A Muslim until he was 20? Where do people come up with these fantasies? I ask where, but I know why--they don't want to say "I hate him because he's black" so they have to come up with this BS.

I have no faith in either party to bring about changes necessary to salvage SS.

Like energy they won't do a damn thing until it is too late.

Obama knows nothing about much of anything. He gives speeches without substance.

He is embarrassing to the American people.

The fool Obama has changed his tune so many times. How could anyone ever believe him? Enough already.

Personal message for:

Gary Nowlin

Please go to this web site and learn more about Obama.
He is confirmed Muslim.

http://www.danielpipes.org/article/5354

I'm one of those dirty guys that makes over 250k per year. I provide over 500 jobs and succeed despite what the government agencies try to do to us. I have no desire to pay Obamas proposed tax scheme. I am lucky(over 55), I am better to liquidate because there is no reason that I should continue the stress, wear and tear I experience so that I can pay well over half of what I make in taxes.

Aren't Obama's proposals nothing more than extended welfare payments to those who don't want to work! How do they benefit the working class?

ABC "News" is a bunch of Republican shills, just like their cousins at Faux News.
Disregard this crap. It has no place on a "news" website.

I'm a democrat (and no I'm not a fan of Hillary Clinton). From what I have seen so far I agree more with McCain's policies. I would like to see some town hall meetings between the two and have some confusion why Obama won't participate. I will say that some of the comments made by Michelle Obama have scared me away.

There are a bunch of racist, stupid people in this thread.
Enjoy the next 8 years of Democratic rule, losers!

Barack Hussein Obama was named after his Kenyan Muslim father, but he himself was born American, in an American state (Hawaii), and raised by his American Christian mother and her American Christian parents. His father left his life when he was two. He has never been a Muslim.

I think a god American should be gald to invest in our security and our ecomony. I would gladly pay a higher tax if the tax dollars were going toward programs for the elderly, the mentally ill and low-income families who want to be trained for a job that would transition them from welfare-to-work. Let's remember that welfare was thought up by republicans as a way to control their economic standard. Obama will make it possible for the lower income families to ear a decent living, which will boost the economy and help establish stability in the long run. Vote OBAMA for president of the USA in November 2008.

Typo corrected:
I think a good American should be glad to invest in our security and our economy. I would gladly pay a higher tax if the tax dollars were going toward programs for the elderly, the mentally ill and low-income families who want to be trained for a job that would transition them from welfare-to-work. Let's remember that welfare was thought up by republicans as a way to control ordinary people's economic standard. Obama will make it possible for the lower income families to ear a decent living, which will boost the economy and help establish stability in the long run. Vote OBAMA for president of the USA in November 2008.

We need to raise SS revenue, lower benefits, raise the qualification age or some combination of the three. The idea of a hole makes no sense. Instead, lower the ss tax rate but remove the cap. Make the break even in the mid $100k and have an overall revenue increase (tax increase). The benefit of doing it this way is that American workers will become more affordable and smaller businesses will become more affordable.

To Ann:

Am I not a good american for providing jobs and paying taxes? The government doesn't produce anything, they only collect taxes. The government will collect far less taxes by raising them on the folks that provide the jobs. Welthy folks don't mind paying their fair share which is currently around 35% of their income. Isn't that enough taking into account the wear, tear and stress most job providers have? When you raise the taxes on this group they will simply come up with ways to pay less. They didn't become successful by being stupid. Go ahead, try to tax the beejebers out of the folks that provide the jobs, see what happens. There certainly will be some change.

Rose - I agree with you that we have to have people paying to get it out. I don't know why the federal government just requires companies makes xxx amount of profits to fully carry their own people. Instead the companies work them parttime without insurance. If they would be require to share the wealth instead they want others to partially fund their own workers while they keep all the money. That is why we are in this mess. You can not take it all, move everyone else to proverty and think a democracy will work. We as a Nation are no different than an individual. It is not rocket science. TOTAL INCOME - EXPERIENCES = MONEY LEFT FOR EVERYTHING ELSE. Not hard. No money in, no money out. We have borrowed too long from our own future income or the hope or promises of, unfornately, given the economy it is rather the lack thereof. I know college educated people that are in the low income brackets. The new poor are the educated people. I say if a company does not pay, don't even try to buy anything. No cash no buy. If they are not willing to share, then we could just stop everything and let them try to spend their own millions to get the economy going. Low to middle income should just get off the roller coaster and watch from the sidelines. Paying it all to the top, middle or the bottom won't get us out of this mess.

Obama remains a clueless fool. Why or why would any vote for the dingdong?

Geez, SS goes down for those make more money so isn't this yet just another example of socialism? Why not allow people to provide for themselves or atleast limit SS to those that actually pay in (you know no claiming alcholism or drug addiction as a disability anymore.)

This must be the time of night when all your racist posters are finally drunk.

Actually, Obama hasn't changed his stance on the issues. He has been remarkably consistent.

McCain, however, flip-flopped on the oil drilling off of America's coasts. In 2003, McCain was staunchly against it. Now, he is fully supporting it. And, it won't help the price of gas at all, since oil recovered wouldn't be in the market for about a decade.

When it comes to flip-flopping (by the way, thats a Republican-coined term), McCain is the major flip-flopper this season.