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OK...I'm seriously fire up right now...
Comment by EDGE— 2008/06/30 @ 09:54 AM — (Reply)
Comment by Elmers Brother— 2008/06/30 @ 10:11 AM — (Reply)
Cha-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-r-r-r-r-r-r-g-g-g-g-g-g-e-e-e-e-e-e-e!!!!
Comment by FJ— 2008/06/30 @ 11:59 AM — (Reply)
Well.......blogging and voting; anything else we do to REALLY FIGHT is 'politically incorrect' right?
This does fire one up, doesn't it! Great stuff.....West: DO SOMETHING!!
Comment by z— 2008/06/30 @ 12:03 PM — (Reply)
Comment by Elmers Brother— 2008/06/30 @ 12:05 PM — (Reply)
Comment by Ed— 2008/06/30 @ 12:07 PM — (Reply)
Comment by Elmers Brother— 2008/06/30 @ 12:27 PM — (Reply)
I'm not a believer in not voting, writing in for a loser or voting for Barr who is a sure loser. I guess I figure that I earn my right to complain by sometimes voting for the lesser of "the two evils".
Comment by Ed— 2008/06/30 @ 12:48 PM — (Reply)
Comment by Elmers Brother— 2008/06/30 @ 12:57 PM — (Reply)
Comment by Elmers Brother— 2008/06/30 @ 01:16 PM — (Reply)
Comment by Ed— 2008/06/30 @ 01:50 PM — (Reply)
I too think it's a shame that more Americans don't vote.
Comment by Elmers Brother— 2008/06/30 @ 02:03 PM — (Reply)
PS: your sentiments are welcome and reciprocated.
Comment by Ed— 2008/06/30 @ 02:18 PM — (Reply)
The very reason for this post and others that I will be making is that I'm pissed off at our legislators. They're more concerned about a baseball player taking steroids than getting comprehensive energy legislation, lifting the ban on drilling etc. I'm sick of it and I'm not suffering nearly as much as most. I lack for nothing, but this s*it has to stop.
I'm interested in discussing with others a call for term limits on those who serve in the Congress...no more Ted Kennedy's or Strom Thurmonds. The b*stards should not be allowed to sit in those hallowed halls and do something as stupid as grill Roger Clemens on his steroid use.
Comment by Elmers Brother— 2008/06/30 @ 02:27 PM — (Reply)
Apparently Obama is on the verge of changing his mind on the war. In other words his view will mimic that of McCains.
Comment by Elmers Brother— 2008/06/30 @ 02:21 PM — (Reply)
One of the things I like about Obama is his deliberateness and willingness to move on from a preconceived idea when he acquires more information.
It is going to be interesting exactly how Presidential he will appear on the world wide tour? McCain sure didn't look Presidential wearing the old man shades and being corrected constantly by Joe Liebermann.
Comment by Ed— 2008/06/30 @ 02:46 PM — (Reply)
Is it really about looks? Surely not. Integrity is more important than charisma....Bill Clinton ring a bell?
Comment by Pinky— 2008/06/30 @ 04:24 PM — (Reply)
His looks? You do realize that McCain can't lift his arms above his head because of the torture he received in Vietnam?
Taxes are going to be raised anyway? Hold on.
McCain would make the Bush tax cuts permanent instead of letting them expire, he would eliminate the Alternative Minimum Tax so as to assist the middle-class, he would double the personal exemption for dependents, reduce the corporate tax rate, and offer a new research and development tax credit. At the same time, he pledges to eliminate pork-barrel spending, freeze nondefense discretionary spending for a year or more, and reduce Medicare growth. McCain is also opposed to extravagant salaries and severance deals of corporate CEOs.
alternative fuel
McCain is proposing 45 new nuclear reactors by 2030, in order to fight climate change and establish U.S. energy independence.
compare and contrast
Obama wants to give $845 million MORE for "GLOBAL POVERTY".
"Sen. Barack Obama, perhaps giving America a preview of priorities he would pursue if elected prsident, is rejoicing over the Senate committee passage of a plan that could end up costing taxpayers billions of dollars in an attempt to reduce poverty in other nations."
... that comes to approximately an $8500.00 tax burden for every household in the United States!
Obama's Health Care Plan Will Cost Up To $65 Billion A Year; Equal To $260 Billion Over Four Years."[Obama] campaign officials estimated that the net cost of the plan to the federal government would be $50 billion to $65 billion a year, when fully phased in, and said the revenues from rolling back the tax cuts were enough to cover it." (Robin Toner and Patrick Healy, "Obama Calls For Wider And Less Costly Health Care Coverage," The New York Times, 5/30/07)
Obama's Energy Plan Will Cost $150 Billion Over 10 Years, Equal To 15 Billion Annually And $60 Billion Over Four Years."Obama will invest $150 billion over 10 years to advance the next generation of bio fuels and fuel infrastructure, accelerate the commercialization of plug-in hybrids, promote development of commercial-scale renewable energy, invest in low-emissions coal plants, and begin the transition to a new digital electricity grid." (Obama For America, "The Blueprint For Change," www.barackobama.com, Accessed 1/14/08, p. 25)
Obama's Tax Plan Will Cost Approximately $85 Billion A Year; Equal To $340 Billion Over Four Years."[Obama's] proposed tax cuts and credits, aimed at workers earning $50,000 or less per year, would cost the Treasury an estimated $85 billion annually." (Margaret Talev, "Obama Proposes Tax Code Overhaul To Help The Poor," McClatchy Newspapers, 9/19/07)
Obama's Plan Would Raise Taxes On Capital Gains And Dividends, And On Carried Interest. Obama's tax plan includes: "Increasing the highest bracket for capital gains and dividends and closing the carried interest loophole." (Obama For America, "Barack Obama: Tax Fairness For The Middle Class," Fact Sheet, www.barackobama.com, Accessed 1/8/08)
Obama's Economic Stimulus Package Will Cost $75 Billion."Barack Obama's economic plan will inject $75 billion of stimulus into the economy by getting money in the form of tax cuts and direct spending directly to the people who need it most." (Obama For America, "Barack Obama's Plan To Stimulate The Economy," Fact Sheet, www.barackobama.com, 1/13/08)
Obama's Early Education And K-12 Package Will Cost $18 Billion A Year; Equal To $72 Billion Over Four Years."Barack Obama's early education and K-12 plan package costs about $18billion per year." (Obama For America, "Barack Obama's Plan For Lifetime Success Through Education," Fact Sheet, www.barackobama.com, 11/20/07, p. 15)
Obama's National Service Plan Will Cost $3.5 Billion A Year; Equal To $14 Billion Over Four Years."Barack Obama's national service plan will cost about $3.5 billion per year when it is fully implemented." (Obama For America, "Helping All Americans Serve Their Country: Barack Obama's Plan For Universal Voluntary Citizen Service," Fact Sheet, www.barackobama.com, 12/5/07)
Obama Will Increase Our Foreign Assistance Funding By $25 Billion."Obama will embrace the Millennium Development Goal of cutting extreme poverty around the world in half by 2015, and he will double our foreign assistance to $50 billion to achieve that goal." (Obama For America, "The Blueprint For Change," www.barackobama.com, Accessed 1/14/08, p. 53)
Obama Will Provide $2 Billion To Aid Iraqi Refugees."He will provide at least $2 billion to expand services to Iraqi refugees in neighboring countries, and ensure that Iraqis inside their own country can find a safe-haven." (Obama For America, "The Blueprint For Change," www.barackobama.com, Accessed 1/14/08, p. 51)
Obama Will Provide $1.5 Billion To Help States Adopt Paid-Leave Systems."As president, Obama will initiate a strategy to encourage all 50 states to adopt paid-leave systems. Obama will provide a $1.5 billion fund to assist states with start-up costs and to help states offset the costs for employees and employers." (Obama For America, "The Blueprint For Change," www.barackobama.com, Accessed 1/14/08, p. 15)
Obama Will Provide $1 Billion Over 5 Years For Transitional Jobs And Career Pathway Programs, Equal To $200 Million A Year And $800Million Over Four Years. "Obama will invest $1 billion over five years in transitional jobs and career pathway programs that implement proven methods of helping low-income Americans succeed in the workforce." (Obama For America, "The Blueprint For Change," www.barackobama.com, Accessed 1/14/08, p. 42)
Obama Will Provide $50 Million To Jump-Start The Creation Of An IAEA-Controlled Nuclear Fuel Bank. Obama:"We must also stop the spread of nuclear weapons technology and ensure that countries cannot build -- or come to the brink of building -- a weapons program under the auspices of developing peaceful nuclear power. That is why my administration will immediately provide $50 million to jump-start the creation of an International Atomic Energy Agency-controlled nuclear fuel bank and work to update the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty." (Sen. Barack Obama, "Renewing American Leadership," Foreign Affairs, 7-8/07)
Can you see a return the 1920's..the years of disarmament that lead to WWII?
You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich.
You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.
He's ranked the #1 tax and spend liberal.
alternatives to oil consumption?? huh
OBAMA SAYS: "We can't drive our SUVs and eat as much as we want and keep our homes on 72 degrees at all times... and then just expect that other countries are going to say OK.... That's not leadership. That's not going to happen."
In a nutshell, Barack says that all you bitter Americans need to trade your large vehicles for small death traps, stop eating until you are full, and freeze in the wintertime.
Comment by Elmers Brother— 2008/07/01 @ 03:03 AM — (Reply)
I'm stunned at Ed. totally stunned, and it makes me see that we could lose this great country to a type of America we won't recognize and there are some people I thought were wise and experienced who don't see it.
Sorry, Ed...you blew my mind.
I can't even imagine voting for someone who's said what Obama's said. I'm bereft.
I can't wrap my brain around having a president on a learning curve AND that the Democrats are complimenting him for "learning!" when it's PRESIDENT we're talking about, not law student or car mechanic!
Comment by Z— 2008/07/01 @ 05:30 AM — (Reply)
AND "NONE" OF IT IS FOR "YOU" MR. AND MRS. AMERICAN, BUT EVERY PENNY WILL COME FROM "YOU" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Comment by aza spade— 2008/07/01 @ 06:25 AM — (Reply)
One of my friends said this:
"Hope must have a SOURCE!" The SOURCE of Obama's CHANGE is positively horrifying: Marxism, Socialism, Anger, personal racial confusion and resentment of his own relatives......the HOPE and CHANGE it creates is ominous.
Comment by Elmers Brother— 2008/07/01 @ 11:04 AM — (Reply)
Comment by aza spade— 2008/07/01 @ 02:28 PM — (Reply)
Comment by Ed— 2008/07/02 @ 12:44 AM — (Reply)
Comment by Elmers Brother— 2008/07/02 @ 05:27 AM — (Reply)
I have no disagreement with your well researched analysis of Obama's record. What I disagree with is the notion that things will be any different with McCain than they are now.
Like I said before...it's a good thing for young people to be interested in government. We have been going down a path of losing our position of world leadership in terms of treasure, power, respect and the moral high ground.
My hope is that there will be an energy program with the same dream as the space program created by JFK (not a man of huge experience as I recall). The space program achieved will it aspired to. I don't see a real change in the reality of energy under McCain. I think all economics is going to flow from energy as time goes on.
It's time for high hopes and big dreams, not time for the status quo.
You know what McCain is going to do and can only hope for better than the status quo by supporting Obama.
As you all know I have voted for every Republican Presidential candidate since I voted for Nixon in 1972 so rest assured that my decision has not come lightly. This is not an election where there is a bad guy (now that Hillary is roadkill).
I have seen McCain and Obama extremely up close and personal and both are decent intelligent men. The issue in this election is the possibility of positive change and only one of the candidates may facilitate it. I am looking for a better world for my children. Obama is the best chance for that.
Comment by Ed— 2008/07/02 @ 10:57 AM — (Reply)