“I believe that most people (myself included) already understand that he loves his country, and would be much more interested in what changes he has in plan for Washington” by very uninformed out of touch of reality person. The american people will turn out in force to vote for Sen. McCain who loves his country and already shown by ACTIONS in his military career and in the senate of the USA. Mr. Obama has shown that he has done nothing significant for the country but everything selfish for his past and current political career. McCain for USA while Obama for himself. Moreover most smart americans realized/understood that the lowest rating out of touch democrat congress with most out of touch leader Nancy Pelosi, long term relationship with some very bad people (ex: Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr., and many more), trashed/misplaced american flags (12,000+) saved by the McCain and Palin people, lipstick and pig remark, among many more racist, sexist, non-patriotic actions by the Obama camp definitely NOT presidential material. Furthermore I suggest all the patriotic american to call for the impeachment of the entire democratic party. For those who assume (ass-u-me)in the WORDS of Obama and not in the deeds, patriotic, reach over party line ACTIONS of Sen. McCain, then I also have some nice tropical beach front land south of Anartica that I like to trade for your property. For those blind democrats, some CHANGEs in some soundbytes: For Obama: “Change by shit, is still shit” For Clinton: “With eyes fixed on the future… let’s declare together in one voice right here, right now, that Barrack “Change by shit” Obama is our candidate” For Kenedy: “The work begins anew, the hope of more shit rises again and the dream of more shit lives on”

Think about it: If you are a Democrat, and always vote Democrat, then you will again. Lifelong Republicans will do the same for their candidate. It isn’t a decision for the one-issue people either. Whether it is Supreme Court appointments, abortion, gun-control, or something else, these folks are lifelong members of their party. Mickey Mouse could run, and they’d vote out of allegiance. Personally, I dislike one party monopolies on government; either way. It is simply bad government. For people who live in a one-party state, you understand what I mean. The truth of the matter is, there are good and bad on both sides of the isle. My advice: Don’t think about what is right for you personally, but what is best for all Americans.

Ok who’s the snob?? Cindy McCain’s $313,100 convention outfit. Here we are in the worst economical status that our country is in. Then McCain left first wife 9 months after starting an affair with his wealthy heiress girlfriend CINDY MCCAIN. Can you say marriage with “Polital” benefits? He is a known hot head. CNN did a great story on both candidates. If you didn’t get to see it check it out online. Palin is a mom…ok… Obama is a Dad, Biden is a great dad! So what.

Sarah Palin was a political move, and it’s working. It’s diverted the attention of democrats away from McCain and on to her. Well, now that she has our attention, she should explain to all those special needs families (for which she promised to be an advocate and friend) why as the governor of Alaska she cut funding for aid to special needs families from $8 million to $3 million. I guess she wasn’t advocate of aid for special needs until she had a personal stake in it. As for the republican convention, it was 1% substance, 99% fear mongering and images of war (with temporary rants of “Drill Baby Drill!”)

I guess being a maverick and an agent of change for Republicans means not going along with George W. Bush 10% of the time and supporting him 90% of the time. I say that because Mr. Republican maverick, the self-styled agent of Republican change John McCain has supported Bush 90% of the time in Congress, while only bucking him 10% of the time. What George W. Bush wanted Mr. McCain supported 90% of the time. So we can say that John McCain is 90% George Bush or as I’d like to call him, Bush Lite, which means that McCain has all the same bad flavor as regular Bush, but with only 90% of the crappy ingredients. If this represents John McCain’s—and the Republicans’ –ideas of change, we are in for more of the same if McCain gets elected. If we applied their idea of change to other things, that would mean that for them changing a diaper would keeping 90% percent of the dirty diaper and wiping clean only 10% of the filth. Or it would mean putting 10% new oil in your car’s engine and keeping 90% of the old, dirty, damaging oil. Or deciding to change your smoking habits would mean only smoking eighteen cigarettes a day in the pack and not all twenty. Or washing only 10% of one’s body when taking a bath. Change indeed. Change is only change if the result is materially different, if it is not, then it is not really change. Take the 2006 midterm elections as an example. We voters did a type of 10% change like the one I’m describing: we barely gave the Democrats a majority, but left enough Republicans in Congress who, by using the filibuster along with President Bush’s veto power, did not make any real change at all and have hobbled the Democrats’ efforts to get our beloved United States back on an even keel. Democrats may have a slight majority, but they don’t control Congress. What we did in 2006 is to institute a Republican Congress Lite and really assure that there would be no change in what Congress could do. And now John McCain is proposing we do the same with the presidency: change it from Republican president to Republican president lite, which will not be materially different at all. Think about it: if you want change: Obama is your candidate. He is change. He surely showed his brilliance in running a major political campaign and in supporting the right things in Congress. His judgment is much sounder than McCain’s and what he will do will be better for all of us and our United States. But if you want the same kind of decay as you have had under Bush and the Republican-controlled Congress, vote for Bush Lite, I mean John McCain.

John McCain desperately wanted Joe Lieberman to be his VP running mate. However, he picked Palin for several reasons including the fact that she would be acceptable to the far right. He says he’s a maverick and will stand up to anyone including to his own party. Yet, in his first major decision he caved to the pressure from the ultra right faction of his party. He’s no maverick. He’s no indepentent thinker. He just does what he is told.

After Sen. McCains’ speech last night, my wife and I went in our kitchen, took out a pasta kettle, carried it out to the back yard, dug a hole, and buried it. In the event Sen. McCain wins the election, in four years we can dig up the kettle and still have a pot to piss in…

I know one thing - my wife is furious with John McCain over his selection of Gov. Palin because he is pandering to women through this selection.

Sarah Palin said John McCain is the same, implying Barack Obama presents different faces to those who hear him. I’m going to take her at face value. At a fundraising dinner in Arizona a decade ago, John McCain asked, “Do you know why Chelsea Clinton is so ugly?” adding, “Because Janet Remo is her father” This remark packed into it’s 15 words several layers of misogyny: it disparaged the looks of Chelsea then 18 and barely out of high school; it portrayed Reno as a man when she was serving as the first female US Attorney General; and it implied that Hillary Clinton was engaged in a lesbian affair while the Monica Lewinsky scandal was blazing. Any of these elements would seem potentially terminal for a public figure. Yet here he is 10 years later presenting himself as a champion of feminism appointing Sarah Palin as his running mate. The puzzle is explained partly by the US press, which barely reported the story. The Washington Post broke it in June 1998 but declined to relate the joke on the grounds “it was too vile to repeat.” Clearly the American electorate are viewed as wayward children in need of moral protection! After his misogynist joke. McCain apologised to Bill Clinton but interestingly made no direct apology to the three women involved. Clearly to do so was more difficult than withstanding torture in a Vietnamese prisoner of war camp. This is the fearless former war hero prepared to take anyone on. Be careful Sarah Palin. Do you really know the man you are running with? Is he really the same or do you think he was capable of making a mistake. When Barack Obama makes a mistake he puts his hand up. Palin was an impressive speaker but the aggressive style and misleading comments took us back to the old style politics we so desperately need to leave behind

I confess I did not listen to the entire speech, but from what I heard I agree with Jessica about fear mongering. It’s what Republicans seem to do best. Makes me think of the 1st Star Wars flick and the line “Fear will keep the local systems in line…” Being a military leader is only part of the gig of being president and I feel it requires not only patriotism but a firm understanding of world history, economics and sociology. I am impressed that he decided not to go the whole character assasination of Obama route.

I’m sorry, but I refuse to be swayed by fear. The Republicans keep going on about who is going to keep us safe..blah,blah,blah. Last time I checked Bush was in office on 9/11/01. Does this make only Republicans qualified to keep us safe? John McCain goes on about how he will change Washington, and not be partied to Lobbyists. He has over 100 Lobbyists on his campaign board. Does this sound like propaganda to you? It sure does not sound like change, sorry that was the Dem word, I mean reform to me.