Comments on: McCain Flips Flops on Flip Flop re: CA CO2

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By: Facebook User

Facebook User — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:51:25 +0000

The aide, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said McCain supports the ability of states to impose regulations until a national ‘cap and trade’ program to limit carbon emissions, something McCain has proposed, is in place. Once carbon caps are established, the aide said, McCain would oppose state regulations.”

In other owrds, McCain supports each state’s right to make their own laws unless it contradicts a federal law that he supports. My, isn’t that big of him.

By the way, I didn’t vote for McCain or Obama in the primaries, but i’llprobably hold my nose and vote for McCain in the general election. Though I haven’t made up my mind 100%, I figure a Democrat controlled congress with a democrat for president would allow the government to get too much done. I prefer a government that has a hard time getting things done, i.e. more regulations and spending.

By: Stein X Leikanger

Stein X Leikanger — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:16:21 +0000

How do you tell a flip-flop from a flop-flip?

By: faster_than_rabbit

faster_than_rabbit — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:56:09 +0000

This is what happens when the GOP chooses a candidate by default rather than by preference. All their other candidates simply imploded, so they were left with Grandpa McCain.

McCain supposedly loves foreign policy and disdains domestic, (although he’s not too clear on the finer points of either), so this is par for the course. He doesn’t care (and therefore doesn’t understand) enough about this stuff to set a firm direction for his staff. McCain could have gotten away with this in 2000, when he was younger and sharper, and when the internet was mainly the province of libertarians and there was no YouTube.

The only reason McCain isn’t below 40% in national polls is thatthe traditional media slobbers over McCain. They love him. They ignore gaffes that, had Obama comitted them, would have been in the news for weeks.

By: 86er

86er — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:49:36 +0000

Didn’t you get the memo from Arnie, Robert?

Flip-flopping is the new “times may change, but this man won’t”.

By: John The Accountant

John The Accountant — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:25:42 +0000

jurisb:

I agree. I really like Ron Paul as well. I was very sad he didn’t garner the attention he deserved during the primaries.

By: psarhjinian

psarhjinian — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:48:21 +0000

The United States needs a credible Green party so that the other two (one?) can stop pretending.

Heck, the US could use a credible left-wing party. As a left-winger myself, I’d probably get physically sick every time I voted Democrat.

By: OldandSlow

OldandSlow — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:23:09 +0000

jurisb the popularity contest for fearless leader must past the BarBQ test. In other words, which fearless leader wannabe would you want to have over for a weekend BarBQ.

I’m leaning towards Barack even though he’s a bit Wonky. He’d probably have no problem keeping the kids busy over at the basketball net while everything is cooking.

John McCain might scare the kids away.

Ron Paul would probably get all the adults excited about all this fiat money that were pushing overseas to cover our over-consumptive ways. We can’t have that while cooking steaks on the barbie.

By: jurisb

jurisb — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:50:42 +0000

Sometimes I am surprised how do you Americans make choices. You have 2 man standing next to each other ,one is flip flopping all the time, has a slow speech fluency, has memory problems, the other has a n impeccable voting record, sharp mind, always backed up by facts, always backed up by smartest economists, fluent, honest, always puts principles of honesty higher than himself. But you don`t vote for him. And it is Ron Paul. What is that reason that you don`t vote for him? Now Obama and Cain just fake their positions by pale imitation of Paul`s concepts.
How does McCain plan to push through carbon emission caps, if whole US energy production is primarily based on fossil coal powerplants? Coal is cheap, US is bankrupt. Even Europe was more far sighted and started Nuclear Fusion programs to be gas/coal independent. Why does my little fucking Latvia has to buy emission quotes from Europe for every single plant, while US is the biggest polluter in the world and has no plans signing Kyoto protocol?
I guess the world still lives in illusion that US is an empire. But Empire is an entity, that makes complex indispensable systems for world economy and yelds to its flourishing. The strength of it is measured by labour intense hours to be counterweighted not by Army size.

By: driving course

driving course — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:32:05 +0000

A man as old as McCain shouldn’t flip flop – he’ll do himself a mischief.
In fact we don’t need another Bush miss-chief the world needs a man capable of leading…

By: Stein X Leikanger

Stein X Leikanger — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 04:36:54 +0000

I believe McCain holds the patent on flip-flop meta stability …

US Patent 6631390 – Method and apparatus for generating random numbers using flip-flop meta-stability

http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/6631390/claims.html

Meta-stable is probably the best descriptive word for a politician I’ve come across.

BTW –

What is claimed is:

1. A method for generating a random number, comprising the steps of:
operating a flip-flop in a meta-stable state; and generating a random bit based on said meta-stable state when an output of said flip-flop does not match an applied input.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said flip-flop is placed in said meta-stable state by violating a set-up time of said flip-flop.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said flip-flop is placed in said meta-stable state by violating a hold time of said flip-flop.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said flip-flop is constructed to be susceptible to becoming meta-stable.

By: jkross22

jkross22 — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 04:19:13 +0000

Once again McCain doing all he can to lose the election. Really, how hard of an issue is this to decide one way or another and move forward?

This is why every gd politician ought to be voted out at the end of their first and only term. He’s been playing the game way too long.

By: Qwerty

Qwerty — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 02:33:15 +0000

McCain and Obama are competing to see who can flip flop the most times before the election.

By: picard234

picard234 — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:42:47 +0000

The carbon emission cap and trade program would be an absolute nightmare. We may never manufacture anything here in the US again.

By: John Horner

John Horner — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:57:10 +0000

Mr. Straight Talk, eh?