McCain says Obama showed that he is out of touch when he claimed rural folk cling to guns and religion because they mired in self pity and are bitter.

Hell, at least half the democrats believe that as well.

Thinking - Oh, one more thing; I applause those Senators and Congressmen who can bring a large amount of earmark dollars back home to their states and districts. It shows their effectiveness and "in-touch-ness" to bring federal dollars home to benefit the good people they represent. I do not see anything wrong with it. It is within the rules, and they do not need to pretend above everyone else to make their constituency suffer. If your congressmen could not do it for you, as my two useless Senators Coleman and Klobuchar who ranked among the last to bring Federal money to MN, you need to vote for a different person.

Truth--Do you have any source confirmation for these allegations?

The only person out of touch here is

Hillary if she thinks whites will vote

for a white woman that defended

criminals. Even Barack didn't work to

defend militant criminals.

Makes me wonder what else we didn't

know...............

It's the war in Iraq and the Economy, Stupid!

The McCain/Obama election will be decided on those two issues.

After 8 years of Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, Americans will not be sidetracked or swiftboated by the Atwater/Rove script. Flag pins, bittergate, Rev. Wright, etc., will not get it done this time.

Obama is out of touch and he doesn't understand the economy. In the last debate he said he is going to increase the capital gain to 28%. He just changed his his mind to 20% of capital gain during the fox news interview. He changed his mind because a lot of wall street expert said he was wrong about this. Do you believe in him to turn around the economy?

JR, Independent, IN:
When Sen. Obama graduated from Harvard Law, he could have gone to a nice safe church having car washes and focusing on the church anniversaries or he could have gone to a controversial church that as really helping people. He could have gone to a New York law firm or he could have gone to work serving the poor people on the South side of Chicago, a scary place, I might add. This is a man that is very much in touch with the people.

Obama can not tell you any details on any issues or platform.

His plans for the country are not something he cares to speak about. Just like his friends he tried to hide.

The changes he plans in government is not for you and me.

Notice how he only blames the government for everything.

He refuses to show any Patriotism

Obama is not smart enough to be President. The ABC debate revealed to Americans that he is a very weak candidate on all topics of importance to this country.

In answer to anyone from CNBC endorsing obama's economic plan - My God - who owns NBC? GE - who does GE do business with? Is it in their best interest to put someone in office that would support them doing business with muslim countries??????

Let's get real here!

Senator McCain, when was the last speech you gave that did not include the line: When I was a POW? You've been using that as your political saber long enough. You have been so far out of touch, not only with the country but with the people of your own state for so long you don't have any idea what this country needs. So you adopt the Bush policy agenda, and use HRC's attack points on Obama.

Disgusted in Illinois: Thank you. I am certain that if Americans really understood the so-called "Christianity" to which Obama adheres, his candidacy would be over. The problem: the media is in the tank for him at the moment. However, did you see the post I just made? Evidently, Obama is mixed up in some sort of illegal money laundering deal. That may explain why he has not released his tax returns for the time when he was in the Illinois State Senate.

disgusted in Illinois: One more think it would do any good to forward the truth about Obama to the DNC. Dean, Pelosi et al seem pretty intent on handing him the nomination, regardless of the popular vote totals.

John McCain is calling Obama out of touch? Just last week McCain, on a Sunday morning program with George STephanopoulos said "We don't need insurance for people with pre existing conditions, we already have something called medicaid." (medicaid, have to have less than 1500 dollars in assets, have to be a renter, usually someone after bankruptcy or major health finances) McCain is the one that is out of touch!!

Mr obama is not only out of touch. He's living in the clouds if he thinks he'll ever be president. Go Hillary!

Mc Cain is very carefull not to complain about senator Clinton.

He is in line to get all the Clinton democrats in the general election if they force the 'affirmative action' candidate on us.

Rev. Wright said today that blacks use the right side of the brain, unlike white people that use the left side of brain to think with. No wonder Africa is a mess. That means that Obama uses his right side of the brain and we are going to have a mess in our hands if he wins the presidency.

a reader in Georgia:
The Democrats have Never Given more
than Lip Service to the "middle class"!
They think that someone making
$25,000-30,000 is middle class!
What have Democrats Ever done for the
"middle class"?
Oh I forgot they gave us the
Alternative Minimum Tax which is causing
hardship to many "middle class" working
families!

apr and others. look you don't have to be poor to understand the concerns of the poor. just like a doctor does not need to have cancer to treat it or understand it. secondly you do not have to be rich to be an elitist. can we start there? go hillary

LA Times, April 27, 2008
OBAMA DONOR RECEIVED STATE GRANT

After an unsuccessful campaign for Congress in 2000, Illinois state Sen. Barack Obama faced serious financial pressure: numerous debts, limited cash and a law practice he had neglected for a year. Help arrived in early 2001 from a significant new legal client -- a longtime political supporter. Chicago entrepreneur Robert Blackwell Jr. paid Obama an $8,000-a-month retainer to give legal advice to his growing technology firm, Electronic Knowledge Interchange. It allowed Obama to supplement his $58,000 part-time state Senate salary for over a year with regular payments from Blackwell's firm that eventually totaled $112,000.
A few months after receiving his final payment from EKI, Obama sent a request on state Senate letterhead urging Illinois officials to provide a $50,000 tourism promotion grant to another Blackwell company, Killerspin.
With support from Obama, other state officials and an Obama aide who went to work part time for Killerspin, the company eventually obtained $320,000 in state grants between 2002 and 2004 to subsidize its tournaments. The day after Obama wrote his letter urging the awarding of the state funds, Obama's U.S. Senate campaign received a $1,000 donation from Blackwell.
But Obama portrays himself as a lawmaker dedicated to transparency and sensitive to even the appearance of a conflict of interest.

Recently, Obama expressed regret over a property deal with Illinois power broker Tony Rezko after Obama was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2004. In an interview this spring with the Chicago Sun-Times, Obama said his regret was not just because the real estate and restaurant entrepreneur was under criminal scrutiny, but because he was "a contributor and someone doing business before the state."
Blackwell, was a political supporter and friend as well. Both men lived on Chicago's South Side. Blackwell, a savvy and successful entrepreneur, was one of the first donors to Obama's early campaigns, including the state senator's failed bid for a congressional seat in 2000. In the presidential race he is credited on Obama's website with committing to raise $100,000 to $200,000 for Obama's campaign. The monthly retainer paid by EKI was sent to the law firm that Obama was affiliated with at the time, currently known as Miner, Barnhill & Galland, where he worked part time when he wasn't tending to legislative duties. The entire EKI retainer went to Obama, who was considered "of counsel" to the firm, according to details provided to The Times by the Obama campaign and confirmed by Miner. Obama's tax returns show that he made no money from his law practice in 2000, the year of his unsuccessful run for a congressional seat. But that changed in 2001, when Obama reported $98,158 income for providing legal services. Of that, $80,000 was from Blackwell's company.

In 2002, the state senator reported $34,491 from legal services and speeches. Of that, $32,000 came from the EKI legal assignment, which ended in April 2002 by mutual agreement, as Obama ceased the practice of law and looked ahead to the possibility of running for the U.S. Senate. . Illinois ethics disclosure forms are designed to reveal possible financial conflicts by lawmakers. On disclosure forms for 2001 and 2002, Obama did not specify that EKI provided him with the bulk of the private-sector compensation he received. As was his custom, he attached a multi-page list of all the law firm's clients, which included EKI among hundreds. Illinois law does not require more specific disclosure. Though Obama's formal efforts for Killerspin consisted of writing a letter and a proclamation, the nitty-gritty of obtaining state grants fell to a former state Senate and campaign aide to Obama, Dan Shomon.

Shomon, working part time for Obama's campaign and for Killerspin, helped prepare Killerspin's initial grant application in 2002. Still working part time with Obama, Shomon helped Killerspin secure a $200,000 grant for its 2003 tournament and a $100,000 grant for its 2004 tournament.

McCain is right. Raising capital gain tax is like an attack on baby boomers.

Gas holiday will be nice. Since when Obam oppoes it when he was for it while in IL senate?