Political Punch

Age? You've got to be kidding. When does being older become a problem? However being in-experienced and young has always been an issue.

I agree with some of the post made. I am unemployed and trying to find a job has been a nightmare since I was laid off, 6 months ago. Not only has jobs been cut but when they re-hire they want bi-lingual. And they want to pay a lot less (50% or more). I don't have a problem with being paid less, it's better than nothing...but I was born here, and speak english. Now un-employed, english speaking only, with no insurance, can't afford gas, groceries......I'm one of many. I want the jobs brought back, and I don't want to be refused an interview because I don't speak spanish.
I am doing everything I can to NOT purchase items made outside of the US. Yes there are some things I have had to do without, but if everyone tried harder it might make a difference. Think about it...the company I worked for moved their plant to Mexico. Most of the products we purchase are from China, Japan, Thialand...almost all our call centers have moved to foriegn countries. It's depressing.

WHO HAS THE RIGHT VISION FOR AMERICA? THIS ISN'T ABOUT THE RIGHT AGE OF A CANDIDATE, BUT THE RIGHT TIME TO LEAD THE NATION FORWARD VERSUS BACKWARDS. IF YOUTHFUL ENERGY AND NEW FOUND EXPERIENCE WILL DO THE JOB, SO BE IT; IF ELDERLY CUNNING AND OLD TIME FEAR-MONGERING IS WHAT THE NATION NEEDS NOW, THEN SO BE IT. WE'LL SURVIVE EITHER---WE'VE SURVIVED GEORGE!---FIND WHAT YOU WANT IN A CANDIDATE, AND GO OUT AND SUPPORT IT---AGAIN, AGE OR YOUTH ISN'T THE END ALL TO THIS RACE---INSTEAD, FIND THE VISION FOR A BETTER AMERICA AND MAKE IT HAPPEN. FOR ME, IT'S TIME FOR A DEMOCRAT TO STAND UP AND DO THE JOB FOR ALL THE RIGHT REASONS.

Gimmeabreak, you wrote: "Barack will do what is RIGHT on all the issues, not just one or two, and that is what we as a society is not used to so we don't know how to deal with him." Contrary to popular belief, Sen. Obama is NOT infallible. He is NOT the Messiah. To the contrary, in several of the debates he acknowledged that he has made mistakes.

Chris and Michael M. are more on point than anyone on this page I've seen. You guys are all kidding yourselves with your analysis. Most of you sound like political analysts, but you fail to see that Barack is not your typical politician, so none of this stuff applies to him. He has transcended everything people put in front of him and said he would not/could not do, including tipping over the "inevitable" Clinton machinery. He is mesmerizing, and some people just don't like it. Save the political rhetoric for the McCain campaign, this country needs a man who is talking common sense. It is stupid to judge any candidate on what he will or will not do, what he believes or does not believe because no one can please EVERYONE on EVERY issue. Barack will do what is RIGHT on all the issues, not just one or two, and that is what we as a society is not used to so we don't know how to deal with him. Well, we need to learn because he not only won the nomination here, the WORLD has endorsed him!!

Al Gore wants to take a revenge of his lost.

Michael M., you wrote: "...all the oil that those oil companies got came from American soil." If that were true then we would be 100% independent of foreign oil, and we wouldn't be in this squeeze in which that we find ourselves. Oil company profits amount to just 8 cents per gallon of gasoline; and the individual outlets make about 1-4 cents per gallon of gasoline. The only reason they report profits into the tens of billions each quarter is due to the huge volume sold.

It's not that we have products that other countries don't have, it's the products that we do have are BETTER quality. But due to the high costs of doing business, which is ultimately passed onto the consumer, the prices for our products are higher. So even Americans purchase the cheaper priced & less quality products. That is the nature of the free market and capitalism.

The United States has 300 million people. How long do you think we would be in business if we cut off all trade with the other 6.5 billion people in the world?

Boy James the American media has pulled one over on you. Bush wants to build ports in Mexico to receive Chinese goods, add then truck them into the U.S. using Mexican drivers which will under cut our drivers. All those union jobs at U.S. ports will be gone. Replaced by people from another country. America will be reduced to stacking Chinese products in some warehouse. Hows that for a trade deal. The Bush way of dealing with the economy is to build more jails. We are the biggest jailer in the world because people cant afford to make an honest living.

James you are driving me up a wall. We don't have any products to sent to other countries. Whats left food, name a few. Name some things that we have that other countries dont. Military equiptment is not going to keep this country going. Bush has been selling that technology to. He covers it up with, the Chinese have been hacking in to our computers. You cant lower taxes enough in this country to compete with slave labor. These trade deals are set up to lock us out. This country will never recover. I was not born yesterday.

OH, and James, the oil industry cant move overseas because they have been thrown out of most oil producing countries. Do you think Putin is stupid. Just remember, all the oil that those oil companies got came from American soil. That oil belongs to the people of this country, at least they can pay taxes to keep America going. Bush lets them get away with murder. They have squandered Americas wealth.

Michael M, free trade opens up our markets to international customers. It is NOT free trade that is sending our jobs overseas, it is the lack of government regulation, lack of government interference and low corporate taxes that make other countries more appealing.

"Why is it that I feel uneasy about Obama? ... I hope there is unity when the convention comes ... "

Maybe you feel uneasy because he's a corporate "post-parisan" construct who talks out both sides of his mouth on every subject, and has been caught in so many downright lies it's becoming an embarrassment?

In addition to hijacking the DNC to Chicago, there are rumors -- but no official announcements so far, that I know of -- the Obamans are trying to CANCEL the Denver convention, and delegate VOTING, in favor of a coronation-like event (a mass rally, natch) in Chicago.

(Does anyone know MORE about this?)

James, you are out of your mind. How in the world do you figure we get more jobs over here by U.S. companies moving overseas. Don't you know that whole citics have been wiped out from jobs leaving. What planet are you on. The electronics industry is gone, textile industry is gone, auto industry is gone, the drug industry is gone, do you want me to keep going. Now we have to pay millions of our tax dollars to keep an eye on the Chinese because they want to give us poison drugs. The FDA used to take care of monitoring drugs in this country with very little monry. What in gods name are you talking about.

Why is it that I feel uneasy about Obama? I want to vote for him because I want a democrat in the WH come January, 2009, but I don't feel excited or hopeful. There are a lot of signs of uneasiness among the electorate. He should be more ahead in the polls than he is. This reminds me of Kerry/Bush election. I had an uneasy feeling about Kerry also. I hope there is unity when the convention comes. I also hope he will run on a platform. I have yet to know what that is. Change is nice, but it's not a platform. His VP pick better be a good one or it may be a disaster come November.

Mims nj, government "intervention" or more precisely, "interference," hurts profit margins. California's high corporate tax has driven corporations out of the state and into Nevada (which is a very business friendly state) for well over a decade. (NOTE: The fact that Nevada does not have a state income tax is a benefit to the employees.) But the loss of the revenue has been devastating to the California economy.

Wasn't Gore part of that horrible Clinton administration you Obama supporters keep telling us about.

"That was one passionate speech. If only we had seen more of that in 2000 we may have been spared the disasters of the last 8 years."

Yeah, mass rallies are long on "passion" -- it's probably all the pheromones in the air -- short on substance.

As for Gore -- who said he wasn't going to endorse anybody -- if Gore hadn't wussed out in 2000, there wouldn't have BEEN a second Bush regime.

Michael M., more trade means more markets for American goods. THAT means more jobs here at home. Businesses go overseas to avoid the higher cost of doing business -- which also includes taxes. Just imagine what it would be like if the oil companies left the United States in retaliation for the windfall profit taxes!

Half the democrats don't want Obama.

One thing watching Gore's endorsement that occured to me, is who did Gore get stuck with the stiff as a board label. That was one passionate speech. If only we had seen more of that in 2000 we may have been spared the disasters of the last 8 years.

Michigan democrats didn't have there votes stolen, well unless you consider the fact that it was a flawed election from the start. To be fair, IMO the DNC messed up by taking all the delegates away from both Florida and Michigan, when the half penalty was fairest, but Obama suffered as much as Hillary from the bungled Michigan Primary. At least Hillary's voters got to vote for there candidate.