OT: Election Day Poll

the latest article I’ve seen is this one:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27508967/

Income    Obama     McCain
75k+        48         46
50-75       50         43
30-45       55         36
30k-        64         26

The lower the income level, the better Obama does. I’d like to see numbers for even higher income levels, so if know where to find those, let me know.

http://people-press.org/report/?pageid=1405

    you are still a Marxist.

I didn’t write anything condescending in my initial post. I love America and I am sickened by what the Republicans and their Democrat enablers have done to my beautiful country.

      The Democrats have been in control of
Congress since 2006, and Congress has
a 11 % approval rating. That’s even lower
than President Bush.

     Nancy Pelosi stated upon assuming the Speaker
of the House’s position, We have two goals:
1. Get the U.S. out of Iraq.
2. We (the Democrats) have a common sense approach
    for keeping gas prices low.

     I guess that didn’t work out too well. The next failure, if elected is
BO’s proposed energy plan. Cap & Trade will " make electric prices
skyrocket". That’s quite a plan to add onto our already struggling
economy, all based on psuedo science from Gore & his
academic elitists buddies. Thousands of scientists have stood up
to dispute and refute these GW claims.

that Republican politicians are funneling the money to.

I’m curious as to how much has actually changed over the past 60 + years. Granted, up until the war in Iraq, defense spending as a percentage of GNP was at historic lows. But I don’t know that I’d call what has happened with regard to spending on Iraq as part of some master plan. Perhaps a master plan gone wrong, but certaintly not some fiendish way to enrich a few. I’m pretty much willing to bet my house that nowhere in the planning for Iraq did they envision spending this amount of money.

Here’s what I love about folks who criticize the administration on Iraq – most of them completely miss the point. Most argue the US has no business being there. That we never should have invaded. The simple fact is one can name several valid reasons for going into Iraq. Where the criticisim (in my opinion) should be directed is towards how poorly thought out and executed the plan was.

How has our economy been damaged by radical republicans? I thought the mortgage crisis was caused by lax lending policies pushed by the democrats, am I wrong? prior to this we enjoyed 7 of the best economic times this country has ever seen.

Our reputation has been damaged from a war we fought based on information reviewed by both congress and the president in which all agreed on the decision. A war in which we freed millions from a dictator that was systematically killing 10’s of thousands of his own people? Have you forgotten the dancing in the streets when we liberated them?

International law, what country do you live in?

Dissregard to the balance of power, name one example please, and how did this not result in an impeachment?

Tax payer dollars to fund religious organizations? how about tax payer dollars funding left wing political organizations. ACORN.

… it is usually a good reality check to see where you are at. If your life is going pretty good, it’s a good bet that the country is not in anywhere near as bad of shape as some would have you believe.

Skipping the economy, as government policy is one of the least of factors that impact it, the rest of your statements are either exagerations or just plain not true. Our military is not “badly damaged”. On the contrary, we currently have the best contingent of young men and women ever to serve this country, and they are being given equipment and technology that was almost unimaginable even a decade ago. Here is something that is not opinion – by any standard you want to choose, the men and women is the Unitied States military ARE the greatest generation ever. Never before has this nation seen such a high quality of volunteer during a period of war.

The standing and reputation of the US is solid in the places it counts. We are still the place most people (and governments) trust to invest their money. We are still the one nation counted on to lead by the rest of the world when it comes to solving problems. We are still the nation much of the world either wants to immigrate to or emulate. Public opinion polls are not what count. What counts are the actions of other governments and, to an extent, how the voters of many of those governments choose their officials. Try explaining why France, Germany and Italy all elected leaders that were considerably more pro-US than their predecessors.

Flagrant disregard for international law? How so? Disregard of the “balance of powers” – where? Exactly what changes to the Consitution occurred that changed this balance? Illegal Surveillance? Where are the convictions? I have a pretty big Libertarian bent and ended up having many long discussions with my youngest brother, who until recently was the US Attorney for SC. Try sitting down with a lawyer who is actually familiar with the details, rather than listening to talking media heads (who could be lawyers, but are still talking heads – i.e. they get paid to say stuff.) You will find that things were / are not so flagrant as you believe.

Dwarf, you are entitled to your opinions. I only caution that you do some in depth study and analysis of an issue before holding such dire opinions. Things are rarely as bad as you make them out to be. Those who would have you believe they are, most likely have a reason to want you thinking that way.

Maybe they’re all interests I share.

Unless you’re part of the 24% of people who think he’s doing a good job that is certainly not a good thing. Of course Obama has lobbyists, it would be naive to think otherwise. However, you cloud your good counter point by insinuating he’s a communist or supports Iran. Just because they endorsed him, which I wasn’t aware of and would like to see evidence of, doesn’t mean Obama wants their support.

If I formed a group called Crazy Freedom Hating Nutjobs and endorsed McCain, would that mean anything?

Is it because she is a strong woman with Governing experiance? I would love to find out what it is about that woman that would turn anyone off, sure as heck isn’t her looks! But then I’m a backwoods redneck that pays his taxes and believes in God so I’m obviously out of touch.

I picked the Blazers to win 53 games, too. If I wanted to be safer, I should probably go for 353 (OH, FL, NC, NV, CO, VA, but not MO, IN, MT, ND, GA).

It’s too big in a Julia Roberts and her brother sort of way. I still think she is pretty, but just not my thang. I’ll keep my women like Flo Jo or Serena.

a close election, and was a close election until Snr. McCain picking Gov. Palin.

that he will use conservative decision making methods when naming Supreme Court Justices.

Is it because the media made him one? Or is it because he is intelligent, well-spoken, driven, well-reasoned, and prudent?

These people who are voting for Obama because they “love the guy even though they can’t name one thing he stands for” are also voting against McCain because they hate the guy even though they can’t name one thing he stands for. But truly, in recent politics, hasn’t it mostly been about image and character?

But I think another thing that is appealing about his is his uncanny ability to avoid pettiness and when he has too, he confront is head on. He had a great speech about racism in America and he refused to touch the Palin’s baby’s baby momma thing.

Here’s some things I’d like to see changed. Keep in mind I’m not necessarily a typical Obama supporter. I’m way further to the left than most of the party.

1. Tax structure and business regulations changed to create greater balance of wealth. I’d rather have more balance than more total wealth.
   
2. Decent health care, housing, and food guaranteed to all citizens without exception.
   
3. Foreign policy that sees war as an extreme last option, doesn’t vilify other countries, and doesn’t try to take advantage of other countries for our gain.
   
4. Environmentalism for the benefit of current and future people, because climate change and other things are really significant threats that can’t be ignored or marginalized.
   
5. Greater respect for freedom of speech and privacy, less emphasis on giving up rights in the interest of security.

Only joking. I respect libertarians, I understand that position intellectually even though I don’t agree with it.

(Olbermann excluded obviously)

I think Bush deserves every bit of the criticism he gets from the mainstream media.

CNN breaking news: “In a surprise deal, Barack Obama today traded the rights to Iraq to a pan-Arabian consortium for immediate cap relief to boost the ailing US economy and re-align resources. This is the second major move in his rookie year after already trading North Dakota to Canada for Quebec that had wanted out of the franchise for a long time. His legal counsel Tom Penn is quoted as saying ’We have a lot of experience dealing with French influences, and think it will feel right at home here. And after I discovered this little-known clause in the constitution that allows for such a deal we just did it since we still have South Dakota on the bench”. Obama stated again that North Dakota was a model state during it’s time in the union, and wished it all the best with its new team. These new developments come just a few weeks after his historical “Dunk poverty in the face” State of the Union address focusing on domestic policies had members of congress give standing ovations for three hours."