Nonsense in Nashville

It is no one's fault but our own for the shady practices that Washington so dearly embraces. We have allowed our politicians to get away with things we wouldn't dare allow our own children to get away with - stealing, bribery, lying, just to name a few. We are the driving force behind our government, it s us that give these men and women the power to make decisions that affect our lives down to the very core. On that same token, it is we who have the power to take it away. You can continue to point fingers until the cow comes home, but let's be honest we have BOTH Republican and Democrats in office and the share the decline our country is in equally. The sad part is that we are the ones that put them there. So, before you start pointing fingers and passing the buck remember that the 'Buck stops here'. Stand up and fight against polictical corruption, do your OWN homework instead of getting your information from a biased media (both candidates have their own media stations that favor them - does that honestly sound like a reliable place to get your information?), and demand more of our politicians. They should be held to the higest of standards not the lowest. Until we start expecting more of our Presidential candidates and our elected officials (from the city council members of your town all the way on up the food chain), corruption and shady practices are all we are going to get.

Come on American, wake up! All of our candidates are corrupt and it is our fault. We need to demand more and stop accepting their shady practices. I don't care which candidate you are for, BOTH have less than honorable dealings - be it who they keep company with, whom they have accepted 'donations' from, underhanded deals they have made at the hard working American expense, you name it. We are ultimately the ones to blame because we have become accustomed to the dishonest politician and that isn't going to change until we demand it. We can point fingers back and forth until the cow comes home about who is to blame for the war in Iraq, who is to blame for the housing crisis, the stock market plunge, poor education, poor healthcare - take your pick. At the end of the day OUR government is made of Democrats and Republicans - all of whom share the blame. it is their votes that make the decisions and it is us who gave them that power and WE have the power to take it away. So, get off your overindulged behinds and start demanding that our policitican keep honest practices. They should be held to the highest standards, not the lowest.

3 men brought down wall street. With their governing tactics in Fannie Mae, and being let go, with millions of the golden air balloon money in their pockets. Guess what, they all work for the Obama campaign now. I shudder to think if he gets in the white house with a democratic congress, where this country will go.......down , down, down. and u think u have it rough now, with all those entitlements! wait til he sucks U dry!

It does not really matter....America is going to Hell in a hand basket real soon if we don't get right with God.....so who really cares whose in the oval office........At the end it all comes down to you and God...last time I looked 10 out of 10 people die..there is only one who rose from the dead...so there is only one who deserves our honor and our praise..there is only one we should follow......
If my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray then I will hear from heaven forgive their sins and heal their land....this is what we need to be doing Pray...pray....pray

Singfather; you are both an IDIOT and obviously a republican. The minority groups as you have so ineptly stated are NOT THE ONES WHO HAVE STOLEN MONIES FROM SHAREHOLDERS, TAXPAYERS AND THE LIKE How many "minorites" were in included in that AIG junket last weekend and the pending planned next one this weekend. Get a life and stop reading comic books.

Does it really matter what either one claims? They are both in in for them selves and not the AMERICAN people! Neither one of them is the ones that make or pass the laws, it is the senate and house that do that.! All he does is sign it if it was favorable. NOW, let's take a good look at what our senate and house just did, SPENT OVER 700 BILLION DOLLARS OF OUR MONEY! I am sorry but when you have that many money hungry people in government the PRESIDENT, no matter who he is, is going to vote for the majority of the people that WE voted in. Let's change the way we look at things and start getting rid of the problem from the bottom up. As long as they keep us concerned about who is at the TOP, we will never be abel to go forward in this country. I truely believe that we will be taken over by other countries without a shot being fired as long as we continue to let the government continue to keep giving tax breaks, loans, and all other help to the minority groups instead of AMERICANS.

I just can't believe out of millions of people in this country, these two are what we have to pick from to be President? This has to be the biggest joke in all other countries. I am not laughing.

Like i said one of these candidates needs to teel thr truth...

I would be for a return to sanctions on the media. I haven't completely decided who I want to vote for. If I went by the commercials and pundits, McCain is the only one attacking and twisting the truth, while Obama is running a clean campaign and comes across better. But when I read fact finding articles and watch the debates myself, I see Obama as just as bad and sometimes worse. I don't see one shining way above the other, that's why I'm still wrestling with my decision. Maybe if all the pundits would stay out of it and let the American people decide based on facts and debates, we could make an accurately informed decision. Of course that assumes Americans can still think for themselves and make intelligent decisions without the sway of looks (black or white, charismatic or heroic).

I think both candidates are liars. Just look at the debate they totally took everything out of context. Picking apart each others statements and playing a tune as if the song were a lulaby, which I mean literally the debate was boring. Mccain walked around like an old broken robert bickering and ranting grumpy oldmen jokes that fell flat. The majority of America is right we need to fix our country and quit fighting amongst ourselves. I am undecided right now maybe even all the way to the election polls. Oh Mccain needs to ditch that Palin dummy, she's hurting the campaign more than helping it.

McCain is no spring chicken or health fanatic. If something happens to him, will you be comfortable with Palin as the president? We must all agree that we are living in historic times. After Nov. 4th the history books will be rewritten. As everyone can see, we can no longer look for our world leaders to protect us or make us self sufficient. One thing that this race has done is made us aware of the political process and how facts can be mistated. I urge everyone to learn more about finances and politics. I just read an awesome book about the history of past presidents called "Presidents, All you need to know"., I think amazon sells it, I got it from the library. This book has really opened my eyes on how corrupt and simple many of them are. Let's change the game & take control of our personal finances & STOP WASTING ENERGY & LIVING BEYOND OUR MEANS.

We must all agree that we are living in historic times. After Nov. 4th the history books will be rewritten. As everyone can see, we can no longer look for our world leaders to protect us or make us self sufficient. One thing that this race has done is made us aware of the political process and how facts can be mistated. I urge everyone to learn more about finances and politics. I just read an awesome book about the history of past presidents called "Presidents, All you need to know"., I think amazon sells it, I got it from the library. This book has really opened my eyes on how corrupt and simple many of them are. Let's change the game & take control of our personal finances & STOP WASTING ENERGY & LIVING BEYOND OUR MEANS.

Obama was off the mark when he said that oil companies "currently have 68 million acres that they're not using."
As we've pointed out previously, those 68 million leased acres are not producing oil, but they are not necessarily untouched. In fact, in 2006, the last year for which figures are available, there were a total of more than 15,000 holes that were being proposed, started or finished, according to the Bureau of Land Management. These acres of land that these holes sit on are not counted as being "producing," but they are certainly far from untouched.
BY DEFINITION "NOT USING" REFERS TO NOT PUMPING FOR OIL. HIS STATEMENT SAID NOTHING ABOUT UNTOUCHED, UNSOILED, OR VIRGINAL.
Obama: The same way the computer was originally invented by a bunch of government scientists who were trying to figure out, for defense purposes, how to communicate, we've got to understand that this is a national security issue, as well.
It's true that the first electronic computer, ENIAC, or the Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer, was developed at the University of Pennsylvania with funding from the War Department.
But ENIAC was not actually the first computer. That distinction belongs to the difference engine, a mechanical computer invented in 1822 by the British mathematician Charles Babbage. And even Babbage was drawing on earlier work, such as the calculating machine built in 1671 by the German philosopher Gottfried Liebniz.
THIS IS JUST QUIBBLING FOR QUIBBLINGS SAKE, ITS TRIVIAL PURSUIT. IF YOU WANTED TO ARGUE OVER THE "BIRTH" OF THE COMPUTER WHAT ABOUT THE ABACUS? ADMIT HE WAS CORRECT WITHOUT THE TRIVIAL PURSUIT CAVEATS.
???Obama said: "When George Bush came into office, our debt ??? national debt???was around $5 trillion. It's now over $10 trillion."  Actually, it was closer to $6 trillion when Bush took office. On Jan. 22, 2001 (two days after Bush was sworn in) the debt stood at $5.728 trillion. On Sept. 30, 2008, it was $10.025 trillion.
WHILE THE NUMBER IS SIGNIFICANT, AGAIN IT'S QUIBBLING FOR QUIBBLINGS SAKE.
THESE POINTS IN PARTICULAR SHOW AN ATTEMPT BY THE AUTHOR TO PROVE OBAMA WRONG RATHER THAN TO CORRECT FACTUAL ERRORS, WHAT HE SAID WAS TRUE. THE AUTHORS ARE PURSING MISTAKES FOR THE SAKE OF FINDING FAULT. YOU MIGHT AS WELL ANALYZE EVERY MISSPOKEN WORD. HOWEVER, IT IS INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT WHILE YOU ATTEMPT TO FIND GAFFS BY OBAMA, YOU IGNORE TRUE FACTUAL ERRORS BY MCCAIN.

If this election cycle has demonstrated anything, it is that in order to preserve democracy in this country, it is passed time we reconsidered the additional protections provided the media by the Supreme Court in New York Times v. Sullivan, 376 U.S. 254 (1964), which protects the media from most slander and libel suits. While perhaps noble at the time in its conception, the media has abundantly demonstrated that for the advancement of their own political agenda, on both sides, and to fill the demands of the 24/7 news cycle, they are willing to abandon any pretense of objectivity or, more importantly, of journalistic ethics. Since they cannot exercise the power they have been given responsibly on their own, perhaps it is necessary to return the threat of legal sanction under which they operated prior to 1954.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Times_Co._v._Sullivan

Well Factcheck.org missed the fact McCain tried to kiss up to American workers, while stabbing them in the back.
The fact is you cannot support Bush's economic plan and the working class at the same time the two are simply not compatible.
The fact is you cannot support the illegals and propose amnesty and support American workers at the same time the two are simply not compatible.
Just as Reagan economics have stuck it to the American middle class from the outset, quite frankly it is clear Reagan had no concept of business, one would think Bush might have some idea but then again he only took SBA money and ran with it, never repaying a dime so maybe that is how he thinks all business's work.
They don't; few have the luxury of any government support and succeed only by the sweat and sacrifice of a dreamers brow.
McCain has no clue what so ever, and thinks Reagan and Bush got it right, The old fool still thinks the economy is sound, and all we need to so is continue giving the wealthy a tax cut and everything is going to be just peachy, just stay the course.
Must be nice to be in a position to ignore reality.