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What's Good for the Goose........

I have been watching some events unfold this week in the news. Particularly two stories: one of the effigy of Sarah Palin haning in West Hollywood and the other regarding the story of Obama at a dinner with the former spokesperson for the PLO. What I keep thinking is "Why is it that people accept a double standard?"
 
I saw an interview with a woman outside the home where Sarah Palin's effigy was hanging and she said that there was no problem with it because it was political speech and it was part of a Halloween display. The reporter asked her if it would be okay for Obama to be shown hanging and she said "no." The reporter then asked her why that was not a double standard and she rightfully admitted that it was a double standard.  I think she was the only honest democrat that would have admitted the double standard.  If anyone would have hung an effigy of Obama there would have been such an outcry by the MSM that it would have been taken down immediately, the person charged with a hate crime, and there would have been violence in the streets. The same result would have been for Biden. This shows that democrats are okay when these things are done to those they oppose but will not tolerate it when it is done to someone they support. Democrat is a word that in some languages means "double standard."  This is also shown by Pelosi's comment that if the democrats win a supermajority of the Senate and pick up seats in the House, then Congress will become more bipartisan. What a joke! Did she actually say that with a straight face? With Pelosi, Reid and Obama, the democrats will not care one iota what the conservatives think. They will pass any bill that they want and Obama will sign it since he does not have the guts to stand up to the party.
 
This is just like the democrats. They cry free speech when it suits their needs but will try to suppress speech when it does not suit their needs. For instance, the reporter in Florida, Ms. West, who asked some very hard questions of Biden. Do I believe that the questions were over the line? No. Do I think they were good questions? No. Do I think that with all the rhetoric going on about Obama being a socialist that Biden should have been able to answer the question? Yes. Clearly the democrats did not like the hard questions....but then again, why would they like them when they are so used to getting softball questions from the MSM. So what did the democrats do? Did they say that Ms. West was entitled to ask what she wanted to? no matter how outlandish they think it was? No! They banish the station from anymore interviews! This is a suppression of speech. Of course, it is not surprising that they cancelled anymore interviews because when anyone asks democrats hard questions they are punished.  This is the exact reason that Obama had his infomercial. I will admit that I did not watch the infomercial since the title of "infomerical" was misleading. It was Obama's time to go over again, in a setting of his own choosing and without having to answer the tough questions, the policies for which he wants to institute for this country without really explaining how he would do it or pay for it. I read some articles on it this morning and that is what is being said. There was nothing new. There was no explanation of his ties to radicals or really any substantive explaination for he implimentation for his plans. I have said many times that Obama is not his own man anymore for all the promiese he has made and who he has made them to. 
 
The other story is the one about the LA Times not allowing the American people to see the tape of Obama at a dinner with Ayers and a former spokesman for the PLO. The LA Times is stating that it is because they ran the story after giving a promise to a confidental source that they would not disclose the tape. I trust the LA Times as much as they are pro-republican. In the interest of national justice, they should disclose the tape. Does anyone think for a second that if John McCain were taped at a David Duke rally that the tape would not be all over the place despite a promise to a confidental source? Sure it would becasue the LA Times has an agenda to get Obama elected and will cover up the truth to do it. This is a theme with the MSM and the democrats. It must have some pretty damning evidence for them to not release it. I think that it shows Obama at a dinner praising a PLO member and bashing Israel. It will also show Obama praising this terrorist for his efforts to bring "peace" to the region. It will continue to show Obama's true colors as being sympathetic toward radical Islam and against Israel. 
 
I hope that tape comes out for we don't know enough about Obama and we need to if we are going to put him to the most powerful position in the world. We need to know his past associations and his true feelings about the USA and the world.  Without that information, we are just rolling the dice and that is not a way to elect a president.........
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America.....that's your feet you're shooting!

I went to lunch the other day with a person I consider the most intelligent person I have ever met. He has lived overseas in a soclialist country and knows what socialism is like. He tells me we are heading in that direction if Obama is elected. The other thing he said to me is that Americans don't have any idea how well we have it here [with our freedoms].  I believe him when he tells me things like this since he has traveled the world.
 
I told him that the questions I can't answer is why it is that America wants to shoot itself in the foot. I don't understand how any rational thinking American can vote for Obama. Obama comes right out and tells us he will tax us more. I know that he says it will only be the top 5% but if you know your history such a statement has been historically false. He will raise the capital gains tax; he will not cap the social security tax; he will reduce the deductions for individuals (which increases the tax liability); he will not amend the AMT tax which was specifically targeted for high income individuals but has never been indexed for inflation so know it affects up to 30 million Americans; he will raise the taxes on dividends; he will bring back the death tax.  Obama tells us he will do these things but yet people are behind him. I thought that everyone would want to keep more of their money.  However, I think that what has become more imporant than keeping money is Americans want a hand out. Americans have come so far a field that we don't want to work but yet be taken care of in our life. And not just taken care of, but believe we are entitled to a nice home, nice car and all the luxuries we want. And the worst part is that is the definition of socialism. The bad part is that there will never be enough money to allow all of us to have what we want. It is just not possible unless we become a communist country and all are in poverty.
 
I don't think that the top 1% of earners should pay more than 60% of the taxes. That is the ratio now. The democrats have come out and said that the rich need to pay more in taxes. The democrats will raise the corporate taxes. They have no idea what this will do for the ultimate consumer.
 
However, the one part that scares me the most is that the democrats want to cut the miliary budget by 25% at a time when we are at war. This will also mean that programs that will more efficiently protect us will be cut. Just look at the words of Barney Frank and what he said this week. It is scarey but the Americans don't care......this is the anomaly I was speaking about to my very wise friend the other day. I think the only answer is that people want change for change sake. It is not that people want change as a means to an end but want change as an end in itself.  The American people don't care where the change will take us and this is dangerous. It is like driving in the dark without lights down a road that you have never traveled going 100 MPH. Ultimately you will crash and burn.....this is what will happen to America.  And it will happen quicker than anyone expects besides Joe Biden. He realized this when he said "Mark my words, within the first 6 months there will be an international challenge."  He also went on to tell the democrats that they will have to hang tough for it will not be apparent that Obama will have chosen the right path. This should scare the hell out of everyone that loves this country.
 
Biden has admitted that Obama is not ready and will invite trouble so as to "test" him. The democrat from Pennsylvania can call his own constituents "racist" and "redneck" and retain his seat is beyond me. This just shows that people don't care as long as there is change at the top. People should be very afraid of what they will get under Obama, Reid, and Pelosi. It is as if the democrats can do no wrong and this is just like Hitler in Germany in the 1930s.  We are heading in that direction and we all know what happened to Germany as a result of Hitler gaining power.  Germans in the 1930s wanted change for change's sake and they got what they wanted from a man that told them what they wanted to hear.  They did not care to look beneath the words of Hitler or his words in his own book. We are doing the same thing and in the end we may very well lose a war against those that hate us.  But the difference will be that with Hitler the outside world defeated him but with America, this time around, we will have beaten ourself from the inside.  Obama, Reid and Pelosi hate this country and want to see it reduced in power in the eyes of the world.
 
Americans are the feet and Obama, Reid, and Pelosi are holding the gun and are aiming it at the feet of America. They will pull the trigger with our permission and even with our knowledge.  They are not even hiding the fact that they are turning this country down the path of socialism and we accept it.
 
They will shoot this country in the feet and will cripple us forever........
 
 
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Race......Start Your Engines

When I was a boy, the word "race" was never used in the context of black and white. I grew up in a small town of very few blacks. When I went to high school, I knew most of them and played sports with most of them.  I knew them as friends and very good people. I never equated them with being black and, therefore, to be shunned.  I saw them as people and am happy to say that I knew them and got to be friends with them.  Maybe growing up in small town Ohio shielded me from such bigotry in the world.  Barry, Chad, Craig, Steve, Shawn and Mark (just to name a few), it was wonderful growing up with you guys and I still carry around many good memories of times with you.
 
When I was a kid, I could look at Mark or Steve and ask - Do you want to race? Never did I get a response out of context. We all knew that when we said "race", it was to see who could run the fastest. It never, ever had to do with the color of someone's skin.  What happened to those days? I believe they are gone. I think the reason that they are gone may surprise you.
 
I believe that the reason the days of "race" being about a foot race are gone is because the black leaders make it an issue. Now, do I believe there are those that are racist? - yes. Do I believe that most Americans are racist? - Absolutely not. In looking at the campaigns, McCain has said absolutely nothing about race. Sarah Palin has said absolutely nothing about race. The only person to bring up race is Obama himself. However, when he does not bring it up, his campaign does. Amercians are good people and they don't want to hurt anyone's feelings, but to be called a racist just becasue one does not like Obama is beneath comtempt.
 
Boy, how I long for the days where two kids of any color can say to each other - "Do you want to race?" or "I will race you." without there being anything negative attached to it.  It is up to the black leaders to make this happen but I don't see that happening anytime soon.  Trying to convice the people in this country that most of the whites are racist is there full time job and they are getting rich doing it.  The "race" card is making many black leaders a lot of money so, fear not, the race issue will remain.  So - on your mark......... get set........... GO!.........
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Bring on the Newest Brain Surgeon......

In all the name calling and attack ads, there is one thing that I just cannot understand. Why in the world would Americans want to put in someone as president that has no experience, no accomplishments to speak of, no bill that he wrote or sponsored, or any other achievement as a Senator?

If I were going to have brain surgery, I would not want the brain surgeon that just graduated from medical school. You ask anyone - If you needed brain surgery, would you be willing to be the first one that a new surgeon operates on? I guarantee that most, if not all, would say - "Hell no. I want someone that has done many such surgeries and has a good record with a good reputation." I would agree with them. I know that everyone has a first time, but we never want that first time to be on us.

This is what the nation is doing if it elects Obama. He is a first term Senator and he is already the most liberal in the Senate. He does not vote unless needed or unless it is politically expedient. If a vote comes to the floor that he does not have to vote on, then he will say that he is "present". He can then go back and say that he did not vote on that bill depending upon the public reaction.  He will hold the scalpel for the first time when he takes office, assuming he is elected, and we may not like the job he does when he does surgery on the country.

When a surgeon does his/her first surgery, a more experienced surgeon is on hand to help out if any complications arise.  With Obama, this will not be the case. Joe Biden is an old school politician so he will not be of any help...just like the surgeon that has not kept up with the latest advances.  Congress will be no help since they will not do anything to cast Obama in a bad light - even if this means that the patient dies.  At least at that point, there will be no one living to complain. 

This country is going to be in bad shape for America is already struggling even before the operation.  This is not the time to bring in someone that has no experience and with the likelihood of some complication arising being very great.  America will die a quick death, as I have said before, and there will be nothing we can do about it......except for maybe a revolution.  Congress will not protect us, Joe Biden will most assuredly not protect us, and Obama will not protect us.  When the patient lies bleeding on the operating table, everyone wants a surgeon with the experience and caring to do something about it and to bust a gut to save the life of the patient.  Obama will, in accordance with his abortion views, let the patient die and then will move onto the next one....just to have that patient die as well.  At least then we can take the dead person's wealth and spread it among the living. 

While that may be comforting to some, the one question that needs to be asked by all is - what if it is my turn next to be on the operating table and Obama is holding the scalpel......

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Proof is in the Puddin'

 “When we spread the wealth around, it is good for everybody.” The most glaring statement made to date by Obama which proves that he is a socialist. In a Court of law, we call this a statement against interest. Also, any statement made by a party may be brought up to test the credibility of that party. It is the best type of evidence in a case. Proof with the party’s own words is a very powerful piece of evidence. It is the best type of evidence if it can be obtained.

We have all heard by now about Obama’s statement to Joe the Plumber. The proof is in the pudding. Joe basically asked Obama that if he purchased a company that makes more than $250,000, under his plan Joe’s taxes would increase. Obama indicated that his taxes would increase. This is because of the following reasons:

1)      Joe is now considered rich; (under Obama’s plan) (Congratulations Joe!)

2)      The rich can afford to pay more taxes; (Obama’s statement)

3)      Paying more taxes, if you are in the rich category, is patriotic; (Biden’s statement)

4)      Because Obama and Biden want to TAKE from those that have and give it to those don’t have as much; (Biden’s statement) and

5)      Because spreading the wealth around is good for everyone. (Obama’s statement)

I have been arguing that Obama is a socialist/fascist and many feel that this is a mischaracterization. However, how much more evidence do we need that Obama is a socialist. The “spreading the wealth around” comment is a socialist comment. One cannot dispute this fact. However, there are so many people in this country that want more without working for it and believe it is their right to have more.

In the U.S., 40% of the people do not pay taxes; that is a huge number. Obama is going to also give a refundable tax credit to these people. It is important that people understand what this means. This means that if you have income, or no income, but your deductions leave you with a refund or no tax liability, then you get this tax credit which will increase you refund; or if you have no tax liability, then you would get as a refund the amount of the tax credit. 

Is this fair under a capitalist system? If I have to answer that one, I have a piece of the moon I would like to sell you. This is another way of providing welfare to the people. People that do not pay taxes will now get a refund without paying anything into the system. It is just a net loss or outflow of money without any matching net income or cash flow into the treasury. Does this make sense to anyone who believes that Obama will not raise taxes with the money he wants to spend and spread around? Again, if you believe that Obama will not raise taxes, I now have a piece of Mars to sell you. This does not even take into account the social security benefits paid out to people, citizens and illegal immigrants alike that do not pay into the social security system. This is the reason that the social security system is in such a precarious position.

It does not seem equitable to allow those that pay little or no taxes to get more of the money from those that do pay taxes. This is a very clever way of “spreading the wealth around.” It is astounding to me that in the face of such statements that Obama is not behind in the polls. I believe that this is not the case because people want, and believe they are entitled, to something for free. This is the foundation of liberalism and socialism. This type of system just encourages laziness and dependence on the government. If the government is going to give to me, why should I work hard; especially in light of Obama’s plan where the government will now TELL me when I have started making too much money. This drives down innovation, advancement in technology and research and development. This also will cause more corporations to pay more in taxes. If one does not know it already, when corporations have to pay more in taxes, they tend not to absorb that cost but will most assuredly pass it on to the consumer by raising the prices for the good or services provided. I think even a third grader can get the concept of higher prices with higher costs.

If you ask a liberal if the government has the right to tell its citizens when they have made too much money, then most of them will answer “yes” because they don’t make all that much or who have been told their taxes will not increase. However, Mr. Combs, of Hannity and Combs, makes a very good sum of money. Last night on his show, Gov. Huckabee asked him if he thought that the government has the right to tell him when he was making too much money and that it would take more from him to give to those that have not. Mr. Combs did not answer the question because, frankly, it is not answerable because we all want more money and those that make more money want to keep more.

If McCain wins the election he should give a party at the White House for Joe the Plumber for Joe would have won the election for him. Obama’s words to Joe are scary when he said that he did not want to punish Joe for his success but wanted to make sure that others had the means to be successful. This means that Joe will have to pay more taxes so he can fund others so they can be more successful. However, the others will not have gotten to be successful based upon their own labor and determination but because of Joe’s hard work and success. Joe now does not only have to make sure he is successful but now has the “patriotic responsibility” of paying more taxes so that others can be successful without working as hard as Joe. I am sure that Joe sleeps well at night knowing this.

Take a look at the clip between Joe and Obama. Listen carefully to what Obama is saying for the proof of his being a socialist is there in his own words. Remember, the proof is in the pudding and the pudding came straight from the horse’s mouth.  What more evidence do we need........

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Foreshadowing is in the Air....

When the question of Israel has come to the forefront, Democrats scream that Obama is behind Israel.  We have heard over and over that Obama will maintain the connectin with Israel and will not leave them to their own devices.  I think very few fully understand the necessity of maintaining our alliance with Israel especially in the face of an Iranian President that wants to wipe them off the map and is acquiring the weapons to do just that.  It is in this exact type of situation that the UN is not worth the time, effort, and money to be a member.  With China and Russia as Iran's allies, the hope of tough sanctions to actually get Iran to change its ways is not forthcoming.  If Israel believes that the United States will not come to its defense, then it will take unilateral action against Iran as well as others. I don't blame them in this thinking. Israel must do whatever it takes to preserve its existence in a part of the world where it is surrounded by those that want to see Israel dissappear and the Jews exterminated.  If one believes that Israel is not fighting for its very existence, then one is most ignornant.
Now we have Jesse Jackson coming out and saying the following in the event Obama is elected:
 
The most important change would occur in the Middle East, where "decades of putting Israel's interests first" would end.
 
Jesse Jackson believes that, although "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 warns that he isn't an Obama confidant or adviser, "just a supporter." But he adds that Obama has been "a neighbor or, better still, a member of the family." Jackson's son has been a close friend of Obama for years, and Jackson's daughter went to school with Obama's wife Michelle.

"We helped him start his career," says Jackson. "And then we were always there to help him move ahead. He is the continuation of our struggle for justice not only for the black people but also for all those who have been wronged."

First, this begs the question that if the United States stops putting Israel's interest first in the Middle East, whose interest will be put first? Ours, Iran, Saudi Arabia, or all the muslim countries?  It is a scary proposition to say that Israel's interest will not be put first. This, by definition, means that someone else's interest will be put first. If it is anyone of the Muslim countries, then Obama will be putting the interest of countries that sponsor terrorist who kill Americans or support a culture of killing those that don't believe in the Muslim faith above that of Israel.  This should scare everyone for our very survival will be placed next in line to that of Israels.  And the worst part is that we would have elected a president that would assist in our demise.  Cannot the normal person see this? If not, then we are all in trouble. A place I believe that we are today.
 
Second, Jackson says that he isn't an Obama confidant or advisor but just a supporter.  But he has been his neighbor and a member of the family. If this does not place Jackson as a confidant or advisor I don't know what does. It just goes to support my belief that one cannot trust the words of Jesse Jackson for I believe him to be racist and dangerous. Jackson's son is a close friend of Obama and his daughter went to school with Obama's wife.  This places Jackson very close to Obama. However, in the normal liberal fashion, such an assocaition does not matter. I am sure Jackson's statement that he is not a confidant or advisor will allowed many in Israel to sleep better at night. Further, Jackson stated that he helped Obama start his career and were always there to help him move ahead.  Obama makes so many promises to those that help him along the way that such persons will exercise a great deal of influence over him. Obama is no longer his own man but has sold his soul to those that help him get "ahead" and those that have helped him gain the white house.  All of these people will exercise a great deal of influence over him and if they can't, which they will, his wife surely will do that.
 
Third, I am sure if you ask Jesse Jackson if he loves American he will say that he does. However, this too is a lie. He hates this country for things that happened well over 140 years ago.  He also stated the following about Iraq: "we have lost in Iraq."  The last time I checked, the war was still on-going. Also, the last time I checked, the surge was working and the Iraqi government is taking over more responsibility for security in the country. This does not appear to me that the war is lost.  This clearly demonstrates that Jesse Jackson does not know what he is talking about but will say anything that supports his agenda despite whether truthful or not. Despicable for a reverend who is supposed to be truthful and righteous. God help us if Obama is elected!
 
Fourth, Jackson stated that the people of the U.S. "have lost confidence in our president, our Congress, our banking system, our Wall Street and our legal system to protect our individual freedoms. . . I don't see how we could regain confidence in all those institutions without a radical change of direction."  Has not Obama been part of this Congress for 4 years now. What has Obama done while in Congress? Easy one word answer - nothing. Be very careful about what people mean when they say we need "radical change."  What this means is changing the very foundation of this country. More government, more government interference with our lives, and a change in the capitalist structure; in otherwords, facism and socialism. 
 
Lastly, Jackson stated that "Barack is determined to repair our relations with the world of Islam and Muslims. Thanks to his background and ecumenical approach, he knows how Muslims feel while remaining committed to his own faith."  This statement scares me very much. Why would anyone repair relations with a world that wants you dead. Radical Muslims (of which the Iranian President is one and one which Obama wants to sit down with) want the people of the United States that don't believe as they do dead. They want all people that don't believe as they do either converted or dead.  There are only two options for Muslims.....convert to Islam or be killed.  How is Obama to do this unless he himself is one? There are questions regarding Obama's faith not just from his background but from his statement in August about "when people questions my Muslim faith."  This was no mere slip of the tougue because it was said with such ease.  How does Obama know how Muslims feel, Mr. Jackson? The problem with people like Jackson is that they make these bold statements with no substance or evidence behind them.  The real sad part is that liberals don't care but will believe anything if it will advance their own agenda.
 
If you look at the whole of Jesse Jackson's statements, it is a foreshadowing of what is to come if Obama gets elected. If what Jackson says comes true, the people of the United States and of the world should be afraid of Obama as president.  Why would we want to take a chance on a person that has no experience and ideas that will destroy this country and turn it into a fascist state. This can and will happen becasue the liberals want this and the liberals will control Congress.  With a liberal Obama as president and the liberal controlled Congress, this country will die a quick and painful death and all the people will scratch their heads and wonder how in the world did all this happen.  Well, if you care enough to see it, the writing is and has been on the wall. It has been foreshadowed by Jesse Jackson, Obama and other liberal leaders.  When it happens, we cannot say that we were not warned.......
 
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If you Aim Your Gun at a Man......

My Dad use to tell us kids when we were young a lesson he learned in the U.S. Army in the early 60s.  He had a sergent that use to tell him "Never aim your piece at a man unless you mean to kill him." This is a valuable lesson in that if you threaten a certain action, you must be prepared to actually take that action.  I don't believe that any of the politicians in this country have learned that lesson.
 
We hear so many campaign promises.  However, if someone actually kept track, and there maybe such a person, then I believe the promises kept are rare.  In most cases, if we as people who provide services do not keep our word to our customers, then we would be fired or the customer will not return. Why is this any different with the politicians?  It should not be any different. Politicans get elected based upon what they say they will do for the American people.  But when it comes to actually doing the things they said they would do, it rarely gets done. If I hired someone to build an addition onto my house, and I was told it would cost so much and by the time it got done it cost twice as much, I would be very upset and looking for ways to not have to pay. I was told it would cost so much and that is what I would expect the job to cost. Even if before the job was finished I knew that the contractor was not doing a good job or was running well over budget, I would fire them for not doing a good job or not keeping the job within the cost which is why the contractor was hired in the first place.
 
If we look at the promises from both candidates for president, I think that we can say that neither one will keep all their promises; which is a given anymore in a presidental election. However, when you take a look at the one whose broken promises will hurt the Amercian people and turn this nation into something never intended, then Obama is the one that will drive this country into the ground. Not only will he break his promises but he will do exactly what he said he would not do. He says that he will only raise taxes on the top wage or income earners. This is a lie; he will raise taxes on most, if not all, of us. He says he will protect small businesses but his spending policies, which will require higher taxes to fund, will drive small business out of business. This will hurt the economy more.
 
For instance, Obama has stated that he wants to halt foreclosures. Think about this for a minute. We are in the middle of a financial crisis with the credit market tightening. When someone fails to pay their mortgage, the bank does not have income from that loan. The way for the bank to get back some of that loan is to foreclose on that property and sell it. Halting foreclosures prevents banks from getting back something on a bad loan. This is a very bad idea in the mist of a credit crisis and the financial crisis.  Obama is very bad for this country. Also, read the dissertation of Obama's wife. It becomes clear that she is an angry black woman who words ring true when you read that. When she stated that "for the first time in my adult life I am proud of my country", she was telling the truth for once.  It is clear by her dissertation that she was never proud of her country until her statement.  By reading her dissertation, it becomes clear that she hateed her country until she got to be one step away from the White House.  Think about how much she will hate this country if her husband fails to win the White House. She is as dangerous as he is and we are in trouble if he wins the white house.
 
Lastly, McCain said this week that he will kick Obama's you-know-what in the debate. Now that he has threatened it, he better have the goods to delivery it. If he does not kick Obama's butt, like he said he would do, then he has lost this election. If he was/is not sure he could/can do it, then he should not have threatened it.  McCain better pull the trigger during the debate since he has now aimed his piece at Obama.....
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Associations and Ramifications

I was listening to the radio today and the subject of Obama's assocations with ACORN and Bill Ayers came up. It is amazing to me that the democrats believe that such assocations should not be an issue. However, what if John McCain had been friends with Charlie Manson but has since said that Charlie's actions were horrible and he should die in prison. Would the democrats leave that assocation alone? If you say yes, then you have your head stuck in the sand.
 
I live in the State of Ohio and am very upset with the Ohio Supreme Court in its ruling to allow registration and voting on the same day. I believe that ACRON is actively engaging in voter fraud on behalf of Obama in the State of Ohio. The one thing I noticed that is missing is Obama coming out and condemning these actions on part of an organizaiton that he used to be close to. It is not going to happen and that speaks volumes.
 
I also think the association with Bill Ayers is an issue that needs to be addressed by Obama. Now, he will say that he was just a guy in the neighborhood or someone that he had some board meetings with. Well, we know now that Bill Ayers gave the power to Obama to distribute millions of dollars to schools to indoctrinate the students to radical ideas.  Does this sound familiar? Like the schools in Iraq and Iran or other Muslim countries that indoctrinate their children to hate American and other democracies around the world. It should and if you don't believe that it does, then you have your head in the sand.  Also, look at what Hitler did with the Hitler Youth. This is the same type of thing and Obama was involved and he needs to explain his involvment. This will clearly demonstrate his far left ideaology that will drive the economy down even more which will cause more people to become dependent upon the government - which is exacly what Obama wants because he is a Facist/socialist.
 
Now, as I was driving home from work, I was listening to the news and I heard a democratic congresswoman talking about the financial crisis. She said that there is enough blame to go around to both democrates and republicans and this was not the time to "finger point."  This is so disingenuous for a democrat to say. The democrats are the worst when it comes to finger pointing. The democrats do it all the time and the only time they don't is when the problem was caused by them. In that instance, the democrates will always say that it is not important to know the reason why there is a crisis only that the solution be found. Democrates will also say something to the affect that it was both parties to blame but you never, ever hear them say it was themselves or their party that was to blame. This is the reason that Pelosi needed bipartisan support for the bailout plan despite having a majority in the House. If it does not work, then there will be blame to go around.  Democrates did not want to take the risk to vote for the bailout and it not work - typical.  In the real world, if one is questioned about their assocations, a flippant response will not work. It should be the same on the national stage. The MSM will not bring up these issues becasue Obama has no defense to them.
 
The ramifications of these associations should be staggering but they are not. It is hard for me to understand that. However, I am beginning to believe that the liberals care so much about their agenda that they don't care about morals, values, honesty, and truth. The sad part is that the American people seems to agree with this mind set and it is scary. Human beings are rational and are able to reason in a logical manner. Obama does not do this when he outlines his plans. Obama is telling lies to the American people but he does not have to worry about them calling him out on it becasue most follow blindly.  For instance, when Obama says that he will not raise taxes. This is a lie to the American people. He must say this because coming out and saying that he will raise taxes will destroy his chances for the presidency. If he lies to the people and gets elected, then he can change or brake his promises and nothing will happen to him. He will then have time to explain the change and know that the majority of people will accept any explanation he gives. It is stunning to me that this tactic works. 
 
After the stock market crash in 1929, sometime in early to mid 1930, Hoover did something that began the greatest depression in our history. Can you guess what he did?  He raised taxes. When you do this, the government is taking more of the people's money. The more the government takes the less the people have to spend. The less that people have to spend the slower the economic growth because companies can't sell their products or put cash into greater innovations. This causes businesses to close - especially small businesses and that will happen with Obama. Obama will put this country into a recession or depression with his first tax increase which, and mark my words, will come within six months of his taking office. It does not matter if it is on individuals or businesses or an increase in the death tax. He will raise some taxes to get more revenue becasuse of his spending policies. However, the increased revenue will not be enough and he will continue to raise taxes and may even tax the gains/dividends in our retirement funds in the current period even though we cannot touch that money until we are 65 years old.  This is socialism - it is that simple.
 
Time will show Obama to be a liar on his campaign promises but they will be forgotten because the MSM will not report on it.  It will not be like when President Bush stated his famous line - "Read my lips...no new taxes." When Bush raised taxes he was crucified by the MSM and with good reason. He broke a promise to the American People for which helped get him elected. However, this will not happen to Obama. Obama knows that he can say anyting to anyone to get their vote knowing that he does not have to follow through because his broken promises will be forgotten.  If you think otherwise, you have you head someplace other than the sand.......
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Obama and Luther - Is There a Connection?

I recently read the following quote from a book I just started on Martin Luther call The Facts About Luther by Msgr. Patrick F. O'Hare, LL.D.:
 
"To his followers the name and memory of Luther are objects of religious veneration. They have for the last four centuries surrounded him with such an aura of flattery and pedantry that he is looked upon as one of the glories of Germany, nay, the foremost figure in their Hall of Immortals. By dine of minatory iteration, his admirers have been brought to believe that 'he is the precious gift of God to the nation.'To call into question the powers of the Refromer or deny the divine mission of the Reformation was ever considered balsphemous and unpatriotic.  The opponents of Luther, on the contrary, stoutly maintain that his greatness was taken on trust and that the writers alluded to in the preceding paragraph [Mathesius and Kostlin] have invariably, with a fatuous blindness mistaken for patriotism, fed and nourished the German mind, not on the real Luther, but on a Luther glossed over and toned down with respectful admiration and conjured under the influence of partisan-colored traditions intended to prevent him from being catalogued in his proper page in the world's history."  See p. 2-3.
 
O'Hare also points out that Luther's attempted reformation ended in deformation.  O'Hare claims that Luther was not a reformer but a revolutionist.  "A true reformer restores society to its primitive purity; the revolutionist violently upsets the constitution of society, putting something else in its place." See p. 8.
 
Those that believe Luther was a great reformer learned this but from one source with the inherited prejudices that prevented those being taught from examining the facts and finding the truth.  O'Hare's point is that the Luther of fiction and the Luther of fact are very different. Luther, as we have been taught, was a true reformer and that he began the Protestant Reformation and we owe him everything for it. However, history has shown, and Rev. Guilday points out in the preface of the book, that the "Protestant Rebellion marked no new stage in human progress; it did not close the eyes of a dying medieval Church; it marked no new dawn of the modern era; it did not contribute to the elevation of the laity and to the advancement of woman; it did not fashion a separation of secular from ecclesiastical power; it gave no extraordinary impulse to literature or science; it did not establish liberty of conscience. In a word, it had nothing in its principles or methods which was to ennoble our modern civilization." Preface, pp. x-xi.
 
When I read these passages, I could not help thinking of Obama. We know so very little about this man. However, what we do know is given to us by the MSM which has such a biased opinion that it is hard to distinguish between truth and fiction. When you hear Obama speak, it is so very difficult to distinguish between fact and ficition because he is a very good speaker and can use words to make things sound good.  Based upon the definition above, Obama is not a reformer; he is not one to come in and change America back to the primitive purity of America in the past.  Obama is a revolutionist who wants to replace the very idea of capitalism and freedom upon which the country was founded with his own fascist/socialist world view.  However, all we hear from him, and the MSM, is how he is going to change Washington and restore America's good name. 
 
Obama's name to his follows seems to be much like the second coming of the Messiah.  His followers, the MSM, and the far left have surrounded him with such wonderful words of adoration that most believe he will do what he says; they follow blindly for they do not look for the truth.  For those that question him, his words, and his assocations, they are called unpatriotic and much, much worse.  The followers of Obama take his greatness on trust despite his record. Astounding to say the least. Even in the face of 94 times voting to increase taxes or voting agasint reducing taxes, those that follow Obama believe he will actually cut the taxes for 95% of Americans. Even though he is the most liberal U.S. Senator and has taken the second most money from Freddie Mac, they still think that he will not raise taxes. For the 1 trillion dollars in new federal spending that he wants has proposed, they still think he will not raise taxes.  For all the times his has insulted our troops, his followers believe he will keep our military stong, keep America safe, and will be an effective leader and commander-in-chief.  Obama and his followers gloss over his past associations and his voting record and just surround him with respectful admiration under the influence of partisan-colored traditions and politics.
 
When all is said and done, if Obama gets elected, history will be able to write, as Rev. Guilday did about Luther, that Obama's term as president did not mark a new stage in America's growth and respect in the world; it did not close the door on larger government and more spending; it marked no dawn of a new era; it marked no new stage in the world's or American's progress; it did not contribute to the elevation of respect for America around the world; it gave no impulse to growing the economy or innovation; and it did not establish liberty of conscience.  In a word, it had nothing, under the rhetoric of eloquent words, of substance or of principle which was to ennoble America.
 
Much like Luther, history will show that the Obama of fact and the Obama of fiction to be in conflict. In fact, if you look closely to the words of Obama, his voting record, and his past associations, it becomes clear, that the Obama of fiction is already in conflict with the Obama of fact.
 
 
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The Great Snore Debate and the Trojan Horse

Wow. That is about all I can say about the debate tonight. If this did not give the most credible evidence that the MSM is in the Obama camp, then I don't know what other evidence there is to be had.  It was an absolute bore of a debate. Tom Brokaw should go out and bury his head in the sand. He was absolutely horrible tonight.

I wanted to see something different than the first debate. However, the democrats, including Tom Brokaw, knew that this format favored McCain. Tom Brokaw was the one that screened the questions and he did a very poor job. He posed questions to the candidates that were well within Obama's comfort zone. This was done on purpose and with ill intent towards McCain. Tom Brokaw needs to go the way of Dan Rather.

We heard nothing but the same thing that we have been hearing for several weeks now. We heard about the economy and taxes, we heard about foreign policy and the war in Iraq. However, we did not hear anything new until the last two questions. The first one was regarding the actions of the candidates if Iran attacked Israel and if the candidates would come to its defense or wait for UN Security Counsel approval. The last one was "what don't you know and how are you going to learn it"? It became clear that Obama was not going to answer the questions. He did this all night. If you go back and look at this debate, how often did Obama look back to George Bush? Sadly, this has been winning with the ignorant voters of this country.

When the Israeli question was asked, McCain came right out and stated that he would not wait for a UN resolution but would defend Israel. He went on to explain his answer fully. However, when Obama came up, he talked about not letting Iran get a nuclear weapon in the first place. He talked about how he was going to pressure Iran with sanctions....yeah, like China and Russia would allow that. Does he forget that Russia and China have Security Council veto power? The best thing we could do is get out of the UN. He never answered the question and it was painfully obvious that he was not going to answer it. The last question was one that did not belong in the debate at all. It was a silly question and one that just allowed Obama to go back to his roots and spew his same old stuff. Again, look under his words for underneath there is nothing of substance. McCain gave the best answer of the night on the last question. It was good. He said he does not know what is coming down the road for America but it was important to have someone with experience leading when the unexpected happens.

Also, if you listened closely, you should have seen that Obama wants to spend so much of our money overseas. Obama is the one that keeps telling us how we are spending ten billion dollars a month in Iraq. But if you listened to his answers about genocide and about Georgia, you heard it again. He spoke about how we could institute a no fly zone and how it would not cost us very much. He said that we had to give more than moral support to Georgia but we had to give them financial support.  With the 700 billion dollar bailout bill, the one trillion dollars of new government entitlement programs he wants to pay for, the billions to be spent on universal health care, where in the world is he going to get the money for these things? Obama will raise our taxes to the highest level since Jimmy Carter. He will stagnate the growth of the economy and especially small business. Obama will take more of our money and will begin to tax our pension funds even before we retire.

My worst fear has been realized. I am actually afraid for our country. It is astounding to me that Americans cannot see that Obama is a Fascist and a Muslim (It should be noted that I don't believe that all Muslims are bad or that the religion itself is bad for religion, in itself, is neither good nor evil. In fact, the majority of Muslims are good people. But, when I speak about Muslims in this context, I speak of the terrorists and those that hate American for which I beleive Obama is one since he hates this country as it exists today). Obama believes that the people and their assets belong to the state and for the good of the state.  American stands for the proposition that the states is there for the good of the people. He will begin to take more personal property and will begin to institute a socialist economy.  My fear is real and it will be realized.

Just think of the situation. America will have a democratic president and Congress will be controlled by democrats. Congress will give to Obama whatever he wants. Not even the members of his own party will stand up to him like McCain has done with the republican presidents.  They will raise our taxes without a thought. Obama will give the military over the UN and to be used by the UN for whatever purpose it wants. This will cause a mass exodus from the military which is what Obama wants.

I am sure that most of the people know the story of the Trojan Horse. This is where Sparta placed its soldiers in the large Horse outside the walls of Troy.  With the rest of the army out of sight, the people of Troy brought the horse inside the walls. When this was done, the soldiers inside the horse came out and conquered Troy.  The reason that the Spartans left the Trojan Horse is because the Spartans were not going to beat Troy on the field of battle and could not get inside the walls of the city.  It is clear from Iraq that the terrorists cannot beat the United States Military on the field of battle. Therefore, they have to beat us from within and they are doing it. There is no better way to break the U.S. economy than with high oil prices and high gas prices. The largest oil producing countries are Muslim and hate America. With the economy crashing, there are no worries, with the ignorance of the American people, that they could get a Muslim elected president despite 9/11. It is happening before our eyes but we are too ignorant to notice because of the MSM and the big money spenders on Obama.  Obama will change this country as we know it...always for the worse.

The other statement that I can't stand is Obama saying that Bush took his eyes off the target - Bin Laden. Obama believes that the war on terrorism should have started with the hunt for Bin Laden and ended with his being killed. Bin Laden is such a small player in the overall war on terror. Obama does not know one of the basic rules of war....if you have the enemy neutralized, then that is as good as them being dead (case in point, Grant's seige of Vicksburg in June-July 1863). Bin Laden has not been able to attack this country in 7 years.  He has come out with some taped statements but as an effective organizer he is dead...he has been neutralized.  There is no need to keep going after him for Bin Laden as a threat is no more. However, there were terrorist cells in Iraq that wanted American citizens dead and were willing to die trying to kill us. They too have effectively been destroyed.

Obama will bring our soldiers home in defeat and with shame. All those brave men and women that have died for us will have died in vain.  There are many U.S. soldiers that are still fighting the Vietnam War because of the brutality of the war as well as how they were treated when they got home. I wanted to throw-up when Obama got up and told the person who asked the Israeli question that he "honored his service." Obama hates the U.S. military and the Americans are going to put this person in charge of them. If anyone knows any kind of military history, it is that an Army, a corps, a division, a brigade, a regiment, a company, a platoon, a squad, and the individual soldier always fights better when they have confidence in their commander. Read about the men in Patton's Third Army in WWII or read about the Union Soldiers when McClellan was commander and then Burnside took over in November of 1862 just before Fredericksburg, or read about how the Confederate soldier fought against overwhelming odds under General Lee - Chancellorsville for instance.  If the men do not have a commander they have confidence in, then the fighting ability will be lost. This will happen with Obama because he hates our military....remember he said that our military was killing innocent civilians and air-raiding villages.  These are not statements that a commander-in-chief says about an Army that he loves and respects.

It is a sad day for America for I believe McCain lost the election tonight.  My fears will be realized on November 4 but I feel the effects of those fears in my stomach right now.  We should all be very afraid of where this country will be in the next couple years......very afraid indeed........

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Will The Real Obama Please Stand? No? Not Gonna Happen

As a kid I remember watching a TV show where a contestant was allowed to ask questions and then had to pick the real person. I feel like I am watching this all over again with Obama.
 
I think we all know about his "My Muslim Faith" comment and campaigning in the 57 states comment (which by the way, I have heard but not yet varified that there are 57 Muslim states - if in fact true, it would be very interesting). We know that he will make statements to people in San Francisco about the people in Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia and Kentucky as "clinging to their guns and religion." He will then say something totally different to the people of those states and something different to the people of inner cities. It appears that Obama will say anything to the audience even if it contradicts something he said to another group.
 
If you listen closely to what Obama has to say, and I recommend to all to do that even if you can't stand him, becasue then when you really think about what he said, it is clear that he has said nothing new. The democrats are all for the little guy; to help the inner city kids and create more jobs.  However, the problem with his new spending programs is where is he going to get the money he needs to fund these programs. The answer is obvious - raise taxes. Just mark my words, he will raise taxes and blame it on the republicans becasue of the bailout, which he voted for. He will blame them because of "de-regulation" of the banks. However, it was under Bill Clinton and Janet Reno that the banks were pressured into making many of these bad loans. It was the democrates that opposed the more regulation to Freddie and Frannie in 2005 - especially Chris Dodd and Barney Frank (not to mention Frank's relationship with an executive of Freddie in the 90s).
 
Once the government raises taxes, this puts less money in the bank account of businesses, small businesses especially. And if the small business does not have money in the bank, it cannot pay its employees. And if they can't pay their employees, then the people cannot spend money on goods so the whole economy suffers. This is economics 101 and maybe Obama needs to take a refresher course.
 
Based upon the comments from Obama, I am not sure which one is the real one but I would ask that the real Obama please stand.... However, I have a feeling that the real one will not stand up......ever.
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Hypocrites

The term "hypocrite" is defined as "a person who acts in contradiction to his or her stated beliefs or feelings."  This is the word that came to my mind as I was watching a segment on Fox News' Hannity and Combs.
 
During the 2000 and 2004 elections, the democrates attacked Bush's character to be president. The democrates stated that it was important for the people of America to know the character of the president as it relates to his or her likability and judgment. Now, this was something that I agreed with back in 2000 and 2004.  The character of the President in very important not only from a world view standpoint but from a judgment standpoint.
 
Now, here we have the republicans attacking Obama based upon his associations with some not so good folks.....okay, let's just face it, people who hate America and want to see it destroyed as it exists today. I heard Lanny Davis say to us last night on Hannity and Combs that it was not appropriate to attack Obama since it takes focus away from the issues. Mr. Davis stated that Americans want a candidate that will talk about the issues. How quickly democrates forget the past.
 
When I heard this, the first word that popped into my mind was "hyporcite." This describes the democrates very well most of the time. When it suits them they will personally attack anyone - including their own mother if it will advance them politically. They will associate with anyone as long as it will advance them politically. This is why past associations should be an issue because democrats will always put their personal goals above the interest of the American People.
 
I have said before that Obama hates his country as it exists today. The only way he will love his country is when he is running it and he is instituting his own agena - which is not really his own since he will always do what is politically advantageous. He has made so many promises that he is no longer his own man. He is a puppet from those on the far left. He is nothing more than a mouth piece for the far left liberals.
 
Obama is the most liberal member of the U.S. Senate. This cannot be argued. He will drive this country into the ground because underneath he holds such comtempt for the USA. He will destroy it slowly and will slowly turn this country into a socialist state where the people exit for the good of the state and not that the state exists for the good of the people - such a view is Fascism. That is Obama's worldview, it is a scary one, and we should all be afraid........
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Bailout and How to Fix America

Now that the Dow Jones is down over 550 points, I think we have our answer to how the bailout would affect the market. I was never one to believe that the markets would rebound becasue of the bailout bill passing. This is just more evidence to demonstrate that Wall Street manipulated Congress in bailing them out. It was about bailing them out and not about stablizing the markets. Wall Street has the power to plunge the market and it is doing that despite the bailout. People are afraid of losing their money so they pull their money out of the market and keep it in cash. This I can understand since I am doing that as well.  This crisis is not just in the United States but in many other countries around the world. If you keep up with the news, many countries in Europe are also helping their banking system and infusing cash into their economies.
 
It was clear from the beginning that the bailout was not going to work. Now we have to look forward to higher taxes because of the bailout and haivng our retirement lose value because of it as well. The price tag on the bailout was just too high for most normal folks to back it. Congress needs to listen to the people and the people did not want this bill. However, Wall Street manipulated the people as well as Congress by the 777 point drop last Monday. With the market losing that much, the Street knew that people would panic and that they would demand that something be done. When people panic, things only get worse and that is what happned to us. People are still panicing and it is getting worse. People are pulling their money from the market. When there is a supply much greater than demand, the prices of the supply will go lower. Since peoplse and companies are selling their stock, the supply is great but the demand for buyers is low. But since the market makers must buy, then they lower the price. This is what happens during a sell-off.
 
I am not sure what to do about the crisis other than to let the markets do what they are supposed to do. If banks and companies go under, then there is the bankruptcy system to utilize. We should not leave the taxpayer with the burden of bailing out those that got themselves and the rest of us into trouble. Those responsible should be expose and if, possbile, prosecuted.  As to how to change Washington, here is a part of what needs to be done.
 
Frist, please know that my ideas will never be adopted since most, if not all, politicians in Washington line their pockets with these monies.
 
What needs to happen is that there needs to be a law passed that those in the Congress, cannot receive compensation, during their term(s) in office, other than their salary. This does not mean that they cannot invest their money and make more. It just means that while in Congress, the only compensation they receive is their salary. They would not be allows to take gifts or other items from anyone. They would not be allowed to take money from any lobbyist or other organizations. This would also be true after they are no longer in Congress for it may appear that they just delayed getting the money. The politicians would not be able to make money talking to anyone. Members would be allowed to give speeches but not be paid for them. This would terminate at the end of their time in Congress.
 
Also, PACs need to be abolished. People can give money to a condidate for elelction or re-elelction. However, this amount would be limited for individuals as well as businesses. The campaigns would have to list every donor and the amount given. No minor would be able to give to any candidate. Now, if there are funds left over, then the candidate would give back the money left over to the donors in a pro-rata fashion. No more PACs! No more giving to family members to "consult" with their PAC. It is just too tempting for those that have power for they believe they are above the law. 
 
I would also suggest term limits for members of Congress. For this there would have to be a Constitutional Amendment. The President of the United States is limited to two terms. Why can't the senate members be limited to 3 terms (18 years) and House members be limited to 9 terms (18 years). This would do away with the politicians that have been in Washington for 35 years and all they are good for is lining their own pockets.  Now, some must be wondering if one could be a senator for three terms and then go to the House for 9 terms or vice versa. Nope, that would not be allowed. You get 18 years total in both Houses of Congress. If a member is in mid-term when the 18th year comes up, then the state would get to elect a new member and the old member does not get to finish the full term.
 
Somewhere along the line, Washington became the corrupt capital of the world. Our politicians have shown that they cannot police themselves so the people must do it and the above are three ways in which the people can do it. The members of Congress need to keep the welfare of the people in mind, and not just worry about getting a president elelcted or getting their pockets lined with cash.
 
It is a pipe dream for absolute power corrupts absolutely! That defines Washington in one sentence.  Sad really..........
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Bailout?....No... 700 Billion Dollar Insurance Policy?....Yes

About the only thing we hear about these days is the bailout bill and the election. Is there anything else going on besides those two things? No, not really. So, in that vain, I wanted to write about the bailout bill.
 
It was amazing to see the bill fail in the House this past Monday. As we all know, when the bill did not pass the House, the Dow Jones dropped 777 points. This scared a lot of people and it should have. But the question that has not been asked is "Who did all the selling?" Wall Street wanted this bill passed since the bill would allow the government to buy bad assets from it. When the bill failed to pass, stock prices dropped quickly. Who did alll this selling?....it was wall street. Many average Americans don't understand how the market works.
 
We all know that we can buy stocks of public companies. We can go out to a broker, open an account and buy stocks. We can own stocks of companies individually or through a mutual fund. By owning shares in a mutual fund, we own shares of the common stock held in that fund. When the stock prices of those stocks in the fund go lower, then the value of the mutual fund shares also go lower. Who determines when to sell the shares of the underlying common stocks in a mutual fund....the fund trustees.  And where do all these fund trustees work?.....that right, for the big brokerage firms of Wall Street. Now, it is also legal for these brokerage firms to hold common stock in their own name. This means that Merrill Lynch could own stock in GE in the name of the Merrill Lynch. These brokerage firms own a lot of the shares of common stock of many different companies. If the brokers want the stock price to decline, all it has to do is begin selling off its shares. With the number of shares they own, they can, what is called, "move the market". In otherwords, they can affect the price of the stock as well as the market as a whole. So, these big brokerage firms own shares in their own names and in the names of the mutual funds that they oversee. This gives them much power to move the market and manipulate the Dow Jones as well as the price of the stock.
 
This is what happened on Monday when the bill failed to pass the House. These brokers sent a clear message to Congress - you better pass this legislation bailing us out or we will drive this country into a financial depression. This message was received by Congress because the next day many of the leading members of Congress came out and told us that something would be passed in the next few days. Becasue of those statements, the Dow gained back almost half of the losses. Again, the message was that as long as Congress was going to bailout those that are able to move markets, they would buy back the stock and increase the price and, consequently, increase the Dow Jones.  Wall Street manipulated the government into passing the bill.
 
Now, I also believe that the democrats did not want the bill to be passed on Monday for two reasons: First, Obama was getting a big boost because of the financial mess despite the democrates being in bed with Freddie and Frannie; and second, the democrates wanted the public a little bit more panic-stricken since the public was not supporting the bill. The public became more panic-stricken after the market went down 777 points - so that worked. Also, Obama got another boost because of it. Ms. Pelosi hates the president so much that she brought a vote to the House floor not knowing if the bill would pass. Is she that inept? No, I don't think so. She wants Obama to win the presidency so badly that she would sacrifice the good of the country to do it. Her job is not in jeopardy; she will still have health insurance; she will still have her government pension, etc.....
 
The problem with the bailout is that Obama will not have the room to implement all his social programs or his tax cuts. Obama will not cut his social programs but will scrap his tax cuts. He will never say this until after the election. He wants almost one trillion dollars in new spending when the government is going to spend 700 Billion Dollars on this bailout package. There is no money for Obama to impliment his tax cuts. This will be his excuse to raise taxes and to break his promise regarding tax cuts. It is a clever plan and one in which he will most assuredly blame President Bush.  Also, the failure of the House vote allowed the U.S Senate to take up the vote first and make it look like Obama was doing something for the his country.
 
This was not a bailout bill....it was a 700 billion dollar insurance policy designed to make sure that Obama was elected in November. And the sad part is, it will work and we all will be worse off for it.  God help us all in the next four years.........
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Palin and the Great Debate

As with most of the country, I watched the debate on Thursday really to see if Sarah Palin was as bad as the mainstream media made her out to be or whether she would be the Sarah Palin of the Republican Convention.  I have to say that I was fairly nervous wondering how she would do. I was concerned that if she did not do well, that McCain's chances would be almost insurmoutable. I was very glad to see that Sarah Palin did a very good job during the debate. 
 
As many may know, Frank Luntz gets a group together that is equally split between people leaning republican and democrat. They watch the debate and rate second by second how the candidates are doing. On the O'Reilly factor last night, Mr. Luntz stated that there was only one time that the group reacted negatively towards Sarah Palin. Mr. Luntz indicated that during the rest of the debate she did not have any negative responses. Oddly enough, the only time she received negative results was during her opening comments. I must also say that Mr. Biden did very well also. He did not do anything that would embarass him or Obama. I was certinly hoping for such a time. Substantively, Biden did much better. It is clear that he has the experience of being a politican for 35 years. However, it was refreshing that we had a candidate that spoke to the normal everyday American.
 
I don't want a politician taht has been in Washington for 35 years like Biden or McCain. I don't want a politician that has only been in Washington for 4 years and spent two of those years running for president. It seems like once an elected official gets to Washington they change for the worse. I think it has to do with the money they get from lobbyist as well as other "legal" bribes. I like having an outsider on the ticket. She spoke to me during that debate and that is one reason that I believe she won the debate.
 
People want someone they can identify with and right now that is Sarah Palin.
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