McCain’s ‘Change’ Speech

The rolling ball needs to be stopped! Not continue to roll into Iran or bounce around Iraq for 100 yrs. The only thing McCain has shown it that he CAN NOT seperate himself from the last 8yrs, he CAN NOT find himself from 2000 and he CAN NOT let go of the campaign by FEAR mentality that has been the republican way since 9/11. The problem for McCain is that it is only he and the SMALL heard of Bush sheeple who are afraid of the "brown boogeymen". The other 85% of America have more realistic concerns and some fears, but those are for our country, our children, our economy, healthcare, enviroment, our general well being as a country. Not "Freddy Alibaba Cruger" or "Micheal the Sheik Meyers", real fears, real concerns. War is your answer for everything and it solves NOTHING, not these wars, not "WARS FOR OIL".

TYLER - The price of oil swelled to another record high Monday morning - before dropping back. It almost hit $140 a barrel - but then fell 25 cents. It appears - a recent increase in oil output from Saudi Arabia -- is not driving down crude prices. Former Speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich, who started a bipartisan group called "American Solutions for Winning the Future" held little back at the Texas Republican Convention. He wants to use American solutions to change to the U.S. energy policy.

Simply put - he's fed up with Congress: "The problem is not big oil or the foreigners," said Speaker Gingrich. "The problem is not the Saudis. The problem is getting Congress to do it's job." And that job, he says, is to start using the energy we have. "Congress outlaws every conceivable energy source," said Speaker Gingrich. Gingrich is making his case for domestic drilling by launching a campaign with Actor Chuck Norris, with the slogan: "Drill here, Drill now, Pay less." The campaign is urging Congress to do something now to bring down gas prices. Speaker Gingrich also has thoughts on speculators. "It's people who are betting the U.S. is too dumb to produce (its own oil)."


He sides with East Texas Congressman Louie Gohmert -- when it comes to speculators and drilling. "If you began selling off two million barrels a day...we can pump out of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. It would immediately bring down the price of oil." Speaker Gingrich proposes selling off half of the reserve - now. "Do it suddenly..without telling anybody in advance and punish every speculator."The very speculators, he says, that are betting against America."

GO TO WWW.AMERICANSOLUTIONS.COM AND SIGN THE PETITION !!!

You should work for FOX Noise (where you got your "facts") Jsut a few points I'd like to add ;)
KATRINA!!! Oil companies saw it as an opertunity to JACK PRICES and NEVER lowered them back down.

2.19 and CLIMBING DAILY!!! since bush took office

4.5 and CLIMBING since bush took office.

Bush's business buddies got rich off the Housing industries and then the bubble broke, due to gas prices, and 12billion a month in IRAQ, cost of living skyrocketing and income dropping, thanks to Bush.

Do you know how many "VETOS" Bush issued from 00 to 06?...0!, NONE!, NOT ONE EVER IN THAT TIME. Since 06 he has issues more than 100 VETOS, and still going. No as of late and as of the republicans trying to hold their seats, his veots are being blocked. How ever the republicans blocked what ever they could from the democrats and if they could not by a vote, Bush would veto. So you see it is still the republicans who were deatroying this country in every way they could. McCain would love to do the SAME AS BUSH.
Quoting McCain..."I have a VETO pen in my pocket and I WILL NEVER STOP USING IT!"
It's amazing how "different" he is from bush...lol

nice try though.

America has ALREADY voted for change! They were going show Bush in 2006! And we sure got CHANGE!

Before Democrats controlled Congress:

1) Consumer confidence stood at a 2 1/2 year high.

2) Regular unleaded gasoline was $2.19 a gallon.

3) Unemployment rate was 4.5%.

Since voting in a Democratic Congress in 2006 we have seen:

1) Consumer confidence plummet.

2) The cost of regular gasoline soar to over $4.00 a gallon.

3) Unemployment is up to 5% (a 10% increase).

4) American households have seen $2.3 trillion in equity value evaporate (stock and mutual fund losses).

5) Americans have seen their home equity drop by $1.2 trillion dollars; 1% of American homes are now in foreclosure.

6) Oil was 63 dollars a barrel the day before the newest congress convened. It closed last Friday at 126 dollars a barrel. That is doubled for those with fuzzy math.

7) Economic Growth for the 4th quarter of 2006 in GDP was 3.5 percent.

8)1st Quarter 2008 0.6 percent.


Remember it's Congress that makes laws, not the President. The President has to work with what is handed to the Administration.


realism4u2

America has ALREADY voted for change! They were going show Bush in 2006! And we sure got CHANGE!

Before Democrats controlled Congress:

1) Consumer confidence stood at a 2 1/2 year high.

2) Regular unleaded gasoline was $2.19 a gallon.

3) Unemployment rate was 4.5%.

Since voting in a Democratic Congress in 2006 we have seen:

1) Consumer confidence plummet.

2) The cost of regular gasoline soar to over $4.00 a gallon.

3) Unemployment is up to 5% (a 10% increase).

4) American households have seen $2.3 trillion in equity value evaporate (stock and mutual fund losses).

5) Americans have seen their home equity drop by $1.2 trillion dollars; 1% of American homes are now in foreclosure.

6) Oil was 63 dollars a barrel the day before the newest congress convened. It closed last Friday at 126 dollars a barrel. That is doubled for those with fuzzy math.

7) Economic Growth for the 4th quarter of 2006 in GDP was 3.5 percent.

8)1st Quarter 2008 0.6 percent.


Remember it's Congress that makes laws, not the President. The President has to work with what is handed to the Administration.


realism4u2

Change??? What change??? One of John McCain's best friends is Phil Gram, who brought us the mortgage meltodwn. Another close McCain friend is Carly Fiorina, who claimed that a job is no longer an American right. McCain favors outsourcing American jobs overseas and/or bringing in "guest workers" whenever corporations don't want to pay their hired help a decent wage. He stopped short of selling tickets to the war in Iraq, and still wants to keep us there for any where from 35 to 100 years. He did nothing as CIA agents were outed - obviously McCain puts party politics over national security.

He claims he's a maverick, but I have never once seen him oppose anything Bush has done. Yeah, he opposed torture for a while, but then flip-flopped. As far as implementing the Big Ticket change, freeing us from fossil fuel and decarbonizing our economy, McCain favors givning the oil and nuclear industries the same old tax breaks and scrapping EPA, along with the FDA - making everything from the air we breathe to the tomatoes we eat hazards to the public health. John McCain's idea of change is about the same as the changes Leonid Brezhnev instituted. Both Brezhnev and McCain are really identical twins, fossilized minds who cannot understand that we're in a new century.

P.s. McCain's failure to support the veterans' bill is inexcusable. I'd advise both McCain and everyone reading this missive to see the documentary Body of War which portrays the life of a severely disabled iraqi war veteran. Then you'll understand what a reprehensible excuse for a human being McCain really is.

http://webb.senate.gov/pdf/factsheetgibill042508.pdf
Here for your review it waht John McCAin refused to support...

I have read the bill you suggested, now you need to read the actuall bill we are discussing Bill# S. 22 when you have read it let me know and then you can tell me what McCain was opposed to ;)

And yes at times my spelling sucks, lol, but it's the nature of frustration, I'm angry because there is no REAL support for our children who are fighting these WARS. People think calling ALL of them "heros" and declaring themselves "patriots" makes it all ok, but that is NOT support, and you and I both knwo that.

We need True patriotism and honest love for this country, not the sh!t bush has been feeding his public for 6yrs now. He and his followers may face war crime charges and even if he does'nt that fact that he is continually accused. not just by we the people, bu tby his peer and the world, should tell you something. Sad enough for 20% of this country, it does not.

Go to the senate website and read the bill. It's not for that much more care then they are getting now. The read the proposed one that Senator McCain has proposed and stop acting like a child. I am now beginning to question your so called PHD is forensic Psych. I think that you just pulled that out when you found out that I was actually a college graduate, also that I can actually spell where you seem to be lacking. That so call 21st Century GI Bill lacks all types of any help for veterans; mostly just spending on construction but that would requiring you to read it and I don't think that you did. Look at the other proposed bill I cited it states Wounded Warrior Act if your son is a Marine you should be aware of that considering it's the name of the bill focused on Marine Disabled Vets.

12billion a month 12billion a month 12billion a month 12billion a month 12billion a month 12billion a month 12billion a month 12billion a month 12billion a month 12billion a month 12billion a month 12billion a month 12billion a month 12billion a month 12billion a month 12billion a month 12billion a month 12billion a month

I don't wan to hear BULLSH!T about Bill Clinton, 12billion a month!!!

Pork was not MY word, it was McCains excuse.

The "over 12billion" you speak of is NOT a PER MONTH COST OF THE BILL, as the war is.

What I hear from you is honessly a lot of "buck passing". "it's clinton, it's Dems, etc" or qualifiers...if the standard was not met? What more of a "qualifier" do you need then being BLOWN UP for your country in an unjustified occupation/police action/war. My question is where is the care he needs? NOW, not in ten years, or no thanks to Bill C. or any other excuse that can be thought of, where is the care these men need?

YouTube is not a credible source for most anything at all. Clips can be edited and also just as anything else people will do and say anything for money. The reason that they were struggle for equipment in the beginning is because the massive Military Cuts that were suffered under President Clinton. I'm not blame anyone for the lack of funds or equipment except for that who wished to pad their pockets and also draw that money to keep our Military strong to give us a so called lower unemployment rate which was only an overabundance of minimum wage jobs which cannot conclude with a healthy lifestyle if one other then living paycheck to paycheck. One your point of the GI Bill if you read this bill The Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriation Act 2008 HR 2642 which is located on the Senates website under active bills. If you look under the amendments category it still doesn't help because the assessment of the care given is left up to the physician also that most of the costs would be absorbed by the salaries that would be paid to civilians who would play the role as the caregiver. Also if you look the wording in some of the paragraphs it is filled with what you call "Pork" which does have nothing to do with the proper care and help that our veterans require. Also if you look at the estimated costs of this bill you will see that it exceeds that 12 Billion mark and that isn't for just military services members but for others that they feel the need to give kick backs to. To your example of Hypocrisy (is the correct spelling for the word by the way) a completely misguided example because they are nothing alike in terms of money for veterans. If he has been a lifetime Marine then if their benefits work the same as the Army he would get free health-care for his family plus a pension, if he isn't because of his status or didn't achieve the standard that the Marine Corp has set then that is an issue with that particular branch of the Military not with the president, congress, or a potential president. If you would kindly look to another point Senator McCain has also sponsored another military bill that would increase the health care for our wounded warriors and also give a pay raise to the military see also Senate Active bills Wounded Warrior Act of 2007 where there is not a mention of anything but given care to veterans and disabled and able alike. You should care what is attached to the new GI Bill because with the trust and faith that others won't sneak in their own personnel interests and place money in other places rather than where it needs to be then the bill itself would be of further detriment to the supposed recipients add the numbers if to goes well over 12 Billion dollars.

Well as far as YouTube, those are videos of McCain himself, nothing else, and Veterans speaking about the treatment thay have recieved. If the money was ACTUALLY going to our GIs I'd have not one problem with the cost. It goes to the contractors, why else would our troops have sub standard equipment, body armor, traonsports, etc? 12billion a month, they should be able to hire the guys from "pimp my rie" to trick out those Hummers...lol. All kidding aside, the money does not go where it needs to, and our troops siffer for it.
McCain's EXCUSE for his NO VOTE was the "PORK" attached to the bill. Republicans want to b!tch about dems spending, and taxing, yet NOT ONE WORD about 12billion to the contractors in Iraq and our troops suffering, not just there but when they return, not being able to get the help they NEED, mentally and physically.
We had to have a bennefit for my cousin, because he was not getting wht he needed from the US. WHY!

Let's look at an example of hipocracy for a sec:

If a woman marries a man and she spends enough time with him, loving, sharing, MAYBE cooking, MAYBE cleaning (also shared) He makes more money than she, then the split (for whatever reason) the courts say she is ENTITLED to the life style she is "used to". WTF!?
Why should a woman who only married a man, and spent some time with him for better or worse, have more rights than a VETERAN who has given his mind, body, soul and maybe even his/her life?
Why is a VETERAN NOT "ENTITLED" TO THE LIFE STYLE HE WAS USED TO?

Answer me that, how can anybody who claims to support this war for oil, sleep knowing that? Why should me cousin HAVE TO have a fund raiser? He should not want or need for anything..ever again, after what he has given, he has been a life time Marine, and now his career will never be what it was, nor shall he. And yet he is left to suffer, not get the surgery he needs, because they say pain pills should do the trick...that how they treat or VETS. I don't care WHAT was attached to this new GI BILL, if it helped them at all, GIVE IT TO THEM. Like I said, I'm possitive it did not have 12billion a month attached to it.

No I'm not saying that you faked them...but I wouldn't count on YouTube as a credible source on anything. Both sides have used it for their own purposes. Just like with all the rest of media. If I were to say I was stating facts it would be tied to the senate bill site. With the actual bill being posted on there. Also as for the surveys they are all taken out of a poll to which the source group decides is their base, so surveys are also quiet bias. A PHD in Forensic Psychology well congratulation to you that's an accomplishment in itself. As for the articles on the costs of the war, the one is outdated posted in 2006, the econbrowser doesn't substantiate most of it's claims with sources, there by saying it could be the opinion of the economist who wrote it, I'm not saying it's not factual but I'm also not saying war is cheap, and keep the thousands of lives protected over their wouldn't be worth every penny they but into it, because a human life holds more value then money any day and you should understand that with having family members in the Marines. As for the Boston post it was it was attacking from democrats rather then any information, and if you understand the problem that the military is undergoing with individuals signing up and doing their tour and getting out simply for the money then you would understand why would like to see them spend more time in service. It is an estimated cost of 250K to train west point cadets to become officers, that's a substantial input into someones life from them to serve 3 years and then resign their commission. we are running out of officers and also NCO's to lead our troops. As for the counterpunch post it is also more propaganda that people just given their opinions not stated facts so I wouldn't hold much faith in that either. As for the usatoday article it doesn't state that he thinks he's god choice it just states the affect it has taken on him personality wise and also that he looks to a higher places for guidance. Also to become an officer in the US Army you are required a college degree four years to be exact so yes it would be fitting that I have graduated from college with a degree. Also you're correct I don't fantasize about them and talking sh*t is the reason people have resorted to name calling, I respect all competitors in the race enough to use their actual names, and don't find that their needs to be the mudslinging.

No I'm not saying that you faked them...but I wouldn't count on YouTube as a credible source on anything. Both sides have used it for their own purposes. Just like with all the rest of media. If I were to say I was stating facts it would be tied to the senate bill site. With the actual bill being posted on there. Also as for the surveys they are all taken out of a poll to which the source group decides is their base, so surveys are also quiet bias. A PHD in Forensic Psychology well congratulation to you that's an accomplishment in itself. As for the articles on the costs of the war, the one is outdated posted in 2006, the econbrowser doesn't substantiate most of it's claims with sources, there by saying it could be the opinion of the economist who wrote it, I'm not saying it's not factual but I'm also not saying war is cheap, and keep the thousands of lives protected over their wouldn't be worth every penny they but into it, because a human life holds more value then money any day and you should understand that with having family members in the Marines. As for the Boston post it was it was attacking from democrats rather then any information, and if you understand the problem that the military is undergoing with individuals signing up and doing their tour and getting out simply for the money then you would understand why would like to see them spend more time in service. It is an estimated cost of 250K to train west point cadets to become officers, that's a substantial input into someones life from them to serve 3 years and then resign their commission. we are running out of officers and also NCO's to lead our troops. As for the counterpunch post it is also more propaganda that people just given their opinions not stated facts so I wouldn't hold much faith in that either. As for the usatoday article it doesn't state that he thinks he's god choice it just states the affect it has taken on him personality wise and also that he looks to a higher places for guidance. Also to become an officer in the US Army you are required a college degree four years to be exact so yes it would be fitting that I have graduated from college with a degree. Also you're correct I don't fantasize about them and talking sh*t is the reason people have resorted to name calling, I respect all competitors in the race enough to use their actual names, and don't find that their needs to be the mudslinging.

Ok even though everything I posted was factual, here, lil b!tch are links for you to ignore...
On the GI BILL NOSHOW/NOVOTE:
www.boston.com/.../articles/2008/05/23/mccain_misses_vote_on_a_new_gi_bill_scorns_criticism_from_obama/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pK_9sI7hzAc
On WAR FOR OIL:
www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/03/mccain.iraq.ap/index.html - 63k -
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMllAEXniYM - 50k -
On 12 billion a month for Iraq:
www.econbrowser.com/archives/2008/03/iraq_burn_rate.html - 38k -
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/26/AR2006042601601_pf.html -
On 100yrs in Iraq:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFknKVjuyNk
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6ul9iMgmOw - 122k -
On Bush thinking he's god's president:
www.counterpunch.org/floyd06302003.html - 38k -
www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2003-04-01-bush-cover_x.htm - 65k -
On support for the current state of the nation:
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/mood_of_america/right_direction_wrong_track/right_direction_or_wrong_track

I think that about covers it, now back to you, so not only are you an "Officer" but you now also have a BS in pshycology...well done (if true) and hey you only have a few more years to catch up with me (lol) as for me it;s a Phd in Forensic Psychology, nope no bike for me, jus an interesting name given by my father.
I know you don't "really" fantasize about my nutts, any more than I am lacking them...lol It's called "talking sh!t"
no more, no less.
That should about settle that, unless you want to tell me how I faked all those McCain Videos...lmao.

Good day friend.

Well my family has also served in every war since the Civil war...and no matter the president they served with the same distinction and honor that would become of a soldier. Just out of plain morbid curiosity where do you get your facts. I'm sorry I don't fantasies about your testicles either..and also if you are as of your name on here HDdavidson...which would indicate that you own a motorcycle...that would indicate that you, yourself have not suffered much at all considering I know the price of those since my family member works for them. So since I didn't answer any of your questions from which you have no facts or anything other then assumptions. If you honestly believe that the President had everything to do with the the fact we are at war look at your so called other Democrats who have also made money from the war. There isn't a good politician out there I am just choosing the lessor of two evils. I have never down talked either of them I'm just going from the facts that I have researched. As for the whole psychological thing you have no clue, considering I happen to have a B.S. in psychology. So justify all you want, until you given proven facts and sources keep your name calling and mindless bullshi* to yourself...

Ah Yeeeaaaahhh! Well big talker, first of all you were not called any names except to observe that you are misguided (IMO). It is you, when faced with the facts and DIRECT QUESTIONS TO THOSE FACTS who has resorted to name calling, it's called projection sweetie, that is the psychological term to be used here. Petela, right knee kept me out, my son however is in Iraq, he's a Marine, my cousin (also Marine) was hit last April by an IED while in transit, he survived, but will never be the same, and where is the Government? Where are you?
McCain ahs had only 1 son in Iraq, as a clerk (like RADAR on M.A.S.H.) green zone only, no combat, and home again. Political theatre, why has he only been once, why has he returned before anybody else, he should be the last one there and on the front line, since daddy is such a big advocate of WAR FOR OIL.

You much like your choice of candidate, he FAILED to answer any questions, instead you fantasize about my testicles...lol My Family has served this country since the Civil War in evry war, in ever branch of the millitary, so your feeble attempt to get a rise out of me, is not only sad and weak, much like your every attempt at a point, but it has done nothing but expose you for who you are instead of who you pretend to be.

So if EVER you deside to actually answer any of the points made or even to TRY to counter any of the facts with evidence supporting your oppinion, I welcome it, but until then we both know the only reason you wonder if I have "testicles attached to my limited body"..is so you can suck em' and pretend they belong to GW.
see not fun when I go your way with this, please don't continue to make me do that, it's just not nice...lol

Oh yeah wheather some has or has not "served" is irrelevant if they are not DEMMANDING others die for OIL or any other unjust reason...

Well HDavidson....do you have the balls to serve your country or are you what you call everyone else chickensh*t.......if you are going to quote anything beyond looking at a piece of paper a Democrat gave you saying that this bill was so fantastic then you are also entitled to your opinion...And no I'm not entitled to my option I signed up and then I decided to be an Officer because I'm not a gutless lowlife as yourself. Also if you're going to refer to me as a ***...I'd appreciate that you actually have a pair of testicles attached to your limited body and I do hope that you'd have any offspring because they will undoubtedly end up as misguided and ill educated are y ourself. Also as I pointed out before with the name calling, what a shocker that I pegged you from the get go in that post you can't respect someone enough to actually use their name, instead you choose to dehumanize them with the name calling. Typical psychology would point to saying you have to dehumanize someone in order to feel as you are superior to them. It's what we do in the military when we are set to kill replace names and faces with something else makes it easier to kill. You'd also be wise to realize that he has children in the Military as well and they are actually serving in Iraq. So keep your comments to the facts yourself.