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Greetings All,

Apparently, Palin's bomb of an interview (again) last week finally has the GOP nervously walking on eggshells. Even many GOP political analysts are now questioning her intelligence, qualifications, and McCain's health, in regards to the potential of his demise and her becoming the Commander in Chief.

I thank GOD, intelligent people, on both sides of the aisle, are beginning to ask the right questions, and stop being swept away by the campaign rhetoric/sensationalism/distractions, this party has mastered, in order to sway the popular/uninformed vote.

They were running on the "Experience" platform, but in order to drum up enthusiasm for his ticket, he picked a "pretty" face with ultra conservative values, and adopted the "Change" slogan, hoping the Clinton supporters and independents would support her blindly, because she is a woman, and she represents "small town America".. Whatever!!! Her policies sure don't represent the Middle Class, at all.

They keep saying an Obama/Biden ticket will raise taxes on "everyone". Although that is not makeup of his current tax plan, in light of the unprovoked war (well over $1 trillion), the current President got us into, the Economic meltdown ($700 billion+++), infrastructure (billions), our public school system (billions), the out of control Healthcare industry(billions), Social Security (billions), and reduced tax revenue all around (trillion $ deficit), just who is going to pay for all of this? Our great great great grandchildren????

Chris Rock said it best, "John McCain has no right to be making decisions for the future, when he is not going to be here". All jokes aside, his policies are "fundamentally wrong" for a majority of Americans. We're not going to be able to DRILL our way into Energy Independence.

Free trade is good in theory, but as with the Financial markets, there must be fairness, and oversight. We must begin agressively developing alternative energy, and we BETTER start putting Americans back to work NOW!!!!! The "Made in America" slogan has virtually gone by the wayside. That's the main factor causing our economic demise, and I seen it coming a mile away. Fact is, we all are going to bear the brunt of the excessive greed on Wall Street, and Main Street's naivety, but going forward, we must ensure the middle class is given the tools it needs to once again, bring this nations commerce back to good standings.

Exactly what kind of judgement did McCain demonstrate when he, picked Palin as his running mate, and when he called for a "suspension of his campaign" in order to weigh in on an "Economic" matter, to which he has contributed absolutely "NO SUBSTANTIVE INPUT", and, is an admitted novice!!! It was political grandstanding at it's best, but America is starting to take notice. Again, THANK GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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McCain Under FireByDavid KnowlesSep 29th 2008 9:39AM Filed Under:eJohn McCain, Featured Stories, 2008 President, Polls, Sarah Palin

Nearly every poll conducted in the wake of our nation's financial meltdown has been bad news for John McCain. His numbers began to drop early last week, when news of the $700 billion bailout started to sink in. Clearly, McCain's week-old pronouncementthat "the fundamentals of our economy are strong," wasn't meshing with the facts. If, as McCain's financial adviser, Phil Gramm insists, this recession is all in our heads, then why do the taxpayers need to pay nearly a trillion dollars in therapy bills?

When McCain's pollsters let their man know of the ominous trend, the Arizona Senator did what he does best, he hastily formed an ill-advised plan to save the day. As with his last-minuteselection of Sarah Palin, McCain figured a shake-up was in order. Something big and bold, to shock and awe the nation. So, he stepped to the mic and told America he was "suspending his campaign." He declared that the first presidential debate should be postponed. It was a calculated, high-stakes gamble. And for a nano-second, some observers thought he'd made a brilliantmove. He's doing his job, they declared. Hooray! But by the time McCain arrived in DC, the infusion of presidential politics effectively squashed whatever momentum Congress had built up. McCain, the brave leader, sat silently for 40-minutesin the big meeting with Obama, their fellow legislators and all the president's men, only mumbling a non-committal line or two toward the end of the dismal session. Tail between his legs, McCain did show for Friday's debate in Mississippi. Though the bailout deal lay in tatters, McCain must have realized he was doing more harm than good, so, once again, he put country first got on a plane, and ditched the rescue effort that he'd portrayed as more important that a silly old debate.

If you read the commentary at places like the National Review, you might be inclined to think McCain won the debate. If you read the findings of virtually every reputable polling institution in the country, you'll find otherwise. In short, McCain's "suspension bridge to nowhere," as Frank Rich put it, was as big a backfire with independent voters as his choice of Palin as a running mate. It shows a self-possessed man who is apt to make rash decisions, and those characteristics are scaring conservatives as well as liberals. So what will McCain's new gambit be?

Many right wing commentatorsare calling for McCain to take the muzzle off of Sarah Palin (maybe Campbell Brown was right!). In fact, to hear them tell it there's only one way McCain can save his presidential aspirations: Let her go wild on stage with Biden. Red meat, red meat. U-S-A! U-S-A! That's right, McCain's political future now rests in the hands of the woman who conducted this interview.

Indeed, many fans of Obama were also upset that he didn't attack McCain more viciously. With all due respect to my friends on the left and the right, this kind of behavior won't play well with independents. They know we're in a fix. They're not looking for a cage match, they want calm, reasoned leadership. And that's the underlying reason McCain has plummetedin the polls.

Here's a test. The word "hothead," which candidate does that describe, McCain or Obama? To borrow George Will's phrase, "It is not Barack Obama." In a time of uncertainty, when the country wants to be reassured, the last thing people want is an unpredictable guy who is clearly making it up as he goes along.

The ironic closure to this news cycle? The story that McCain and his campaign are in deep with the gambling industry. No, that's not a metaphor this time.