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Hello Jake,

Great article! Can't believe this article is coming from ABC. The press/media SUCK in general. You can't discern fact from fiction anymore...

Times are tough. In my household, expenses have gone up, so, we will need to cut back or make more money. Since it is highly unlikely that we would make more money in this down-economy, so, we will be cutting back.

I wish our government would do the same.

I am going to save your article and check back to it over the next 4 years.

Well he may not be able to achieve every promise, but what we can see is that he definitely plans to change certain things that have been traditions to this nation & it has started by him getting elected against certain odds. Now all we can do is wait because CHANGE doesn't happen over night; he's not a god but he is a persevering person & now head of the executive branch of the US.

His promises to the people don`t mean a thing.The ones he has to worry about are the crooks that paid for him.It happened to Kennedy,remember.

When is the next check coming so I can buy the Brooklyn Bridge and charge people when they want to jump off it. Change will come...pocket change.

Anyone who thinks Obama is going to fulfill any of his promises, other than keeping infanticide legal and frequent, needs to take another good look at the Brooklyn Bridge's "For Sale" sign.

You guys have been conned, you just don't know it yet.

there will be over 40 million people watching this guy and another 50 million waiting for their free handout. what will happen when he (obama) can.t deliver?

To Julia Nov. 1 5:10 Pm(and those like her)
Lets get this stright - PLEASE - Bush is not responsible for the current economic crisis.
Congress is.
Bush did not deregulate - But clinton did. he did so to make it easier to peddle more of the mortgae loans. The abetted a policy that fostered bad loans. The Dem's knew what was going on, and back 3 years ago the bush Administration (again) warned about freddy & Mac, as did the entire Rep. party. They all voted to curtail Freddy & Mac, and all the Dem.'s opposed. These are FACTS honey.Please wake up.
Better yet, don't vote if you can't take the time to research what is going on.

Only a fool would believe Obama is actually going to deliver on his promises.

The democratic party epitomizes the welfare state. Most democratic voters are dependent on government subsidies for survival. As such, it's not surprising they support a Marxist like Obama.

Again I say BRAVO JAKE TAPPER! Whatever it takes to keep socialist doctrine and the socialist out of the White House. God forbid this man's use of his dreamers to feed his emotion and the indicisive enough to move him onto Pennsylvania Ave. This man will tear down your Nation around you and replace it with socialized liberal governance everywhere, and unabated by any checks and balances. Lastly, we don't seem to understand we are supported by Corporate America. They are the hand that feeds us. Need I say anything about the biting thereof? Do you really think we could do anything to them that won't get marked up and come back to us? Is the complaint really that they don't pay their fair share or that we have to pay ours? You hear someone say they don't pay taxes and you suck it in like a worm on a hook. What evidence is ever purported? We ought to all be thankful corporations don't just pack up and go do business elsewhere, after all the expense and aggrevation we want to put them through. If, for instance, you are a dog owner, how long would you continue to feed it if it ripped your hand off?
Why not just leave jealousy and envy in the closet on election day?

I believe Barack Obama will do everything in his power to accomplish all that he promises and more. Even if he accomplishes half of it; albeit a ludicrous thought, he will still have acheived more than Bush and more then the Bush wanna-be McCain. Which is better? Obama's promises or four more years of driving our bveloved country to the ground as Bush has? Barack Obama will lift us up. He will do what he says. He is a MAN of his WORD.

CORRECTED

First of all, the above list of promises and proposals is misquoted and presented in a ridiculous off-hand way. For one, Obama did not say that he would "build fuel efficient cars". Obama has asked that Ford and other automakers develop and build fuel efficient cars. I've heard him say that when he made that suggestion during a pre-fuel-crisis speech he got no applause. Today, Obama promises that as president he would support the auto industry in this effort.

Second, the government already funds energy research -- it is already a budget item. If the allotted funds are properly allocated with the right mandates, we should be rolling out "green" technology in the near future. It's not like Obama has to create a budget for this, he has to manage it effectively. Hint: we do have schools like Stanford and MIT where the Department of Energy funds research. All we need is the proper mandate, which I believe Obama is savvy enough to give.

Once you have solar and wind energy, an electric grid will fall into place. It is the next logical step. Will it happen overnight? NO. Will it happen during an Obama presidency? Maybe not. These things take time. But he will get the ball rolling in that direction and that's the important thing.

Another thing is, you are assuming Obama promised to get all this done right away. Good technology takes a while to develop and implement -- the key is to have the foresight to get it started. While they are in the various developmental stages, jobs will be created along the way. It is good to set goals and have all these things on the table. The error on the part of the writer is in assuming that it will all happen within the next year or two, and is therefore too grand or lofty a plan.

Education is also an existing budget item and will continue to be a budget item whether or not we have a deficit. The key lies in having the clear vision to see what works, what can be rescued and what must be eliminated.

While it might all look like a huge list, many of the line items listed above are inter-related and can develop hand-in-hand. This is a large country, and unlike the case of household chores, many, many projects are developed in the US during the course of a decade. The crucial part is to get the ball rolling, which I am confident Obama will do.

I've never seen such grumpy old people.
Bush deregulated the banks that caused this worldwide recession. I'm NOT voting for McSame, but for "The One" that is going to change how things are done in Washington. I believe Obama and I believe that he can do everything that he says he will do. When he talks about creating 5 million new jobs, he is talking about other sectors of the job market that relate to the green sector. Not just solar, wind & geothermal! Ethanol, sugar cane, & corn. Plus growing solar and wind!

First of all, the list of promises is misquoted. For one, he did not say that he would "build fuel efficient cars". Obama has asked the Ford and others to build fuel efficient cars. He said when he suggested it he got no applause.

Second, the government already funds scientific research through the US -- it is already a budget item. If the funds are properly allocated with the right mandates, we should be rolling out "green" technology in the near future. It's not like Obama has to create a budget for this, he has to manage it effectively. Hint: we do have schools like Stanford and MIT where the Department of Energy funds research. All we need is the proper mandate, which I believe Obama is savvy enough to give.

Once you have solar and wind energy, an electric grid will fall into place. It is the next logical step.

Another thing is, you are assuming that all this will get done right away. The key is to have the foresight to get it started -- these things take time to develop properly. While they are in the various developmental stages, jobs will be created. All these things are on the table. The error on the part of the writer is in assuming that it will all happen within the next year or two.

Education is also an existing budget item and will continue to be a budget item whether or not we have a deficit. The key lies in having the clear vision to see what works, what can be rescued and what must be eliminated.

While it might all look like a huge list, many of the line items listed above are inter-related and can develop hand-in-hand.

Senator Obama is trying to help the middle class of this country. What has the Bush Admin. done for the middle class. Let's see...our economy is in the dumpster thanks to the Bush Admin policies of deregulation; they shipped jobs overseas; gave tax breaks to the wealthiest Americans, oil companies and corporations; wanted to put in private accounts for retirement and cut funding to Social Security/Medicare for the older and disabled Americans; took away civil rights and spied on Americans; started a pre-emptive war in Iraq with no just cause; tortured prisoners against the Geneva Conventions; never went after Osama Bin Laden and his people...basically, nothing good! McCain/Palin have not stated any NEW plans for Americans and would continue the Bush Admin. policies. Senator Obama mapped out his plans on his website and they have been posted on the Internet since the primaries. Yes, they are aggressive plans, but with a country our country facing two wars and multiple crisis areas, we need an invigorated, intelligent President who will fight for the American people over the lobbyists in Washington. McCain/Palin's campaign team is full of lobbyists and McCain/Palin are accepting money from lobbyists, oil
companies and corporations. Senator Obama is getting his funding directly from the American people and will only be obligated to the American people.
Maybe this new idea of too complex for
some people to understand, but he is giving America back to the people to
run and making the people's issues his
own...like in our Constitution!

ps Bravo ABC for coming out on the side of light. As I emailed my constituents: WOW! ZAM! POW! ZOWIE!

All the editorials and acticles in the world explaining how Barack Obama is a liar will not put a dent in the admiration and total committment of his followers. Whenever I say anything about what I know to be true regarding the new messiah I get slammed into place with tirades about John McCain and especially about Palin. I've been called a racist and dismissed as a right wing nut. I rescue animals in my off time, but because Sarah Palin shoots moose. I should be ashamed of my self. I live in Bayside Queens and my husband's and my name has been purged from the voting system, even though we voted in the last years election.

I am sure we will get to continue to take care of his aunt who is here ILLEGALLY receiving public assistance! She was ordered out of the country over 2 years ago, yet here she sits courtesy of the US taxpayer/ suckers. How much of my pay will I need to send next year to support the poor and lazy of all nations of the world? Soon enough I will be one of the poor and who will be responsible for taking care of me?

Well, Jake, you just got yourself kicked off "O-Force One"!

No one should want Obama's govt. run health care.

Why? -
"This is not discrimination. A disability in itself is not grounds for failing the health requirement — it is a question of the cost implications to the community," the statement said".

Could that happen here? Could we be denied for major surgery due to our age? If your young, would it be ok to deny your Mother or Father due to age?

Does anyone really want to find out?

Google - australia restricting internet.

It's what happens when you want the govt. to take care of you.

No to Obama.

Yes, Virginia, there really is an Obama Claus. And when he comes down the chimney on Nov. 4th, he's going to give you everything on your list (and more.)He'll be distributing kool aid and food stamps along his route. You'll know he's coming when you hear the ringing of his empty promises and his shouting, "On Pelosi, on Reid, on Kennedy, on Biden. Cash away, cash away, cash away all!"