McCain: Life isn't fair

If McCain withdrew his support of the Bailout.... then he would see his numbers skyrocket.

Personally, I am not going to vote for either of these guys IF the Bailout passes. Screw'em like they're screwing us. I'm voting Libertarian...

"The American people ... the more they see of her, the more they love her, and I'm confident of that at the end."

Denial is a wonderful thing. The more we see of her the less we feel she is qualified to be VP let alone President.

awww. boo-hoo, McCain. Actually, life is more fair than you'd like it to be. People see you behaving like an erratic, hot-headed flip-flopper, and they start to think of you as just that. As it turns out, you cannot get away with lying, just because you insist over and over again that you are not lying. That is fair, even though it does not benefit you. You made your own bed.

life isn't fair? boo-hoo.

mccain/palin ticket is losing fair and square, and losing quite badly. it's painful to watch.

Did anyone read "Good to Great" where it talks about bad managers blaming bad luck for their failings. This 'life isn't fair stuff' is completely un-presidential.

It's hard to imagine anyone more out of touch than McInsane. He's really got to get out of his 8-13 houses a little more often.

"The American people ... the more they see of her, the more they love her, ..." Is that the quality we look for in our leadership? Loving her? McCain repeats this frequently and each time it sounds like a proud papa bragging about his daughter. It really is a sexist, put down expression. Loving our vice president is not a feeling most of us are looking for.

Isn't your title "Political Intelligence" the finest example of an oxymoron? When choreographed, styrofoam based, hucksterism joins with empty suit socialism, then you have the elitist audacity of smoke to utter the word 'intelligence.'

More of the same from John McShame

John McLame says, “I don’t know much about the economy, I still need to be educated”

“It would be acceptable if we had to stay in Iraq for another 100 years.”

We need to “bomb, bomb, and bomb Iran”

“I have voted with Bush 90% of the time because he has been right 90% of the time”

Sarah Failin says,

“I have foreign policy experience because you can see Russia from Alaska and I went to Mexico on vacation once.”

“I welcome any investigation into my past because I have nothing to hide, oh never mind I will not meet with any investigators for any reason ever.”

She believes the Bush Doctrine is a “World View” hahaha

She says she said “No Thanks” for the Bridge to nowhere when she was actually the one who got it approved

She says we may have to go to war WITH RUSSIA

She decreased her own responsibilities when she was the mayor of a town small enough to be run by a fifth grader

You may be able to hide Sarah Palin from the people and the press because she it too incompetent to answer any questions BUT YOU…You CAN”T HIDE FOREVER sooner or later the debates will happen and you will have NO WHERE TO HIDE!!!!

Finally, the REAL McCain shows up. The angry, irritate, former POW and 72 years old Senator is accusing the media of bias and unfairness. Let me remind everyone that we don't owe the Presidency to McCain because he was reckless POW who bombed women and children hospital in Vietnam. He was so careless and foolish that's why he got shot down. Stop reminding us of your POW time because WE THE PEOPLE OF THIS NATION does not owe you anything. Well, let me remind everyone that McCain were involved the biggest Savings and Loan crisis in the 1980's, and with McCain's deregulation of corporate greed has led to the economy crisis.

McCain wants more wars nothing else.He is living in the past and Palin is the epitomy of mediocrity.Why say life is unfair when your pick for VP has ruined your campaign which in turn reflects your poor judgement.

McCain finally admits that life is not fair. I suppose he just doesn't believe in fairness?

The only fair outcome in this election is Obama being elected. Let's just hope all the racist blue-collar "Democrats" don't screw it up. You working class Democrats had better go out and vote for Obama, I know you don't have a college education so you might have a difficult time overcoming your prejudice, but you need to do it. You have a moral responsibility to vote for Obama.

Goodbye RNC right wing faction. These ideologues have taken the greatest country in the world and will see their result as the USA loses its economic and political standing in the free world. It is only a matter of time when the Euro will overtake the dollar as the world currency. After all the hypocritical rhetoric of the "holier then thou" attitude espoused, the result will show the catastrophe.
When the dust settles the American society will withdraw similar to the post Vietnam era, without the "cold war"" fight to deflect criticism. Hopefully a little humility and common sense will return. Maybe now we can get back to the basics of liking our neighbours and not trying to ruin their lives.

I kind of feel bad for the McCain campaign. If he had been nominated in 2004 as the republican nominee, I was seriously thinking of voting for him and I am a Democrat. This time around, it seems that he has a bone to pick with the U.S. With him talking of spending on DOD and Veterans and nothing else woke me up and made me realize that he too is here to destroy this place. Drilling is not a good thing. The earth is alive and feels the pain. Have we ever stopped to think that the very resource we extract from the earth could be likened to extracting blood, embryos, embryonic fluids or other life sustaining elements? Not only that, we then set it afire and releases it into the atmosphere. If that happened to a human we would immediately turn violent for the sake of survival. Expect the earth to do the same thing and look for more “natural” disasters. Not from God but from the Earth. Our soil has become so contaminated that we can’t even grow crops for food. So quit looking up for a while and start looking down.

"The American people ... the more they see of her, the more they love her,...."

Wrong again John McCain. The more I see and hear from Sarah Palin, the more scared I get for the future of our country.

That quote by McCain was taken so out of context. I saw the interview this morning, and it was nothing like the way it is portrayed in the article. McCain was actually in good spirits and was nonchalant about it. The article portrays him as bitter. One of the topics was the fact that Gwen Ifill has written a book about Obama (she surely has a bias, and will gain financially if Obama wins), but McCain was fair about it and shrugged his shoulders and was comparable to saying 'so be it'. Palin will do fine just the same.
This is another example of media bias, plain and simple.

Life is fair enough Mc Same and so fair that we will elect the better candidate Barack Obama. He will get elected because we have to Change the country. You yourself admit it every day that we are on the wrong track but of course you never bring up your complicity in the problem. You Mr Mc Same hired the same puppet masters that brought us George W. the worst President in our nations history so why should we expect a different result. Rick Davis taking $15000 a month from Freddie until he got caught with his hands in the cookie jar, YOu were a member of the Keating five that brought us the savings and loan disaster, Phil Gramm your main economic adviser say we whine and crafts a terrible economic plan for you and on and on. CHANGE WE NEED! VOTE BARACK OBAMA AMERICA IT IS FOR OUR OWN GOOD! OBAMANOS! SI SE PUEDE! YES WE CAN!

I'm interested to know in what way McCain suspended his campaign. He and Sarah Palin continued to do interviews (witness David Letterman's outrage as McCain dumped him for Katie Couric), and his surrogates continued to appear throughout the world of punditry. Who is McCain actually trying to kid? It was quite convenient for him to "suspend" his campaign on the very day one of his chief campaign advisors was found to have been paid handsomely by Freddie Mac for access to McCain up until the month before.

As for Obama "doing nothing" -- McCain deserves to lose for continuing to outright lie about his opponent. Obama had been "doing something" for two years out, while McCain continually reprised his "the fundamentals of our economy are strong" tune. Obama, two years before, had contacted Treasury Secretary Paulson and asked him to convene Wall Street stakeholders to see what could be done to prevent where we are today. And, in the face of this current crisis, Obama immediately put out a statement to the country, convened a press conference to take questions, and communicated with Paulson every day while McCain was still trying to figure out why no one was singing along with him anymore to "the fundamentals of the economy are strong."

Life isn't fair? This time, life seems more than fair. The best candidate is on track to win. (And it isn't McCain.)

McCain,cry me a river , in fact you have one running behind 1 of your 7 house go jump in it. Republicans are such babies when they don't get there way. He should just drop out now. His frist mistake was picking the Hockey mom for his running mate, he must not read newspapers either not to know that her approval rating is droping and when your your party tells you to drop her you act like you can't hear them oh thats right he is 72 . Looser!!!!
Obama/Biden 08

HHHA!! He said he canceled his campaign!! What a lie! He said he pulled down the hate ads. Another lie.

John tried to get some political gain from the economic crisis, but it didn't work.
Sorry McCain.........life isn't fair.

McCain keeps putting his campaign in positions where he has to "bail-out".
Can we say, "ejection-seat mentality"?

McCain already crashed a few planes; let’s not let him crash the market and the American dream. Democrats win in 08….there is no debate.

McCain's got it partly right. What he should say is "the media isn't fair." I am disgusted by how grossly irresponsible the media has been with its reporting this election year. Their coverage is so blatanly one sided it can't even be called journalism, but would be better classified as propaganda. Even more disparraging is the choice of Ifill as moderator of the VP debates. Does anyone really think she won't be biased? I hope the American people are smart enough to make their own choice and not just go with the candidate the media has been shoving down their throats for months.

McCain suspended his campaign, and other fables...
By the way, did you see that McCain could not even provide leadership to the Senate last night? Obama provided real leadership, not fables or stories with no factual basis.

She is an effective communicator? Here is an exact Palin quote from the Charlie Gibson interview:

> I know that John McCain will do that and I, as his vice president, families we are
> blessed with that vote of the American people and are elected to serve and are
> sworn in on January 20, that will be our top priority is to defend the American
> people.

If that is what passes for effective communciation in the America of 2008, God help us.

There is little if any disagreement about that seeing her is a pleasure. However, in the context of the elections hearing her is far more important, ant that is where the opinions are divided.

tell me something why would you vote for a person ( Obama) who voted to give illegal immigrants SS and driver license and more free government benefits like more health care. He wants to give them more stuff then the American people get. I guess Obama is for hope. But not for the Americans but for illegals.He wants then to get ss when its hard enough for Americans to get it. Illegals haven't even paid into it but we are post to give ours up for them. Makes sense to me. not

Really???? A job is fundimental??
This from a guy with 7 houses, collects dissability of $58 k, $24k social security, and $134K for being a senator. He's just figuring out that life's unfair??? Why, because he couldn't afford a ninth car or a bigger steak? Waaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!

When most of us would be happy with sending our kids to a decent school, Mr. Empathy suddenly realizes there are consequences to his actions? He should tell Bush and all the rest of the Republicans millionaires club who's kids will never fight one of their wars, or pay the bills they run up. Out of touch! Completely out of touch.

can he say "waaaaaahhhh"?

McCain is right. Life isn't fair. And McCain should be glad that life isn't fair.

If life were fair, McCain would not be able to use his power to help Keating commit felonies, then 2 decades later attack Obama for being friends with Rezko.

If life were fair, McCain would not be able to cheat on his disfigured wife for 5 years, then 2 decades later attack Obama's character

Being chicken little is exhausting. The WallStreet wipeout has proven what a farce our two-party system is and the MSM is annopting it's next King....fat chance for him

McCain can't be so delusional as to believe that the more America sees of Palin, the more we love her--the opposite is true--which means he's putting on the insouciant front while lying. Which puts him solidly in the tradition of the current regime.

Really???? A job is fundimental??
This from a guy with 7 houses, collects dissability of $58 k, $24k social security, and $134K for being a senator. He's just figuring out that life's unfair??? Why, because he couldn't afford a ninth car or a bigger steak? Waaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!

When most of us would be happy with sending our kids to a decent school, Mr. Empathy suddenly realizes there are consequences to his actions? He should tell Bush and all the rest of the Republicans millionaires club who's kids will never fight one of their wars, or pay the bills they run up. Out of touch! Completely out of touch.

You know, the more I hear Obama talk about the economy the more I see Obama knows nothing about the economy and he knows nothing of what the people are going through. Just talk, just words, just speeches. Talking about totally being out of touch. But he does such a great snow job for people to believe him because they will not seek out the truth for themselves.

What’s worse is all this change talk. Change, change, change, change change… Change what? Increase spending, increase taxes and grow the government and this is not all. We are not in a position to test drive a do nothing, no accomplishment, think he’s a leader person for president. What has this man done that makes him qualified for president? The Democratic Party has really let me down.

I don’t see any of his changes I want.

I don’t see any of his changes America needs.

The lying, false statements, unethical practices, challenging the second amendment rights and now I see voting fraud in Ohio, what’s next?

Lord help us all.

Lord help us all.

Wasn't it Team McCain that said that we're "a nation of whiners," and that our economic problems were all in our heads?

I guess if McCain wins, we really will be a nation of whiners, led by our Whiner in Chief!

"I suspended my campaign, took our ads down, came back to Washington, met with the House folks and got on the phone, and also had face-to-face meetings.”

False. His campaign offices were open and his ads were still running while his campaign was "suspended."

And I'm sure the "Life's not fair" comment will play well with those who own 7 houses and 13 vehicles. As for the rest of us....?

Amazingly simple don't you think? Sadly, the republican party leadership and many democrats as well fail to understand something so incredibly simple as a job. Could it be they consider their jobs to be entitlements? Perhaps we should entitle a few of them to a cell or the unemployement line so we can actually speak to them without someone running interference and a machine that speaks Spanish until you press "1". I have a birth cretificate and speak fluent American English so I expect to be treated as an American. If you respect the rights of Aliens over Americans I will run you out of here to the third world country of your choice!

Who says life is fair? Barack Hussein Obama is still unknown to the people, but he has always got a free ride from affirmative action and race card to this.
American people have never studied about Obama or ask who is he or what is his background, and tried to ordained a faithful Muslim Hussein Obama to a fake Christian by anti_Americans like J. Wright and Michelle, etc., mostly they go with the flow. If anyone makes valid points the liberals socialists will say "right wing racism.."
The Islamists, Socialist-Communists and the Black want Barack Hussein Obama though he has zero experiences but just big talk, while the libertarian and conservative groups want the well experience good man like Mccain.
Barack Hussein Obama President of the United States? or for Islamist States?
Europe is gradually transforming to Semi-Islamic and Barack Hussein Obama will apply for honorary membership of the Eurabia soon.

They have always claimed "American people are not stupid" If Barack HUssein Obama wins they are stupid.

That is not how he (McCain) said what you have said he said. You as other media misquote and mislead that is yellow journalism and very wrong.
You can have your way but I think you will not like the results.

I am hoping that McCain & Falin win this election! I am voting for them.
The media has been ridiculous announcing such trivial things & I
believe the smartest move McCain made was to choose Sarah Falin
to run with him as VP. These women who are putting Sarah Falin down are purely jealous of her. She is smart & experienced. It makes me sick
to see these SNL idiots making fun of her.
McCAIN-FALIN

McCain, as he has shown throughout this campaign, is completely out of touch with what is going on in the lives of ordinary Americans. He is also responsible for choosing a running-mate who has become a total caricature.

No, John, life is not fair, especially for idiots.

I haven't always agreed with John McCain, but before this campaign, I had respect for him. During this campaign he has showed utter instability. How can you choose Josephine Six-Pack as your running mate if you are "putting country first"? How can you declare the economy in great shape one week and a couple weeks later be running around like a chicken with your head cut off because you have to single-handedly solve an economy crisis? Does he have a campaign staff so dumb they can't Google "Gwen Ifill" and already know she wrote a book? Is his cabinet going to be incompetent? It boggles the mind.

If life was fair, Senator, Obama would be thumping you in the polls.

Yes, he ought to know about fair. What happen to his first wife, and hey his second one, too? Life is tough for rich crooks.

McCain likes to illustrate his moral fiber by referring to his five years as a prisoner-of-war in Vietnam and to demonstrate his commitment to family values. The truth is somewhat different.

The first Mrs McCain casts is the mother to McCain’s three eldest children. Carol, who was a famous beauty and a successful swimwear model when they married in 1965, was the woman McCain dreamed of in the ‘Hanoi Hilton’ prison and the woman who faithfully stayed at home looking after the children and waiting anxiously for news.

But when McCain returned to America in 1973, he discovered his wife had been disfigured in a terrible car crash three years earlier. Her pelvis and one arm were shattered and she suffered massive internal injuries, doctors werer forced to cut away huge sections of shattered bone, taking with it her tall, willowy figure. She was confined to a wheelchair and was forced to use a catheter.

When John McCain came home from Vietnam, she had gained a lot of weight and bore little resemblance to her old self. ‘My marriage ended because John McCain didn’t want to be 40, he wanted to be 25. You know that happens...it just does.’

Some of McCain’s acquaintances portray the politician as a self-centered womanizer who effectively abandoned his crippled wife to ‘play the field’. They accuse him of finally settling on Cindy, a former rodeo beauty queen, for financial reasons. McCain was then earning little more than $40,000 a year as a naval officer, while his new father-in-law, Jim Hensley, was a multi-millionaire who had impeccable political connections.

AND THE NEW WIFE

John McCain's powerful Washington, DC, lawyer, who secured a slap on the wrist for the Arizona Senator following the Keating Five scandal, was in close contact with federal investigators probing Cindy McCain's prescription drug abuse, throughout their nearly yearlong investigation, according to a new report Friday.

Although there was little doubt that McCain was misusing a medical-aid charity she ran in the early 1990s to obtain massive quantities of narcotic painkillers to feed her addiction, the Drug Enforcement Agency filed no federal charges against her. Instead, she was able to cut a deal that let her off the hook in exchange for completing a brief drug aversion program.

There is perhaps no one who can claim more credit for this auspicious outcome than John Dowd, an attorney with substantial clout in the nation's capital who came to McCain's aid after a former employee began telling the DEA what he knew about her drug problem.

What a sad shell of a man John McCain has become.

Americans, wake up! The world is watching us. We need good, sound, intelligent leadership.........not a ticket with a Capitol Hill has-been and a sidekick! Consider the judgement used by a presidential search committee for a university (or even a small college) in choosing capable candidates for a position. We are about to choose a leader of the free world, along with a person who would be capable of assuming the position, should that become necessary. If Sarah Palin were, say, Sam Palin, he would be laughed off any venue. Let's not make a mistake like many of us did 8 years ago! We will be feeling the effects of that debacle for years to come!

yea, Life is not fair, John. it isn't fair when the richest 400 Americans own more wealth than the bottom 150 Million. it also isn't fair when The Rich and Big Business hijacks OUR Government and do as they please. welcome to the Desert of the Real, John. now you know why Barack Obama is going to be OUR next President. and also why the ReBorglicans will be thrown out of office and it will take a long time for them to be majority again. Life isn't Fair, John.

MccAin't gonna tell the truth...

McCain says he pulled his ads while he 'suspended his campaign.' That it a total lie. From an AP report the day AFTER he said he would suspend his campaign and take ads off the air: Republican presidential nominee John McCain vowed Wednesday to suspend his campaign to focus on the nation's financial crisis, but there were plenty of signs of activity Thursday — including an apparently live fundraising link on the campaign's Web site.

The campaign sought to pull television ads off the air, but stopping ads isn't like turning off a light switch because of the many broadcast stations must be contacted through middlemen. But Schmidt told reporters Thursday evening that "all of our television advertising at this hour is down." A McCain ad was later seen on local television in Las Vegas.

E-mail messages continued to trickle out from the campaign, but at a far slower rate than normal. And the Huffington Post, a left-leaning Web site, said it had called 15 McCain campaign offices in battleground states, and none said it was suspending operations.

Either McCain doesn't know what his campaign is doing or he's hoping Americans are stupid enough not to be able to see what's going on right in front of their faces.

It's disgusting to hear this from a man who reminds people hourly of his veteran status and that he puts country first.

Suspended his campaign? Suspended his campaign? McCain was off the campaign trail for not even a full day! And he also went to the debate last Friday and was more coherent than usual.

Jeff, you sound terribly bright. Mencken was right.

The Ancient Mariner is i denial and may having min-episodes in his wiring system. Involuntary eye closings, confusion, which way off the stage like a chicken i a carnival show. Sad. Not an entirely bad man. He did sugffer. That does not mean we should suffer Palin when he buys the farm.

No one can answer how Palin is any less qualified than Bill Clinton, and he was running for President. Interesting how the media never brings this up.

"...a president who understands the struggles of average Americans and who doesn't say that the "fundamentals" of the economy are strong."

Interesting- NObama said essentially the same thing at a rally very recently. I don't recall his exact words, but he said that this 'rescue plan' would help in the short term and the strong fundamentals of our economy would continue.

Sounds like he can't make up his mind on this either!

I could have been in that vice-president's seat but you picked Sarah. I've been to more states than she has. My tears are flowing as well, McCain.

"She's had more experience in leadership than Senator Obama and Senator Biden put together."

Wow, how delusional can McCain get? This old bloke is clearly well on his way to dementia.

Life wasn't fair for the civilians in the North Vietnamese capital of Hanoi when
McCain was dropping tons of bombs on them for no reason, and he has never apologized for. Then, when he started his campaign, he was dancing on the
podium and singing "Bomb, Bomb, Bomb Iran." Is it fair to allow McCain to
dance the same song at the White House? Is it fair to let lunatic ideology
desecrate human values and dignity in the name of a misguided patriotism?
If life was fair to people like McCain, then it would have driven itself to extinction.

Then, there is the fairness of competition. During the first presidential debate,
McCain was hammering the brains of the viewers with "Obama doesn't know " and "Obama doesn't understand" catch phrases as if Obama had just come
out of a cave, threw away his sheep skin garb, put on a suit and declare his candidacy for president. And if McCain feels that he can portray his opponent
as a Neanderthal to sway the viewers, and the viewers as Neanderthals for " not knowing" or " for not understanding" that he he is a genius, then the public
will show him that is smart enough to show him the way - which will be the same way it showed to another warmonger, the late Barry Goldwater in 1964.
Nikos Retsos, retired Pol. Sci professor

V. Flower, I could not agree with you more...Sarah Palin (yes, with a P) is failin'

Well you can tell that the OBAMABOTS and their "WE NEED CHANGE" motto is in full force. The only change I see coming is the US going from a free society to a socialist society having all of our rights removed by the Democrats. SCREW OBAMA AND HIS DRUNK SIDEKICK.

For all the media-buy in of the artificial “expectations game,” the bar to clear for Palin will be Presidential stature. The questions to be answered in the public mind: Does she have the knowledge and capacity to govern?

Crikey, Beatrice. Your comment scares the heck out of me.

Bipartisanship and ? Maverick McCain.

Dear concerned citizens of America and Mass Media of the U.S.A.
As a concerned registered independent voter, forensic psychiatrist, disabled American I made my decision to vote for Obama-Boden ticket.

It is sad, unfortunate, and tragci that Temperamental and Angry McCain is out to play and create discard, mistrust and distress around Obama with the Vail of claim that he will bring bipartisanship in Washington DC. He is destroying him claim every by painting Obama naive. It is tragic, sad, and unfortunate that so called Maverick McCain has already generated a disdain and demeaning face off in the debates and bailout suggestion. Obama is real Presidential and he maintained a smile during the debate and while McCain had a constant grin and disdain towards Obama.

Yours sincerely,

COL. A.M.Khajawall [Ret] MD.
Forensic psychiatrist, Disabled American Veteran and Iraq
Freedom team. Grass roots California leader per Senator McCain's

PS: It is sad and unfortunate that Hon, Temperamental and angry Maverick McCain had a constant grin and disdain towards his debater[s ]. Do not blame palin blame ? Maverick McCain.

Who says life is fair? Barack Hussein Obama is still unknown to the people, but he has always got a free ride from affirmative action and race card to this.
American people have never studied about Obama or ask who is he or what is his background, and tried to ordained a faithful Muslim Hussein Obama to a fake Christian by anti_Americans like J. Wright and Michelle, etc., mostly they go with the flow. If anyone makes valid points the liberals socialists will say "right wing racism.."
The Islamists, Socialist-Communists and the Black want Barack Hussein Obama though he has zero experiences but just big talk, while the libertarian and conservative groups want the well experience good man like Mccain.
Barack Hussein Obama President of the United States? or for Islamist States?
Europe is gradually transforming to Semi-Islamic and Barack Hussein Obama will apply for honorary membership of the Eurabia soon.

They have always claimed "American people are not stupid" If Barack HUssein Obama wins they are stupid.

Obama grew up without a father, was an outsider at school, borrowed his way through university, and lost his mother to cancer.

His faith has been questioned, his patriotism has been assaulted, his place of worship has been ridiculed, his elementary school was slandered, his wife was insulted, his education has been lambasted, and his middle name has been associated with one of the worst dictators and one of the worst mass murderers in modern history.

You're right John; life isn't fair.

It's a shame all these people wanting Hillary for president are going to vote for Obama and ruin her chances of getting in the white house four years from now. You'd think they'd back McCain just so they could further their agenda and put her in on the next term. While I can't say that Obama is the lesser of two evils, at least he'll keep Hillary out of the White House.

GO DEMOCRATS!!! I love they way you guys back an empty suit. I would suggest you do your homework regarding your boy's background. Unless, of course, you're scared of what you might find.

What isn't fair McCain saying you tell the truth 100% at all times.Well if that's the truth you should go down in history being the only politician to tell the truth 100%. That is one of the biggest lies yet that you have told!!!! Saying Obama voted on legislation on teaching sex education to kindergartners is SUCH A LIE! It was to teach how to beware of sexual predators,even the PTA wanted this to pass.And to keep repeating that Obama is going to raise taxes on anyone that makes over $42,000 a year is SUCH A LIE! He will only raise taxes on people that make over $250,000 a year. And saying you would postpone your campaign to go and get the bill for economy bailout through SUCH A LIE! You continued showing bashing ads about Obama during that time, and had your campaign staff still on the news campaigning for you,and needless to say you just went there and sat in the conference for 40 minutes and didn't say one thing and then the Republicans caused bill not to pass,AND YOU KNOW WHY BECAUSE THE REPUBLICANS WANTED TO HAVE MORE IN THERE (PORK BARRELS) THAT YOU ARE AGAINST AND YOU COULDN"T EVEN INFLUENCE YOUR OWN PARTY TO PASS IT!!!!!! Through your whole campaign it has been one lie after another.Your only fooling yourself,you are not fooling the American People well at least the majority.

Brainwashing really works!

Looks pretty fair to me, John. You decided not to run this campaign straight up and you lost. You didn't notice the ratings of G.W.? Thought you could run the same race and get elected? You're a funny guy Johnny Mac. You're not even comming off as real anymore. Sarah Palin; right, she's the one.

Er... V. Flower? Your hero Vice Presidential choice is called Sarah Palin, not Sarah Falin. Perhaps you need to do some homework on her?

How can McMoron actually say that Palin has more experienc than Biden and Obama combined?
"She's had more experience in leadership than Senator Obama and Senator Biden put together. She's been a mayor, she's been a governor, she knows energy issues."

I was the captain of my high school football team for 3 years, does that count too? This is just a prime example of how out of touch the republican ticket really is.

The Alaskan gas pipeline will not cost anywhere near $400 billion.
"The project, which would include a $5 billion gas-processing facility on the North Slope, would cost about $30 billion and take at least 10 years to complete." NYTimes 4/9/08.
And Palin gave a $500 million break to a Canadian firm competing with U.S. firms.

""Because life isn’t fair.”

“He certainly did nothing for the first few days," McCain added. "I suspended my campaign, took our ads down, came back to Washington, met with the House folks and got on the phone, and also had face-to-face meetings.”"

It's not one's actions that define their character, but rather the reasons they do them. Mr. McCain's words show his true reasons and define his character.

I know an illegal family that has brought his parents here and with end two months had them on SS, you can say that didn't happen but it did. and its people like Obama that has made that happen. I also work with a handful of illegals who are voting. All they needed was a drivers license a couple years ago to be able to vote they had one and now vote. Don't tell me they can't do it cause they are. I have seen their voters card.They are voting for Obama. They get free health care where i don't even have health care. the little i work i make to much. They make the same as me but get free health care because they are illegal. Some of Obama's doing. Obama will make AMERICANS the minnority if he becomes President. ObamadoewanAmerican english to bwa

A. When McCain speaks - I know what he said, I believe what he said, I believe he stands and fights for justice, integrity, and the disciplines and virtues inherent in not having to lock your doors, knee length skirts, dress shirt-tie-creased pant, and face-down the bully -- and what you see is what you get !!
B. When Obama speaks - I don't know what he really said, I don't believe what he said, he has little substance of agreement and integrity toward the core principles of the founding fathers of this mighty Nation -- what you see is not what you are getting !!
C. The Nation is overdue for a correction and purging of and from a complacent

"Life isn't fair," says McCain.

Wow! McCain really does think he's *entitled,* doesn't he! How dare people not accept his ridiculous behavior and impetuous decisions. How dare the polls not declare McCain our leader! And, as for that Obama guy, what right does he have to look McCain straight in the eyes, and to walk all the way across the senate floor to shake McCain's hand. How dare he! McCain gives Obama a nasty look, before begrudgingly shaking hands. Of all the nerve for Obama to do such a thing! How dare he! (One wonders whether McCain pout if he were dealing with Putin.) Ask yourselves, folks, objectively. Try. Who's the *bigger man* here in their interactions between them? Who's the one with Dignity, Intelligence, Humility, Honor, and Authority. Who's the one who represents what is good in America, our great history, our ideals of an advanced society: Very Clearly it is Obama.

Jeff (Comment #1) -- you show 'em, guy.

I think the new McCain strategy is to try and pick up the "pity vote". "Please feel bad for me. I'm a helpless victim and those mean old pundits and voters aren't showing me the love I rightfully deserve".
McCain still feels robbed by the 2000 primary election. He's been waiting 8 years and feels the country "owes" him the presidency, no matter how much he screws things up. Sadly, I actually used to like the guy years ago, but he has changed a lot in order to appeal to his base. He used to stand for something, but now he simply plays by the Karl Rove strategy of 'do and say anything to get elected'.

Ummm... V. Flower (#38)...

The Republican VP's candidate's last name is Palin (with a "P"). You spelled it wrong four times.

You might want to get to know your candidate a little better before you vote for her, especially basic things like her *name* before you start calling other people idiots!

Sarah Palin is representative of intolerance, ignorance and hatred...Your statement, Beatrice, is an example of all of these values. As for your thoughts regarding Obama and his dependence on affirmative action, I can tell by your statement that you are not even close to a Harvard grad. In fact, I'm willing to bet you have never set foot on a college campus. Next time, check your facts before you step up onto your ivory pedestal to avoid being knocked off...

What does a man have to do to get a drink in here?
Oh, yeah. Be Black.

people are so blind. mccain has been there serving the american ppl for decades. what has obama done other than adding glamorous things onto his resume? obama is someone who's so good at getting a job yet does nothing when he's on it. i'd rather have someone who i know will do what he promised, even if i don't agree with it all, than electing someone with a big ego and a smart mind of the ultimate politician and getting screwed over later on. it's dangerous to elect someone like obama who can talk so beautifully to the whitehouse. you NEVER know what he's gonna do.
it's haunting how many people aren't really thinking today.

I wonder if his daddy told him that after he graduated from Annapolis in the BOTTOM 1% of his class?

"She's smart, she's tough, she's been in debates before," McCain said on "Fox & Friends." "The American people ... the more they see of her, the more they love her, and I'm confident of that at the end."

I love Kelly Bundy, too, but I wouldn't give her the keys to the White House.

Wow, I feel kind of sorry for this doddering old man. All of his political calculations look like mistakes. His bold leadership resulted in the bailout being scuttled by the house. The Senate loaded it up with earmarks and pork barrel spending, presumably under the watchful eye of anti-spending crusader McCain, and now sends it back to the House to see if the bribes will allow it to pass this time around. McCain's "suspension" of his campaign thus seems to have resulted in delay and great additional expense to the taxpayers. Of course he never really did suspend his campaign anyway. His ads ran the whole time, Palin was out doing campaign events, and he spent every press conference from Washington bashing Obama. The voters can see these political stunts for what they are.

Here's a guy who doesn't even know how many houses he owns, and whose wife is worth around a quarter billion bucks at least, complaining that "life isn't fair"! As they say, only in America!!

"Barack Hussein Obama President of the United States? or for Islamist States?"

I'm sorry, is there a clause in the Bill of Rights that says that Freedom of Religion cannot apply to the president of the United States? They must have skipped that part in school.

We are a country that is supposed to be enlightened, in religion, ethics, civil rights... It is a sad testament to how incorrect this assumption is that a man is stereotyped into a certain religion because of his name, and more than that, that that stereotype should have an effect on his abilities and motives as a political candidate.

Not only that, but Barack Hussein Obama (I use his full name since you appear very fixated on that aspect) is affiliated with the United Church of Christ. Is that not Christian enough for you?

Reading 90% of these posts is frightening, I can not belive anyone would consider for a second voting for obama the terrosrist. We may as well elect the next guy the hops over the Mexican border he would probably be more suited for the presidency. Maybe we can all gather in a large circle, hold hands, and sing. Bunch of Freaks!

i must "confess" that my political views are similar to my better known first cousin,
chevy chase, namely left of center for the most part. i actually liked mccain once
upon a time, like in 2000 when he was on his way to upsetting bush in the race
for the republican nomination. i viewed him as BY FAR the lesser of two evils.

the recent remark he made about life not being fair: has it taken him 72 years to
finally realize that? and he's running for president? (hell, i'm no gene-yuss, but
i had that figured out by the time i was 60, and i'm not even the neighborhood
block captain).

how can a guy with 8 to 13 house, 7 or 8 cars, a beautiful wife some 20 years
his junior (who is purported to be heiress to a 100 milllion dollar estate), dare
say "life isn't fair"? what else could he want, anyway - 20 to 30 houses, a dozen
more cars, an even younger, prettier, richer wife? and, heaven forbid, maybe
even the presidency itself?

As for Ifil being the moderator, both sides must agree on the pick. The Repugs couldn't google Ifil? What a joke.

Europe is going to be Semi-Islamic. New Europeans are mostly Islams and now more Islams in Canada. Most Churches will become Mosques, because new generation of European are majority Muslims.The United States is Alone fight the Islamists alone. The Islamists hate America because we have freedom and powerful. The radical extremist democrats and the anti-American, fake black Jeremy WRIGHT and black Racist-Maxist Michelle..been bought by the Islamists, they ordained a faithful Muslim man to a fake Christian.
NO BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA

McCain/PALIN/08

McCain on Palin:

"She's had more experience in leadership than Senator Obama and Senator Biden put together. "

So, in other words, Palin has more experience than Senator John McCain?

No wonder his poll numbers are slipping.

Wow, what a reaction. I stopped saying "that's not fair" when I was ten years old. McCain's POW, circular talk complex surprises me pretty much every day now.

If there is any room for hope in this campaign it stems from the fact that the polls were wrong , and by a wide margin, during the primaries. In fact, the polls failed to predict Reagan's landslideover Carter and had Reagan losing to Mondale. The real difference in this election is Obama's introduction of dishonest Chicago-style vote fraud. Obama's supporters are busy registering illegal aliens, felons, dead people and underage children in key swing states , and that could steal the election. As far as the bias issue goes, that is simply a fact of life. Every GOP candidate always has two opponents (the Democrat and the networks) , because our jounalism schools churn out left-liberal "reporters" with no training in law or economics and little knowledge of history. People who vote for Democrats, in turn, always seem to fall into two categories (1) left wing elitists and (2) the terminally stupid.

Life is not fair.

Congress is about to spend 700 billion to bail out incompetence
The electorate is is about to select a President just because of the color of his skin
Our children think that the federal government owes them an education and someone else should pay for it just so long as it is not them.
Maybe a 10% unemployment and gas lines are needed just for a reality check

Go back to drinking in bars with guys named Sully. Your liberal biases disgust me.

If all of the people who post here did any research on Obama, instead of believing his lies, fluff, and theatrics, the opinions would drastically change. It is the DEMOCRATS who make all of the noise - think of this: Palin has been under attack from the get-go. But nothing is said of Obama's past, flip-flops, lies, associations, liberal left voting record, muslim religion, Rev. Wrong, skeletons in his closet, "uh" mumbo jumbo confusion when he talks, total lack of any record, racism in his own words (like "that's just how white folk will do ya") communist flag in Houston office with paid staff, and on and on and on. These are facts here but it appears not many of you look at them, or could care less.

Ok, the media is liberal and bias. Which of Charlie's questions were liberal,bias and unfair? I could answer them all, high school education. Which of liberal and bias Katie Couric questions were liberal, offensive, difficult or bias for any high school educated person? What do you read to keep you informed on national policy and issues? I read my daily home newspaper, time, newsweek, weekly standard. Another Supreme Court case, Bush vs Gore ring a bell to the majority of America? Better yet she could have discussed a case she was involved with,energy case in the court, Exxon vs Alaska ring a bell, Sarah?

I see all these posts that incorrectly say McCain has seven houses, it's SIX he recently sold one....the liberal elite media keep getting the facts wrong....

I also enjoy the racist comments in the room, those will soon be considered hate crimes, ip addresses will traced and prosecuted and you'll end up in jail with the people you hate...freedom of speech does not equate freedom to hate....

Biden is a notorious plagiarizer. I wonder who's words he's going to steal for tonight's debate? At least Palin is sincere and speaks from the heart; unlike the overly scripted Obama bin Biden team, with their 500 advisors pulling their puppet's strings.

I agree with cbmtrx and Pondog!....
Support O Hussein...just because you don't like Bush, that what most of the people are doing.....That's not Fair!!!!

I personally think that it is important that there is liquidity in the credit markets. Without it, no loans for small businesses to make investments in their company or to meet payroll when folks who own them money can't pay that month, loans for farmers to buy seed and fertitlizer in anticipation of the fall crop, no loans for builders to build new houses- to keep construction workers, plubers and painters employed, loans so folks can but the house that I am try to sell and you can purchase the house that you want to buy. Main street is going to get clobered soon enough if somethign isn't passed. I wouldn't vote for someone who didn't vote for the bill

What a whiner.

Hey Bob Gates!!!
Her name in PALIN although Failen is probably more appropriate.
Just like all of the Neo-Cons too stupid to check the facts. You just goose step along with the rest of them.

#10 post by Robert hits it right on the money. I've been preaching the same news all over the internet. McCain has his status only because he had a high ranking admiral father at the time. Jessica Lynch might have made it through too if she had one, but she didn't have that shield and people saw that setup for what it was.
Great Post! Keep spreading the word, because McCain was very reckless.

#62 posted by Pondog.... looks like you are tagging along in the past my friend.
The Sarah Palin "I'm your replacement for Hillary" ain't work'n. LOL!
She ain't even close. Hillary would not stand for the isolation because she has weathered storms. Rice would not stand for the isolation because she too has weathered storms. Those two women whether you agree or not should be what women look up too.
Watch this air head of a VP pick to keep looking down like she did with Katie.
Count the number of times because each time she doesn't know something that is what she does. That speech was written for her and required no logic or analogy. Just reading. That doesn't cut it.

Everyone saw the fake McCain putting America first. LOL!
But David Letterman let the cat out of the bag.
I've done my homework on Mr. Obama. Why? Because I knew nothing about him except the speech he gave at the last DNC. So my support isn't blind.
I'll take Obama or Hillary, if she won anyday over McCain.

Hi eff-o-dee.
Gov. Palin didn't grab power from the old governor of Alaska, she won the debate and the people of Alaska voted for her to be their Governor.
I too woudn't dare to give my fathers' keys to a fake Christian but Muslim Barack Hussein Obama who tied to the terrorist Bill Eyers.

McCain/Palin/08

I think in this case life IS pretty fair. If a party colossaly screws up the country for 8 years, it's at a disadvantage in the next election. Go figure.

Ask him if its fair to make the same handful of our troops bear the burden for the rest of us for "staying the course" in an ill-considered, fraudulently justified war that has actually de-stabilized our position in Iraq, and undermined our ability to win in Afghanistan, where it really matters. Then ask him: when Jim Webb's New GI Bill came up for a vote in the Senate, he voted against it, because it would make it too easy for those same Americans he professes to 'honor' to leave the military and go get the education that was promised them. It would harm our "retention rates" was how he described it. Translation: if we fully fund the education benefit, they'll leave, and then who will we get to do our fighting? He's right, life isn't fair. But sometimes it's just, as it will be when this egotistical hypocrite loses in November.

The right always complains about the media; the same media that gave GWB a free ride because he gave em nicknmames and they'd like to have a beer with him. He's and an alcoholic and (supposedly) doesn't drink.

No more stupid guys (or gals) no more "plain folk"; we need the smartest most capable people we can find. That is not John McCain and is most emphatically is not Sarah Palin.

Truth be told: Anyone who fails to see all the flaws and fake that is Barrack Obama and votes for me will be doing more harm to us all than those who voted for George W. did. America BEWARE! Let us open our eys and ears and reason for a change. Thank you!

It was not a secret that Ifill was writing a book nor, even, for some weeks now, what the subject of that book is.

Why didn't the McCain team complain when the subject of the book became public knowledge -- why wait until the last few days to make a ruckus?

The cynical among us have every right based on the tawdry record of the GOP candidate so far to think this was a calculated tactic to muddy the waters and diminish already extraordinarily low expectations for Palin's performance in tonight's debate.

Did McCain actually suspend his presidential campaign for any length of time as he contends? I've heard from a number of people in different states that McCain's TV commercials continued to air. Also, no public fundraising activities around the country were cancelled or postponed, though he did cancel some of his personal appearances at local campaign events.

Please confirm and report what actually happened in terms of Senator McCain suspending campaign activities during the period he claims to have done so.

McCain keeps reminding us of his POW. Let me tell you, McCain is a reckless gambler. He crashed three fighter jets paid for the people due to his gambling and reckless behavior. I have never see a presidential nominee whines this much during a campaign. If you can't take the heat, you should not be running for the President. It is the Freaking President of the United States, Stupid!!! We don't owe you the Presidency just because you were POW. There are thousands of other POW's as well so STOP crying and start campaigning.......

I think everyone should give Sarah Palin a chance. Sure, she's against abortion and caught up in a scandal or two, but she's more "normal" than anyone else up there. We need someone who understands what the majority of Americans. At no time has she said she wants to end abortion or rally against gay marriage or any of that. She has her views, which are conservative Christian, but, like most Americans, she keeps them separate from her job. This attack would not be carried out if she were campaigning with Obama.

The following are prime examples of trailer trash, single brain-celled, pathetic, Republican products of inbreeding:
Linda
Dan
Ayers Wright
Dennis
The Pondog
Beat-rice
Walter

Dan,

Your story is ridiculous and simply not beleivable. The reason the "illegals" you mention are doing better than you is that you are an idiot. With all the advantages of being born here you still cannot compete with them, nice. Maybe we can ship you to Mexico in exchange for some hard working industrious immigrants who will be able to figure out how to get health insurance for themselves.

double-wrong:
the more the american people see of palin, the more she opens her mouth without a teleprompter in front of her, the more they dislike her. check the polls.
second, mccain's claim that gwen ifil's book is favorable to barack obama is based on zero evidence. the book is about african americans in politics, not about how great obama is, and the section about obama hasn't even been written yet, so he is LYING when he implies that he knows that it's favorable. the mccain camp is desperately trying to level the playing field for a feeble, over-her-head palin.

Hopefully FauxNews (the right wing neo-conservative politically-tapped in-the-pocket tv station) goes out of business after this election.

@ V. PLOWER,
It's Palin with a "P," stufid.

This morning, Senator McCain touts his suspending of his campaign and going to Washington to get things done and work with people while Obama "phoned it in." He came across as childish and angry and bitter. I felt at any moment he ight jump up and shout: "Can't you see I am the bigger patriot for doing this! I am the leader!"
John McCain does not get that a true leader leads by action, he does not have to then talk about his actions. YOU just come across as crass and desperate. As Obama said (and I paraphrase here): Often you can get much more done when you are not trying to credit or attention for it. McCain's trick, his STUNT, did not work and THAT is what he's pissed at. I am an independent from rural Vermont. I own guns, I hunt and fish, and have a redneck streak still in me... but I also sought an education, paying for it with loans, summer job income, scholarships and grants. I voted for McCain in the 200 primary. But he is not the same McCain now as then. He stands for nothing. Obama has vision, judgment, sound policy, patience, the right temperment, a pragmatic bottom up approach that I admire and believe will work to restore the damage done to this country the past 8 years. Bye bye John!

"She's had more experience in leadership than Senator Obama and Senator Biden put together."

This comment is simply laughable. This poor guy is in a floundering panic.

I understand Todd Palin has a lot of say in the Alaska Govt. even though he has not been elected. Is that going to be the case in the US Govt. If Sarah Palin is ever president? I would like to know more about him as well seeming that Sarah Palin is definitley not fit to 'run the show'!

Some of these comments are more outrageous, baseless and ridiculous than any article could ever be. It is amazing that people are whining about Ms. Ifill moderating a debate for the Vice Presidential candidates; stating bias and self-interest, but these people support a Republican Party with leaders who invaded a whole country under false pretense and lies and are benefitting from it financially, while costing the American people trillions of dollars and the lives of our sons and daughters. Cheney's company is over in Iraq building up the very buildings and towns that the U.S. is bombing and being paid handsomely for it, while the American people are being stuck with the bill (now talk about a conflict of interest), but obviously this is okay to you hypocrites.
Also, I keep hearing about bias media. That is a hoot. For years, the media has been biased towards Republican candidates, but this was no big deal. Now, because some media outlets choose to combat other media outlets (FOX, CNN) who are very Pro Republican & John McCain and Give Barack Obama equal time and positive coverage, people are mad and upset. Oh Please get a life.
Then there are those who are up in arms, because this man, who yes happens to be black, says that America needs to change. That yes, it's time out for the Good Ole Boys Network and the Rich being the only ones to prosper. You hate him because he dares to shine a light on your bigotry, self-centeredness and hatred and demand change. Then there are some who simply hate him because of the color of his skin, because he dares to believe that he can lead this country, that he dares to have a Harvard Law degree, that he dares to be a family man and not an black absentee father, that he dares to be a good husband and not run around on or run out on his wife. That he dares to live the dream that his worthiness is not based on the color of his skin, but the content of his character. That he dare give hope to all people (yes including African-American's) that you really can be anything you want to be in you work hard and believe and people have the audacity to listen.

For All Of You All I Can Say Is, CHANGE IS COMING, CAN'T YOU FEEL IN THE WIND.

#78, you say "What has obama done other than adding glamorous things onto his resume?" What's wrong with a strong resume, especially if your achievements are validated? Also, why do you say "It's dangerous to elect someone like obama who can talk so beautifully to the whitehouse. you NEVER know what he's gonna do."? So, instead we need to elect dingbats like W who aren't competent at all? (You can bet that there are more than a few people here and abroad who think W is pretty dangerous, by the way). Give me an FDR or JFK any day over a dub-yuh. Ignorance is not bliss!

You left wing nutjobs are certifiably insane. Almost none of you can write a sentence, and the "McSame, McLame, McInsane" nicknames show your absolute stupidity.
Of course, Barrack Hussein Obama will win in this loony liberal state, but there's no chance he's elected nationally. Of course, when he loses, you will all be saying the Republicans "stole" the election.
Just to be clear, this financial mess we're in is more on the shoulders of the Democrats than Republicans. Just because the media, which as we all know, are COMPLETELY biased toward the left, doesn't make it true.
I simply cannot wait to see Governor Palin completely make Joe Bided look like the out of touch, and just plain dim witted clown he is.

#38. I am hoping that McCain & Falin win this election! I am voting for them.
The media has been ridiculous announcing such trivial things & I
believe the smartest move McCain made was to choose Sarah Falin
to run with him as VP. These women who are putting Sarah Falin down are purely jealous of her. She is smart & experienced. It makes me sick
to see these SNL idiots making fun of her.
McCAIN-FALIN

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SARAH FALIN huh? LOOOL....How much do you REALLY know about who you are voting for? Me? I'm voting for the guy with ONE house...FARACK OFAMA! LMAO! Even FLORIDA polls (YES FLORIDA) show Obama as more favorable than Fuddy Duddy McCane. From what I see the only people voting for McCain are those in the higher tax brackets or racists....I LOVE America, I've just always hated the people in charge...Would like to see a genuine change for once.

Juan "I wannabe a Democrat~" McFlipFlop is seeing the results of his "McFlipFlop First" life focus. All of the Dems and independents that have returned him to office over the past twenty years are abandoning him in droves, while Real Republicans are voting Libertarian this year. Bob Barr 2008! Arizonan Republicans Against Juan McFlipFlop!

Juan "I wannabe a Democrat~" McFlipFlop is seeing the results of his "McFlipFlop First" life focus. All of the Dems and independents that have returned him to office over the past twenty years are abandoning him in droves, while Real Republicans are voting Libertarian this year. Bob Barr 2008! Arizonan Republicans Against Juan McFlipFlop!

I'm pretty conservative and I am not happy about McCain supporting this bail out. I have a feeling a lot of conservatives feel this way. On the other hand I don't think democrats care, therefore, the difference in polls. In the end, however, things will tighten up, because Obama is such a joke, that people will have to come back to McCain eventhough he sucks.

Yesterday was the first time I saw a car with a McCain/Palin bumper sticker on the back window, with this wording: Maverick/Barracuda. The driver drove straight into the clearly marked Do Not Enter "EXIT" portion of the parking garage. Good luck to ya!

Is it me, or do the arguments in this blog supporting McCain-Palin & denouncing Obama seem weak in comparison to the contrary position? I am an open-minded person. I want to hear cogent arguments that indicate McCain-Palin would be *overall* better for the people of this country. This is a challenge. One man expressed his concern that Obama would favor illegal immigrants over people like himself. This is a serious matter, and a complex issue. I do not know much about it, and consequently I do not have a clearly developed opinion on it. It is my assumed notion that in general, the democratic party is more apt to help people, where as the Republican party would prefer individual citizens help themselves. Conversely, they feel an almost maternal drive to coddle Large Money. Money preservation is in my best interest. However, I would rather energy be spread amongst the masses with the aim of getting to a lower, less stressful energy state. How much money does one man need? However, as I see it, the big Irony is that with the GINORMOUS trillion dollar deficit the Republican Bush-Cheney Administration & Congress have pulled off, the average american will be burdened with a heavy, heavy energy-sucking cloud for decades! Decades! This is no joke. However, this is too 'abstract' for many to grasp. And so about half the country seem to eat up the smiles, platitudes, & tax-cut flavored lollipops obfuscating the actual decisions harming the lower middle class. I would be less passionate if I believed Bush-Cheney-Rummmy has made the US safer for my son. Forget me, seriously. I had my shot. But my son. Our children. We have to give them a safe place to thrive. Can you imagine how MANY terrorists are forming because of Bush's actions!!! Think of what Bush did. Pre-emptively & unilaterally struck a nation that did NOT provoke us. And now what do we do?! Stay? Leave? Still, no one has come up with a good solution. McCain's nerves are raw. He is unpredicatable. He does not have measured judgement. And for the hot-headed moron who thinks I'm a pussy -- chillax & ask yourself, who is more afraid? you or I? It takes WAY more courage & balls to have trust. To communicate healthfully. It is your impetuous FEAR that makes you shout, "WAR! WAR! WAR! WIN! WIN! WIN!" Yeah, we should win. Win a game we should be playing.

Ok, i'll step down from my soap box. Back to my original question: Please tell me why you think McCain & Palin would lead this country in a better direction? Thanks. Sorry for the rant.

The key argument from many claiming to be "Middle America" is as follows: She is as uninformed as we are that's why we like her and want her to run the country. These extreme social conservatives are not the real Middle America that works like the dickens to make a living. They want someone who knows what they are doing to run the nation. They want to support a candidate who will make sure there will be something left for their kids. That is why, according to recent polls, , after hearing what Palin has to say, working women are running away in droves from McCain/Palin. How dare these smug, mindless Palin supporters claim to speak for Middle America.

IN RESPONSE TO WALTER: The only change I see coming is the US going from a free society to a socialist society having all of our rights removed by the Democrats.
Posted by Walter October 2, 08 11:18 AM

Dear Walter, which party wants to deny gay marriage, deny abortions, reduce public education funding (and spend on more important things like covering their overdrawn Wall Street butts)?

Time to get your head out of the sand and stop listening to Herr Goebbels and the rest of the brown shirts out there. Unless you're making $2 mil per year and contributing to their campaigns, you're not one of them, sorry. BTW ignore the injustices long enough they'll start infringing on something you do care about, but it'll be too late

It is extremely sad what's happening... What a moron country with moron people! Yes, you guys are idiots! why? Has anyone noticed that NOT one positive comment is posted here about McCain? Don't you think that this fact is a bit suspicious? I do not want to defend anyone and will not do it but in a healthy democracy you talk about issues and not offend each other. It seems to me that you idiots blindly believe in your new God and do not question.

The difference between the animals and the humans is that we humans tend to question but apparently this skill just disappeared from most of the people who posted comments here. I would love to see your opinion a year from today about your new God.... So, before it's too late, just question yourself and not offend each other. You may find you can learn and solve problems in that way.

I would have expected nothing different from a Boston media outlet. Let me fill you in on a little secret. Osama, I mean Obama, may be higher in the polls, but when it comes down to getting people to come to the polls and standing in line, it will be McCain. The people he is attracting most are those who seldom if ever go to the polls to vote. If they have to wait in line to vote, they will become impatient and leave unless the polls are giving something free away. No, I am not just talking about blacks, but white as well! If McCain does lose this election, we all better pray to the good Lord for help. You my friend will be paying a lot more in taxes with an Obama regime in power. It's time we clean out those corrupted politicians in Washington and get some people who really care about us. Both Dems and Reps are going to be a bit surprised come the next few elections. This is not the time to be an incumbant!!!

I started reading this long list of hypocritical and insanely partisan smears looking for two things.

First, I looked for facts - any facts - that would indicate that Sarah is less qualified to be president than Barak. I stopped reading after the first 50 or so, because there were zero facts explicating this ostensible distinction.

The truth of the matter is that no president in history could be judged qualified if any significant knowledge of all of the subject matter that will cross his desk were a qualification for the job.

The job of president is that of an executive, which means that all presidents must learn on the job and that any voter with the least amount of sense needs to realize this fact and that all presidents must rely on the information, opinions, and explanations of experts in many fields. The point is never what a president knows about any subject, but about what kind of experts he consults with and marshals to create policy and to act. It is never the job of a president to be an expert. It is always their job to effectively employ experts.

Except for questionable experience of Obama's pissing away $110,000,000 00 into the Chicago political sewer through ACORN, Sarah has substantially more executive experience than he. Of course, that fact is lost on ideologues mindlessly spewing partisan talking points.

To pretend that any candidate is prepared to be president is duplicitous. For Obama supporters to pretend that Obama is and Sarah isn't is both hypocritical and duplicitous.

Second, I looked for any recognition of the fact that Ifill is the blatant political whore that she is again demonstrating herself to be by failing to recuse herself from “moderating” the v.p. debates, but it only became more clear to me that political whores are clearly blind to their own prostitution.

For all those noise and some (barbaric noise from some nasty posters),
I won't choose the no experiences Hussein Obama to sleep in my fathers' house.
He is fake though he can talk like a parrot. Oh stop using race card when your libs lost. I don't care who is Obomberma.

President McCain and Vice-President Palin/08.

McCain also demonstrates an inablitlity to tell the truth.

Despite his words, he NEVER suspended his campaign. He and his surrogates continued to attack Obama and the Democrats.

Despite his words, he gave partisan news interviews with all the major networks.

Despite his words, he didn't return to Washington. He was in New York City .

Despite his words, he still had fund raisers.

His leadership in the House was merely to egg on the ultra neocon rightwing nut jobs and torpedo the bill's passage.

McCain's lies are transparent.

Life is unfair if you're a liar like McCain.

The difference between Palin and Obama

Palin knows she doesn't know everything, but will seek counsel from those who do.
Obama thinks he knows everything, and won't seek advice at all.
God help us if he manages to continue to fool the people and gets himself elected.

Even while McCain expresses that Palin will get fair treatment in the debate, he still gets a whine in, kind of a now well-known trademark of the Republican Party. Never mind the fact that Jim Lehrer from that "liberal pillar", PBS, likely conducted the fairest debate ever. The Republicans are so busy whining about the phantom "agendas", that they don't see that for the last 8 years, it has been their agenda running the show. They got spoiled. And in the process, nearly ruined this country.

Let me get this straight: Here's a man with nine properties and thirteen vehicles. He has a house for sale or auction where bidders must put up $100,000 to have bidding priveleges. He's spent the better part of his campaign lying to the American public under the banner of "Country First". He's run vicious, vile, nasty campaign ads against his opponent because he assumes that Americans don't have brains and can't check the facts. He's chosen an impecile for a running mate. No, I guess life isn't fair - but I have absolutely no sympathy for him.

Reading many these comments makes me sad for the future of our country. It is disheartening to me that there are so many completely misinformed, misguided people on this planet. The fact that they are allowed to vote is scary and is exactly why the process has been corrupted to the point it is today. Beatrice, Bob, Robert and so many others represent what is wrong with the process, not McCain or Obama. Small minded, sound bite nourished ignorance is the common denominator that the campaigns strive to because it works. The fact that Beatrice can't string a complete, cogent thought together doesn't make her a liability in the process but instead makes her a target voter. Facts should never get in the way of your opinion. Information should not sway your vote. Focus on the number of houses the candidate owns or the candidate's middle name. Ignore his politics, his belief system, his core values. Lincoln had a beard. Closet Muslim? Roosevelt couldn't or maybe wouldn't stand for the national anthem? Unpatriotic.
Unfortunately, the rest of us get what you deserve. Maybe McCain is right. Life, like politics, isn't fair.

It's going to be REAL interesting if Obama wins.

Let's fantasize:

(1) Obama no longer has to win votes, so no more great speeches need to be made. It will be mediocrity time.

(2) Obama no longer has to make promises. He'll have to get real. Many of his promises will disappear because he can't afford it. Some will disappear because he never meant it. Typical politician.

(3) Obama will have to go to war. The anti-war candidate will redeploy to Afghanistan. He will become embroiled there. He may attack in Pakistan. This will touch off more anti-US sentiment. If he does none of these things, not only is he lying now, but he will cause America to appear cowardly.

(4) Obama will have to "fix" all those failed Bush policies. You can't begin a new agenda when the old one is hanging around. How is this going to happen? Who knows?

Life IS fair!
You're getting exactly what you deserve. What could possibly be more fair than that?

Bob Schieffer's brother was a business partner of George W. Bush. Has anyone had an issue with him moderating a presidential debate? Any question why McCain was so quick to approve him as moderator?

liz williams. You are too jealous of McCain because he has more houses?
Yes life isn't fair when the black can go to every schools with a low GPA.
I got 153/180 (LSAT) whereas a black student got 143/180 then she got accepetd but I didn't. Life isn't fair when the black can curse America like Michelle but non black can't. Life isn't fair with all affirmative action and support still they practice race card and many black abuse the system and continue to commit crimes in the society.
Me too I have absolutely no sympathy for Baracak Hussein Obama thouh he has always used race card.

Yes because of those reasons I will vote McCain/Palin/08

Hi Beatrice.
While extremely disappointed with Governor Palin's acumen, her faults matter little regarding my decision to vote for Obama in November.

When it comes right down to it, I am a selfish person. I love my nieces and nephews more than life itself and whenever I hear in my mind that inane chanting of Senator McCain to "Bomb bomb Iran", all I can envision is seeing them being sent off to die in a war no one wants, save for the oil companies and bankers (and Joseph Lieberman)--those who would profit most off our children's blood. You do realize we would attack Iran if John McCain becomes president, don't you? You also realize that the draft would return since we don't even have enough troops to fight in Iraq and Afghanistan (why Senator McCain opposed efforts to end the overextension of the military)?

Making fun of Governor Palin's recent stumbles is merely picking a small scab found on the side of a gargantuan stinking bloated exploding whale carcass. My vote may count for little but if there's the chance it can save a few innocent lives, I will gladly spend the time and effort to cast it.

For someone claiming to be 100% truthful, McCain is either lying or incapable of grasping reality. Every poll shows that the more folks see of Moose Mom, the LESS we like her. He could have said, "Though her poll numbers have been slipping, I'm convinced that once people see what a genius she is..." blah blah blah. Didn't. Went into denial...again.

Oh well, maybe a list of the newspapers she reads will be written on the back of Palin's hand tonight...the names of Supreme Court cases would probably take up too much room.

Someone please give McCain his daily dose of Metamucil or some prunes.

And please let Sarah Palin keep talking...it's entertainment that's worth putting on pay per view! It's incredible how she can put both her feet in her mouth at once!

PEOPLE wake up; we can not afford any more entitlement programs period. Spending has to be cut and taxes cut; every entritlement program is filled with coruption; ie Medicare 30% coruption that we know of costing us 3B annually. Hows that working for you. SSI, social security insurance was just that an insurance program but then was sold as a entitlement and then the $'s taken and put into the general fund, by guess who, a dem president and congress. Hows that bail out of more dem coruption working for ya? Dont you just love your tax dollars handed out to people that have no intention of trying to make things right, and actually come to the troff for more. Yea it working; lets just hope and pray we dont have another 8 years of diasters; a tech buble; 911 attack just to name that one attack; hurricanes to numerous to name, tornados out the wazzzoo, record floodings; America forgets things so quickly, we have been hit hard but need to react appropriately and do the right things, bct, cut, cut, cut!

HEY-V. FLOWER-
HOW COME YOU ARE VOTING FOR MCCAIN?
YOU CAN'T EVEN SPELL SARAH "PALIN'S" NAME!!!!!
IT IS PALIN------NOT FALIN!

THIS TRULY SHOWS WHAT KIND OF IDIOTS ARE VOTING FOR MCCAIN!!!!! THEY CAN'T EVEN SPELL PALIN'S NAME CORRECTLY!!!!!!!!

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"I am hoping that McCain & Falin win this election! I am voting for them.
The media has been ridiculous announcing such trivial things & I
believe the smartest move McCain made was to choose Sarah Falin
to run with him as VP. These women who are putting Sarah Falin down are purely jealous of her. She is smart & experienced. It makes me sick
to see these SNL idiots making fun of her.
McCAIN-FALIN."

I think Gwen Ifill is more than qualified and will do a fine job at tonight's debate. On the other hand, I don't want anyone on the Right to have any ammunition to explain away Sarah Palin's glaring stupidity and lack of qualifications. Joe Biden should be calling for Rush Limbaugh to moderate. If the Democrats lose because half the nation is convinces a liberally biased media has bullied Palin, I think I might defect.

why are people so afraid of a middle name? how small is your junk if that's where you immediately go?
don't listen to what either candidate says and take it for fact unless you put it up against their records. Obama's past and record jibes more with what he says. it's not 100% but what is in life. and there's too much to list here.. go do some independant research.
now back to lighting my cigars with my welfare check money! whhooooo hooooo!
free hospital x-ray for illegals, here i come!

McCain caused the media bias by responding in the wrong manner. Obama was new on the political scene so he was getting more attention. When Palin joined the McCain ticket, she was getting all the attention. Obama joked about his replacement and moved on. Trouble is, Palin couldn't handle all the attention. She was hidden most of the time and when she was let out of her gilded cage, she messed up. Now that she isn't getting alot of rock star attention, the media is biased??? Let's face it folks, the woman makes me laugh. That is until I remember that there are actually out there who will vote for her. Then I get scared.

Why is it that you think that Palin will ask for advice? She never asked for it in Alaska. She decided what she wanted to do and then did it (if should get away with it). She another "decider". Don't be fooled.

"McCain/Palin losing fair and square"?

Yeah sure when all the MSM has been thrashing Palin and McCain for months now while giving The Chosen One a total pass on his 130 "present" votes, his absense on the current banking crisis, his three votes while in the Ill Senate to fail to give medical support to babies who survive abortions, etc, etc, etc.

Gwen "I'll Make More Money with my Book If Obama Wins" Ifill moderating being chosen to "moderate" tonights debate is simply more of the same. What, was Michelle Obama too busy?

Also funny how some of the liberal sheep on this site continue to blame republicans for the current subprime fiasco. Hey geniuses, who received the most money from Fannie and Freddie the last ten years? The democrats. Who fought tooth and nail to prevent additional oversight over Fannie and Freddie? the democrats. After all, gotta keep making those subprime mortgages so their base can get into homes they can't hope to pay for.

Has McCain forgotten that all's fair in love and war? But since he believes that life isn't fair, logic dictates that he might as well suspend his campaign now and concede gracefully to Obama. Of course he won't, and his campaign will instead rachet up the nasty swiftboat ads for which the Republican party is so famous. That's about all he has left.

What's going on with McCain's left eye? In recent photos it look droopy and out of focus. Perhaps he has suffered a small stroke. That might explain some of his erratic behavior as of late.

Interesting how some people want to use the number of homes and cars John McCain owns (or more accurately, his wife owns) as some indicator of his ability to understand the average person (with the Obama campaign leading the charge). I wonder, did they feel the same way when John Kerry was running for the same job 4 years ago since he fit a nearly identical profile.

OBAMA is a JOKE as well as McCAIN... none of these guys are what we need..

You far left liberals and right wing whackos are like high school kids; my team is better than yours. Neither one of these guys will do any change for America. Just look at the comments calling people racist if you don't vote OBAMA (what an idiot) yep he's going to change race relations, lol. Or if you vote for OBAMA there will be socialism, or McCain will give us four more years of BUSH, common. If OBAMA wins the only thing he will go down in history for is being the first man of "COLOR" elected to the white house, not a black man, or an African American, but a man of color. He is more white and Arab than he is black, just for the record.

His voting record compared to McCain’s is almost similar with the exception on abortion issues (who cares about that) both take money from the same lobbyist, both have voted the same for funding the war. Look it up at VoteSmart.Org. So ones a better speaker then the other, lol yea that’s my man the better speaker, or the other is a veteran, so what. The candidate that we should be voting for is someone that knows how to run a business on this magnitude, who is steady, who knows what it takes to bring people together, unfortunately neither one of them are that person, nor is that person running in the election.

It’s amazing on how dumb America has become, where we let the media control the output of what we hear and read. Where corporations are bad people because they make money and employ millions of people. Where people blame everyone else for the misfortunes, believe that the government needs to take care of us.
If we get fat it’s not our fault it’s the big mean corporations preying on us, they made me open my mouth and chew, I lost my house because I was tricked into buying a home I couldn’t afford with a no money down interest only loan…lol

Neither of them will do squat for us who actually work for a living, who pay the bills on time, and actually take responsibility for our actions. Four years from now there will be no change on how we live, the economy will be better no matter who wins because it’s cyclical, we will still have the same energy issues because we are all bunch of wimps, no drilling on a frozen piece of ice that no one ever goes to, no nuclear plants in my backyard, no more refineries to increase output because we might endanger a butterfly… the whole world is passing us by with production, discovery, and technology, while we sit on our hands because no one wants to sacrifice or piss off a certain group, PETA, Environmental groups, etc.. Who are all lobbyist that pay your elected officials to think for you. WAKE UP!!

he guy from Raleigh. Yah the one telling us that the earth is alive like a human being and she is bleeding...dude you are a quack first class.

I have to jump in here to defend Gwen Ifill. She has acted as a debate moderator in past elections, and I've found her to be quite even handed and impartial - really one of the better moderators I've seen. Much better than the practically embalmed Jim Lehrer, however even he managed to appear engaged in the last debate.

"I got 153/180 (LSAT) whereas a black student got 143/180 then she got accepetd but I didn't."

Not to omit the rest of your post(s), Beatrice, but thanks for the laugh!

Eh 158. My Bus arrived and I had to run. I knew i made many misspelled words. Yes what I said was true. She was my classmate.

McCain/Palin/08

Im glad all of you name calling individuals dont run my country. litterally there is a reason why you havent progressed to a higher level in life. Its gotta be so hard to think of slanderous names to call people. Speak your peice but give the people whom your speaking about the rightful respect they have earned through electoral process this country prides itself on. Be ashamed of the example you all set. May our kids be spared from it.

I get a sick feeling when I listen to McCain and see his ads on TV.
I don't like him and Sarah Palin is a disappointment. I read that she is coached by Bush advisors(NYT) and it shows. I had hoped Sarah would assure me of a real change. A maverick she is, NOT.
That is enough to make me sick.
She's just not qualified to be VP.
What 's strange is..McCain and Sarah personally attacks Obama, instead of his policies. Lots of wasted campaigning and if McCain believes he has the best policies, then he would spew them, woagain this year.
I am not a obama supporter, I am a REAL republican. McCain is a hybred and I will have to go for a thrid party candidate.. this again.

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Barack is chosen to Unite all people on earth. Have you noticd that Barack is from Kanya, from Indonesia and now he is in the powerful nation America to make America to stop doing evils. Because GOD wants to bring a new leader of America from outside to lead the corrupt America. Barack will make you understand that you must share your wealth with other poor so the world will have Peace. We need peace on earth. As you all know all the nations on earth like China, Russia and all Europe , Islam nations in every continents are happy for Barcak, because they know Barack is a truly chosen one to free ourselves from our greedy.
Barack will unite us all to be one group of GOD people.