Posted on 10/08/2008 1:11:10 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Don't misunderstand me: Obama is wrong on Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, Russia, health care, corporate tax rates, investment taxes, education flexibility, abortion regulation, immigration policy, meeting with dictators, social security, energy, trade, and believing that subprime lending was a good idea.
He has opportunistically changed or regularly misstated his positions on public financing, gun control, born alive infant protection, wire tapping, timetable for Iraq, elimination of the Bush tax cuts, the DC gun ban, an undivided Israel, the Cuba embargo, NAFTA, participation in town halls with McCain, oil drilling, and support of nuclear power.
He has no major legislative accomplishments as either a State senator or United States Senator, and has never demonstrated an ability to work with members of the other party, despite his claim that's what he'll do.
That being said. He will win this election, and probably deserves to.
"Fight with me, fight with me," McCain passionately demanded at his Republican Convention, which led to a significant bounce in the polls and a type of excitement and momentum Republicans never thought they could see after 8 years of Bush.
We'd be happy to fight for you, Senator. But you have to fight for yourself first.
Here we are, one month prior to the election, and the only one taking the gloves off is Sarah Palin. She can't do this on her own. She shouldn't have to.
McCain let endless opportunities for a knockout punch fly by last night at the debate without even looking like he knew the opportunity existed.
We all know John McCain isn't much of a communicator (just like many of us know Barack Obama isn't much of a leader), but if you can't at least make an effort to stand up and fight for yourself and your ideas in the midst of a campaign... can you really be President of the United States?
Senator McCain - your health care plan is far superior to Barack Obama's. Learn to articulate it. Barack Obama claims he's giving 95% of Americans a tax cut, when only 70% of Americans pay taxes. Call him on it. Barack Obama deceptively tries to make it look like you're giving a targeted tax cut to oil companies. Clarify. Barack Obama discusses Rwanda and Darfur when expressing circumstances where military action would have been worth it... as if he has no idea what was going on in Iraq under Saddam Hussein. Remind him.
Americans are fed up with Republicans, Senator McCain, and they're not giving you the benefit of the doubt. If you can't stand up and articulate your differences from the Bush Administration (which are significant) due to your fear of alienating the conservative base... then you don't deserve to win. Fight, Senator McCain, fight.
The status quo is not on the ballot, as much as Obama would like people to believe. Both men will be different than the last 8 years. And while Obama hasn't proposed anything that we haven't already seen from Clinton, Carter, or some other Democratic leader over the history of our nation - he has the amazing ability of packaging old ideas as "change"... and he deserves credit for that. You could have done the same, Senator McCain, but you have chosen time and time again to play it safe.
To my friends who support Barack Obama; you're not going to convince me to change my vote because there isn't a single major issue I agree with your candidate on. But I must say this... we have seen 8 years of a President who seems to think that there's no value in trying to articulate a vision to the country, and no need to fight back against what is often an unfair barrage of attacks by Republicans, Democrats, and the media. If a President of the United States becomes a punching bag, he or she is no longer effective. President Bush had a 90% approval rating during 9/11 and stayed above 50% for the majority of his first term... but then quickly slipped to numbers almost as low as the Democratic Congress after deciding that he was above the need to communicate to and WITH the people.
You work FOR the people, Mr. President. Act like it.
John McCain is a wise, tested leader. But hardly anyone sees that because he's too busy making bad jokes and talking about the DNA of a bear. Barack Obama is an arrogant, untested Senator with socialist ideas and a hunger for government domination. But no one sees that because he's too busy not talking about his record or his plans.
Who wins in that battle? Barack Obama. It's 2008. We're connected, busy people who make our decisions based on posters, sound bites, SNL, and YouTube videos. You needed to play that game, Senator McCain, and you didn't. You trusted that the American people would examine your records. No time for that.
You were never supposed to get this far, Senator McCain. The atmosphere was too Anti-Republican for you to even stand a chance. You needed that little extra bit of fight to put you over the top, Senator, and at some point along the line... you decided the Americans didn't wanna see anger or passion. Wrong. That's exactly what we wanted to see.
Now, I can't help but notice that the four major polls released today by Rasmussen, Reuters, Hotline, and Battleground have Obama up by 6, 2, 1, and 4 respectively... which are actually all very weak and surprising to me...Obama had far bigger leads in the same polls last week... so I may be premature in calling this thing...
But the fact of the matter is, it's widely reported that the majority of American's politics are more closely aligned to John McCain (center right) than Barack Obama (far left), and an inability to communicate that stark difference and to relate with the people who share your ideals... is a failure that SHOULD cost an election.
See ya in 2012.
This country has been about a 35-35-30 country, give or take a couple of %, for 20 years, and there is no way in the course of one or two polling cycles it went to a 50-25 country.
And no, pollsters don't get it right. Sometimes they do (as in 2006), sometimes they don't (1994, where every one missed a tsunami). None of them picked up Obama's fade in the primaries.
Obama and Michelle - when together - exude warmth. I know I'm going to get blasted for saying that, but so be it. They had - what? - fifteen extra minutes of camera time smiling and chatting with the audience? Good grief! McCain is just too stupid, or maybe it was just past his bedtime. :(
Too bad the author doesn't take the Bradley Effect into consideration. When it all boils down, most people are going to vote for the old white guy with the experience. Period. If Obama isn't up over 10 points by election day, he's toast.
I have a freeper freind who was at Belmont and in the motorcade for McCAin. She says Cindy was a warm and natural and very nice lady. But that was a nice try to smear her ... but for whom do you do this garbage?
I don’t understand your numbers. Why should polsters use an even split of dems and republicans if more folks are identifying as dems these days?
Everything I've read about Cindy McCain would indicate that she is a very nice and kind woman, but I stand by what I said about what they look like when they're together.
Bless your little heart, you just keep tryin’ don’tcha.
>Who the hell is this drama queen anyway? I’ve never seen his name before.<
I have no idea who he is but it’s nice to read something that isn’t put out by a MSM approved journalist!
Go look at some video and try to be impartial, and you will know how damaging it was to give that extra fifteen minutes of air time to the Obamas. That was a horrible mistake.
Ditto
I think its a crying shame that those of us who care enough to get
the facts to make an informed voting decision will have our votes cancelled out by a fraudulent ACORN vote.
You are totally correct. In 2004 Democrats and Republican were even.
read at home tonight BUMP!
You could not be more wrong. McCain stayed and shook hands with many in the audience, Cindy as well. The audience were very enthusiastic about shaking McCain's hand.
Obama worked the crowd but if you watch the end of the debate the enthusiasm was not there for Hussein like it was for the patriot McCain.
We watched the debate. You cannot peddle those lies without be called on it.
Unfortunately, the kissy, huggy, affectionate Obamas come off as much more human when you see them together.
Yep, that what we want to see. Mr and Mrs Hussein swapping spit on TV.
Useless piece of wimp garbage. Get the hell out of the way - you’re in our field of fire. Go marry a poodle, buy a white sheet and move to France, you bed-wetter.
Well, I was disgusted when I read the title, but you are right, it is true....except, I DO NOT believe that Obama deserves to win. No way, no how! I think the problem is, that America has turned it’s back on it’s own morals and values. We probably deserve Obama, the way a criminal deserves jail.
Even if they used the primary numbers, it would be dramatically flawed, because so many Republicans "crossed over" to vote for Hillary.
The people will have to lead on this one as it did on immigration and almost did on the bailout. Turnout will be the key and McCain will have won of he does because the alternative is horrible. We will then have to hold their feet to the fire. I have a feeling incumbents are in for a rude awakening regardless of party this election day. At least I hope that I am right.
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