McCain/Palin ???

[Cinder & Smoke]

Say one thing ... do another ...
you were expecting something different from this group???

Any group

BOTH sides of the coin are equally guilty of this kind of thing.
It happens every election year.

Isn't that the truth!?

It really galls me when The Candidate "promises" to
"(fill in the lame promise)"

* Reduce Taxes
* Increase Programs
* Reduce Spending
* "GIVE" us anything
* and a dozen other hollow 'promises'

Do they REALLY Think that I 'buy' that stuff??

(On second thought, I guess I do *buy that stuff* ---
Every time I pay my Taxes!)



I wonder how may MILLIONS of votes "NONE of the Above"
would receive if that choice was offered on Election Day?

[sparks19]

Isn't that the truth!?

It really galls me when The Candidate "promises" to
"(fill in the lame promise)"

* Reduce Taxes
* Increase Programs
* Reduce Spending
* "GIVE" us anything
* and a dozen other hollow 'promises'

Do they REALLY Think that I 'buy' that stuff??

(On second thought, I guess I do *buy that stuff* ---
Every time I pay my Taxes!)



I wonder how may MILLIONS of votes "NONE of the Above"
would receive if that choice was offered on Election Day?

I know lol isn't it funny how all of those things contradict each other. Lower taxes but more programs, reduce spending but give us anything.

WAKE UP PEOPLE... it CAN'T be both lol Nothing is free... it all has to be paid for somehow lol

[Edwina's Secretary]

I know lol isn't it funny how all of those things contradict each other. Lower taxes but more programs, reduce spending but give us anything.

WAKE UP PEOPLE... it CAN'T be both lol Nothing is free... it all has to be paid for somehow lol

This has long been my argument about GWB. He starts a war and lowers taxes. You cannot fight a war with LESS money.

So, he borrows the money to pay for it from the Chinese.

Soon the Chinese will own the U.S.

Solid Econ 101 as he likes to say.

p.s. Many of the expenses for his war are not included in the budget deficit. It would be even LARGER if all the expenses were included.

[Grace]

So, he borrows the money to pay for it from the Chinese.

Soon the Chinese will own the U.S.

Maybe they already do, and no one has told us

[Puckstop31]

Maybe they already do, and no one has told us

Perhaps... So what is the answer? (I hate that I still have to add the disclaimer, but here goes... I would have replied to ES, but she is still 'ignoring' me. Childish, but what are ya gonna do. I apologized for being a tool.)

Seriously, I am certianly no expert in macro-economics, but really, what is the answer to this issue? Sure, we would all like stuff to be "made in the USA". But the facts are this... The cost of US produced goods rarely comes close to that of goods made overseas. Generally, the overseas product is also of superior quality.

What is to blame for that? Unions? Our fat arsed lazy selves? What?

FWIW, I care very much about this issue. I has a great deal to do with my business.

We know the problem, lets hear some solutions. Here are mine.

1.) Limit Labor Unions. Yes, a fair wage should be expected, but $30 an hour to push a button in a steel plant?

2.) Eliminate sales tax on US produced goods.

3.) Education. Lets actually teach our kids real world skills, rather than worry about sex ed and all the nanny state crap.

I've got more, but lets hear yours.

[Edwina's Secretary]

I wonder how many Americans realize the government is borrowing money to pay for the Iraqi War?

The baseline budget numbers alone are mind-numbing: more than $490 billion in federal spending on the Iraq war so far -- including interest on the war debt. That's nearly 10 times the $50 billion the Bush administration originally estimated the war would cost.

The untold story -- one every American needs to hear -- is that the costs of this war go beyond these budget numbers. The Congressional Joint Economic Committee has determined that if the President's 2008 funding request is approved, the full economic cost of the war -- including the economic impact of deficit financing, the future care of our wounded veterans, and disruption in oil markets -- will total $1.3 trillion just by the end of 2008.

That's $16,500 for every family of four. And, if this war continues, that figure could jump to almost $37,000 for a family of four over the next decade.

And that war debt? From whom are we borrowing? Who will our children and grandchildren owe money to? To whom will this country owe?

Sparks19 is right.

Lower taxes but more programs

You cannot lower taxes and make more war!

[lizbud]

I was floored by this statement coming from the McCain camp on when
they will "allow" palin to speak to any newsmedia. She wants Americans
to vote her into the 2nd highest office in the country, but she is not
capable of answering any questions? If she's not up to tough political
questions, she should just say so.



Palin Media Avoidance Watch: Day 9 -- McCain Camp Says She Won't Do Interviews Until It Knows She'll Be Treated with "Deference"
September 07, 2008 9:41 AM

Rick Davis, campaign manager for Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., just told Fox News Channel's Chris Wallace that McCain running mate Gov. Sarah Palin won't subject herself to any tough questions from reporters "until the point in time when she'll be treated with respect and deference."

Davis assailed the way the media had discussed Palin and her family in the last week and said the campaign would wait until a less hostile media environment.

So when will she subject herself to questions?

"When we think it's time and when she feels comfortable doing it," Davis said, praising a Fox News Channel profile of Palin that ran last night.

Why is she scared of answering questions? Wallace asked.

"She's not scared to answer questions," Davis said, "but you know what? We run our campaign not the news media."

Wallace said inappropriate intrusions into Palin's family and personal life aside, there are legitimate questions about whether she is prepared to be vice president.

"Sarah Palin will have the opportinity to speak to the American people," Davis said. "She will do interviews, but she'll do them on the terms and conditions" the campaign decides.

In fairness, an Alaska TV reporter did get to ask Palin a question Thursday, something along the lines of

"Governor, we feel like we're losing you - are you still going to be there for Alaska?"

- jpt

[Puckstop31]

Somebody's getting nnneeerrrrvvvvoooouuussssss......

HAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAA!!! I LOVE it.

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpu...says-mc-1.html

[Puckstop31]

Oh yeah... REALLY desperate.

http://wcbstv.com/politics/paterson.....2.813646.html

If I were a Democrat, i'd be worried about the very lame accusations. It sounds WAY desperate. LOL

"Change" my arse. OB is running a campaign that is the same as every campaign in modern history, either side.

[RICHARD]

"Change" my arse.

PS,
I am sure you have has the proper instruction on 'field stripping' your rear end.

[momoffuzzyfaces]

"Change" my arse. OB is running a campaign that is the same as every campaign in modern history, either side.

Oh, yeah, right!!!! Like McCain isn't doing the exact same thing!!! Just because he picked a woman to run with him doesn't mean change. HE will be president not her if they are elected.

Wake up people. No matter who is elected, we will have the same old mess in 4 years. Until we get people in government working for the common people instead of the special interests with the money, we are in for more of the same. Notice how the problem of immagration has been silenced lately. Meanwhile, every day, thousands still sneak into the US across the borders.

[RICHARD]

Isn't that the truth!?


Do they REALLY Think that I 'buy' that stuff??

(On second thought, I guess I do *buy that stuff* ---
Every time I pay my Taxes!)

Technically, We rent, We pay for it every year?