McCain No Alternative; Manipulative Polling
- From: "Richard Shulman" <richardshulman5@xxxxxxx>
- Date: 17 May 2006 06:12:43 -0700
MANIPULATIVE POLLING; MCCAIN NO ALTERNATIVE 14178 - Shulman
NO HOPE FROM MCCAIN
Sen. McCain wants to micromanage US policy on the Arab-Israel conflict,
bring in James Baker or Brent Scowcroft to run it, and expects Arab
states to help in making peace. He thinks that Abbas is "a good
man" but weak. Both sides should make step-by-step concessions, but
in general Israel should retreat to the Green Line left as the
armistice from the 1967 war (IMRA, 5/1). What is sacred about an
armistice line?
The State Dept. mismanages US policy on the Arab-Israel conflict,
terrorism, etc.. Therefore, a President should clean out the State
Dept., bring in a wise trustee, and micromanage foreign affairs. But
such a President would have to understand the issues and pick a decent
and intelligent advisor. Sen. McCain's statements reveal himself as
leaving much to be desired in that regard.
Baker and Scowcroft are hostile to Israel and therefore to US
interests. Their policies failed. McCain does not understand that the
Arabs want not just more land but to rule if not kill more infidels.
He'd fail, too, as the non-thinking Establishment usually does.
MANIPULATIVE POLLING
Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney's April "Report to New York"
expresses her views on
four key issues in the introduction, and then polls constituents on
those and other issues. For example, "While we wait for a clear
strategy form the administration with regard to the situation in Iraq,
several in Congress, including Rep. John Murtha, have articulated
sensible policies for withdrawing our troops from Iraq, which I
support." Her questionnaire put it like this: "Since the president
declared "Mission Accomplished" in May 2003, we have lost more than
2,000 of our troops in the Iraq War. It's evident that the public
and Congress were not given the full picture in the lead-up to the war.
Do you support Rep. John Murtha's plan to withdraw American troops
from Iraq as soon as we are capable of doing so? Yes, No,
Undecided."
The introduction evaluates the economy this way: "Due to this
administration's lack of fiscal discipline, it has run up record
debts and deficits over the past few years. This is a serious problem
that could jeopardize our economy for years to come." Questionnaire:
"The federal government's debt limit was recently increased to
$8.96 trillion -- it has been raised $3.01 trillion since 2001. The
federal government ran a deficit of $319 billion for fiscal year 2005,
five years after running a record surplus. Do you think the Bush
administration's economic policies have caused these problems?"
Question #1: "The administration is trying to cut costs by closing
veterans health centers around the country, including one or both of
the Veterans Hospitals in Manhattan and Brooklyn. The Manhattan
location has six Centers of Excellence and the only prosthetic lab in
the Northeast. Do you think it makes sense to close these veterans
hospitals?
My comments: (1) Many questions are slanted or are preceded by a
tendentious introduction; (2) Questions are asked without giving the
other side -- for instance, we don't hear the rationale for closing
the hospitals; and (3) Both parties in Congress passed the budget and
pressed for more spending; she blames the President for what her
colleagues shared in. This is a push poll. It is not valid.
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