Stupidest Comment(s) of the Day: Bob McDonnell

John McCain believes that we should leave Iraq a secure nation, while Barack Obama advocates timetables and surrender.

Point #1: Obviously, we all want to "leave Iraq a secure nation." Is there anyone who doesn't, except maybe for Ron Paul, Pat Buchanan, and Ramsey Clark?

Point #2: Hmmmm...advocating timetables, eh?  You mean, like this?

From "surrender date" to "aspirational time horizon," US President George W. Bush seemed poised Friday to seal a reversal in Iraq policy by accepting a target withdrawal date.

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News of the accord came with time ticking down before the November 4 elections -- and the end of Bush's term in January 2009 -- amid a campaign for the White House in which the vastly unpopular war has been central.

Recent public opinion polls have found that roughly two out of three Americans oppose the war, think the March 2003 invasion was a mistake, and want to see a timetable for US forces to return.

And Bush has come under pressure because of public statements by Iraq's leaders that they favored setting a withdrawal timetable.

So, I guess Bob McDonnell - the same guy, by the way, who can't recall if he ever engaged in sodomy, but now is pretending to be a foreign policy expert - must think George W. Bush and Dick Cheney favor "surrender" in Iraq as well, if agreeing to a timetable equates to "surrender" (which obviously it does not). Duhhhhh.

For Bob McDonnell's other idiotic comment, see the "flip."
According to "Sodomy Bob":

John McCain believes that our energy security is dependent on offshore exploration and nuclear power, while Barack Obama's energy plan is for Virginians to merely inflate their tires.

My god, where to even begin? First of all, since when is Bob McDonnell an energy expert?  Does he know the first thing on the subject?  I strongly doubt it, but if there were any doubts in that regard, this statement puts them to rest. For starters, energy experts agree that offshore drilling will NOT - repeat, NOT! - make this nation "energy independent" ever, or even lower gasoline prices for a decade or more.

Second, Barack Obama's energy plan is eight pages long, and includes (among many others) the following items:

*Provide short-term relief to American families facing pain at the pump

*Help create five million new jobs by strategically investing $150 billion over the next ten years to catalyze private efforts to build a clean energy future.

*Within 10 years save more oil than we currently import from the Middle East and Venezuela combined.

*Put 1 million Plug-In Hybrid cars -- cars that can get up to 150 miles per gallon -- on the road by 2015, cars that we will work to make sure are built here in America.

*Ensure 10 percent of our electricity comes from renewable sources by 2012, and 25 percent by 2025.

*Implement an economy-wide cap-and-trade program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 80 percent by 2050.

In addition, Obama proposes "A "Use it or Lose It" Approach to Existing Oil and Gas Leases" and "Safe and Secure Nuclear Energy."

Obviously, Obama's energy plan isn't just "inflate your tires" - what utter idiocy. Bob McDonnell wants to be the next governor of Virginia?  That is a deeply frightening thought, even putting aside ideology. Frankly, if McDonnell believes what he's spewing out, he's go the IQ of an eggplant.

Finally, I'd just point out that John McCain had to back down on the issue of whether inflating tires to proper pressure improves fuel economy. Short answer: it does, and it's a quick and easy way for Americans to save money at the pump.  The fact that Bob McDonnell doesn't realize this is sad, but also sadly not surprising coming from the likes of him.

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