" i would like to vote for obama but any party that elects nancy polosi as its top voice, can not get my vote "

" Actually what I was taught is...

in college you get your B.S. we all know what BS is. Then you go for your masters or M.S. or More of the Same. Then finally you earn your PHD which is Piled Higher and Deeper. "

" I couldn't help but notice both the democratic and republican picnics were both held on Sunday. Does this not get in the way of church. Maybe that's the problem with both parties...no spiritual direction. "

" 2 times I asked the moderator to pull this post because of name bashing-my conern did not get posted!! "

" Ay yes, the NEOCONS. The reason that they execute their plans in secret is because their plans, and what they "believe" in, are insane. However, after eight years, all people who are not NEOCONS are seeing the insanity of their plans all around us - not one area of life is unaffected, is it? The NEOCONS in the Republican party are the cold-blooded sinners (bona-fide psychopaths - seriously, look up the definition) who's religious mantra is "I'm a sinner, so get over it and forgive me". The NEOCONS in the Democratic party (cheerful sociopaths) do the most illogical and delusional social engineering in the attempt to buy redemption through "good works" for the one-on-one iniquity they commit daily (usually they have a verse from Bible that they've tortured into a handy rationalization). You can't be cheap without becoming greedy and you can't be greedy without becoming cheap. Neither is a virtue, nor can any "government" stand that has nothing else in the way of "value" to offer. So much bs in the airwaves that no one heard Rome fall. Putin gets USA "psychology". That foreigner who is USA's envoy to the UN (what NEOCON bowel of hell did he come from?) asked "what does Russia want?" after Russia went in to South Ossetia to save the Russian workers that the Georgian President ordered slaughtered (must have been the voices in his head, huh?). What makes the mass media a sick diseased entity is how the pictures of "atrocity" that they are showing is what the Georgians did to the South Ossestians. NEOCONS are insane. We need to begin divorce proceedings - "incapatability" sounds about right - 2000 years of trying is enough. "

" "PhD = Post Hole Digger" "

" Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-Louisiana) is one of the worst earmarxists in the Senate.
1)Landrieu is the #2 earmarker in the Senate with $469,691,110 in pork for 2008 (Taxpayers for Common Sense)
2)Landrieu was the subject of a Washington Post investigation over $2 million in earmarks she obtained for D.C. schools after recieving $30,000 in contributions (Captain’s Quarters & CBS)
3)Landrieu was once named “Porker of the Month” (Citizens Against Government Waste)
4)Landrieu bragged that she had a “$12 billion day” in pork (CBS)
5)Landrieu OPPOSED the earmark moratorium vote that McCain, Obama, and Clinton supported (Senate Vote).
Senator Landrieu is an unrepentant earmarxist. She has opposed serious earmark reform efforts and opposed the earmark moratorium. Instead, Landrieu has used her perch on the appropriations Committee to take money from American taxpayers and send it to special interests. This is her record and her family has had power for over 30 years there STUPID, I know how government works, she and her family didnt give a crap about New Orleans. She is sure bringing the pork home now, spending above the actual needs. "

" Is it true that the Democrats put homeless people in motels and fed them, during the Dem convention in Colorado?? Not because they cared about them-because they didn't want them littering the streets!!NICE-NOT! "

" Whatta hypocrat! Obama was blaming McCain for his old age, to many houses, long time in the senate responsible for all the bad things in the past and he picked a same old guy, with a same bunch of houses, same long senate experience. Does it make any sense? Now Obama is running for McCain 2. "

" Actually,Obama was not in the Senate for the war vote, and Biden voted for the war, then later changed his mind.
McCain, of course voted war. For the first time in 36 years, Im not voting either! I dont have a candidate. You guys pick from this mess! "

" My beef is not with regular Republicans, my beef is with the NEOCONS who have taken over the Republican party.
A lot of good people who were lifelong Republicans are very unhappy that this was allowed to happen.
The NEOCONS are using the GOP and the Evangelical community to further their Israeli agenda. The NEOCONS could care less about what is important to these people.

Read this article quoting Pat Buchanan:
http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Buchanan_accuses_McCains_neocon_warmonger_of_0822.html

True Republicans need to purge the NEOCONS from the party. "

" Saying that you have a PhD in math does not make the results of a Senate vote change.
How can you claim 98% when the vote was 77-23?

Even a PhD cannot change those results.

Get over it, admit you were wrong or that you were lying about it. "

" bobo:
You really are stupid aren't you?
Where did I mention Bush in my post about New Orleans? Idiot.

Yes, Mary is a member of Congress, but until 2006 congress was controlled by the Republican Majority.
Just because you are a member from congress does NOT mean that you get everything you want for your home state.
Especially when you are in the minority.
The Republican Majority blocked funding to the Army Corps of Engineers for 12 years!

Do you even have a clue as to how the government works?
Sounds like you don't know a thing about what you espouse to know.
Go take a class on Government. "

" Curious to know if they went around the picnic taking food from the plates of people who had too much food and re-distributed it to the people who didn't have much food. "

" Calling names will not get you respect or get Obama elected. I have a PhD in math, so I try to interpret the voting numbers again, so you will understand it. More than 2/3 in the senate and the house means 100% power (and responsibility ) for the votes. The can override the presidents veto, so they voted for the war and can start it even the president vetoes it. It is 100%. The -2 came from the current senator who are running for president and vicepresident are the only one who were against and for the war,so I put them in the no cathegory. 98-2 "

" The democratic article sure brought a lot of comments and it cracks me up. There is more bashing going on here than the politicians. Will it make a difference when it’s over? Personally I don’t see any change from any of the candidates it will just be different politicians to blame for the state of this country. The only way a drastic change will happen is to clean house in government. Our government is too big, out of control and to set in the way it operates. I am sick and tired of paying for all the different crap they have got us into. We have paid a lot of money for innovative energy development which is actually a military project but funding was easier under energy than military so that’s what they did. The last project I was working on was just this. This project was originally budgeted for 6 billion dollars and ten years. The project is currently 1 billion over budget at 13 years and not completed yet!! If it was an energy project then why were all branches of the military there all the time? I do know why but I can’t say where or what but it is a fact, don’t like the idea of jail time. Thomas Jefferson really hit the nail on the head when he did not want to allow lawyers to be politicians because they will create laws that the average person can’t understand. The majority of politicians are or were lawyers and just look at what they have done to this country. Talk about job security these people are doing a really good job of screwing everybody over at the same time they are protecting their personal agendas. My opinion of this is just plain disgusting and better get the K-Y jelly out because it is only going to get worse no matter who gets in. There will be no change by any candidate just more empty promises and higher taxes because congress is really in control. In basic terms the president is more of a puppet than anything and congress just pulls the strings that nod the head and make him wave. Mommy can I go out and play now? I spent 25 years working for the federal government and the waste of money I have personally witnessed could have paid for our glorious sewer system two or three fold and covered everybody’s bill for fifty years. Why was because they had to spend it to guarantee the next years funding. Saving money within the government means that next years funding will be cut, the more they spend the more they get. Didn’t matter what it was spent on just spend it. I’m not trying to be negative but I just don’t see any hope in any of the choices that are out there, just typical politicians blowing whatever kind of smoke they need to get the vote. I might not even vote this round because I just have no hope in any of them and it’s just more of a process to pacify the people to make them think they have a say. "

" Stupid your as blind to your democrat socialist party as most republicans are to their party. Mary Landrieu is the government and her family has had political power for 20 or 30 years, even during the Clinton democrat years. Her family didnt do a thing, dont blame the republicans now, that family has not done a thing to fix problems down there. Get your facts right you dummy "

" Hey "Stupid", what you dont get is that it is not the president who appropriates funds for things like the NO levee, it is Congress. And a US Senator IS Congress. This is Jr High School Civics. I guess stupid is as stupid does! "

" Stupid, what was debunked was the obama excuse. Did you hear the recording of Obama on the floor of the Illinois senate?
Obama supports killing babies. Deal with it. I will register my objection to his vote while I make my own in November. "

" Sounds like someone is listening to Sean Insanity.

Obama voted against the Abortion bill because there already was a law which was Identical to the bill he voted against.

You nuts really have got to come up with some stuff that has not already been debunked by ALL major news orgs.

Insanity is the ONLY person pushing this Non-story.
Anyone who believes Insanity is insane themselves, turn off Faux News and get out of the house! "

" "If democrats had brains they'd be republicans" ! "

" Don't let Obama kid ya. McCain wasn't too far off when he said, Obama is like Paris Hilton. It is only an act, and a bad one at that!! "

" I cant tell from the photo above of the Democrat meeting near Kingman, but in Denver, the police have been notified to back off anyone with 1 oz or less of mariuana!
Far Out Dude! "

" VOTE FOR TRISH GROE!!!! "

" I want to add:

John McCain is my cousin and I am NOT voting for him!

If he didn't let the NEOCONS take him over completely, I WOULD have voted for him!

The NEOCONS MUST GO AWAY!!! "

" "Democrat US Senator Mary Landrieu blamed "THE GOVERNMENT"

She was RIGHT!!!

She knows because for years she had been trying to get the Republican Congress to give the Army Corps of Engineers the money they needed to fix the levies.
For just $14 billion dollars the flooding of NO could have been prevented by replacing and reinforcing the miles of levies.
Just $14 Billion.
How much has the government spent restoring New Orleans so far?
$127 Billion and GROWING!

Keep on supporting the idiot NEOCONS, they sure know how to spend your money!

You dumb schmucks don't even realize that the NEOCONS are being run by Israeli Jews who do NOT have the best interests of the USA at heart. Their only master is Israel!
They want to keep the USA in permanent debt and perpetual wars.

According to conservative commentator and former presidential candidate Pat Buchanan, Sen. John McCain's chief foreign policy adviser Randy Scheunemann is a "dual loyalist", "neocon warmonger" involved in activities that "none dare call treason."

Randy Scheunemann is a major NEOCON from PNAC, and is a major influence on John McCain. AND a Lobbyist for Georgia
and many other Eastern Block nations.
John McCain really kept his word about not hiring Lobbyists for his campaign... NOT!

What a great guy you republicans picked! "

" Obama not only voted for infanticide twice by voting against a bill that would require Doctors to say the life a baby that lived through an aborition but he spoke in favor of the infanticide while serving in the Illinois state senate. "

" Dear Veteran, Thank you for speaking a truth that many of us can attest to. I look at it this way, the cost of this election cycle is about one billion dollars. With that kind of money on the table, it is definitely NOT about "public service" is it? They want to buy the slot machine and rig the jackpot in their favor. Problem on the table is that this time around, you won't get a job even if the "dems" win because over these past eight years, the slot machine is so rigged that it's be paying out to the same stinkin' desparados - the "political class". But have hope, they're doing such a good job of offing each other, that when only a handful are left standing, we can move in and clean 'em out. "

" The job of President of the United States is clearly above Obama's "Pay Grade".
For you believers all I have to say is: Baaaah, Baaaah. "

" Just wanted to say to here we go you did a great job on your article now maybe some of these mccain backers will know the truth about him.I am a vietnam veteran from 1968 and mccain as a vietnam veteran knows how it is and should be ashamed for the way he has voted against everything for veterans and the way he has forgotten vietnam, world war two, and Iraq veterans.Do we really want a president like him.Say what you want but bill clinton cared enough to put billons into the economy and the VA system. we did not have to beg for something I feel we had coming to us and never got from mccain and bush.with bush as president and mccain by his side I feel sorry for the VA it is not there fault. "

" How about Obamas running mate?? 65 years OLD and GRAY hair-guess that knocks out the opinions that McCain is too old!! Not to mention that it looks like O quit dying his hair! and the fact that Biden stated "Obama wouldn't be ready for Presidency for 15 years!!" more flipflop!!! "

" To Steve ….god did give us a candidate but the main stream media shut him out……..vote for Ron Paul…..you only get to pick from the one’s they want you to…. wake up…. "

" Just because you served your country does not automatically make you a great President. There were lots of people I was around in the Marines that I said, "How the heck did they get through boot camp"! MaCain did serve his country above and beyond..but that was then. People today want a President that will really make life a little easier to live. Jobs,Social Security, the War in Iraq, oil companies making record profits off the blood of our kids in Iraq..those should be first. Obama is the African-American version of hope. Personally, I think he may make an ok Prez if he can last long enough to take the oath. We have too many of our own terrorist groups in this country..do you really think they will allow an African-American to be President? That's what cool about politics, you get to take truth and fiction..mix it up..and make it all sound the same. Meanwhile in this country, the middle class disappear, the rich get richer and the poor get deported. Heck of a system! "

" I read an interesting article "Fannie Mae eases credit to aid mortgage lending" from the New York Times. It's dated Sept 30, 1999. Basically says that the Clinton administration pressured lenders to make the sub prime loans that are at the root cause of the financial crisis we face today. "

" As Paul Harvey would say, "The Rest of the Story."
This is something the American New Media seem to have left out.

How do you attract 200,000 Germans to an American presidential candidate's campaign rally in Berlin?

A. With the charisma and reputation of the candidate?
B. With a compelling political message?
C. With lots of advance advertising?
D. With the top two rock bands in Germany giving a free concert with the American candidate coming out for a short speech between the bands?

"D" of course. What the American media following and fawning over Obama failed to mention about his Berlin speech was why the crowds were really there. 95% of them could care less about Obama or American politics. They came to see a free concert with the German equivalents of Willy Nelson and Madonna headlining.

Obama was an unwelcome and boring interruption giving a political speech in a foreign language between the acts - which is why the crowd only gave lame applause a couple of times - after all, how many of them spoke English or cared less? Obama didn't care about the crowd either. His speech was really for the American media and the crowd was a backdrop for the photo ops. And the American media bit on it hook line and sinker and just sorta, kinda forgot to mention the rock bands that really drew the crowds. "

" Today, Sen. John McCain spoke to the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Kansas City, MO. He spoke at length about the sacrifice paid by U.S. soldiers in Iraq, acknowledging “how little has been asked of others compared to their service” and declaring that the nation owes veterans “a debt that we can never fully repay.”
He also said that veterans should have access to “the highest quality health…care in the world” upon returning:

As President, I will do everything in my power to ensure that those who serve today and those who have served in the past have access to the highest quality health, mental health and rehabilitative care in the world. The disgrace of Walter Reed must not be forgotten. … Whatever our commitments to veterans cost, we will keep them, as you have kept every commitment to us. The honor of a great nation is at stake.

Not only has he refused to support the 21st Century GI Bill, which the Veterans of Foreign Wars endorsed last June, he has consistently voted against increasing funding for the Veterans’ Administration, which oversees all medical care for veterans:

– Voted AGAINST an amendment providing $20 billion to the VA’s medical facilities. [5/4/06]

– Voted AGAINST providing $430 million to the VA for outpatient care “and treatment for veterans,” one of only 13 senators to do so. [4/26/06]

– Voted AGAINST increasing VA funding by $1.5 billion by closing corporate loopholes. [3/14/06]

– Voted AGAINST increasing VA funding by $1.8 billion by ending “abusive tax loopholes.” [3/10/04]

– Voted AGAINST FOR a $650 million increase in veterans’ medical care funding. [8/1/01]

Though McCain has derided progressive universal health care plans as “a government takeover,” he is mum on the success of the VA, a government-run, integrated approach that, as Paul Krugman put it, is “one of the few clear American success stories in the struggle to contain health care costs.”

McCain’s zero-regulation, every-man-for-himself approach to health insurance would in effect “dismantle” the VA — what Krugman calls “a completely wrongheaded approach to health care.”
But when a reporter asked John McCain how many houses he owns, he stumbled and said, "I think -- I'll have my staff get to you.".

Not only does John McCain have trouble keeping track of all his houses, he looks at record gas prices and a crippling foreclosure crisis and thinks the economy is fundamentally "strong." And last weekend he said anyone making less than $5 million a year isn't rich.

This is the side of John McCain his campaign wants to hide.





The more we hear from John McCain about the economy, the more we see just how out-of-touch he is.

You don't have to be an economist to understand that we can't afford eight more years, or four more years, or even one more year of the same failed economic policies that George Bush has put in place.

Now we need your help to make sure the word gets out.

Watch our ad now and write a letter to your local papers:

http://my.barackobama.com/keepingtrack

If John McCain understood what Americans are dealing with, he'd know that we need to be doing more.

Barack has a plan to cut taxes for middle class families by $1,000 and offer students who perform community service a $4,000 tax break to pay for college tuition. But John McCain's tax plan does nothing for 101 million middle class families.

Barack will set the minimum wage to rise with inflation. But John McCain is more concerned about making sure limits on campaign contributions rise with inflation -- and he's voted against raising the minimum wage 19 times.

That's a difference that should be easy to remember.

Just like Veteran said. He had a job when the Democrats were in office and when the Repubs in office, he was without one. "

" As heard on CNN "If God wanted us to vote he would have provided us with a canidate" "

" Democrat US Senator Mary Landrieu blamed "THE GOVERNMENT" for letting the levees fail. She had been a state legislature for 8 years, the State Treasurer for 8 years, and US Senator for 9 years. SHE IS THE GOVERNMENT!
Wake up liberals and get with the program, or dont vote. "

" Why do liberals seem to think the President is all powerful and makes all the rules. I guess they didnt pay attention in High School.
The President can do nothing without a willing congress.
The Congress has access to the same intelligence as the President.
This ignorance of the liberal Democrats was best demonstrated by the Democratic US Senator Mary Landrieu in 2005 after Hurricane Katrina decimated New Orleans. "

" There you go... posting lies again.

I have to prove you wrong, once again!

The Iraq War vote numbers you state are WRONG!

The true numbers were 77 Yeas and 23 Nays.
That breaks down to: The 23 Nay votes were 21 Democrats, 1 Republican and 1 Independent.
The 77 Yea votes were 29 Democrats and 48 Republicans.
Do you ever bother checking facts before making an idiot of yourself?
Check your facts and math before posting your inaccurate drivel! "

" If you are a Republican check here ____

Attention Republicans: Your tax rate will not change.

If you are a Democrat check here ____

Attention Democrats: In keeping with your party's desire for "change" your taxes will double. This should make you happy. For the 50% of you democrats who work you can pay the increased cost of keeping the other 50% of democrats who don't don't want to work from having to work to pay their own way. Now don't you just feel so much better? "

" VOTE FOR RON PAUL!!!!!!!! "

" Well said my friend, well said! "

" I lived in lake havasu for over 20 years and one thing I know for sure is when regan was president I lost my job. then when bill clinton got in I worked steady for 8 years now with bush I have not only lost my job I also lost all my veterans benefits under bush, and the only thing that is helping veterans is the democrats fighting for us. bush and mccain have voted against everything the democrats have tried to get for us. now mccain is on tv yesterday trying to explain why he voted against va education.his reason was he has a better plan.the iraq war is the only war in history that we are paying for by borrowing money.And the money that bush is borrowing is from education, veterans and a dozen other things the poor in this country need.As a resdent of arizona for over 25 years I know mccain is not for the working people. "

" Something to ponder about politics. This is not intended for one side or the other. We hear the big campaign based on change while the other side plans to plow forward with basically the same ideas. How about someone that is for restoration of the core values and beliefs that built this country. The politicians are giving away steak dinners to other countries while the citizens of this country are stuck eating bologna sandwiches on plain white bread and stuck paying for all of it. We need to quit catering to all the different ethnic groups that are coming here for a better life. They bring different religions and cultures here and ram it down our throats and demand we cater to their wishes or they will file a discrimination suit. They chose to come here so they should learn to live with the values and core beliefs that built the freedom and equal rights they came here for. Immigration of old was quite different they wanted to learn English and live the American dream. Look where this country is now. What happened to “One nation, under God, indivisible with justice for all”. There are various religions, cultures, beliefs and causing division among citizens and justice for all is just hidden behind the catering. Now we have Mexican Americans, Asian Americans and so on. Are they a Mexican or an American because they shouldn’t be allowed to be both. I don’t hear German Americans, Italian Americans, Polish Americans or any other ethnic group that came from the immigration of old they just proudly call themselves Americans. The leaders of this country are so busy taking care of the rest of the world that they have neglected to take care of number one, AMERICA. That is one big problem because if they don’t take care of number one, The United States of America, how do they expect to continue taking care of number two?? This country is headed for an implosion unless we get back to the core beliefs and values that built this great nation!! "

" ...ok i'll say it...i'm not going to vote for barack hussein obama...i don't trust him..he cannot answer a direct question..nothing but mumbo jumbo..what powers are really behind this guy? he has no answers..just pie in the sky...if hillary can't wrestle the nomination from him..i will vote for mc cain.. "

" Hate does not take you anywhere! The last 30 years people had to vote for the lesser evil. Sometimes you have to take a step back before you can move forward. Both of the candidates are a stepping back candidates and the last 30 yesra we are just stepping back. You have to see the bigger picture and not to get lost in hate and in the small details. We need a new partys and move forward! Regarding WMDs, it was no lies. We gave a large quantity of WMDs to Iraq to use it against Iran, we still don't know what happened to them. The CIA, MI6 are a bunch of overpaid fat incompetent goverment employees. Noone had any reliable data against the WMDs. All the senators and representatives had a chance to read the same report as Bush.
You hire stupid people to the goverment and after complaining they are doing stupid things? Can you name one goverment agency, which functions as effectively as any of the Fortune 500 Corporation? Anyone need this corrupt and large goverment? And you want to put more money and more power to the hand into this corrupt incapable people? Take the money away who is working and giving it to an illegal alien who just crossed the border with 6 children and never ever will work and pay any income taxes?! Robin Hood, why don't you do this with your own money and not with mine? "

" I agree that the reason the oil is not drilled because the oil companies have convinced Congress that it is too costly. Gvt subsidize oil companies, oil companies give lots of $$$ to politicians running for office..vicious cycle. It is about GREED!!!

As far as both Dems and REpubs. voted for the war on Iraq, based on the LIES that Bush and Cheney dreamed up about WMD and that false letter by a Iraq official.
Fact is McCain is a loose cannon. Expect a possibility United States to go to war with Iran and Russia. McCain has a loose mouth, and he says untruths and hurtful things and stupid things. Our country needs someone that can bring respect,dignity and honor back to America. Mc Cain doesn't fit that bill. He is known in Washington as being a loose cannon. And he doesn't come off being that intelligent. He is a liar and a spinner. He was in Baghdad in the green zone and tried to make out how safe it was there, informing the Americans it is safe there now, meanwhile 120 troops were on roofs looking down on him and two blackhawk helicopters hovering about plus he was surrounded by a entounage of troops. He supports torture.
He says he knows how to get Bin Liden.
I can go on and on about some of the stupid things he has said. His most famous:
McCain's craziest, most unstoppable McCain Moment: The senator said, while in Jordan, that it was "common knowledge and has been reported in the media that al-Qaeda is going back into Iran and receiving training and are coming back into Iraq from Iran, that's well known. And it's unfortunate." A few moments later, Sen. Joseph Lieberman, admiringly gazing at McCain until that moment, stepped up and whispered something in the presidential candidate's ear. McCain then blurted out: "I'm sorry, the Iranians are training extremists, not al-Qaeda."

Phew. Glad trusty Joe Lieberman was there to explain to the man of "experience," a man who wants to lead the free world, that Sunnis (Al Qaeda) and Shia (Iran) not only don't work together but are in direct conflict. We have only been at war there for five years, so I wouldn't expect Sen. McCain to concern himself with such trivial matters.
Bush has been a embarrassment and McCain will be more of one. But, yet again, we are use to the blunders of Bush. "

" I am tired of seeing Obamas face every time I turn around. Ya, that in itself makes me not want to vote for him. Who does he really think he is?? GOD-like the ad they ran? I think not! Karma!! "

" If you check the voting records the Iraqi war vote was 98-2, that means 48 democrats, they share 48% responsibility for the unnecessary war.
Also, the democrats are supporting Bush's agenda 40-60% of their votes.
For the high gas prices I blame all the politicians! The last 20-30 years not one new refinary permit, not one new nuclear power plant, no new drilling, what can you expect?
Same thing happened in the Pople Republic of California. They ran out of water 10 years ago, everyone had to use 20% less water and they rised tha price 200 - 300%. No electricity, rolling blackouts. The history and the goverment just repeat themself. You can not blame only one party and you can not say it with a strait face either party wins, it will be any better. All the special interest are giving money equally to both partys and they are getting equally their money's worth.
We need a third, forth, fifth party and retire (jail) all present politicians! "

" But some would blame this whole economic problem on 9-11, for which Clinton gets the blame, right? How about teaching Americans how to spend within their means and not worry about keeping up with their neighbors who are also IN DEBT! "

" This is in response to 'Not Very American' who wrote: "How can we trust a man who was born to a Kenyan father and was raised Muslim until his parents divorced."

You need to check your sources because that is simply UNTRUE. How many times are we going to go through this? Barack Obama IS NOT MUSLIM. Also, the reaction that people had when the rumor started proves that this country still has a long way to go. The American people have some pre-concieved notion that Muslim's are bad people. Can someone please explain to me why? Muslims as a whole did not attack America. It is unfair to treat them as if they did. We need to treat each other with respect. That is a major problem in this country. If we could start respecting each other and each other's opinions and beliefs, we might actually be able to get things done. "

" Bush lover: How soon you repubs forget!
All of the crimes committed by Bush were done so with a Complicit Republican Majority in Congress.
Democrats have only been in the Majority for less than 2 years!

It was Republican Mitch McConnell who has BLOCKED every single bill brought to the floor by Democrats that would have had an immediate relief from high gas prices!
His reasoning for doing this was... Revenge against Harry Reid for NOT rubber stamping Bush's Judicial picks.
So we are ALL paying sky high gas prices because of a petty and childish reason.
When will you republicans act like grown up adults? "

" 1994-the Republican congress takes power and controls the power of the purse. Deficits drop, balanced budget, prosperous growth.

2006-Democrat congress seizes power and the purse. Consumer confidence drops, budget goes wild, economy tanks.

This congress is also the most do nothing congress since 1981.

I see a pattern.

Marie Antonette-Let them eat cake
Barack Obama-Let them inflate thier tires "

" Vote for the Libertarian canidate!!!!! If we all did that it would be a 10.0 shock to the system. Look up the Libertarian platform, see for yourself. "

" 51% of americans are not paying taxes and they still have a right to vote. You get what you paid (taxes) for! 2 cheap, made in china, rubber, no nothing candidates! "

" Excuse me! Bush did not do anything without the senate and the house of representatives approval! Why do you blame Bush and don't blame your democratic senator and representative who voted for almost everything what Bush stands for? How come your beloved democratic senator and representative has lower approval rating than Bush? What did this Obama guy meant when he was voted 'present' most of the time? He meant he got a present, or he was present, but sleeping or he was playing with the bottoms. Can you get 1 yes or no answer out of this guy? "

" Reality is:
1. Largest deficit in American history
2. Largest home foreclosure rate in American history
3. Largest consumer debt in American history
4.Largest trade imbalance between China and USA.
5. China trade cost 2.3 million U.S. jobs in 6 years, study says
6. The highest total job loss attributable to trade with China was in California, which lost 325,800 jobs in the years studied. The highest percentage drop in state employment was in Idaho, which suffered 14,700 lost jobs, or 2.59 percent of its 2001 labor force.

I wish you would listen to reason. But the Evangelists have been spurred on(thanks to Carl Rove)to get involved in politics. Instead of preaching the word of God, they preach who to vote for=Republicans.
McCain=The Same-expect war on Iran.
Obama=change in economics, jobs, getting back respect for our nation.
Do you realize US is hated by most countries? They don't hate Americans but they hate the American government.
US is no different than Bin Ladin. We invaded a country, literally destroyed the infrastructure and its people, killing close to a million and made millions of Iraqi's flee their country.Shame on us. For what? All in the name of oil! No WMD were found, not one single terrorist from 9/11 was from Iraq.
I guess i am so different from the rest of you. There is no truth in justice no more.
I weep for Iraqis and I weep for the stupid Americans. "

" Either way you vote, you are only voting for the lesser of two evils... most politicians are liars...they tell you want you want to hear and once they get what they want, they forget all the "promises" they made to you and go on with their own agendas... all i know is that we need someone in office who cares for all americans, regardless of age, race, financial status or what have you... we need to stop making the rich, richer and the poor, poorer...either way, i will vote for who i believe is the lesser of two evils... lord help our nation "

" This is not a real democracy, where you forced to choose from 2 special interest sponsored candidates only! They don't have a big difference, I'm not a microbiologist to tell the difference.
I would like to vote for 'none of them' and if 'none of them' wins get a new pool of candidates without the special interest money. The winner can govern free of special interest!
Also, what kind of democracy, were the people who don't contribute (pay only salex taxes) can also vote? Why don't we let our other friends to vote? The Cubans, Russians, Iranians, etc... "

" " How can we trust a man who was born to a Kenyan father and was raised Muslim until his parents divorced. "

Stupid and ignorant thoughts by Zombie Republicans!

His so called Muslim father was only around for the first 2 years of Obama's life, how could he have had so much influence over his religion?

The lie about his "Days of service in the senate" is just that, a lie!
Obama was elected in 2004, NOT 2006!
So that blows that lie out of the water, do the math.

You pukes can make up all the lies you want and we will just keep shooting them down!

You all are acting like a bunch of whining babies!

If this country SURVIVED Bush, then how can a Democrat Destroy it?
No Democrat will EVER do the crimes that Bush committed against the People and the Constitution! "

" That war was started befor Bush! Do you remember 9-11??? Think about that every day before you vote!! "

" "Poor people have been voting for democrats for 40 years and they are still POOR"! "

" " How can we trust a man who was born to a Kenyan father and was raised Muslim until his parents divorced. "

Well We trusted a cocaine addicted alcoholic who rarely showed up for his Guard Service and manage to con a country into a war. "

" George Bush has been in office for 7 1/2 years. The first six the economy was fine. A little over one year ago:
1) Consumer confidence stood at a 2 1/2 year high

2) Regular gasoline sold for $2.19 a gallon;

3) the unemployment rate was 4.5%

4) the DOW JONES hit a record high--14,000 +

5) American's were buying new cars, taking cruises, vacations o'seas, living large!



But American's wanted 'CHANGE'S! So, in 2006 they voted in a Democratic Congress & yep--we got

'CHANGE' all right!...



1) Consumer confidence has plummeted

2) Gasoline is now over $4 a gallon & climbing!

3) Unemployment is up to 5% (a 10% increase)

4) Americans have seen their home equity drop by $12 TRILLION DOLLARS & prices still dropping

5) 1% of American homes are in foreclosure.

6) as I write, THE DOW is probing another low~~11,300--$2.5 TRILLION DOLLARS HAS EVAPORATED FROM THEIR STOCKS, BONDS & MUTUAL FUNDS INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS!



YEP , IN 2006 AMERICA VOTED FOR CHANGE!...AND WE SURE AS HECK GOT IT!!!....NOW 'BO', the DEM'S CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT--AND THE POLLS SAY HE'S GONNA BE 'THE MAN'--CLAIMS HE'S GONNA REALLY GIVE US CHANGE!!....JUST HOW MUCH MORE 'CHANGE' DO YA THINK YOU CAN STAND??? "

" A driver is stuck in a traffic jam going into downtown Chicago Nothing is moving north or south. Suddenly a man knocks on his window..
The driver rolls down his window and asks, 'What happened, what's the hold Up?'
'Terrorists have kidnapped Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Oprah Winfrey, Rosie O'Donnell, Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton. They are asking for a $10 Million ransom. Otherwise, they are going to douse them with gasoline and set them on fire. We are going from car to car, taking up a collection.'
The driver asks, 'On average, how much is everyone giving?'

About a gallon. "

" Can you honestly say that Americas are better off now under Bush than we were under Clinton? People do not trust gvt.
Literally, millions of people have lost their jobs, as thousands of companies who got their start from us Americans, go to China, Taiwan, India, Phillipines, to exploit slave labor.
Under Bush, 10 millions of illegals have entered USA. Healthcare is getting worse not better in the USA.
The dollar is worth only 56 cents. What does this mean? Our buying power is compared to 1973.
One out of every 3rd person owes $8K or better in credit cards.
More people have claimed bankrutcy,lost houses, jobs, owe debt,under the Bush regime. A President that lied to Americans, to Congress so he could do the same as Bin Ladin's crew did and invade a country and destroy it and now as the result millions of people are dead. Over 4K of our soldiers have died...for what? A lie!!
I remember Rumsfied and how Bush applauded and backed this man up, until he could no more. Lets not forget Katrina and how he backed Brown up, who was the head of FEMA. What a nightmare. Brown got fired.
Lets not forget, Bush has placed this country in the worse debt in the history of the US. Lets not forget Bush secret army,US government figures indicate that out of a total US$85bn allocated by the USA for military operations in the Middle East this year, over a third will go to private contractors. A reality check: this figure is greater than the defence budgets of most countries.
Mc Cain cheated on his first wife for many years before divorcing her. Obama has a Muslim father. For that you vote for McSame or McInsane. He will be a war time Pres. Already, America is hated around the world. We want our respect back. Vote Obama to bring back America. "

" This is the best explanation of the damage this country will face if a Democrat like Obama becomes President.

"Questions for Obama" by George F. Will

"Senator, concerning the criteria by which you will nominate judges, you said: "We need somebody who's got the heart, the empathy, to recognize what it's like to be a young teenage mom. The empathy to understand what it's like to be poor, or African-American, or gay, or disabled, or old." Such sensitivities might serve an admirable legislator, but what have they to do with judging? Should a judge side with whichever party in a controversy stirs his or her empathy? Is such personalization of the judicial function inimical to the rule of law?

Voting against the confirmation of Chief Justice John Roberts, you said: Deciding "truly difficult cases" should involve "one's deepest values, one's core concerns, one's broader perspectives on how the world works, and the depth and breadth of one's empathy." Is that not essentially how Chief Justice Roger Taney decided the Dred Scott case? Should other factors-say, the language of the constitutional or statutory provision at issue-matter?

You say, "The insurance companies, the drug companies, they're not going to give up their profits easily when it comes to health care." Why should they? Who will profit from making those industries unprofitable? When pharmaceutical companies have given up their profits, who will fund pharmaceutical innovations, without which there will be much preventable suffering and death? What other industries should "give up their profits"?

ExxonMobil's 2007 profit of $40.6 billion annoys you. Do you know that its profit, relative to its revenue, was smaller than Microsoft's and many other corporations? And that reducing ExxonMobil's profits will injure people who participate in mutual funds, index funds and pension funds that own 52 percent of the company?

You say John McCain is content to "watch [Americans'] home prices decline. "So, government should prop up housing prices generally? How? Why? Were prices ideal before the bubble popped? How does a senator know ideal prices? Have you explained to young couples straining to buy their first house that declining prices are a misfortune?

Telling young people "don't go into corporate America," your wife, Michelle, urged them to become social workers or others in "the helping industry," not "the money making industry." Given that the moneymakers pay for 100 percent of American jobs, in both public and private sectors, is it not helpful?

Michelle, who was born in 1964, says that most Americans' lives have "gotten progressively worse since I was a little girl." Since 1960, real per capita income has increased 143 percent, life expectancy has increased by seven years, infant mortality has declined 74 percent, deaths from heart disease have been halved, childhood leukemia has stopped being a death sentence, depression has become a treatable disease, air and water pollution have been drastically reduced, the number of women earning a bachelor's degree has more than doubled, the rate of homeownership has increased 10.2 percent, the size of the average American home has doubled, the percentage of homes with air conditioning has risen from 12 to 77, the portion of Americans who own shares of stock has quintupled. Has your wife perhaps missed some pertinent developmen ts in this country that she calls "just downright mean"?

You favor raising the capital gains tax rate to "20 percent or 25 percent." You say this will not "distort" economic decision-making. Your tax returns on your 2007 income of $4.2 million show that you and Michelle own few stocks. Are you sure you understand how investors make decisions?

During the ABC debate, you acknowledged that when the capital gains rate was dropped first to 20 percent, then to 15 percent, government revenues from the tax increased and they declined in the 1980's when it was increased to 28 percent. Nevertheless, you said you would consider raising the rate "for purposes of fairness." How does decreasing the government's financial resources and punishing investors promote fairness? Are you aware that 20 percent of taxpayers reporting capital gains in 2006 had incomes of less than $50,000?

You favor eliminating the cap on earnings subject to the 12.4 percent Social Security tax, which now covers only the first $102,000. A Chicago police officer married to a Chicago public-school teacher, each with 20 years on the job, have a household income of $147,501, so you would take ano ther $5,642 from them. Are they under taxed? Are they rich?

This November, electorates in four states will vote on essentially this language: "The state shall not discriminate against, or grant preferential treatment to, any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in the operation of public employment, public education or public contracting. "Three states: California , Washington and Michigan have enacted such language. You made a radio ad opposing the Michigan initiative. Why? Are those states' voters racists?

You denounce President Bush for arrogance toward other nations. Yet you vow to use a metaphorical "hammer" to force revisions of trade agreements unless certain weaker nations adjust their labor, environmental and other domestic policies to suit you. Can you define cognitive dissonance? [Cognitive dissonance is a psychological state that describes the uncomfortable feeling when a person begins to understand that something that person believes to be true is, in fact, not true.]

You want "to reduce money in politics." In February and March, you raised $95 million. See prior question. "

" I, for one am not ready to learn Arabic...but this is only the tip of
the iceberg for me...don't mean to offend anyone or start an argument,
but I'll do whatever I can to keep this guy out of the Whitehouse...

LET'S THINK BEFORE WE VOTE!!

Just how much Senate experience does Barack Obama have in terms of
actual work days? Not much.
From the time Barack Obama was sworn in as a United State Senator, to
the time he announced he was forming a Presidential exploratory
committee, he logged 143 days of experience in the Senate. That's how
many days the Senate was actually in session and working.
After 143 days of work experience, Obama believed he was ready to be
Commander In Chief, Leader of the Free World, and fill the shoes of
Abraham Lincoln, FDR, JFK and Ronald Reagan.
143 days -- I keep leftovers in my refrigerator longer than that.
In contrast, John McCain's 26 years in Congress, 22 years of military
service including 1,966 days in captivity as a POW in Hanoi now seem
more impressive than ever. At 71, John McCain may just be hitting his
stride.


Think about IT!!!

Think you know who this man is?
This possible President of the United States !! Read Below and
Ask yourselves, is this REALLY someone we can see as the
President of our great nation!!!!

Below are a few lines from Obama's books; In his words!


>From Dreams of My Father: 'I ceased to advertise my mother's race at
the age of 12 or 13, when I began to suspect that by doing so I was
ingratiating myself to whites.'
From Dreams of My Father : 'I found a solace in nursing a pervasive
sense of grievance and animosity against my mother's race.'
From Dreams of My Father: 'There was something about him that made me
wary, a little too sure of himself, maybe. And white.'
From Dreams of My Father: 'It remained necessary to prove which side
you were on, to show your loyalty to the black masses, to strike out
and name names.'
From Dreams of My Father: 'I never emulate white men and brown men
whose fates didn't speak to my own. It was into my father's image, the
black man, son of Africa , that I'd packed all the attributes I sought
in myself , the attributes of Martin and Malcolm, DuBois and Mandela.'

And FINALLY the Most Damming one of ALL of them!!!

>From Audacity of Hope: 'I will stand with the Muslims should the
political winds shift in an ugly direction.' "

" Since you insisted on bringing her into this - Vote for Trish! "

" Obama=0
McCain=2 "

" Obama is a Christian, not a Muslim.
Economic justice means just that. No more places for the super rich to hide their money, i.e. Dubai, banks in other countries, loopholes that allow the rich to pay less taxes.
Right now, we have a Capitalist and facist government. Our government bails out savings and loans, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and us Americans are working harder and longer than our parents did, to maintain the same lifestyle. Better to support corporate elitists, huh? The national debt had quadrupled at the end of Reagan's terms, and claimed that the Iran-Contra affair, a political scandal regarding administration officials,Reagan also bombed Libya, put the "war" in War on Drugs, allowed the continuation of Selective Service registration (despite his campaign promise to end it), helped the Khmer Rouge terrorize Thailand, imposed brutal trade sanctions on Nicaragua, funded the murderous brutal Contras, sold missiles to Iran, gave assistance to Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden, and lied to the American people.

Our troops overseas are contributing more $$ to Obama than McCain. Humm, yes they all agree on one thing, not to support McSame!!! "

" Hey moderator , lets pick up the speed of post here , slow ain;t fun -maybe send some posts to a grunt who;s not busy mopping a floor or sutch. "

" I heard a radio ad about McClain, claiming she has lowered our taxes. IS there proof of this because MY taxes have gone up steadily while she has been in office and representing us out here. Guidance, please! "

" You would think with an important election coming up that more people would be voicing their concerns. It just goes to show that people won't, but then when it's all said and done, they end up complaining and saying how bad it all is. "

" I got a little "conspiracy theory" for you rocket sceintists . Bush and his girlfriend Putin are sitting at the Olympics ,together of course,stareing into each others eyes ,they come up with a plan , Russia will get Georgia back , and the US will seemto pitch a big fit , and Poland will agree to the missle shield on it;s soil and Russia will seem to pitch a big fit ,both get wat they relly want ,and Mc Cain now has a phoney re-heat of the cold war to shake his alzhiemers fist at with all his "military experience". The only way a sitting pres with the lowest approval ratings in modern times could influence an election,BRILLIANT!!! "

" How can we trust a man who was born to a Kenyan father and was raised Muslim until his parents divorced. "

" Yeah, McCain is awesome. He's done so much for the state of Arizona. Kind of like all the good things and the great image Trish Groe has brought to Lake Havasu City. "

" What a bunch of ignoramuses!

Yeah, and we now see that the only way McCain can win is to lie and cheat.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/18/us/politics/18mccain.html?_r=1&ref=us&oref=slogin "

" When Obama says " Economic justice" what he means, but does not say is... I want to take from the successful and redistribute their wealth by govnerment fiat. Also known as SOCIALISM "

" One thing for sure about Obama is he really does stand for change. The only problem is that what he means is he changes his mind every other day and if that is what you want by change,go ahead and vote for this idiot..Just don't start crying when you find out what he is really all about and your taxes go out of sight..Trouble with people like him and Hillary is they think the government should give handouts to everyone..I say let people work for what they get.. God how I wish we still had Ronald Regan around.. As a final note, it is a sad day that we really don't have a real choice in this election as they both are losers... "

" Obama will not Win sorry!!! No way it will happen!!! America will not let it happen and I believe in my country! My husband was in the Marine Corps, a police officer out here and now going back into the Marine Corps, and we all agree on one thing! "