Remember he said he would propose a spending freeze on all things except for something like soldier benefits or something like that? It was absolutely ridiculous. I can't see how so many people... over 50 million people supported him even after he said something as ridiculous as that. I understand fiscal conservatism but is fiscal conservatism really the change we needed at that point in time in our economic crises?

The last I checked, John McCain lost the election.

His political platform is of little consequence now.

Besides, you have provided no objective data to support your claim and by which anyone could base an argument one way or the other.

What we should be discussing is the future Barack Obama has planned for the US.

That is what is relevant.

Yeah, I'd have to agree. At this point it is irrelevant what McCain proposed.

well, we sure do not need unfettered spending of money that we do not have. All the government does is spend and spend and when they run out of money, they just raise taxes or come up with some other bogus way of extorting money from you and I. The government should stick to spending money on things mandated by the constitution... as it is now, the treasury and fed has unlimited ability to spend and print money. There is no oversight. These crooks are stealing the wealth of our nation right before our eyes and selling us down the river. Obama... Mcain... outward face to the same crooks... Though Obama was right about one thing... change is coming. However, I do not think it will be a change the majority will like.

Hm. Seems like McCain might have listened to Peter Schiff on this one, because money doesn't grow on trees or something like that.

i could actually support his spending freeze,,,,, and it did go over well in primaries,,,,at least according to those cnn dial thingies.....in fact i bet barack wish he thought of that line first,,,,,as he came back with the scalpel line


it's every other one of mcQuack's policies i couldn't support,,,,,,therefore i wrote in ron paul




what's worse that nutcase alan keyes got like 40,000 votes in california alone

I really don't see what's so wrong with a spending freeze. If you want fiscal responsibility from your government, it has to start somewhere. This government is spending itself and the country into oblivion. We're set to run a debt under year 1 of Obama that's twice as large as any under Bush. Where does it stop?

Until the government stops spending money that it does not have, its going to continue devaluing the dollar and hurting the very people these stupid 'stimulus' programs are aimed at. They're merely delaying the inevitable and are likely digging the bottom much deeper than it has to be.

[edit on 11-1-2009 by vor78]