As a democrat,i am suprised at the division in the dem party,its just heart breaking,i must commend the republicans for their unity even when they disagree,every blog i go clinton supporters are on obamas throat and vlice versa,having lost my home and my brother in iraq i am afraid the dems are going to hand the white house to the repubs again.
so sad so sad,if dems dont wake up and see that the repubs are fueling this fued then we dont reserve the white house.

Getting the GOP talking points together, I guess. No matter, Obama will win in November.

We already know the one talking point–more war.

Obama 08

McCain will never be able to reconcile his 'maverick' self from the divided interests of his Party. Bloomberg's comments were as much an effort to poke at Hillary (who he detests) as to praise McCain. Yet, the closer the man Bloomberg admires cosies up to his own Party and has to put forward policy positions rather than snappy words of defiance, he'll look more and more like a Bush redux. It's an uphill battle he'll never overcome; sooner or later he'll come tumbling down.

The Democratic Party is not divided, the Clintons are divisive. Like any other problem, we will handle it by November. The numbers are in Barack's favor and that's that. The Clintons will have to steal the election from our cold dead hands.

Obama 08

Hillary Clinton you see how it works when you want to win?

Hillary will not win because she is not the right person for the job. She is too much of the establishment to be believable as far as change. She should have run in 2004. I think she would have had a better chance.

Obama 08

In the midst of the hoopla surrounding Sen. Obama's message of change, the truth is that it is actually Sen. John McCain who will bring real change to the White House and the country. Americans of all political stripes are beginning to realize that it has always been Sen. McCain who has demonstrated the integrity and honor to endure the wrath of both Democrats and Republicans in order to do what is right for the American people. It is President John McCain who will unify this country. History has shown us that the great change agents - Gandhi, King, Mandela - did not ask their audiences to simply hope for change. It turns out that bringing about real change and unity is not a matter of rhetoric or manner but of character and courage.

Too bad Clinton and Barack did not unite. Thanks to them McCain looks good. Though I would not vote for him, still he has gained some ground. OBAMA/08

There we go again with these republicans.
What about the biggest earmark McCain gladly supported: The war in Iraq?
We probably would not even have talk of tax hikes if this war would not even have happened. The McCain-Bush-Cheney team at our taxpayer services.
HRC, if you get nominated, I hope you defeat McCain in November. Unfortunately I believe that the McCain machine is already painting Obama as too liberal and unelectable.

Democratic party needs to wake up and stop the Republicans for destroying this country any farther. We can offerd to another Bush policy, if we can not stop them we might as well flash this country to the toilet and be done with it.

I hope they can inspire him to remain the alternative to the extreme socialist agendas of his two rivals.

If he keeps wooing the left wing of politics to attract independants–he's going to chase conservatives to the Libertarians who prefer less of what he's offering—oppressive over involved costly government!!

A combined IQ of -6.

I really hope the democrats get it together, I truly believe it will be a devastating day for this country, and the world to elect a third Bush term!!!

DECMORATS IN 08!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Meanwhile…, the Obama/Clinton cage match to the death continues..

For the supporters of Barrack Obama,
What do you want? That HRC give up and look like a quitter? No way Jose!!!!!!!! I would rather have her in because she is a fighter over someone who is crying foul.
Besides, if your support is that solid as your candidate claims, something I doubt, then he should not worry about having us in his boat come November.

Why are you talking about Clinton and Obama. Their names are not even in the article. I guess when you are afraid that you will not win, you will do anything to get your person's name out!

Good try!

In other news, leftist billionaire George Soros has cut a check for a $40 million television smear campaign against John McCain. The smear will be led by David Brock, the founder of Media Matters, and can be expected to start hitting the airwaves soon.

*shakes head* I was going to comment on that bit of info, but I think I'll just let it stand on its own.

How many Republicans does it take to form the message "More war-bankrupt America?"

Too bad for McBush, I like the guy, just don't think he is the man this year.

Real change comes about through someone who knows how federal government works, and what is most pressing for the country. One person running can answer those questions: John McCain.

Change through Experience. McCain '08

I would say that this shows how unified the Republicans are. It could be because McCain has so much experience on Capitol Hill that he is part of the system despite his "maverick" reputation.

Restoring the proper tax levels aren't a tax increase; they are a return to normalcy. Besides, with the way the president wants to spend on this war, why did we have tax cuts in the first place? Didn't McCain oppose them in the first place.

Rice is Nice…

Good job, McCain. Learn from the 'best' how to lie, cheat, scam and gouge the American people. I don't think that America can survive 'four more years' of Republican corruption and bungling.

Obama '08!

The only change that John McSame will bring is old politics to older politics.

White people keep your mouth shut!

A delegate from Chicago talked to her neighbour's children who were
climbing in a large tree in their front yard with no parent to be seen. She called to them and asked them to quit playing in the tree like "little monkeys".
Thechildren's mother called the police on her. Obama's campaign office called her and demanded her resignation from being a democratic delegate. Why? Because the children were black and she was white. She received a TICKET for disorderly conduct. (see Chicago Sun Times for complete details)
Obama, overzealous political correctness and a sign of the future.
Be black or keep your mouth shut.

if you want race relations to go backward elect Hussein Obama

Vote for Hillary or Mc Cain we know what are getting good or bad

Uncle Sam,

Exactly how is McCain going to change anything when he wants to continue the war in Irag, not knowing who the enemy is, no knowledge of the economy or anything else outside to war. He will be just as Bush is, some yahoo pulling the strings in the background like Cheney-Rove-Rumsfeld did and using the same people as Bush is not "change" it is "more of the same".

Stop looking at the dot and look at the entire picture.

McCain now becomes the standard bearer of the Republican Party.
Get out the cue cards, because he is not so good at hiding that he
is always reading the cue cards? And What's the boring message
ror today. Columbian Free Trade Deal? The get all upset over pleasing the Columbians but don't care much about the people that
elected them.

I do not understand in what right mind would people vote for MCCain, he has the same views as Bush that will keep this country in recession for 4 more years. Who cares if he served in the military, that dosen't make you a good leader to run this country. America needs to wake up and stop putting the same old tired guys in the white house with their same old tired views, we need some fresh eyes to see that this country move forward, and not someone who is afraid to talk to our enemies.

Obama 08

I have already ruled out Hillary and McCain
Obama all the way
You go Boy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Despite the best efforts of Howard Dean and company to smear the good name of Sen. McCain, the Americans have had a lifetime to get to know the man John McCain is and they like what they see. Even his critics begrudgingly acknowledge that he is not your typical politician and will place the interests of our country over partisan orthodoxy. This is the change Americans are looking for in their next president. Sen. John McCain is the American president Americans have been waiting for. We are just now beginning to realize it.

Americans for McCain '08

j mccain was a good man for the usa did his duty well .he could have been a great pres 8 years ago, however he is way too old for this job he is you can see this when he was in brooklyn ny at a conf he couldnt speak . what if he starts a nuclear war because of a bad dream .he should give way to the new technology no more points and condensor .

I'd like to know what the "proper tax levels" are for individuals.

Each year.. I find fewer deductions…and end up paying more taxes.

If I were able to receive EITC I might get back more than I paid.

Why should I continue to pay higher taxes so people can get more than they paid back from Uncle Blank Check.

SEND A CLEAR MESSAGE … DON'T VOTE FOR ANY OF THESE THREE LOOK ALIKES.

McCain doesn't have to plan an immigration reform … THEY ALL NEED TO HONOR THE U.S. CONSTITUTION AND ENFORCE THE LAWS IN PLACE. We don't change CONSTITUTION just because invaders and their filthy rich sponsors don't like it !!!

If Obama is the democratic nominee - YOU ARE MY MAN JOHN!!
Obama is a disaster waiting to happen and I can wait to vote against him. He really should think about that vow of silence, the world would be a better place.

If not Clinton, McCain in '08!!

I Despise Obama and all of his wingnut supporters. Hopefully after he gets beat he will slink away never to be seen or heard from again and with any luck he will take his slimeball supporters with him!!

oh course he is meeting with his younger brother to try to figure out how to distance himself from the negative nasty things the white house has for the last 8 years this meeting though is a tactical mistake for his campaign it will be highlighted in the GE.

I have to note i saw all 3 candidates make a small thank you speech on American idol last night and the 2 democrats spoke of the great charity money raise and what good it is doing around the world Mc Same used the brief time to slam the democrats for the GOP silencing the votes in MI and FL and then announced his new economic policy he went straight to politics and never really mentioned the charity truly sad. he sunk almost as low as clinton in her web of lies

It's easy to tell when people are short on intelligence when all they can utter is "McSame" and "another Bush term".

I hope you people aren't old enough to vote

McCain is a fraud, a whiny crybaby and a cheat. He will say anything to anyone anywhere at anytime to get a vote. The two-faced grandpa has flip flopped so many times he himself doesn't know where he stands on the issues. This man has lots and lots of explaining to do.

We all know what the "Republican message" is: War, fear tactics, corruption and lies. Nothing has changed in almost 7 years, and McSame, I am sure, will continue to bring this message to the American people.

Looks like the GOP is in panic mode to me…..

SEN MCCAIN IS A DOER. HE HAS BEEN CALLED A 'MAVERICK' BECAUSE HE IS HIS OWN MAN, AND STICKS TO WHAT HE BELIEVES EVEN IF IT IS NOT THE PARTY LINE. THIS IS MUCH LIKE HARRY TRUMAN WHO WAS VILLIFIED BY HIS OWN PARTY WHILE HE WAS PRESIDENT, BUT WHO IS NOW REGARDED AS THE BRAVEST (DROPPED "THE BOMB" TO END WW-II) AND MOST STEADFAST PRESIDENT OF THE 20TH CENTURY. MCCAIN WILL BE A GREAT PRESIDENT. CITIZENS SHOULD GET BEHIND HIM, KNOWING HE HAS OUR COUNTRY'S GOOD IN HIS HEART AS HE HAS SHOWN ALL HIS PUBLIC LIFE.

I really hope that none of the candidates resort to a smear campaign. We are bigger than this.

Obama 08

John McCain is backed by Lush Limburger and his "Operation Chaos" henchmen.

To the GOP: Please No More War…Stop Bankrupting our Country

"In other news, leftist billionaire George Soros has cut a check for a $40 million television smear campaign against John McCain."

Fortunately… the truth will always be the truth, and a reference to smearing means just about nothing. If we call spreading the truth about John McCain smearing, then we are as pathetic as the Clintons, the Bushes, the Roves, the Lyndon Johnsons, the Richard Nixons of the world.

Democrats and republicans alike know what this idiot stands for.

The more I look at Obama the more I realize he is a racist for going to a separatist church. Also when i listen to his wife I realize she does not like this country that have given her the greatest opportunity in the world - freedom. How can you raise your children in a separatist atmosphere and try and fool the rest of the people you are not a black separatist.?

Barack speaks a good game because he is a camelian and never let his true intentions be known.

Don't get ready to move in yet Mr. McCain? You will be defeated!!!!

Maybe they can sit down with McCain and explain who is fighting who in Iraq, and which side we are on, on a day by day basis.

"Restoring the proper tax levels aren't a tax increase; they are a return to normalcy. "

All the rich folks like me who benefit from the 10% and 15% brackets and all the rich young couples who benefit from the increased per child exemptions totally agree with this statement.

"I have to note i saw all 3 candidates make a small thank you speech on American idol last night and the 2 democrats spoke of the great charity money raise and what good it is doing around the world Mc Same used the brief time to slam the democrats for the GOP silencing the votes in MI and FL and then announced his new economic policy he went straight to politics and never really mentioned the charity truly sad. he sunk almost as low as clinton in her web of lies"

It's called humor, and I'm starting to think that some Obama supporters seem to lack it. Actually, McCain has gotten some props in the reviews I've seen for attempting to be funny. The American Idol spots are just part of the ridiculousness that is American Presidential politics, and I'm glad that at least one of the candidates is able to find some humor in it.

I won't want vote for untested candidate
My vote for Hillary or Mc Cain

It's a simple choice in the fall.
One between McCian on the one hand, a Lennenist/a fascist or both of them on the other.

I hope people will wake up and stop being so ignorant come the next election. It's not about republican or democrat, it's about who will do the best job for the United States, end the war in Iraq that is bankrupting the US Treasury (John McCain wants to continue the war and spending $12 billion a month by issuing treasury bonds to the Chinese) and restore America's respect around the world. John McCain supports more war, more unilateral hawkish war rhetoric, etc.

People who voted for Dubya and are now complaining about economic woes, an unending war, and all the significant problems this country faces got exactly what they voted for both in 2000 and 2004. You got record surplus turned into record deficits, an out of control government debt, a tarnished reputation and image of the United States around the globe, a poor economy that some are saying is going to get even worse, record foreclosures, record energy prices, a never ending quagmire in Iraq, consumer sentiment at 26 year lows, record food inflation, crumbling higways and infrastructure (collapsing Minneapolis bridges), and I could go on and on. The record speaks for itself. Anyone who thinks John McCain is going to be any different that George Bush is nuts. He's a republican and they're all the same. More debt, more war, more problems. That's the GOP.

McCain will be President. Barrack Obama will be on the South side of Chicago selling used cars and 22 " rims
and that will be that

The Obamites are out in full force today. like their candidate all they know is to tear down decent people. Hillary has felt their wrath now it is McCain's turn. But it won't work, because the People know the difference between Fluff and Substance.

McCain has nothing to worry about if Obama is the candidate.

Dean has a lot to worry about as he said yesterday. The Democrats had an opportunity to win back the WH and they blew it by supporting this demagogue.

If Paul Begala is setting up campaign smear ads against McCain
for Hillary, what happens to that money when Hillary loses. They
have said the ads will go all the way to November. Would that
money be used to go against Hillary's own Democratic party. For instance Obama.!
Would Hillary and Begala do that? If not, why are thay planning
to use "smear" ads until the end? They are saying, against MCCain
but when Hillary gets out, I am sure that Hillary won't want all that
money to go for ads building up Obama. Let us know, Mr. Begala.

Reading the blogs from Dems is just too much fun for me! I'm a former Dem, now Independent voting for McCain. Dems have one candidate that will attempt to fabricate facing sniper fire (while McCain actually flew in combat) and as for Mr. Obama; well, I cannot accept that he sat in that church for twenty years and heard NOTHING hateful come out of Mr. Wright's mouth. Get real people. Bill was right when he called Obama a fairy tale.

I'm not sure I agree with Senator McCain about the war in Iraq. That being said, these MCsame comments are just stupid. McCain is his own man who does NOT deny global warming, DOES have a plan to help individual homeowners with the mortgage crisis, and will do what he thinks is right, not order a wind guage to pander to popular opinion.

Democratic party has veered way left. Bill Clinton was a good, CENTRIST President who achieved results. Al Gore was a fine standard bearer who was cheated in 2000. Now the Democratic Party's elder statesmen and party movers are Howard Dean, John Kerry, and Baracka Obama? Shouldn't you just rename it the Democratic-Socialist Party of America and be finished with it???

Unless you're just going to blindly follow the PIed-Piper Obama, or are willing to vote for a woman who will say ANYTHING to get elected, it may be in your interest to educate yourself on McCain's background as a patriotic American who has admittedly made mistakes in his life, but accepts responsibility for them and will do his best to protect the American people. How quickly we forget 9-11…

I truly can not believe how stupid so many of these ticker comments truly are! It is ridiculous! But sometimes I have to entertain myself by reading them.

McSame??? are you people really that stupid. It's clear to me why the rest of the world has caught up. More than half the nation has become so dumbed down it shames me. How is McCain anything like Bush? because he wants to stay the course in a war that wasn't started by just the right, but also the left? All for nothing? he know's a little to much about that and he won't allow America to turn its back on it's soldiers like it did when he was in uniform. All these flapping gums speaking for the soldiers, over 70% of them have said they prefer a leader with former military experience, that must mean obama? billiary the draft dodger? McCain is strong the rest, are weak.

McCain, the only real leader, and he isn't even a Conservative… look up liberatarian you dolts. He's middle of the road, you nut bags should be happy

What a joke. Obama will unite the country, when his groupies have gone out of their way to vilify others in the Democratic party. Birds of feather flock together, have a good look at those who are flocking around Obama and ask yourselves if you want them to run the country. He will be as great as the disastrous Carter. Obama for change, what a joke. It will be the same old, same old tired Democrats of the past who are now running Congress.

The only things Barack Obama is good at is whining,crying,lying,talking,con people,follow Hillary footstep,copy her her plan and copy other people speech and try to make his own. Some month ago I thought he might have beat McCain easily.but now there is no way in hell that's going to happen. Whe u look at the poll at the pollster.com that show McCain are consistently ahead of Obama in MO,MN,WI,OH,PA and FL and that's very bad for Obama. Hillary is the only candidate that can beat McCain in this crucial states and take back the white house.

The Democrats has better pay attention to this. While Obama and Hillary are verbally sniping at each other, McCain is putting together his strategy for the general election. He's getting his homework done.
If the Democrats don't resolve the candidacy issue soon, they will wind up well-behind the eight ball, and once again, snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

I am an Obama supporter, but I honestly hope that, one way or the other the upcoming Pennsylvania primary is a landslide, so that we can get a concession speech, and get the Democratic Party focused on the real adversaries!

What a laugh that McCain is a possibility for "change". Not a good way to show it, by gathering with the rest of your Republican buddies John. Plain and simple, you are just as much a liar and a fraud as the rest of your crew.

Ron Paul '08

This was predictable. McCain needs the congressional Republicans to do his dirty work for him in the campaign. They will carry the racist or sexist arguments that he needs made and his fingerprints wont be on them.

A real straight talker, this one. A graduate of the George Bush school of political campaigning.

At least have the guts to attack your opponents in the open and take responsibility for the attack, coward!

Forget it Republicans, McCain will not be President. I don't care how much the Democrats fight. They will pulled together to beat another Republican.

Hey, Uncle Sam. Since you aren't one of McCain's critics, don't try to speak for them.

McCain is and entirely typical politician, as his brown-nosing of Bush and kissing up to the religious right abundantly demonstrates.

And he most certainly will place partisan advantage above the national interests. Selling out America to the highest bidder is what his party is all about.

Is there anyone out there that has asked or would like to know just what positions in his administration Barak Obama would fill with some of the nice people he knows, loves and hangs around with? Where would he use the Rev. Wright, Bill Ayers(terrorist) Bernadette Dorn? What others are there that we don't know about yet.

This is to Hick, from Nashville:

Some people, no matter how low their IQ or reasoning ability, will never understand the possibilities of an Obama Change. Others are just downright blinded by loyalties to the Clintons. Their time to inject their Ideas have come and gone. McCain is just "GONE".

I want someone from MY GENERATION to lead MY GENERATION. The older generations have done enough to "help me". We need to help ourselves by standing up for what we want……We want OBAMA as the next president.

Go Obama 08

AJ

You sure have a lot of hatred for Obama and his supporters. Are you a Democrat, Republican or Independent? Whatever the case may be, you do realize that you sound like a little child who didn't get their way and so now you're "cutting off your nose to spite your face."

Also, you sound a lot like GWB, with his infamous and stupid statement of: "You are either with us or against us." If someone doesn't vote for Hillary then they must be the enemy, right?? After all, on policy issues, Hillary and Obama aren't very close to agreeing on anything…./sarcasm

Stacy Clarks–Does your PC have spell check?

No amount of GETTING TOGETHER with other Republicans can help this senile old man's campaign… the only thing this warmonger really wants to do is get us back to Vietnam so he can bomb the many targets they would not allow him to hit the first time around.

How can anybody who's lived thru the last 7 years of Republican regime even think about voting for these freaks again?

Yes the standard answer is, Democrats are worse, but that is an excuse that an abused wife will give you all the time.

HAVE COURAGE, STAND UP AND SAY NO MORE OF THIS, and throw these thugs out on the street gutters where they belong.

A suggestion for VIC in Nashville, TN:

I also do not like untested candidates, unable to break their ties with pastors whose view of the USA is quite distorted.

HOWEVER, to state that you may vote for McCain should Hillary fail to get the Democratic nomination is UTTER STUPIDITY.

Nobody needs another day, another week, LET ALONE ANOTHER 4 YEARS of Republican bungling the war, the economy and God knows what else!!!!!!!

Can someone explain to me how McCain has experience and is now just learning about the economy at age 71? How can you lead if you don't know which way to go?

McCain's ideas for "Security" :
1. Fill out all the available spaces in Arlington Park National Cemetery
and plan Arlingtong Park (Phase II) in Iraq
2. Arrest and imprison innocents under the pretext of "War on Terror" and lable innocent civilians as "Terrorist"
3. To to a nuclear war on Iran
4. Recession will cease itself because everyone will be either dead or severely injured or have such health state that can't even thing of the economic issues…here you go, he solved the issues of global warming, high gasoline prices and NPT.

Obama…You will win because you have earned it.

Obama = socialist

I won't vote for the machine. The past 16 years are a continuum. The only difference is we have active troops in Iraq. Clinton bombed the crap out of Sarajevo for what we know now as an overreaction. Bush invaded Iraq with the blessing of 85% of the US support. Yet, both of these guys have failed miserably.

Maybe it is time for a third party. Maybe a new perspective is needed. Rather than voting for the "winner" I am going to vote for who I believe the best candidate is.

Hey John are these folks Sunnis or Shiites. .Careful you might mix some demos with the long nose repubs due to your ability to screw up everything that is not written down for you. They have a term for that condition . IT STARTS WITH ALZ_____and ends withERS

It's getting harder and harder to keep the Obamaites on point. Hate blinds.

If not Hillary then McCain 2008

The ignorance of some democrats on these comments are ridiculous!

The Obama trolls never seem to stop…

Wait for the republican machine to start turning, Obama you are in trouble!

Students for McCain 08!

obama only does what best interests him. he decides florida & michigan dont count cause its not "good" for him. Now he has fliped on campaighn finance cause it would hurt his chances against McCain. Havnt we had enough of a president that thinks about his best interests!

Hillary and Bill are selling our jobs and getting paid for it.
So is Penn. Fire him? Fire a man that is doing their work.
Hillary and Bill have similiarities of the Repulican Party.
The sell our jobs too.

It's good to see the Dems on here spewing mindlessly - they need a release after watching their own party self-destruct.

Republicans learn a lesson here - it can happen to you too. No candidate will ever give you everything you want. I don't agree with all of McCains thoughts, but you know what, we can give them a try - it won't kill us or the party.

A good starting point for unity: I don't have to have things my way all of the time. And no matter how hard I believe something, I might be wrong.

WE WOULD RESPECTFULLY REMIND MCCAIN THAT FIRST STRIKE IS IN VIOLATION OF OATH OF OFFICE, UNDER U.S. CONSTITUTIONS
RULE TO UP HOLD INTERNATIONAL SIGNED TRETIES!

COME ON GUYS YOU NEED TO WORK HARDER TO GET OUR VOTE!

Yeah they need a high level meeting to see if they can put "vote for McCain" on one of his wife's beer trucks. And to may sure Joe Leiberman got his CDL license so he could operate that wagon behind the horses that haul that beer.

Whenever I read these comments I can't help but to feel very sorry for you all. Go ahead and vote for mcsane, or billary. mcshane can't remember one moment from the next, billary is the absolute worse human being God created, and therefore, not suited to me commandor and chief EVER. Besides, billy boy would be the actually president, and the poor VP would have to quit, because who needs two VPs, hill and the actual VP. Remember America, the WORLD is watching to see if justice will be served.

Obama is a liar and underhanded at every turn. There are those who question why Americans are for McCain. You must be foolhardy to not understand why. Take your head out of the sand and do your unbiased research my friends.
Vote McCain!

Do the Republicans really think they can win in Nov, I do not think so. Right now there is this fight in the democratic party the same way it was in the republican party for the nomination. At the end democrats will be unite because the majority of this nation is against the war in Iraq Period. Republicans are not united, conservatives do not trust McCain.

Hillary can keep spending the money she does not have (does she already pay what she owes in health care bills for her employees?) I know Obama will win this nomination and be the next president of the United States of America.

Sorry McCain You are a good person, but the problem is that you are a man of war. We the people do not want that.

Obama 08″