I read in Drudge this morning that Obama's supporters are downplaying their candidates probable performance.

Well, we knew that would happen. Didn't we?

I find it odd how the pundits are complaining because candidates are not being more forceful on the economic bill.
Neither one wants to get in the way of the delicate negotiations and I think it's smart for them to give their opinions without being pushy or interfering.
I find it annoying that all McCain can do is attack Obama and not give any substance to what he wants to do.
Obama came out with a 6 point plan but, it was not covered much by the media, instead prefering to ignore it and complain.
But, McCain gives us no substance or idea of what he plans to do on any issue. All he can do is attack and it's annoying.
Attacking doesn't tell us anything. McCain totally lacks substance on all the issues.
Even foreign policy. He is always confused and befuddled and has no answers so all he does is attack and give cold war rhetoric.

Oh, DL, because Obama supporters do not feel the need to brag doesn't mean anything.
Besides, this is from Drudge. Drudge is guy who falsely claimed Palin got 60,000 people for an event that she actually got around 20 for.
How can anyone take Drudge seriously.
As for the debates, we expect it be fine but, it is not a debate we expect much from either candidate.
We expect that one to come in the next debate. We simply feel this one will be a bit low key and boring.

how can anyone take mccain seriously

seriously?

how?

I really don't like what the government has done by taking over Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, AIG, and funding various other major transactions because what they are doing is setting the stage for another similar problem just as the savings and loan bailout set the stage for later problems, but I understand why they intervened. Almost all of our major companies borrow money for day-to-day operations. This is because even if they make tons of money, they don't make it in a steady flow throughout the year to guarantee that they can pay for any specific day's cost of business. What the government saw was a run by investors away from banks which would eliminate enough money from being available for companies to pay for their day-to-day operations which would effectively stop the economy. Our economy runs on the trust of investors in the banks, and when too many investors flee to cash, the banks don't have the money to lend to the companies. What the government saw was another depression occurring. This wasn't because the economy wasn't fundamentally sound from a short term perspective but because the dip in available money for lending was far too low causing too much of a shock for the economy to ride out without significant damage which would take a long time to recoup. However, the root of the current problems causing investors to flee is because the government intervened in previous problems and causing investors to ignore valid risks in the future which eventually build up causing yet another big mess. What the government needs to do is extricate itself from this death cycle by interfering as little as possible even to the point where the economy may go down slightly because removing short term fear by investors shouldn't lead to them ignoring the riskiness of their investments too much as happened when bad mortgages were repackaged as investment vehicles leading to the sub-prime mortgage mess. The shortsightedness of congress is what got us into this mess, and that means Obama, Biden and McCain.

We don't need to take McCain seriously to vote the for Palin/McCain ticket. She is the one we're really voting for anyway! We have to openly admit that we just don't have anywhere near enough guts to vote for a guy that is so intelligent and not one of the good ol' boys. It's scary enough that he looks funny and has a funny sounding name.

This is no quandary to McCain - to have a quandary requires that one first have morals. McCain is taking his shoe off to bang on the podium of self righteousness. How pathetic. .........
http://thefiresidepost.com/2008/09/23/anarchy-the-slippery-slope-of-deregulation/

We are now in the business of bailing out foreign banks that were willing to make huge profits on our markets. Now they are losing money so they want us to bail them out.
Pathetic Bush, Fed and our Legislatures.
What a bunch of idiots.

Bailing Out Foreign Banks?

The government’s $700 billion rescue plan for our failing financial markets has grown to include foreign banks operating in the United States too. Over the weekend, foreign banks emphasized their importance and influence in the U.S. banking system to make sure they get a piece of the pie, and our government, burnishing the negotiating skills of a three-year-old, capitulated to their every demand.

And finally, if someone tells you McCain is a third term Bush and that BO is “Mr. liberal” please pass on this info:

“Obama often says that McCain voted 90% of the time with Bush. What he doesn’t say is that Obama himself voted 88% of the time with Bush and even voted for the Cheney energy plan. Hillary didn’t and neither did McCain.

What they don’t tell you is that McCain voted 97% of the time with the Democrats and that he has the worst conservative voting record of any Republican. He voted liberal 20% of the time.

(A little tip when you hear Obama lying about McCain’s voting record: most votes in the Senate are unanimous consent.)” http://www.redhotandbluepolitics.com

The reality is that Obama and McCain are the defacto leaders of their party. They will set the tone and most of their party will follow suit. The true winner out of this will be the one yells "NO!" to the Paulson plan and comes up with something else that is better for the taxpayers and the economy; not some minor modifications to a plan that is rotten throughout.

A better plan can be seen at:
http://robertreich.blogspot.com/2008/09/bailout-of-all-bailouts-is-bad-idea.html

But of course Paulson and Barnacke are saying the sky is falling and everything will fall apart by this weekend which is bogus. A plan, led by one man, with dictorial decision making powers with no oversight?

Write and email your representative and senators and tell them to say NO!...not a muted yes with modifications!

Maybe the person who has the best read on what will come out of Friday’s debate is Alan Keyes (has anyone else debated both McCain and Sen. Barack Obama?).

Surprised Rick Klein mentioned Alan Keyes. I wonder if Klein knows that Keyes is running as an Independent candidate - America’s Independent Party?

Wouldn't it be great to see Keyes, McCain & Barack debate the bailout bill? Now, that would be something worthwhile to watch!!

About time someone mentioned a real canidate GO Alan Keyes. How many of us Conservatives have been lied too. Not just by McCain, but also Saddleback adn Focus on the Family. (Guess they couldnt focus on God's family at the same time)Hey this whole bail out is a sham. I mean really how is the money going to be spent.. Why does the government Have to bail them out they did dirty deals and there is no punishment? Let them fall at least if the company goes belly up. Who do folks pay the morgage too.. No one! Anyway here we are bailing out companies and there are gas stations here in North Carolina running out of gas.. Can we focus for at least once. For those interested check out Americasrevival.com.com.
As for me I am voting Alan Keyes even though I have to write him in!!!

Obama enough is enough your words - bail out people not wall street. We were screwed twice once on mortgage fraud and then on gas manipulation.

You want my vote - take a stand

OHIO

"Maybe the person who has the best read on what will come out of Friday’s debate is Alan Keyes (has anyone else debated both McCain and Sen. Barack Obama?)."
That's not the only thing he may have the best read on, Listen to the McAlverny Interveiw from 9/24/08"

http://www.mcalvany.com/podcast/?p=42