Why McCain Loves Misha

Let's hope Russia and BHO become real GOOD FRIENDS. Here's why... BHO said he was a Believer, a Christian, just like all the good Evangelicals. Most Believers, Christians and good Evangelicals would rejoice over a 20 year association and mentorship with one of the most valued people in their lives - their pastor. But not Obama??? Most politicians who make it into office praise and lift up the good people who nurtured their careers. But not Obama??? Everyone is proud to be associated with their supporters, fellow board members, mentors - all those people who really mean something. But not Obama??? When will Russia join them? Not soon enough!

Onward ho ! The new frontier !!Till we reach Kamchatka !!!

I wish such a reputable publication had not used Georgia for pushing its own agenda. Quoting Mr. Simes, a famous pro-Russian analyst is not advantageous either. He has been discredited as a biased analyst. It is indeed inconceivable how people like Saakashvili (and there are many more like him in Georgia) managed to grow up in a totalitarian state. Something that Mr. Simes and his Russian friends would never understand. Discrediting a successful politician has always been a safe resort for mediocrities. This is called envy. I don???t think Americans should start losing their sleep over President Saakashvili. Although, I have to note that it will serve everybody???s national interests to call Russia???s bluff and be more resolve in the future diplomacy with them.
As for the ???nickname Misha???, such slips are also not crediting a serious publication. This is not a nickname but a shortened form of Michael, same as Bill is for William. Nobody would say that Clinton (sans Mr. or Pr.) is known by the nickname Bill. Elections in US have always brought up contentious side in Americans. Don???t drag Georgia into the arguments especially when you have NO IDEA on the subject matter.

Thinker:
I wish such a reputable publication had not used Georgia for pushing its own agenda. Quoting Mr. Simes, a famous pro-Russian analyst is not advantageous either. He has been discredited as a biased analyst. It is indeed inconceivable how people like Saakashvili (and there are many more like him in Georgia) managed to grow up in a totalitarian state. Something that Mr. Simes and his Russian friends would never understand. Discrediting a successful politician has always been a safe resort for mediocrities. This is called envy. I don???t think Americans should start losing their sleep over President Saakashvili. Although, I have to note that it will serve everybody???s national interests to call Russia???s bluff and be more resolve in the future diplomacy with them.
As for the ???nickname Misha???, such slips are also not crediting a serious publication. This is not a nickname but a shortened form of Michael, same as Bill is for William. Nobody would say that Clinton (sans Mr. or Pr.) is known by the nickname Bill. Elections in US have always brought up contentious side in Americans. Don???t drag Georgia into the arguments especially when you have NO IDEA on the subject matter.

it's obvious that the Repblican Method of "Trickle Down" is not working for our economy... i find it amazing how many wealthy Repblicans blog on newsweek & believe in the " trickle down " method... Hummm !! if jobs & growth really trickled down then our economy would be in better shape..

Did you all realize that there's one foreign policy issue with Russia that McCain and Obama agree on?
http://www.robertamsterdam.com/2008/09/a_bipartisan_consensus_on_russ.html

Did you all realize that there's one foreign policy issue with Russia that McCain and Obama agree on? http://www.robertamsterdam.com/2008/09/a_bipartisan_consensus_on_russ.html

http://www.time-blog.com/swampland/2008/09/the_mccain_tax_increasescontin.html

McCain Top Economic Adviser: [McCain Will Raise Taxes]

"Whether you're a Republican, Democrat President or a Martian, Taxes will be Raised"

Though Mccain has said Throughout his campaign

"I will Not, Raise Your Taxes"

His Top Economic Adviser says that a LIE....

Obama will Raise Taxes on those that make More than 250,000...

The 250,000 per year and Under, will have a Tax Break and Tax Cut.

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Douglas Holtz-Eakin, a former Director of the Congressional Budget Office and current chief McCain economic advisor, is an honest man--which means he's something of a liability on the Straight Talk Express. A few months ago, he admitted to my colleague, Michael Scherer, that Barack Obama's economic plan would reduce taxes for most people.

And now, in a forthcoming book by Fortune columnist Matt Miller, he makes it clear that the next President is going to have to raise taxes.

"If you do nothing on the spending side, you're going to have to RAISE TAXES whether you're a Republican, a Democrat or a Martian," he tells Miller...and then he immediately makes it clear that the "spending side" part of the argument is nothing more than a ...............

"POLITICAL FIG LEAF".

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YOU REPUBLICANS ARE SUCH GULLIBLE FOOLS...MCCAIN WILL RAISE YOUR TAXES...PERIOD

TAXES WILL BE RAISED...PERIOD...

INFLATION, ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION, OVER POPULATION, LEADS TO MORE [TAXATION] !!!

DAMN !!!

http://therealmccain.com/butler/

Former POW says McCain is "not cut out to be President"

Note: So much for the [War Hero, Life Experience.. Bull-Spit]

"To see McCain resort to playing the POW card when answering legitimate questions, in my mind, cheapens that experience. And by cheapening his own experience in war, he degrades all of our experiences in war. He turns the horrific incidents we've all seen, touched, smelled, and felt into a lame excuse to earn political points. And it dishonors us all."

-- Brandon Friedman, a veteran of both Iraq and Afghanistan

John McCain has been exploiting his prisoner of war experience every chance he gets. He has used this story to justify everything from not knowing how many homes he has to his healthcare plan to his marital infidelities to his taste in music. The McCain campaign is even using his POW story in paid ads. But now a veteran who was a prisoner with McCain in Vietnam is explaining loud and clear that being a POW does not qualify McCain to lead our country.

We are sure this video will draw an onslaught of right-wing attacks, but we bring it to you because it is our job to continue to convey the truth together and give these issues national attention. As Dr. Butler has said, McCain does not have the temperament to have his finger near the red button. Get this video to everyone you know-friends, family members, coworkers, and especially those who don't share your political views.

The video is designed to reach them. Get it on your social networking sites like Digg. And get it to every blog, newspaper, and TV station that has ever overplayed McCain's POW story. It is time to fight back with truth!

The mainstream press has already begun to call out McCain for overusing his POW story. And it's cut across all political persuasions.

"Whether he's deflecting criticism over his health-care plan or mocking a tribute to the Woodstock music festival, Senator John McCain has a trump card: the Hanoi Hilton. - Edwin Chen, Bloomberg

"Noun, Verb, POW" - Andrew Sullivan, The Atlantic Monthly

"The McCain campaign's constant invocation of the candidate's POW past is weird bordering on irrational..." - Ana Marie Cox, TIME

"I think they are going to it way too many times." - Howard Fineman, Newsweek

Remember how Joe Biden got the press to refer to Rudy Giuliani as "A noun, a verb, and 9/11"? Well, let's actually take Andrew Sullivan's lead here and get the media to boil McCain down to a similar phrase: "A noun, a verb, and POW." Considering how often the McCain campaign invokes his POW story, isn't that what they're already doing?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama

Obama's Legilation:

See also: List of bills sponsored by Barack Obama in the United States Senate

Senate bill sponsors Tom Coburn (R-OK) and Obama discussing the Coburn???Obama Transparency Act Obama voted in favor of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and cosponsored the Secure America and Orderly Immigration Act. In September 2006, Obama supported a related bill, the Secure Fence Act.

Obama introduced two initiatives bearing his name: Lugar???Obama, which expanded the Nunn???Lugar cooperative threat reduction concept to conventional weapons, and the Coburn???Obama Transparency Act, which authorized the establishment of USAspending.gov, a web search engine on federal spending.

On June 3, 2008, Senator Obama, along with Senators Carper, Coburn and McCain, introduced follow-up legislation: Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008.

Obama sponsored legislation requiring nuclear plant owners to notify state and local authorities of radioactive leaks. In December 2006, President Bush signed into law the Democratic Republic of the Congo Relief, Security, and Democracy Promotion Act, marking the first federal legislation to be enacted with Obama as its primary sponsor.

In January 2007, Obama and Senator Feingold introduced a corporate jet provision to the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act, which was signed into law in September 2007.

He introduced Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act, a bill to criminalize deceptive practices in federal elections.

Obama also introduced the Iraq War De-Escalation Act of 2007.

Obama and Richard Lugar visit a Russian mobile launch missile dismantling facility

Later in 2007, Obama sponsored an amendment to the Defense Authorization Act adding safeguards for personality disorder military discharges. He sponsored the Iran Sanctions Enabling Act supporting divestment of state pension funds from Iran's oil and gas industry, and co-sponsored legislation to reduce risks of nuclear terrorism.

Obama also sponsored a Senate amendment to the State Children's Health Insurance Program providing one year of job protection for family members caring for soldiers with combat-related injuries.

Obma's Senatorial Committees:

Obama held assignments on the Senate Committees for Foreign Relations, Environment and Public Works and Veterans' Affairs through December 2006.

In January 2007, he left the Environment and Public Works committee and took additional assignments with Health, Education, Labor and Pensions and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

He also became Chairman of the Senate's subcommittee on European Affairs. As a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee,

Obama has made official trips to Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia and Africa

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama

Obama is the first African American to be nominated by a major political party for president.

A Graduate of [Columbia University and Harvard Law School] where he served as...

[President of the Harvard Law Review,]

Obama was a [Civil Rights Attorney] before serving in the...

Illinois State Senator: From [1997 to 2004] State

He taught [Constitutional Law at the University of Chicago Law School from [1992 to 2004]

Following an unsuccessful bid for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2000, he announced his campaign for the U.S. Senate in January 2003. After a primary victory in March 2004, Obama delivered the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention in July 2004.

He was elected to the Senate in November 2004 with 70% of the vote.

As a member of the Democratic minority in the 109th Congress, he helped create legislation to control conventional weapons and to promote greater public accountability in the use of federal funds. He also made official trips to Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

During the 110th Congress, he helped create legislation regarding lobbying and electoral fraud, climate change, nuclear terrorism, and care for returned U.S. military personnel.

After announcing his presidential campaign in February 2007, Obama emphasized withdrawing American troops from Iraq, energy independence, decreasing the influence of lobbyists, and promoting universal health care as top national priorities.
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http://www.time-blog.com/swampland/2008/09/the_mccain_tax_increasescontin.html

McCain Top Economic Adviser: [McCain Will Raise Taxes]

"Whether you're a Republican, Democrat President or a Martian, Taxes will be Raised"

Though Mccain has said Throughout his campaign

"I will Not, Raise Your Taxes"

His Top Economic Adviser says that a LIE....

Obama will Raise Taxes on those that make More than 250,000...

The 250,000 per year and Under, will have a Tax Break and Tax Cut.

------------------------------------------

Douglas Holtz-Eakin, a former Director of the Congressional Budget Office and current chief McCain economic advisor, is an honest man--which means he's something of a liability on the Straight Talk Express. A few months ago, he admitted to my colleague, Michael Scherer, that Barack Obama's economic plan would reduce taxes for most people.

And now, in a forthcoming book by Fortune columnist Matt Miller, he makes it clear that the next President is going to have to raise taxes.

"If you do nothing on the spending side, you're going to have to RAISE TAXES whether you're a Republican, a Democrat or a Martian," he tells Miller...and then he immediately makes it clear that the "spending side" part of the argument is nothing more than a ...............

"POLITICAL FIG LEAF".

--------------------------------------------------------

YOU REPUBLICANS ARE SUCH GULLIBLE FOOLS...MCCAIN WILL RAISE YOUR TAXES...PERIOD

TAXES WILL BE RAISED...PERIOD...

INFLATION, ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION, OVER POPULATION, LEADS TO MORE [TAXATION] !!!

DAMN !!!

The economic proposals of Obama dealing with healthcare display a naivete about economics of the health insurance industry. This is unusual because his wife is a hospital administrator with a major hospital in Chicago. Barack Obama mentions that his mother had to fight with insurance companies during her terminal illness. Barack vowed to eliminate discrimination by insurers. This is doublespeak for banning preexisting condition provisions in insurance company health policies which are the cornerstone of the entire concept of insurance. Health insurance is not like welfare that you can collect if you need it. The economic principle of health insurance is that healthy people pay into the system and only a few draw out. Over a fourth of people in the United States do not have health insurance and many do not have health insurance simply out of choice. People that are in their twenties and thirties and are healthy and may chose to self insure. However, if these same people only decide to purchase health insurance when they want to have a baby or a special elective operation or become aware that they have a health condition such as cancer, then the system breaks down. Only sick people will pay into the system and healthy people will opt out because there is no incentive to maintain health insurance. If insurance companies can???t exclude people due to preexisting condition then the rates will become exorbitant for everyone. It is the same principle as life insurance.


If you try to buy a new life insurance policy when you are 100 years old the premium is significantly different then if you are sixteen years old.

I know how we can punish the Russians for defending themselves...

We can break previous agreements with them and expand NATO up to their borders, then we can bomb and dismember their friends like Serbia. We can build pipelines going around Russia. We can reduce Russian influence by not giving citizenship or voting rights to Russian minorities in the Baltics. How about breaking international law and ignoring Russia by declearing independence for Kosovo? We can also build a missile shield on their borders. Then we can undermine democracy by manipulating elections through "supporting the democratic process" and stage colour coded revolutions in Ukraine and Georgia and turn their friends against them. Next step we could of course undermine democracy again by pushing NATO on Ukraine even though 2/3 dont want it in Ukraine. Or how about arming and training the satelite state Georgia to attack Russia and slaughter Russians citizens in their sleep? After this is done we can let our free unbias western media air videos of Czechoslovakia in 1968 and other ridiculous comparisons instead of reporting the facts.
Well, as this is what we are doing to Russia when they are our "friend", we seem to have run out ways to punish them. Or maybe we should keep following Brzezinski's strategy to break Russia into 3 smaller states so they can be contained?
I really hate it when Russia doesnt follow our gameplan, it is obvious that they do not share our values of democracy, peace and freedom