The above was mainly addressed to Anonymous’ comment on 21 Nov 2008 at 11:07 am

So sad, taking someone else’s money is the most important thing to some of you….:(

It was posted that Obama wants to double the capital gains tax - I do not know where one gets that info, Hannity perhaps - http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/08/obama-clarifies.html

Or that the Black vote is what got him elected - they are 13% of the population - Obama got more than 50% of every voter under 65.

We currently have a Leadership Vacuum in Washington - Bush would love to leave office right now, it is painful to watch him. Bush with a Republican congress for 6 years was not able to get much done - he was too concerned with invading Iraq from day one.

You can criticize Obams for reaching into the Clinton administration, but bush also took from the Bush 1, Ford, Reagan and Nixon adminstrations.

What was McCain offering - talk about redistributing wealth! - he wanted to fix all the bad mortgages - if I listen to this blog, that is most Illegal Immitgrants, he wanted to introduce a new tax - the Health Care tax, he was acting his usual self, shooting from the hip. And then he picked Palin! - how desperate was he - yes, she invigorated the campaign, but the more we got to know here, the less tolerable she became. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeMypXCUWMw

And here is your bush voter - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQVP2BV9LP0

Unfortunately, we listen to a few pundits on the radio or tv, and take their spin as fact - even O’Reilly spins his story.

I don’t think anyone is in charge

Mouthpieces like Limbaugh and Hannity get frustrated at every turn, especially on illegal immigration

The fact that a contrarian like McCain and Palin who governs Alaska - pretty much a socialist state - could get nominated proves my thesis

There’s no one at the wheel of the ship and it’s drifting

The GOP has become a collection of negative ads looking for a purpose

I don’t think anybody’s in charge of it.

Certainly guys like Limbaugh and Hannity aren’t - the party flips them the bird on illelgal immigration and other issues at will

I think it’s a rudderless ship

McCain’s no leader of it, he got the nod because as Dick morris wrote about at length years ago, Republicans are keen on reaching back to the guy who came in #2 previously and nominating them.

Palin’s certainly not. She’s off in Alaska (pretty much a socialist state) dealing with practically no issues that generalize.

There’s nobody at the wheel of the boat.

The only thing Obama is going to change is our tax rate (UP) and give our hard-earned money to the poor who don’t pay taxes, thereby spreading socialism in America.

My father also suffers from BDS - so I know the symptoms very well…

With a little help from a Republican congress…

I can think of some Democratic idiots

Bill Richardson is a great example of someone who, like Condaleeze Rice, rose to the level of his incompetance

“Yes, I stole $100 from your wallet. But I only did it because there are some unsavory characters around, and I thought that if I didn’t get there first they might steal $200 from you.”

“Oh, OK Senator McCain. Here’s my vote”.

As opposed to voting for McCain who wanted to bail out everyone who bought a home too expensive to pay for? He wanted to take from you/me/everyone and pay the difference for those who overextended themselves?

Why spend your time berating Obama, who hasn’t yet done ANYTHING, as opposed to Bush who has just presided over a massive giveaway of your money? Or John “fundmantals are strong”/”we need this bailout right now, no questions asked” McCain?

As to the basis of this thread, I think that Bush having been the proven dsaster it would be more instructive to figure out how Bush got elected. Probably some combination of charm, looks (I believe his handsomeness is a factor often overlooked - the guy’s like a male model, he rarely looks bad) (no I’m not gay), god, guns, fear, clinging, exploiting the abortion issue, fear-mongering and false advertising, etc.

The man was elected by those who want some of what I have worked for and thereby consider to be mine. I totally disagree with that.

Both Parties, etc…..get over the Bush thing. Just remember, he had
Barnie Frank, Pelosi and Reid helping him out in the sinking of our
ecomony.

- Start wars under phony pretenses

- Sink the economy, in part by undoing the policies that had previously enabled great prosperity

And it’s pretty obvious why 52% of voters would vote for the other party’s candidate after such a performance. Regardless of their familiarity with what many of them would regard as minute details.