How to Beat a Rock Star: ‘Substance.’

How destructive to the U.S. economy would a Barack Obama presidency be?

An exclusive Newsmax analysis warns: There could be a very rough time ahead.

Beneath Obama's flowery rhetoric lies a dangerous economic plan that will wreak havoc on the American economy.

Obama plans to return to the failed policies of high taxation coupled with an expansion of government spending.

Worse, Obama says he is absolutely committed to almost doubling the capital gains rate ??? something he will easily accomplish with a Democrat Congress.

In the coming months ??? when investors realize that Obama will raise the cap gains rate ??? there could be a stampede of asset sales as investors rush to take their profits now to avoid Obama's doubling of the tax rates next year.

All of these issues and more are explored in Newsmax magazine's special report "Obamanomics ??? the Coming Tax-and-Spend Nightmare," by Wall Street Journal columnist John Fund.

This Newsmax magazine special report gives Americans the first in-depth look at the Democratic presidential candidate's likely strategies ??? and how they will affect not just the larger economy, but your personal wealth as well.

Indeed, Obama makes no bones about his plans to go on a tax rampage. Not only would he increase the capital-gains tax rate from 15 percent to as much as 28 percent, he wants to allow the 2001 and 2003 Bush tax cuts to expire in 2010, which effectively raises taxes on Americans by tens of billions of dollars.

He also wants to do away with the $102,000 FICA payroll tax cap, which means anyone making over $102,000 would pay an additional 7 percent in taxes on earned income.

And the loan dividend tax rate George Bush implemented? Under President Obama it will be DOA!

Driver of Wagons you obviously have zero military experience and your complete ignorance shows. McCain sponsors a bill that would be more beneficial for the military service and those who wish to make it a career. However supporting the troops by supporting a modern professional military obviously does not make sense to you or Obama, an organization he chose not to serve in. As an active duty member what the Dems don't understand is that the overwhelming majority of the military support McCain, he is one of us.

Well, all the American people have witnessed of 8 terrible years of all kind of problem(s) such as terrorism, violent crime, poverty, inflation, recession and all the rest...We've been tired of the same old politician (politics),so we now stand up against the status quo--By taking a strong position behind George B. Worst and Joh Mackenia; I think that one's has to only low himself while the American people can afford another four years.So, let's change be in washington and America can afford another four worst one. In fact, with strong confidence I believe that Senator Obama is that change we've been dreaming of. Thanks and please vote for change in Washington and not the status quo.

Macain also as a prisoner of war told them and said everything that the enemy want to hear and know to get free,that's not my hero he snitched to save his tail.why do you praise that as if it was a great thing that he did.Thats not patriotism thats saving his own rear.

Why has the press not focused more on FBI Agent George Piro's account of his interrogations of Saddam after his capture? Saddam made it very clear that he wanted others to believe he had wmd's, it was a testosterone thing for Saddam, and, no doubt, conducted actions which made the intel services read that he had wmd's. Certainly, there was ample evidence to lend credence to the belief that Saddam had a program. Piro summed it up saying while Bush misread Saddam, Saddam misread Bush who would not tolerate Iraq having at its disposal a weapons program which Al-Qaeda or others might acquire access to. The rest is history and to our sense of safety, we now know that Iraq does not pose the threat it might have. Obama had no idea of what was at stake and plays politics with the popular mood of a people who do not like war.

I find it sad that anyone would "like" war as Truthandconsequence mentions. I do fear McCain may actually win, but he will win due to closeted racism not people buying his leadership. We will see how far we have really come as a people.

This 63 year old white male has seen a lot of presidents come and go. I see and hear nothing in McCain that convinces me that he has more substance than most in the political world. I see nothing in his life experience that convinces me that he has more substance. Time as a prisoner of war does not guarantee more substance or understanding of anything. I see a man who is steeped in Republican agenda, Republican economics, Republican views of the world as well as a man who does not have a vision of what the world is now and how we must respond now. His voting record does not inspire me nor does it suggest any substance greater than Karl Rove, Dick Cheney, George Bush, and the many others who vote the same as he. John McCain may be a nice man but I'm not voting again for someone whose foundational argument is fear. His age does not convince me of something positive but only makes me recall that Ronald Reagan was already suffering from memory loss as he neared the end of his term. John McCain has age but not some special wisdom and a greater likelihood to suffer memory loss while being president. He does not inspire me that the country will find a way to move forward. McCain will only take us back. Only Ron Paul of the Republicans had some good ideas but he was just too wacky. I am proud of the nomination of Barack. As far as race is concerned, I have not seen a 200 year history of great white male presidents. A few have been great. I don't care what race the man is. I do care that Barack has in his stated policies, agenda, and an approach to the world that is more substantial than anything John McCain has put forward. John McCain has lurched in many directions since he started. This alone says that he has no substance when it comes to his direction. Any candidate who is still trying to define himself and has now taken to defining himself as something other than the other candidate (and more substancial in that definition), and all that after his so-called long years of experience, should not get my vote or anyone else's vote. Get a clue America, this man has not yet figured out what he wants to do or who he is.

Want to back up a little bit and talk about press coverage. One of the things that you mentioned in your speech in New Orleans was that you felt that the media hadn't recognized or had overlooked some of the attributes that Hillary Clinton had brought to the race. And I wondered???
I did not [say that]???that was in prepared remarks, and I did not [say it]
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What??? He DID say that, even if he didn't mean it. McCain seems to be admitting here that he's really just an empty suit that just reads words that somebody else writes for him?

If people wanted substance then they would have voted for Representative Ron Paul.

Senator McCain will lose by a landslide. Why? Because he is an angry, old man. Who would want to listen to him on the news every day. This is the same reason why Senator Clinton lost to Senator Obama, who wants to listen to her every day. Americans are a Television culture, whoever is the most telegenic will win, plain and simple.

These are the plain facts, and yes the truth hurts.

Experience does not count in a Presidential election, 1 more electoral vote is what counts.

I am an angry old white man myself, do I want to listen to McCain for 4 years? No way. I am voting for Senator Obama, if only he would get his act together and be a better role model for our young people and quit smoking.

McCain spent 5 years as a prisoner of war during the Vietnam war and never gave up being an American. Obama spent years listening to his mentor, Mr. Wright, about how damned this country is. To this day Obama finds no fault in his mentor's views so much so that he offered his own grandmother as the sacrificial lamb.

So who would you like to be America's president?

please tell me how Obama differs than most other presidents in not having served in the military? McCain is an exception not the rule, and in Obama's case, there was no war to serve for. It's not as though he was a draft dodger like Clinton or Bush.

I have great respect for the military service of Senator John McCain because I'm a 20-year disabled veteran myself. However, we are in a different dispensation of time. The old ways don't work for everyone. It is time for CHANGE! New ideas and laying the groundwork for our children and grandchildren, who will run this Nation when Senator McCain and I are dead and gone. I can't believe that baby boomers who have grandchildren and great-grandchildren are unwilling to pass the baton and share our knowledge with the next generation. Senator Obama has the interest of his children, and America's children at heart. I think he's a decent human being and deserves a chance to lead America in to the future. As a woman, my empathy goes out to Senator Clinton. She ran a great race and paved the way for future women candidates. I'm so sorry that she and Senator Obama had to run at the same time. The world is excited and hopeful for the first time, in a long time, about the possibilities we can achieve. We have suffered painfully under Republican leadership, which at times has been no leadership at all. Whatever the Republican strategy against the Democrats, we will do everything within our power at the grassroots level to stop you from causing us further financial hardship and damage to our Nation. Vote for CHANGE! Obama 08

John McCain will be the next president i am 70 years old and never in my life voted for a republican and so is all of my family and kin but we are all voting for McCain because Obama has no substance I saw somewhere where it was said he was like a donut real Sweet but no substance and that is the truth he is a disaster waiting to happen to this great country.