Political Punch

That's one reason he recently never say McCain is Bush's 3rd term?

"Mr.Hope and Change has become just another dirty politician."

You are so wrong. Mr.Hope and Change has always been a dirty politician.

Obama used his church to gain a political base then used supporters on the left for money and to win the nomination...Then he said "See Ya"

Obama knows the AA community and far-left won't dump him for McCain.
Mr.Hope and Change has become just another dirty politician.

Obama will say anything and do anything to get elected. He must be shifting to the right because he is not confident about winning Hillary supporters. So much for his Primary campaign promises.

Obama is a fraud. His followers believe his words mean action, but they don't. They are just words and don't mean a thing. One good clue... they keep changing. Please start thinking with your head and not your heart.

The only thing that Obama stands for is his own personal gain. He has no convictions; no principles. He even stepped on his own "white grandmother" (aka "typical white person") during his recent and short-lived "conversation on race." If he views the woman who raised him as being as disposable as his toxic (and racist) preacher, certainly it would be unwise to think he has fealty or conviction to something like a constitutional or economic issue.

can you really trust a guy who joins and abandons the same church for purely political gain?

Continuation of Bush's faith based initiatives means I'm not voting for BO now. There's been far too much religious influence in the public sector at the federal level for the past 8 years. I let the Rev. Wright "I didn't know" thing slide but I'm done now.

Obama -- best friend of illegal immigrants.

"John is the man with ethics, morals, and he’s standing by his wife during her time of crisis. He looks good on paper and he’s not a threat." - Michelle Whitedove

Michelle Whitedove, in my opinion, McCain does not have the ethics, morals, and "standing by his wife" qualities that you ascribe to him. You know very well that McCain cheated with Cindy while he was still married to his first wife and that he married Cindy weeks after dumping his first wife. You know he has called Cindy all sorts of terrible names in public. You know he's been accused of cheating on Cindy as well. You've seen how angry and irrational he gets when he doesn't get his way. You know that when McCain was still able to, he liked to go get into fights and act like an idiotic hothead. You know that McCain got his start in politics with the backing of Cindy's father who was convicted of illegal alcohol distribution and got in trouble with the New Mexico Racing Commission for hiding the fact that his equal partner in the Ruidoso Downs horsetrack was a convicted bookie and had mob connections. You know that McCain has flip-flopped on just about every issue important to a Republican. Ethics, morals and standing by his wife? Yeah Right!

You're as transparent as they come Michelle Whitedove.

Lots of Spy vs Spy but no substance in these comments. Here are ten talking points on the drug issue. Chew on these and see how your candidates stack up because we are coming up on the time to create platforms. How much sense is good sense vs nonsense?

Assertions: Drug money and other crime monies are linked. Any cop can explain it to you. Crime at large isn't a sickness or a social problem or terrorism. It's a business and linked to open borders. Criminals do business with other criminals and cash is their currency of choice. Take the cash out of the system and you reduce the frequency.

1. Rework the Federal classifications. Putting marijuana in a class with cocaine or heroin made it profitable. Laws the States don't and won't enforce are fruitless. Take this money out of the system by decriminalizing pot.

2. Prescription drugs are the most serious problem because their legal manufacture makes it impossible to take them off the streets. This is a tough problem. Is there a solution?

3. Methamphetamine is a plague. Restricted access to ingredients dents this so the drugstore acts help. Unfortunately, open borders made it profitable to move the manufacturing out of country and the small size makes it easy to smuggle. It follows the marijuana pipelines. Most dealers are small dealers. Divide and conquer.

4. Legalization of cocaine and heroin is nuts. Interdiction is helping. Keep up the pressure.

5. Prosecute the crimes. Treat the addicts. Then watch them. A positive drug bust means rights to privacy are gone. Drug testing is cheap and offender management systems can be made interoperable. Use the law and the data smartly.

6. Fund the police to take it to the gangs everyday everywhere and don't let up. Treat gangs like terrorists.

7. Make police records management systems interoperability a procurement requirement instead of relying solely on NCIC. Rework 28 CFR Part 23 without breaking the Consitution in half.

8. Don't tell kids to just say no. Search their lockers at school early and often.

9. Bust celebrity users hard who repeat offend. Their status makes them more responsible not less.

10. Finally a question. Sixty years ago the drug problems in this country were manageable. Figure out what changed.

HMMMMM said:

Is Obama planning to re-write that anytime soon?

I think he started when he morphed the presidential seal. Such arrogance!

"Obama's faith based initiative proposal is just another example of how Barack Obama is willing and able to find common ground among all walks of life. Faith based organizations have a great neighborhood level infrastructure "
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hmmmmm.
isn't there something in our beloved Constitution which promotes "Separation of Church and State".

Is Obama planning to re-write that anytime soon?

Is this one of the all-sweeping changes he's been yattering about?

HILLARY BEFORE MCCAIN!

MCCAIN BEFORE B O!

COUNTRY BEFORE broken down DNC PARTY!!!

DL:
"Obama had way to much ability to talk and answer questions (the likes of Dodd and Biden as far as logic and had obviously had a grasp on complexity of the issues)"

But only when in view of a telprompter!

I am not wealthy enough to travel around and be present at their various appearances... but I can and do read alot.... and I have lived here in Illinois under B O's senatorship during which he did NOTHING for the first 6 years and then put his political strivings into the hands of Emil Jones, Illinois Kingmaker!

He did nothing for his constituents which did not profit HIM... his church ($15,000,000) his wife, ($1.000,000),
his mortgage (minus $300.00 each month).

He did NOTHING for our sorely lacking school system... or for our tired and weary health system!

His associates are notably questionable; in fact the least so would be Jeremiah.... who Wright or Wrong, actually seems to BELIEVE in what he says!

So , DL, I would have to disagree with you:

YOU HAVE BEEN BAMBOOZLED BY A SLICK FLIP-FLOPPING INEXPERIENCED OLD TIME- NEW LOOK DIRTY POLITICIAN!

HIS name is B O Plenty!

Be careful who..you're voting for!!!

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"I believe that she has already spoken to John Edwards about him jumping back on the ticket as VP. John is the man with ethics, morals, and he’s standing by his wife during her time of crisis. He looks good on paper and he’s not a threat."
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Edwards-Clinton might be BARELY tolerable.

The nomination of Edwards is the last chance to avoid continuing and expanding the right-wing "religious" regime, it seems.

"Faith based organizations have a great neighborhood level infrastructure for helping those in need and can reach many that the federal government on its own cannot."

Sure: the churches as servants of the state. That's just great.

Nobody EEXPENTS the Spanish Iquisition:

"Ximinez: NOBODY expects the Spanish Inquisition! Our chief weapon is surprise...surprise and fear...fear and surprise.... Our two weapons are fear and surprise...and ruthless efficiency.... Our *three* weapons are fear, surprise, and ruthless efficiency...and an almost fanatical devotion to the Pope.... Our *four*...no... *Amongst* our weapons.... Amongst our weaponry...are such elements as fear, surprise.... I'll come in again.

[The Inquisition exits]

Chapman: I didn't expect a kind of Spanish Inquisition."

As of today, Obama is over-confidant and the power is going to his head. He is buying into his own PR hype. His people are playing up the CHRISTIAN family man, but we are in the beginning stages of scandal, after scandal. His colorful past will crop up as his opposition is digging for the dirt. In Obama’s younger years he never thought that he would be running for US President. So now the ugly truth will be spoon fed to the American public: marital indiscretions, prejudice, drug use, associations with the wrong people and even money laundering associated with his church. The country’s opinion will turn on him. Unfortunately this will cause Oprah great embarrassment, and will lead to a drop in her ratings.

In the end, Obama’s reputation will be too tarnished for the vice president, Hillary will not want him. I believe that she has already spoken to John Edwards about him jumping back on the ticket as VP. John is the man with ethics, morals, and he’s standing by his wife during her time of crisis. He looks good on paper and he’s not a threat. - Michelle Whitedove

Obama's faith based initiative proposal is just another example of how Barack Obama is willing and able to find common ground among all walks of life. Faith based organizations have a great neighborhood level infrastructure for helping those in need and can reach many that the federal government on its own cannot. It only makes sense to help these programs with their commendable work in this regard. For those who have been claiming that Obama has no values, let this be a wakeup call. Try as you may to deny the good in Obama , with stands like this, you're quickly losing your credibility.

I love they way all you NeoCons are bashing Obama, but not one of you are talking up McCain.

Point taken.

Nice try.

b4uvote, wrote,
Obama is definitely softening his stance on withdraweal from Iraq. (Now he will "gradually" reduce troops) What a joke! Now that he has the democratic nomination he flip and flops all over the place. Once he is president and receives briefing like Bush----and find out all the secrets the American people never hear----he'll become George Bush' 3rd term. Once you sit in that chair--find out all the things we the people never hear, I bet things don't change. He is a politician! They are all alike!"
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I totally agree with you. That's one of the many reasons why I can't waste my vote on him...he simply flip-flops at his own convenience to pander votes, depending on which state he is. He badly needs the Latino votes, now he's for NAFTA.