He's against gay marriage and supports a border fence. Obviously many don't know their lefts from their rights. Research first!

It's about having a public servant in office who has the interest of ALL America at heart. Ignore issues that can not be helped, such as sex and skin color and focusing on ones that are the most important.

A realist should know that our troops are still dying for a lie in Iraq, and the deaths are growing in Afghanistan. Our bridges and levees are failing and our fellow Americans need help.

Get Real!

call me racist: in response to your blog. People are making T-shirts, Pins and even a monkey calling it Obama. Obama and the media has to remind people this is what the GOP will attempt. I remember the "Willie Horton" attack ads. John McCain has no control over the RNC, John McCain is just a tool for lobbyist. Look at the difference how Obama runs the DNC. Now that real leadership!

I always find it interesting the spin put on the news. The headline reads that McCain voted against the bill. This gives everyone the impression that he was against it. Obama says McCain voted against the flood control programs. When infact he wanted it but not in it's present form. He felt there was too much pork in it and wanted it ammended to prioritze the spending. Typical Democrat spin. The problem is people eat it up with a spoon and believe it.

barack obama is one of the phoniest, smooth-talkers i've ever seen.

i would say that i'm surpried that people fall fo rhis b.s., but people fell for hitler didn't they? you're all being manipulated, can't you see it? i don't trust this man at all and his policies are horrible, he doesn;t think for himself he just follows every liberal policy plan even when it;s not the best thing to do.

AND HE WILL NOT GET US OUT OF THE WAR. the things i've heard him say about mccain are so blatantly untrue; mccain has never attacked him or his wife personally, like he did to hillary. he's such a smooth talking liar.

i'm voitng for mccain because he has experience, knowledge, good policies, and i can trust him to do the right thing. people have to get over obama's "hip-factor" and rosy speeches. he's so clueless.

-pro-choice, pro-gay, college student

Dear Call me a racist,
You are a racist… That is why people like you that share that mentality are the true terrorist… THE COLOR OF HIS SKIN DOES'NT MATTER… HE CARE ABOUT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE… LIKE THE PEOPLE IN IOWA AND NEW ORLEANS…

Go back your hole and let the intellectuals repair this broken AMERICA…

OBAMA 08….

call me racist……………..OK……………RACIST…………….If you were on the Phone I would Hang UP………….personally I think you are an IDIOT!!!! BYE NOW !!!

"Call me racist", You WILL eat your words in Nov and the same applies to the likes of U…

I will give my unemployment check to the OBAMA CAMPAIGN if it will help him win.

Obama's appeal is universal in regards to 100% of America and everyone is voting

Borat is using the flood as a political issue. Is this really bringing the country together or divisive politics as usual.

Enough complaining and whining about others, what will Borat actually DO beside whine and complain? Where's the leadership?

Why is Borat using the flood as a divisive political issue?

go obama!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If anyone thinks that Sentor McCain, is the most qualified I have a bridge to sell you. Someone that has never held a job other than in government. He is a war hero, because of his capture, and having to endure 5 years in a prison camp. I truly believe that knowing the problems of the average American, is something he can not relate to, having never had to worry about paying bills and buying gas for the family auto. We now need someone who knows the problems we face and have walked in our shoes. It is time that we turn the page on the old policies and start something new. I am not saying that Senator Obama, will be able to do all that is needed, in his first term, but please America lets give him a chance.

McCain voted FOR a commission to prioritize water projects such as shoring up levees (without the added pork spending) and Obama voted AGAINST it.

Enough said.

This nation has been voting for the realist for a long time where the hell has it got us? Tell me what is wrong in feeling good about our nation again?

New voter for Obama

Hello Minority People!

In talking about "change," we, as minorities, must not expect miracles………It does not matter the color or the race of the people in the government because we will continue to be Hispanics (me), we will continue to be Yellows, we will continue to be Blacks, and we will continue to be minorities for a long time……….

Change will be only for the elite in the government……..

If we want real change in our lives, we must work hard, get educated,
and become fully positive, integrated American citizens. It can be hard but not impossible, and we have many examples of people who reached this kind of change in their lives………..

So "change" will be only for the elite that is always manipulating us, using us, and discharging us………

It has always been this way……….

Don't you agree???????

It seems all that comes out of Obama's mouth is attack, attack, attack,
Then he says how the republicians are "going to" attack him. When will they find the time? He seems like he is doing a good job all by himself.

Can't stand his new logo…

I'm so tried of reading dumb people BS, like Call Me Racist, well ok I'm call you one. Plus also I'm call you an dumb one. WoW you are afraid of the black vote. What you don't understand is that you think blacks are dumb or just go alone with anything that someone tell them. I think you got them mess up with yourself. I see that black people in this country are looking at two guy and they are going with the best one and the one that are looking out for the people. Ask yourself this what do you think Mcsane going to do for you. Gas,food,home,war, ect. Blacks have been voting for white guy and girls for as long as they could. They wasn't racist then. They are just tried of the BS that going on and we can see that whites,blacks,brown and yellow are stand up and speaking out. You can take McSane the C-Nile man and drop him off at the ol'folks home.

Hmmm. So, we tax the hell out of working America to support LAZY America?

I certainly feel no guilt about how black people were treated before I was born. I've always been taught that "You get what you WORK for."

Obama will bring this country into another depression.

Stop drinking the kool-aide!!!

Disaster victims will be up a creek without a paddle, like Katrina Victims, if McCain is our next guy in charge. Obama will be the next president, though, so not to worry.

Let us talk about future policies Mr Obama, choose Mr. Hillary Clinton and stop on petty issues. I urge you to talk big, and act big, the ball is own your court.

But, racist (since you insist on being called that), where is the evidence that Obama is, as you said in your post, "the most left-leaning," the "least qualified" and/or that he has "no merits"?

Or is rhetorics and scare-tactics all that those who oppose the man can give? After all, the only "fact" you stated was that he's black and you drop in the scare-tactic of him "already has the 12% of America Black vote" (which of course isn't true).

Maybe Obama IS the voting realist here. Thanks for supporting his position.

OBAMA IS SUCH A JOKE. MCCAIN WANTS HELP FOR THE FLOODS AND O.B. BASHING AGAIN. IF O.B. DOSN'T BRING UP THE IDEAL ,HE TRASHES OTHERS THAT DO. OUR COUNTRY IS IN DEEP TROUBLE IF O.B. SOMEHOW GETS ELECTED. HE HAS PLAYED THE RACE CARD THROUGH THIS WHOLE RACE, THAN SEEMS TO GET THINGS TURNED AROUND ON OTHERS. NEVER SEEN ANYONE GET SUCH A FREE RIDE.HIS MONEY BOUGHT HIS NOMINATION ,BUT WILL NOT BUY THE ELECTION. LET HIS RACE THREAT RIOTS IF HE DOSN'T WIN. SHOWS YOU THE MORTALITY AND WHERE THISCOUNTRY IS HEADED TO. O.B. IN THIS RACE HAS TOOKEN USBACK 100YRS. OR MORE, HATE,RACIST, AND DIVISION. I WISH HRC WOULDN'T LOWER HERSELF TO CAMPAIGN AND GO INDEPENDANT.LIKE I SAID,AMERICA GETS WHAT THEY ASK FOR.

You are not a racist. You have a right to vote for whoever you want if it is about matched ideaology. But for anyone to vote against someone who has your same ideaology because they are a minority, then it's safe to say you are racist.

Unfortunately, it's going to come up. And Obama would be severely naive as the GOP calls him if he thinks by not talking about his blackness, the GOP won't attack him because of it.

Our country has come a long way but we have a ways to go. Looking forward to seeing the day.

Ok granted obama does have college chicks voting for him and blacks, whites, Asians, Hispanic, young, old, rich and poor. and maybe GOD is trying to help us, we as a people just need to listen. lets look at our options we have a rep. dinosaur who wants to throw some twist on the already failing bush plans. I mean come on how can you watch this guy (McCain) and not be able to tell he’s lying, honestly I think he doesn’t even know he’s lying. When he smiles doing his speech he looks like the grench who stole Christmas. I listen to his energy plan and it doesn’t even make since. Soooo you want to drill more and feed our oil apetite.hmmm what about all the negitives that come with drilling, not even to mention the fact that we wouldn’t get that oil for at least 8 years, lets be smart about this for once and spend that money on something that will work. Man I could go all day. Oh and for all those people who feel obamas Muslim, have you not been watching the news, he goes to a CHRISTAN church, you know that religion that the people who founded this country believed in. America WAKE UP

Does BO ever stop lying??? Pretty scary????

McCain 08′

John McCain: Bad for cities, bad for States, bad for this Country and bad for America!

"call me a racist" wrote: "with no merits- but his blackness"

you're a racist.

Interesting that the only one whining about the floods and levees is Obama. I don't hear the mid westerners whining, they just roll up their sleeves and go to work. Wait till the flood waters hit New Orleans the "Entitlement City", then you will hear whining, lots of it.

The only change Obama is interested in is the change in your pockets, and then some.

Maybe Obama can find a way to get McCain off the ticket like he did his opponents in IL?

Just another politician in a suit and a Rolex.

Hello People!

Politicians will say anything, will do anything to get power…………

That includes: manipulating words, values, religion, facts, public image, feelings, and, of course, us, the common people………….

It has always been this way…………………………

Politicians………………………

Don't you agree?

ask obama why he changed his name? if he is so u-s-a

Vote Ron Paul! Change you can TRUST in!

I notice the very short list of comments that have been posted. What's wrong? The Obama News Network filter couldn't find enough comments praising Obama for his political exploitation of this human tragedy? Were there just too many comments pointing out, correctly, that this kind of tactic is real low-brow? How come CNN didn't filter such user comments about McCain or Hillary when they tried to score political points on human misery? That was the truth. And now the truth is that Obama is being very dirty in using Iowans' tragedy to attack his opponents.

obama and hamas his running mate

Why does it have to be a Black/White thing??? I guess he's right they WILL try to instill fear… Thanks for the proof, Call Me Racist…

So… if McCain, Hillary, or any other politician mentions an opponent in a speech about a human tragedy they're being "disgusting, exploitative, dirty old politicians" but if Obama does the same thing he's being "honest, positive, leader-like?" Why do you guys keep giving him a free-ride?

Bad-mouthing Senator McCain while the western and southern sections of Illinois goes under water while he does nothing. I can't believe this guy. Then again I can because of the horns he hides; but I can't believe there are so many Americans falling for his b.s. After four years with this left wing liar in office, the Bush years will look like eight of the greatest years America ever experienced in its history.

@call me racist: I agree. It is politically incorrect to even bring this topic up if you are white.

The country (rightly) is ready for black or woman president. In fact it is overly-ready. So overly ready that it is super-rallying behind the first black man to legitimately be a presidential candidate. But is he really ready? No. He has three years of experience in national politics - and half of that has been spent campaigning for president. It is akin to a college graduate landing a nice job at a major international corporation. Then after only three years on the job thinking he (or she) is ready to be the CEO. No matter how talented such an individual is they are just not experienced enough to be ready to lead that corporation. There is no difference here in Obama's readiness to lead America. His main qualification is that he is black and in a country that is falling all over itself to elect a black president. Too bad Colin Powell decided to forgo politics - now, he would have made a great president. But Obama is 20 years away from being ready to handle this. Sorry if that makes me a racist in your eyes but I reject the notion that these points cannot be made in something as important as the election of a president in the world today.

NObama N'08

Go get 'em Obama! I'm tired of hearing how much of a maverick McCain is. Let's look at the voting record of McCain on national issues that span the last 8 years and compare that to Bush! Then many will see that Bush and McCain agreed on 90%+ of the policies of George Bush!

McCain is the real flip-flopper of the campaign season once you look at his positions in 2000 and now his positions in 2008!

Sorry, but he is just as much white as he is white, and he doesn't give any thought to that. He won't be the first black to be a president. He is not full black.

Thank you.

Is this honestly all he has to say? CHange, CHange,Change, Change, Change, Change, Change, Change.

Where has Senator Obama been? Oh ya - the Senate, where he could have been doing alot about alot. But no - he was no wheres to be seen after Katrina and has no room to talk now. He has had opportunities to do something constructive while in the Senate regarding this and other issues and chose to just be 'present'.

Vote No for Obama….he has done nothing so far and will only harm the country in the long run if elected.

Vote for America…….Vote McCain!

well….I am amazed that news channels like cnn are picking Obama to win purely because of his race….where did qualification and the future country go?? aren't the news channels supposed to educate the public? the integrity of journalists goes down the drain…what is the difference between fox and cnn??

Every bill has a good intention and has a good name. Obama could say that McCain rejected a levee fixing bill, but no bill just says "let's fix the levees." These bill tend to be about 100 pages long, if not more. There is a lot in them, and just because they have good intentions doesn't mean they are actually good legislation. I'm sure McCain is not opposed to fixing levees, and I'm sure Obama isn't either.

If I was Obama, I wouldn't have made a dumb remark like the one he made because it's not fair to say that McCain voted against a levee-fixing bill, when we really don't know the details of the bill. McCain just wanted a different one, with a different approach. All in all, both bills would have fixed the levees. What we need to know is what extra junk was in the bills that would just be wasting taxpayers money.

Q: How do you know when Obama is lying?

A: His lips are moving.

David Axlerod = Karl Rove

I want my campaing contribution back. I was defrauded.

call me a racist.you are a racist.have you seen the monkey dolls?have you seen the 'white house' buttons.republicans have already begun their racist game ,and there are a hell of a lot of white people out here,that wont tolerate it,anymore.yes,u r racist.ur party is racist,and this hillbilly,white boy doesnt like it one bit!

Wait a minute, wasn't Kerry the most left-leaning candidate? Wasn't it Clinton before him? How do we keep nominating the most liberal … it's un-canny how we do that!

That talking point is so old. Obama is actually I think #18. So be it. America is calling out for change. McCain is more of the same.

CALL ME A RACIST YOU NOT A RACIST BUT AN IDIOT . I CANNOT COMMENT ON WHAT YOU JUST SAID.

Why is Obama talking to city mayors about what the federal government will do for them? Isn't that what the governors of each state are supposed to do? That's the problem with this country, one state has a crisis and the federal government steps in and foots the bill to clean it up or fix it up. Which means the tax payers in all of the other states have to pay for it.

This flooding is a perfect example. Ummm…gee, it happened what, 15 years ago so what did people do? Lets move right back to the same place and we will just cry for help again and again. Its like poking a stick at a big dog; you're bound to get bit eventually!

If you choose to live in a flood plain you might get some water every now and then. You choose to live along the coast in hurricane territory then be prepared to get run over by a hurricane. If you choose to live in a place that has earthquakes and wild fires (namely California) then expect to possibly lose your home to one or the other.

We don't need to build bigger and better levees along the Mississippi; we need to learn from the last two floods. How do you think all of that land became so fertile and great farmland in the first place? It isn't magic or rocket science McFly!

Obama will say whatever he can to make people happy. I pay a lot of attention to the news and I've yet to hear much about his plans. He just keeps saying the word "change" and "yes we can". Well why don't you tell us HOW then? Let's not forget many politicians have promised great things in the past and ended up not delivering. Please do not get sweeped up in this "Hope" thing without something a little more concrete.

McBush will Never do anything that will actually help the average American people. He offers them sympathy, and offers the wealthiest people and the big corporations trillions in tax breaks. That is the typical Repubs Washington as usual. NO THANKS MCBUSH. OBAMA FOR PRES. 08

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Seems like a very inappropriate time for Obama to sink to the low of using talk of the levees and floods to scare people into voting for him.

How is it scary that college-educated people might finally pick our president. Its good to see young educated people taking a stand against the ignorance that got us 8 years of the worst president this country has ever seen.

Second attempt to post this…First wasn't even marked for moderation.

Why did Obama and a majority of the Senate oppose the commission to decide on priorities for water projects? Were they worried about their home pet projects not making the cut, or was it something to do with the extra few thousand bucks it would have added to a $23 billion bill? Either way, this bill shamefully did nothing for those of us in the Midwest suffering through the flooding right now.

Yep, the obamanation will bring change - a complete lack of bipartisan politcs. At least the current congress will try. It's OBVIOUS that he won't…and only wants HIS AGENDA…not what's best for the US

DOWN WITH THE OBAMANATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I only have one question: What is this guy doing in Florida? He definitely has no respect for anyone but himself.

If he does not need Florida to win in November, show a little bit of respect and stay away from our state.

On the other hand, what else can we expect from him and his feel-good, misguided supporters?

McBush says he is trying to 'change politics' in Washington. He has been in Washington for a long long long time, what has he changed? He is married to a Corporate multi millionaire. He has over one hundred corporate lobby crooks working for his campaign. He has already pledged to stay the course of four more years of war. And he has by his own admission, no knowledge of economics. What change? Just a third Bush term in disguise.

Unite as one Democrats so we can take McShame down!!!!!

Mr. Obama, an honorary member of the Smart Set, may win the election using this type of balderdash, but he is selling his soul to Satan and Soros. The country will pay a price for this.

The record speaks for itself. Obama voted for the measure, on the record, and McCain was against. Now McCain remembers it the other way around. Another senior moment.

john mccain's response: haha really funny. does he even realize what he's saying? lol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7dVgjIDLE0

Are there any Black people out there that he can appeal to?

I think he already has the 12% of America, Black vote.

Why bother with the race card again? That war has been won… to the detriment of the democratic party… which will now lose in NOV.

You can not pick the most left-leaning and least qualified candidate, with no merits- but his blackness- and install him as nominee and expect to win.

Call me racist if you want… but I am a voting realist.

Nothing but the truth.

Obama 08

This pompous windbag is giving me a headache.

I could never sit in HIS church (Obamanation) for 20 years… or even FOUR years.

Sorry, Obama you lose.

Sick and tired of you already.

Where is Hillary?

another mccain capitulation to gw bush.

I am so sick and tired of hearing, seeing Obama.

Even if I wanted to…which I don't… I would not vote for him and have to listen to his lectures and watch his posturing and finger pointing for 4 more years.

Lets consider this long primary season as the time of Obama and now return to our senses and elect a true leader.

That would be Hillary…. oh… eliminated her, you say?

Well then… ANYbody but Obama.

Obama college supporters strip down to their underwear and marched in the streets in support of Obama.
Scary, these are the people who may select our next president.
GOD HELP US!

Kevin, I agree with you, the only way to know who is telling the truth. Will someone pull the file so we will know?

Thanks

Apostle

So McCain DID NOT vote for the original BILL, and John McCain also DID NOT vote for the Amendment either.

i know you would be a man for all. obama 2008!

I think Obama over estimates his own ability to charm and inspire.

I saw him for the weasel that he is after the second speech… which was a rehashing of his first speech… which was a repeat of exceprts from other people's great speeches.

I never came back once I saw the light of your manipulative charms.

Obama… you lost my vote when you messed with Hillary.

Some clean campaigner you turned out to be.

You pulled every nasty, sleazy, dirty trick to knock your competitor out of the race- well, not innocent you, your vitriolic supporters and nasty campaign did that bidding for you.

You did not strong-arm your caucus wins either… but your fans sure did it for you.

Take a hike buddy.

I'm looking forward to seeing Hillary again… because she is cool and great and has strength and grace and poise. I love her now more than ever before.

But even Hillary won't get me to back Obama at this point. I spotted him for what he is right from the start… and he proved himself to be even worse than I anticipated.

So… the democrats can all go down together.

Hillary, you are the only democrat I will EVER vote for again. The way they trashed you made me ashamed of the democratic party. I left the party in protest.

For the first time in my adult life, I was ashamed to be an American… or should I say REALLY ashamed? Does that change my true meaning?

Lets hope the democrats return to those lofty ideals they keep talking about. Their actions towards their best candidate, this primary, was anything but idealistic and noble. The hatred was so thick that they were spitting out the vitriol.

Richardson gave one of the ugliest, nastiest, negative speeches about unity and positive campaigning that I have ever seen. He could not find a way to be positive about Obama, without trashing the Clintons. And who feels entitled? I'd say the over eager Obama who fast tracked himself into a presidential nomination would fit that bill.

God bless you Hillary. What goes around comes around. The nasty new democrats will learn that lesson.

Obama should of put in the final vote.

Obama helped to fill the sandbags weeks before McCain went for the visit to the flooded area despite objection by authorities and came back pointing fingers and criticizing Obama.
Obama is for real.
McCain = George Bush's 3rd term

Obama '08

thats Mcbush for you and republicans there all for the wealthiest americans and the big corporations.Go Obama yes you can and yes we can for you.Go Obama08

Another reason why McBush is in big trouble…

well, Obama's actions speak for themselves. he was on the scene filling sandbags and making people aware of the devastation before it hit in certain areas. he also set up fundraising for flooding on his own website. in comparison, Mccain showed up several days later to tour the area after the damage was already done. this shows me how the two candidates approach difficult situations. Obama is thinking twenty steps ahead (which is why he opposed the war from the start). mccain doesn't seem to have the capacity to think like that. i rather have Obama in the white house.

When was the last time that a Non-Obama favorable news was posted in this Ticker site????

I think that an excesive biased press for Obama might have a back lash in the public. Please be carefull.

Funny how very, very bloggers there are today, Saturday. Guess they save it for doing it Mon-Fri — on paid company time!

And so Obama voted against the ammendment, while McCain opposed the entire bill but supported the ammendment….and neither one voted for or against it.

Therefore, it seems Obama is saying the truth, McCain is telling a partial truth, and in the end, Hillary Clinton is still full of crap.

For over a year SEN.Obama has been saying we needed to invest in our infrastructure. but no every one was treating him like he was slow. Now WE have Leevies falling apart. Obama's change we all should believe in.

Hey, folks,

I live in New Orleans. 90% of our problems were caused by two people: a dysfunctional Democratic governor and an unstable Democratic mayor.

You too Mr. McCain are just a typical politician!

looking at this record, McShame does'nt stand for anything!

he always accuses Obama for not having any experience; yet he opposed a legislation to fund levees and flood control programs!

visiting flood victims is just political posturing for McShame!

McCain voted against it and he has said he will veto every pork barrel spending once he is in office, the bills only come as pork barrells and you cannot just veto everything. You cannot teach an old dog new tricks.

And I'm sure they appreciated the sentiment, but they probably would have appreciated it even more if Sen. McCain hadn't opposed legislation to fund levees and flood control programs, which he considers pork."

No 527s Needed. McCain has so much REAL wrong with him he will be his own undoing. I would bet the GOP wishs it could do a Nomination Do Over.

Isn't the truth refreshing !!! And the people of Iowa probably would have liked it if McCain had actually pitched in and done something while he was there instead of using the visit as a photo-op. Yes, I know he's old and has physical ailments but he could have at least served food to some of the volunteers. But that's ok, WE UNDERSTAND COMPLETELY. And to those questioning Barack's use of gloves while sandbagging: He shakes thousands of hands a day and I'm sure no one wants to feel dirty, blistered hands. Get real and think for once.

Thank you Barack for keeping it real - we got your back! In fact, I think I'm going to go send you some more $$$.

Before you jugde Kenneth let me ask you what have you achieved in your life atleast he is a senator and may become president where are you in your own life.If i am you i will aim to leave a legacy that people will talk about when you are dead not hate. Let me ask you this if we check your own record what have you done for a fellow human i am so sure your score will be zero if you are not sure about what he has done then go check it out cause the last time i checked he is just a senator not a governor.

John McBush….ahh…John McShame…oops..John McBlame…oh well you all know that old fart, out of touch, Bush league Senator from Arizona will do nothing for Middle America nor, for that matter, anything good for the rest of America.

Obama is the ONLY real chance for America to become strong and credible world leader, again.

Just google " Mcain Keating five" or " McCain Silverado" or "Mcain Savings & Loan scandal" to get the truth about John McLobbyist.

Vote for Barrack Obama 2008….It's the right thing to do !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

who's speaking the truth . . . ????

i would have be very happy if cnn can publish most of those bill, for and aginst for the whole world to know were they satand, rather than criss crossing…. independent

Straight talk is the biggest flip flopper . whenhe and Bush flip flop or just lie we get war . and people die

It is hard for McCain to come back from this. After all his entire cabinet is full of lobbyist. He has gone from a position where tax cuts for the wealthiest were against his nature, now he seems more then satisfied with this. If 2000 John McCain were here today, he would surely beat the hell out of the 2008 John McCain. A VOTE FOR MCSAME IS A VOTE FOR BUSH'S THIRD TERM.

Obama always claims he did everything right except Rezko cuz it went to court, so he has not choice but to admit. Then Jeremiah Wright issue, it took him 20 years to denounce. How many more things did he do wrong? Iraq war? He did not have the authority to vote, stop claiming any good judgement. Obama voted against the amendent. Bagging sandbag does not cancel his poor judgement. He does not think about it before doing it, but always flip-flop. If he becomes the president, the flip-flops are gonna hurt the country more than help. how much do people have to pay for his mistakes? McCain is not the best candidate, but not doing anything is still better than flip-flopping.

Why do John McCain and his surrogates always accuse Obama of things or make blatantly false statements and count on the rest of us to be dumb enough not to notice.Also why was it a huge headline when Obama so-called "flip-flopped", but when McCain does a new "flip-flop" each week the press let's him slide by and it gets buried. Gosh, if McCain wins and the country goes down the tubes,which it will, we know who to thank. THE CORPORATE RUN MEDIA! DO YOUR JOB PLEASE. WE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE NEED TO BE INFORMED. GOD, I'M GONNA MISS TIM RUSSERT.HE LOOKED OUT FOR US ,AND HELD PEOPLE ACCOUNTIBLE.

"Iran is experiencing a staggering decline in revenue from its oil exports and, if the trend continues, income could virtually disappear by 2015, according to an analysis released yesterday by the National Academy of Sciences.

Iran's economic woes could make the country unstable and vulnerable with its oil industry crippled, Roger Stern, an economic geographer at Johns Hopkins University, said in the report and in an interview. Iran earns about $50 billion a year in oil exports. The decline is estimated at 10 percent to 12 percent annually. In less than five years, exports could be halved and then disappear by 2015, Mr. Stern predicted."

- That's the conclusion of a new report from the National Academy of Sciences, reported in today's Washington Times.

Hint: Question your self as to my Iran is after Nuclear Energy…….?………Because their oil Production Peaked in 1978 in recent years it has been declining at the rate of 7 - 10 % Annually……

SAY NO TO WAR - Obama 08

Cities are the engine of economic growth.

A foreign concept for Mcain.

Obama 08 & 12.

Sen. Mccain . refused to vote to give people of New orleans flood insurance. what does he care about the little people . he's a big shot .Who cares about "WAR".

People who know about Barack Obama will surely dump him.

Obama is a fake guy full of lies, he must be rejected!!

I already know the republicans record is on flood and natural disaster. I'm a Louisiana resident. I feel sorry for the rest of the country. Especially if they get the Louisiana treatment. I am convinced that the republican party isn't interested in having the federal government work with the state government. Obama is correct they have a totally different focus. I however believe that the American people can demand that all branches of government start to communicate and coordinate efforts to repair our infrastructure no matter the cost. If we can spend 3 billion dollars a week on foreigners, we can spend a few million per state to start a major infrastructure project to start repairing our infrastructure.

don't let up Barack, "Skeletor w/ a comb over" and his Grand Old Party are gonna finally fall

Obama '08

Mccain needs to Quit crying about campaign finances .did anyone see Mccain trying to get hip. MTV cribs. straight bus. how sad . drink your warm milk and go to bed

What a bunch of bull..from a guy with no record or experience at all…..

Obama proves yet again he is a true Chicago style politico. Too bad the machine can't disqualify McCain from the ballot for you huh Obama? Welcome to President McCain.

Whateva, whateva, like anyone not in louisiana cares about billion dollar levee protection. Move to a dry state, not one that is under water. Anyway, since obama did not accept public funds he will have a shot at getting as much exposure and money as McCain and the repubs this election. How exciting!

Democrats deserve to trample the red army this election. Too much bush and McCain's balls are turning red on all the major issues. Where did the maverick go? Dont criticize Obama for flip-flopping McCain, you are turning into a GW Bush clone.

Senator Obama is absolutely GREAT at speaking out of BOTH sides of his mouth; a typical politician…

Whenever McCain is exposed he is on the attack. This senator will never win against Barack Obama who has RIGHT on his side!
I hope the people who need help in these states know that McBush will be the same as Bush when it comes to helping the needy. Let us not fall for it people. Dems Unite!

It is pretty obvious that Senator Obama has in fact become EVERYTHING that he swore he would not be… "No more Politics as Usual in Washington" that was in FACT the very phrase that he led us all to believe…
This is the BIGGEST letdown in the history of politics… The Golden One has LIED to us all… HE IS NOTHING BUT A POLITICIAN and does NOT have our interest at heart.
This has become ALL about him… We are in for four years of speeches diverting us from ALL of the mistakes.

AMERICA IS NOT A LEARNERS PERMIT FOR POLITICIANS…

Biggest mistake we ever made was letting Clinton go…

Any way you look at it, improving the nation's infrastructure is not "pork."

As for prioritizing water projects, were they to predict the current flood problems throughout the heartland?

McCain thinks prioritizing the war in Iraq is more important. Even more important than our veterans returning home? What do you think?

Obama-Clinton 08′ DEMS UNITE!!!

Barack H. Obama, your records can't be considered as a good leader of the great nation. You're the most flip flopper candidate for pres. in American history. If you're caught of your lies you immediately make a lovely speeches that can even awake the dead people from their graves.

The latest controversy regarding the muslim ladies wearing scarfs was actually came from your advised that they shouldn't be recognized in your campaign because you denied to death that you're not a muslim, wha'ts wrong if you're one of them?

As a Canadian who is interested in international issues,I try to listen to various "NEWS" programs in order to arrive at informed views that affect all of us globally. I am so verry disappointed in CNN and its coverage of world issues and politics. Other than your excellent reporter in Iraq, Amanpour, Cafferty and Anderson Cooper, I continue to be disgusted at the totally biased and opiniated views of Blitzer and Dobbs. They are not reporting news–rather with every other word , body language and self-serving selected guests they use, they are only expanding on their own biased views! Shame on you CNN for allowing this to continue!!! What happened to actual reporting?? …and does Blitzer HAVE to convince us that CNN has the best political team every other sentence?? Perhaps if it was, he wouldn't have to say it as often as he does.

Who cares!! Obama is the only man for the job! He is even getting his ducks in a row! He brings his Democratic governors to a meeting for ideas and collaborations on how form unity to change the policies and never turns his head on his team nor tries to control what should be. He speaks to his mayors the next day…now that is an openminded President to be and one who will initiate his better judgment than any many in history. GOooooo OBAMA!!! We love you!!

Starr, in WA

He has SO much experience, what the hell can he show for it? My country is falling apart.

if cities,and states quit selling property to people that like living around water and then people building huge house right in middle of the lakes then they wouldn't have all these house floating in rivers as i've seen on tv this past week,,you can'r rerout a river and not expect it to find a way to seep back or flood the areas it has always run thru,,nature will find it's way back together

Let the truth be known Barack. McCain=Bush!!

What a genius….GO OBAMA

MORE LIES AND RHETORIC. WE ARE GETTING TIRED OF THE SAME OLD THING NOBAMA.

Barack H. Obama,
If Americans will only dig your records they will know who you really are however, your real color appears and describe your real personality which you couldn't prevent to hide it. I don't know why people still bite your words which acutally you can't make a perfect speeches without lie, it's already in your blood and it's very obvious. Here are some of your lies:

1. You said you're a christian and never been a muslim, but the truth
you grew up in a muslim family, your father was a muslim and you
lived in Indonesia with a muslim faith.. You said you just converted
christian 20 years ago under Rev. Wright as your pastor.
Barack Obama, there's nothing wrong if you're a muslim to run as
president, you have all the freedom but why should you hide it? Are
you shy of your background?

2. You criticized Hillary Clinton regarding her stand in NAFTA but now
you are saying NAFTA is not actually bad and you start agreeing
with Sen. Clinton

3. You stand to death that you were not in the church when your pastor
Rev. Wright's anti American sermons but when the media
confirmed that you were actually present during his sermons then
again you denied you never heard his words, why? The next day
came again another alibi another pretentious speeches that
came from the tip of your tongue which again fooled so many
people, what a clever guy you are!

You have so many malicious and wrong doings ever since you started to enter politics, your Rezco, about your uncle, and may be you remember what you did when you 1st run in the office in Chicago. You cheated a lot and made tons of lies just to pave your way to your political ambition. Can you remeber how many apologies did you make to correct your mistakes? It's because of your constant lies and flip flopping. You use cheating and lies to attain your every aim in life. But God will stop you since it's too much for you to be the head of the nation that initiate goodwill, promoter of peace and the most generous one in terms of aides Your speeches create attraction, it helps the ears to hear the nice words but it's not the criteria to be elected as the leader, you're far from that category.

Barack, you are the biggest hypocrite. You want to praise John's service to this country and same time you are saying that he will not be the partner for american people. Don't think that you can get votes by criticising John McCain. Florida will vote for John McCain and my homseatate California is alsop going to vote for John mcCain who is going to be the next president of USA. Get a life or go to Cuba from Miami since you are closer there.

Obama , mend your own fences and leave Senator McCain alone. Nothing he says or does is any of your business.

Obama is just a same old same old politician. No more of the "hope and change" message. Haven't heard that in a while now. Instead we have tried and true Washington political tactics of misleading public opinion. McCain is the guy who SUPPORTED fixing the levees and Obama OPPOSED it. Read the article carefully. Although Obama tries to spin this in reverse, the legislation he supported was a standard pork proposal that included levee support AND a whole bunch of other items - all lumped together in a great big wasteful PORK bill. An old Washington trick (used by both parties and one that needs to be changed!). McCain voted against THAT but for the separate bill that would have specifically addressed the levee problem. Obama voted against that one. And now he's trying to spin things as if he supported fixing levees and that McCain opposed it.

Obama never supported "change and hope". He is an old fashioned, Jimmy Carter style politician that will tell you whatever you want to hear in order to get elected. And that's just plain disengenuine! Sad!

NObama N'08

I am white male 64 and I am an Obamacan!

The Obama bloggers all rest on the weekend… so they can trash these blogs 24/7 M-F.

No Biff Biffington?

or the 58 old white ladies - (1 illiterate black girl) pretending Obama has the support of old white ladies.

or Mimi de la Cruz for Obama -who is anything but hispanic or latina- pretending that latinos support Obama.

or David Goldman for Obama- trying to cover the Jewish part of the pretend support.

None of you blog in a form that is believable for the "group" you are trying to be representative of. You all post some version of the identical message on cue on any given blog.

One person can not speak for an entire ethnic, religious or other demographic. No one feels the NEED to identify themselves as being from any particular group if they are true democrats to begin with. That is what gives all of you away as paid Obama bloggers. THAT and the obligatory rote post on every single blog.

Nice to see you are taking a well-deserved breather. Take all the time off you need.

I am contributing to obama campaign because there is a cause to contribute for……… I can not Imagine republicans back into Power!

Oh wait, look at that. Turns out McCain will say anything to throw the media microscope off of him.

Go back to your nursing home, grandpa.

Now you are all the witness of destructive floods in Midwest states.
On the other hand in the Southern states and California are suffer with droughts.
With the help of technology, Weather Satellites, etc., we can build dams and "Highway Pipe water" webs, so we can direst "The surplus water" from flood zone " to the drought zones'!.It will take years to build and trillions dollars to spend, but it worth it.
If we can build thousands of miles of Highways from coast to coast, why not Highway Pipe Water Web ?
Is Senator Obama or Senator McCain has plan to solve this problem ?

Who did you say was the typical politician? Who's flip-floping now?
No need to talk about the past, the now and the future is what matters now to Americans.
McCain's campaign is full of he said, she said.

Go get um! Obama

Obama stopped the Clintons. As far as I'm concerned, he can do no wrong!

I used to think that black is beautiful….

But the lying Obama's cured me of that delusion.

Well… it is easy to criticize others when you have declared your own self above any criticism. And when you have absolutely no record to criticize because you have never taken anything but a VERBAL position on the things that matter. No one can hold you to "just words".

Very easy to criticize once you silence all criticism at the start- by pulling the race card. You did it with HRC- and it was so successful that you played that same hand with McCain. But we know all your tricks by now.

What a fake and phony you are.

Blowing your own horn and touting your own perfection is such a turn off for mature voters.

Record show Obama is right Mccain is going to repeat Bush failed Policies it will be a misstake for the country to elect Mcain.Just look at the results of our Ecomomy failed polices of the Republicans

We can't spend money on projects like these…we have to save enough for tax breaks!

McCain always talks about his POW experience but where is the rest of his life after that. It's just like he was a POW and then a Senator, there is too much information missing about McCain. Obama has always given Americans an account of his life from childhood to where he is now.

The Republicans are trying to pull wool over the face of the majority of Americans, since they can't seem to find real bait for the RELENTLESS OBAMA. Americans would not and never settle for less. The Bush Administration (ably supported by the Republicans) has clearly failed the American People. Lost wars in Iraq, a down economy, a looming recession, Americans are clearing tired of the GOPs and their clear mind games. Five months to November and it’s a shame that McBush (Oh sorry McCain) has clearly refused to debate boiling issues. Rather he would saddle himself with Michelle, Obama been Black, and very luckstre issues. Good enough Americans know better. Not after a miserable 7 Bush Years and an arrogant self seeking Republican Party
You should vote McCain if you're-
Tired of your job and you clearly wouldn't mind been fired
You're of Draft Age, You love War (You're engrossed in XMEN, 3000 and the rest of them) and would not mind been sent to Iran, Syria
You don't mind losing your house
You would not mind at all paying 10 dollar per Gallon (At least your wallet's as filled as Bono's)

Americans know better and so therefore are standing for CHANGE.
Are You?

SIGNED
FIKAYO FOR OBAMA 08!

Well, then ther is that PHOTO OP that McShame was more worried about. Did not matter that law enforcement was stretched thin………..no it is about the PHOTO OP.

So, I used to think McShame was Mini Me to Dubya, Dr. Evil. Now I know he is Mini Me Me.

Michelle said that she would not vote for HRC were Hillary the democratic nominee.

I feel the same way about her hubby… now that you stole the nomination.

You will not get my vote.

One more democrat done gone.

obama = politician. So is mccain but at least he is not trying to convince people otherwise.

Obama brushed me- and my support and vote- off his shoulders when he dismissively and oh so arrogantly impressed the schoolyard boyz by brushing HRC of his shoulders.

WE already know the phony hyped up media creation that you are.

I gotta say, I liked it when my boy helped out! But as for Senator McCain, I don't know. I don't know if I want my President to be slow and not get on the action. I mean, I could just look at my dad, LOL!!!

I gotta say, not a bad move, not a bad move. I mean, my boy understands the our economy is messed up( I mean, REALLY MESSED UP) and a pretty good way to use this………not bad.

The record is McCain's number one enemy.

McCain will continue to be in reaction mode the rest of this campaign. The Bush Admin will only make him look worse.

Obama lost me when he mocked and ridiculed Hillary Clinton to impress all the boyz who would be men.

Many experts in the field are saying that building levees does not solve the problem, only increases it when heavy floods/rains occur. The Mississppi Valley is a flood plain and Mother Nature knows best.
When the flood plain is allowed to swallow up the water upstream, there is much less flooding down stream. Unfortunately cities and towns with million of people have been built in the flood plain and what will happen to them? There are no easy answers.

That's right, let's go to the records to find out the truth. The rep's are known for their lies and coverups. Mcshame may be a war hero, but he follows the rep party line - help the corporations first, your friends second, and suck the rest dry of money, hope of equality under the constitution, and the American dream. ONLY Obama has shown the commitment to the American people that offers ALL of us a better now and future. Who are the main Mcshames contriubing supporters??? Think about it, THEN look at Obama's contributing supporters. And yes, he's not taking/using our tax dollars….thank God, we have enough debt, at least he's not contributing to it.

Go Obama! Yes we will be in the White House come Nov.

Obama you lost me when you played the race-card against the Clintons.

Wasn't Barack a Illinois Senator……why didn't he fix it?

Why is Obama only leading McCain by 4-6 points with all you people groveling at his feet? Is there a problem? You bet there is.

With all the lies he tells… you'd think he'd have a longer nose.

I love your smile… your eyes so dreamy… how can I NOT trust you…?

Well… I never did care for slick… cocky…self-important… arrogant… prideful…self-impressed…boastful…swaggering…jeering… pandering, wishy-washy boys who try to convince me of their greatness.

I like my men humble, strong, solid- with principles and conviction. Where their character says it all…not their rhetoric. And I don't like two-faced people who are evil within but pretty on the outside.

You just say whatever you need to say to get your way.

Wait a minute - that's not fair! McCain wants to fix the bridges and levees just as much as Obama - he just wants to make sure that Halliburton, GE, and Bechtel get the no-bid contracts, they outsource the labor, and he gets his cut off the top - don't you know anything about business or government - oops, I forgot; they're the same thing.

Thank you Senator Obama for exposing another notch in John McCain's failed record. When did revealing a vote become a political attack? The truth is that John McCain has opposed most legislation that would improve the infrastructure of our country. If anyone is the "typical politcian", it is McCain, who says one thing to one group and changes it to appease others.

Obama is on the only good choice for middle America and for that matter the rest of America. In fact, John McBush….oops…..I mean John McShame…ah…. I mean John Mc Blame…….well you know… that old fart, senator from Arizona, will only represent the lobbyist in Washington.

Remember "The Keating Five"???? Just google "McCain Silverado" or " McCain Keating Five". Then do th right thing for America and

VOTE BARRACK OBAMA 2008

I still won't vote for a hypocritical two-faced slick race baiter who cleverly bullied his way into being installed as nominee of the once DEMocratic party. and never got his pretty hands dirty. CHICAGO style.

Just on the legal side of totally unethical. Dancing on the fine line between truth and fiction.

You can have the new socialist newbie undemocratic party.

The haters that you attract, drove us away.

McCain's spokesman Tucker Bounds (cool name, Tuck!) calls Sen. Obama "nothing more than a typical politician." Okay. I disagree, but I'm curious…. What kind of politician is McCain?

Is he not "typical" with his many years in politics, and his bending and flipping around like a fish out of water when approached on the issues?

Is he not "typical" (sounding much like George Bush) when he's confused on an issue and expresses anger as a defense?

Is he not "typical" parading his POW experience as some kind of hero (rather than the victim and survivor that he was!) and expert on war, and expecting a sympathy vote or a patriot vote on that count alone?

Is he not "typical" standing in the same line as those who've gone before him despite their atrocious "leadership" that's brought our nation to the point of teetering on the verge of an unmanageable collapse?

Some of us are willing to stand differently. You can call it "typical" if you like. Doesn't matter.

We don't line up behind our choice, we surround him. We aren't marching behind him, we're dancing alongside him! We're thinking outside of the boxes and coloring outside of the lines with colors that McCain can't even fathom. We're young, middle-aged, and old men and women of all races and ethnic groups and faiths (or lack thereof) and gender orientations and socioeconomic groups together. We're uniting to tear down what we must, to heal and rebuild, and then build better on a healthier foundation.

If we don't make major changes now, late as they may be, some future generations may never exist. And, what kind of a legacy is that?

WHY
did sen. obama lie about president Kennedy paying his father's way to America

i dont expect any better from a man who publicly siad that he had no love for america unitl his well went dry.

Yeah, more people should go to the record and find out what a big talker do nothing Obama is. You'll see how many times he didn't even vote. Vote for McCain who has a proven record of working toward helping ALL Americans and trying to pull both sides together. VOTE McCAIN for real change for the better.

It won't matter that Obama voted against a bi-partisan bill to fix the levees because the press has taken him at his word this entire campaign, hardly bothering to do fact checking. It's helpful McCain can do tthe work of the news organizations by bothering to tell the public that Obama's words rarely match his deeds. Since the press refuses to be objective about Obama, Obama will have a silent partner in telling his lies.

Yeah, more people should go to the record and find out what a big talker do nothing Obama is. You'll see how many times he didn't even vote. Vote for McCain who has a proven record of working toward helping ALL Americans and trying to pull both sides together. VOTE McCAIN!

Show me…

Where is your track record?

Oh yeah… so far just fancy words.

Tomorrow the spin on those words.

Then comes the "I changed my mind".

We are tired of listening… aren't you tired of talking yet?

here here, i second that…let's review the record
http://www.senate.gov

This guy takes the cake for being self-impressed and pompous.

Come lecture us for the next 4 years.

John McCain is out of touch and does not understand the economy. He had the gut to go on TV and tell us that our economy is strong; this show that he is loosing his bearing. Read about john Mccain Keating 5. John McCain is dishonest.

Mr Obama th