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Thanksgiving Nov 4th 2008. The Turkey's Are coming early this year. Good luck America. I'm outta here!!

Well, Senator McCain, you are stuck between the rock and a hard place. Originally, you displayed a moderate temper, and if you had picked another moderate person, maybe you have a chance. I am still for Obama anyway, but at least, I am not scared if you win because Sarah Palin scare the heck out of me. She may get the base, but she drives moderates away. I don't think you are that extreme, but you don't know how to control them either. They cannot be in power, you understand. They destroy this country for the last 8 years with their crazy ideas. Unfortunately, how you run your campaign has tarnished your reputation.

Part of me thinks this is funny, but part of me also thinks this is a totally inappropriate story to run. Borderline tabloid journalism. McCain was a great man, and now he's run one of the worst presidential campaigns in history – but he doesn't deserve to essentially be made fun of because of a coincidence. This just reads like bias to me.

The present sustained Financial crisis is mainly due to lack of trust
the people have on their leader George Bush & his team.The mistake
being unable to foresee & thus tackle the problem, mainly because all attention & resources were diverted towards Iraq.
To a good extent America has to show the way to solve the present crisis ie. to win back the basic trust & confidence that is lacking.
McCain is generally seen as carrying the policies of Bush administration & hence a McCain win will not bring back the crucial trust. People in general believe an Obama win would bring back the much needed trust. This is the general opinion of the world as a whole. For this the American people must choose their president wisely, for their own sake & largely for the world itself.

The funny thing about these post is when this election is over none of you will be found on here complaining about the man you elected .When he raise's your taxe's and put's billions onto the deficit.
and doen't fullfill his lying campagne promise's and you realize that he is not what you thought . Can't wait

during this hard times, america needs a strong and tested leader...thats why the canadians choose the conservatives to lead their country because its really, really hard to gamble to someone who has yet to prove himself and we are in global recession...this november election is a make or break for america because if they still continue to be deceived by that one...then its goodbye to the great american country, the model of liberty...the glory that was once yours...and chavez and ahmadinejad will be laughing at you...LOL

I believe in Senator John McCain... The true Maverick!!! Mr. McCain and the other candidate both have different views when it comes to the economy... One thing's for certain, I know that Senator John McCain excels in foreign policy... I know that he will protect the USA and all corners of it... The other one is just oblivious... GO SENATOR MCCAIN AND GOVERNOR PALIN...

MCCAIN/PALIN '08!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THE COUNTRY REELECTED BUSH BECAUSE WE WERE LIED TO AND BELIEVED THE LIES.........

REMEMBER THE OLD SAYING FOOL ME ONCE..........

SHAME ON US IF WE ELECT THE BUSH-REPUBLICAN-HATE-AND-FEAR MONGERS AGAIN.

BUSH LEGACY......... OVER........$10..........TRILLION IN NATIONAL DEBT!

The goal Obama has mentioned often is for us as Americans, not demos or repubs, to come together and put this country back on track. We welcome all that want to help achieve that goal.

Mr. Buckley, like Ron Reagan see the shortcomings of their fathers' beliefs. Both were heroes of modern conservatism, which has reached it's horrific conclusion.
If our society is to evolve in a positive manner, we need to focus on a agenda that is inclusive of all Americans. Capitalism will always give some the advantage over others until we evolve into a seamless society.
That means the able must do a little more to help the less fortunate.
We also must create more opportunity for Americans in America so people can pull themselves up by their bootstraps.

Go Obama/Biden!

As a stone falls back on him who throws it up, so a blow struck in treachery injures more than one. As he who digs a pit falls into it, and he who lays a snare is caught in it, Whoever does harm will be involved in it without knowing how it came upon him.

Mockery and abuse will be the lot of the proud, and vengeance lies in wait for them like a lion. The trap seizes those who rejoice in pitfalls, and pain will consume them before they die. Wrath and anger are hateful things, yet the sinner hugs them tight. Avoid strife and your sins will be fewer, for a quarrelsom man kindles disputes, Commits the sin of disrupting friendship and sows discord among those at peace. The more wood, the greater the fire, and more underlying it , the fiercer the fight.. The greater a man's strength, the sterner his anger, the greater his power, the greater his wrath. Pitch and resin make fires flare up, and insistent quarrels provoke bloodshed.

The evil tongue if you blow upon a spark, it quickens into flame, if you spit on it, it dies out; yet both you do with your mouth! Cursed be gossips and the double-tongued, for they destroy the peace of many. A meddlesome tongue subverts many, and makes them refugees among the peoples; It destroys walled cities, and overthrows powerful dynasties. A meddlesome tongue can drive virtuous women from their homes and rob them of the fruit of their toil; Whoever heeds it has no rest, nor can he dwell in peace. A blow from a whip raises a welt, but a blow from the tongue smashes bones; Many have fallen by the edge of the sword, but not as many as by the tongue.

As you seal up you silver and gold, so balance and weigh your words. Take care not to slip by your tongue and fall victim to your foe waiting in ambush.

Hey dan NM,

Bush was not elected the first time!!!!!

Let's think about how Bush was re elected....promised that he needed more time for his strategies to succeed. And fear, teaching americans to life in fear of alternative policy. I didnt even vote for him once maybe the ones who thought he would come on top after 4 more years need to learn the facts outside of mainstream media. Dont fall into the same track with this ticket, unles you like hearing "I told you so"

Bush's Third Term !

I am the only Democrat in a family of Republicans. I am so grateful I am not a follower. Unlike McCain,
I am really looking forward to voting on November 4. This is the day that HOPE and CHANGE will lead to a better America!!

Obama/Biden '08 and '12

Palin scares me we need wise and smart leaders to lead this country not a POW or a hockey mom god bless you John Mccain but we just cant afford more mistakes in the white house and plus you want to gamble with healt care and social security ? you got to be kidding me thank god american people are not stupid to pick another republican in the white house

"The day will come when a man is judged not by the color of his skin bu by the content of his character." - Martin Luther King, Jr.

Senator Obama has no character.

If not voting for Obama is being a racist, does that mean that blacks who do vote for him are racists as well?

What's the response when the shoe's on the other foot?

The conservative Republican party is dead.

It has been replace by the North American TheoFacist Party.

When they seize power, first item on their agenda is to round up and put to death by torture all heretics, scientists, and defenders of Americas unalienable rights.

The war in Iraq has empowered and embolden Iran's position in the middle east. If our politicians were truly pro-Israel they would never have lied our country into the Iraq war. The longer we stay in Iraq the longer we give Iran power in the region. If we have the best military in the world, which I believe we do, why is it unreasonable to expect them to get the job finished in 16 more months which will be a total of eight years of war in Iraq?

OB is the beneficiary of race card when he beated the strong candidate Hillary.

Now democratic party played this race card again and they WILL force the black out for OB. So OB is going to be the beneficiary again.

Now the question pops up like this, what wrong with American people and media? Why so many white were labeled as "the racist" when they made any descriptive comments about OB?

your absolutely right, he can't escape it when the media is doing Obamas bidding! Socialism on the march....

"Eight years of 'conservative' government has brought us a doubled national debt, ruinous expansion of entitlement programs, bridges to nowhere, poster boy Jack Abramoff and an ill-premised, ill-waged war conducted by politicians of breathtaking arrogance. As a sideshow, it brought us a truly obscene attempt at federal intervention in the Terry Schiavo case," Buckley also wrote.

I agree. As a lifelong Reagan Republican, after this election I am switching to be an independent. Last wingnut left in the Republican Party can turn off the lights on the way out, and make sure that Larry Craig isn't hiding out in a bathroom stall before you go.

1st of all – isn't the McSame camp still suspended??? And if so he has forfeited the race and we already have a winner! Ok, so it's not that simple but, to "keep it real", win you run a race its all about pacing yourself to the finish, never giving up and, "THAT ONE" has done just that. One cannot just stop/suspend/do a couple interviews at the end of the race cause you can't seem to keep up, and then expect to win. Unless you're a cartoon or something... like a looney toon!! Sad things happen when the truth is ignored.

That One' '08

Mr. Buckley is a smart man.

It seems ironic to me that a man who fancies himself a maverick and one who tends to rail against his party is still finding it hopeless to shake W.'s shadow. I am so very happy that McCain is reminded at every turn that he has no plan and hasn't got the slightest clue as to how to bring this country back from the edge of disaster. He has outlined no plans. And has not once been able to clearly convey how his policies differ from W.'s. The GOP has lost it's way in an eight year political orgy, with greed and pride eminating from the center of this whirling spastic nightmare that has placed a black splotch on our history books forever. Thank God for John McCain only he could have alienated the Conservative base to the extent that Nov 4th they will simply stay home.

I know if on that side of the fence I could not bring myself to elect "Joe-six-pack" and the "Hockey mom"

3 reasons why =

1) LEAVE IRAQ IN 100 YEARS IS OK
2) FUNDAMENTALS OF THE ECONOMY ARE STRONG
3) OIL FIRST BEFORE COUNTRY – NOT ALL OF THE ABOVE – JUST LOOK AT HIS VOTING RECORD FOR THE PROOF

l wish l will vote for u but l dont trust sarah.she cannot run this country when u something happen in the first year.

obama u have my vote.yes we can

dan – N.M.:

"If Bush was so bad, why did the country re-elect him?"

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Because he wasn't re-elected, the "election" process and results were manipulated, just as they were in 2000.

Google: "Election 2004 Ohio"

What about Larry King???? The KIng oif CNN???
He don't givre a dam... Not so long as a Black-Man can bring down Democracy in the USA..... A Traitor..... Larry King...

Sadly, McCain will never see the movie "Sidney the Third" made in his lifetime. He has hit the top of his career trajectory and will be remembered as a Senator who ran for President quite a few times and lost.

Can anyone explain to me why Sarah Samelin had on a polar bear lapel pin? Does she even care about the polar bears plight.

Palin cannot be the president of this great country.If mccain believed in country first, he would not have chosen palin as his v,p. No mcsame

Rightfully so.

McCain had been HAPPY and CONTENT during the past 8 years,

and suddenly he's ANGRY 3 weeks before the election.

I'm glad people are finally opening their eyes.

I Hope Sen. Obama Does Very Well Wedsday, The Final Debate!

Obama/Biden 08

there is no doubt that he will be the next Bush!!!!!!!

No loss... never even read the guy – he definitely wasn't his dad.

Now THIS is more interesting as news – and amazing that CNN doesn't even note it as a by-note:

Another Deeply Troubling Comment From Jesse Jackson
Editor’s Note: In his October 14 column in the New York Post Amir Taheri quotes from an interview he did with Jesse Jackson when he was in Evian, France last week to attend the World Policy Forum. Jackson told Taheri “although the ‘Zionists who have controlled American policy for decades’ remain strong, they’ll lose a great deal of their clout when Barack Obama enters the White House.” Jackson says he is not an Obama confidant or adviser, “just a supporter.” But he also describes him as a “member of the family.”

If the quote above is accurate and in context, Jesse Jackson has again exposed himself an anti-Semite at a level far deeper than his reference to New York City as “Hymietown” some years ago.

The blaming of Jews for the world’s problems is a familiar refrain from bigots who seek to shift attention from the more difficult task of finding solutions instead of creating scapegoats. It was Hitler’s first step toward the Holocaust.

Barney Frank, who heads the House Banking Committee, is Jewish. Would Jackson include him among the “Zionists who control American policy,” or is Frank culpable for his regulatory oversight failings irregardless of his Jewishness?

What does Jackson mean that Obama is part of the “family”? Would that be the family of African-Americans, or the family of anti-Semites? If the latter, the public needs to know before the election. And especially American Jews need to know, given their support for Obama in such large numbers.

Changing American policy toward Israel is a major goal of Arab and Muslim groups inside and outside of America. They support Obama in large numbers. Bob Schieffer should ask Obama about Jackson’s remarks in tomorrow night’s debate. He should also ask him to which “family” he belongs.

This former republican will vote proudly for Barack!

I am a PROUD Republican supporting Senator Obama for President.

John McCain and that unqualified Cheerleader, have disgraced the Office of Presidency by placing her on the ticket. i am appalled and ashamed of his recent conduct.

The use of race baiting to divide this country is chilling to the bone. McCain NEVER was our number one choice, he is even less now.

President Barrack Obama of the United States of America.

Hopefully this will help McCain realize he needs to be less like W, more like Bud Dwyer!

Senator McCain- when you picked Palin and said she was the best qualified to be President of the United States you lost my vote. She is an imbecile who knows nothing, and can lie thru her teeth. She was found guilty of abuse of executive power, an ethics violation, and the more she insists she was totally exonerated the less respect I have for her and for you. Just think if you had picked Romney what your poll ratings would be. At least Romney, although smarmy, knows something about the economy. Shame on you Senator for your reckless decision making. A President Palin is more scary than the market crash!!

Dang... I didn't get to finish... as I was saying when I was so rudely interrupted by an early post..... actually I don't know how I did it!... anyway we must have such a voter majority that the Republican Machine cannot possibly have the ability of stealing another election! The courts cannot decide our outcome!

We, the People, are going to speak on Nov. 4th! Speak with the biggest and best voice we have.....OUR VOTES!

MCBUSH CAN'T ESCAPE HIS OWN VOTE. HE SIDED

WITH BUSH 90% OF THE TIME. HE WAS AN AVID

SUPPORTER & VOTED FOR, THE DEREGULATIONS

THAT LEAD TO OUR ECONOMIC DOWNFALL. HE

WAS & IS ANN AVID SUPPORTER OF A WAR THAT

IS COSTING US 12 BILLION DOLLARS PER MONTH.

HE CAN'T RUN FROM HIS OWN RECORD. THAT'S WHAT

TIES HIM TO BUSH FOR ALL OF TIME. FORGOT TO MENTION

MCGREEDY WNTS TO DEREGULATE HEALTH CARE AS WELL.

Clearly you folks haven't done your homework on where McCain stands on the issues.

McCain/Palin 2008

Funny, Obama can;t get away from AYERS, WRIGHT, FANNY, FREDDIE, RESKO, ACORN.

Mr. Obama, your campaign is a farce, so are you and your pathetic, sound byte spewing cult followers.

No matter where you go, you are confronted by the "Bush" politics which you voted in favor of over 90% of the time. The last 8 years have shown that the trickle down effect from large corporations doesn't work and neither does voting to give them large tax breaks work. The Republicans, as a fiscally conservative party, have been in office for the last 8 years and our government has grown in size and now has the largest budget deficit of all time. The Republican party is now a majority of right wing Christian extremists, not fiscally conservative people. Time to be replaced.

I never thought there could ever be a President worse than W. But Palin would be much worse.

so many repub get upset everytime peope mention mccain to bush. even last night dean cain. i think thats his name from superman. but its irrelevant just like mccain. mccain says all people have to do is look at obamas record. well senator look in the mirror. you try to say your nothing like bush. and this old tired statement that you can reach across party lines. but you vote with bush 90% of the time. making laws with liberman does not count for reaching over party lines. both myself and many americans have come to a point where we depise you. from your hoping up when your making a speech to that ugly grin you make, to the yellow teeth that you often show off. not to mention how you and palin do not tell the truth. even after troopergate where it was found palin violated ehtics law. she tells reporters shes "glad shes been cleared of any wrong doing". you and your campaign are making a fool out of yourself. not to mention tucker bounds. you want to talk about ayers? yet your running mate husband was part of aip and palin made a video of support. talk about terriost connections? i cant wait until november 4th so we can hear the last of you tucker bounds, sarah and todd palin, hannity, rowe, orielly, and davis. america will unite together to make sure you are never president.

hahahahahaha... lol. GO OBAMA!!!!!

I wonder if John McCain has ever heard the word karma.

He never admits responsiblity to anything; he shouldn't be able to separate himself from this.

After all, by his OWN admission... he supported Bush 90% OF THE TIME!

And he admired Bush so much that he chose a VEEP candidate exactly like him in every way... except gender.

That's pretty funny. By the way CNN please report that Canada elected a minority conservative government this is very important because the conservatives thought they were going to win a majority and Canada said no. Hope the trend continues into the U.S election.

After months and months of campaigning, why is Barack Obama still referred to as a "black man" and why are the pundits constantly asking if he is electable because he is a black man.

Last I knew Obama is half white. Why isn't that fact ever discussed?

Kim for OBAMA, Senator Obama voted with his party 97% of the time so actually that is more than McCain. Facts are facts.

McCain did say the fundamentals of the economy were sound but naturally the rest of the sentence was left off. He said and I quote:
(from CNN blog archive)

"You know, there's been tremendous turmoil in our financial markets and Wall Street," McCain said at a Jacksonville, Florida event earlier Monday. "And it is, people are frightened by these events. Our economy, I think, still, the fundamentals of our economy are strong, but these are very, very difficult times."

Obama mentioned "spreading the wealth around" to a plumber in OH. That is not exactly the American way. People work hard not to have it given to those who don't work at all (by choice). President Clinton did away with the welfare country we once were. Obama will bring it back.

I don't know I think we need a system of checks and balances. The dems may control a filabuster free Senate and house and with Obama (the most liberal dem) it won't matter what he thinks because congress will override him.

Laura, Boston

You can run but you can't hide... from your past..It's a sign...!!!!!

Obama/Biden/08/12

Dear friends. Imagine this:
Because he is an OLD 72 year old man, McAin dies during his first year in office. Pinhead Palin will then run the most powerfull country...now that's scary even for Mexican Standarts...

It is ashame that a honorable man such as McCain can not run an honest campaign. He started out playing games and he will continue and cheat all the way to polls. He want this race close in percentage points so he can cheat his way into office just like Bush and look where that got us. Debt!!!!!!!! Debt!!!!!!!!!! Debt!!!!!!!!! It is will not be over if McCain gets in office. Republicans I think you owe it to the Americans not to cheat in the polls this year. Run a honest campaign! People are not coming out in record numbers to support more of the same!!!!!

Not only did McCain vote to support the Bush administration 90% of the time over the last 5 years, but most of McCain's platform and proposals are just a rehashing of Bush's policies. McCain isn't called McSame by accident. It's by people who can see past the smoke and mirrors.

John, you used to be an honorable man, who I admired even if I didn't always agree with you. But you're not that man any more.

If Bush was so bad, why did the country re-elect him?

I thought you weren't allowed to fund raise into October if you accepted federal matching funds for your campaign. I guess I'll have to look at the fine print in the CFR law again.

there are no coincidences.He will always come face to face with who he really is.

Neither can Obama escape Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Bill Ayres, Father Flager, Louis Farrakhan, ACORN Fraud, Rezko and on and on and on goes the list.

McCain and Bush are like the inseparable two sides of a coin. Have you ever seen them be able to escape each other, even though they, out of a unique set of coincidence, never happen to see each other. In the same way, Bush and McCain may be pretending to play hide and seek with each other, their eternal togethership is so obvious.

That's Because he is just like bush.
Does 90% of the time ring a bell.

Obama/Biden 08'

McCain can't escape Bush because he has offered no difference in policy.

McCain is a third Bush and Christian extremist term

He can't seem to get out of the "Bushes", and why not. Could it be because he voted with him 90% of the time. I happen to think it is a shame that he had in some ways disowned him. I think he should not even show up at the debate tomorrow night. He simply needs to spend time travel from home to another meanwhile spending his millions.

Sweet! Oh and I don't think anyone even had to pray for this.

John McCain you are a good and honorable man but your campaign was run very poorly. You were a disappointment. Sarah Palin was the nail in the coffin. Enjoy your life in Arizona

Senator McCain, your campaign seems to glue you onto GW Bush as much as has history. Your won public misspeaks (fundamentals of the economy) and exagerations (pay off national debt by end of my term) have tended to show up at the worst times, and remind us of the bumbler-in-chief too much.

Here's hoping for an easy and welcomed return to the Senate.