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For the next three weeks, WE ARE ALL JOE THE PLUMBER!

McCain/Palin '08.

I'm still waiting for someone to come up to me and tell me that Governor Palin "isn't qualified" to be VP. They are going to be the proud owner of a knuckle sandwich.

For the next three weeks, WE ARE ALL JOE THE PLUMBER!

I watched again the exchange b/t Obama and Joe. Slick talker, but Joe didn't look very convinced.

Obama also said there would be no capital gains tax on small businesses. What's with that? There is no capital gain unless you sell your business or have as part of your business investments you cash in, no? Never once did Obama distinguish whether the $250,001.00 was gross or net income. Huge huge difference because most businesses have tons of deductions.

Then the flat tax came up. Obama claimed that if we went to a straight flat tax, everybody would have to pay 40%. BS. Well maybe 20-25%. Which is it?

It's all double talk to me. You'd really need to sit down with a form and factor in the health care deduction to see what taxes really would be.

Other than that, I'm not very up on how small businesses vs. corporations are taxed. We don't know what we are truly facing here. He can tweak the taxes all he wants, but if the economy tanks more, there will be massive layoffs and unemployment. Who will pick up the difference then? Whatever the size of government (state, federal, county, city and anyone whose salaries are derived from taxes such as teachers), they are going to be paid first no matter what.

So then what?

Lucky enough to be posting from Alaska! Chuck Heath (Sarah's Brother, yes THAT Sarah) gave us some great words after the debate...He pointed out that John McCain placed a solid blow on Obama tonight basically paraphrasing Rush -"symbolism without substance".

Another speaker pointed out that the greatest thing Obama has ever done was payback his college loan.

Enter John McCain, a military officer trained in leadership. Suffered five and half years in a POW "camp"; including a year and half in solitary confinement. 22 years serving America, McCain has shown he is a tough cookie, and brings good people on-board. Just look at who he selected for VP - a great governor who, put together the plan to start a 40 billion dollar pipeline(anyone dare to find, or conceptualize a project of this size, and magnitude?) to America from Alaska! That's "B" as in billion. Vote like your life depends on it, because it will!