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McCain: Maverick or 3rd term of Bush?

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Some people think that McCain has alot of independant postions. Others think his views are exactly the same as Bush's and that a McCain presidency will effectively be equivelant to a 3rd term of Bush. Please use the message area to support your points if you would like to (just keep the posts half way mature or they will be deleted).
1) Did McCain used to be an independant maverick?
1) Yes
2) Sometimes
3) No
4) Not sure
2) Is McCain currently an independant maverick?
1) Yes
2) No. These days he votes in complete lockstep with Bush and the other Republicans
3) Sometimes
4) Not sure
3) Are McCains views on the Iraq war independant or similare to Bush's views?
1) Independant
2) Just like Bush
3) Some of both
4) Not sure
4) Are McCains views on the Bill of Rights independant or similar to Bush's? If you're not sure, check out McCains recent votes and statements on warrentless wiretapping, the Military Commissions act, the CIA's use of torture, and other constitutional issues.
1) Independant
2) Just like Bush
3) Some of both
4) Not sure
5) Are McCains views on the economy independant or similar to Bush's views?
1) Independant
2) Just like Bush
3) Some of both
4) Not sure
6) Are McCains views on health care independant or similar to Bush's views?
1) Independant
2) Pretty much a 3rd term of Bush
3) Some of both
4) Not sure
7) Does McCain have adequate foreign policy knowledge to be president?
1) Yes. McCain is an expert in foreign policy. He knows how to win wars and such.
2) No. He can't tell the differance between Sunni and Shiite, believes Iraq borders Pakistan, and can never get his facts straight about what is going on in the world.
3) Somewhat
4) Not sure
8) Does McCain have the expertise needed to get us out of the economic mess we are in?
1) Yes. McCain is an expert on the economy
2) No. By McCain's own admission, he knows very little about economic issues
3) Somewhat
4) I disagree with your premiss. As McCain's own economic advisor says, we are just imagining a bad economy and are just a nation of whiners
5) Not sure
9) Does McCain often change his postion (flip-flop) on the issues?
1) Yes. He has changed his position on many major issues
2) No. He is a "straight talker" and keeps the same positon on all issues
3) Sometimes
4) Not sure
10) What are your political views?
1) Liberal
2) Moderate
3) Conservative
4) Libertarian
5) Socialist
6) Fascist
7) Green
8) Communist
9) Anarchist
10) Apolitical
11) Depends on the issue
12) Not sure
11) Do you like Bush?
1) Yes
2) No
3) Somewhat
4) Not sure
12) Do you like McCain?
1) Yes
2) No
3) Somewhat
4) Not sure
13) Do you like Obama?
1) Yes
2) No
3) Somewhat
4) Not sure
14) What are you in favor of? You may choose multiple responses.
1) The Iraq war
2) Getting us out of Iraq as soon as possible
3) Universal health care
4) An insurance company based health care system
5) Raising minimum wage
6) Eliminating minimum wage
7) Restoring the Bill of Rights
8) Altering the Bill of Rights to adapt to the "War on Terror"
9) Faith based initiatives
10) Keeping church and state seperate
11) Allowing gay people to marry
12) Preventing gay marraige
13) Taking steps to fight global warming
14) Ignoring global warming
15) Making corporations pay their fair share of taxes
16) Giving corporations more tax breaks
17) Other (please post)
This poll was created on 2008-07-25 07:00:20 by totoro