Back to the actual comments. There is much to be said about electing a president where ALL AMERICANS are EQUAL. It is understandable that when our nation began, there was concern that some states could over-power others in the ballot box. Large states could decide what they wanted to do and didn't have to respond to the wishes of the smaller states. It had been over 100 years before Bush when the voters cast more ballots for a losing candidate than for the winner. In that time, we made massive progress in transportation and communication. With tremendous increases in travelling such as the development of automobiles and airplanes, we now have much greater access to our fellow Americans. With the development of radio and television we now have instant access to news. With the incredible development of the Internet, we now have the ability to instantaneously bounce facts and opinions to our fellow Americans all over our nation. Our nation has drastically changed since days when, for instance, Vermont might wonder if they would be invaded by New York. We need to review whether the electoral college is still needed.

What a load of crap. 9/11 happened on Bush's watch. He was even given intelligence on it before it happened. He's no savior or protector. The attacks were on his watch and were his fault.

He also sat dumfounded in a grade school classroom reading to a child for something like 14 minutes after he was told of the attack. Some leader and protector.

What a bunch of crap. 9/11 happened on BUSH's WATCH!! And he was presented with intelligence on it before it happened, which he ignored. So he's nt som ekind of savior for protecting us, the attacks were his fault!! Knock it off.

I agree with you, but actually the electoral college is biased to make votes in smaller states count more than those in bigger ones. It takes far fewer actual votes in New Hampshire to get an electoral vote than in California.

Thankfully for our World the number of people with a mindset like yours are not the majority. Thankfully the majority can see today's reality in a clear light and are not wearing George Bush's rose colored glasses and drinking spiked kool aid.

Please America, for the salvation of all peace loving individuals and Nations around the world vote for a peace loving President who is experienced in international diplomacy, who has leadership capability, who is intelligent enough to make decisions on their own without Carl Rove, who has more compassion for their people and less for oil, who knows the name of three international leaders around the world, who can speak proper English, who would like to put something on the market that does not have a tag that says, "made in China, Indonesia, Bangladesh.

That's cause you decide them in rigged courtrooms.

President Bush, like all Presidents before him, inherited the problems/troubles/economy/good will/bad will/and everything else that goes with being the President of the United States. This is not to say that President Bush has not caused some of his own problems or added to the current crop in some way or another. Every President is quite adept at doing that.

I would also like to remind you (insert name of person you currently hate/despise) bashers, there are these things called the Senate and the Congress. When you have to deal with those two, no United States President has total and complete power.

The three branches of the United States Goverment are the Executive...the Legislative...the Judicial in case you needed a small refresher in civics. As we all know, two of those branches seldom if ever play nice. Throw in all the special interest groups/lobby for everything under the sun groups/you owe us for all the bad things your goverment did in the past before we were born groups/(insert your whines here), it is amazing that this county has lasted as long as we have.

So please bashers de'jor, take a break from you cups of liquid spiced grass gotten at your local coffee niche and give your brain a treat. Let it think. Dial 911 if you hurt yourself.

No normal clear thinking people were harmed in the making of this posting

Ernest C. White
Veteran USMC

In a recent article yesterday, they mentioned this administration is considering a one time economic stimulus packages (in an ELECTION YEAR, how ironic) that could include a tax rebate of $300 to $500. This shows just how out of touch this Pres. is with any American below the Top 1% of income earners! Wow, a $300 tax rebate will really help out. That might buy a weeks worth of groceries for a family of four or a week's worth of gas. Whatever. It's so comical. Then, yesterday, this Pres. stated in a press conference that the economy and financial markets are solid and strong! Are you kidding? Delusional!!!! If it's so strong, then there is no need for the Pres. to consider an economic stimulous package in an election year! Can people in this country not see how delusional and out of touch this administration is???

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" the few that got up and got out to vote that made the difference" actually voted for Al Gore more than 500,000 more times more than Bush. For the historically challenged, the VOTERS wanted Gore, not Bush. lt was the electoral college that selected Bush. Whether good or bad, the electoral college is an intentionally biased system that favors voters in small states over voters in large states. If everyone's vote in American counted EQUALLY, Bush would have lost the election.

"what a history lesson for all who" don't know history.

As for Huckabee, he's neither a Christian nor moral leader. Christian or moral leaders neither pardon rapists and release them only to rape and kill again nor raise children who, at age 18 and as a Boy Scout camp counselor, hang a dog, slit its throat and stone it to death - then hide behind their father governor to evade prosecution.

"President Bush is the President and is commander and chief, he has protected the US from any more attackes on this soil since 9/11. Thanks Mr President for doing your job. No matter who the President is he deserves respect."

It is this exact mindset from people like Dennis that brought the World Devastation we are enduring today!

President Bush protected the US from more attacks? Really.....then why didn't he Bomb Afghanistan to bits instead of Iraq? And last I heard Osama Bin Laden is still at large? How did Georgie miss him if he's so dang smart?

Thanks Mr. President for doing your job? Are you really serious? Do you mean destorying a country (Iraq) for no valid reason? Do you mean bombing a country to ensure US Oil Revenues? Do you mean bombing a country so your Military has to be put in harms way without proper medical care and VA hospitals to take care of them? Do you mean making the name America the most hated sound throughout the world? Do mean totally demeaning a once proud and respected Nation to the point of it currently being a joke around the world? Pray tell me how did Bush do his Job?

And to your "No matter who the President is he deserves respect." I don't think so....Respect doesnt' come with the position it has to earned and Bush certainly didn't earn respect. He is reviled by every leader around the World and it's people.
You go ahead and sing Bush's Praises but they will be on deaf ears around the World and for all the right reasons.

For someone who is critical of Hillary, I see you have embraced her hysterical proclaimation....which, by the way, emerged just before she decided to run for President. Interesting coincidence, don't you think?

I think it much too early to make such a statement about Bush. History, and history only, will determine that, not some partisan koolaid drinker.

I have to wonder what the sheep still supporting this stupid man will think when they're out of a job or we get attacked again with a smuggled bomb inside a Mexican truck. If it happens I hope they're the ones that get blown away. At least this way the gene pool will be improved.

Bill Clinton passed the two largest packages to return cash to the coffers of all-time. Welfare to Work & Military Audits (No more $600 toilet seats).

Clinton had a Democratic majority in Congress for 2 of his 8 years.

Bush has had a GOP majority for 6 of his 8 years.

So, how much could Clinton get done with the GOP hanging everything up?

And yet despite that, Clinton eliminated the largest debt in history, created by Reagan/Bush, Sr., while Bush, Jr. needed less that half that time to grow the biggest deficit of all-timme and anger the world at us!

If that's achievement to you, please put down the hookah before you post!

Or, find someone other than Faux News or Lush Rumballs to get your speaking points from daily!

You're a classic example of what a wasted vote is my friend!

When the dust settles, let's see what kind of mischief they were getting into at the expense of the American people!

By the way, Neoclowns, have you found that "vast cache of WMD's" yet, or OBL?!?!?!

Elect a Democrat...any of them...just get us away from these Republican war mongers.

With the decisions of George Bush, America will continue to have energy resources around the globe in the midst of religious hated and international scrutiny.

Meanwhile, the rest of the world will move more towards a centralized point of rulership where common man does no good without the oversight of government.

Hey, I am a Christian through and through, but this country was founded on the basis of freedom from religious persecution. No one individual has a right to "push" his/her beliefs onto another. Also, do not mix politics and religion, it is like oil and water.

Who wants a preacher as President, we have enough child rapists as it is!!! I want a young bright individual who WILL bring about change for our country.

Obama is fresh and untainted by the aspirations of other politicians; he is the right guy for the job!

If I recall correctly the voting in Florida focused around "chads" and some really stupid people who know bingo cold but were unable to correctly push a punch thru a punch card. They were told they were confused by who they voted for and all the cards were examined to determine who they intended to vote for by the indentation on the chad, or how many "hanging chads" were on the card. You may remember plenty of vote counters with magnafying glasses trying to determine who the voter "intended" to vote for.

"Every vote should count", and we will count them and recount them until they count for us.

Gore unsuccessfully tried to have all active duty service member abenstee ballots thrown out if they did not have a postmark on them, he failed, great example for a potential Commander in Chief. The Florida Judge, a Dem as I recall said Bush won and said he would not entertain any further motions, but in true Dem fashion they just went to the next higher court and so on. The Supreme Court basically upheald the lower Fl Court. A recount done by several organizations later on confirmed Bush won.

The picture of Kerry throwing some else's medals over the White House fence is again a wonderful example for a potential Commander in Chief as was being a draft dodger (Clinton) who actually became Commander in Chief. His, and Hillary's loathing of the military is well known.

Kerry was smart enough to know he lost otherwise in true Dem fashion he would have taken his case to court, and lost.

Bush did not cause 9/11, it takes a tad longer that 8 months to pull off an attack like that. What helped the attack was the we won't strike back actions by the Clinton administration, a perceved weakness of us by OBL. If Bush was reading "My Pet Goat", the Wall Street Journal, or the latest intel reports the exact same number of Americans would have died.

Bush did not cause Katrina, most of you may be suprised by that, but then again if the kool aid is flowing, maybe not.

The response by individuals in New Orleans to prepare for Katrina was almost Zero. No personal responsibility.

The response by friends and family in New Orleans to prepare for Katrina was almost Zero. No personal responsibility.

The response by the Wards in New Orleans to prepare for Katrina was almost Zero. No personal responsibility.

The response by the City of New Orleans to prepare for Katrina was almost Zero. No personal responsibility.

The response by the Parish in New Orleans to prepare for Katrina was almost Zero. No personal responsibility.

The response by the State to prepare for Katrina was almost Zero. No personal responsibility.

Gee, we have to blame someone! Can't be us!

Has Bush done a good job? Not hardly. We should have been in and out of Iraq by now. Should he have invaded. I don't know as I don't have access to any of the intel, just like all the bloggers on here. Monday morning quarterbacking, a Dem staple would have us wait until all the intel was gathered, no matter how long that would take. Sooner or later you have to make a decision, and be prepared for the Monday morning quarterbacks, like Hillary.

On Illegal immigration Bush quite frankly sucks, But he has a lot of company on both sides of the isle. Clinton, McCain, Huckster, Edwards, Obama, Kennedy, the list goes on.

Somehow all the good paying middle class jobs that left this country for places south did happen under Bush's watch, but I don't believe he signed NAFTA, the small item that started the exodus.

I'm all for blaming Bush for all the problems the last seven years, why not, surely he is to blame, who else is there?

Well, there is me, there is you. Oh, the Oval Office has it's problems, ones likely not to go away with a change of the regiment, but take a moment and look at ourselves.

This is a me Nation. Its all about what I can get, how to get that next thing on the wish list, how to do what I want to do. Its about broken families, its about the next fashion or the newest gadget. Even those that fight against it are often drawn into it.

I think, before we going charging the Whte House, we need to take a closer look at ourselves. Where do we spend our talents, time and money, that is where our hearts are. Do we give to our families, our neighborhoods and communities. Do we decide we're satisfied and look to how help those worse off? Some say yes, but for most of us the answer is "Of course not."
We're straining at the TV or computer monitor, searching for the next 'must have' for our lives. We're self obsessed, doing everything to serve ourselves. It interfere's with our marriages, so we scrap the marriages. It interferes with raising our kids, so we leave that to the schools (afterall we pay taxes right?). We can't be bothered for searching for truth when the news tells us what we want to hear.
I mean of course the news just reports the truth , right? There's no agenda there.
ah, the stuff we should be learning from our past, but we have no reason to search, we've been supplied answers that work for our me first lives.

Just a point of reference, on something much smaller then our nations leadership.
A tiger escapes out of its enclosure in the San Francisco Zoo, kills one, injures two more..simple enough , right?

Oh wait, the wall was 20 ft tall, no it was 16, no it's 12.5 and 4 feet shorter then recommended by the accredidation agency which has never cited it. Must be new, no its 60 years old. That doeasn't matter, obvoiusly the Zoo's fault, I mean where was the Zoo Keeper with the tranquilizer.. taking off early on Christmas day?
well what about the foot print on the railing, what about the shoe inside the tigers cage.. wait that wasn't there. What about the slingshots.. no they aren't there either. What about the fact that one of the boys skipped christmas dinner and his Father is calling around looking for him, even calls the two boys he's with.. who say he isn't with them, what about the vodka in the car, what about the same boys being arrested for being junk and being biligerent to the police. then there is a witness saying she saw four boys taunting the lions, wait I thought it was 3. Cafe worker who wouldn't let the boy in. Well of course I'd let some drunk teenager into the cafe while its closed. America is a comp[letely safe place and no one lies, so of course there is a tiger on the loose..and why would it be chasing you??
Yes the news tells the truth.. or does it find a story?

So now we have a bloody lawyer waiting to make these boys millions, I mean they deserve it , right (think of all the papers they've sold, and that internet traffic)?

So back to the great reliable News, where's the truth? Is it truly available to us on really important issues? surely they must get that right?

So what am I going on about?
Many Americans believe what they are told, mainly because its known what we want to hear. Want a scape goat, here's a rotten president for you, want proof, what do you want to hear? It's reported somewhere.

I believe the problem is not in the White House, it's with us. We need to care for our families, our neighborhoods and communities. We need to stretch out a hand to those in true need, worry about things outside of ourselves.

When we are ready to hold ourselves to a higher standard, then I believe we will be ready to hold our leaders to a higher standard. At least their jobs would be much better if we would take responsibilities for our own actions.

So go back to your Bush bashing, praise the new president who will give everyone what they want, solve all the problems (finally my path will be paved for me and I will get all that i deserve). Or maybe stop and look in the mirror and wonder, could I do anything differently myself. You're really the only thing you know everything about, the only thing you know you have all the facts on and the only thing you can directly change.