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Really, Biden may make gaffes, but it's more due to spontaneity. When he's asked about things like policy issues, he's able to give detailed, intelligent answers that displayed his deep understanding. Palin, however, seemed to stick only to her talking points, at times did not answer the question at all, and just said "how mavericky" they were.

Emm, it was quite largely Bush's fault for bungling the hurricane response. Bush, for instance, rejected international aid offered by other countries, which would have greatly eased the burden on the workers. Not to mention he sent quite a fair bit of the National Guard which is responsible for responding to domestic crises to Iraq- thus they had less manpower- so that too, in its own way, played a part in this.

Negative. It is the state and local authorities' responsibility and duty to foresee and prepare for natural disasters. FEMA is an afterthought to assist in cleanup/relocation/assistance (that part yes, was severely poorly managed).

"How about Biden saying during the last crash Roosevelt saw what was happening on TV although he wasn't President and TV hadn't been invented yet?"

"I can see Russia from my house!"

ROFLMAO!

Palin coming on the scene has brought great relief to Dan Quayle who had the previous dishonor of being known as the dumbest VP candidate in modern history.

"Palin is so dumb she called New Hampshire part of the NorthWest."

How about Biden saying during the last crash Roosevelt saw what was happening on TV although he wasn't President and TV hadn't been invented yet?

His undoing is his stupidity not his gender.

"the first thing we'd have to do is make sure that we've got an effective emergency response, something that this administration failed to do when we had a hurricane in New Orleans."

The Dems can't help but blame Bush for everything. It's amazing how blind there are. The failure was due to the state and local govt's inept leaders to foresee and prepare for Katrina, not Bush.

Palin is so dumb she called New Hampshire part of the NorthWest.

Her undoing is her stupidity not her gender.

"just keep drinking the Kool-aid"

S Adams,

You are the one repeating right wing bs even though you know they have lied to you.

Yet you still take their stories at face value. Why?

Ryan C--just keep drinking the Kool-aid. You will believe Obama not matter what, even if he has no proven record to go by. You go ahead and believe Obama who has flip-flopped on every single issue, that he hasn't lied time and again about every aspect of his life, that he has thrown numerous people under the bus, even his own grandmother for his political aspirations. Many top economist have looked at Obama's economic plan and health plan and said it doesn't add up. I tend to believe them over an inexperienced Chicago thug.
I've outlined what is wrong with Obama's plans, and I get more info from legitimate sources, not Daily Kos or Huffington post.

veryoffensive--not only is ageism a problem in the Obama campaign, but they are also being sexist against Palin. I thought the sexist attacks against Hillary was bad, and I didn't even support her, but the attacks and lies against Palin are just unbelievable and vicious.

Quote from the great Ronald Reagan:" ...I will not make age an issue, I am not going to exploit, for political purposes, my opponents youth and inexperience"

John McCain reminds me a lot of Ronald Reagan. Both worked with both parties to bring about change and unity.

Obama, in his own words, said he tends to not have much sway with the Republican party. How does he expect to get anything done for this country if he can't work both sides of the aisle?

"when you follow the paper trail, it led right to the source of the problem"

S Adams,

But you're not following a paper trail.

You're following the right wing script which conveniently leaves out the lack of regulation or oversight.

The only regulation you reference is the toothless bill McCain eventually cosponsored that would have created a redundant oversight agency with FEWER oversight powers.

S Adams,

Why in the world would you believe the same right wing media that lied to you about Iraq when it comes to the cause of the recent economic meltdown?
Posted by: Ryan C | Oct 15, 2008 6:45:45 PM
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Ryan C--because I'm objective enough to see the truth, even if it's disagreeing with my own party. But the facts speak for themselves, and when you follow the paper trail, it led right to the source of the problem. I am not saying the Republicans were entirely innocent, but the Democrats benefitted the most from Fannie Mae, who tends to leans to the left when handing out high $$ contributions, and it was the Democrats who failed to take notice in 2006 when McCain warned them of the coming crisis.

"Why should anyone strive to make a better life for themselves only to have a "robin hood" government that benefits those that don't have the ambition to be successful"

We have a progressive tax system as it is.

Are you seriously arguing that people will stop working because their income above a certain level will be taxed 4% more?

McCain 7.0?

Is that another nasty reference to his age? The ageism from Obama's campaign is appaling. Apparently racism is bad but discrimination based on age is good? After their offensive commercial implying McCain couldn't type at a computer because of his age although it's actually due to war injuries, I didn't think they would sink this low. Axelrod is doing a great job.

S Adams,

Why in the world would you believe the same right wing media that lied to you about Iraq when it comes to the cause of the recent economic meltdown?

Ryan C-- Why should anyone strive to make a better life for themselves only to have a "robin hood" government that benefits those that don't have the ambition to be successful.

Ryan C-- I did not agree with the Iraq war and I think it was the one big mistake in Bush's presidency, but we have the Democrats to blame for the economy. Starting way back with Jimmy Carter and his Reinvestment Act to medernize the FHA and expand access to more homebuyers. In 1994, Clinton, on behest of ACORN, re-wrote the act with new stipulations stating that Banks were to be given strict quotas to ensure more diversification in housing. May 5, 2006, McCain and 19 others, no Democrats, wrote a letter to Congress warning of the need to regulate Fannie Mae and they were blasted by the Democrats who accused them of being alarmists. Meanwhile, Dodd, Franks, even Obama, all had their hand in the cookie jar of Fannie Mae.

Our first 6 yrs of Bush, we had a sound economy, consumer confidence stood at a 2 1/2 yr high, gas was $2.19/gal, unemployment rates were 4.5%, Dow Jones hit a record high of 14,000+.
In 2006, a Democratic congress was voted in and consumer confidence plummeted, gas went up to $4.00/ gal, unemployment rate rose to 5.5%, and 1% of homes are in foreclosure.
The re-investment act finally caught up with the Banks who were pressured to make home loans to people who could not afford them then were left holding the bag.

"Small business owners will suffer under Obama's plan. They have overhead costs, wages and benefits while having stay competitive to draw business in their market."

And Obama seeks to help them by making employee health benefits 50% tax deductible, incentives for new hires & no capital gains on small biz investment.

"$200,000 or $250,000 is not a lot of money for a business, and what about the areas that have a higher cost of living. $200,000 may be a lot for someone living in Texas or Louisiana, but it's not a lot in California or New York."

Having $250K+ a year income is alot no matter where you live.

And that is in income. Income is either part of overhead or profits or a combination of the two. It does not include biz expenses like payroll, benefits, materials costs etc.

Ryan C--Small business owners will suffer under Obama's plan. They have overhead costs, wages and benefits while having stay competitive to draw business in their market. $200,000 or $250,000 is not a lot of money for a business, and what about the areas that have a higher cost of living. $200,000 may be a lot for someone living in Texas or Louisiana, but it's not a lot in California or New York.
A plumber asked Obama yesterday why he would raise his taxes on his small business and Obama said, "Well, I'm not trying to punish you, I just want to make sure that people behind you are taken care of" That is a socialist point of view. Why does the plumber have to work hard and succeed to give to the person that doesn't want to work as hard?

"And walk in clinics? We already have health clinics run by the government, they are sub-standard. I wouldn't take one step inside much less drag my kids in there."

I knew a right winger would fall for that.

That walk in clinic bit was a copy paste from the John McCain health plan.

"The government is responsible for the economic crisis we are in right now. Why would we want them to be in charge of our health care"

So the right wing strategy was to let Bush screw up the government so badly no one would ever trust it to run anything again?

Do you trust the government to run the military?