Did you hear John McCain say twice now that he would FREEZE ALL DOMESTIC SPENDING EXCEPT FOR THE DEFENSE BUDGET? That means goodbye to every other program. Forget education, forget any kind of social services. “You’re On Your Own, kid!”–the YO-YO society, as Hillary so charmingly put it.

I don’t see how anyone who supported Hillary could support McCain instead of Obama. Hillary and Barack share nearly the same positions on everything; McCain does not. (Don’t believe me; just listen to what Hillary is saying NOW.)

The thought of Sarah Palin becoming president scares the hell out of me. She is frighteningly uninformed. Do we really need another person in the White House who is anti-science and says ‘nucular’? God help us! It is certainly not “feminist” to support her just because she’s a feisty, spunky woman. What are her values? What are her positions on various issues? Whom will she help?

McCain and Palin mean more deregulation, more privatization, more tax cuts and breaks for the rich while the poor get poorer and the middle class loses its jobs and its homes.

Obama is just as pro-Israel and anti-jihadist as McCain. The difference is that Obama is thoughtful and cautious in making decisions, whereas McCain, by his own admission, makes quick decisions from his gut and “just lives with the consequences” if he’s wrong. We do NOT need any more of that!

very nice slide show of Palin pretty photos

i realy appreciate this nice extra in politics

she is good looking because she is a good person: thats a very interesting law of nature if you know what i mean

anyway enjoy the link

SARAH will win

Socialism is NOT an American value.

Thank you for reminding me that the horrific practice of extraordinary renditions started under the Clinton administration, if not before.

My understanding is that the Bush administration greatly expanded the use of this practice after 9/11.

However, it was just as inexcusable for the Clinton administration to do have done this as it is for the Bush administration. Clinton set a terrible precedent in this case and it highlights the fact that no politician is perfect and none should be given blind faith or blind trust. Accountablility to citizens is a key component of democracy and the patriotic adage, “Eternal vigilence is the price of freedom” is so relevant and timely in this case. To me, this is one example of why citizen watchdog groups such as Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, the American Civil Liberties Union, and the Center for Constitutional Rights play such an important role in our democracy. These organizations support universal human rights and speak truth to power. And Thank God for Eleanor Roosevelt who worked so hard to create the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The UN is a very flawed institution, but this document will live in history as one of humanity’s greatest accomplishments. If only all the governments in the world were to finally decide to takes its precepts seriously . . .

As far as the great population centers doing all the electing, there’s something to that. I call it Mexico City Syndrome. Electricity rates, for example, in Mexico City are heavily subsidized. The rural people pay a LOT more. A VERY large portion of the populace live in Mexico City. So, they have an enormous say in the apportionment of taxes and such. It’s not just the concentration of the people. It’s the concentration of the communications. The rural people stand no chance.

If we had a simple popular vote for Prez, small towns and States with low population, unless they have a big city, would never see a candidate. As it is, McCain is opening a campaign in Maine.

Phyllis, there’s a woman in California who doesn’t have any doubts about Palin’s full support of women’s rights. She is Shelley Mandel, president of the LA chapter of NOW (she has Tammy Bruce’s old job) and yesterday she made her support publicly known to the world by introducing Sarah at a rally:

http://hotair.com/archives/2008/10/05/video-palin-introduced-by-president-of-la-chapter-of-now/

What about you? If not now, when?

Open this link to see a brilliant diagram of all of ACORN’s work, and the Senators and presidential candidates who make it happen. Dodd, Frank, Schumer, and of course Barack Obama are stuck in the swamp of self-dealing, corruption, and politicial machinations, all masquerading as social justice and cheap real estate for the poor, at quite large taxpayer expense. This is a savvy Democrat web site. Follow the link for a really astonishing set of Democratic web sites which compete with each other in their exposition of Obama’s perfidies, corruptions, and non-messianic attributes. Remember — former libs are much better at political knife fighting than those whose first instincts are, and remain, conservative.

If you still believe the “rape kit” story, you’ll believe anything.