CrackerDog

Damn man, I hope this doesn't get any worse. Another 700 points down today? When the hell does it end? The market isn't getting any warm fuzzy feeling from this dingbat President. If he can't f*cking LEAD he should step down now and let someone else do it. Of course, we have to insist that Cheney leave with him or we'll be in 7 wars before January. A recap of what 8 years of Republican Leadership gives us: * Multiple wars with no end in sight * An economic depression (or deep deep recession at best) * Your phone and email is all under surveillance * 2 new Pro-Life Supremes * A $10 trillion deficit * No credibility left on foreign policy... NONE! * A stronger Iran * A much stronger Russia * Gasoline prices through the roof * Unemployment rate climbing and climbing fast * 40 million citizens with no health insurance and no plan to assist them * Crime rate climbing (after decreasing every year under Clinton) And I'm sure I'm missing a few gems! By all F*CKING MEANS... LET'S GET US SOME MORE OF THIS!!! Double down with Johnny McCain!!!

http://palinaspresident.com/ George W. Bush in lipstick. Scary stuff. I didn't think anyone could be dumber than dub-yah.

You can find the calculator here: http://taxcut.barackobama.com/ For 95% of Americans, their taxes will go down under Obama; if you make over $250,000, you'll pay more. Don't believe Obama? Well, as Parade Magazine points out, if you're really, really, really, rich, John McCain will save you hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxes. If you're really really rich, vote McCain! If not, you'll lose money going with Johnny Square-Jaw.

Why Arizonans dislike McCain In a Paradise Valley shopping mall, Martin Dunleavy takes a break from the scorching Arizona sun. He is wearing a cap emblazoned with an eagle and an American flag, and describes himself as somewhat conservative. He adores Sarah Palin, whom he describes as "every man's woman." How about John McCain, Arizona's senior senator and the state's first plausible presidential candidate since Barry Goldwater in 1964? Dunleavy shakes his head: "You just can't trust McCain." Nobody besides a few excitable Democrats believes John McCain will lose Arizona. Presidential candidates nearly always carry their home states. But McCain is less popular at home than one might expect. On Feb. 5 he won less than half of the vote in Arizona's Republican primary. A state poll conducted two weeks ago put him seven points ahead of Barack Obama. It is hardly an overwhelming lead in a state that has voted for a Democratic president only once since 1948. A big reason is that McCain is a moderate among hotheads. "Arizona has always had a vocal hard-right element," says John Shadegg, a congressman who supports the senator. In 1986 it elected a governor aligned with the ultra-conservative John Birch Society. The state Republican Party is dominated by hard cases who object to McCain's temperate record on immigration and taxes. In a January straw poll of activists in Maricopa County, which includes Phoenix and Paradise Valley, McCain was voted the "most unacceptable" of five candidates for president. Still, Arizona's ultra-conservatives know they have nowhere else to go. Party leaders in Maricopa County have even provided a gritted-teeth endorsement of McCain on their Web site: "Many of us have strong differences with some of John McCain's past positions and policies. Some of us even dislike him personally. But we love America more." McCain's second problem is that, thanks in large part to the hard-right element that so dislikes him, Hispanic voters are slipping away. In the past few years Arizona's legislature has passed a slew of laws designed to make life miserable for illegal immigrants. Joe Arpaio, Maricopa County's publicity-hungry sheriff, has conducted sweeps of Hispanic districts in search of them. This has offended Latino voters and turned them against the Republican Party. Elias Bermudez of Immigrants Without Borders campaigned for George Bush in 2000 and 2004, and is currently trying to win Hispanic votes for McCain. He describes his latest challenge as "100 times harder." Yet McCain's biggest problem seems to be that many Arizonans do not feel he speaks for them. He rarely talks about Arizona on the stump, and did not mention the state once in his acceptance speech. By contrast, Obama repeatedly evokes the streets of Chicago, while Palin often sings Alaska's praises. Several people buttonholed in and around Phoenix were unable to provide a single example of something McCain had done for Arizona. Admirers saw him as an American hero rather than a local hero. Although the presidency is a national office, this is a bad sign. Even at his best, McCain can occasionally seem to be guided by a kind of internal moral compass rather than by the views of people who put him in office. It may be that Arizona's voters have simply noticed this more quickly than the rest of America.

That NY Times poll from last night... Wow! 14 points. When was the last time a Presidental candidate won by a margin like that? I'm not saying that's the way it'll turn out but the trend does seem to be moving toward a landslide. Maybe the rest of America is as pissed off as I am? Perhaps.

Check it out here: http://www.republicansforobama.org/

I agree and I'll add: IT SHOULD BE! Republicans mocked Democrats and any efforts made to steer this country in even a moderately different direction. They had complete control and rubber-stamped anything and everything this President sent their way. As Obama said at the convention: "It's time for them to own their failures." I couldn't agree more.

Obama outscores McCain in veterans’ group’s report card By Roxana Tiron Posted: 10/07/08 Barack Obama outscored his Republican rival, Vietnam veteran John McCain, in a report card issued by an influential, nonpartisan veterans’ group. The Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA’s) Action Fund gave the Arizona senator a “D” as part of its congressional report card. Obama received a “B” from the group. McCain is among three senators who scored a “D.” Only one senator, Jim DeMint (R-S.C.), received an “F.” McCain — a former Navy officer and prisoner of war — and Obama, who has not served, have made military and veterans’ issues central to their campaign as they try to show voters who would be a stronger advocate for those who have fought in two wars in the last seven years. Much of IAVA’s scoring revolves around legislation to boost education benefits for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, known as the “Post 9/11 GI Bill: Fair Education Benefits for Veterans.” The bill was the brainchild of Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.) and garnered wide sponsorship throughout the upper chamber. Because of campaigning, McCain missed six votes on the issues the group rated, out of which four were the votes regarding the GI Bill. The maximum of points for an “A+” in the Senate is 11. McCain received a total of three. IAVA gave two points to those who co-sponsored the GI Bill — its main priority for 2008. McCain did not sponsor that bill, but sponsored a competing bill with Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Richard Burr (R-N.C). One major aspect of the McCain-sponsored bill was the ability for veterans to transfer educational credits to their spouses and children. Ultimately, the transferability option was included in Webb’s GI overhaul bill. As a result, McCain issued strong support for the bill, but was not present at the final vote. IAVA did not credit McCain for the bill he sponsored with Graham and Burr because the group opposed it and threw its full support behind Webb’s bill. “Sen. McCain has been endorsed by 21 past National Commanders of the American Legion, the largest veterans’ organization in America, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the largest organization of combat veterans in America,” said Lang Sias, national veterans director on McCain’s campaign. “Sen. McCain is proud of having fought hard to ensure that an extremely high priority for career service members — the freedom to transfer their education benefits to their spouse or their children — was included in the final version of the GI Bill. John McCain made the GI Bill better for military families and veterans.” Despite being a co-sponsor of the GI Bill, Obama did not score a particularly high mark, but well above McCain. IAVA gave Obama a “B,” or a total of seven points. Obama, who like McCain has been on the campaign trail, missed four votes on issues the group rated. One of those votes was a procedural vote regarding the veterans’ education bill. Obama was present for the other three votes regarding the bill, including final passage. Obama’s running mate, Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.), also scored a “B.” He missed three votes that coincided with campaigning during the primaries, when Biden himself was a presidential candidate. “Sen. Obama has a long record of supporting our veterans and honoring the sacred trust with our veterans and military families. The fact that IAVA has recognized his unending support is a great tribute,” said Obama national security spokeswoman Wendy Morigi. “If he is fortunate enough to be elected in November, veterans can rest assured knowing that he will fight for them every day as president.” “We think attendance is important,” said Paul Rieckhoff, IAVA executive director of the scoring. “Lawmakers have to put the money where their mouth is. You can’t support the troops if you do not vote on the key issues.” IAVA is officially releasing its congressional report card Tuesday, the same day Obama and McCain are going into another presidential debate. Rieckhoff said the release was planned that way to make veterans’ issues part of Tuesday’s debate, because none of the candidates approached that topic in detail. “We hope that it lets them know that people are watching and that veterans are watching,” he said in an interview. “Whoever the president is, they have a huge challenge ahead with veterans’ issues. These guys have a chance to turn the page.” In the Senate scoring, IAVA focused on nine legislative actions: boosting of funding for veterans’ healthcare in 2007 and 2008; more money for Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles, known as MRAPs, for troops fighting in Iraq; expanded veterans’ benefits in 2007; 2008 legislation dealing with adaptive housing for disabled veterans, disability claims processing and education benefits for apprenticeships and on-the-job training; stopping the McCain-sponsored competing GI bill; and three votes on the Webb-sponsored GI Bill. Among the Senate’s co-sponsors of the education benefits overhaul are several who received an “A+” for their support of veterans. Those members not only co-sponsored the landmark education bill, but also voted in favor of all the other legislation on IAVA’s agenda. Among those who received an “A+” are: Webb, Susan Collins (R-Maine), who is facing a tough reelection campaign, Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Harry Reid (D-Nev.), the Senate majority leader, Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii) and Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.). Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.), a former candidate for president, scored an “A.” So did retiring Sens. John Warner (R-Va.), who was pivotal in negotiations on the GI Bill, and Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.), an original co-sponsor of the bill, as well as Olympia Snowe (R-Maine), Kit Bond (R-Mo.) and Gordon Smith (R-Ore.). In the House, 249 lawmakers received an “A” or “A+” for voting on 13 bills relating to veterans issues. Many of the freshman and vulnerable Democrats have received an “A+.” Democrats, and particularly the freshmen, have made it a key point to prove that their party is strong on national security. Among those vulnerables receiving an A+ are Reps. Chris Carney (D-Pa.), Patrick Murphy (D-Pa.), Paul Kanjorski (D-Pa.), Carol Shea-Porter (D-N.H.) and Nancy Boyda (D-Kan.). Another Democratic vulnerable, Rep. Nick Lampson (Texas), received a “B.” Several vulnerable Republican members earned top grades, but many of them have also scored “B’s.” Among them, Reps. Robin Hayes (N.C.), Christopher Shays (Conn.), Randy Kuhl (N.Y.) and Ric Keller (Fla.) stand out with an “A.” Reps. Don Young (R-Alaska) and Marilyn Musgrave (R-Colo.) received a “B,” as did Reps. James Walsh (R-N.Y.) and Steve Chabot (R-Ohio). Reps. John Campbell (R-Calif.), Tom Tancredo (R-Colo.), John Duncan Jr. (R-Tenn.) and Chris Cannon (R-Utah) scored a “D.” Rep Ron Paul (R-Texas) scored the only “F.” IAVA has about 105,000 members and makes no political contributions or endorsements.

True. Or at least watched carefully. But some have proven they can't be trusted a lot more than others. Hence why the Repugs look to take massive losses on November 4th. That makes me smile. The American People are wiser than they were 4 years ago.

You want to understand this economy, this is the best article I've seen. http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/feature.../stiglitz200811 The Fox News style tripe these guys have posted isn't worth the effort to debunk. The voters will provide them with a response on November 4th. Then we get to see who the American People hold accountable for this mess.

"Bottom feeder"? Wow! A new one for you... Congrats. Regardless of what you think of me, and I couldn't give a shit less, the FACT remains that one of McCain's top advisors was lobbying for Saddam Hussein. You know, the dictator we had to go to war against to remove from power? That guy! The one you dopes all like to claim was somehow tied to Al Quida. That guy! But McCain's top advisor thinks Saddam was getting a bad deal with the US and was working for him! And two of this guy's point people in this effort WENT TO JAIL! Personal attacks aside, your side has some explaining to do.

Never gets old dude. Never. Keep up the great work!

Nobody can deny he was subjected to unspeakable cruelty once captured. And he survived and impressed us all with his determination. But is that a good enough reason to put this man in the Whitehouse? Obviously I've answered that question for myself already: No! And when one looks at McCain's record in the Navy before he was shot down, it causes you to ask more serious questions about him. The entire article is here. Some select quotes below:

The entire article is great but I thought I'd share just this one part. I recommend checking it out completely by clicking this link. Keillor is a brilliant man who speaks from the heart but with such clarity...

In summary... Obama McCain Research 2000: 52 41 Obama +11 Reuters/Zogby: 48 44 Obama +4 Battleground: 53 40 Obama +13 Rasmussen: 50 45 Obama +5 Diageo/Hotline: 48 42 Obama +6 Gallup: 51 42 Obama +9 IBD/TIPP: 45 42 Obama +3 CBS/NY Times: 53 39 Obama +14 LAT/Bloomberg: 50 41 Obama +9 Ipsos/McClatchy: 51 42 Obama +9 Average: Obama +8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wbjg9Hh17lI Operation landslide, now in progress.

From MSNBC: From CNN: Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAm-Nvk3FAw Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2AiQ5ShYSU If McCain can't even vet his own VP choice, what does this mean for the country? We've had enough loose cannon's in the Whitehouse. Sorry I don't have some source like RabidDogRepublican.com or something to quote. The mainstream media will have to do.

Congrats!

From: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/14/m...a_n_134595.html I can't wait to hear them explain this one! Here they're making such a big deal out of Obama's middle name when all this time, right there on the Straight Talk Express... A Saddam Hussein sympathizer! Here's the story:

One last point... I don't know how many people I'm reaching, nor do you. What I do know is I'm talking to BEARS FANS here and they're a straight shooting, tell it like it is bunch. They aren't whiney bitches who need to be held because the big scary terrorists are coming to get us. I'm not worried about hurting anyone's feelings here. And maybe, just maybe, by being this way instead of being the pussy most Conservatives think Liberals are, by showing that it's OK to be a blue collar guy and still vote for the African American... It might change a few minds. It might bring a few people around. It might cause someone to think, to put the country first over their historical preference for Republicans. And it might give some a little ammo when they're talking to someone else who gets their talking points from Fox News and mocks liberals because that's what they're programmed to do. I don't apologize, not one bit.

It's close because Obama is black and this country is still somewhat racist. Seriously man, I'm a white guy and I see it very clearly. This "arab" stuff, this "palling around with terrorists" stuff, this using his middle name stuff... Let's call it what it is, race baiting. But if Hillary had won they'd be going after her for being a woman so it's just about race because the opponent is black. I'm not saying all Republicans are racists. But they're pulling those puppet strings for sure. They'll DO ANYTHING to stay in power. They know what the costs will be of having all of the crap that's happened over the last 8 years come to light. I'd like to see Cheney's energy policy, written by Exxon and Enron, wouldn't you? So, they say anything, put complete fabrications on the air in commercials, etc. I wouldn't be surprised if they elevated the terror warning again in the next few days to scare people. Just like 2004. But I believe it would actually work against them this time. There may be a lot of racists out there and ignorant folks, some of whom post here I've found, but the country in general isn't stupid. Nobody would/should be buying this crap anymore. Seriously... Would Obama put himself through this process if he weren't a bigger PATRIOT than any of the folks posting here? Are you KIDDING me?!?! He clearly loves this country and he's clearly a good man. Those rooting against him need to look at their own souls. They need to watch the videos of people at McCain rallies bringing monkey stuffed animals with Obama's name on them to understand the deeper darker disgusting reasons why Obama isn't acceptable to many. And hey, he's black, he can't change that and he wouldn't want to. If you can't support him for that reason, just admit it and revel in your stupidity. But don't hide behind this "he's unworthy" bullshit. Please.... You're not fooling anyone. PS. If you've been under a rock for the last 10 days, you need to see this to know what I'm talking about.

I thought I made myself clear, I don't respect anyone who voted for Bush twice. Period. If you don't agree with that statement I don't care. And then for those folks to preach to me about how I need to give McCain a chance and how I should trust them again with our nation's future, well, sorry man. When I quote sources here I use credible ones. I use language you may not care for but I'm tired of being the party of nice guys who lose. I'm telling it like it is, your party and your candidates put us where we are today. This shit heap is your fault (assuming you're one of the Republicans you now defend.) And I've always been a moderate to left leaning person. I couldn't care less if you believe that or not. But it's clear to me and MANY true fiscal conservatives (check all of the links I've provided) that this Republican Party has strayed FAR FAR away from it's base in the 1970's. This nation needs a correction to the LEFT in my opinion and I'm not running from the word "liberal" you folks have demonized. I prefer Progressive but call me whatever you like. Your President f*cked up and got us into a war we didn't need to fight, he further screwed up EVERY day since with poorly executing his mistaken war. He's screwed up our economy, buried us in debt and put cronies into every level of government, to the detriment of New Orleans, as just one example. Meanwhile he's spied on everyone and taken so many shits on the US Constitution you can't read the rag anymore. Your god damn right I'm pissed off about that. And my anger is justified and directed at exactly the proper people. If the truth bothers you, don't read posts titled "This Republican Economy is KILLING me."

16 months after it was originally introduced and only a few days after the stories about problems at Freddie and Fanny started to make it into the press. Real leadership there. PS. The bill never made it out of committee. A committee controlled by, at the time, Repugs. So, facts, once again, ain't the friend of the Right Wing whackos. PSS. Dude, when you quote sites, try to use at least something that doesn't sound completely idiotic. Barking Mad something or other? Did Rush Limbaugh or Sean Hannity send you to that site? LOL!

http://www.mdc.edu/Home/Press/rally.htm LOL! This tells you all you need to know about this ACORN flap. It's pure political scapegoating. Boogyman stuff! And on the Ayers deal... The Chicago Tribune, a conservative newspaper... More bullshit from the McCain camp. They can't argue about the economy they and the Republicans BROKE so... may as well go 100% sleaze, all the time. Even Christopher Hitchens, a ultra-conservative, Clinton hater of the highest order, today endorsed.... WAIT FOR IT..... Obama! LOL! You Republicans have a lot to apologize to the nation for. Your day came and went and we now know what giving you control leads us to. Crisis after crisis. Collapse after collapse. Incompetence at EVERY level of government. Sorry, but Johnny just isn't acceptable as a President and Sarah isn't qualified to be the mayor of my suburb. You're all going to have to sit by and watch as the most progressive President in the history of this country brings us back from the brink of disaster. We don't need Johnny Square-Jaw attacking Iran to make us feel all patriotic again. It's time our patriotism was directed internally. A little introspection after years of "The Cowboy" is in order, I think. Time for intelligence. A steady hand...

A very good analysis of this is found here. In addition to this Vanity Fair article, it should be noted that Paul Krugman, an economist who just won the Nobel Prize and someone not allowed to speak on Fox News, someone the Right Wing refers to as "shrill" was warning of this collapse for 5 years. He's on MSNBC all the time. No, this isn't an issue one can easily pin on one party or the other but THE BUCK STOPS HERE needs to be invoked every once in a while. The Republicans whistled past the graveyard while the entire government, Congress and the White House were in their control. If things were wrong with the way Clinton left them, why no changes? They weren't shy about anything else the rammed down our throats over those 6 years. I'll tell you why, because the crisis we face now is essentially due to Republican policies which began during the Reagan administration and live on today. There have been some benefits as well to deregulation but the collapse is squarely on them and their failures for those years. And the crowd who gave us 8 years of the worst President ever now shamelessly squawk like they have anything we'd care to hear. Well, you don't. You've been discredited. And if I had my way, I'd ban you all from ever voting again. You're too freakin stupid to be allowed to vote.