Re: you should live here, ,you might think differently Chicago's had those problems way before Obama was born!
August 2005 ... while hurricane Katrina was ravaging New Orleans, Best Buds, McBush and Bush were eating cake, celebrating McBush's 97th birthday. Or is Bush sucking his thumb ? :shock:
There's been even more mutiny on the Republican ship. Harvard Law Professor Charles Fried - who has been one of the most prominent conservative thinkers in the country and served as Solicitor General of the United States under Reagan - announced that he's cast his vote for Obama in an absentee ballot. Fried also asked to be removed from several campaign-related committees on which he served and stated that his reason for voting Democrat was "the choice of Sarah Palin at a time of deep national crisis." ....from PerezHilton
Heard this on NPR as I was driving home the other day: http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/kera/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=1394634
I think Fletch's question is legitimate, and not meant to offend. It was just a question. Sorry if your feelings were hurt, or you feel marginalized by the US election as a Canadian. You probably won’t appreciate my blunt style either. The fact is if you’re not a US citizen, you can’t vote in the US election. But I do understand the interest and vested concerns from citizens of other countries. There is much at stake here for the North American region and entire world overall. Furthermore, Canadians and others are free to express their opinions – I don’t think any one disagrees with that. However, the election should not be driven by what non-Americans think is good for America just as I cannot decide what is good for Canadians. Rolling Stone is a leftist publication (always has been) so you may be looking through a “set of focal lenses” as well. I’d encourage you to seek out media outlets on the right side of the argument to gain another perspective of American politics (i.e, Fox News, Wall Street Journal, The National Review, etc,) Having said that, most Americans are going to vote with relation to their pocket books which are hurting right now. The economy is the main issue. Democrats want to divide the economic pie into equal slices, whereas the Republicans want to increase the size of the entire pie for everyone. In relation to one’s particular situation, these are very different ideologies and require some deeper thought. Unfortunately, I see many basing their vote on shallow things such as personalities, fashion, silly pictures, good looks, political rhetoric and talking points, etc.
Fox News ?!?!?!? Seriously ?!?!?!? IF you know people who are basing their votes on fashion then Palin should have no problem winning with her $150,000.00 new wardrobe. SHE'S A SHOE IN! :lol: I have researched the candidates, and I don't cast MY vote on those things you listed! I am sick of the last 8 years with a republican idiot in the White House looking for weapons of mass destruction, ruining the economy, sending our military to war ... btw, has Bush found Bin Laden ??? McBUSH VOTED WITH DUBYA 90% OR IS IT HIGHER? 95% OF THE TIME ... NOW THAT OLD McBUSH KNOWS HE'S LOSING HE'S CLAIMING HE'S NOT GEORGE BUSH ... HE'S TRYING TO DISTANCE HIMSELF FROM BUSH, BUT IT'S TOO LATE, HIS RECORD PROVES HE'S JUST AN OLDER VERSION OF BUSH. And there's nothing "silly" about the picture ... it's YOUR president and YOUR candidate having a tender moment as best buddies. :hug:
Speaking of Joe the Plumber... did anybody catch the story on John McCain's brother Joe the Hothead? I know that this has nothing to do with any of the candidate's qualifications, but I did get a good laugh. Who hasn't wanted to call 911 to get the 411 (information). Then cuss them out (inadvertently) because they pointed out that you shouldn't be using 911 for that particular purpose. Ha! Anybody want to guess how long it will be before they release this recording? www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2008/10/25/ap5604684.html
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/oct/24/rockycbs4-poll-obama-has-12-point-lead-state/ YAY COLORADO!!!! :clap:
