IF the economy is the #1 issue in America why would you vote for McCain? He stated not long ago (Sept 15,2008) that the fundamentals of our economy is good:blink:. Seriously? Then just today or yesterday, he said the problem with the economy is corporate greed and would have a commission (much like the like 9/11 commission) study it. WTF?! So basically he is saying he doesn't want to deal with the economy! AND lets not forget his TOP economic advisor stated just a few months ago in JUNE/JULY of THIS year that there was nothing wrong with our economy and that the American people were a bunch of "whiners". Does this sound like a person who is for the people? It is just infuriating to me that this race has become "tight"! I mean it's pretty bad when Karl Rove says the McCain campaign is lying and running a bad campaign!! UGH I will never understand what people see in McCain!

heyDonna113, Awesome poem. and it says it so true!

Edited October 31, 200817 yr by pattygreen

Gadget, This too is scriptural. As I said before, The Lord God said it first "Those who will not work, shall not eat."

Did anyone see the Colbert Report the other night? He actually had the man running on the socialist ticket for president, Brian Moore and he basically thinks that people calling Obama a socialist is a joke.

PS: I've been undecided but I'm getting much closer to who I'm voting for even if I can't tell my husband!

Obama was rated the #1 most liberal US Senator. The one member of the US Senate who calls himself a socialist is rated below Obama on the "liberal" scale (in terms of voting record). If it quacks like a duck . . .

Nanook...funny post! I know a handful of people in your situation...voting differently from their spouse.

Here is something I found...it is long but sweet (no name calling, I promise!):

I Didn't Vote For Obama

by Kentucky Scott

Mon Oct 20, 2008 at 01:24:08 PM PDT

I'm a middle-class white guy living in Jacksonville, Florida. I've got a wife and two kids. Because the kids had no school today, I took a vacation day from work, and took the kids downtown to vote early. Fifty-nine minutes later, two smiling children and I proudly sported "I Voted" stickers.

But I didn't vote for Obama.

I voted for my ancestors, who believed in the promise of this country and came with nothing as immigrants.

I voted for my parents, who taught in the public schools for decades.

I voted for Steve, an acquaintance of mine from Kentucky. (Killed by an IED two years ago in Iraq).

I voted for Shawn, another who's been to Iraq twice, and Afghanistan once, and who'll be going back to Afghanistan again soon -- and whose family earned eleven bucks a month too much to qualify for food stamps when the war started.

I voted for April, the only African-American girl in my high school -- it was years before it occurred to me how different her experience of our school must have been.

I voted for my college friends who are Christian, Jewish, Mormon, and yes -- Muslim.

I voted for my grandfathers, who worked hard in factories and died too young.

I voted for the plumber who worked on my house, because I want him to get a REAL tax break.

I voted for four little angels from Birmingham.

I voted for a bunch of dead white men who, although personally flawed, were willing to pledge their lives, fortunes, and sacred honor, and used a time of great crisis to expand freedom rather than suspend it.

I voted for all those people and more, and I voted for all of you, too. But mostly, I voted selfishly. I vote for two little kids, one who has ballet in an hour, and once who has baseball practice at the same time. I voted for a world where they can be confident that their government will represent the best that is in this country, and that will in turn demand the best of them. I voted for a government that will be respected in the world. I voted for an economy that will reward work above guile. I voted for everything I believe in.

Sure, I filled in the circle next to the name Obama, but it wasn't him I was voting for -- it was every single one of us, and those I love most of all.

Who else is there to vote for?

Plain - I really do hope you are not painting all liberals with the "stupid" paint brush. My undergrad is in poli sci and I have an MBA. As I have stated numerous times, we are electing a President, not a dictator. The fact that Bush's approval numbers are in the TOILET, I think it's "stupid" to support someone that's voted with Bush 90% of the time.

Nope. I've seen my share of stupid conservatives, too. Did you see John Stossel's (sp) bit about the average voter?

pretty sad, the continually name calling. doesn't allow for proper debate & is quite unnecessary.

I didn't call anybody any name.

Oh and PS - our Founding Fathers didn't fight for YOU to be able to own any kind of gun other than one that fired once after one packed in the gun powder.

WTF? By that logic, the founding fathers didn't fight for our right to electricity, or the internal combustion engine, or antibiotics. What's your point, exactly?

And whats with all the Bush stuff? Is it ok to point out McCain's associations with Bush, but then decry Obama's associations with Bill Ayers? Personally, I dont get as riled up about all this stuff as some on this thread. If reading this raises anybodys BP, then.....don't read. Problem solved.

I voted for my ancestors, who believed in the promise of this country and came with nothing as immigrants.

What, pray tell, is the promise of this country?

Coffi,

That was really nice and exactly how I feel now too. My brother adopted an African American baby right after he was born 18 years ago and my siblings are very liberal and always have been. I have been turned in many ways in other directions but this year I decided to vote with my heart instead of my wallet. I don't know if that makes sense but that's how I feel. Take care Nancy.:biggrin:

For those of you who think you could never make $250k/year and therefore Obama's proposed definition of "rich" (and therefore deserving of being punished with higher taxes) is perfectly fine with you, watch this -- in Obama's and Biden's own words:

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3zHBXg18nc]YouTube - Slippery Slope[/ame]

Edited November 1, 200817 yr by gadgetlady

Go to Obama's website and you will be able to get all of the information you need.

Barack Obama and Joe Biden: The Change We Need | Policy Issues

There are all of the topics that you can look into if you would like.

change, change, change...thats Barak alright!

Keep the change.

Change. Because that's all you'll have left after he takes all your money.

All the people I know who are making over $250,000 are happy to give their share of taxes. I find that commendable.