Yes! Finally a President who cares about poor and middle class citizens!!!!! For too long we had a president who only cared about making the rich richer and the poor poorer. It’s sad that people have commented on blacks voting for Obama because he’s black when the truth is they are focusing on the fact that he’s black and they can’t accept living in a country being headed by a black man. It’s sad when people are willing to accept another George Bush (John McCain) instead of wanting better. God Bless America and God Bless you all too!!!!!!!!!! Change is here!

I think it is A Shame that even if the people of this country vote for a canidate the other can still win by the delagate vote.This is not the voice of the people but the voice of selected view. We are a country in a downward spiral and whites and christians better stand up because the time has come for the muslims, blacks and all those who hide behind the DISGRACEFUL OBAMA to push what is left of this country into the toilet!Every single person who can vote for a person who won’t even salute the AMERICAN flag should be hung in public .It is sickening to know that a person with no respect for what so many veterans have fought for can be given the presidency!. Time will tell and be prepared for the seperatist movements and racist movements to be heard .They now have reason. We now have the most disgraceful president ever . Thanks to those who want change nomatter what the cost . I am ashamed to be a American if this is what we the people elect as our leader.

Why is McCain campaigning in Tennessee today? Tennessee is not a battleground state

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I just want to point out that win or lose, republicans are setting a dangerous groundwork by providing theikr voter base with an “out” that if mccain doesn’t win it is because ACORN and fraud and unfair media coverage. 2:1 Republicans polled attribute a mccain loss to the media rather than Bush’s abysmal approval rating. With folks already yelling “Kill him” at rallies (didn’t see that during Bush/Kerry though it was close) the GOP is setting up a powder keg to cover their behinds in the case of a loss. They should instead do some soul searching and come back stronger with an improved platform. But instead they play the blame game and will come back more far right and out of touch.

Remember, remember the Fifth of November, The Gunpowder Treason and Plot, I know of no reason Why the Gunpowder Treason Should ever be forgot.

Sorry, I spelled voting wrong. I got too caught up while I was typing.

Aimee your comment is another example of ignorance and racism. It it evident that the only race not totally focused on Barack Obama being black is the black race. Yes, some will vote for him because of race, but only a slim margin. People like you are more focused on the color of his skin than we are. He is just simply a better choice than McCain. I am a very intelligent black woman and I’m not votime for Obama because of race, but because of his stance on the issues. It seems to me that people like you who discriminate are just a little to focused on skin color. The only reason you are not voting for Obama is because he’s black. If he were white I’m sure you wouldn’t be making comments like that. You would probably vote for him too.

Bill, George Bush already has the title of the worst President ever in history. Obama will be a huge improvement.

Toby, I argee with you 100% better every day

Duh, Barbara and Aimee, you both are pretty narrow thinking. I am white, well read, and voting for Obama. It is attitudes like yours that is fueling this Democratic sweep. Racist folk are not welcome anymore. We are geting better every day.

Just a thought…how can someone be president but would not be able to obtain an FBI security clearance if he wanted to work in the defense industry? Pretty scary!!!

Could Colin Powells endorsement of Barak Obama be racially motivated? Hey, there is really no other reason he would endorse Obama. Black people are votins for Obama at 97%, Powell is just falling in line.

The lady with the 3 year old daughter who said the pledge of allegiance has been frightened by the Republican’s subliminal message of “Joe the Plumber” and “Joe the Redneck” that Senator Obama will take the money from the middle class and give it to the poor blacks and the poor white whom, thank goodness, she doesn’t have to see every day because she lives in a segregated white gated community that she wants to keep that way, or what? While she claims to be charitable, she is one of the middle class who continue to want a country that is segregated and where white reign supreme because of their lack of color, and she doesn’t recognize that people of color also reside in the middle class in great numbers these days. The growth of a diversified racial middle class in this country is the only action that will preserve our democrati8c Republic that will continue to be a beacon of hope in the world. The poor and the uneducated will always be with us, of course, but those that qualify for better opportunities to educate themselves should have the opportunity to be educated in democratic free Republics that promise liberty and freedom and justice for all. Apparently, Lauri wants the rich and the powerful to continue to have the freedom to maximize their profits on the backs of the middle class hoping that some of it will “trickle on down” to her, and she is not concerned about liberty and justice and medical treatment for all. The wealth of this country is concentrated in fewer and fewer hands and the middle class is losing ground, The loss of our great middle class is what will destroy this country and what does Senator McCain know about the middle class and how they live? He is a Patriot and a fine man but he has lived his whole life on the government payroll except for the time he woked for his wife’s millionaire or billionaire father who made a fortune in the beer business. Laurie, I am not surprised that you are an Ed Rollins Republican!

The reason Powell is with Obama is just because he’s black!!

I really do not get the hate speech comments. Obama and Biden get plenty of adoring comments from the main stream press. The Obama campaign black balled an Orlando new station for having the temerity to ask Joe Biden honest questions. Is this the dialog we can expect from an Obama presidency? Needless to say the left, with a complicit media, has sought to destroy Sarah Pallin. Is calling a politician who advocates “spread the wealth around” a socialist hate speach? Some may call it hate speech but I will vote this election and secure my right to bitch for the next four years. Stick with Yoda when it comes to hate: Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering

Jessica, you missed (intentionally) the only point of importance: Powell’s endorsement of barak hussein obama is a racist vote. Hussein obama did nothing to deserve Presidency. He was born a muslim (and lies about it)…He was raised by commies like frank marshall davis (and hussein lies about it). His career was cooked by anti-American terrorists like williams ayers (hussein lies about it too). Hussein promises you marxism-leninism-fascism (for real) like “spreading the wealth”, and you are incapable of grasping it, or the fact that his reign means the END OF THE USA as we know it. Shame on you and Powell.

Barack Obama’s tax plan is for WORKING Americans. Working is the operative word. McCain has called it spreading the wealth and socialism. Socialism is what they both voted for with the bail out. Taxes are a redistribution of wealth anyway. Taxes go to new roads, schools, medicare, social security, and other programs that both parties support. McCain’s healthcare plan would take almost 1 trillion dollars out of medicare and medicaid to give all of us $5,000 towards our health plan of choice. The problem is that it costs on average $12,500 to cover each person if they don’t have any pre-existing conditions. If you like me, someone who has had cancer twice before the age of 29, it would cost me a heck of alot more if I could even get covered, and the he will tax that $5,000. In the end you really only get $3,900 towards your healthcare. The rest is out of pocket. His house bail out plan helps the banks. He wants to re-negotiate bad mortgage loans that the banks gave, have the homeowner pay based on what the house is worth now, use tax money to give the banks the difference, and then we pay for it in the end. That sounds like socialism to me. Pot callin the kettle black? I was 25 when I bought my home during the housing bubble. The interest only loans sounded horrible to me, I knew the pre approved me for way more than I could afford, so I stayed where I felt comfortable. I put 22% down, and took a 30yr fixed at 5.75%. I did it right! Why should I pay off other peoples debts when they made wrong choices, and why should we let the banks off when they had bad practices? I don’t mind if you don’t like Obama, but please watch the comments of people being crazy for voting for him, because alot of us did our research, and don’t take our votes lightly. Alot of us don’t believe the propaganda machines coming on all sides, and take our time choicing who we thing is right. Alot of us do not follow any party lines, and keep our minds open to both sides to find the path we think will help our country. Crazy I am not! Informed I am! I never believe a darn thing that is said in a stump speech until I find out if it is true or not. I have gone to Biden’s, Obama’s, and McCain’s senate websites and researched all their votes. I have gone to both websites and read their proposals on taxes, healthcare, and other proposals they both have, and crunched the numbers. I have watched how they have handled themselves throughout the campaign. You would be crazy if you don’t inform yourself before you vote, and vote on propaganda and personality. If John McCain’s policies are for you than vote for him. If Obama’s is, vote for him. The important thing is that you vote, but don’t insult people you don’t know.

Colin Powells endorsements means nothing other than showing the American people what they already knew and that is simply that this election has a whole lot to do with race. Any hard working American that would vote for Obama is quite literally insane. His concept of spreading the wealth is ludicrous. Why in the world he thinks that those of us who have an education, work hard, and set goals for ourselves should help support the less fortunate is crazy. I am not against helping the needy, but for him to take more tax money from people who have succeeded in life and give it to those worthless people who have nothing better to do then stay at home, be lazy, and make more kids for the rest of us to eventually continue to support is crazy. Think about what America would become. Why get an education. Why set goals and work towards them when we can just sit at home and have money given to us. He wants everyone to be on one level and that is not America. I have a 3 year old daughter and out of the blue the other day she started saying the pledge of allegiance and it brought tears to my eyes to think that in 20 years she probably won’t be so proud to be saying those words. This is the land of prosperity and if Obama is elected it will no longer be that land.

Having been in the military and in business for over thirty years. The only time I think Obama is not lying is when he is not talking. If he taxes the rich they simply raise prices and pay themselves more, so if he saves you 5% it will cost you a lot more than that in everyday living expenses. All the people voting for Obama are living in the land of denial and I think he will end of going down as one of the worst presidents ever, if he gets elected. He doesn’t get to vote present as president, he might have to actually make a decision. Ayers and Wright will probably be in his cabinet.

The decision by Colin Powell to endorse Obama is merely due to his own perspective of who he feels the better leader for our country is to be. Now some of you all are criticizing this endorsement based on your own perspectives on Obama and McCain as leaders. Is it not faulty causality that one would try to relate one’s perspective with a truth of who the best candidate for president is? Everyone has there own opinion. So, the question is raised: is it even possible that McCain or Obama can have an impact on America’s future upon their own election to office? If so, then is it possible that one candidate can be determined as the best candidate to represent and lead the nation as a whole into the future and in the face of crises? There may not even be such a thing as majority opinion for which we can base our elections off of and determine a winning candidate. Different policies appeal to the benefits of different people. So ask yourself why you are choosing a certain candidate over the other and if that candidate will be the better suited to aid this nation in the future? How can you know? To delve into this further and find a logical yet personal belief, visit my blog at http://mccainorobamaforpresident.blogspot.com/

He not only has no military experience he has little senate experience! He has been force on the American Public by the media and has more media time and dollars than anyone in political history. All coming from supposedly grass roots.

Michael, thank you for your comment. It is important to note that Barack Obama has no war experience, and John McCain is a war hero.

I am disappointed in Colin Powell’s decision, and find fault in his assessment that Obama is qualified to be President. Where this earlier in his carrier, would he have chosen inexperience officer over a verteran to lead troops into battle. I think not!

Will we get to see the real john mccain before this is all over? Powell’s endorsement speaks volumes about his judgment of Obama’s abilities. The experience that John McCain talks about, that’s the real McCain, not this one who doesn’t seem to have a clear strategy or message about running his campaign.

This is really quite unfortuanate. A former general going against those who he formerly was in command over. Good thing the patriot act was already passed into law. Our military will not permit a traitor to jeapardize our national security if a certian smooth talking liberal liar is elected.

I think the root of Colin Powells endorsement is lost on some of you. John McCain’s recent attacks that is borderline hate speech, whether or not is from his mouth or from his campaign, is unnacceptable. It doesn’t matter what party line you fall in to, it just wrong. My generation may see it quite different than yours, seeing as I have never witnessed Jim Crowe or segregation. I was raised to believe that everyone is the same on the inside. I don’t see what the people who yell these obscene things at rallies see, nor am I easily persuaded to fall in line with random lines, and lies. I don’t understand how anyone can. The Republican Party is again spewing the “with us or against us” campaign in the guise of pro-American, anti- America propaganda. (Albert, just for you I will note that Ron Paul is not associated with any of this. I don’t want you to think I would put him in this group.) These people have gone so far to call my home of Nortern Virginia full of communists, and not part of the “real Virginia”. How and why is this happening? Maybe because in Northern Virginia, by the way this is home of Federal Government workers, Quantico Military Base, and Fort Belvior, votes overwhelmingly Democratic. The last election I believe was well over 90 percent, while the rest of Virginia votes overwhelmingly Republican. Again, well over 90 percent. The issue is that Northern Virginia now holds more than half of the population of the state, but we are not part of “real Virginia”? Does this mean all of those who do not vote Republican are not ” real Americans”? Going back to Colin Powell, now that my slight rant is done, it’s not because he and Obama are black that he endorsed him. It’s the fact that this propaganda, and you know that is what it is, is dividing us. Not only are we at a critical point with the economy, but now we are at a critical point with our tolerance of all Americans. The greatest thing about our great nation is that is is full of diversity, not only with race or religion, but also opinion. I love reading these blogs and seeing all of you with different opinions than myself, and some of you have made me do some research of my own that I didn’t think of before. That is the great feeling! I will happily say that I am voting for Obama, based on his policies that I lean towards more than McCain’s, but whether or not you vote for Obama, McCain, Paul, Barr, or any other candidate, we cannot allow our nation to crack and divide along any line. We are a nation for the people by the people, and that means ALL people. Hate leads to fear, and I for one am tired of the fear mongering that has been plagueing all of us for so long.

Hi Michael, Thanks again for commenting. My favorite grass roots politician is Ron Paul - the majority of his donations were for less than $100! That $150 million that Obama just raised is really impressive. Whether or not its grass roots, its a lot of dough.

I would just like to ask those who say they are Joe The Plumber, have you had a plumber out to your home? You do realize they charge any where from 20 dollars an hour to 60 dollars an hour, depending upon what day it is and what you need to have done. Saying you are Joe the Plumber is saying that you make pretty good money and are living well. I can honestly say that I am not Joe the Plumber, unfortunately, cause I am the sole supporter in my house of 4, single and female. It is the people like me I would like to see our government to start noticing and give us a break, not those who dont really need it. So before you start thinking about saying you are Joe the Plumber, think about this first and see if this is what you want our future president to support before you decide.

How can anyone even be thinking about voting for someone who won’t even pledge allegiance to the American flag. I can’t believe anyone would vote for Obama. He will change things in the White House thats for sure. Just when you thought things couldn’t get worse.

All Obama talks about is how John McCain is the same as George Bush. That idiot talks more about that than the real issues!! He thinks that drilling off shore won’t lower gas prices, what is he drunk!! I guess he would rather pay more for oil over seas. Sick people in this world are dumping babies in the trash, and Obama supports that!! How did he even get in this race, he has not had any expreince what so ever!! The only reason black people are voting for him is just because he’s black. If you were to ask a black person about why there voting for Obama, they wouldn’t the slightest clue!!

With all of Obama’s talk of change and Wall street reform, why doesn’t anyone question where his money is coming from? Many of his largest contributors are wall street giants, does anyone believe these firms would back him if they thought he was going to change business as usual? In this day of at least implied racial equality why is everyone seemingly afraid to attack Obama? Where is the religious right? They were all over the liberal stance of Kerry/Edwards but remain silent as Obama makes jokes about being born in a manger?

Obama has a lot of citizens supporting him. I have a friend who is so head over heals for Obama she donates $50.00 to his campaign a month. We’re not talking about a wealthy woman either - she’s a regular Jane struggling to get by, and she believes Obama will bring change. While I’m sure he has big money supporters too, he also has working class people supporting him, which is pretty crazy.

I have several questions for McCain since he has made it a point to dig into Obama’s life at 8 years old! I will keep it clean in my questions: But the first one is: during your military career twice you disobeyed a lawful order to return back to base and you didn’t the first time you lost a million dollar airplane that was shot down in enemy territory and the second time you not only lost the aircarft but you also became a prisoner of war… My question is how do you think that you can be a good commander and chief when you did not obey the orders given to you at that time… No the Military didn’t write you up because your father was an Admiral in the Military forces! I believe that the people of America have a right to know; the information that you had at that time if you would have returned to base would have probably gave us intel that would have proven to make us a more of a success if you would have just obeyed and just maybe you would not have been a prisoner or refugee…. I know that these questions are hard but we do have a right to know why the Military didn’t prosecute you or hold you accountable…. You rightly admits on tv that you disobeyed these orders and the consequences of that!>?

The interesting thing to note in the McCain campaign is, John has not addressed the concerns I believe most people will have after the election, should Obama win. A Obama/Pelosi/Reid administration with a super majority will clearly move the Nation with a socialistic agenda. If I, a registered democrat, am a little concerned about that, I can only imagine what the republicans must be thinking. It is clear that Pelosi & Reid will move right away to attempt to implement the fairness doctrine. Talk radio is the only tool the right has used effectively to be heard, other than Fox News. The fairness doctrine is the tool the left wants to use to combat talk radio. Should that happen, our two party system will cease to exist in its ability to balance out radical agendas. This is truly scary. Freedoms will be greatly diminished under a Obama/Pelosi/Reid administration, and why the right isn’t making that the issue makes me wonder.This is an obvious winning issue.The Reagan democrats are either asleep, or missing in action, then again, so is the McCain campaign.

I wish I could claim the writing you’re about to read. I can’t. This piece was written by a Cuban refuge Named Manuel Alvarez, Jr. Who escaped from communist Cuba on June 30, 1968. You will find his observations very prophetic … And very chilling. Make sure you get this into the hands of every person you know. Make sure you get this into the hands of every State GOP official you can you reach by Email. These remarks could change the election. The Richmond Times-Dispatch Monday, July 7, 2008 Excerpt from ‘Letters to the Editor’ Beware Charismatic Men Who Preach ‘Change’ Each year I get to celebrate Independence Day twice. On June 30 I Celebrate my Independence day. On July 4 I celebrate America’s. This year is Special, Because it marks the 40th anniversary of my independence. On June 30, 1968, I escaped Communist Cuba and a few months later I was In the United States to stay. That I happened to arrive in Richmond on Thanksgiving Day is just part of the story, but I digress. I’ve thought a lot about the anniversary this year. The election-year rhetoric has made me think a lot about Cuba and what transpired there. In the late 1950s, most Cubans thought Cuba needed a change, and they were right. So when a young leader came along, every Cuban was at least receptive. When the young leader spoke eloquently and passionately and denounced the old system, the press fell in love with him. They never questioned who his friends were or what he really believed in. When he said he would help the farmers and the poor, and bring free medical care and education to all, everyone followed. When he said he would bring justice and equality to all, everyone said ‘Praise the Lord.’ And when the young leader said, ‘I will be for change and I’ll bring you change,’ everyone yelled, ‘Viva Fidel!’ But nobody asked about the change, so by the time the executioner’s guns went silent, the people’s guns had been taken away. By the time everyone was equal, they were equally poor, hungry, and oppressed. By the time everyone received their free education it was worth nothing. By the time the press noticed, it was too late, because they were now working for him. By the time the change was finally implemented Cuba had been knocked down a couple of notches to Third-World status. By the time the change was over more than a million people had taken to boats, rafts, and inner tubes. You can call those who made it ashore anywhere else in the world the most fortunate Cubans. And now I’m back to the beginning of my story. Luckily, We would never fall–in America–for a young leader who promised change without asking, what change? How will you carry it out? What will it cost America? Would we? Manuel Alvarez Jr. ____________________________________________ Let me pose a question: By the time Sen. Obama’s much-promised, soon-coming (but never discussed) change takes place, and the American people are forced to take to their boats, rafts and inner tubes … Where do we go? Cuba? Haiti? Think about that when you go out to vote on November 4 because this is the most critical election of your life. And, by the way, remember this, too. Not one single person has thought to ask Sen. Obama to be very specific in telling us precisely what changes he plans to make in our United States of America. Jon Christian Ryter

Anyone want to comment on how Oprah will now be taking over power? No wonder Obama’s wife acts odd. Anyone…She has a larger power over her head.

I will not accept Oprah as my first ambassador to the world. ARE you kidding me? We know where his money is coming from…but can I please breath before she is my voice to the world? Anyone? Is that the counsel he is going to put forth first in his cabinet?

McCain has failed to capitalize on the last debate. On the campaign trail Obama has been going on about the failure of deregulation. McCain touched on his support for GSE (Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac) legislation and that was it. I believe this is a central issue to the financial crisis that we are experiencing. Republicans were calling for regulation and reform while Democrats were saying that everything was OK. See Google link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MGT_cSi7Rs McCain voted for reform of these Government Sponsor Entities while Obama’s vote was typical – Present. Another lost opportunity by McCain.

I thought this was McCain’s best performance by far. I also thought Obama didn’t do as well as he did in the first debate.The one thing I really disagreed with is when McCain said that Gov. Palin is such a great role model for women. I really like how Obama answered the questions in all calm and appeared to be thinking as he spoke. I like how the setting of this new debate made each of the candates have to talk to each other face to face.

The way its going we will end up with a Dem in the white house and house and senate. Then people will wake up when they find out all the crazy crap polisie and her corrupt leaders are really planning, just think america modeled after her home town. Its too bad people don’t see that the leaders in the house and senate are just as much to blame for this finacial mess.

Doesn’t McCain seem like a “warped frustrated old man”? That is Mr. Potter from It’s a wonderful life. John McCain is Mr. Potter.

McCain needs to answer on the story below! Why in the world would he select someone so dangerous to run with him! Breaking News: The Terrorist Group AKA Alaska Independent party Calling on Russia to help secede from the Union Extremists Mark Chryson and Steve Stoll former leaders of the Alaska Terrorist group AKA Independence Party and friends of Sarah Palin are calling on Russia to help them gain independence from the United States. Watch video of Sarah palin addressing The Alaska Terrorist Group also known as The Independence party. They are calling for a civil war against the mainland. www.chilitoz.com

When is someone going to wake up and smell the coffee? The debate tonight, from McCain’s side, seemed to have the objective to discredit Obama and try and get him away from his even demeanor, not to talk about the issues for every minute of this debate. McCain wasted almost 20 minutes of this debate talking about negative ads and attempting to discredit Obama. That 20 minutes could have been talking about the issues and how he is going to get results. How many times did we hear that he is going to fix the problems in our government and he was the best candidate? Almost as much as he talked about how he was going to fix it. Was he trying to get a subliminal message across? Again wasted time. If he was as worried about fixing problems as he was about any negative aspect of Obama, maybe he would have talked about the fixes more, instead of wasting half of his time in the hot seat on Obama. If you look at the facts of the negative ads being run, they have had the same amount of time on air running negative ads. Granted Obama has spent more on ads overall, the amount of minutes of negative ads are equal. By the way McCain, where did all your campaign money go? Overspend just a little? If you want to get a look at the two candidates prior years leading up to this point, get onto a public access TV channel and look for a show comparing them. Locally my station played one twice just last night. It’s two hours long and takes you on a trail from childhood to now. Make your own decisions on their lives, don’t use precious minutes of the debate to try and make yourself look like the better candidate from your personal lives. John McCain also showed me tonight that he is not as willing to work both sides of the aisle as he says. One more roll of his eyes and disrespectful gesture tonight was going to make me sick that he is even a candidate for President. He has no patience and showed that he is very set in his ways. We need a president that is going to look at all options and make the best decision for the people, not the party. Just as it has been in the past in this country we are still looking at the basic conflict between Republican and Democratic views on how to fix our country. We need a change. We need to look at what is destroying this country: 1. The rich keep getting richer and the poor keep getting poorer. 2. PAC’s are getting out of hand. Whoever has the most money or influence does not mean that the average American is being represented. 3. How do we expect Social Security to last even more than a few more years, when our young kids are going out to get jobs on $7+ an hour. Are we expected to keep funds going into SS to pay for the future when our minumum wage has only doubled in the last 30 years, yet inflation has quadrupled the cost of everything we buy. Where is all the money from inflation going? It’s not back into the economy, it’s going in someone’s pockets. When wages are still low, today is what happens to our economy. If you don’t think that this affects our SS fund, look at how many kids are in the workplace and tell me they won’t settle for less than inflation allows, because they think that’s all they are worth when they get into the “adult” workforce. Has anybody seen the average starting pay out of college go up over the last 15 years? Maybe in the big cities, but not in the rest of the country. 4. Big business is putting little business out of business. Everybody wants convenience at a cheap price. Why do you think Walmart is so successful. Now we are paying for it in the long run. If we don’t spread some of the wealth from “Joe the plumber”, it will continue. If Joe is making over $250K, then he’s doing alright. Take a look at the statistics. Only 20 percent of the population makes over, what, $160K? (It might even be less, but you get my point). They are getting the rewards from the common man to use there business, because of their convenience or product, then they should be responsible to get some of that money back to the people. Ask yourself, do you know how much big business donations to non-profit organizations has been down over the last 5 years. Look it up, you’ll be suprised. 5. Government spending is out of hand. Not only does each program need to be looked at with a scalpel, but the people need to do their job to help. Many people take advantage of “government programs”, but yet can’t get off their butt to keep a job. It’s awful nice when the “gov’t program” pays for your food or kid’s medical bills. If you can’t get a job that you want, get something to get you by. The average to find a job is one month for every $10K in your pay. That means that the average person making $40K will need 4 months to find a new, comparable job. What do you do in the meantime? Ohh that’s right, sit on you butt, someone will pay for it. 6. Big business hasn’t helped in keeping our economy stable. Everyone that works for a big company is pushed to their limits more and more every year. Budgets keep going up and there are less and less resources or time to get to those levels. Greed my friends has been our biggest demise. Take a big company that puts more and more expectations on its employees every year, yet the workforce gets smaller and smaller. That equates to more earnings and higher profits for these companies every year. If they are successful, they also make their competition smaller and smaller every year. Why, because, with the help of inflation, new small companies can’t get started. Each year it is more dangerous to go up against the big companies as a small independant trying to start out. While all this is going on, the workforce in the big company is getting smaller (more people out of jobs) and the people that still have their job need to work longer hours to keep up with their ever increasing demand from the company. Do you want to fix the economy quickly, get rid of “exempt” employees and pay them hourly, then see how much money hits the economy. Wall Street has been on a “false” high prior to it’s drop. This has stemmed from these big business pushing their employees harder and harder. Who hit the wall now? Big business is not the only one paying now, so are the people that are getting laid off right now after being pushed by their company for so long. 7. Healthcare has become a very profitable business. I currently left a medical practice that had all the conveniences within one building. They would conveniently need you to come back 4 or 5 times to remedy a simple medical issue. They always needed you to come back tomorrow, then two days from now, then one week from now, and oh by the way, your regular doctor is not in right now, so we’ll need you to check in with them later also. Cha-ching!!! Gotcha for $20 bucks a pop and we’ll bill out your insurance each time too. Oh and by the way, your insurance doesn’t cover the medication you need, since the drug rep gave me lunch today and I need to prescribe their medicine, but this is the meds you really should take if you want to get better. 8. Do I even have to go down the oil business route? Check the profits for oil companies over the last couple of years. Once again greed will get paid back. Sorry for the long list of thoughts, but I am voting for Obama and will hope for something different. He certainly seems to be the only one who wants to make the changes that will help these issues out. As for the greedy people out there, good luck, because whether it’s through new policies or the economy staying the same, your headed for a demise or a new meaning on life.

Does anyone else see just how much trouble this country is really in? It has come to the point to where we are forced to elect the lesser of the two evils. Personally, I think that we as citizens of this country should exercise our rights and go to Washington and clean house, kick the whole mess of them out and just start over. We need to do away with all the lobbyists and special interest groups, with new blood in every position then maybe things would change. I can’t understand what has happened to a country that was born from a belief in God and in opposition to all the taxes from England. Now, we pay more than double the taxes than any other country in the world. Not only do we pay taxes on something when we buy it, but we have to pay taxes on it for as long as we own it. What’s wrong with this picture? Here in N.C., we pay the highest gas tax at the pump in the country. Supposedly, it goes for the roads, then can someone explain to me why N.C. has one of the worst road systems in the country. I really hope that my daughter can get a good paying job in order to help take care of her parents in their golden years. I am 46 and I know that by the time I am able to retire, all the money that I have paid into Social Security will be gone, it will all be history and Social Security will be bankrupt. Not only my children have to support their parents, but they will have to try to have some kind of retirement for themselves and I don’t see it happening. Without a larger wide sweeping change, I don’t see things getting any better no matter who gets elected. All I can Say or do is pray extra hard that God shows mercy on us all, because in reality that is the only hope we have to survive.