[rockvillem]

Barack Obama is simply incapable of saying anything pro-American. This kind of backhanded slap at the discoverer of America shows Obama's real feelings toward our country and they are not pleasant, to be kind about it. If that is who voters really want in the Oval Office, which I seriously doubt, our nation is pretty much finished.

+1, although I don't share your serious doubt about what voters want. When so many people are suckling at the teat in so many different ways . . . .

[muawiyah]

Marxists believe, in general, that human beings are no more than the sum of their appetites and are easily persuaded by material benefits.

Christians, among others, believe humanity has a spiritual nature that enables us to rise above our baser instincts.

If you think Obama is buying votes with Social Security you are screwy. He might like to imagine he can do that, but the overwhelming majority of elderly recipients believe they paid for it out of their own income.