I used to think McCain was honest. Obama has been saying the same thing about Iraq since the beginning: get out. target 16 months but refine for troop safety.

Steve Colbert had a great performance he gave infront of Bush. Steve praised Bush's consistency. He said Bush believed the same thing on Wed as he believed on Mon. . . no mater what happend on Tues. Said differently, only an idiot wouldn't refine his position as new facts come about and only a liar would say they wouldn't refine their position.

HP Boston,
I was both intrigued and shocked by your post regarding the tax plans of Obama vs. McCain. Please share where and how you obtained this info.
Thank you in advance for providing the info I am requesting...I feel sure other people on this blog would be interested in being able to verify what you have said.

Barack should just go ahead and pick Michelle as his VP...something tells me she will be running the show anyway. Besides, all other Dems (with the expception of Hillary) seem to be refusing the idea as fast as they can.

My take on all this is the following Mccain is too old, even now he remains much to out of touch with the problems the average person on main street is faced with in the Bush wreck of the last eight years. Nobama started out as a rock star to those that he hypnotized in the early days of the campaigning. Now that the his choice of questionable friends and demeaning statements, pretentious and pompous behavior is out along with his less than approachable wife people no longer have that warm and fuzzy feeling for him. Not to mention is he trust worthy? well some won't take the chance and after all why should we it isn't as if he has any experience. So what many people are left with is two poor choices for the presidency. Those of course that are looking out side of the same old talk box of the two party system will be setting the stage for real change in the sense of identifying and voting for that third and fourth candidate that hasn't been bought out by interest groups and especially CNN which we all know is very sexist in their reporting of the news. Like Ross Perot's party of a few years ago I believe that the Socialist, Independent and Libertarian party will be the true benefactors in 2009 and going forward.

Socialist party 2009

I sit here and read with horror as you republican and fake dems bash Obama.I ask myself who really hates this country more?The media like abc and fox that constantly lies and misleads.Or the sad,misguided dimwits that gave us bush in the first place.Do you people ever wonder why the same people that gave us bush is now supporting mcshame?Do you wonder why the media is helping mcshame push this false notion that Obama is a flip flop?Any sane person or just fair person that has read anything about Sen.Obama or has seen any of the debates will see that he has been constant in his veiws.Its mc shame that has been the flip flopper.But in this bizzaro world of the rightwing media,up is down,right is wrong and Mcshame competent.No matter what you think about Obama can you honestly say that abc and fox don't have agenda that favors the republicans?Its pretty obvious to me that this anti American crowd here welcomes the coming trillion dollar deficits the 10 dollar gal gas prices and the general failure of the Great Country that I love.As much as I love my country I hate selfish,evil little men and women that would put their own hatred above whats good for our country!Cant you see that we cannot take 4 more years of the pain that these criminals have caused?If not your own interest at least think of whats good for our children future.What the abc and the fox want is not what we the people want or need.Please for a change vote what is best for the country!Obama 08

We are with you all the way.Webb would have been a good choise but there are a lot of or an abundance of fine candidates out there.we need poeple that can work together.the problems are great lets focus on that and not listen to distractors.OBAMA 08.CARRY GO,,,,,,

As the Obama people have been saying for months, this is the candidate of change.

But he is showing super delegates and the Democrats who have supported him that, as every day goes by, he is becoming not so much the candidate of change, but the reason to change candidates.

And it's possible that in Denver super delegates are going to do just that and give him their own seal of disapproval that he can take back with him to Illinois.

No one will willingly want to be VP for Obama.

Too far out.
Not enough patriotism.
Radical and Risky to say the least.

They'll all run from him.

Obamam can ask Reverend Wright.

How about all those people that stood up and vouched for Obama during the primary? What, no one wants to run with someone who changes position every other day, or who seems to gain more baggage with each passing news cast. What about all those politicians and super delegates that are supposed to "fall in line"? It does seem many are distancing themselves from Obama but, then say they are behind him 100%. Anyone keeping track of how many have openly refused the VP position? The Obama campaign is showing signs of disintegrating.

Webb is only slightly better than Clinton - both terrible. If Obama picked either he would lose a lot of votes. Webb is psychologically in worse shape than most and his pornographic passages in his books will re-appear. Obama is trying to bring in the religious right.

Webb wasn't on the short list. He didn't want to seem like he "lost" the VP. Obama is not telegraphing his choice. I am surprised that the press isn't hounding Obama more to find out. Convention time is fast approaching.

Guess Webb sees the writing on the wall. No need being on a loser ticket. He wants to run against McCain in 2012.

Al from NJ - Great post!!! 25 valid reasons. Maybe the superdelagates will get a clue in Denver and support Hillary?

I think this upcoming race will be determined by the VP pick. It is humorous that the Clinton people still think she can win when she is not even a possible VP choice.

I'd like to see Sebelius from Kansas and the governor of Alaska on the two tickets - both way superior to Clinton.

Kevin...what cash and credibility does Hillary have? Sher is broke...

Be Indep...keep dreaming...Obama isn't going anywhere but to the WH..

Good! That guy is so PHONY he brings it to a new level.

Despite the views of some dinosaurs from West Virginia or New Jersey, I am hopeful for a new politic in this country. We see bits of hatred and various "isms", but I think people are tired of being manipulated by false issues. People want politicians to do work worthy of the American people and our history an tradition - not bitter vengeful people. I believe that in 2008 a lot of these old issues will be settled for good.

Dis- It will only be settled by the people. We need to clean out congress and get thier attention. They have not worked for the people in a long time. At least since the Clinton era. They only work against each other. No matter your political affiliation we need to not vote for the incumbants this fall.

Seems Jim Webb is not the only one who wants distance from Obama. A poll of pet owners showed owners favor McCain because pet owners are compassionate and caring. McCain, of course, has pets while Obama Has NO pets. Go figure. Since I am a pet owner and a Hillary Democrat, guess who gets my vote now that Hillary has been rudely denied the nomination.