For all of you who say McCain does not have an economic plan, you are wrong. Why does he have so many Ivy League economists backing his proposals? Take off the blinders. Come to the middle, it's nice here.
As for Obama, his plan will cripple us. Take more money from the oil companies??? Are you serious? They will get it back and then some. Great plan you great visionary. Tried that once and it failed. If it's broke, quit using it.
This country does need a change, but the "chosen" one is not the answer.

There is nothing wrong with being a PUMA

It just means McCain is second best to Hillary

Obama is some inexperienced person with no issues and can speak well.

You know who else brought big crowds in Berlin? Hitler did…

Anyway regardless of the white house

Either of the two candidates– economy will still start failing

unless you do some magical reversal plan which would include a good use of lobbyists (good use McCain pro Obama aganist)

Party unity
McCain "Will work together with the Dems"
Obama "Lets kill Reps"

Plus a politician means public service: Obama doesn't want to be a politician- he doesn't care for the public

He didn't even help his own home state

Keeping Obama out of the White House is issue number 1 for me.

SURGE, DRILL, ATTACK, SURGE, DRILL, ATTACK, SURGE DRILL ATTACK

The economy is the number one issue, and yet for some strange reason, many economically-illiterate voters are still falling in line with the party that believes they can "fix" a sluggish economy by simply stealing MORE money from workers' paychecks.

You cannot tax your way to economic prosperity. Please tell me how my life will be better if you steal MORE money from me.

…and it took a poll to figure this one out?

Ask the restaurant owners who's numbers are down this summer.
Ask the hotel owners who's numbers are down.
Ask the guy at the gas pump how he feels about pumping $100 into his SUV to go to work and canceled his vacation.

Now let's ask the oil magnates, stock brokers and politicians.

Thank goodness we have polls. If we didn't, Washington wouldn't have a clue what the real issues are.

Well John Mccaine's ideas have lowered the price of a barrel of oil by 20% in less than a month

So you tell me who doesn't know what he is doing.

To all McCain supporters–your candidate has been in Congress 27 years and now he suddenly has all the answers to the economy? Why didn't he speak up before? Please start thinking.

DRILL, DRILL, DRILL! That's what yo' mama said!

It's the war economy, stupid !

Obama's economic policy, his environmental policy, and his energy policy are all the same: keep your tires properly inflated.

and yet he who admitted that the economy was not his strength, is in the running to fix it???!!!

Let's hope that these numbers keep shifting like this. If more people start worrying about the economy, McCain will be crushed. No offense, but when it comes to the economy, McCain is pretty clueless.

Oh, and lol to what Peter said.

My new favorite Obama quote regarding McCain's energy policy:

"that's a debate I'm happy to have. Because Senator McCain's energy plan reads like an early Christmas list for oil and gas lobbyists. And it's no wonder — because many of his top advisers are former oil and gas lobbyists."

Nuff said.

Any regular garagist will tell you to keep your tire properly inflated to save on gaz and get better mileage.

The republicans screw up everything, they don't even know the basics. The repubs are doomed this year. No more repubs.

Obama 08/12.

SURGE SURGE SURGE!

McCain has now found a way to play the only word he knows into the economic argument. No explanation to what it means, but by God it is THE ONLY WAY!

Surge, Drill….Drill, Surge ….Surge, Surge, Drill, Drill….

What a joke this guy is.

I would see Hillary hitting this out of the park but not Obama. McCain's econmic plan will at least keep the jobs people have in play with helping the small business owner.

could someone please explain to me why sen. obama as to constantly ridicule his opponents. criticism is one thing but ridiculing a person (Hillary is a regular Annie Oakley haha because she can use a gun.) ect. if you listen to him he does this on a regular basis.is demeaning people his idea of politics?.he gets highly insulted if someone does it to him or Michelle's. seems to me that is, his attitude with the voters as well, some of the things he proposes are just reruns of what Clinton or McCain earlier introduced and he wants us to actually believe it is his own idea. that is ridiculing us as well

You can not blame economic woes on the Bush Administration. you can blame the housing crisis. That would be liberals that wanted those that can't afford the American dream to have it. Look at the nightmare they gave them. Life isn't fair. Some are just on the short end. Help them to have what they need. Not what they want. Read the Constitution.

You people need to wake up. do your hear one news clip or read one headline and comment.. I agree we need to drill for oil in our own country.FYI by the time we start to benefit from drilling oil prices will have increased even more !!!!! using this as a campaign tactic is merley an insult on the American people intellegence of course we need a energy plan that will benefit us in the future and there are no quick fixes checkthisout I sure can use $1000 NOW an guess what the oil companies is going to get it back anyway.Oil prices HAS NOT drop because MCcain is speaking on drilling it because bush is stepping up like he should have done all along read the news

You stupid Barack HUSSEIN Obama supporters really think he is going to wave a magic wand and CHANGE everything overnight?? Dream on!!!!!!!!!!

Dave, Illinois – my love, why hasn't mcsurge led in the polls since Obama became the nominee? He's got so called 'experience', he's been around forever and he's white and yet he can't seem to lead in the polls. I know you probably hadn't thought of that, spouting your repuglican hate filled lies but it's a fact. He has not led once and yet he's 'america's boy' right?

Unfortunately neither Congress or the next President will have sole power to improve the American economy due to WORLDWIDE problems. It is incredibly naive for American's to think that a "magic wand" can be waved by either political party and things will automatically get better within the US. Hardly.
Until American politicians and government officials strengthen the US dollar and deal with the worldwide oil crunch, nothing will get better.
Fed doesn't change rates > dollar strengthens > oil prices fall. Duh!
The next few years will be even more brutal to Americans if we don't get some long range plans started (e.g offshore drilling, more nuclear power with advanced reactors, 100,000 wind turbines, larger strategic petroleum reserve, etc.)

Before the primary season began people were saying Hillary Clinton would polarize the country. Along comes Barack Obama, and people are saying he will polarize the country. The primary season is over, and truer words were never spoken. As an American, a Democrat, a human being, a white person, a male i have my differences with with Clinton, and Obama. After the disasterous eight years of republicans, i think we as Democrats must rise above our differences, and the excuses we use to continue that polarization in our party. We can not make the grave mistake of putting McCain, or any republican in the presidency. We can change our thinking on sex, and race,….if we want to. In my opinion we can, and must elect a Democrat for President. America has to recover from the eight years of greed, corruption, lying, selfishness, and the war.What is more important to us? Our prejudices? Our racism, or sexism? Our future in a peaceful, tolerant USA, World?

EMJ- jealous of what exactly? How Obama's an Elitist and he's going over to Europe again for George Clooney's dinner party? At least McCain actually stays in the country of which he's running!

Captain Obvious strikes again!
The question is, do you want 4 more years of the same policies?

Cnn, i dont need you to tell me what is issue #1, we all know issue # 1 is Bush

WHAT OBAMA ECONOMIC POLICY?

You conservative's have to be the 51 percent of our country who are illiterate? Why would we trust the republicans who have had a drug induced, illiterate coward leading their party for the last 8 years. The liar got us into a war that had nothing to do with 9/11. We continually borrow money from a communist country and the job market is the worst that we have seen since the great depression? And where the h*** is Osama Bin Laden? THIS IS THE VERY FIRST TIME IN OUR HISTORY THAT WE HAVE LET ANY DICTATOR, COUNTRY, GROUP OR THE LIKE GET AWAY WITH KILLING AMERICANS! It does not make sense that the top 2 percent of this country prospers while the hardest working americans sacrifice the most!

Johnny C -

Don't get it TWISTED my friend. YOU sound just like a "McCain Whiner" ha! ha!. Hey, when your candidate can draw a crowd of 200,000, then you let me know. I find it odd that OLD man John McCain has to go out to the Harley Bikers because they wouldn't come to him AND what does he do? He offers his wife Cindy up as a "beauty contestant" . Talk about funny. OLD man McCain didn't even realize that would mean Cindy strutting her stuff almost nakedly in front of a bunch of BIKERS!! What a LOSER!!

You can thank the Baby Boomers for messing up everything in this country. Time to throw all of you Boomers into the forest. I am a gen-Xer and my grandparents have more sense and brains that you Boomers. Ditto that for the Gen Y and younger people. They get it. You Bommers – your "sun rises and sets on us" generation have RUINED the US. Sadly there are too many of you still for us to effectively turn the tide. No worries though, if we are still around as a nation in another 15-20 years a lot of you will have died off and we can put your sad Boomer mentality to rest forever.

President Bush inheritated a recession from the Clinton admistration and they was hit by 911. Bush's economic policies pulled us out of the Clinton recession and saw 6 years of economic growth, with low inflation and unemployment.

Then Pelosi and Reid took over congress in 2006. Under their and Obama's leadership, this country has fallen into a recession with raising inflation and unemployment and all time high gas prices at the pump.

Only and idiot would want 4 more years of that kind of leadership.

Wake up all you Demolemings and Obamatrons and Pleosites and Reidacrats. Stop believing all the lies these guys tell you. Can't you think for yourself. Oh, never mind that is why you are Demolemings in the first place, you don't want to do anything for yourself, you want big government to do everything for you.

Economy has always been an issue. And until our Congress decides to balance the budget it will always be an issue. I think when Congress get the budget balanced then they should get a raise not until though. And as far as slick Willie Clinton, when he cut the military to show his balancing act that told me what the Democratic party was all about.

McCain flip flopped on off shore drilling only AFTER he got millions from….that's right kids Big Oil. the same Big Oil that has all ready 68 MILLION acres they are NOT DRILLING ON NOW…and EVERY EXPERT knows we will NOT see any change in prices and we will not see any oil for 7 YEARS…most importantly John McCain wants to EXPORT the oil we find if we do drill here.

I am hoping with all my heart that when we do get our troops home that they have something to come back to with pride, and all their sacrifices aren't in vain. This country has never been a cut and run outfit.
Now it is time to stand up and make sure we have someone in office that isn't going to tax them out on to the streets. They shouldn't have to come home and wonder what they were fighting for even if they had been lied to about why they went. They did what they felt was right for their country. God bless you all and it is to bad we have politicians with so little backbone to get us back on track to give you something great to come home to.

BUSH SR.TRASHED OUR ECONOMY.

BUSH JR. TRASHED OUR ECONOMY.

MCBUSH HAS & SUPPORTS THE BUSH MODEL TO THE TEE.

I just did the Quick poll on the CNN Homepage. It asks, What's most on your mind in picking a president? And it lists Healthcare, Iraq and the economy. The number one answer at %100 (when I answered the survey) was the economy.
Well, guess who don't know nuffin bout the economy. J-MAC (that's my new name for Jon McSame) And yet Obama is not leading with a landslide in the polls? I really hope America remains focused on what is important and they choose Obama to be the next POTUS

I wish more Libertarians would express themselves here.
Clearly–CNN is #1 in news–if a seed of change is ever to enter the mainstream–it will be here.

Finally–a place for all those angry GOP and DEMS who've changed to independant's–to call home.

No special interests, really no new taxes, family values, a return to the constitution and bill of rights–which is sorely needed right now.

Bob Barr 2008

Mattie,

Actually, there is some debate regarding whether the President or the Congress have more impact on the economy. Some people would argue that when the GOP controlls the Congress (Clinton years…) then the economy does better.

I don't know if I buy all of that, but you need to understand that this is a complicated issue. You can't give all the credit/blame to the President. We do need ALL members of Congress to be more responsible and not vote for spending unless its absolutely necessary. I think all of the members of Congress who authorized the Iraq war should be voted out.

The "surplus" of the Clinton administration was projected figures only; any accounting person can make up those kinds of figures. If Clinton had spent some funds supporting energy independence, the CIA and the US military, we would not have had 9/11 and the mid-East crises going on around us now.

Now Senator McSame said tire inflation does improve gasoline mileage. Just one more FLIP-FLOP from the Flip-Flop master.

If you people elect john mccain, get ready.. the economy will be far worse. remember that when you decide to vote.

Our country is full of censorship. We claim to be open to new ideas and believes, but it's just not true. People are stuck in their ways, controlled by greed and power and religion. That's why nothing will change and the ecomony is going to plumett and make the dust bowl look like a Hawain vacation. Unless, someone with a conscious is put into office. And Mr. Maverick is nothing but another puppet on a string. Obama might not be that much better; but he is better!

My question to the far left liberals who frequent this website:

What role does the democratic controlled Congress pklay in the economy?

You clearly have placed all blame on the Pres. I was under the impression that Congress had quite a bit to do with the economy.

Did we become a oligarchy when I wasn't looking?

Pelosi and Reid accomplished nothing, and some blame needs to be placed on them. I would argue 50% of the blame!!

Obama represents a positive economic change from the failed Bush policies of the past eight years, which McCain has adopted. That might have attributed to McCain's comments that he does not understand the economy and still needs to be educated, which seems too risky when the economy remains the number one issue for Americans in this election.

Our country needs a new direction. Obama '08

the way things are right now of course what would you think it would be.Bush screwed us big time and now it will take a long time top dig ourselves out of the mess the Republicans caused

Wisest one of All – sure your not talking about your buddy mcsurge? Because I all I ever hear from him is the surge, bashing Obama, Iraq and drill, drill, drill. Haven't heard one plan of his yet, neither have most of these bloggers but we sure know what he's against – WOman, GI's, Energy Bills cause he's voted against them all. Obama has thousands of pages of plans for this country on his website but of course your a repuglican so you wouldn't bother to check facts.

Your comment is awaiting moderation.
That it CNN GOD forbid you post the truth
Mike, Boston

Ya I DO MIKE,
It started dropping when the specutator investigations started!!!!!! Had nothing to do with off shore anything. God How did so many Americans get so dumb. This whole gas bit has been a joke.
A little more info for you to think about MIKE.
HOW COME THE PRICE AT THE PUMP AT OIL 120 BARREL IS 20 TO 30 CENTS HIGHER THAN WHEN OIL WAS 120 JUST THREE MONTHS AGO.
Have you heard of conditioning people-look in the mirror, it worked!!

What does it say about John McCain when he allows silly, non-presidential ads to be broadcast? Are these the makings of a great president?

So much negativity here, and poor old "W" doesn't have a chance either. Seems like each president that stays for a second term ends up in hot water. Then we have Obama who is already planning for his second term, looks like he will put himself in the hot water way ahead of schedule.

Mike, Boston August 6th, 2008 12:54 pm ET

Has anyone noticed oil has dropped 20% from its high since John Mccaine started talking about drilling??????????????????

Any of you Obamabots have an answer for this????????????

Besides it is simply good common sense policy.

Dude you are waisting your time. I asked that same question last week on every article for a day from 8am till 4:30pm and got no response.

I could not agree more with what you said. It would appear that all the liberal economists that said it would take ten years for drilling to affect the market had no idea about how the oil market works. Or they just stated it in a way that they could say" we meant that we will not be using that oil for the ten years, not that it would not affect the price".

But the house in now divided.

Obama inspired haters to divide the party.

Suffer the consequences of hate

ALL SECURITY IS RELATED TO OUR ECONOMY.

NO ECONOMIC SECURITY, NO NATIONAL SECURITY.

WE DON'T THROW ROCKS AT THE ENEMY.

WE THROW $100,000 BOMBS BY THE THOUSANDS.

YOU CAN'T KNOW A THING ABOUT SECURITY, IF YOU

DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE ECONOMY, AS DUMB

NUBS HAS CLEARLY ADMITTED TO.

Riding the wave of POPularity and the celebrity bandwagon into history- THOSE ARE THE OBAMA PRIORITIES.

Hate, bash, trash fellow democrats- then expect to win.

Label fellow democrats as racist redneck morons….

Mock the old activist feminists who are the backbone of the party.

Dismiss the old geezers…

That will work to unite the party.

HATE DIVIDES

Mike, Boston,
The oil companies control the gas prices and are working in concert with McMatlock. If Obama said something negative about the oil industry and McYoda said that prices are going to go up, guess what? – they would. You watch, as we approach the elections, gas prices will go down just like every election cycle. Then shortly after the elections gas prices will start to climb again. They will lower the cost of gas just enough so that people forget how high it was when it's time to vote. Mark my words.

And the Red Sox suck!

I think we as Americans have lost all respect for each other. I am tired of seeing these posts with comments like "McSame", "NObama", "McWar", etc. I was raised to respect people. You may not like them, but you should respect them. Maybe if you did then your comments might be taken more seriously and not sound so childish.

For Obama- me myself and i are the number one issue(s).

We're off to see McWizard, the wonderful McWizard of Oz..we hear he is the wonderful McWiz, the wonderful McWiz because….

Starring:
The McWizard = John McCain
Dorothy = McCain's Daughter
The Scarecrow = Gov. Crist
The Tin Man = Gov. Romney
The Cowardly Lion = Gov. Huckabee
Toto = Guliani
The Witch = Cindy Lou McCain

Supporting Characters played by : Karl Rove, GW, Cheney, etc.

Drill! Drill! Drill!

Let's support the US for a change and not some other country. I am tired of feeling "owned".

I find it ironic that Obama thinks he can relate to the Joe and Josephine's who get up and go to work everyday trying to earn a living wage while his own campaign keeps bragging about the millions and millions of dollars it can spend on him. Obama doesn't care about your pocketbook, Obama cares about being elected and will flip-flop if that's what it takes to get elected. The Democrats have done it again – instead of a leader, they have given us a wannabe. Roll the dice – John McCain will secure the White House.

Sorry, we don't need any more stimulus checks. What we really need is quality job creation, which will require better education.

THEN THERE WAS MCSLEAZO !!!!!

"I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE ECONOMY",direct quote.

MCSENILE KNOWs ENOUGH ABOUT "HIS" ECONOMY, THOUGH.

HE HAS BEEN MOOCHING ON OUR TAX DOLLARS 4 A LIFETIME.

TAKE OUR TAX DOLLARS, THAT WE WORK FORE, & GIVE THEM

TO THE IRAQIS, OIL COMPANIES & RICH FRIENDS. AS FORE US,

WE CAN'T SPEND OUR MONEY ON OUR VETS, OUR SCHOOLS,

OUR HEALTH CARE. WE SHOULD BE VERY HAPPY THAT WE

ARE BUILDING A FOUR STAR HOTEL FOR THE IRAQI

GOVERNMENT. IF BUSH MADE SENSE TO YOU, SO WILL MCBUSH.

The only surplus we ever had was with the Clinton administration, all the other administrations Reagan, Bush Sr, Bush Jr. we had a deficit.

Wake up folks.

and issue 2 through 8 also!

sen. obama's bases his economic plan largely on taxing windfall profits from big oil comp. duh. what happens after January if there is no windfall profits this is a very up and down industry. he also will use the savings from ending the Iraq war . how much of a saving is that seeing we still have to fight in Afghanistan and honor our other commitments and even if our troops are not in combat they still have to be paid. not what you would call sound financing it is all bases on supposition

McCain will do nothing to help the economy. He thinks we're in a "mental recession", remember? Maybe he'll provide government-funded psychiatrists to convince us to go out and spend our hard-earned money, because things just aren't as bad as everyone thinks they are, right? You're just imagining that it costs $80 to fill up your gas tank, right? Right?

OF COURSE THE "ECONOMY " IS THE NUMERO UNO ISSUE!

If we don't have jobs, we don't have $$
If w don't have $$ we don't have food, heat, fuel for autos, OR 44 TO PAY OUR TAXES.

NO TAX MONEY – NO GOVERNEMENT !!!!!!!

Very simple MATH/LOGIC !!!!

Where are we ( USA ) headed? – towards being a third world country?

TIME TO THINK – REALLY THINK before YOU VOTE – you have ONE VOTE MAKE IT COUNT …… and not only for PRES. BUT…….. for the Senators and Congressmen up for re-election. Remember they get these job ? for LIFE???????? THINK ABOUT IT !

It becomes more clear that McCain is in left field when it come to the economy,

I won't throw mud at McCain like he does at Obama, but the man simply doesn"t have a clue as to what is going on.

The economy is Bad and getting worse. McBush has no answers for this terrible problem. His top economic advisor said there is no problem and that Americans are just whiners. McBush admitted in public that he has very little understanding of economics. With all this in mind. How can almost half of America be supporting McSame. Do we like to suffer?

It took the Democratic lead congress less than two years to put us into a recession and puch gas prices to all time highs. The economy was still growing before the 2006 election. Thank you Pelosi, and Reid and Obama for the crapy economy.

I can't believe all the Obamatrons and Pelosites and Reidacrats that don't see this. This mess all came down after they took over congress. The Republicans are willing to give up their holiday to solve our econmic problems and the Dems are relaxing while Americans continue to hurt. You want 4 more years of this kind of leadership?

Only the brain dead would vote for a Democrat in November.

I'll be voting for McCares, McAnswers, McIntegrity, McNationleader, McCain. He is our only McHope.

"THE ECONOMY REMAINS ISSUE NUMBER ONE" …BUT INSTEAD OF COMING UP WITH POLICIES HE WILL IMPLEMENT TO REVERSE THE DOWNWARD TREND, HE AND HIS PUNCH OF OLD GUARDS KEEP FEEDING US WITH ADS ON CELEBRITIY AND TIRE GUAGE – AND HE IS SUPPOSED TO BE EXPERIENCED. IN WHAT, IF I MAY ASK? OBAMA'S JUDGEMENT IS FAR BETTER THAN MCCAIN'S "EXPERIENCE". HIS CAMPAIGN ADS PROVE SO.

For Obama the main issue is making it into the history books.

He created and rode the bandwagon into fame.

He created and rode the wave into stardom.

Now the chickens are coming home to roost for Obama and his supporters… the ones that were inspired-to- intra-party hatred by Obama and his hope and change message.

Hatred and race-baiting and insulting fellow democrats and calling an ex-president of your own party a racist- not a winning strategy.

THAT DIVIDES THE PARTY

Whats PUMA?

Pathetic
Unintelligent
McCain
Apologists

and who do americans trust most,on the economy,the war,and health care?BO!

According to AAA to have your tire pressure as suggested by Manf.
Saves you 4% to 5% which is what Oil drilling will save.
and as I predicted watch out oil and gas price is going down before Nov. election as manipulated by cronies in republican party working closely w/ oil co. and their oil traders.

Beg to differ, but Paris and $4.00+ gas in Taxifornia along with multitude of tax increases irks me more. In the past we could rely on the Republicans to keep taxes low. Now governor Taxannager pandering and caving in to the Democrats with a one cent sales tax on top of every other "fee" he unashamedly has signed on. He guesses that will get him a Senate seat in the future. Now you see why Hollywood and politics is toxic for the peons ?

Not for Obama.

The celebrity bandwagon he created to boost his notoriety is coming home to roost.

Just the Obama cult is still swooning over their hero.

NOT QUITE UNDERSTANDING THE MIND-SET, HERE IN AMERICA:

1- Jobs diminishing
2- Cost of living, increasing
3- Millions of Citizens, losing homes
4- Billions of our tax dollars (what China hasn't contributed), going to Re-build Iraq

And only to have McCain talking about 'celebraty status', of Senator Obama.

GO FIGURE!!!!!!!!!

Hillary lost. Get over it already.

Yes the economy will be the number one issue in this election barring some other external event.

I agree with Walter of Long Beach…As long as the war in Iraq is perceive to be going better, then American support for war (or more specifically a timetable to leave) increases.

However there are three things which could push Iraq towards increased levels of violence:

1) No oil sharing agreement among the Shia, Sunni and Kurds portions of the Central Goverment by the end of 2008.

2) Cancellation of Iraqi Parliament elections slated for October 2008.

3) Iraqi perception that McCain could win the presidential election.

With the UN Resolution that America claims to operate under (which gives immunity to US troops and contractors from Iraqi laws) expiring in December 2008 with no expectation of extension, US troops will have a hard time engaging directly militarily in Iraq.

McCain is going to find out that the trouble economy is the number one issue……..an area where he has the "least, if any" experience in. Better choose a good economic VP.

Maybe the key to the economy is to quit paying the executives of the corporations so much money. They make more money by doing a bad job and getting fired than a ordinary person can make in their lifetime.

Until that happens then I guess the corporations have plenty of money to afford to pay higher taxes.

It must be very disappointing being an Obama supporter.

Having a candidate with no real plans for the economy.

No real plans for gas prices.

No real plans for anything besides 'Hope' and 'Change'.

No wonder you people (and Obama) are so desperate!

Phil Gramm's "Whiners" are going to do a serious smack-down and him and his pal, McSame come November! And you can take that to your sub-prime ridden bank…

Just a quick FU and KMA to the Obama Haters who keep referring to BO supporters as cult members. Your just jealous and it shows since you have to 'pretend' to support the fake conservative old man.

While Senator McCain tries to hack away at Senator Obama, Senator Obama stays above the fray and focuses on the issues.

Senator McCain is being poorly served by his handlers – which is just what he deserves for allowing himself to BE handled! The "maverick" is shown to have feet of clay after all.

This election is going to be a landslide for Senator Obama if the Repubs keep playing attack dog. But if they don't attack they can't win anyway.

Stick a fork in 'em – they're done!

I love how the Muslim article and the Paris Hilton article get countless 100's of comments. But this one, the economy, a REAL issue has so few comments.

This ia WHY America is now stuck choosing between McWar and Empty-Suit. It happened when we were watching American Idol.

Check out the Green Party or Libertarians or someone that is proposing an actual change with and actual platform. And make an INTELLIGENT choice please.

The Bush Admin has let so many different issues slide during his 8 years as Resident of the White House, that more than one issue is at the top of the fix or repair list. The top one is the economy, but the war in Iraq, jobs being sent overseas, health care, Illegal immigration, PUBLIC education, and national infrastructure (Alaska's bridge to no where excluded). The trade deficit with China is making a few Americans rich, but as for the majority……………say about 97% of us, it will result in a slow death. What Bin Laden started in NY on 911, the trade deficit will finish. What made this country the power it was, were the jobs and manufacturing. You know…………………things we used to make here, the jobs that paid good wages, that in turn gave money to the bottom 95%, that gave people money to buy things. As it is going, people will have just enough money (if they are lucky) to just get by.

How on earth can Obama lose in the drilling for oil category, but win in the overall economy? Doesn't make sense. Oil and all its ramifications, be it drilling or be its scarcity, RULES the economy. When oil is too expensive for people to buy, everything else is expensive as well. Look at the present price of groceries, tuition, clothing, electronics — everything. When the cost of oil comes down — which it will once we start drilling — everything else will follow suit. How do I know this? Because I'm from oil-rich Texas and I've witnessed enough feasts and famines to know how it affects everybody's pocketbook. One more example: All you folks who are stuck with gas guzzler cars, trucks and SUVs, what has happened now to your budget

My advice in this situation is DON'T VOTE FOR ANYBODY WHO DOES NOT FAVOR DRILLING! McCain's 26 years in Washington gives him the experience to know this and do something about it. Sorry, but two years in the senate is not enough time to affect anything. Let him go another four, then see what he has learned.

Finally, if it takes multiple years to feel the results of drilling for more oil, perhaps Mr. Obama would tell us how long it will take to get online all his ideas (wind, solar, etc.).

Has anyone noticed oil has dropped 20% from its high since John Mccaine started talking about drilling??????????????????

Any of you Obamabots have an answer for this????????????

Besides it is simply good common sense policy.

GoHillary ???? Have you actually read any of his plans? I'm a middle aged white woman and I vote on the candidate that agrees w/ my values not race nor sex.

Hillary and McCain act to much alike. Neither will get my vote regardless of race.

About which McCain hasn't a clue!!

Blue,

You're high if you think the Paris video helps McCain. Getting mocked by Paris Hilton (in such a witty manner, nonetheless) is never a good thing. It just shows how absurd his candidacy has actually become.

I'm sure if it was up to CNN, they would hand the election to Mc cain, just report the news in a fair and balance way. I just saw a segment on filp flopping, which would supposedly talk about both candidates flip flops, but in true cnn fashion, ONLY 0bama's filp flops were mentioned, this is such BS!!!

CNN stop being so bias, not everyone is for Obama. Let other comments go through, like the one I try to submit.

CNN thanks for these polls
Can you do us favor please?
Tell you pundits to shut up and tell them to give lessons to the candidates about these polls

No, CNN…no matter how much you try to propogandize that the economy as "Issue #1″. The real issue is Obama's lack of qualifications and experience to serve as President.

CNN = pro-Obama propoganda and anti-Obama censorship.

Why do you not post sensible responses but allow the hate to flow from these DEM Supporters—
Oh! I get it—
They need the programs to survive because they can't make it on their own or do they even want to try—Why should they—they have Pelosi and the DEMS to make sure they have programs so they can waste their life away–
Get off your butts and do something to help others and you shall be rewarded—
The reason all these hate people think that Obama is it is because the people who realize what has to be done are working people and do not have time to do this—
Make sure you wait to post this until you put it in the Archives–

Sometimes I am really ashamed of being an American. People worry more about their cash than our boys dying overseas?? what a shame….

maybe we should also inflate the tires of our humvees over there, it might not just save us money but also makes us saver. If we all really squeek our eyes hard enough together and tell that to ourselves all the time, it might become true??

McCain
Semper Fi

A candidate for President of the U.S. is using childish ads to belittle another candidate and innocent American citizens. Almost half of the public is supporting this same candidate to lead their country for the next 4 years! Wow! Talk about a referendum on the intellectual level of a country this is it if there ever was one.

Well people if the economy is this big concern stop and think who got us in this mess, and the funny thing is MCCAIN WANTS TO CONTINUE THE MESS!!!! wake up this time america while our economy is going to h– iraq has a surplus of 80 billon dollars please people i know you cant be that ignorant do the right thing this time vote OBAMA!!!!!!!!!!!!

whoever thought Paris Hilton's response to McCain was helping him………….WHAT!!!!

She called him a wrinkled white hair guy, that's a compliment?

All Mc Cain Supporters!!!!!

What is Mc Cain's Energy & Economic Policy??? .. ALL you people do is bash Obama's Policies .. at least he has one … I haven't heard a single Plan/Policy from Mc Cain ….

I have come to the Realization that Mc Cain Supporters are not voting for Him but they are voting against Obama

We're screwed and thinking Americans know it. Whoever takes office is going to have to deal with the hangover from our debt-binge over the last 20-25 years. The country has a spiraling debt and individuals are even worse off. We owe China and the Middle East billions and need their continued support to survive.

How did we get here? Greed! Arrogance!
How do we get out? Frugality (pain) and humility (humiliation)

Welcome to our new world.

Ha Ha, the Obamites are still using the same old "Mc"isms and spouting the same old tired insults. As the polls have tightened, there are simply more of them to laugh at. I enjoy nothing more than your rants because I know that you are really upset. An upset Liberal means that somebody, somewhere, is doing something Right. Ha Ha, keep on ranting.

In Obama's revised energy plan he states he would compromise on off shore drilling and be willing to allow limited offshore drilling (in Alaska but not Florida ) and expanding more gulf territory for drilling; as long as significant funds and initiatives are included for alternative energy; electric car manufacturing and clean coal research. You will only know this if you listen to the energy speech. This information is missing from the media and this isn't the first or second time the media seems to selectively delete valid information in its reporting. What the lack of information about?

Isn't Congress supposed to have a balanced budget, as required by federal law? Yes, I have always thought. But, it seems that there is a loop hole that allows for deficit spending. If the country is at war, then you do not need to balance the budget.

Time for McSame to look at the polls and start talking about the real issues; instead of spouting his celebrity IGNORANCE.

Obama and the Liberal Dems will be the final blow to any hope we have as a nation to turn this economy around.

Just look at when we started to fail-it is from our Liberal Congress that has done absolutely nothing for two years.

If Obama is elected we will not survive his presidency.

Especially telling is his "make sure your tires are inflated" solution!

Place a SAIN vote for McCain 08

The ecomomic issue will put McCain over the top for this election.

Everyone knows Obama and the Dems will raise taxes on everyone. The economy can't not bear a tax increase on any kind. Obama wants to raise taxes on corportations, which will just drive up inflation as the corporations in turn charge more for everything to recoup their lost tax dollars. And even more corporations will look to move offshore where virtually every nation in the world has a lower corporate tax rate than in the US. So more US jobs will be lost.

We need to find a way to help our corporations compete in the global maket place and still keep jobs here. It is not a simple solution, but higher corporate taxes are not the answer. If you want to tax the hell out of the rich corporate exes, that is one thing. But American jobs are tied to the corporations. Lets find ways to keep them and their jobs and their profits here in the US. Our US business are trying to compete with companies all over the world that have the advantage of lower taxes and cheaper labor. Democrates treat or US corporations that employee millions and millions of Americans as some kind of evil enemy. They definitly have a long list of faults. But it would be a disaster to drive away all those jobs. We need to find ways to keep those jobs here and help or corporations compete in the global economy.

McCain's Iraq problem has always been two fold:

1. He's been on the wrong side to begin with.

2. He has to choose between salience and popular support. If things are going relatively well, the issue looses salience with people. It only gains in importance when things take a turn for the worse. And then, his support for the war looses popularity.

FURTHER, WE ALL SHOULD REMEMBER , THAT EVEN WHEN THE TASKS HAVE BEEN OVERWHELMING , WE AMERICANS HAVE RESPONDED WITH DETERMINATION AND COURAGE TO FACE OUR PROBLEMS AND SOLVE THEM WITH SINGLEMINDED RESOLVE . WE HAVE CUT DOWN ON OUR USE OF GASOLINE
BY DRIVING LESS AND LESS. WE ARE CUTTING DOWN ON OUR USE OF ELECTRICITY BY CHANGING TO FLUOESCENT BULBS.
AND YES , EVEN IF IT HELPS BUT A LITTLE, WE HAVE EVEN TRIED OBAMA'S SUGGESTION TO INFLATE OUR TIRES.( ALBEIT WE DONT DRIVE ON BALD TIRES) HELP AMERICA IN ANY WAY WE CAN. INCIDENTALLY, DONT POLLUTE OUR STREETS. AND REPORT GRAFFITI ARTIST-POLLUTERS.

Hussein Nobama is an empty suit with no plans for the US. Even Nobamas staunchest supporters can not come up with anything to support him except to say "yes, we can".

McCain has no economic plan. McCain has no economic advisers. By his own admission McCain has no economic expertise. So when McCain boasts about his economic plan, what exactly is he talking about? Nothing. Nothing at all.

Don't forget what McCain said during the debate at the Reagan Library. He declared the economy as healthy and growing. Declared more people were better off today than 8 years ago. So when McCain boasts about his economic plan, what exactly is he talking about? Nothing. Nothing but what he thinks you want to hear.

I find their ads interesting…in 8 years the Republicans have run up a record deficit, borrowed $$ from China, given tax cuts to the wealthiest American citizens and $$ profits to their friends through a war that is debated whether it should have ever happened…from $150 per gallon to $4.00 a gallon for gas…..whoever wins this election are gong to have their hands full to correct the last 8 years of damage…how could the US do worse with someone other than a Republican in the White House?

I agree that the economy is the number one issue. When you money is not what it should be and does not cover everything that it should it causes everything else to get off track.

And yet John McLame is using the politics of diversion and talking about Paris and Brittany.

Grow up, you couldn't lead a neighborhood rummage sale, much less the country.

If the economy is your biggest concern, please stop to remember who gave us the economy we have now – Bush, McCain and his fellow Republicans.
The last time we had a robust economy, the Democrats were in the White House.
They need to be there again.
Both houses of Congress also need veto-proof Democratic majorities.
November 2008 will be our best last chance to save America.

The war in Iraq is one of the reasons our economy is so bad. we are digging ourselves deeper and deeper into this hole by borrowing money to pay the sons of Iraq and to rebuild their country.

The gov't of Iraq has a SURPLUS of over 79 billion dollars, cnn reported yesterday. But we are taking our money that we have to borrow to cover rebuilding.

Wolf Blitzer asked one of the Army Generals in Iraq if we were still paying the sheiks(sons of Iraq) not to attack us and he said yes.

Our bad economy and the expense of the illegal war goes hand in hand. If we end the expense, we can began to recover. At least stop the bleeding.

The BO followers are a bunch of savages and racists. The only reason they are voting for him is because he is black.

What a pity he is also clueless!

WE KEEP HEARING " THE ECONOMY IS THE NUMBER ONE ISSUE
IN THIS ELECTION. IT WILL TAKE A CONGLOMERATE OF WHIZ KIDS OR WHIZ MEN TO SOLVE THE ENORMOUS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT IS SO COMPLEX AND IT IS DEPENDENT ON SO MANY FACTORS THAT HAVE GONE WRONG. THE BIGGEST IS THE HUGE BUDGET DEFICIT, THE TRADE IMBALANCE, LOST JOBS , OUT- SOURCING AND COMPANIES MOVING THEIR MANUFACTURING
FACILITIES AND JOBS ABROAD. THE HIGH PRICE OF FUEL.
THE MORTGAGE AND HOUSING COLLAPSE. FORTUNATELY AMERICA HAS ALWAYS BEEN ABLE TO SOLVE ITS PROBLEMS.
IT WILL TAKE A MAN OF EXPERIENCE TO TAKE THE HELM AND
SELECT THE BEST PEOPLE IN BUSINESS , FINANCIAL , TECHNOLOGICAL , GLOBAL ,ECONOMIC EXPERTISE TO JOIN HIM ( THE NEXT PRESIDENT) TO GET OUR COUNTRY MOVING
IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. CONTRARY TO THE OBAMA CAMP'S OPINION , THESE PEOPLE ARE IN THE WASHINGTON AREA AND ESTABLISHMENT. AND IT IS JOHN MCCAIN WHO KNOWS THESE PEOPLE. AND HE WELL KNOWS HOW TO SELECT THEM.

This just out. As many of us thought and now is being told by a head member of PUMA who has just quit do to the lack of substance in the McCain camp. PUMA really stands for People Under the McCain Administration. They created it shortly after the Dem debates to fool the Clinton supports while there blood was still boiling to divide the party. Again no botttm to low but they do prove they are smarter enough to know people are gullable!!!!!!

McCain OUTRIGHT LIED yesterday in saying he voted against the oil friendly energy bill. As usual, he completely missed the vote.

His voting record shows he has missed the majority of Senate votes over the past 3 years. This goes back well before this presidential campaign got started in earnest. If he can't handle the job of U.S. Senator, what makes anyone think he can handle the pressure cooker of President for 4 or 8 years?

Lying about how he voted on issues certainly doesn't help his case.

McCain just wants to drill. He says he's for alternatives but, unlike Obama, McCain has presented no plan for making us independent of big oil. Thank God the majority of Americans realizes this.

Well the Iraq war will probably come back to the forefront since it was announced that Iraq has a surplus of $80+ billion dollars from oil profits sitting over there not being used to rebuild their country while America continues to foot the bill.

While I feel that since Bush felt the need to invade Iraq despite recommendations not to, we are partially responsible to help with the rebuilding process. I think we've done our share and it's time for Iraq to step up to the plate and start taking care of themselves.

Well done Bush and the Republican party. Wasteful spending we can count on.

Barak H Obama will give every family $1000.00
He will get that money from the oil companies.

Let's say there are 50,000,000 families out of a population of 300,000,000.

President Hussein will need to raise $50,000,000,000 from the
oil companies.

You can be sure the oil companies will get that money back from you.

This means even HIGHER gas prices.

I am not kidding.

NoMcSame(Grumpy old Mr. Burns) – I TOTALLY agree with you. THis country is so screwed up. Another point is that while John McSurge is bashing Obama he is showing us what he thinks of americans, their struggle and the economy – NOTHING.

What a sad commentary about us as a people that the economy would top a murderous war of choice and subsequent occupation that has killed over 1.2 million people as our top concern. No wonder we are seen globally as a selfish, self-absorbed people.

"Obama is not qualified to be a U.S. President.

All you morons who think Bush is doing such a bad job don't know jack. Liberal media at work. Anything wrong in the U.S. falls on President Bush?? Get real."

Let me get this straight….the President is still popular with Conservatives, right? What is the approval rating of the President?? Has he done anything bad in your opinion(especially if you're a Conservative)?? How do Republicans feel??? And you got it, just connect the dots….ohh and by the way, everybody keeps stalking about Congress, energy, flip-flops, etc. But it seems like everyone is missing the bigger story here…….I I haven't seen much flip-flop than Conservatives themselves!! LOL!!! I thought they were so tough or so smart, LOL!!! It seems to me they're following people who are gonna listen to them……..even if they're party(Republican) didn't care for them! LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"Sugar pie honey bunch, you know that I love you..
I can't help myself….I love you and nobody else…"

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If the economy is really number one on people's minds why is McCain where he is in the polls. That is totally irrational.

So we're more concerned with our pocketbooks than the troops in Iraq? So who are the real flip-floppers?

75 percent saying the price of gas was a financial hardship??

Why don't you guys just fill your tires with air? Obama says that will alievate your pain.

No Joke! Really, just fill your tires with air, problem solved!!

I don't get how anyone would think McCain would be the better choice for the economy when he himself has verbally admitted to not understanding economics very well at all.

Obama's answer…. Fill your tires with air!!

Not according to John McCain. According to John McCain we have a robust economy that needs more of the same. Oil, we need more oil so we much drill here, drill now, right here (his "eloquence" on 8-5-08 was hilarious) and dot our land with nuclear power plants (don't think about 3 Mile Island or Chernobl) . Wny according to McCain we are a nation of whiners, it's a recession in our imaginations and we need to follow him (right off the cliff).

"Heard Mc Cain wants to implement an Economic Surge" .. LMAO

I don't believe in polls whatsover, but
need I remind you that McCain himself
admitted that he's clueless when it
comes to the economy?

Take a good look at who McCain chooses
for his VP – because with McCain's age and
medical history, you might be voting for THAT
guy instead of McCain…

Food for thought.

Obama needs Hillary!!! He's clearly an ametuer!

Whats PUMA

People
Under
My
Armpits.

McCain has the right idea. Obama is just sitting idly by. He will ruin the economy if he is elected. McCain must win for our economy to turn around!

It's the Economy, stupid….. Yet another outgoing GOP president and yet another clueless GOP contender….. the echo is as loud as ever….

Just the super rich are having a good time. Oh yeah CNN, the WAR is still an issue for me, food prices are still an issue for me, gas is an issue for me, the housing crisis is still an issue for me.

No wonder the rich want Johnny Mc______fill in the blank in the WH, to contuine their exploits of this country i.e. you and me or us common folks. Piss off GOP, you need to make more people rich if you want your party to grow in numbers!!!!! duh!!!!!!!!!!

Unfortunately neither candidate (yes… including the cult leader Obama) has a plan they can lay out to address the economy. I just wish we could hear more about who Obama is and what his qualifications are besides he is popular and half black.

You know, I think Paris’ little attempt at getting more spotlight for herself is actually helping McCain.

First, she proves the snotty attitude these celebrities seem to share with her personally attacking McCain with her description of “wrinkly”…and also cements the fact that any conceded, empty head celebrity thinks they should be president.

It also gave McCain another opportunity to address the issue and be in the spotlight with a VERY good response.

can we get a “My bad” from Britney’s BFF, Paris? lmao

i see obama winning this one. when the american people learn that the reason mccain flip flopped on offshore drilling after receiving $1.3 million from oil companies. who is mccain really interested in?

mccain's policy keeps us in iraq for 100 years. grrreeeeat for the financial situation at home.

McGrumpy you better be glad that you are white and that Obama is black because if he was white you would be toast. The only thing that is keeping you run for the White House on life support is race. I know it and the rest of the country and the world knows it too. America is still asleep and stuck on stupid with all of the hate that is stored up in her. McGrumpy is so out of touch that he even tried to enter his wife into a strip contest and didn't know it, well on the other hand maybe he did know.
Old man stay in your place and use some of your wifes money to fix your creepy arms. I don't care how they got like that, they look creepy.
McGrumpy is a total JOKE and the more he talks the more we see. Thousands come to see Obama but McSame has to crash where thousands are to get people to listen to his trash. Ha ha ha LOL
Obama08 a Dream