US 2008 Presidential Campaign Discussion Thread - Part 9

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We'll try the ones we have enough evidence (they killed soldiers) and keep the rest until the war is over. At some point they can't hold them forever because the war won't last forever.

But McCain said it could last for 100 years. :shrug:

Why are they detained if we don't have enough evidence to try them?

I love how you easily label everyone a socialist, yet some of your answers border on dictatorship.
 
Wow. Chretien slashed spending and provincial transfer payments, and eliminated the huge deficit left over from the Conservative government, and then ran five consecutive budget surpluses, while implementing tax cuts.

But he was a socialist, right?

I don't know where this myth that conservatives and republicans are the fiscally responsible parties came from, because recent history doesn't demonstrate that, for either nation.

With Green Shift the Liberal party are going to the left. We either have to raise taxes or go into a deficit. The question is how much % of GDP should be in the hands of the government?

Paul Martin was the reason for the control in spending (hence the divide between Chretien and Martin camps within the party). The reform party pushed for balanced budgets (since Alberta's popularity in that area) and the liberals had to act to stay in power. If they didn't they would lose a lot of seats.
 
But McCain said it could last for 100 years. :shrug:

Why are they detained if we don't have enough evidence to try them?

I love how you easily label everyone a socialist, yet some of your answers border on dictatorship.

Dictatorship would be right if I was saying U.S. citizens should be detained in Guantanemo Bay for their opinions. I don't put U.S. citizens and enemy combatants in the same level.
 
Regardless of whose faction of the party was responsible for it, that's the way it happened, thus undermining your essential argument that's been going on for days that Liberals = socialists. It's simply not true.

You seem to engage in typical neo-con black and white thinking, and that world isn't that simplistic.
 
You gotta love it, only conservatives can turn the word "compassion" into a bad word. :lol:

That's becuase "compassion" can be in quotation marks and show a sign of pretention. It's like "fair trade". Some people don't think it's that fair. Compassion via social programs could be a lack of compassion for tax payers.
 
Dictatorship would be right if I was saying U.S. citizens should be detained in Guantanemo Bay for their opinions. I don't put U.S. citizens and enemy combatants in the same level.

But if there is no law or any kind of checks and balances how do we know who's in there? Haven't you and others just been making up the defintions of "enemy combatants" and "battlefield" as you go?
 
Regardless of whose faction of the party was responsible for it, that's the way it happened, thus undermining your essential argument that's been going on for days that Liberals = socialists. It's simply not true.

You seem to engage in typical neo-con black and white thinking, and that world isn't that simplistic.

The left is more socialist than the right. Right? The conservatives want to spend less than the liberals. It just shows that if the right adopts left wing arguments then the left wing parties can start talking about fiscal responsibility. The republicans spent too much in recent years in congress, and the democrats have been no different in the past 2 years so yes the republicans let the conservative wing of the party down.

It now looks like McCain and Palin want to control spending more than Bush wanted to and Republicans in congress in years past. If they don't then they will be no different than Democrats. I would rather have Obama and let the republicans rethink their mission. It's up to them to have enough leadership to say no.
 
With Green Shift the Liberal party are going to the left. We either have to raise taxes or go into a deficit. The question is how much % of GDP should be in the hands of the government?

Now I'm starting to get mad.

Have you even read the Conservatives fucking platform!

They want to do the same thing as the NDP on enviroment. You have no idea what you're saying anymore. You don't have to argue a point you don't know alot about. If something came up that I don't understand, or is a bit over my head, I'd step back let others debate and learn from it. Or go research it.

You follow the Conservatives blindly. Though your good traget practice for some of the liberals on this site. You make all sane thinking conservatives look like back water idiots. Do your friends a favour and stop now.
 
But if there is no law or any kind of checks and balances how do we know who's in there? Haven't you and others just been making up the defintions of "enemy combatants" and "battlefield" as you go?

We do have law and a military tribunal but the civil lawyers think it's too secret and want it to be more public. The difference is that the military wait until they can find the proper time to release them as POW's when the war is done. If the war in Afghanistan, and Iraq is complete then they can be released there. If they want then to join Taliban then they are shit out of luck in those two countries. The war was being run like those in the past. It's recently that people want to extend these rights to POW's before the war is over.

If we have to engage Iran or some other country in the future we would have to face the same dilemma. Should we release POW's when the war isn't over yet? We don't have to hold them until the war on terror is over, just until the war is done with the particular countries in question. If the U.S. can't win it, it will be a huge disaster. At that point they would probably release people anyways and cut and run.
 
Now I'm starting to get mad.

Have you even read the Conservatives fucking platform!

They want to do the same thing as the NDP on enviroment. You have no idea what you're saying anymore. You don't have to argue a point you don't know alot about. If something came up that I don't understand, or is a bit over my head, I'd step back let others debate and learn from it. Or go research it.

You follow the Conservatives blindly. Though your good traget practice for some of the liberals on this site. You make all sane thinking conservatives look like back water idiots. Do your friends a favour and stop now.

I'm not afraid of you. The Conservatives are doing cap 'n trade because of the pressure from the U.N. and the U.S. which believe in man made global warming. Their cap 'n trade requires other countries to follow suit and won't happen until all countries get involved. The overall tax burden under Green Shift will simply push money from the west to the east, (as usual). The liberals wanted to do it whether China and India were involved or not. Harper stomped on that. Dion also wanted carbon taxes on top of that. I have to pick the lesser of two evils.

As you can tell I don't believe we have the evidence yet over global warming being mostly man made. The climatologists aren't unianimous and geologists are also critcize the assumption that CO2 is all we need to study. What about water vapour in the atmosphere? Shouldn't we understand how that affects weather before we go in this direction?

The question I would ask all politicians is "are all the green collar jobs going to be replaced by jobs lost from in the energy sector?"
 
Its been a very rough 5 days in the polls for John McCain. Today he is down by 49% to 43% in the new Gallup poll, but was behind 50% to 42% in the two previous Gallup polls. He went into the debate on Friday night down by 5 points. With Monday's failure of the bailout package, it was assumed that Obama's lead over McCain would grow from 8 points to 10 or more, but it is back down to 6. Today's gallup poll also represents the first time that all of the days of the 3 day tracking poll have come after the debate. Unfortunately, given that McCain was behind by 5 points going into the debate, the fact that he is behind now by 6 points shows that most of the public thought Obama won the debate.

The intrade numbers for Obama VS. McCain have never been this bad for McCain with Obama's figures nearly double that for McCain. Just two weeks ago, McCain was ahead.

The situation in the states based on intrade numbers does not look good, despite the fact that McCain is tied or in the lead in some polls of the major battleground states. North Carolina and Virginia are starting to look like they are in serious trouble.

With the only scheduled potential game changers being the debates, its going to be difficult for McCain to turn things around, but there have been some wild swings in the polls in just the past 4 weeks, so its still possible, but time and opportunities are starting to run short.

At the very least, hopefully McCain can avoid and Obama electoral Tsunami.:wink:
 
We do have law and a military tribunal but the civil lawyers think it's too secret and want it to be more public. The difference is that the military wait until they can find the proper time to release them as POW's when the war is done. If the war in Afghanistan, and Iraq is complete then they can be released there. If they want then to join Taliban then they are shit out of luck in those two countries. The war was being run like those in the past. It's recently that people want to extend these rights to POW's before the war is over.

And what if they are not from Afghanistan or Iraq? Do they have to wait till the war on terror is over or do they have to wait until a future war with their country is over? See, this is why you are hard to take seriously, you don't seem to really know what you're talking about a lot of the time. None of what you said holds any water. Civil lawyers aren't worried about it being too secretive, we aren't just waiting to let them go, where do you come up with this stuff?
 
I also like Stephen Harper's approch to try and focus on visible pollutants that cause acid rain and actually clean up the air, especially when we have the technology for it. How to eliminate C02 from the energy sector without crippling the economy will have to take some major changes in technology in the upcoming 20 years. Harper can't completely ignore the global warming issue because the population believes it is man made and will punish him in the election if he doesn't acquiece. I'm not going to start a splinter faction party that has no chance of winning.
 
Its been a very rough 5 days in the polls for John McCain. Today he is down by 49% to 43% in the new Gallup poll, but was behind 50% to 42% in the two previous Gallup polls. He went into the debate on Friday night down by 5 points. With Monday's failure of the bailout package, it was assumed that Obama's lead over McCain would grow from 8 points to 10 or more, but it is back down to 6. Today's gallup poll also represents the first time that all of the days of the 3 day tracking poll have come after the debate. Unfortunately, given that McCain was behind by 5 points going into the debate, the fact that he is behind now by 6 points shows that most of the public thought Obama won the debate.

The intrade numbers for Obama VS. McCain have never been this bad for McCain with Obama's figures nearly double that for McCain. Just two weeks ago, McCain was ahead.

The situation in the states based on intrade numbers does not look good, despite the fact that McCain is tied or in the lead in some polls of the major battleground states. North Carolina and Virginia are starting to look like they are in serious trouble.

With the only scheduled potential game changers being the debates, its going to be difficult for McCain to turn things around, but there have been some wild swings in the polls in just the past 4 weeks, so its still possible, but time and opportunities are starting to run short.

At the very least, hopefully McCain can avoid and Obama electoral Tsunami.:wink:

The democratic party has succeeded in making Bush completely responsible for the financial meltdown and equating McCain to Bush. If the public continues to believe this then McCain will probably lose.
 
And what if they are not from Afghanistan or Iraq? Do they have to wait till the war on terror is over or do they have to wait until a future war with their country is over? See, this is why you are hard to take seriously, you don't seem to really know what you're talking about a lot of the time. None of what you said holds any water. Civil lawyers aren't worried about it being too secretive, we aren't just waiting to let them go, where do you come up with this stuff?

The U.S. has already started letting them go after the Supreme Court decision in June. The court process is starting for many. That's why I said before I hope that the courts will take their time so Afghanistan and Iraq can handle their own affairs before POW's get released.

If they were caught in Iraq and they were from Syria and Iran then send them back to Syria and Iran. If from another country then send them back. If they were from Syria and Iran it also wouldn't help their case that they were innocent. If Afghanistan and Iraq can handle their own affairs then future attacks from these people will be dealt in the Middle East.
 
The U.S. has already started letting them go after the Supreme Court decision in June. The court process is starting for many. That's why I said before I hope that the courts will take their time so Afghanistan and Iraq can handle their own affairs before POW's get released.

If they were caught in Iraq and they were from Syria and Iran then send them back to Syria and Iran. If from another country then send them back. If they were from Syria and Iran it also wouldn't help their case that they were innocent. If Afghanistan and Iraq can handle their own affairs then future attacks from these people will be dealt in the Middle East.

Um, yeah you missed the whole point of my post. Yes I know the courts are involved but it had nothing to do with being secretive. And the "where they're from" part was obviously sarcasm to make the point that that is not how it's going to work nor is it the intent.
 
The democratic party has succeeded in making Bush completely responsible for the financial meltdown and equating McCain to Bush. If the public continues to believe this then McCain will probably lose.

Maybe the Republicans should change their strategy and start spreading the word that all social Democrats are secretly socialists.

Oh wait, then no one would take them seriously...:hmm:
 
The situation in the states based on intrade numbers does not look good, despite the fact that McCain is tied or in the lead in some polls of the major battleground states. North Carolina and Virginia are starting to look like they are in serious trouble.

I was actually going to go down to VA Nov 1-4 (the Obama people are looking for evildoing lawyers to volunteer), but now it's starting to look like NC might be a better idea. The polls are tighter there.

If NC turns, then I'd expect that Indiana and Missouri might go that way too. That would turn into an electoral disaster for McCain.

Previously, Vlad Rudy ran the worst campaign I've ever seen. But now, McCain is coming pretty damn close.
 
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Please move your one-man tirade into the Middle East/Iraq Policy thread, or start your own about Canada.

I'd like this thread to go back to discussions about how much of an asinine toolbag John McCain is.


Thanks. :wave:
 
Something fresh to talk about:

BAREFOOT BAY -- A sign in one man's front yard has stirred up a controversy in his community.

Neighbors of Andy Lacasse said the sign, which reads "Obama Half-Breed Muslin [sic]," breaches the fine line between free speech and inappropriateness.

"I got nothing good to say about Obama," Lacasse told News 13. "If I see anybody touching that sign, I got a club sitting right over there."

Lacasse put the sign on his lawn Saturday. A Korean War veteran, he said he was a registered Democrat until Obama won the nomination.

"That's the Democratic Party. They're nothing but a bunch of cutthroats," Lacasse said. "Like I always said, you show me an honest politician, I'll show you an honest thief."

Lacasse's neighbors said they are not all content with letting him show his opinion where everyone can see it.

"When you use words in that nature, people tend to discount anything you have to say," said Steve Rice, who lives a couple streets away from Lacasse.

"If you're going to attract attention, at least make sure your spelling is right," Rice added, referring to Lacasse's misspelling of the word "Muslim."

Rice said everyone is talking about the sign. He added he has no problem with free speech, but he does not think it is appropriate to bring race into the issue.

Rice also said the sign was wrong, and that Obama is a Christian, despite many people thinking he is Muslim.

Obama has repeatedly identified himself as a member of the United Church of Christ. His father, however, was raised Muslim.

Rice dropped by to chat with Lacasse, whom he had not met before. They talked about campaign tactics, and that Rice was a supporter of Sen. Hillary Clinton.

"Are you happy what they did to her?" Lacasse asked.

"Of course not, but am I going to post a sign going after a race or group of people because of it? No, I'm going to say, 'Vote for someone else,'" Rice replied.

"Look what he's doing to Palin," Lacasse said, referring to Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, Republican John McCain's running mate. "Come on. He got people going to Alaska, looking for something to say bad about her."

Lacasse said he plans to put an even bigger sign in place of the small, handmade one.

Obama Sign In Yard Stirs Up Neighbors - Central Florida News 13

The video: Video - Breaking News Videos from CNN.com

The sign:
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I think it's high time we ask for a spelling change... of "politics." It should definitely be spelled as pololtics from now on. :lol:
 
What a fucking dipshit asshole.:mad: He shouldn't even have the right to vote. There's no way I can be rational or reasonable about racism or discrimination of any kind, so excuse the blind rage.
 
Read to the finish--it's well worth it.

If nothing else, the guy can clearly and effectively tell America what's important and why.

I'd like to see John McSpin and Tucker Bounds spin this as Obama being partisan or aloof.

Remarks of Senator Barack Obama—as prepared for delivery

Reno, Nevada

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

This morning – like so many others over the last few months – we woke up to some very sobering news about our economy. Over the course of a few hours, the failure to pass the economic rescue plan in Washington led to the single largest decline of the stock market in two decades.

Over one trillion dollars of wealth was lost by the time the markets closed on Monday. And it wasn’t just the wealth of a few CEOs or Wall Street executives. The 401Ks and retirement accounts that millions count on for their family’s future are now smaller. The state pension funds of teachers and government employees lost billions upon billions of dollars. Hardworking Americans who invested their nest egg to watch it grow are now watching it disappear.

But while the decline of the stock market is devastating, the consequences of the credit crisis that caused it will be even worse if we do not act and act immediately.

Because of the housing crisis, we are now in a very dangerous situation where financial institutions across this country are afraid to lend money. If all that meant was the failure of a few big banks on Wall Street, it would be one thing.

But that’s not what it means. What it means is that if we do not act, it will be harder for you to get a mortgage for your home or the loans you need to buy a car or send your children to college. What it means is that businesses won’t be able to get the loans they need to open new factories, or hire more workers, or make payroll for the workers they have. What it means is that thousands of businesses could close. Millions of jobs could be lost. A long and painful recession could follow.

Let me be perfectly clear. The fact that we are in this mess is an outrage. It’s an outrage because we did not get here by accident. This was not a normal part of the business cycle. This was not the actions of a few bad apples.

This financial crisis is a direct result of the greed and irresponsibility that has dominated Washington and Wall Street for years. It’s the result of speculators who gamed the system, regulators who looked the other way, and lobbyists who bought their way into our government. It’s the result of an economic philosophy that says we should give more and more to those with the most and hope that prosperity trickles down to everyone else; a philosophy that views even the most common-sense regulations as unwise and unnecessary. And this economic catastrophe is the final verdict on this failed philosophy – a philosophy that we cannot afford to continue.

But while there is plenty of blame to go around and many in Washington and on Wall Street who deserve it, all of us now have a responsibility to solve this crisis because it affects the financial well-being of every single American. There will be time to punish those who set this fire, but now is the moment for us to come together and put the fire out.

This is one of those defining moments when the American people are looking to Washington for leadership. It is not a time for politics. It is not a time for partisanship. It is not a time to figure out how to take credit or where to lay blame. It is not a time for politicians to concern themselves with the next election. It is a time for all of us to concern ourselves with the future of the country we love. This is a time for action.

I know that many of you are feeling anxiety right now – about your jobs, about your homes, about your life savings. But I also know this – I know that we can steer ourselves out of this crisis. Because that’s who we are. Because this is the United States of America. This is a nation that has faced down war and depression; great challenges and great threats. And at each and every moment, we have risen to meet these challenges – not as Democrats, not as Republicans, but as Americans. With resolve. With confidence. With that fundamental belief that here in America, our destiny is not written for us, but by us. That’s who we are, and that’s the country we need to be right now.

This is no longer just a Wall Street crisis – it’s an American crisis, and it’s the American economy that needs this rescue plan. I understand why people would be skeptical when this President asks for a blank check to solve a problem. I’ve spent most of my time in Washington being skeptical of this Administration, and this time was no different. That’s why over a week ago, I demanded that this plan include specific proposals to protect American taxpayer – protections that the Administration eventually agreed to, as well as Democrats and Republicans in Congress.

First, I said we needed an independent board to provide oversight and accountability for how and where this money is spent at every step of the way.

Second, I said that we cannot help banks on Wall Street without helping the millions of innocent homeowners who are struggling to stay in their homes. They deserve a plan too.

Third, I said that I would not allow this plan to become a welfare program for the Wall Street executives whose greed and irresponsibility got us into this mess.

And finally, I said that if American taxpayers are financing this solution, then you should be treated like investors – you should get every penny of your tax dollars back once this economy recovers.

This last part is important, because it’s been the most misunderstood and poorly communicated aspect of this entire plan. This is not a plan to just hand over $700 billion of your money to a few banks on Wall Street. If this is executed the right way, then the government will temporarily purchase the bad assets of our financial institutions so that they can start lending again, and then sell those assets once the markets settle down and the economy recovers. If this is managed correctly, we will hopefully get most or all of our money back, or possibly even turn a profit on the government’s investment – every penny of which will go directly back to you, the investor. And if we do have losses, I’ve proposed to institute a Financial Stability Fee on the entire financial services industry so that Wall Street foots the bill – not the American taxpayer. I’ve also said that if I’m President, I will review the entire plan on the day I take office to make sure that it is working to save our economy and that you are getting your money back.

Even with all these taxpayer protections, I know that this plan is not perfect or fool-proof. No matter how well we manage the government’s investments under this plan, we are still putting taxpayer dollars at risk. I know that there are Democrats and Republicans in Congress who have legitimate concerns about this, and I know there are many Americans who share those concerns.

But I also know that we can’t afford not to act. Both parties are close to accepting this plan, and over the next few hours and days, we should seek out any new ideas that might get this done. This morning, I proposed one such idea that might increase bipartisan support for this plan and shore up our economy at the same time: expanding federal deposit insurance for families and small businesses across America who have invested their money in our banks.

The majority of American families should rest assured that the deposits they have in our banks of up to $100,000 are still guaranteed by the federal government. That guarantee is more than adequate for most families, but it is insufficient for many small businesses to meet their payroll, buy their supplies, and create new jobs. The current insurance limit of $100,000 was set 28 years ago and has not been adjusted for inflation. I’ve proposed raising the FDIC limit to $250,000 – a step that would boost small businesses, make our banking system more secure, and help restore confidence by reassuring families that their money is safe.

That’s one idea. If there are others that can help shore up support for this plan and shore up our economy, I encourage Democrats and Republicans to offer them. But we must act and we must act now. We cannot have another day like yesterday. We cannot risk another week or another month where American businesses are afraid to extend credit and lend money. That is not an option for this country.

For the rest of today and as long as it takes, I will continue to reach out to leaders in both parties and do whatever I can to help pass a rescue plan. To the Democrats and Republicans who opposed this plan yesterday, I say – step up to the plate and do what’s right for this country. And to all Americans, I say this – if I am President of the United States, this rescue plan will not be the end of what we do to strengthen this economy – it will only be the beginning.

People have asked whether the size of this plan, together with the weakening economy, means that the next President will have to scale back his agenda and some of his proposals. The answer is both yes and no. With less money flowing into the Treasury, it is likely that some useful programs or policies that I’ve proposed on the campaign trail may need to be delayed. And I’ve said that as President, I will go through the federal budget, line by line, eliminating programs that no longer work and making the ones we do need work better and cost less.

But there are certain investments in our future that we cannot delay precisely because our economy is in turmoil. You can always put off giving your house a new paint job or renovating your kitchen, but when your roof is crumbling or your heater goes, you realize that these are long-term investments you need to make right away.

The same is true of our economy. We cannot wait to help Americans keep up with rising costs and shrinking paychecks by giving our workers a middle-class tax cut. We cannot wait to relieve the burden of crushing health care costs on families, businesses, and our entire economy. We cannot wait to create millions of new jobs by rebuilding our roads and our bridges and investing in the renewable sources of energy that will stop us from sending $700 billion a year to tyrants and dictators for their oil. And we cannot wait to educate the next generation of Americans with the skills and knowledge they need to compete with any workers, anywhere in the world. Those are the priorities we cannot delay.

As soon as we pass this rescue plan, we need to move with the same sense of urgency to rescue the families on Main Street who are struggling every day to pay their bills and keep their jobs. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: we need to pass an economic stimulus plan that will help folks cope with rising food and gas prices, save one million jobs by rebuilding our schools and roads, and help states and cities avoid budget cuts and tax increases. A plan that would extend expiring unemployment benefits for those Americans who’ve lost their jobs and cannot find new ones.

Beyond this immediate stimulus that I’ve called on both parties and the President to pass, we need an economic agenda to restore opportunity for Americans and prosperity to America. We need policies that will grow this economy from Main Street to Wall Street and everywhere in between – so that the 21st century is another American century. So that we’re not borrowing debt from China and buying oil from Saudi Arabia. So that the jobs of the future don’t go to better-educated workers in India and the cars of the future aren’t made in Japan. So that we can leave a legacy of greater opportunity to our children and their children. That is how we will emerge from this crisis stronger and more prosperous than we were before, and that is what I will do as President of the United States.

I will begin by reforming our tax code so that it doesn’t reward the lobbyists who wrote it, but the American workers and small businesses who deserve it. I will eliminate capital gains taxes for small businesses and start-ups, so that we can grow our economy and create the high-wage, high-tech jobs of tomorrow.

I will cut taxes – cut taxes – for 95% of all workers and their families. And if you make less than $250,000 a year, you will not see your taxes increase one single dime – because in an economy like this, the last thing we should do is raise taxes on the middle-class.

I will reform our health care system to relieve families, businesses, and the entire economy from the crushing cost of health care by investing in new technology and preventative care. If you have health care, my plan will lower your premiums. If you don’t, you’ll be able to get the same kind of coverage that members of Congress give themselves. And I will stop insurance companies from discriminating against those who are sick and need care the most.

To create new jobs, I’ll invest in rebuilding our crumbling infrastructure – our roads, schools, and bridges. We’ll rebuild our outdated electricity grid and build new broadband lines to connect America. And I’ll create the jobs of the future by transforming our energy economy. We’ll tap our natural gas reserves, invest in clean coal technology, and find ways to safely harness nuclear power. I’ll help our auto companies re-tool so that the fuel-efficient cars of the future are built right here the United States of America. I’ll make it easier for the American people to afford these new cars. And I’ll invest 150 billion dollars over the next decade in affordable, renewable sources of energy – wind power and solar power and the next generation of biofuels; an investment that will lead to new industries and five million new jobs that pay well and can’t ever be outsourced

And if I am President, I will meet our moral obligation to provide every child a world-class education, because it will take nothing less to compete in the global economy. I’ll invest in early childhood education. I’ll recruit an army of new teachers, and pay them higher salaries and give them more support. But in exchange, I will ask for higher standards and more accountability. And we will keep our promise to every young American – if you commit to serving your community or your country, we will make sure you can afford a college education.

Finally, I will modernize our outdated financial regulations and put in the place the common-sense rules of the road I’ve been calling for since March – rules that will keep our market free, fair, and honest; rules that will make sure Wall Street can never get away with the stunts that caused this crisis again. And I will take power away from the corporate lobbyists who think they can stand in the way of these reforms. I’ve done it in Illinois, I’ve done it Washington, and I will do it again as President.

These are the changes and reforms that we need. Bottom-up growth that will create opportunity for every American. Investments in the technology and innovation that will restore prosperity and lead to new jobs and a new economy for the 21st century. Common-sense regulations for our financial system that will prevent a crisis like this from ever happening again.

I won’t pretend this will be easy or come without cost. We will all need to sacrifice and we will all need to pull our weight because now more than ever, we are all in this together. What this crisis has taught us is that at the end of the day, there is no real separation between Main Street and Wall Street. There is only the road we’re traveling on as Americans – and we will rise or fall on that journey as one nation; as one people.

This country and the dream it represents are being tested in a way that we haven’t seen in nearly a century. And future generations will judge ours by how we respond to this test. Will they say that this was a time when America lost its way and its purpose? When we allowed our own petty differences and broken politics to plunge this country into a dark and painful recession?

Or will they say that this was another one of those moments when America overcame? When we battled back from adversity by recognizing that common stake that we have in each other’s success?

I believe that this is one of those moments. I know that many of you are anxious about your future and the future of this country. I realize that you are cynical and fed up with politics. I understand that you are disappointed and even angry with your leaders. You have every right to be. But despite all of this, I ask you to believe – believe in this country and your ability to change it. I ask you what has been asked of the American people in times of trial and turmoil throughout our history – what was asked at the beginning of the greatest financial crisis this nation has ever endured. In his first fireside chat, Franklin Roosevelt told his fellow Americans that “..there is an element in the readjustment of our financial system more important than currency, more important than gold, and that is the confidence of the people themselves. Confidence and courage are the essentials of success in carrying out our plan. Let us unite in banishing fear. Together, we cannot fail.”

America, together, we cannot fail. Not now. Not when we have a crisis to solve and an economy to save. Not when there are so many Americans without jobs and without homes. Not when there are families who can’t afford to see a doctor, or send their child to college, or pay their bills at the end of the month. Not when there is a generation that is counting on us to give them the same opportunities and the same chances that we had for ourselves. Now is the time to make them proud of what we did here. Let’s give our children the future they deserve, and let’s act with confidence and courage to show the world that at this moment, in this election, the United States of America is still the last, best hope of Earth. Thank you Nevada, God bless you, and may God bless America.
 
If you're a conservative you must just hate that speech. I really like Obama but he is promising an awful lot, isn't he?

It's a gret speech though. And his ability to inspire will make people see past some of the money issues he's going to have. I'd be interested in now watching him deliver this speech and see if my opinion on it changes. Reading it makes me think he's thinking too big for a economy in such disarray.
 
Its been a very rough 5 days in the polls for John McCain. Today he is down by 49% to 43% in the new Gallup poll, but was behind 50% to 42% in the two previous Gallup polls. He went into the debate on Friday night down by 5 points. With Monday's failure of the bailout package, it was assumed that Obama's lead over McCain would grow from 8 points to 10 or more, but it is back down to 6. Today's gallup poll also represents the first time that all of the days of the 3 day tracking poll have come after the debate. Unfortunately, given that McCain was behind by 5 points going into the debate, the fact that he is behind now by 6 points shows that most of the public thought Obama won the debate.

The intrade numbers for Obama VS. McCain have never been this bad for McCain with Obama's figures nearly double that for McCain. Just two weeks ago, McCain was ahead.

The situation in the states based on intrade numbers does not look good, despite the fact that McCain is tied or in the lead in some polls of the major battleground states. North Carolina and Virginia are starting to look like they are in serious trouble.

With the only scheduled potential game changers being the debates, its going to be difficult for McCain to turn things around, but there have been some wild swings in the polls in just the past 4 weeks, so its still possible, but time and opportunities are starting to run short.

At the very least, hopefully McCain can avoid and Obama electoral Tsunami.:wink:

It's only the end of November. Alot can (and quite probably will) happen from now until election day. I wouldn't get overly confident about an Obama win although with the economy in ruins maybe that's what the powers-that-be want. I'm beginning to get that feeling. You betcha, another "conspiracy" brewing!!!
 
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