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I have lived with the decision of the voters for the past eight-years.
Unless the voter educates themselves on the issues and not the points of the talking heads, our country will continue its downward spiral.

I do not want another good ole boy in the White House. I want someone with an education who has a cool head on his shoulder and who's running mate is able to take over the position of President should it be required. I do not want a mayor from a small town nor do I think Mayor Daley or Gov. Blagojevich would be close to being able to be V.P and THEY have much more experience in running a City or State than Ms. Palin does. (I am using Illinois as that is where I am from).

Sorry, I want someone who knows the ropes not someone because the only reason she was picked was because of her gender.

It might be time for voters to hold their own political rallies and tell the politicians what it is we want.

The Republicans have definitely turned this into a game when they were in control.

If they really cared about governing our future rather than winning an election at all costs, they would stop lying and would have not chosen Palin.

I actually think Obama is trying to do what is right.

CHANGE!!!

It is pathetic that Paula has to HOPE that elected officials think about us people once in awhile. That is because they have lacky dogs like CNN to cover up for them, if they are Democrats. Look how they are doing damage control for Obama all the time.

It is a GAME to the McCain camp. Just look at how they have been PLAYING their cards.

This race shouldnt even be close."Race" is the big factor,and everyone knows it now.If Republicans win it,they can thank the bigots.

Of course it's a game.
The one with the most electoral votes (who really cares about the popular vote anyway) wins.

Anything that shifts the electors attention to themselves–regardless of how petty or primitive–is alright.

And when either one of these two icons of brown-nosing actually gets elected–the games of dodge ball (accountability), hide and seek (open government), chess (our foreign policy), and monopoly (our economic policy) will resume. One player will change–the President. But all the other players will be exactly the same as before.

We (the American people) are the bankers. We pay for the losses during the executive play season which last from 4-8 years.

Its all a game. Except for the bankers–they are using real money.

I would recommend to Mr/s. Smith that she try her best to convince her friends/family to pay attention and vote Obama. He is the only one actually addressing her economic issues.

The people of Ohio have been hit even harder than many. I believe that the plans Barack Obama have will be a step in the right direction. We have seen over the last eight years what we get with the gop.

So true, which is why I am against McCain. This is his life-long dream – to be the POTUS – and he will do or say anything to get it.

What scares me is – he's in his 70's. All he wants is his name in the history books – he doesn't care what happens to the rest of us after that – because HE WON'T BE HERE. I don't want Palin as my president. She is not qualified and this world is too complicated and dangerous to risk it. Obviously McCain does not care about anyone but himself.

You have a candidate in front of you with 26 years of fighting for wall street deregulation, less government oversight, against healthcare, for privatizing social security, and was a part of a previous financial crisis (Keating 5) and has less than half the education of the other candidate. WE NEED TO BE THINKING HARDER before we go to sleep, not the candidates! WAKE UP AMERICA, get over your racial issues, that's the "thing" thats keeping this close!

I agree as this has been the nastiest campaign that I can remember, and they both need to focus on programs to make this country great again.

Awww, Paula Smith, it all depends on which house they are in as to which pillow they lay their head down on at night. Vote for the candidate with one house.

The republican party is treating this like it's a game. They are trying to get peoples focus off of the economy when that is what is on everyones mind. All the lies the McLame camp has put out, you tell me whose playing games.

Everybody is feeling the economic crunch. Whoever wins the presidency has my condolences for trying to resurrect the dead. Whoever said that Sen. Obama does not have a plan is misinformed. He does have one but I bet if he reveals everything, Bonnie and Clyde will steal his ideas and flaunt them.

Please tell that to John Mccain and the pathological liar Sarah Palin that you would like to hear the issues because while Barack and Biden have been defending themselves against their brutal attacks and lies they have been defining his plans to run this country. I have yet to hear how Mccain or Palin will and mccain has been campaigning for almost two years.

I hope the loan officer thinks to herself as she lays her head down to sleep:
"Do I want a president and Vice president who will look me in the eye and lie without blinking?"

See: "She sold it on e-bay, For a Profit!"

BO08

But the Republicans were in charge of both the White House and Congress from 2001-2007. Aren't they to blame for this mess?

Come on, Ohioans, you have an opportunity to make up for voting for Bush in 2000 and 2004.

Time for a change!

Obama/Biden '08

That's exactly how I feel. I am an Obama Supporter and while I know the road would not be easy, I hope each and every one of them are somewhat going to be accountable