McCain's Tricky Calculation

What I found so interesting last night is that the Eskimo claimed that Obama is going to raise taxes on middle class families. When are the GOP and their pandering band of morons going to start telling the truth.

Under Obama's plan, the TPC estimates that people (or couples) making between $37,595 and $66,354 a year would see an average savings of $1,118 on their taxes.

Under McCain's plan, on the other hand, those same individuals would save $325 on average ??? $793 less than the average savings under Obama's plan.

Also they call Democrats Tax and Spend. Apparently they haven't been living on earth for the past eight years as it was their party that ran up record deficits and increased the national debt from 4 trillion to almost 10. That is what happens when you have a complete Republican Government. McCain's latest ads claims that Democrats and Barack Obama will create even higher deficits.

That couldn't be further than the truth.

The ad also claims that Obama and congressional Democrats would bring about "years of deficits." But (and we've reported this before, too), the fact is both candidates' economic plans would fail to bring an end to deficit spending, and by that measure, McCain's is worse than Obama's. According to the TPC analysis, Obama's tax plan would increase the debt by $3.5 trillion by 2018, while McCain's plan would bring about a projected $5 trillion increase in the same time frame.

This is how we debate issues Republicans.

Well, after seeing both conventions and being an independent, it is obvious that the Republican Party is willing to do and say anything to win this election. Politicians will do and say just about anything but John McCain and his VP Pick (Palin) have gone beyond anything I've ever heard.
With all the respect John McCain Deserves for serving our country and suffering for our cause, HOW MANY TIMES DO WE HAVE TO KEEP HEARING ABOUT HIS TIME SPENT IN A POW CAMP? I think the entire world KNOWS. My wife's grand father fought in WWII in the pacific. He was a squad leader. He served his country, fought for our freedoms, fought in the philipines and I am sure endured and saw the worse a human bein has to offer and suffer. He died in his 80's with fragments of a bullet still in his hip!!! I only heard this ONCE! He didn't feel the need to keep talking about it to make or have people like him.
My question about his honorable service and sacrifice is this: Where is the conection and relevance of his 5 years in a POW camp and our say his ability to resolve our current housing crisis? Or our Job crisis? or our energy independace goal? Health care of lack of it? Where was his JUDGEMENT when deciding and approving to Invade Iraq INSTEAD of giving all America had to Hunt and capture Osama Bin Laden when we had him cornered?
About Palin, I really have nothing to say except that she is very new to this, looked nervous and it showed.
I think that women should be offended by McCain's move on picking her. Just because she is a woman and a hard working mom, doesn't mean that all the women in this country will switch and vote for her since Hillary lost her battle. Her ideas are completely different that Hillary's. They don't compare at all! The republican party should be informed that Women are just as smart as men. That naive thinking that just because Palin is a woman, the will get all the Hillary votes is what got us into trouble in Iraq! They thought the Iraquis ( the oldest civilization in the world ) would want to be occupied indefinitely by the Americans telling them how to live and be happy about it.
On closing, the Republican party this time around seems to only represent the white elite citizens of America. Look at that convention and you will see who is being represented. There are virtually no minorities. America is diverse and the Republicans don't seem to be interested in diversity as well to do whites seem to be their focus of attention.

Why are we surprised about McCain's pick, don't we have Bush as our president, whose records have always come-up missing. They figure we are gullible. First it was the scare tactics, now its the media, and obviously they do not have any solution to the mess Bush and the conservatives have got into. Thats why Palin spent so much time not talking about any real solution. Of course, we have a first hand look at how she has successfully run her ideal home. Now, ask yourself if the republican party fully represents today's America, looking at the people at the convention, just reminds us of the 18th and 19th century America....they are all white people. Guess how much minority was at the convention? 36! Now, if these conventions, the DNC and RNC, where an exact representation of who the parties planned on focusing their attention and help on while in power....then the minorities will once again be left out if the republicans get office. The republicans have this evolution like mentality...only the strongest will survive ( ie.. the wealthy and powerful) and we are going to make sure they do according to our policies we have set forth with the Bush admin and now Mc Cain's if they stay in power. We need a president who is going to insure that the no child left behind policy is an mentality that is resonated in every aspect of American living...to no American left behind. Voting for the republicans this term will ensure the country on its downward spiral...I wouldn't be surprised if another term of this mess would bring a modern day civil war. Now a days..nothing surprises me anymore.

McCain and the republicans need to tell us how they would cater to the necessities of all AMERICANS, regardless of race, religion, culture, sexual orientation and otherwise. And when GOD blesses America, its not just the conservative whites and their families.

We need preson in the WHITE HOUSE that cares for all the people and John McCain is not the person to do it.

Executive Experience = building from nothing the leanest, meanest, most disciplined political machine ever seen, that took on the big bad Clintons and the Democratic Establishment, beat them and their own game, and is now poised to relegate the rotting carcass that is the GOP to the last century where it belongs along, with good old boy ownership of elected officials and coat-hanger abortions.

Extra Added Bonus: The Obama Machine has done this without resorting to the despicable, gutter-sniping, scorched-earth, vicious personal attack strategy that is the only weapon left in the arsenal of the weakest, most pathetic, lying, cheating, pandering, presidential candidate in U.S. History in the person of John McCain (make the the only weapon besides the P.O.W. Card and, now, the Down Syndrome Baby Card.)

Please all of you who support Sarah Palin, name one progressive thing she has done nationally. She has ZERO foreign policy experience. Barack Obama sits on the Foreign Relations Committee and we already see how he is received by the world leaders.

Being the CIC of the Alaska national guard doesn't count. And if you guys wanna talk executive experience, we can make the case about all governors. Don't forget Bush had executive experience as governor of Texas and look where that got us. You expect a man who has been part of broken politics for over 30 years and Eskimo to do a better job than a legislator with nearly 12 years of experience, and a sitting US senator with over 30 years of Foreign Policy experience.

Barack's team will consist of Clinton advisors and we all know how good our economy was under clinton. McCain's advisors consists of lobbyists and big oil who are also part of Bush's political team. Who do you expect to do the better job?

I watched along with my family the Palin speech last night. Frankly we were miffed. All she managed to do was talk about John McCain's POW experience and 9/11. As if being a POW makes you a war hero. From what I understand and have researched of prisoners of war since wars started, they (political prisoners) are taken by force, they do not volunteer to be tortured for their country. That argument alone is such unrealistic crap but it is obviously such that we as Americans have come to accept in order to justify a war or get pity from the "middle America" crowds that prove to be the most gullible people in this country. Why gullible, they do not research facts and history for themselves. They listen to other preaching and then they just shake their head in agreement.

Everyone made attacks and attacks on Obama - OK that's what candidates do against each other but when does the attack stop and the real issues begin. What are John McCain and Palin's strategies about the economic nightmare that we're living in right now. How do they propose to get it moving again. What are they prepared to do about the energy crisis that is crippling the working class of this country. She talked about bringing this country out of its misery but isn't it a situation that her president created in his eight years of nightmarish decision making and not one of those so called network anchors brought that up. Play the entire video again and you will see that she attacked George Bush's policies left and right, and everyone just stared. Truth is they were probably confused. Furthermore it's insulting for the Media to suggest that women in this country are so stupid and gullible that they would vote for the McCain/Palin ticket simply because he nominated a woman.

Another thing is this country today is more diverse than ever before. Why doesn't this convention show a fair representation of that fact. Where are the other people of this nation? I cannot believe my ears when the so-called respected anchors in the Media whether it be MSNBC, CNN and of course FOX called her speech a great speech. If that is what a great speech is then we are doing a great dis-service to our children who are learning ELA in their first year of Middle School because to call that a great speech is to make a mockery out of all the great speech writers of the world.

This rally at the Convention looked more like a PTA Meeting at a Middle School and the only thing you come out knowing about this woman is that she's married with kids, she was a soccer mom and she compares herself with pitbulls.

America, please! WAKE UP AND SMELL THE ESPRESSO!

The sad reality is if this party is elected, we will face the biggest nightmare that one can ever imagine by way of security of this land, economic disaster and an energy crisis never before seen in the entire world. Pardon the cliche but you can take that to the bank.

So, running a presidential campaign should, in itself, be enough to truly qualify one fof the presidency, is that it? That seems to be the gist of your argument in claiming that McCain has a problem because of Palin's "inexperience" but that Obama doesn't have an inexperience problem despite the fact that Palin has considerably more actual executive experience at running governmental entities than he does. Somehow, I doubt most undecided voters will be able to make that leap.

Jonathan, you've written some idiotic stuff before, but this takes the cake. Do they actually pay you for this crap?

Ugh, ObamaDrama what map are you looking at? Last time I checked GERMANY WAS IN EUROPE, NOT IN ASIA. DUMB GIRL!

Obama Drama: What map are you looking at? Last time I LOOKED at a map, GERMANY WAS IN EUROPE! not in Asia, dumb girl!

Maybe if Palin practiced what she stands for her daughter wouldn't be knocked up' ,creationism in schools hummm let all the thumpers who never heard of science keep hope alive

Jonathan Alter epitomizes the like-minded view of the journalistic elite. He truly believes that they are smarter, better educated and more mentally capable of deciphering the political issues of the day than those of small town, middle-America. This growing disrespect from journalists toward those that are less than cosmopolitan and do not share in the predominate liberal culture among major media outlets has provided licensing for someone such as Sarah Palin to emerge and take on their establishment with such political fanfare. Ironically, the very same media machine which in large part has served in elevating the senator from Illinois, will also be responsible for the destructive force that will likely take him down.

Palin???s top ten:
1. No abortion - even in cases of rape and incest
2. Continue the war in Iraq
3. Teach creationism in schools
4. Teach abstinence in schools
5. Fire anyone who disagrees with her
6. Support the NRA, or you???ll be fired
7. Leave your beloved hometown in a deficit
8. Be schooled on politics by Bush???s administration...but...
9. Never mention Bush or the current state of the union, EVER
10. Try to get Alaska to secede from the union

great name Treehugger2008 ,backing a republican party you will not have to many trees left to hug not to mention and wildlife preserves due to DRILL DRILL DRILL they have no stance on how to fix this weaken dollar due to poor leadership from BUSH and other republicans that are just looking out for the rich (meaning each other).but gota keep the fear in the SHEEP like Bush says 9/11 ,and like the DNC chant DRILL DRILL DRILL ,then them talking bout nbc not being fair to McCain /Palin what bout FOX news not being fair to Obama/Biden ? Republican party is not what the regan party was now days it bout keeping yourself rich and get what you can for the top 10% of the nation and let all the rest deal with trying to make a living

EffYou that is a cute regurgitation of the McCain talking points. Do you plan on giving any of your own thoughts?

Here is a news flash!!! Palin received no votes for President. She was chosen as a gimmick and it is not likely to work.