John McCain has frequently tried a number of strategies in an attempt to gain traction for his struggling campaign. He’s just unveiled his latest. Now he’s trying to show he’s cowboy tough. On the campaign trail today he said, "I will get Osama bin Laden and bring him to justice."

You can attempt to research John McCain on that subject and you’ll find a significant lack of similar statements during the past seven years since Osama ordered the attack on America. You won’t find one word of criticism from McCain directed at George W. Bush over his failure to find Osama. You won’t find much comment from John McCain advocating a policy of finding Osama.

Not until today.

During one of the presidential debates Barrack Obama was asked if he would authorize military force if actionable intelligence pinpointed the location of Osama bin Laden on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. With no hesitation he responded that he would. John McCain immediately attacked Obama calling his answer “naïve”.

It now seems likely that John McCain has flip-flopped again and now supports the view of Barrack Obama. Today, John McCain said, “Understand this, when I am commander-in chief, there will be nowhere the terrorists can run, and nowhere they can hide.”

Apparently John McCain just woke up this morning and thought maybe finding the leader of the organization that actually did attack America would be a good idea. He apparently didn’t think that much of the idea in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, even yesterday. It just came up today. Prior to today, there have been almost no comments from John McCain on that topic until he suddenly decided today it would be a good idea.

But there’s a problem with McCain’s new cowboy tough speech. We’ve heard that same cowboy tough speech before, from another Republican.

On September 11, 2001 George W. Bush said, “The search is underway for those who are behind these evil acts. I've directed the full resources for our intelligence and law enforcement communities to find those responsible and bring them to justice. We will make no distinction between the terrorists who committed these acts and those who harbor them.”

Then on September 17, 2001 George W. Bush gave another cowboy tough speech and said, “All I can tell you is that Osama bin Laden is a prime suspect, and the people who house him, encourage him, provide food, comfort or money are on notice. We're going to find those who -- those evil-doers, those barbaric people who attacked our country and we're going to hold them accountable, the people who think they can provide them safe havens will be held accountable; the people who feed them will be held accountable. I want justice.”

George W. Bush concluded his speech by saying, “There's an old poster out west, as I recall, that said, "Wanted: Dead or Alive."

Pure cowboy tough.

Six months later the cowboy tough speech was somewhat different when on March 13, 2002, George W. Bush said this about Osama bin Laden, “Well, as I say, we haven't heard much from him. And I wouldn't necessarily say he's at the center of any command structure. And, again, I don't know where he is. I -- I'll repeat what I said. I truly am not that concerned about him.”

Today John McCain followed the lead of George W. Bush and made his cowboy tough speech. Today, after being virtually silent for seven years on the subject of capturing Osama bin Laden, John McCain suddenly decided to show he’s cowboy tough with his bold talk about capturing Osama bin Laden.

There are other similarities between the recent comments made by John McCain and the previous comments of George W. Bush.

Bush has frequently boasted about getting to be a “war president”, as if it’s a badge of courage he takes pride in. On February 8, 2004, on Meet The Press, George W. Bush said. “I'm a war president. I make decisions here in the Oval Office in foreign-policy matters with war on my mind.” It’s a claim he’s repeated on multiple occasions.

Today, John McCain boasted, “I know how to win wars.” Previously McCain, the presidential candidate who sang "Bomb, bomb Iran" indicated he’s looking towards the war after the war in Iraq. On January 27, 2008 he told supporters, “There's going to be other wars. I'm sorry to tell you, there's going to be other wars. We will never surrender but there will be other wars."

Then today, after years of silence on the subject of capturing Osama bin Laden and bringing him to justice, John McCain made his cowboy tough speech. The problem is… we’ve heard that same speech before, from another cowboy tough Republican.

Cowboy tough? It’s all talk and no show. All hat and no cows.

If John McCain wants people to quit thinking he’s just like George W. Bush and only represents a Bush third term, he should stop giving Bush’s previous speeches.

So if McCain is "cowboy tough," what's Obama? "Frenchy limp-wrist?"

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He's just not a fool like McCain. McCain's own words are establishing that fact.

I would much rather have a leader who was a LEADER, than one who was a blatant appeasing surrender-monkey. One who was more worried about what the rest of the world thinks about him, instead of the voters of his own country. What is the fascination of electing a leader who will make all of our enemies happy, and embolden them to attack us? We already had that in Clinton, and look what happened not less than a year after his administration?

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But it seems that McSame is a follower, a follower of Mr. 27%

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Biting the hand that feeds my mojo

actually mccain is the one who lead bush for the successful surge.

So I heard. Must be the reason so many Americans are taking their vacations in Iraq

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Biting the hand that feeds my mojo

Ah yes, the hotel rates are very cheap, but you do have to bring your own water, electricity, and flack-jacket.

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Sorry I's late, but dere was a documentry on about monkeys.

I can understand that, because if he wasnt a leader he could not lead, then he would be a follower or maybe just lose himself

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"Some people have recurrent behavior issues" Catz, proof please?

Not all Religion is a load of bollocks,The United Church of the Latter Day Tangental Tarts is moist yet crisp

Im a Tart, What! you want some of this

what is or who is "Frenchy limp-wrist?"

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"Some people have recurrent behavior issues" Catz, proof please?

Not all Religion is a load of bollocks,The United Church of the Latter Day Tangental Tarts is moist yet crisp

Im a Tart, What! you want some of this