guevera - yeah - they are.

Right, senator. Let's stick to "straight talk" like how U.S. forces will be in Iraq for 100 years.

I enjoy when Obambi fans are asked to name one of his achievements. In addition to deer in headlight stares, "he gave a nice speech."

Captain America - name one of McCain's?

My Vote is for Hillary ! Never Obama, McCain if I must.

If you don't support Obama you are uneducated? typical leftist arrogance.

Here's some usefule decriptions of Obama: "form without substance", "an empty suit," and my particular favorite, "Dan Quayle Lite."

I suspect the country hasn't had a presidential candidate who really achieved anything noteworthy before running for office since Eisenhower.

It s unbelievable to me how people are following Obama's speeches. Sure everyone wants what he promises. But is he selling snake oil? Use your brains!! This guy is an eloquent speaker and is pandering to your desires. But, come back down to reality folks. The emperor doesn't have new clothes. This is a dangerous world that we live in. it takes someone with experience and good judgement to protect us and to prosper. Ombama is barely qulaified to be a senator. He was a community activist before this! Wake up and stop being mesmerized by this guy. Do any of you know what he will do when the time comes to show leadership, strength, courage, etc. NO, he has no historical record!! McCain is the logical choice for level headed Americans.

Yeah, but Joe, I noticed no one yet has answered what significant accomplishments McCain has achieved. Deer in the headlights?

Senator McNasty, McAmnesty, McTooOld has his own problems to deal with. Like reaching out to the Conservative base he has dissed for the last 20 years.

McCain is obnoxious, and his groveling, holier-than-thou attitude is getting mighty OLD.

His "Forked-Tongue Express" is about to hit a brick wall.

Game on, McCain. En garde!

100 More Years in Iraq? Continuing Bush's failed economic policies?

Now that's snake oil, and we ain't buying it!!!

Obama 08 YES, WE CAN!!!

And think of it this way. Obama only has a few years in Washington of accomplishing nothing. Its really embarrassing to be in Washington as long as McCain has been there, and still have accomplished nothing.

Amen, Paul!

Want a McCain accomplishment that Obama cannot seem to match...

When he goes to work to vote on a bill - he actually VOTES instead of saying 'present'. Now can I have an apple?

Amen, Paul,

And for that matter, what has Hillary accomplished? What is this wonderful "experience" of hers we keep hearing mentioned by her and her supporters?

No one seems capable of answering that....

Pretty weak, Robert. Maybe a fig newton for that one.

Like I said Mark. If we want a candidate who accomplished anything noteworthy before running for the presidency, we'd better start digging Eisenhower back up.

The only humans technically qualified to be president are those who have already served as president.

ANYONE -- I repeat, ANYONE -- who claims to be "prepared" is either a fool or a liar.

Voting 'present' does not mean he is walking out or protesting.

It means he is sitting there without an opinion.

If he does not like the bill he votes 'no', if he likes it he votes 'yes'. Its pretty simple - even the other lefty dem's understand the principle.

Now - if you dont want to take a stand on anything so you can continually run for office and not get pegged down as having any beliefs - you vote 'present' 67% of the time.

And think about it - if he is protesting 67% of the time - what is he actually doing? ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!

Part of the problem of part of the solution. Think about it.

Right, senator. Let's stick to "straight talk" like how U.S. forces will be in Iraq for 100 years.

- Paul

Mc Cain is saying that it might be most prudent to keep American Military not as a fighting force, but in a small scale security mode for a long time. The U.S. Forces were in Germany for 60 years. And are still in Korea.

Skyhawk - Obama and McCain have identical positions on targeting bin Laden in Pakistan.

The kindergarten thing was pretty benign, and in fact my son's parochial school already has a program similar to the one proposed.

Obama is an empty suit that speaks. Maybe he never speaks of his 'ideas' on the campaign trail as he does not understand them. Is he a puppet?

I have multiple advanced degrees in economics and business and his economic plan is a complete disaster waiting to happen.

He says he can fund the huge spending increases by ending the war in Iraq - like it or not $150 billion a year is not a lot compared to a $3.3 Trillion budget.

Obama is delusional, ill-equiped, inexperienced and if he wins - will be the biggest economic disaster since Carter.

Perhaps, Leon, but WE did not START the wars in Korea, Japan or Germany, and their citizenry for the most part does not wish to see our soldiers slaughtered -- noth unlike Iraq.

The "surge" may have helped McCain among hardcore GOPers, but its going to crush him with Indies and Dems.

Walking out or a present vote does not count. This behavior and inexperience doesn't bode well for making presidential international decisions. Indecisiveness and doing whatever it takes per the poll-tests for popularity...that's obama. He's slick enough not to get caught with an opinion, just rhetoric we all can agree with...If Hillary does not win it for the democrats, will have to vote republican.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/20/us/politics/20obama.html?pagewanted=2&ei=5088&en=8385d348acbab84e&ex=1355806800&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

Robert - even worse than the guy who ran the budget up to $3.3 trillion?

I'm curious too, Robert/NYC.

Surely you're not suggesting we continue with the same house-of-cards, economic sleight-if-hand charade we've seen under Bush and the GOP, are you?

Hey Paul,

Remember all the bad terrible things that were going to happen when Reagan ran the debt to unheard of levels?

What did we get? Hmmmmm.....

Collapse of the Soviet Union, perfection of the internet switches and technology, GPS systems, video games, advanced avionics, advanced power systems, etc... etc... etc...

Line on spending needs to be held - no doubt.

Whats Obama's position on that - tax the hell out of everyone and spend like a drunken sailor.

He is going to be the country's worst disaster if he gets in - he is further to the left than any other candidate out there.

Haven't you people noticed who, internationally, has been called the 'populist' candidate.

Chavez was.

A 'populist' is the guy who promises everything to everyone without a single clue how much damage it will do.

Great speach Obama - we got it on tape. Now please, go harmlessly back to not voting on anything, not saying anything of substance and not taking a stand on anything in your semi-harmless little fantasy world called the U.S. Senate where others can watch over you till YOU GROW UP!

Please!

There are many Obama voters who support him because of his speeches, charisma and likability, not his past achievements...delicious irony because so many Bush sheep voted for him because he was the guy they'd rather have a beer with. Now the shoes on the other foot.

@ Robert,

Well aren't you full of misinformation....if you have an agenda you should at least use factual information to back it up.
In response to your voting present comment: Obama voted present for 130 out 4000 votes. Anyone with a middle school education knows that's 3.25% not 67%.

Obama talks about change, but refuses to explain what he means! He's a liberal and a socialist so change would mean higher taxes, fewer jobs, bigger government and more social programs we can't afford.

As for Iraq he will wave the white flag on the war on terror. All the hard work and blood spilled by our troops will be for nothing and Iraq will be plunged into further chaos. Al Qaeda and the Taliban will see the US is weak and Afghanistan will go the same way. After that we'll see a surge in terrorism through out the Middle East and more attacks on the West.

This is what Obama means by change and why he refuses to be specific. Of course we can count on the left wing media not to press Obama on this while they hit McCain with tough policy questions and try to dig up any dirt they can find.

guevera - i'm highly educated and sorry, obama doesnt get my vote. the dems are done. lol. what a loser party. the educated people voted for kerry and gore too and look what this got us. you guys are lemmings being pulled into disaster ever four years. ridiculous.

WE NEED SOCIALISM?

Are you insane?

France has 19% unemployment and they are the most efficient socialist country on the planet.

We have 5% unemployment. I guess we need to fire 14% of the workforce to get the country back on track.

Fool.

McCain accomplishment?....well, for starters, he made it through AOCS in Pensacola, flew jets off a carrier, and got shot down....not for the faint of heart. I'd say he's tested. I guess he could have just stayed home and went to law school instead.

As a life-long Democrat, MBA graduate, and person of color, I'll hold my breath for 4 more years of a GOP with a President McCain than sell out the Democrat party for generations with a vote for Obama - despite all his eloquent rhetoric, he's a disaster in the making.

Mark, McCain isn't "suggesting we continue with the same house-of-cards, economic sleight-if-hand charade we've seen under Bush and the GOP". He's actually aiming to rein in spending - like all of us have to do in our daily lives. He's even attacking earmarks. You remember earmarks, right? The same ones that Democrats promised to rein in, only to expand them to record levels? Do you think a President Obama will be against the Woodstock Museum being funded with federal tax dollars?

Here's a fact:
When Bush took office the national debt was $5.6 Trillion. After eight years of his rein, four of which the GOP controlled both houses, the national debt is $9.2 trillion. How's that fit into your ideological box?

Hey Mike,

Good point. The 'savior' that shows up and promises to cure all ills, has the magic tonic, the hope for everything to be better.

"Just one sip of this and all your ills will be cured!" - Quote from the snakeoil salesman that hustles out of town after fleecing everyone for their hard earned money.

Or maybe its the guy who takes your hard earned money at gun point through higher taxes and unfortunately STAYS IN TOWN so he can sell you ANOTHER bottle of poison!

Robert - maybe the Dems are so anti-establishment, they subconsciously do not want national office? not sure. clinton was the first dem since the 1940s to win two terms. this wont happen for some time....it's pathetic. part of it is the southern realignment with the republicans, but the other part is the inept nature of the dem party. they are suicidal. i have watched this election with great frustration. when the war was a hot issue, they killed dean, who was a feisty anti-war person. now that it's the economy, the kill two candidates with real economic agendas and go for all talk and no action. This is ridiculous. McCain is already blasting him on lack of experience. He wont be able to scream racism all the way to November. People will get tired of this.

ed - dont be gullible. obama gets funding from lawyers and rich people. and he will get funding from labor unions. he's a fraud. he wont even live up to his promise to forego private financing. he's a liar. more of the same.

Robert,
You're making me realize the statement that 80% of republicans are uninformed democrats might actually be true.

I'd rather agree with a President McCain 75% of the time than a President Obama 0% of the time.

Basic facts...

Experience - edge McCain
Most centrist Candidate - edge McCain
Speeches about issues - edge McCain
Looks good in a suit - edge Barrack

Tony,
Me gullible? Give me one legitimate reason why the 71% of the population who thinks the country is headed in the wrong direction should even consider voting for the GOP nominee after the GOP controlled the congress for 4 of the 8 years they also controlled the White House. I'm the gullible one...maybe your ideology is flawed?

Obama? Change? Hope?

Sure. With all the support from the unions and established far left liberals like the Swimmer (Kennedy), Obama, if elected, will come to power owing every special interest group in America. And all of those people will expect "payback," resulting in a "puppet" presidency of unimagineable proportions. Obama, based on his Senate voting recors, is already the most liberal member of the Senate, and he is goping to lead us out of our abyss with higher taxes, larger government, more pork, more government regulation??? Heck, Obama will make Carter look good!

He is pandering to the same people the democrats always pander to, and those are the people that the Democrats WANT to keep there so they can pander to them in the next election.

False hope is the cruelest hope of all!

Carl, with all due respect, to think that McCain, who's selling out his soul to the far right, is going to change ANY of Bush's grotesquely unfair corporate-welfare schemes and uber-rich tax giveaways is naive.

McCain is now a one-trick pony, always blathering about earmarks. Is it important to get them under control? Sure. But whose party raised feasting on taxpayer pork to a disgusting artform? The same GOP to whom McCain is selling his soul and our future this very night.

Thanks, but not for me. George W. McCain will never get my vote.

And as for his resume, it may be long, but other than his heroic service in Vietnam, it's also rather inconsequential. Lots of time in, but with very little to show for it.

You're in the voting booth, you're just an average man or woman. You're thinking: Who do I want to be in charge of the federal budget? Who do I want to ensure my trust to on issues of my taxes and spending the people's money? Who do I want to lead the military to protect me and my family?

Is it: The POW who was tortured for 5 years in defense of his country? The guy who has been fighting for lower taxes for all? The guy who has fought pork barrel spending in every nook and cranny and fought for a constitutional line item veto?

Or the guy who gives nice speeches?

I'll leave it up to you.

I do not believe that at the end of the day there will be enough people who will buy into this nonsense that Obama is selling.

He is no different than a Jimmy Carter, and there are some of us who still clearly remember the mess he put us in.

John McCain is so clearly the best person in the race for our country. People should not forget that we are still in a major battle with extremists around the world.

It is clearly not time to put into office some inexperienced person who has the wrong positions on most issues to begin with. The far left liberal positions would be one change that we can not afford.

Obama accomplishments: Fixing a broken death penalty system in Illinois. That's big. Helping push through the most significant ethics reform in the past 30 years, that's big. Going up against the Clinton machine, and winning (something Bush I and Dole couldn't do), that's priceless.

Now let's see, McCain and the Keating 5. Check it out. The story was made an issue by the current Bush the last time McCain ran. http://www.slate.com/id/1004633/

Ok ok Obamaniacs, we admit it. Your candidate gives better speeches.

Our candidate would just be an infinitely better President (with admittedly worse speeches). I'll survive.

Mark, "one-trick pony"? Selling out to the far-right? As a member of the "far right", I can assure you that he's done anything but sell out to me. I don't think his support for restraining carbon emissions is a GOP staple, eliminating in one non-GOP policy the one-trick pony argument. You can't stand on your ear and tell me that he's selling out to the far-right at the same time blaming the far-right/GOP for the earmark problem. If the GOP is the cause of earmarks, and McCain is against the earmarks - where's the sellout? Logic is important here Mark.

Also, if you think the GOP made earmarks an artform (and I agree), then you can't deny that Nancy and Harry have created an artistic masterpiece.

Obama's message of "change" is the same old worn out rhetoric that amounts to nothing less than socialism.

Carl,
Why couldn't the GOP get the earmark problem resolved for the four years they controlled the congress and the white house? Why should voters believe the GOP nominee, McCain, will do any better?

When all is said and done - the only hope that Obama has to win is the extremely low level of this country's voter IQ.

This is not a popularity contest - its choosing who would run this country the best.

Problem here is there are a lot of fools that will vote because they were too uneducated on the issues and ramifications to cast their ballot intelligently.

Thats Obama's HOPE - you know - the HOPE he keeps talking about.

He is simply not qualified. All he has done successfully thus far is run for office, after office, after office...

The sad thing is - should he win and inevitably destroy the economy - he will set back this country's abiltity to vote for a minority candidate that just may be qualified to do the job by decades.

Am I the only one already experiencing OBAMA FATIGUE??? And it is still 8 1/2 months until the general election!

DanTheMan,

No, I am experiencing that as well and I don't even watch TV. Obama's has been way overexposed since last year and now we never hear the end of him nor his fellow Clams.

New disease.

Chronic Obama Fatigue Syndrome

COFS (pronounced “coughs).

Help!

Ed, it's so simple you should have the answer to your own question. The GOP didn't fix the earmark problem because Bush never said he'd refuse to sign a bill with earmarks in it. McCain has said that.

You do know, Ed, that Bush isn't running this time, right? You can keep going around thinking he is, and the cute Bush-McCain administration that the Dems are trying to create is fun and all, but when you toddle on into the voting booth, Bush's name won't be on the ballot.

Just trying to help out.

Obama-McGovern '08?

too bad Mark left this site after his last post...he was quite adept at clearly making his case about obama. i.e., even the obamites can say nothing of substance, and then they walk out when it is time to make a decision on a vote. As Clara of Wendy's fame might say, where's the beef?'

Hmm. I never found that my little part of the country needed to be taken back from the rich and the powerful. Granted, that's what would happen if Obama becomes president. Raising my taxes a couple grand will hurt me a lot, but the rich and powerful won't be phased a bit. I guess then I'd have to take my part of the country back from Obama. Can't we just skip the middle man?

Mr. Obama is a real empty speech man. Those who listen and vote are also empty headed. Americans have been taught to go for the pretty face ever since "W" was elected. That little party has slugged away for 8 years. so we're for change??? What kind of change; Socialism, Communism, Real Democracy, Islam, or a little bit of it all.....just no part of the Constitution should be a part of it. Remember this is change.... we can be in the 80% tax bracket so we can all feed the poor, and you think the French don't work ......well there are reasons. As Americans we are told by the "Left" we don't [ay our fair share. Let's see what this Mr. Change brings with him. Like most Democrats it can't be much.

ed - my ideology is not flawed. i am a dem. what is not flawed are my political instincts. i have witnessed this party lose over and over and over again. i would rather have a dem - but obama is not the one. even if we had to go with him, the way to do it was not to marginalize older voters by running on the "fresh face" and "change" campaign so that everyone older than you is bad news. this will work for kiddies, but not for republicans. republicans have the good sense to get over the past. they are over bush and will rally behind mccain. obama will not be able to unite the democratic base. he is still losing among women, latino, older, and poor people. a lot of these folk will go to mccain. face the music. he's toast against mccain. mccain has even taken a great approach -- attack him now, while clinton is, and his team of loud surrogates will not be able to accuse of racism later. he's done.

wow, isn't there something actually going on in the world to be reported on? seriously, that was the biggest stretch i ever heard about "a stab at Obama's wife" report the NEWS

I can't recall - does Obama want socialised health care? I hope we don't get what they have in the UK:

Seriously ill patients are being kept in ambulances outside hospitals for hours so NHS trusts do not miss Government targets.

Thousands of people a year are having to wait outside accident and emergency departments because trusts will not let them in until they can treat them within four hours, in line with a Labour pledge.

The hold-ups mean ambulances are not available to answer fresh 999 calls.

When we get to the general election the kids gloves are going to come off and Obama is going to get kicked.

Be realistic - this is politics and it is a dirty, despicable game. Obama's ties to Rezko will be dragged out and shown the light of day. The records of his advisors will too.

There is too much at stake to risk not telling the public that this 'would be' emperor has no clothes!

sorry but Ryan was the one who reformed the death penalty system in Illinois, which really wasnt utilized that much anyway. there are so many other things wrong with criminal justice in illinois. the death penalty is a safe issue to tackle in that state. it's not a death penalty red state.

"McCain is a hollow shell of a man just waiting to be filled."

Yep, he's just another empty suit. No convictions. Well aside from the whole tortured for 5 and a half years in defense of his own country thing. But other than that...eh.

Now let's talk about HOPE and CHANGE! Vote Obama 2008! You better HOPE you have some CHANGE left after he's done raising your taxes!

Mr. McCain....so you were taken a prisoner of war, sorry. What was life like before & after. Have you ever been black..had to wait at the end of the line if you were even allowed in line or set in the back of a bus. Yes, I to am proud to be an American...but not the past seven years. I don't think you'll change anything..sorry.

Obama is for CHANGE and he can do it too:

- Grossly high taxes in every area

- With his anti-growth tax plans comes a horrific economic crisis

- Socialized medicine

- Welfare state

- Total collapse on war against terrorism

We simply can't afford another Jimmy Carter. He who created the modern Iran, and the new Jimmy who wants to immediately meet with them.

Mark:
I can't wait for the Debates between
Obama and McCain begin!
McCain is Going to Clean Obama's Clock!
Game On, Indeed!

It will be interesting to see Obama explain how if he wins the Presidency that his daughters will get affirmative action help to get into Harvard.

can some one answer one small question---Who the hell is barack obama and why should I vote for him

Oh, don't even waste a second pondering the hypothetical possibility that BO could be President even if elected.

President McCain has more important things to worry about.

I am glad that Michelle Obama is just now "proud" to be an American in a country that President McCain fought to preserve for her. How special! How touching! How real!

How not ready for prime time.

BO will have his day and one day he will be able to ride without training wheels. Until then, President McCain will take care of America for him and Michelle.

What's the point in having a comments section if ABC is going to practice widespread censorship?

The true Americans proud of this country will rise up and defeat the media created Obama figurine. Available in most toy stores.

I see that some comments are being taken down by ABC. That's certainly within their right to do.

What it reminds me of, though, is that the left is constantly seeking to prevent people from saying, even thinking, what they believe by criminalizing the speech they disagree with.

Censorship is fine on ABC's website, but the Dems want to censor our minds.

Chad - please define "social change". How will it improve the country? Whom will it benefit, and whom will it harm? What are the economic costs to the nation of the policies you should be able to articulate?

Sorry Chad - didn't know you wouldn't last!

What the heck is ABC's problem every time a place a post with John McCain's accomplishes they get taken down.

I'm loving how heavily McCain is borrowing from the Democratic rhetoric. The attacks about 'eloquent but empty' and 'confused leadership' are lifted wholesale from Hillary's negative ads, and the stuff about 'don't tell me what we can't do' and 'we CAN do this' are Obama rhetoric, only lacking the charisma.

"Obama's communist connection adds to mounting public concern about a candidate who has come out of virtually nowhere, with a brief U.S. Senate legislative record, to become the Democratic Party frontrunner for the U.S. presidency."

Robert said some very unpleasant things to the ABC folks. I'll bet that post doesn't stay up long!

To know all about John McCain, look up Charles Keating and Hensley Distributing.

Barrack Obama is pro-abortion. Once somebody can publicly sanction the killing of innocent children, they have already crossed the line and showed that they have no respect for anyone's right to life.

Obama's moral compass is severely impaired. Abortion is a major issue in this election, and Obama's position in support of murder of the innocent is indefensible and completely anti-Christian.

The republicans will relentlessly remind everyone of Obama's "culture of death" stance.

Change Obambi? To what? Cut and run from the terrorist in Iraq while their butts are being kicked by our troops? Sounds like the same old liberalism in a new "Change" package. Beware of greeks (Obambi) bearing gifts. Who would the terrorist want in office? If Obambi does not show any substance to his "change" theme, McCain will eat him like a pit bull to fresh meat. So Obambi, where is the beef in your change theme song? Lets see it. I hope you are ready for the debates. By the way does anyone know of Obambi's accomplishments that qualify him for president? Try asking this question of those who are for Obambi. Good luck.