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Nothing you said is correct. There was no Bush-McCain administration. Jimmy Carter had worst stats since the depression. Reagan's recovery was a complete turnaround in the downward spiral that Carter caused. Interest rates, unemployment and inflation were all over 10 percent, and the US was a laughing stock in foreign affairs.
The only group that did anything to prevent the mortgage crisis was a group of Republicans in 2004-2005, McCain was one of them. He was co-author of the bill.
The Clinton administration opened the gates to the mortgage crisis, but many republicans were on board, as well as virtually all democrats.
You really need to get your facts straight.

mark burns of OH 9:46AM October 29, 2008

I believe McCain And Palin Will Pull an upset win there are alot of people out here like me that will let or voices be heard on Election day!!!!!!!

Harry of MI 9:20AM October 29, 2008

Actually I do not care who will win the election. what I concern about is that if he will do his best to the world. If he think of the people(not just the AMERICAN)--the creature!

lan tian 3:50AM October 29, 2008

Who ever wins in this election, one thing is there that change will come and will be in better direction. In this worst economical situation a wise young, patient and dedicated person is needed to
pull the country out of this mess. it is voter who is the judge.
Thanks.
Http://www.statedemocracy.org

dennis of FL 1:58AM October 29, 2008

I find it hard to believe that America is favoring a person who first, may probably not qualify to be the President of the United States for not being born on the mainland including Hawaii and Alaska. According to the Constitution, one must have been born on US soil!
Second; Obama, was one of the leaders of "ACORN" which is an organization that abused the system laid out by another Democrat, Bill Clinton who not only discraced the White House, but also produced irresponsible financial policies by providing loans to people who would never pay them back. Sallie Mae and Mac. ACORN may not be the only reason for the economic fiasco, but it is sure is a major example of what can happend when there is recklessness and abuse by special interest groups. And now, Obama claims to be on top of the game when he himself is at fault for playing a leading role in this organization!
Carter gave away the Panama Canal and allowed the US to be abused by terrorist, Clinton did nothing, but plant the seeds for economic havoc we now experience and now Obama wants to pretend he is Robin Hood, Steal from the Rich and Give to the Poor, '...Spread the wealth around?" I work hard for a living and make my own luck! Poor Joe the Plumber, who wants to own his company and perhas make a three digit income. Good luck Joe, with Obama in power!

Adam from Panama of FL 12:06AM October 29, 2008

McCain and Palin have been doing a wonderful job of keeping the governmnet in check from interfering with the markets. Its a little thing called supply and demand. Leave them be and they will sort themselves out.
On another note, Obama is a raging high spending liberal communist who seeks to make poor people seem equal. Giving money to poor people just doesn't work. if you give them money for doing nothing, then what are they going to do? NOTHING. Communism is good in theory but not in practice and that is where Obama fails.

Willie of OH 11:47PM October 28, 2008

whoever is elected.first of all,the gov't (they picked who we are voting for)is in charge.second,the president does not run this counry.some have been steering for 40 yrs,in the house.third,i might vomit at the thought of voting for the lesser over two evils.and last,but not least,i'm a vet,i personally know the pain MR.Mcain has felt.has obama been there?done that?,......nope.but then,i don't want a war monger(wanting revenge) either.blacks can wine,but my ancestors are to be quiet,while illegal immigrants scream about losing money at native american casinos,.....yes i'm a native,educated,don't drink,don't smoke;never touched an illegal drug,other than asprin.i served my country,raised two sons(alone) and have a college education(4 yrs),that i paid for myself,not a grant,not a native "gimme",but from my hip pocket.

FOURTHHOSS of TX 8:45PM October 28, 2008

This letter is so well written, it may even make some of his supporters think
twice; or maybe not. Nonetheless it has 7 remarkably great questions to the
type of man he is. I don't know who Mark Gregg is but I am so glad this
eloquent letter is circulating.....please help keep it going.
Dear Mr. Obama,
It is August 30, 2008 My name is Mark Gregg . I am a 50 something
conservative white male. I have followed your campaign closely, including the
speeches you and others made at the democratic national convention. I am
respectfully providing you with s even simple (probably shallow) reasons why I
could never vote for you. I believe my opinion is shared by many people. While
there may not be quite enough to prevent you from becoming president of this
nation, I do think there is an awakening to the fact that you are not a (the)
messiah that the media and liberal Hollywood entertainers are trying to portray
you.
1. I hear your mantra of change, change, change. Yet, you picked a long term,
liberal, Washington insider (Joe Biden) to be your running mate. This is NOT
change. It is a move that hypocritically refutes the very thing you supposedly
stand for. Your campaign then slammed McCain for picking Sarah Palin,
apparently, because she is NOT a Washington insider. She is a maverick who
cleaned-up Alaska 's quagmire of political scandals. Which way is it, Barack?
Is it okay for you to pick a Washington insider under the mantra of 'change',
but not okay for John McCain to pick a smart, aggressive, reformer?
2. You have the single most liberal voting record in the senate. This
indicates to me and others like me that you may very well be an angry black man
seeking to punish o ur country for sins of a different generation. I am not
racist. I have some biases just like you and every other human alive. Unlike
the democratic party who claims to be for the minority (but their record heavily
refutes this), I will give any person who truly needs help, help. I married a
'minority' girl 35 years ago (she is Hispanic) and have seen the evils of
prejudice first hand. However, I have also seen my wife and my children and
others in her family throw off the veil of self imposed prejudicial bondage and
move ahead. They love our country and do not view themselves any different than
I view myself as a citizen of this country. Your love ly wife so disappointed
people like me during this campaign when she stated it was the first time she
had ever been proud of this country. She apparently never noticed the massive
aid we give dozens of other countries. She apparently never noticed the
sacrifice of literally millions of veterans who helped make this country a free
nation and helped liberate other nations from brutal dictators such as Adolf
Hitler. She apparently does not remember that she attended ivy league
universities with scholarship money that ultimately (at least some of it) was
paid for by our taxes. This troubles me more than you know. She is an angry
black woman who appears to not like her country very much. I don't want her
representing me to the rest of the world.
3. You claim Christianity but apparently do not realize that the Bible teaches
that he who does not work, does not eat. The Bible does not say or even suggest
that he who CANNOT work, shoul d not eat. Yet, your liberal policies reward
people who are capable of working, but choose to not do so. This bothers me. I
know that if you are elected our taxes will spiral upwards. You should heed the
words of Winston Churchill: 'We contend that for a nation to try to tax itself
into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up
by the handle.' If I like anything about you, it is your campaign promise to
balance the federal budget. Unfortunately, we have heard this a huge number of
times from a number of different politicians and we realize that when you
energize the very liberal Nancy Pelosi, Robert Byrd, Ted Kennedy, etc, etc, and
the many other democrats like them, a balanced budget will never, ever happen on&n bsp;
your watch.
4. During your question and answer session with Rick Warren of Saddleback
Church your answer concerning the question of where does life begin, stunned me:
'Above your pay gr ade?' Does this mean when something bad happens as President
of this nation that you are going to look at your salary to determine if you can
respond? I am sorry, but this was the most serious gaffe I have seen you make.
Frankly, it shows me that you are pandering in the most obvious manner. You
will choose your words not from your heart, but from an agenda that I believe is
still hidden from the American people.
5. If anything stands out about you it is probably your appeasement mentality.
In this era of rampant, radical Islamic extremism and with the latest stunt
pulled by the re-energized Russian government, I am not sure appeasement is
healthy. I again revert to the words of Winston Churchill: 'An appeaser is one
who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.'
6. You and your party tacitly believe that a 13 or 14 year old girl must have
the parents approval to have the school nurse provide them with a Tylenol when
they have a headache at school. Yet, this same girl can become pregnant and the
school can skirt her off to a clinic and abort the child in her body without the
parents knowing or being notified. This scares the hell out of me. You have
two little girls. Would you be upset if this happened to them and you were not
informed? Then why do you stand for this? It makes no sense to me.
7. My seventh and final point (for now) is your supporters. I have watched the
Hollywood entertainers that support you, systematically embrace Hugo Chavez of
Venezuela and others like him. I see the continuous smut and garbage produ ced
by Hollywood , the very people who promote you the most vigorously. It is not a
positive point to me and others like me to see these over-paid, bizarre, poor
examples of human existence fawn over you and push you and your liberal agenda
as hard as they do. The way I see it; When the devil is for you, we
should question whe ther or not we should be against you.
In closing, I just want you to know that you scare me. I cannot vote for you.
It is not because of your skin color. It is because these items I've listed and
many, many others like them. Do not claim t hat my dislike for you is race
based. It is because I do not feel you have the best interests of this nation
at heart.
Respectfully,
Mark A. Gregg

Clarbur of NY 8:32PM October 28, 2008

Carly, when she puts her foot in her mouth, it is big time, This is the 2nd time isn't it. Wonder what McCain will do with her now. She has got to working on the side for Obama/Biden. LOL!!

goldenwren of KS 6:37PM October 28, 2008

Frankly I don't trust a Man who has all of a sudden gotten financing from we don't even know but I can sure speculate. I also don't feel comfortable with knowing the rest of the world preferrs Barrack instead of mccain. why is that ? is it because Mccain may do something and not back down. We all know that middleeastern people are trained to smile and make promises they don't intent to keep! So why do they wnat obama to win the Presidency? Why to is a man who is supposed to become our next president won't stand for the National anthem or the pledge of alliengence?
I can't vote for a person who is not as honest as he pretends to be. women of the contry are being hypmotized by his charisma and smile. well I don't fall for that! Where is the us flag on his plan? I don't like him and I don't trust him!!!!!

Karen Ackerman of MI 6:16PM October 28, 2008