It was the best of their three debates. McCain did better than in the previous debates, and Obama is attempting to run out the clock. Bob Schieffer did well and asked some good questions. I was thinking that it was too bad that the late Tim Russert was not around to moderate one of these debates.
By the way, don’t forget to vote in the poll on the left.
Joe the Plumber was the star tonight. Basically, Obama wants to take money from people, like Joe, and give it to other people. He calls it spreading the wealth. In other words, if you make some money in this country, maybe a little more than your neighbor down the street, Obama will tax you so he can spread it to your neighbor. It really does not matter to Obama if maybe your neighbor is a lazy person or a drug addict, he wants to spread the wealth from you to him.
We’ve heard it before, like when Clinton said in his first campaign for President that he wanted to give everyone a tax cut. Clinton raised our taxes. Obama will too.
We finally heard about the domestic terrorist friend of Obama’s, William Ayers. We heard about the group that attorney Barack Obama represented and his campaign gave thousands to, ACORN. Obama seemed to be reading his remarks when he was answering these questions. One has to wonder if ACORN folks were outside the debate center registering Mickey Mouse to vote.
Finally they talked about abortion. Obama by far has the most extreme abortion views of any candidate for President, ever. As for partial-birth abortion, he favors it. Any time. He campaigned on it in 2004.
Obama was caught snickering and smiling several times during the debate when McCain was giving answers. His smug and elitist attitude is showing through, and that turns people off.
So yes, it was the best debate. McCain won. I was happy to see him finally go on the offensive.
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pogie – Yes, it sure would. Raising taxes after saying you wouldn’t is the second thing we think of when we remember Clinton. -Jack
Yeah, it would certainly be a disaster to go back to Clinton’s economic policy, wouldn’t it?Nice try.
geeguy: that’s the reason I wrote “if maybe” in the first line. Not everyone is lazy and not everyone is a drug addict, but if we spread the wealth to those who don’t seek help (drug addicts) or those who are just lazy and want to live off the Gov’t dime, that does not help them. I have no problem with our government helping those who help themselves. I just don’t believe that tax rebates should be given to people who don’t pay taxes, or increasing taxes on those who are working hard to spread the wealth to those who do not. As one who is struggling financially, I only want the help that I earned from working hard (like unemployment), but I don’t want your taxes raised to help me. -Jack
“It really does not matter to Obama if maybe your neighbor is a lazy person or a drug addict, he wants to spread the wealth from you to him.”To be fair, not everyone who makes less than “Joe the Plumber” is lazy or drug-addled. The problem is not that some of them are so-situated, but the fact that the left wants to ignore the choices that <>anyone<> makes in order to find themselves in their tough circumstances.It’s the myth of the noble poor. In other words, there is an operative assumption that anyone who is struggling financially is doing so only because of tough breaks beyond their control. They’re working their allegorical butts off to make ends meet, if only society would give them a chance.I heard a discussion once where the liberal asked his friend “Do you think people <>want<> to be poor?”To which the friend replied, “No, I think people want to be rich. They are just not willing to do the things to make themselves so.”Let’s don’t be guilty, though, of making the opposite incorrect assumption. In other words, let’s don’t assume that everyone who is poor has the ability to pull themselves up. There are some people who find themselves in difficult positions due to circumstances beyond their control. That, of course, is the idea of a safety net. Unless we are willing as a society to ask the tough questions, to draw the difficult lines, about who finds themselve in poverty and <>why<>, we’ll have socialism, not a safety net.
anon: Thanks for your comments. I also have doubts about Obama’s character. I am concerned about his judgment, too. His experience is weak in the area of national defense. As for him being a Muslim, I’ve never seen any proof of that, except for rumors. His associations with Ayers, ACORN, Wright, Rezko, and Farrahkan bother me. -Jack
Both candidates were clear on positions. What it comes down to is character. I don’t trust Obama. To me, he is self-serving. He is brilliant in saying what we all want to hear in order to win the campaign. But, actions speak louder than words. He pals around with terrorists, worldwide. He’s a socialist. He’s a muslim. He’s a liar regarding his affiliations with Ayers, Acorn, Wright. Farrahkan calling him the gifted messiah that speaks and everyone listens, is scary as hell. McCain may not be an eloquent speaker, but he is a true 100% American. He has my vote.