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A vote for McCain/Palin is like a chicken voting for Colonel Sanders.

Whoa... Obama supporters for McCain?

Somebody call the Weekly World News. Forget Bat Boy! Forget Bigfoot! Forget the Jackelope! I just spotted an "Obamacrat for McCain"!

If you feel duped now Obamacrat... wait until you realize that you don't even exist. Now that's gonna be a real mind job.

"I'm afraid your list is almost as scary as mine!"

In the words of Bill the Cat "Thbbbt!"

Ryan,

I'm afraid your list is almost as scary as mine!

I'm sure the Obamacrat for McCain IS embarassed! it's a nasty feeling, when you sit back and take a look at the facts and realized you've been played for an idiot. It's about time folks like that Obamacrat is snapping out of the HYPE. those of us who watched the Democratic Primary closely knew this was a dirty, dirty man. Not only is his hyper-partisanship enough to drive this Democratic voter into the McCain camp, John McCain's independency is actually pretty in line with mine. On the greatest issue of our time, energy, John McCain voted against the disastrous Bush-Obama Energy Policy Act of 2005.

"So instead of worrying about people being denied their right to vote, len you seem more concerned about fake registrations."

Both are criminal. Investigate and prosecute. That's the law.

Meanwhile, let's put off the elections until after duck hunting season so Cheney can bag his limit of Senators and that awful W movie can tank at the box office. ;-)

Now McCain supporters are so embarrassed to admit they are such that they pretend they are Obama supporting Republicans?

ROFLMAO!

"It looks like the FBI is stepping up the pace on the ACORN scandal. That will get deep quick for Obama."

How so? He paid this organization to help voters get registered and that organization defrauded his campaign by submitting phony registrations.

Meanwhile today it was announced that millions of people may have been illegally stricken from the voter rolls.

So instead of worrying about people being denied their right to vote, len you seem more concerned about fake registrations.

Why is that?

I'm so disappointed at Barack Obama, and I feel so duped. He said he would bring a new era of clean politics, but the only change he brings is an era of unlimited private campaign finance contribution fraud and voter fraud.

I am most disgusted at him assault on John McCain's integrity. His "Exxon John" and "7 lobbyists" nonsense is nothing but a character attack. John McCain didn't become a naval aviator over hostile skies for Exxon, he didn't decline the opportunity for an early honorable discharge after getting nearly killed in the USS Forrestal fire for lobbyists, and he didn't refuse early realease ahead of his fellow POWs out of first-in-first-out order for political gain.

I'm sure the Office of President, in and of itself, means virtually nothing to him in this late stage of his life. He has everything a man can want. Money, a loving wife, and the permanent disabilities he suffered in Vietnam, becoming President can't help those. I'm sure it'd only make it worse. And the most important thing in his life, I'm sure he can't possibly be more proud of them; I know we can't: a son in the United States Navy, and another in the United States Naval Academy.

But I want him to be President, because the reason he is running is clear: to change the game of assigining all the blame and clamoring for all the credit in Washington. I can see he wants to become President to end the culture of politicians' self-dealing through earmarks and campaign contributions, and evil CEOs like Franklin Reins and Tim Johnson getting into cabinets through a self-dealing revolving door, and become the dominant force in our economy, making the big decisions of business policy for the United States of America, and themselves. and I can tell from his campaign that if he had to sacrifice this vision, this mission in order to win this election, he would rather not win it at all.

"My question was serious."

A serious question? Ok, hard to say. We've never had a First Dude before so who knows what their personal relationship, but judging from the number and ages of the kids, I'd say it's pretty serious. And hot.

Was Hillary Clinton involved in the day to day?

Yes, she was. Deeply involved. The staffers called her "The Big Girl" and it wasn't a reference to her dress size. The Clintons are a power duo. It was a co-presidency regardless of how the Republicans felt about that. They spent millions working her over and she still came up the winner. It's a shame the DNC felt they had to become Republicans and do it too. Pelosi, Dean, Brazille, Daschle are people we will have to get rid of and that will take time. I admire Senator Clinton. I have to turn her off right now, but soon she'll be back at her desk in the Senate working for the nation as she always has.

It looks like the FBI is stepping up the pace on the ACORN scandal. That will get deep quick for Obama. If Rezko has turned, it's bye bye Obama. I hope Biden brought his wellios.

"Another indication of this...how many times has Obama held up that past role as an indication of his abilities? This was his most significant executive experience. Add in the education element...and you have a solid talking point as candidate. I have never heard him utter anything remotely like that."

Obama has discussed it though.

He chooses not to embellish his experience.

That's the difference between himself and say Sarah Palin.

He does not say his 5 years working on educational issues makes him the foremost expert in the nation on educational issues.

In contrast that is exactly what McCain called Palin, the foremost expert on energy issues in the nation.

Based on what?

2 years on the oil & gas board and 20 months as Governor of an oil producing state?

LOL nothing like right wingers making things up.

RICO? Please.

Last week you guys said a judge had ordered Obama to turn his birth certificate order.

Of course right wingers did not mention that the supposed order was issued by Berg and not signed by any judge but why bring facts into a good smear.

Woody,

In all seriousness, I would lay out the cabinet like this.

Sec of Energy - Bill Richardson
Sec of Defense - Chuck Hagel
Sec of State - Warren Christopher
AG - Jennifer Granholm
Sec of H&HS - Hillary Clinton
Sec of the Interior - Al Gore
Sec of VA - Murtha

Not sure about some of the others off the top of my head.

Ryan -
I've read as many CAC docs as I can get access to (i.e. public access). I don't get my news from blogs. There's nothing significant in those public documents that show the CAC yielded significant ROI for the school system vis a vis improved programs, successful pilots, etc.

Another indication of this...how many times has Obama held up that past role as an indication of his abilities? This was his most significant executive experience. Add in the education element...and you have a solid talking point as candidate. I have never heard him utter anything remotely like that.

Blip:
You are funnier that Tina Fey. Keep the comedy rolling!

Len,

My question was serious.

Todd Palin appears to have unprecedented access to government business by sitting in on meetings and being copied on emails and abused the power of his wife's office.

Hillary Clinton was never that involved in day to day government stuff.

One Answer,

I would encourage you to read the report analyzing the CAC and its successes and failures.

Many right wing blogs take 1 sentence out of the summary but that tells very little of what the CAC sought to accomplish and what it did accomplish.

"What would Todd Palin's role be at the Naval Observatory?"

Observing Sarahs's navel like all of the Democrats who can't seem to take their eyes off of her.

@ryan: No I haven't seen the video yet but if I watch CNN tonight, I'm sure I will.

@blip: "What does Jackson have in common with Obama and Farrakhan?"

An A.

For Hanna

Current polls of the presidential election may be underestimating Barack Obama’s support by 3 to 4 percent nationally and possibly larger margins in the Southeast and some strongly Republican states, according to University of Washington researchers.

Psychologist Anthony Greenwald and political scientist Bethany Albertson, who analyzed data from the 32 states holding Democratic primaries, said race played an unexpectedly powerful role in distorting pre-election poll findings and the same scenario could play out in the election between Obama and John McCain.

“The Clinton-Obama raced dragged on so long, but it generated a lot of data. It is the only existing basis on which to predict how a black candidate will do in a national general election,” said Greenwald, who pioneered studies how people’s unconscious bias affects their behavior. “The level of inaccuracy of the polls in the primaries was unprecedented.”

Ryan - I didn't say 'great educator'...I said 'great reformer'. Case in point, go watch Michelle O's appearance on Larry King. Her words (approx.) - "Anyone involved in education reform in Chicago knows Ayers and his value..."

I'm from Chicago - if you're not familiar with the need of reform in the Chicago school system. Go spend some time there.

You know another funny thing about Obama...

His name. It's not American like Bill or John or Track.... It's foreign....

If he leads like his mother named him... foreign style... then we have a lot to be scared of.

I think we are making a huge mistake as a country if we don't vote for the tried and true policies of the GOP.

Nat Turner,

You know who else is from Chicago?

Al Capone...

Coincidence? I doubt it. I really doubt it.

Did you know that Barack Hussein Obama's shoe size? 13 and a half.

Thirteen is widely considered according to official numerological sources to be an evil number, suggesting that Obama is evil (plus a little more). Coincidence? I doubt it. I really doubt it.

I'mwithTHATONE,

What a great fundraiser McCain has sparked for Obama! He'll probably make a cool few millions!!!

_______________________
They're selling out of the "That One" T-shirt. They're going for $25 bucks. I ordered three. Better get yours, they're going fast!!

If I were McCain or the RNC, I'd hang onto the Ayers thread a bit longer. We all know Bill was a terrorist 40 yrs ago. Obama says it predates his relationship...that he's a respected school reformer...yada, yada.

Ok - let's see some hard evidence. Obama and Ayers served on the CAC. What was the outcome of the effort? $100 million dollars was spent - are Chicago schools better off? What did they adopt from this undertaking?

Side question. If Ayers is such the skilled reformer and well-recognized as such in Chicago power circles (Mayor Daley certainly likes to praise him), why hasn't he been appointed to be superintendant of Chicago public schools?

Seems to me, this great reform thinker and activist has been past over by the very people who say he's a valuable member of the education community. It's like knowing Babe Ruth was a great hitter, but leaving him in the pitching rotation. You'd be a fool to let him bat every 3-4 days. (to be fair, Ruth was also a great pitcher...but you get my point).

"Common sense tells you that increasing taxes on businesses that employ people means that workers will be laid off to offset the increased taxes."

Which is why Obama is not going to increase corporate taxes. He is leaving the rate where it is.

He also plans to assist small business with health care tax credits and no capital gains on small business investment.

The ones who will see a tax increase are those people making $250K a year or greater.

Are you really going to argue that rich people are so selfish that they will fire people to maintain their lifestyle in the wake of a 4% tax increase on their income?

Blip,

Todd has already fallen on his sword.

Transcripts of his interview have been released.

He claims he talked to officials about why his brother in law was still employed but says he never pressured anyone. He also says his wife had no idea about it. Her aides have testified likewise about his involvement and her lack of involvement.

Guess this coordinated cover story is what they agreed was the best defense going forward which is why all aides & Todd came into talk at the same time after refusing to honor the subpoenas.

Needed that week to erase yahoo emails and get the stories straight down to a tee.

Is tomorrow the day that the Troopergate investigation will conclude?

The rumor is that Todd is going to say that he is responsible and that he kept his wife in the dark.

Bizarre.

JT, your bias is showing! Is it because GOP posters have articulate, thought out responses based in fact and record as opposed to rhetoric?

Lets see, since 19th Sept 2008 when Paulson began his chicken little "we have to pass this bail out or the world will end now!" alert, which did not happen. Until the crap sandwich of a bail out was passed on 3 Oct 2008. To this day they still keep telling us everyday that there are more bail outs to come, no one knows when it will stabilize, etc.

I think McCain offers a more rational plan in keeping the taxes lower for businesses so people will have jobs.

Not having a degree in economy (and even those guys cannot tell us what is going to happen with economy)

Common sense tells you that increasing taxes on businesses that employ people means that workers will be laid off to offset the increased taxes.

What would Todd Palin's role be at the Naval Observatory?

Will he sit in on meetings?

Will he use the power of his wife's office to demand action from other officials?

I would love to hear McCain's plans... but since he wants to turn the discussion to character... I would like to know about:

McCain's temper and use of medication.
McCain's link to convicted felon and terrorist supporter, Liddy.
Palin's link to Alaskan separtist militias.

I know about the Obama-Ayers relationship... it's been reported on widely for months now... and there's nothing there.

It really is McCain's turn to start answering questions about whether or not he is fit to lead.

In Obama's supposedly naive Pakistan policy news.

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan - Suspected U.S. missiles struck a Pakistani tribal region along the Afghan border on Thursday, intelligence officials said Thursday. Local sources told NBC News that nine people were killed.

They said civilians were among the dead, and the toll expected was to rise as victims were being taken to hospitals.

Two local Pakistani intelligence officials said the strike occurred in Tappi village in North Waziristan, a region considered a stronghold for al-Qaida and Taliban militants, the Associated Press reported.

The missile attack was carried out by by a pilotless drone and targeted a house owned by Faisal Mohammad Sultan, a tribesman sympathetic to the militants' cause, Reuters reported.

well my friends,
i don't think we really want to know the combo of meds sen. mccain has to take, just to keep going day by day.
I would rather know mr. mccain' views and what he will do for this country, and either agree or take issue with that
rather than talk about him the way he and palin have had to resort to talking about obama.

Ryan... Hanna doesn't really care what Jesse Jackson says or believes.

What does Jackson have in common with Obama and Farrakhan?

I wonder... what do these three men have in common... that Hanna would fear them so?

Hmmm.... Well... I suppose we'll never know.

Blip, every rally will have its partisans and they tend to be more rabid.

The difference is the right wing and McCain campaign have been actively encouraging this behavior.

They know they are going to lose and they are trying to divide this country as much as possible so solutions and compromises are made extremely difficult.

They do not care about this country, only themselves.

I saw a great video at Radar which has interviews with McCain-Palin supporters. It is really eye-opening. They actually BELIEVE that Obama is a terrorist. And when asked why, they don't really know. One does talk about his bloodlines. Another talks about how when he was 1 year old he was in Indonesia.

It's really sad that so many people walk around in a bubble of ignorance. No wonder the country is going down the tubes. It's like that movie Idiocracy.

Hanna you mean Jesse Jackson the close friend of Bill and Hillary Clinton?

Are you really putting Jesse Jackson in league with Louis Farrakan?

Hanna doesn't understand the difference between registering to vote and voting.

Of course McCain says nasty things about Obama behind his back.

He's too much of a coward to say it to his face.

I guess Sharpton, Jessie J, Wright and Farrakhan all got the memo....don't leave your house till AFTER the election.

Just saw a great town hall in WI (you know those things Obama just can't do...take any questions from the audience) and a black guy in the front row asked Sen. McCain when is he going to take the gloves off and ask Obama about his offensive associations with several people. It was great, the crowd cheered and jumped to their feet in agreement. What bravery that young black man has.
Why hasn't Axlerod called off the ACORN voter fraud business? His guy looks real bad with his old ties to this organization....and I'm surprised Axlerod doesn't say Knock it off! They are registering cats and dogs and Christopher Barkley 15 TIMES....he was on TV this morning, this poor black guy acting as if he didn't know AMERICANS ONLY VOTE ONCE. What a joke.

Everybody knows that the smears are baseless....

They were rolled months ago. They were debunked.

The only thing that has changed is that McCain has fallen in the polls.

Of course McCain cannot look Obama in the eye and repeat these lies.... He knows he's wrong.

Biden called out McCain today for McCain's inability to say his insults to Obama's face or even look him in the eye.

McCain in his heart of hearts knows these ridiculous smears against Obama cause him great shame.

Last May I read a piece on McCain's use of Ambien.

I just read today that he is still using it. To help him cope with the rigors of campaigning.... he uses a combination of sleeping pills and stimulants...

Very, very scary. Ambien is widely prescribed, but it is addictive and it impairs the user.

oh yes,
for all of those people who still don't know who obama is?

I've got news for you my friends,
mccain dosen't know either, that is why he keeps asking the question.

at this point i think if mccain knew anything-he would tell you.
but he is only asking questions.
and besides, if there is anyone who does not have some idea of who obama is after this long campaign, they have not been paying attention.

I think mccain is already more like reagan-than his doctors will tell us,
if you know what i mean.

"Hillary is a centrist, like Bill"

Hillary is farther to the left than Bill on quite a few issues.

"and that's why Bill won."

Clinton won on a combination of things including and not limited to Perot's involvement, a poor economy and bad approval ratings for the sitting incumbent.

"Obama is the biggest lib to EVER run"

Based on what? A national journal analysis for 1 year in which Obama missed 33 of the 99 votes they used for voting criteria.?

In 2006 NJ rankings had Obama as the 10th most liberal.

In 2005 it was the 14th.

Facts > Hanna postings

"anyone heard any facts from mccain on how he will help this country.
or is he still on the straight talk of destraction tour?"

He flew thru the part of speech about his new mortgage proposal so he could get to ask who the real Obama is.

greenspan was hired by reagan
and lets' not forget we cannot hold george bush accountable for anything,

what ever the economic situation the sitting president was always the face of it, good or bad.
but not this time.
good job, georgie

Ryan...Hillary is a centrist, like Bill and that's why Bill won. Obama is the biggest lib to EVER run, and Americans vote right of center. All the kids and blacks, and Hollywood elite cannot do it alone.
I was and am a lover of Bill and Hill, NEVER OBAMA!

Maybe some ought to take into consideration those voters that did not vote in the primary, but will come out in droves on November 4th.

I registered later and will be voting for Obama in November.
I have no home phone, only cell phone so no one counted me.
There are many of us like that out here in Ohio and when we come out to vote we hope that Obama will carry our state.

People are tired of Bush and anyone who follows his policies, enough IS enough!!

Barack Hussein Obama/Joseph Robinette Biden 2008

away with the distractions,
back to the fact that will help this country out of this mess.

anyone heard any facts from mccain on how he will help this country.
or is he still on the straight talk of destraction tour?

Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama convinced many more viewers to think more favorably of him during Tuesday night's presidential debate than did his Republican opponent, John McCain, a new USA TODAY/Gallup Poll signals

Reagan rebuilt what Carter destroyed. Clinton took over what Reagan rebuilt, and played with a young Monica; Clinton has been considered to be not-bad President; but he didn't rebuild or improve anything by measurable level. He didn't destroy America's economy, but Fed-Chair Alan Greenspan during Clinton era caused THE VERY ORIGIN of the current economic crisis by keeping 1.00% Fed-Fund interest rate way too-long, which ignited the frenzy home-purchases by many "unqualified people." That situation induced the consequent fraudulent activities by many home loan lenders and investmsnt bankers. The danger of the situation didn't become apparent until the point at which it became "no-longer sustainable." The "no-longer sustainable" point took place last July...... Greenspan is the one who should take the blame.

So len, any comment on the video taken at a McCain Palin rally and the nasty words they had to say about Obama?

Is that Obama's fault?

hanna is a mccain supporter,

and hanna in this country it is ok to say that.
but don't say you support hillary.
or you might just be one of those people who would neverr vote for obama,
even if he had your best interest at heart.
and that is ok too.
i think we have made progress here with hanna,
no way, no how, no mccain-hrc
(and all of her supporters)

"You mean schoolyard len?"

No I mean barnyard, Ryan. Where I grew up, that is where we kept the pigs.

School yards are for children.

OMG, HANNA' SCREAMING IN ALL CAPS
"NEVER OBAMA"

hanna, i thought voting was a private thing.
i think there should be an investigation on how hanna knows how the clinton's are going to vote.
so, Hanna, YOU DO BELIEVE, the clinton' are just lie and cheat?
and you support them.
as long as they say one thing, and do another, they are cool with you, Huh?
and what is this the clinton' have to toe the party line,stuff?
hanna, do you still have yourself locked away in that basement, watching those old black and white cold war spy movies?
come up for air.
we live in a time when if the clinton' say they are dems, and going to vote for obama because he wants an america as they think it should be, we can believe it.
it does not have to be all cloak and dagger stuff anymore.
where we talk in code.
a true hillary supporter voting for obama

It appears the polls have changed and I stand corrected. Ryan where did you get your info?"

McClatchy article by the Editorial & Publisher staff

"Palin's Approval Ratings Tumble -- In Alaska"

The Republican management of
the economy has been disastrous
during the last eight years.
A socialist or communist style
state-magaged economy would
have produced superior results.

Socialism is better than
Republicanism it seems in
politics and in guiding the
economy.

"You've got people in the Republican party whose philosophy is one of cynicism towards government and one of complete disrespect towards particular branches of government.

They've run these branches of government completely in reverse, put people in charge of them who don't believe in the mission, and done everything else to make government accountable not to the voters, but to the business community.
But the correct answer is that government obviously does work in certain circumstances, in other countries, and it's even worked here when it wants to.
What they're doing right now at the Fed and the Department of Treasury is they're playing the game exactly right -- they're intervening decisively, quickly -- they're doing it exactly right. When the chips are down and when it's something conservatives care about, they can make government work."

"Approval ratings higher than any other governor in the US."

Her current approval rating is 68%.

There are two governors that are in the low 80's

Posted by: Ryan C | Oct 9, 2008 1:40:56 PM

It appears the polls have changed and I stand corrected. Ryan where did you get your info?

Its so funny that being a right winger or a Republican these days is such an embarrassment, that they have to pretend they are Hillary supporters.

Who knew that the Hillary brand would be so lovingly embraced by the group that has spouted the most venom about her over the years.

Neat. Does this mean McCain is dropping his Bush-style tax cuts for the wealthy, his Bush-style support for Social Security privatization, and his Bush-style deregulation scheme for health care?

Or is he all talk?

"Double standard for the libs."

You mean "libs" like Hillary Clinton?

Hanna you are such a sad fraud.

omg....I am a Hillary supporter who contributed to her campaign and have since sent all my $$$ to McCain, the minute Hillary dropped out because I CAN'T STAND THE THOUGHT OF AN OBAMA PRESIDENCY.
So no thanks, to sending Hillary any more of my money....I'll save it for 2012 when she runs again.

Obama might be the first president ever who couldn't pass a security clearance.

Hillary and Bill have to publicly toe the line.....they too are voting McCain on Nov. 4, and she will run again when McCain steps down after his one term (he only wants one term). Maybe a Hillary vs. Palin election in 2012.
Voter fraud and ACORN is being investigated by F.B.I. A guy named Christopher Barkley was on the news this morning, (an uneducated American, clearly) and he had filled out at least 15 registration forms. This poor black guy said he didn't know you could only register once, and he didn't sound 11 years old. How sad Obama is tied to this criminal organization ACORN. If Axlerod was smart he shoot off a memo to all ACORN offices and say KNOCK IT OFF, WE'RE GOING TO GET IN TROUBLE. The fraud is all tied to Obama supporters.....like the stupid kid who was indicted yesterday for hacking into Gov. Palin's email....can you imagine if the tables were turned, or Gov. Palin had any personal communications on that email account. Double standard for the libs.
NEVER OBAMA!!!!

"Approval ratings higher than any other governor in the US."

Her current approval rating is 68%.

There are two governors that are in the low 80's

hillary and i want all of you six million supporters to send five dollars to help retire her debt.
i have made my contributions, got a thank you letter in the mail last week from chelsea.
if the puma, and these 6 mil would put some money where their mouths are
hill can pay that debt down.

what say you, six million?
pay down hillary debt.
alas, we have stayed on this distraction to long.
the race is between obama and mccain.
what mob rioting-inciting things have the mavrick and his side-kick been trying to distract you with today? humm?

the bill ayers story?
the birth certificate?
his middle name?
whether hillary and his other supporters think he was born in a manger
or a hospital?
if he put his hand on the bible or the koran?
or something new?
what are mccain and palin talking about today?
because you can be sure they are not talking about anything they are going to do to help you.

Sarah Palin claims that they received on bid for that job. If you believe that one, I have a bridge for you.

Posted by: mara | Oct 9, 2008 1:24:23 PM

8/29/2008
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) today submitted its "Sixth Report to Congress on the Progress Made in Licensing and Constructing the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline," as required by the Energy Policy Act of 2005.

The 12-page document outlines the major developments that have occurred since the February 2008 report. In this report, FERC recognizes that the Denali project, a partnership of BP and ConocoPhillips, announced its plans for a gas pipeline and began the pre-filing process, and that the state of Alaska has completed the process of selecting TransCanada Alaska Company, LLC, and Foothills Pipe Lines, Ltd., affiliates of TransCanada Corporation, as the preferred applicant under the Alaska Gasline Inducement Act (AGIA).

"We have seen substantial progress on development of the Alaska pipeline over the past six months, more progress than in any other reporting period," FERC Chairman Joseph T. Kelliher said. "This competition for the project is a positive indication of serious interest by major industry players. This should all be resolved, ultimately, in the energy and financial marketplaces, and FERC stands ready to act once that takes place."

More progress than any other period.

Approval ratings higher than any other governor in the US.

Not bad.

"JM's position on N. Korea is for the six nation talks to continue."

Was that a position issued in between calls for North Korea's annihilation?

"REMEMBER, FOLKS ARE INTIMIDATED ON THE PHONE TO SAY THEY WON'T VOTE THE BLACK GUY....SO SHAVE OFF A FEW OF THOSE POINTS,"

The bradley effect has largely disappeared in elections in the last 15 years.

And if you actually knew what it meant you would know that the votes for the black candidate remained stable vs pre electon polling while the white candidate's vote surprisingly increased.

In 2006 in TN, Harold Ford lost by 3 pts but he outperformed pre-election polls.

This election will see greater turnouts of young people (the ones you think shouldn't be able to vote) and African Americans.

Also few polls take into account cell phone only use (Gallup does) and this percentage of adults has tripled since 2004.

So if anything most polls are underestimating Obama's support.

hanna - mccain does have a good record on pork barrel spending - and in some ways that is respectable. in other ways, it is not. cindy mccain said yesterday that it sent chills down her body when obama voted against a bill which would have given more support to the troops. what she did not say was that her HUSBAND did not support that bill - for his own son. mccain has voted against SCHIPS - health care for children from working families who cannot afford health care - when the numbers show those kids will end up in ER and cost us more. mccain has voted against funding for college education - at a time when the US is falling behind India, China, and Singapore. mccain has voted against alternative energy every single time it has been brought up - which has put us in the position it is in today. mcccain supports stem cell research in theory - but he does not support funding the scientific research to use it. ironically, john mcain is going to need that stem cell research pretty badly. john mccain voted against the GI bill for Iraqi vets. everyone knows there is excessive spending in government - and after the past two weeks, i hope everyone realizes that the same is true in the private sector - only worse. the problem with john mccain is that he doesn't seem to realize that there are programs that are good and must be funded and make ths a better country for all of us.

"North Korea negotiated a treaty with the US under Clinton. They promptly broke it and didn't get caught until Bush came into office. N. Korea told others it was no big deal to break treaties with the US since the US is despised throughout the world."

Right wing historical revisionism is fun!

Bush and senior advisers say international conventions are worth joining only if the benefits to the United States are clear. If not, the Bush team appears to have few fears of saying "no."

In shifting nuclear arms control policy, Bush is moving away from some long-standing treaties:

* The administration intends to scrap the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty with the Soviet Union on the grounds that it prevents effective testing of a missile-defense system.
* Bush aides say they have no plans to seek Senate ratification of the 1996 Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, which prohibits all nuclear test explosions. The Senate rejected the treaty in 1999, but Bush has promised to abide by a voluntary moratorium on nuclear testing.
* Bush has no plans to ask the Senate to ratify changes to the 1993 START II nuclear disarmament treaty, a condition Russia has set for ratifying the treaty and putting it into force. The chief U.S. author of that accord: Bush's father.

Ryan C. you keep posting BO's lead in the polls....BUT REMEMBER, FOLKS ARE INTIMIDATED ON THE PHONE TO SAY THEY WON'T VOTE THE BLACK GUY....SO SHAVE OFF A FEW OF THOSE POINTS, Ryan.

JM's position on N. Korea is for the six nation talks to continue.

I am a hill and bill supporter also,
always have been, always will be.

when i listen to hill and bill on issues that have to do with this country.
they make sense to me, and i can go with them.
when hill asked the question at the convention "were you in this for me,
or in it for what i have fought all my life for?" i had to go with i am in this for what she has fought for.
she has always made sense to me,
she is a very practical woman
and when she gives the reason why she will vote for obama rather than mccain
she made sense to me then.
i have always been supportive of hill and what she has to say.
and i am sticking with her now.

A TRUE HILLARY SUPPORTER VOTING FOR OBAMA

"Ooh, Ryan C. you're good....Obama camp should give you a blog raise to .50 cents a post. You keep great notes, buddy."

Great notes because I remember what you said yesterday?

I know right wingers must employ political amnesia to make their ridiculous arguments but isn't that taking it a bit far?

"I've seen too much in my long life to step out of the way of the barnyard bullies"

You mean schoolyard len?

Funny how silent you remain when right wing bullies are abound, but if I dare point out the truth you suddenly become concerned with the tone of the argument.

Did you see the video of your fellow McCain supporters saying lovely things at a rally?

Ooh, Ryan C. you're good....Obama camp should give you a blog raise to .50 cents a post. You keep great notes, buddy. SCAREY.....I'm just an at home mom on a mission to inform everyone I know what a fraud Barack Hussein is.

Sarah Palin knows absolutely nothing about energy. The sad part is that a) it is the cornerstone of her state's economy b) it is the cornerstone of our economy and c) it's not that hard to learn basic details and information - or find someone who can find them. Sarah stated that Alaska provides 20% of US oil. it provides less than 4%. her supporters said "no, no she meant natural gas." Alaska supplies 1.9% of US natural gas. She doesn't have a handle on the basic information on the number one economic product of her own state - and has no idea how that plays i