Posted on 10/08/2008 1:11:10 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Don't misunderstand me: Obama is wrong on Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, Russia, health care, corporate tax rates, investment taxes, education flexibility, abortion regulation, immigration policy, meeting with dictators, social security, energy, trade, and believing that subprime lending was a good idea.
He has opportunistically changed or regularly misstated his positions on public financing, gun control, born alive infant protection, wire tapping, timetable for Iraq, elimination of the Bush tax cuts, the DC gun ban, an undivided Israel, the Cuba embargo, NAFTA, participation in town halls with McCain, oil drilling, and support of nuclear power.
He has no major legislative accomplishments as either a State senator or United States Senator, and has never demonstrated an ability to work with members of the other party, despite his claim that's what he'll do.
That being said. He will win this election, and probably deserves to.
"Fight with me, fight with me," McCain passionately demanded at his Republican Convention, which led to a significant bounce in the polls and a type of excitement and momentum Republicans never thought they could see after 8 years of Bush.
We'd be happy to fight for you, Senator. But you have to fight for yourself first.
Here we are, one month prior to the election, and the only one taking the gloves off is Sarah Palin. She can't do this on her own. She shouldn't have to.
McCain let endless opportunities for a knockout punch fly by last night at the debate without even looking like he knew the opportunity existed.
We all know John McCain isn't much of a communicator (just like many of us know Barack Obama isn't much of a leader), but if you can't at least make an effort to stand up and fight for yourself and your ideas in the midst of a campaign... can you really be President of the United States?
Senator McCain - your health care plan is far superior to Barack Obama's. Learn to articulate it. Barack Obama claims he's giving 95% of Americans a tax cut, when only 70% of Americans pay taxes. Call him on it. Barack Obama deceptively tries to make it look like you're giving a targeted tax cut to oil companies. Clarify. Barack Obama discusses Rwanda and Darfur when expressing circumstances where military action would have been worth it... as if he has no idea what was going on in Iraq under Saddam Hussein. Remind him.
Americans are fed up with Republicans, Senator McCain, and they're not giving you the benefit of the doubt. If you can't stand up and articulate your differences from the Bush Administration (which are significant) due to your fear of alienating the conservative base... then you don't deserve to win. Fight, Senator McCain, fight.
The status quo is not on the ballot, as much as Obama would like people to believe. Both men will be different than the last 8 years. And while Obama hasn't proposed anything that we haven't already seen from Clinton, Carter, or some other Democratic leader over the history of our nation - he has the amazing ability of packaging old ideas as "change"... and he deserves credit for that. You could have done the same, Senator McCain, but you have chosen time and time again to play it safe.
To my friends who support Barack Obama; you're not going to convince me to change my vote because there isn't a single major issue I agree with your candidate on. But I must say this... we have seen 8 years of a President who seems to think that there's no value in trying to articulate a vision to the country, and no need to fight back against what is often an unfair barrage of attacks by Republicans, Democrats, and the media. If a President of the United States becomes a punching bag, he or she is no longer effective. President Bush had a 90% approval rating during 9/11 and stayed above 50% for the majority of his first term... but then quickly slipped to numbers almost as low as the Democratic Congress after deciding that he was above the need to communicate to and WITH the people.
You work FOR the people, Mr. President. Act like it.
John McCain is a wise, tested leader. But hardly anyone sees that because he's too busy making bad jokes and talking about the DNA of a bear. Barack Obama is an arrogant, untested Senator with socialist ideas and a hunger for government domination. But no one sees that because he's too busy not talking about his record or his plans.
Who wins in that battle? Barack Obama. It's 2008. We're connected, busy people who make our decisions based on posters, sound bites, SNL, and YouTube videos. You needed to play that game, Senator McCain, and you didn't. You trusted that the American people would examine your records. No time for that.
You were never supposed to get this far, Senator McCain. The atmosphere was too Anti-Republican for you to even stand a chance. You needed that little extra bit of fight to put you over the top, Senator, and at some point along the line... you decided the Americans didn't wanna see anger or passion. Wrong. That's exactly what we wanted to see.
Now, I can't help but notice that the four major polls released today by Rasmussen, Reuters, Hotline, and Battleground have Obama up by 6, 2, 1, and 4 respectively... which are actually all very weak and surprising to me...Obama had far bigger leads in the same polls last week... so I may be premature in calling this thing...
But the fact of the matter is, it's widely reported that the majority of American's politics are more closely aligned to John McCain (center right) than Barack Obama (far left), and an inability to communicate that stark difference and to relate with the people who share your ideals... is a failure that SHOULD cost an election.
See ya in 2012.
This is painfully true. Especially this.
“Who wins in that battle? Barack Obama. It’s 2008. We’re connected, busy people who make our decisions based on posters, sound bites, SNL, and YouTube videos. You needed to play that game, Senator McCain, and you didn’t. You trusted that the American people would examine your records. No time for that. “
Thank God our military has courage. If they’d listen to the liberals they would have raised the white flag long ago.
God bless our military.
“Why would anyone in the McCain Camp be at all interested in the opinions posted on a “Conservative” Internet Forum?” I’ll tell you why McCain would be interested: because, as Nixon said, “When you’ve got ‘em by the balls, their hearts and minds will follow.” McCain wants to win and he needs conservatives to win, so he may listen.
I do. I think there is a difference. Then, the internals of the polls supported the polls. I just didn’t believe them. Now, I believe the internals of the polls-—but the internals don’t agree with the “findings.”
Oh that is so very very sad, but true.
I’m not saving these links, but I’ve now seen it twice, in separate internals of polls.
Why Obama should win?
Answer: Obama’s presidency will re-unite the conservative movement. The country will see what a radical left wing crook he is. He will be voted out in 4 years, replaced by a conservative Republican (Palin?)
Why McCain should lose?
Answer: McCain will destroy the conservative movement. We will have 4 years of bi-partisan crap.
Good article. Thanks for posting.
Chris, take a hike and get a clue. The reason McCain was careful in the debate is that the election is very close. You been readin’ too many bad polls.
And while NC has "never been in contention," every election season I HEAR that it is "in contention."
Sarah has a lot in that suit, both ideologically and literally.
Ridiculous. It would take decades to undo the damage in the courts.
“According to the Tax Policy Center, Barack Obama’s tax plans would cost the U.S federal government nearly $900 billion in his first term, and increase the national debt by $3.3 trillion over ten years.”
“Barack Obama’s plan to raise taxes and increase trade barriers are similar to those created by President Herbert Hoover in the 1930s, which contributed to worsening America’s economy”
“Barack Obama recently said, ‘The first thing I’d do as president would be to sign the Freedom of Choice Act,’ This legislation would wipe out all state and federal abortion restrictions including the partial-birth abortion ban.”
Exactly.
But how do we get that message to McCain?
“The worlds markets are voting with their money concerning the O and if we elect him the markets will crash more. They are crashing now because they fear the O and his Marxist friends will win.”
It’s a self fulfilling cycle. The best thing to happen to Obama was the market volatility.
When McCain was high in the polls after his convention, the stock market was above 12,000. That was 20% higher!
I don't either. IA?! If anyone in the McCain campaign thinks they have a chance there, they'd better spend some of their money on penicillin.
Ran into to 2 people this am who were for McCain berfore the weren’t (they’re wavering), and they had NEVER heard of Ayers. A few internet links later and they’re very interested in reading about all Obama’s connections. Amazing what a few facts can do to ignorance.
bttt
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