Why McCain Won

Free Trade - My view support the American Worker by giving every company that employs an American Worker a tax credit. I would vote for letting any employer take 110% of there health benefit and payroll cost to the American Worker (Need to limit the 10% added credit to some number say $8000.). My view if only for a new employee - Employers will find a loop hole and layoff 1000 in one city and hire 900 in another. The credit would lower the cost of American made goods and therefore create JOBS.

Reporting like this...that's why I don't buy newsweek. I'm glad I checked in to see things have not changed here. Perhaps the so-called "T-shirt" voters are people that respect there own vote and do not provide there personnell choice to some pollster that randommly calls at dinner time every day?
And what about people who are voting "for" shin color. Our colleges (FL) parading students to the polls with a band to participate in the election of the first Black President, casting a vote for that reason only??? Glad there teaching self thought in our higher education establishments.

You are totally unestimating the Latino and African American vote, particularly in the South and Southwest. Dont be surprised folks if its not as close as you think. THis is a movement election, not just two old middle age white guys running for office again. The more you say what if McCain, if will only drive out Obama's base.

This is one democraft for McCain who most definitely hopes this article is on the money. We can't afford a nation headed by a Kwami crony.

If Obama is not elected this country will be a lot better off.

I would like to know why Gov. Palin is being even compared to Obama's wife Michelle for clothing expense?
Who ever they are(NYT) are comparing apples to Oranges(Obama).
Speaker of the HOuse wants a private jet to fly her home all teh time to SF! OH....those Democrats!!!
Our Democrat gov. put our state in a huge hole!! COUPLE BILLION! Promise no taxes & then tax & where's the money she taxed us for? Our gas in the Washington State is so taxed you have no idea!
SCOTTS! Blame the DEMOCRATS! Xlinton knew about the terrorist, he ignored them, now Obama wants to negotiate with the TALIBAN! OMG! The end of the world is coming you bet! Obama wants to give the Taliban their onw strip of space?! ACORN-ACORN isn't it funny how Obama just brushes it all off?

SNL last night had Coldplay on & they ended the show with the word "Obama". I'm really sick of uninformed people, the movie stars that all jump on the popular bandwagon. Reminds me of High school, be cool, vote for the popular one. Vote for the one that looks good, etc. You Democrats watch out! You think Bush put us in this mess, guess wrong! It was the democrats!
VOTE MCCAIN/PALIN!

Media please listen - There is the WRIGHT factor. Obama was a member of that Church for 20 years and we are suppose to believe he didn't inhale. The Media would rather say, if it's not for Obama it "could be attributed only to race". I'm not questioning whether Obama believes he is a Christian - I question if Wright's God is the same God I know.

Let's remember what this country is all about, who we are and what we stand for. I am PROUD to be an American and I will be able to continue to say that after voting for McCain. I am ready and willing to wave the Red, White and Blue and know McCain is the one who will lead us back to our countries core values. Will you be able to say that if you vote for Obama?

Jonathan Alter here is your chance. If you truely believe Obama will win big then take all your money out of your dwindeling 401K account and take it to Las Vegas. Book makers there are betting on McCain, you can make a fortune! If your conviction is more than just wishful left wing propaganda then get off your bully pulpit and put your money where your mouth is.

Oh, and the U.S. has had a "share the wealth" plan ever since progressive taxation was put into use in the earlt 1900"s Is McCain proposing a flat tax? that would be a move away from "share the wealth" but I have not heard it. The last time the U.S. has a budget surplus was a Democratic administration. The current administration has seen goverment grow and the deficit expand to an amazing size and it still doesn't include the war expenses that are done "off budget" whatever that means. But forget that lets get to the real issues of the election, anyone notice McCain has not been wearing a flag pin lately?

May he best man win, and may there be something else on these forums shortly. Like, the 2012 campaign starts shortly and I seek the support of the Whigs.

Not sure if you are from CA or not, but the biggest problem with our budget is that CA doesn't have provisions like other states that says that you cannot pass laws unless you have a way to finance them. Therefore, bills are always being introduced and put up for election and people vote with their conscience and yet, there is no way to pay for them. Welfare is not bankrupting our state, I promise you that.

And don't forget, McCain supports the progressive tax that we have had in this country for the last 95 years, just as every president has before him, Republican or Democrat. "Spreading the wealth" is something this country has done for the past century much to the delight of most economists throughout the states as the world.

And btw, it's under your Republican rule, that we have just nationalized our banks. If you are so worried about socialism, call Bush and have him explain it to you.

Another factor is the last minute activities of conservative Catholic bishops and priests(including ours in Bend) who place overturning Roe v Wade above all other issues. They are writing articles and giving sermons that suggest a vote for Obama is equivalent to participating in abortions; abortions are intrinsically evil, therefore one's soul is at risk. This line of attack went against Kerry in 2004, and it's happening again.

Edwin Lee

JFK was a junior senator, and actually presented less detailed plans on how his administration would differ from the republicans than Obama. McCain rightly decided not to use any Wright based attacks because it would open him up to questions about his courting of right wing postors with their own extreme views. Military sevice has never been a requirement for the presidency. And again JFK had very similar credentials to Obama with the exception of military service.
It is sad that I usually only hear McCain supporters calling Obama votes as "stupid". In North Carolina when Obama spoke at recently over 100 cars had their tires slashed, A young Bear was found shot in the head at a University with it's head wrapped in a Obama banner, and most recently a McCain volunteer made up a story where she was assaulted by a black man because she had a McCain sticker on her car.
Each man would make a acceptable president, with different views on how to fix key problems, but lets not talk about that everybody in the world knows the U.S. is not quite that stupid.