How do you expect to pay for this, Miss Clinton? Oh, well, um, uh, well... EXACTLY.

Our constitution clearly states the role of government and I dont think being an HMO to the entire nation was listed.

I think I am going to run. Promise free health care to EVERYONE. Promise to get rid of our dependence on oil. Increase test scores for all of our failing children. Bail out the banks for making POOR DECISIONS on whom to lend to. Give a free car to eveyrone. Might as well promise no more hurricanes too while you're at it

This whole thing just makes me sick, to be honest...

[nils]

Of course JM has the moral high ground . He's divorced so knows all about the sanctity of marriage between a man and a woman . Has changed his mind about abortion repeatedly to fit his voting requirements . Should lead the army and be commander in chief with his superior military qualifications of being a POW who denounced his own country ,also showing his pride in his country !
Dump the chump .

[Norbert Scheppers]

Sick of this whole thing? HECK NO! After what I went through in Vietnam, they can use the neutron bomb on the whole Repug party as far as I'm concerned!

[simon]

McCain's campaign is based on his military service of more than 30 years ago. Not much is said about what he's done since then. That's because what he's done since then is mostly toe the Republican party line of tax breaks for the rich and big corporations, deficit spending on the military and cuts for domestic programs that help working Americans. He also doesn't talk about his support for campaign finance reform or immigration reform because those positions are unpopular with his own party. So what does that leave? He was a POW more than 30 years ago. Great.