‘Ask Not What You Can Do For Barack Obama, Ask What Barack Obama Can Do For You’

What in the name of God is wrong with all those who visuallise Obama as ''Mr.Fix It''. Obama in himself can't do any thing for this great American nation, he has a string of advisors behind him & he is capitalising on their know how. Obama, by an extremely large margin, lacks the political wisdom to lead this nation & more so, the world as a whole. I consider his candidacy a fatal error of judgement on those Americans who got him where he is.
Kabil Azad Khan.

Once again compairing a liar (Obama) to a figure head like John F. Kennedy.... who also used flowery words and didn't deliver what he stood for..... Lyndon B. Johnson did more for civil rights movement than JFK.... now we have the second person thinking he could usher in camelot (1st was Bill Clinton) now we who know better know that Camelot is dead......

Obama is a master of mixed messages.... the #1 message is he will give a tax break to 95% of Americans... 95% of Americans don't pay taxes... so how can 95% get a tax break? In fact around 48% pay taxes and the rest will receive a check back from the Obama government of around $500 for not even paying a penny in taxes.. and under McCains plan 52% will receive a tax break?

#2 Is that Obama is threathening to take the average american to jail through his so-called truth squad if they say anything negative against him therefore throwing out free speech... for someone who thinks he is a champion of the little people he is now threathening and using intimidation in the state of Missiouri with state sheriffs and prosecutors....

#3 Is Obama did vote against handguns .... http://blogs.abcnews.com/legalities/2008/06/obama-guns-and.html ...... http://www.ontheissues.org/2008/barack_obama_gun_control.htm ....... here is a list of gun bans Barack and the liberal democratic congress plan on banning.... http://www.morebans.org/newbanlist.html ......

How pathetic, you talk about how Obama needs to act to save social security and your answer is, in essence, "get him to make republicans think of something", or in your words "could force Republicans to find new solutions...say through means testing or raising the retirement age." A typical, and strangely telling solution from yet another Hey-Im-like-a-really-caring-and-socially-aware-Democrat. Pfahh.

How pathetic, you talk about how Obama needs to save social security, and your answer is essentially "get him to force republicans to come up with an idea." Or verbatim "could force Republicans to find other solutions." Typical. And strangely telling.

To be sure Obama gives good speeches and to be sure he is inspirational. We saw in the debate Friday night that he was able to go toe to toe with McCain and showed that he is just as informed of foreign issues as McCain is. Obama passed the Commander-in-Chief test Friday night and we now know that he has a very firm grasp on the issues that effect us as a nation. He remains calm in a crisis and gathers info and talks to the best minds on what ever subject is at hand. He thinks about what will be best for the country. This is the kind of President we need. I am inspired by the speeches Obama gives I am not ashamed of that but by no means is it the only reason I am voting for him. I remember when Ronal Reagan first ran for President, he gave wonderful speeches and people talked about how inspired they were and how it made them feel good about the country. Until Reagan did his debates the country had not decided he would be a good President. There really is not much difference in the way the country was introduced to Obama and Reagan. Reagan inspired the country and Obama inspires the country. Reagan was in most peoples eyes a good President and I believe with my heart that Obama would be a Great President. I pray that enough people in this country will agree with me. We must move forward, it is time for the next generation to take their place and we simply should not try to stop that.

As a millenial, I ask Barack Obama to ensure that my tax money goes to worthwhile causes, like education and infrastructure, and not personal vendettas that turn into regional war. I'm not even asking for a guarantee on Social Security (that will be long gone by the time I could retire); just make sure my children have good schooling options and my bridges/levees aren't falling down.

"And so my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country" - U.S. President John F. Kennedy's inuagural address.
His first and only inuagural address.

So, Jonathan Darman (author of this article) - What is your point? Obama is not perfect - so let's not vote for him? That leaves us voting for the other guy, but wait he has some really major flaws. What to do?

Guess the "me" generation is now of voting age, thus explaining the need to compose an article exclaiming, "Where's mine?!"
The "give me" crowd are the very ones who just greedily consumed the finacial resources of the next generation. Maybe the next generation will not grow up so spolied, having lost the opportunity to be indulged in excesses.

You're kidding right? Bowling as a qualification for President?

And, haven't you morons figured out that the strength of Obama's campaign is that he communicates to every possibility through every medium? That's why he'll pick up 5 votes here and 10 votes there, and, suddenly, he's got about 10,000 more votes than the competition.

Team McSame hasn't even figured out how to use a computer....

Hey morons - Haven't you figured out that Obama communicates with everyone through every medium there is, including the ones that you don't know exist? 3 votes here and 5 votes there actually add up. Bowling as a qualification for President? Are you kidding? So what? I'm sure that W probably has a 220 average or so and look at where that has us now. Wake up and figure it out or don't even vote. We're already second class behind China and India. McCain will put us in 3rd class status behind them, Russia and a majority of the EU. Italy, here we come.

Someone born in 1981 isn't a Millennial. The point of the label MILLENNIAL is that we've come of age at the beginning of this Millennium. On that note, here's a flash: Millennials don't use Newsweek to communicate to other Millennials. You're not writing to us. You're writing to our parents, you 27-year-old Gen-X poser.

In 2005, for the first time in history, a serious Fannie and Freddie reform bill, S. 190, was passed by the Senate Banking Committee. The bill gave a regulator power to crack down, and would have required the companies to eliminate their investments in risky assets. If that bill had become law, then the world today would be different. But the bill didn't become law, for a simple reason: Democrats opposed it on a party-line vote in the committee, signaling that this would be a partisan issue. Republicans, tied in knots by the tight Democratic opposition, couldn't even get the Senate to vote on the matter.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aSKSoiNbnQY0



In support of S 190, also known as the Federal Housing Enterprise Regulatory Reform Act of 2005, John McCain said: "For years I have been concerned about the regulatory structure that governs Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac--known as Government-sponsored entities or GSEs--and the sheer magnitude of these companies and the role they play in the housing market. OFHEO's report this week does nothing to ease these concerns. In fact, the report does quite the contrary. OFHEO's report solidifies my view that the GSEs need to be reformed without delay."

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/record.xpd?id=109-s20060525-16

Federal Housing Enterprise Regulatory Reform Act of 2005 would have Amended the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 to establish: (1) in lieu of the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), an independent Federal Housing Enterprise Regulatory Agency which shall have authority over the Federal Home Loan Bank Finance Corporation, the Federal Home Loan Banks, the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac); and (2) the Federal Housing Enterprise Board.
Most importantly with regard to the CDS situation, S. 190 set forth operating, administrative, and regulatory provisions respecting: (1) assessment authority; (2) authority to limit nonmission-related assets; (3) minimum and critical capital levels; (4) risk-based capital test; (5) capital classifications and undercapitalized enterprises; (6) enforcement actions and penalties; (7) golden parachutes; and (8) reporting. Adoption of these regulatory provisions would have undoubtably affected the way CDSs were dealt with in "private" enterprises.
The bill would have also amended the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to establish the Federal Home Loan Bank Finance Corporation., and transfered the functions of the Office of Finance of the Federal Home Loan Banks to such Corporation. If this had been in place three years ago, this whole situation might have been averted.

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s109-190&tab=summary

Steve Waugh: A vote for Nader is vote for ideals
Steve Waugh ??? 9/27/2008 6:48 am

Dear Editor: The religious fervor with which people embrace Obama's campaign baffles me. At once, Obama promises to withdraw all combat troops from Iraq and promises to maintain the occupation, leaving the commitment to the wars open ended. McCain will speak of staying there 100 years. On the one hand, he says he will bring home combat troops, all the while promising to maintain the U.S. military presence. Obama also promises to increase the military budget and escalate the war in Afghanistan.

Most of my friends want peace. Why not work for a candidate who says flat out that he will cut military spending and stop the war? Ralph Nader and Matt Gonzales make that commitment in their campaign.

Eighty percent of the respondents to Tammy Baldwin's survey this summer said that we need comprehensive health reform in this country. Obama's health plan resembles the plan George Bush proposed two years ago. Nader and Gonzales say they will work for a single-payer health care system. Why not work for that?

The Democrats have refused to stand up to the current administration and hold it accountable for its misdeeds and violations of our Constitution. Like a passive-aggressive teenager, they wait for the Bush administration's end and hope that the Democrats can win the election in November. That's their campaign slogan: "Hope."

Why not work for a country that we can be proud of instead of settling for the least worst option? Learn about Ralph Nader's candidacy. Why not support someone who represents your ideals?

Steve Waugh

www.votenader.org

OBAMA's RISE IS IN POLLS IS MOSTLY DUE TO PALIN'S LOWS

GOP Conservative Commentator and Journalist George Wills called this one correctly while GOP Evangelist got it wrong. Wills and other GOP conservatives warned John McCain and the Republican Party that Palin may appear to be the Evangelical's "Great Religious-Right Hope"; but it is blatantly obvious that Palin has NOT been properly vetted and she is brutally short on the minimum substance needed to hold an office "one heartbeat away from Commander-in-Chief" of the most powerful country in the world. The public is now seeing, grimacing, and barfing at the thought of Palin being that close to so much power. Independents and some moderate Republicans are 'quietly' making the switch to the Obama-Biden team. This is partially the reason McCain-Palin numbers are down 4-points while the Obama-Biden numbers are up 4-points.

In his recklessness attempt to "immediately squash" the poll numbers received by the Obama-Biden team after DNC's Invesco Mile Hiigh stadium event, McCain decided to cheat & gamble by selecting Sarah Palin as his VP. In so doing, McCain has also: (1.) humiliated Palin; (2.) frustrated common sense Republicans; (3.) embarrassed GOP supporters, but; (4.) most importantly put the nation severely at risk should Palin be required to take the helm if McCain wins but never makes it to January 20, 2009.

McCAIN IS DANGEROUSLY RECKLESS AND CANNOT BE TRUSTED WITH THE NATION's INTEREST IN HIS HANDS.

A sitting President has the responsibility to represent all people of America, not one ethnic group, not one age group, not one gender group. Seems if Oprahma is elected, some think he will 'wave a magic wand' and make all problems suddenly disappear, heal all human failings, and legislate morality. Good luck with all that. America is not a socialist Nation and the last thing we need is more give-away programs given to those not willing to work for them or repay the debt. Oprahma Nation is an abomination. Name calling and criticizing is about all the Democrats do well. In the world view of America, you're either part of the problem or part of the solution. Too many want Oprahma because they EXPECT a free ride with no problems in life. Those individuals might want to grow up a bit and take off the rose colored glasses. Taxpayers don't 'owe' you anything.