Yeah, how things have changed in four years. McCain of 04 was a vastly different person than McCain of 08, while Obama has improved leaps and bounds after a tough primary campaign, and the political environment has changed dramatically too.

The McCain campaign apparently has a new theme this week: attacking Obama for wanting to "spread the wealth." Has anyone else seen the adds on the site? They seem to be much more consistant than the previous adds. But it is not clear what that really means.

Many Republicans have bitterly opposed the federal income tax since the 16th amendment was passed in 1913. Is McCain going to repeal the federal income tax (a la Ron Paul)? If so, how does he plan to finance the government? Does McCain want to keep the tax but make it a flat tax (a la Steve Forbes)? Or does he mean that the difference between the top rate of 39.6% under Bill Clinton redistributed wealth unfairly and the top rate of 36% under George Bush makes all the difference in the world?

SNL vet Victoria Jackson's looney political ramblings.

http://www.victoriajackson.com/

They don't mean anything by it. It's just another fear-mongering scare tactic that they've employed against Obama. Now it's the specter of socialism.

Forget that McCain's position is almost identical, and that he actually used the words "share the wealth" in 2001. And forget that Alaska is the most socialist state in the country.

These people are liars and hypocrites.

http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/10/28 ... th-israel/

Joe the Plumber endorses McCain and says a vote for Obama is a vote for the death of Israel.

What a douche bag.

Danny Elfman produces an anti-McCain ad!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/2 ... 38684.html

and check this out!

http://www.palinaspresident.us/

The poor poor penguin! Something-stan. North Korea-stan. Nothing like good satire.

Obama's Loss Traced To Neo maul


that's my username at another forum.

Maverick John McCain!

Listen to this ONE time and see if you fully understand what he said...

oh WOW! i'm embarrassed for him.

Danny Elfman is not exactly correct. William Henry "Tippecanoe" Harrison was the first U.S. President to die in office after serving only 32 days. Before the election of Ronald Reagan at age 69, Harrison at the age of 68 was the oldest U.S. President. McCain is 72 and is older than both.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Henry_Harrison

John McCain's Father died of heart failure at the age of 70.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_S._McCain_Jr

McCain's Grandfather died of a heart attack at the age of 61.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_S._McCain,_Sr.

"If Mr. Obama wins we could possibly see any or all of the following: a federal constitutional right to welfare; a federal constitutional mandate of affirmative action wherever there are racial disparities, without regard to proof of discriminatory intent; a right for government-financed abortions through the third trimester of pregnancy; the abolition of capital punishment and the mass freeing of criminal defendants; ruinous shareholder suits against corporate officers and directors; and approval of huge punitive damage awards, like those imposed against tobacco companies, against many legitimate businesses such as those selling fattening food," - Steven Calabresi.

This is not some wingnut blog. It's the Wall Street Journal. I've never seen the right quite this unhinged before, and that's really saying something.

Steven Calabresi is full of shit.
I defy anyone to push all of that through SCOTUS and win.

You forget that the Wall Street Journal was bought by Rupert Murdock recently, who is intent on turning it into another Fox News right-wing propaganda machine. Its reputation is dying day by day.

hmm. all of the things listed sound quite ok with me.

Suing businesses that sell fatty food is ok?

I like the idea of maybe taxing these companies more. Maybe a sin tax like Cigarettes. It might influence people to stop their bad habits, but it would be a good way to get some additional income.

Oh the idea of an extra tax is fine, even if I didn't agree with it Its not fundamentally wrong. However suing them is like a page out of a dystopian hellhole. Still its all conjecture the piece is rather funny fearmongering.

This media buy of Obama's tonight seems dumb. Every now and then he does something like this where I wonder who is giving him the bad advice.

I think back when he bought the time, it was probably a better idea.

Anyone know what's planned? I have no idea what he's gonna do.

apparently it's just gonna be like, the same old speech stuff, plans and pleas to vote and etc etc... and then at some point they're gonna go to his speech live in Florida. the one with Bill clinton or whatever tonight? maybe just to end it. i dunno.

I feel like he should have sold commercials within his commercial. That would have been awesome. Unless they're already there, and he only gets 22 minutes of actual talk time.

That seems dumb, does this deal with having "quotas" of races in businesses?

And why are abortions government-financed? If it's a personal decision, shouldn't they be personally held responsible for it?

The others seem alright.