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I don't know why everyone seems surprised about Obama's changes in the past week - from his stance on Iraq to his vote on the surveillance act, from his committed policies on different issues to his backtracking on others.

He is, after all, the candidate of "change." Is it surprising then that now that he's wrapped up the nomination he now changes his stands? He's only keeping true to his campaign pledge - CHANGE.

I don't trust obama with my income tax/

He wants to give it to the Muslim Church and a whole new industry of Welfare Queens. Be careful when you go to the polls and close the curtain.

I hope and pray McCain wins, serves four years and get out and opens the field for Hillary in 2012

Well if we would lie to his first wife, he sure as hell will lie to us. What a pig.

'When you raise taxes in a bad economy, you eliminate jobs.' -McCain

'When you grant corporate tax breaks to companies that send tens of thousands of jobs overseas, you eliminate jobs.' -Me

The AOl Straw Poll – REAL people voting REALTIME: July 7 – 14, 119,530 total votes cast: McCain 66%, Obama 34%.

Lets face it, bush's tax cuts favored the rich, especially the very rich. McCain is going to support continuing the tax cuts? Who are we kidding here. The rich capitalist have McCain in their pocket. And the rich Capitalist have led this country into poverty, homelessness, poor health care to name just a few ills. Capitalism is fine as long as there are checks and balances but there have been none this last 8 years. Unchecked capitalism makes slaves of the rest of us. And McCain is right in there beating his drum. Oh my!

You're so right, Senator McCain! You've got my money and may vote - and proudly so!

Stop WHINING!

Mike July 11th, 2008 6:55 pm ET
Why is McBush so stupid to Lie like that? Does he think we do not read and that we do not know that Rock Obama will lower taxes on those makeing less than two hundred tousand dollars a year.

He's already admitted that he can't use a computer, maybe, he doesn't know that 90% of Americans have access to computer and know how to check out his statements in seconds. I hooked a computer for my 86 year old grandfather two years ago just so I could send him pictures of my children and now he's having a blast surfing the net.

Obama is change right? He will change his mind and tax you. Just wait and do not let me say" I told you"

Oh brother! This is what 8 years of Bush has done for McCain. Does he really think that just by repeating a lie that people will believe him?! Sadly YES – t here are plenty of dittodorks who believe anything their queen Rush Limbaugh spews out of his bigoted arrogant mouth.
Fortunately for us thinking Americans, we now outnumbner the mindless right-wing sycophants. McSame is going down in a landslide. The more he talks the stupider he sounds!

To the Obama supporter in Fl. Why should the government pay for birth control pills? If a woman wants to have an active sexual life she should be responable to take control of the situation. Why should I work and pay taxes to let irresponsible people have birth control pills? We are encouraging people do become dependent on the government and do nothing to better themselves. Use your head if you do not want to be pregnant.

Hmmm.....talking to women, but no question on his abortion stance. That's one really BIG women's issue that he didn't address.

Ron from Nebraska – I don't think the fear factor works anymore. We have a Republican in office now and I feel LESS safe than ever.

People always try to say we haven't had an attack on American soil since 9-11. True, but how many attacks did we have PRIOR to 9-11? I can think of 2 – the 1993 WTC attack, and we caught the guy. And the 1995 OKC attack which was done by an AMERICAN. So, is the country really any safer than it was prior to 9-11? We had one attack on the WTC during the Clinton years. Then NO attack for 8 years (7 under Clinton). Hmm..why don't we give him credit for that if we're giving Bush credit for these 7 years.

"Smooth" ???
Just because he doesn't stutter like an idiot every time he faces a teleprompter ?
Oh, I'm sue McCain could be a smooth talker too, if he'd only speak from his heart and not the Bush-Rove handbook.

Sad, very sad indeed.

And just exactly how is Obama going to pay for all his programs and balance the budget and lower taxes. Taxing the rich is still not going to be enough to pay for his programs or ending the war. Did you ever notice Obama never speaks of balancing the budget? Did you notice Obama avoids every chance to debate and explain anything? NO just a bunch of rhetoric and no subastance. He wants to be elected without answering any questions and hope no one notices. Demand the debates and see how inexperienced this emply suit really is.

Reality: Barack will tax the hell out of us

He will nearly double the Capital gains tax from 15% to 28%
He will eliminate the Bush tax cuts which will dramatically increase our personal taxes (family making $50k will have an additional $2k to pay Mr. Barack and Nancy Pelosi).
He will increase the Social Security tax ceiling to no limit
He will increase the Medicare tax ceiling to no limit
He will increase the minimum wage for each of the next 5 years
He will increase government spending by over a 1.2 trillion dollars.
He will tax the solution to our oil companies, which is to drill more by taxing oil companies, when they lease land, when they drill, when they don't drill fast enough, and he will tax them when they don't drill them enough.

This guy is about as Socialist as it gets, he would make Stalin proud.

Barack take Michelle to North Korea and then go to South Korea and tell me that your economic plan is better for this country.

McCain wants our tax dollars to spend for some unwanted contracts in Iraq by his lobbyists, pimps, sidekicks...
This guy will ruin everything..
OBAMA (2008 -16)

One think McCain has that works well with him is that he consistantly complains and whinnes about Obama. Maybe McCain is one of those whinners Gramm was talking about. A message for MR McCain: Senator, at least Senator Obama is looking to the future and not grasping at straws in an attempt to grab up votes with pandering not going to help or provide any kind of relief for 10 years gimmicks. Drilling is not going to help now, and there is plenty of land already in the hands of those big oil companies for them to drill in. Over 6,000,000 acres of it, sitting nice and pretty over vast oil reserves. You should get them drilling there NOW, then talk later about other areas. But it makes no difference if they drilled there now, they would not start pumping for a for a few years and then its getting that oil to a refinerey, which we do not have many of. SO MR McCain come up with a real plan that works for the long term. American has come to grips with the knowledge that this gas thing is going to stick around for a few years. Go after the speculators that keep bidding the price up on future oil production. New name, MR McNoChange.

Well, this nation is full of whiners, but that has more to do with the judicial system being abused than anything else. The nation IS in a recession and McCain isn't presenting any policies that will make a positive impact.

Wake up people. This country is in a mess and if Obama gets in, It will be a disaster. Taxing big business isn't the answer, The only thing that will do is make products more expensive for ordinary citizens. What happened when minimun wage went up? Higher food cost. What happened when gas prices went up? Cost more for business to operate since it cost them more to have their products delivered, therefore consumers pay the price. It's really not that complicated to understand. Obama is bad news. He's bad for business. He's bad for America.

Yeah... He tells the small bussiness owners that he wont raise their taxes, thats because he will raise taxes in the middle income and the poor.

Once again the rich will get richer

No more republicans in office..........

We need Obama for the people, for the middle income , for the poor

I don't see it...

If you make over $250,000, you'll be taxed.
If you make under $250,000, you'll get a break.

Does anyone else?

Obama '08

I don't see it...

If you make over $250,000, you'll be taxed.
If you make under $250,000, you'll get a break.

Does anyone else?

Obama '08

Bitter – New Orleans:
"Has Obama mentioned even one idea that would realistically create more jobs? At the basis, our economy is directly related to employment…"

Umm, yeah. He's going to invest $150,000,000,000 into green technology over the next 10 years creating thousands of jobs. You're obviously writing this crap to think Obama has no plans which he clearly does.

My question to Bitter – New Orleans, Do republicans ever tell the truth?

Why is McBush so stupid to Lie like that? Does he think we do not read and that we do not know that Rock Obama will lower taxes on those makeing less than two hundred tousand dollars a year.

"When you cut through all the smooth rhetoric, Senator Obama's policies would make it harder for women to start new businesses, harder for women to create or find new jobs, harder for women to manage the family budget, and harder for women and their families to meet their tax burden,” he said. “That's what the difference is all about between myself and Senator Obama."?

No McCain the differences are: Obama respects his wife and children and you Mr. do not.

McCain is a disgrace for calling Social Security a disgrace. I guess he was smart to marry a rich heiress and collect his own Social Security at the same time, we don't need people like him to e President. Go Obama Go!!!

Be AFRAID!! Be very AFRAID!!! The Democrats will raise your taxes and the terrorists will invade America if Democrats are elected! Be AFRAID!!!! Live your life in knee knocking fear every minute of every day!!! Gee, what an inspiring message for us all, thank you Republican party for letting us know how we must live our lives out here in America.

SORRY MCCAIN, BUT IT WAS YOUR ECONOMIC ADVISOR (WHO ALSO IS THE ARCHITECT OF YOUR ECONOMIC PROPOSALS THAT YOU TALK ABOUT ALL THE TIME) THAT CALLED OUR COUNTRY A NATION OF WHINERS.

Please vote for the smart guy this time, America! Have a beer with your best buddy!

Obama 08

Oh ....I'm so tired of the same old tricks of the trade.

Obama 08 Tick tock.....

Please stop your whining John...we are no longer the stupid people who were led like sheep over the last 7 yrs. I think I am smart enough to recognize rhetoric when I see it...after all...I only have a PhD.

McCain should work on being smooth instead of sounding BUSHLIKE...that may help people listen to him....

Okay...anybody who is foolish enough to believe this slime-ball double speak talking politician should not vote...period!

McCains ideas:

More War + More Tax Cuts = Americans should be having more babies to send as troops in these Wars and to pay off our future deficit when McCain is dead, because he has NO intention of paying it off while alive!

He is smooth becuase he knows what he is talking about, and
mccain hasn't got a clue, thats why he is so uncomfortable about it...

BARACK THE VOTE!!!!!!!

BARACK / SEBELIUS 08

Obama's tax plan would raise taxes on those earning over $250 k.

I guess in John McCain's world, these are "Poor Folk."

Not in mine.

My friend.

Here we go a gain, McCain talking about Obama's economic tax plan. I suppose McCain didn't understand the financial experts saying his is a complete failure, so don't tell me McCain can't hear either. What's up with McCain, he looks very ill.

Independent Woman 4 Obama is right on about the bumbling idiot McCain and people voting for him. But heck..some people voted twice for the bumbling idiot we got in there now.

Well you're "Smooth Rhetoric" today is completely false Mac!!!! And you know it!!!

For anyone making less than 250,000 dollars a year, your taxes will be lower under Obama versus McCain. . . . period.

MCSHAME CAN'T ACCUSE HIMSELF OF

ANYTHING SMOOTH, THAT'S FOR SURE.

OK the tax cuts that you want to continue were the same ones issued by GWB correct. And how has that worked out for the economy thus far? Where are all of these great new jobs you are talking about that come with these tax cuts?? let me tell you Live in Las Vegas and all i see is jobs going away not coming in. So trickle down has not made its way my way.

Whats that smell Oh yeah it is " CHANGE"

OBAMA 08

STOP LYING MCCAIN!!!!!!!!!!OBAMA'S PLAN HELPS WORKING FAMILIES. GUESS WHAT? WE HAVE TO PAY OUR 3TRILLION BILL THAT YOUR PARTY HAS BROUGHT UPON US FOR THIS STUPID WAR, THE MONEY HAS TO COME FROM SOMEWHERE. I'M SO SORRY BUT YOU AND CINDY ARE JUST GOING TO HAVE YOUR PART.

OK,OK I'LL STOP WHINING NOW

Under Obama's plan, my taxes will go down, but Dick Cheney's, George Bush's, Phil Graham's, Melon Scaife's, Barack Obama's and Bill Clinton's taxes, will all go up. Sounds reasonable to me.

I also hope that Haliburton is investigated for war profiteering and fraud, sand is fined billions to return the money they looted (with the help of Dick Cheney) to the American people.

And while I'm at it, I want an investigation of war crimes, treason, fraud, and grand theft made against Mr Cheney.

Bill was "Slick Willy". What are we going to give President Obama as a nickname? He's every bit as "smooth" as Willy was.

Another lie that Sen. Obama can use to demonstrate that McSame is attempting to win based on fear & lies.

LOL all I can do is just laugh because I seriously thing republicans think Americans are really that stupid. I mean I understand we have mad some stupid decision in the past but this isn't the year McCain. He's feed-up and this won't work this time.

More BS from McCain. He's totally lying here. Obama's plan will cut taxes and small business will be specifically protected from having to pay more payroll taxes and health insurance premiums.

go home mccain!!!!!!!!!!!!! please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

go home mccain!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! please !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

McLoser!

Time to go far far away grampa!

McCain is such a lying, pandering, whining, IDIOT!!! Does he know that we Americans have access to the internet and can READ!!! It is clearly stated on FactCheck that Obama will only raise taxes on those who make $250,000+. He is really insulting my intelligence right now and I don't appreciate it.

This is the way some seniors do. They get stuck on something being the way they see it and no one or nothing can change their mind.

Where is mccain's speech writer and his close advisors?

McCrap!

Stop the lying and take a much needed nap old man!

Another irrelevant old man trying for one last chance at something meaningful.

Tooo late.

Go Obama 08 (I make less than a quarter million a year – I'll enjoy the tax break).

Does McCain really think he can win Wisconsin?
I really want him to come and waste his money here.
He has no chance in Madison, Milwaukee, Greenbay – those are the largest cities and its pretty much Obama country.

If McSame wants to rant lies and senior moments here, he sure is welcome to.

How Mr. McCain? You have already proven that the truth is far from you.

If lies and gaffes translated into votes WcCain would win in a landslide.....

If you make more than $250,000 your taxes go up.

If you make less than $250,000 your taxes go down.

I'm not seeing the smooth rhetoric.

Did McCain's economic advisor approve this message?

Has Obama mentioned even one idea that would realistically create more jobs? At the basis, our economy is directly related to employment...

First he Gramm calls us whiners and says that we are in a mental recession. Then he says he meant leaders were whiners, not Americans ( a lie), but stands by his recession comment. Then in an interview with The Washington Times, Gramm then says that "Technically, a "recession" is two straight quarters of negative growth; so technically, we may in fact not be in a recession. Or we might, but don't yet know it." He is a top Economic advisor for McCain, but doesn't speak for him. Now McCain admits he knows nothing about the economy. This is a sad state of affairs.

41% (if it's true) still think this guy should be President...I don't get it

McCain is worried because he and his wife fall in the income bracket that Senator Obama said he would raise taxes on. McCain 's intentions are to keep us fighting in a war for the next 100 years. That is probably why he voted against insurance paying for birth control. He wants our babiies to grow up to fight his 100 year war.

McCain-Senator Obama will raise your taxes,” he said at a town hall focused on women voters. “I won't, because jobs are the most important thing our economy creates, and when you raise taxes in a bad economy you eliminate jobs.YOUshould know experience is the best TEACHER......Are you going to take off ___just like you left CAROLYN OLD HOG JAW!!!

So is McCain upset over the "smooth" or the taxes?

10 years sober

"Did anyone see McCain's reaction to being asked about insurance companies covering Viagra but not Birth Control Pills for women??"

of course... hes gotta make sure his wood is hard, screw birth control

If you make less than $200,000 (which is 95% of us), you have nothing to fear from Barack Obama's tax plan. Period.

Senator McCain, stop lying to us, and stop treating us like we're stupid.

Oh, now you're just making stuff up. Shameful.

ALL THE VIAGRA IN THE WORLD WON'T HELP MCNUTSO.

ANY WOMAN THAT WOULD CONSIDER VOTING FOR THE

BIGOT, NEEDS HER HEAD EXAMINED.

More BS from Rove/McSame/Bush! All LIES that will continue to destroy this country.

WE ARE SLOWLY BUT SURELY GOING FROM A

"A NATION OF WHINERS" TO A NATION OF SCREAMERS,

IF THIS IDIOT KEEPS INSULTING US OVER & OVER AGAIN.

NO MCBUSH FOR US. WE ARE DONE.

I understand Obama voted for a bill which would have allowed women to sue in cases where men were paid more than women.

McCain voted against it.

McCain said that it would promote too many lawsuits.

When do we ever in this country protect the offender and hamper the victim? John's stance to take away a weapon for women is un American in my book.

O YEA, THIS IS A MAN WITH NO MIND OF HIS OWN.

HE CAN'T STAY ON A POSITION FOR LONGER THAN

A MINUTE, OTHER THAN BOMB, BOMB, BOMB.

AMEN TO ANITA IN AZ! HOW IS MCCAIN GOING TO PAY CHINA, SAUDI ARABIA & DUBAI BACK THE TRILLIONS OWED??????????

Did anyone see McCain's reaction to being asked about insurance companies covering Viagra but not Birth Control Pills for women??

The man looked like an bumbling idiot....... and some will vote for him!
Crazy!

McCain's rethoric is clear ... CLEARLY A LIE.

If you make under a quarter-of-a-million dollars your taxes GO DOWN UNDER OBAMA.

You got a problem with that McCain?

YOU HAVE TO RAISE TAXES TO PAY FOR THE GOVERNMENT WHICH THE GOP HAS RUN INTO THE GROUND!!!! DUMB DUMB DUMB! YEAH IT HURTS WE'LL DEAL WITH IT!

FACTCHECK.ORG has clearly stated that Obama's plan will lower the tax burden for middle income americans, and that McCain's plan will leave taxes unchanged...So if Bush's tax cuts for businesses and the wealthy has created 0 growth for our economy, how will continuing the cuts and sending jobs over seas stimulate the economy Mr. McCain?

Obama fires back," me too, I understand women better because I'm a rock star and I'm younger and I don't appreciate older people view because they have a out dated view" I would take someone older with experience than someone still wet behind the ears, with no experience like Obama. Be careful, older people always vote. So please stop being so condescending, not everyone that is older lives in the past. McClinton 08

The Man. The Country, and it's Problems And! The answer... Would you trust Borac Obama with your child`s future....
I don`t think so.. CNN.

Now, who is whinning? LMAO

McCain, some of us aren't married to millionaire familes where we think social security is a "disgrace." Pray that Obama will be nice to you in those debates, but I doubt it. Just ask Republican Alan Keyes.

McSenile, you are done.

Obama/Sebilius 2008/2012.

the truth IS smooth.mccain's lies and war rhetoric,and "americans are a nation of whiners",rhetoric, is just ugly.

Hey McSame, where did you get your facts, Dr Phil? Oh wait, he doesn't speak for you. So since you don't understand the ecomony, you must be reading someone elses words!!! Either way, we see you mouth moving, but nothing is coming out!!!!

McLoser!!!!

This man needs to have his facts straight. Whatever they (the Republicans) wish to tag Obama by is not going to work. We know the facts and we have the facts and they can speak for themselves.

McCain just want to continue tax cuts for the wealthy. Phil Gramm said that people in the USA are a nation of whiners.

Only thing your wife Cincy ever did was being born into a rich family. Carly nearly destroyed HP and closed the factory in my town leaving hundreds without any money. We are still fighting to get our pensions HP!!!! Roberta, his mom never worked a day in her life. I have not idea who Meg W.

McCain taxing businesses do not destroy jobs, you should have paid attention in economics you C average student. Taxes do not destroy research adn develpment, havent you heard of the tax credit for it? It is actually pretty high and does not have a limit.

Mac, stop whining and work on your own mental recession! While you're at it, work on your fact checking because you're getting caught in too many lies. Sorry, I mean mis-speaks. I'm elderly, too.

McCain is for the wealthy period! His guru just made it clear what his attitude is. If you make more than $250.00 a year as a household, then by all means vote for four more years of the same. Pity that as fast as our economy is coming apart, there are still those in this country that things are going just great. Scares me to think as I am driving down the road that 28% or roughly one out of three fellow drivers are that ignorant!

NEWS FLASH FOR MCCAIN: MOST WOMEN LIKE ME WERE NOT HANDED DOWN A MULTI BILLION DOLLAR COMPANY LIKE ALL THE WOMEN IN HIS LIFE, SO HOW THE HECK DOES HE KNOW THE ISSUES FACING ME?!?!??!

And how do you plan on paying China back for the trillions of dollars borrowed from them to pay for this senseless war, Mr. McCain??? Any solutions for that? The only president in history not to raise taxes at war time and has the worse approval rating in modern history.

There is only two attacks repukes ever use. Slime of course, and the Dems will raise your taxes.................It is beginning to get so boring!

Jobs haven't been doing crap! As a matter of fact, what you might do, we don't even know what effect it can have. We can wait as much as half a year but in the end, we just don't know. I don't the problem is that people can't work because quite frankly, they arguably work as much than before! All I'm saying there's major discrepancies in the economy, we may not know what may work or not BUT from what I hear, I'm more worried about the people who could barely afford it and with this economy, who knows what can happen in the next couple months...

McCain doesn't care whether insurance companies cover birth control for women.

Has it occurred to McCain that having more children than you might want would also "make it harder for women to start new businesses, harder for women to create or find new jobs, harder for women to manage the family budget, and harder for women and their families to meet their tax burden?"

Right, pal! Just like your smooth rhetoric on Social Security...some of us aren't married to heiresses and might need that monthly check...

Why is it that we understand what Obama is saying and McCain can't? Income of $250,000, if that includes small business owners making that or more, fine.

And wow, so now Fiorina is in his life? Is that it?

We do a smarter President for this great nation. MCBUSH cannot even speak. Did anyone see his latest gaffe when he was talking about oil drilling and exploration in the town Hall? There is no way he can win and he MUST not win.

McCain's mutter has no substance. He is reaching out to the ignorant and mindless people who can't think for themselves.

I'll take his "smooth rhetoric" ANY DAY over your flip-flopping, double-talking, and senior-momenting!!!