A Reality Check On ‘Change’

First off rocket scientist trazer my own grandfather was a POW - that does not make him presidential material and he DEFINITELY graduated higher up in his class than McCain...I am thoroughly sickened at the amount of stupidity and gullibility of the americans that actually say that because he SERVED in the military that McCain is an EXEMPLARY choice for president..fact is and you can read this at many REPUTABLE sites on the internet that McCain is NOT even a team player and his only goal is to TAX the middle and lower classes and give breaks to his BUSH BUDDIES IF he makes it into office..that is IF he doesnt suffer an attack of dementia that kicks in because of his AGE. HE IS OLD..I am sorry but when they retirement age in this country is 63 WHY ON EARTH would anyone vote someone as old as he is into office for such a HIGH STRESS job?? WHy so we can have miss mooseburger tell us that ohh sorry your daughter was raped but she HAS TO have the baby ohh and btw we are banning the school books and will now teach CREATIONISM..YEA RIGHT...WAKE UP and gain some clues...perhaps go back to school and actually READ some history books this time...

First off rocket scientist trazer my own grandfather was a POW - that does not make him presidential material and he DEFINITELY graduated higher up in his class than McCain...I am thoroughly sickened at the amount of stupidity and gullibility of the americans that actually say that because he SERVED in the military that McCain is an EXEMPLARY choice for president..fact is and you can read this at many REPUTABLE sites on the internet that McCain is NOT even a team player and his only goal is to TAX the middle and lower classes and give breaks to his BUSH BUDDIES IF he makes it into office..that is IF he doesnt suffer an attack of dementia that kicks in because of his AGE. HE IS OLD..I am sorry but when they retirement age in this country is 63 WHY ON EARTH would anyone vote someone as old as he is into office for such a HIGH STRESS job?? WHy so we can have miss mooseburger tell us that ohh sorry your daughter was raped but she HAS TO have the baby ohh and btw we are banning the school books and will now teach CREATIONISM..YEA RIGHT...WAKE UP and gain some clues...perhaps go back to school and actually READ some history books this time...

I think you should take a look at McCain's voting record before you state that he supports the military and seniors.McCain votes to fund the war yet votes against proper equipment for the troops,funding the VA hospital,the GI bill and programs that help military families.As for seniors he votes for cuts in medicare,programs that help them keep heat on in the winter and bills that go after senior predatory lenders yhatarget senoirs.

I just can't wait to see what number 5 might be.

Thank you for writing. I'm afraid, however, that your informed presentation will be generally accepted by those who already hate Palin and generally ignored by those who love her. You Alaskans have created a monster and the rest of the country may have to live with her.

What I want to know is why journalists generally do not have the stones to report facts on this woman instead of just buying into the myth. The free press used to be considered the Fourth Estate -- an informal branch of government that keeps the other three branches honest. Cheney and company, however, has cowed the national press into behaving like a pack of lapdogs. They take the scraps offered by the powerful and lick the hands of their masters, hoping to be favored with an extra pet or a scratch behind the ears. It's a sorry bunch reporting the news these days.

This is not accurate. First of all, the Florida legislature has not been in session since May and it does not reconvene until November. Florida has a part-time legislature and it does not sit year-round. There is no new legislation on voter ID. Secondly, there is a voter ID law on the books (not sure when it was enacted) and it has been challenged, but it still stands. Basically, a Floridian who wants to vote has to register with the same name used on the identification he or she submits with the voter registration package. If the voter uses two last names on a voter registration form, then he or she needs to make sure that the same two names are on the ID. The name on the registration form must be consistant with the name on the identification. IF the identification has only one last name, the voter needs to register with only one last name.

There are other cases where this can be a potential problem. My son rountinely uses only the shortened form of his first name and when I looked at his voter registration form, he had used his preferred name rather than his full legal name which appears on his driver's license. If I had not caught it, his registration would have been thrown out. The law impacts not only Hispanics, but also also a lot of southerners who often are known by nicknames rather than their given names. If potential voters try to register under the name they commonly use, rather than the name that is on their legal documents, they will probably not be able to vote.

Florida's law is better than many state requirements on ID, however. Indiana limits acceptable ID to driver's licenses and state ID cards, for example. Florida asks for a driver's license #, state ID # or the last four numbers on the Social Security card. Potential voters who do not have one of these documents can present any photo ID (even a buyer's club card, student ID, passport, etc). If they don't have a photo ID, they can submit a bank statement, utility bill or paycheck.or other government issued ID. This idenfitication should be taken to the polling place. If the voter does not have any ID at the polling place, he or she can submit a provisional ballot. Seniors, disabled people, military personnel and the dependents of military personnel do not need ID. So, in Florida, all voters who have any form of identification should be able to vote -- but again, it is important that the name on the registration form match the name on the ID. And, of course, any registered voter can request a mail-in ballot and skip all the requirments about bringing ID to the polling place. Mail-in ballots are verified by signature.

Please send your comments to mybarackobama.com and moveon.org, as well as any national press you can think of. I hadn't heard this.

Captain Kirk womanized his way through the universe and died losing his ship. Not exactly the kind of person I want leading my son's world into the heart of the 21st Century. BTW, "metrosexual eunuch" would seem to be a contradiction in terms. In any case, the term does not fit Obama as you can see in the definition supplied by the author who coined the term, Mark Simpson:

Metrosexual man. the single young man with a high disposable income, living or working in the city (because that???s where all the best shops are), is perhaps the most promising consumer market of the decade. In the Eighties he was only to be found inside fashion magazines such as GQ, in television advertisements for Levis jeans or in gay bars. In the Nineties, he???s everywhere and he???s going shopping.

When Obama was young and single in the '80s he was making $12,000 a year working 16 hours a day as a community organizer. Sorry, no time -- and less money -- for shopping. And someone who eschews the glamour and monetary rewards of a high profile career and rolls up the sleeves of a worn shirt to help people in a community help themselves is EXACTLY the kind of person I want to lead this country, for me, my son and my grandchildren yet to be.

Oh, personal attacks, the refuge of those who don't have a leg to stand on. By the way, John McCain proposed THE SAME APPROACH TO RUSSIA as Obama. That's another lie that Palin got caught saying.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tt_1r-0SmOs

McCain is a cynical,, woman hater. He has called his own wife a c---, and showed his deep disrespect for women by choosing a incredibly unprepared woman as a running mate. It's obvious that he thinks that any woman is as good as any other, especially if she's pretty. And how disgusting is the dirty old man when he can't keep his hands off her and his eyes off her butt. If he were sitting alone on a park bench, someone would call a cop. Oh, and the military? McCain has voted AGAINST veterans at least a dozen dtimes since 9-11.

PS -- and as someone below mentioned, if you get health benefits from your employer, McCain will tax them at full value. So much for not raising your taxes

If you are earning more than $250,000 per year, you are exactly right. You will see less in your paycheck. But with an income of $250,000, you probably can afford it. If you made less than $250,000 a year, you will not see a tax increase. If you made less than $200,000 you will see a tax decrease. Bush pushed the bulk of the tax burden off on the middle class (proportionally). Obama will reverse that process. It's all very simple.

If you are extra rich, then Obama is going to raise your taxes. If you are not very rich, then Obama is going to lower your taxes. The only flaw in your argument and mine, opposite though they may be, is that the president doesn't raise or lower taxes. Congress raises and lowers taxes. The vote needs to be smart, whether you are conservative or liberal. Whatever you do, please don't vote dumb. That is how we got into the mess that we are in now. Too many people voted dumb.

A vote for McCain is against you own interest. BTW...Are you aware that McCains healthcare plan = taking $ out of your paycheck, shifting the cost from employer to employee? Go look it up...or, wait for the debates. Oh- taxes was the issue. Here's what Palin said & here's what people a lot smarter than her say:
PALIN: "The Democratic nominee for president supports plans to raise income taxes, raise payroll taxes, raise investment income taxes, raise the death tax, raise business taxes, and increase the tax burden on the American people by hundreds of billions of dollars."

THE FACTS: The Tax Policy Center, a think tank run jointly by the Brookings Institution and the Urban Institute, concluded that Obama's plan would increase after-tax income for middle-income taxpayers by about 5 percent by 2012, or nearly $2,200 annually. McCain's plan, which cuts taxes across all income levels, would raise after tax-income for middle-income taxpayers by 3 percent, the center concluded.

Obama would provide $80 billion in tax breaks, mainly for poor workers and the elderly, including tripling the Earned Income Tax Credit for minimum-wage workers and higher credits for larger families.

He also would raise income taxes, capital gains and dividend taxes on the wealthiest. He would raise payroll taxes on taxpayers with incomes above $250,000, and he would raise corporate taxes. Small businesses that make more than $250,000 a year would see taxes rise.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080904/ap_on_el_pr/cvn_fact_check