Smiling Faces
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Joan Osborne's version of The Undisputed Truth's great tune. Some exquisite guitar work here, and keyboards too.
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The Right can only be depressed as they watch Obama buoyed by a world credit crisis and the deep unpopularity of a president who campaigned but never governed like a conservative. It's the perfect combination to make a president out of an inexperienced, far-left politician whose background provides a gold mine for any opposition researcher. To the degree that they are engaged in this election, conservatives are motivated entirely by fear of Obama and what he will do as president when backed by a solidly liberal Democratic House and Senate. They are not driven by love of the Republican candidate, and it shows in the anger present at McCain campaign rallies. Most conservatives will probably vote for McCain, but they also realize they are far less likely to persuade others, and they feel a disaster coming. The enthusiasm the Right felt during the 2004 election, which had been framed as a true ideological clash between Left and Right, simply does not exist this time around.
McCain's abrupt embrace of a big-government solution to the mortgage crisis during last week's debate places an exclamation point upon his many apostasies from conservative thought. Never a believer in supply-side economics, McCain had denounced the tax cuts of 2001. His push for campaign finance reform, for carbon emission restrictions, for federal regulation of boxing, and his long-standing defense of the Death Tax prior to this election have always made his agreements with conservatives on other issues appear to be accidental overlaps rather than a sign of common philosophical belief.
Here's some unsolicited (and likely not to be followed) advice for all those Republicans who think McCain needs to attack Obama's past associations with the like of Bill Ayers, Reverend Wright and so on. FORGET IT, IT AIN'T GONNA WORK. [Voters aren't] concerned with his past, and, despite GOP thinking, it isn't because they don't know of his past associations. They're not concerned with Obama's past because they have feel it is irrelevant to Obama delivering the 'change' they so desperately want."
From today's Miami Herald Even Gov. Charlie Crist, who helped deliver Florida for McCain during the primary, said he will spend the final weeks before Election Day minding the state's weak economy rather than campaigning for the Arizona senator. ''When I have time to help, I'll try to do that,'' Crist said last week, after he flew around the state with McCain running mate Sarah Palin. Saturday, he skipped a McCain football rally and instead went to Disney World. Once considered a potential running mate, Crist had pledged to do all he could for McCain and spent several days this summer campaigning for the Republican nominee in and outside Florida. He faults the tough economic times for McCain's difficult time in Florida, where he trails rival Barack Obama by about 5 percentage points in the polls. Crist has stressed the need to focus on the economy and, close allies say, has grown troubled with the negative direction of the McCain campaign as it focuses more on Obama's connections to 1960s radical William Ayers, rather than on pocketbook issues. ''Everybody runs their campaign the way they think is the best to run it,'' Crist said last week. Asked about the Ayers attack, the governor raised his eyebrows and said: ``It is what it is.''
very interesting quotes from Crist
The McCain camp seems to be changing tactics week to week at this point hoping for something to stick. I would say the "guilt by association" tactics fell short of gaining any votes...i doubt we will see much of it for the remainder.
At this point, I'm starting to feel like neither candidate is qualified to be President. And one is clearly more skillful at running a campaign, which is pretty much all Obama's done since he joined the Senate. I doubt that will translate to skill in running the government, the country or the military.
You said it dead on in your first comment! It all churns in my gut like I had eaten something rotten! We are in dire straits for sure!
I feel that ziploc is a viable candidate
We need politicians who are trusting
Did you know that a huge percentage of rappers, like Ziplok, are muslims?
I'm not saying Ziplok is a muslim, I'll let you draw your own conclusions.
ziploc is the dopest.
BTW-I think that was a sober and accurate analysis DMDM..
Here's what I think will happen..Republicans in the House and Senate will not allow any major reforms and gridlock will be worse than ever...then in 2 years, it'll be time for a change again, except the Republicans will be able to claim the mantle.
or
The people and their elected officials will have the balls to do something and maybe, just maybe, there will actually be some changes made.
I'd put my money on number 1, but I'm hoping for number 2.
Also, frowners and scowlers tell lies,too.
It's like Glum said:
"We're all doomed"!
CodyB, The dems may end up with a fillibuster-proof majority. There probably won't be enough Red Dog Dems to hold spending in check, but the recent socialization of the banking industry may not leave enough money for a lot of the planned changes.