Iraq never came up at McCain town hall

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With 155,000 U.S. troops in Iraq facing mortal danger daily, braving the heat in body armor and in sandstorms, often going without food or sleep, and dealing with the toll of repeated tours, you'd think that their plight might warrant at least one question at McCain's town hall.

Former U.S. Sen. Warren Rudman betrayed Republican anxiety over the war issue in his introductory remarks. While talking about the unforeseen challenges each new president faces, he used George Bush and 9/11 as an example. With a momentary pause he added: however you might feel about what the president did.

There were questions on education, immigration, health care, Social Security and college costs. One questioner was concerned about too much videogame censorship. It was fun to watch McCain's eyes glaze over as she went on at some length. I can't imagine he knows much about video gaming or cares. There was no discussion of Iraq, however.

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1. I guess it will take something personal to happen to some people

before the reality of the war sets in. Sadly, this happened to my b-i-l whose nephew committed suicide. He (nephew) did two tours of duty in Iraq with the Ohio National Guard. Before that, my b-i-l was rah-rah George Bush. Now, it's a different story and he will be voting for Obama.

[Marr]

2. Support the troops by ignoring them!

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3. Any news on who was turned away? n/t