John McCain's and Barack Obama's Billion-Dollar Election

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This response goes out to: KESHA of UT
Nov 03, 2008 22:58:25 PM
The ONLY thing going to the bank$ is our (TAXPAYER$') money, no matter who got elected--THANKS to Congress! [Their public approval rating is about half (17%) of Pres. Bush's!] Now they'll take even MORE!
This whole INVESTMENT / BANKING / INSURANCE FIASCO & COMING COLLAPSE is the result of BOTH PARTIES in the U.S. Congress, in 1998, along with then House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R) & Pres. W. J. Clinton (D) who signed into LAW the APPEAL OF THE "GLASS- STEAGAL AMENDMENT" of 1933. This was enacted during the LAST "GREAT DEPRESSION" due to the lending, banking & investing practices which led to the stock market crash back then! GO AHEAD, CHECK OUT THE FACTS!
Just remember, when the former SOVIET Union collapsed along their form of communist government. Communist China survives today because they claim NOT to be the "REVISIONIST DOGS" that they accused the U.S.S.R. of being. One of the central questions now is: "are western-style Capitalistic Democracies on the decline or near collapse"?! If so, what form will replace them?! Will anarchy, tyranny, dictatorship or some extreme synthesis of both Communism and Capitalism [i.e., Socialism] emerge?. The U.S. is being blamed around the world for starting / unleashing a Global Economic War. Our current President Bush is NO MORE responsible for this than was either President's H. Hoover or FDR during the early 19th century.
Since we are already involved in two wars--a military-style one on two fronts (The Global War On Terror) & an economic one (WALL STREET), perhaps the main question now is: "what LEADERSHIP will President-elect Obama demonstrate? Considering ALL the FACTS, and examining our history, it should be noted that the last time around, The U.S. had the Depression ("Great") BEFORE World War (WWII), NOT AFTER. It actually brought us out of the "Great Depression. Lastly, excluding Hawaii, that military conflict was NOT fought on our soil--911 changed all of that this time...

Mary of IL 5:41AM November 07, 2008

Oh, I almost forgot to close in the spirit of bi-partisanship: "GOOD LUCK PRESIDENT-ELECT OH-MAMA"!!!
dm

Dustin M. of IL 4:20AM November 07, 2008

THE WHOLE THING MAKES SOME OF US SICK. WAKE -IT - UP EVERYONE! BETWEEN THE MONEY USED TO "BUY" THIS ELECTION, AND THE UNQUESTIONABLY PRO OBAMA MAIN-STREAM MEDIA BIAS FOR OBAMA, THE END RESULT WAS A NO-BRAINER. EVEN WORSE WILL BE AS THE RECESSION / DEPRESSION WORSENS & THERE'S NOT ENOUGH MONEY TO GO AROUND PERIOD--NOT JUST PERSONAL FINANCIAL WEALTH TO "REDISTRIBUTE"-- BUT TAX REVENUE RAISED TO SPEND ON GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS (THOSE NEEDED OR NOT); TO BAIL-OUT MORE BANKS & COMPANIES [NOT THAT WE EVEN SHOULD, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WHO USED POOR JUDGMENT, BAD BUSINESS PRACTICES OR JUST PLAIN DECEIVED PEOPLE]; OR RESCUE HOME-OWNERS [ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO MADE BAD OR FRAUDULENT DECISIONS].
MR. O-BAMA HAS MADE SO MANY PROMISES TO BECOME PRESIDENT, TO BE ALL THINGS TO ALL PEOPLE [LIKE A CHAMELEON--NOT A CHANGE-LING], THAT A LOT OF AMERICANS WILL BE VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH HIM--NOT JUST THOSE WHO VOTED FOR HIM!
Dustin

Dustin M. of IL 3:54AM November 07, 2008

BOTH SIDES / PARTIES ARE OBSCENE FOR SPENDING THAT KIND OF MONEY-- EITHER MCCAIN'S FAMILY MONEY OR GOP DONATION$, OR OBAMA'S MILLIONS (ESPECIALLY FROM RICH CONTRIBUTORS LIKE W. BUFFET)!!! JUST LOOK AT THE POOR, NEEDY & STARVING (LIKE OBAMA'S HALF-BRO LIVING IN A KENYAN SLUM, OR ELDERLY & POOR IN THE DEMOCRATIC OR REPUBLICAN PARTY AS WELL)... WHAT A TERRIBLE, SINFUL WASTE OF $MONEY$!!! WHAT IS NEEDED IS A NEW, VIABLE ALTERNATIVE TO BOTH MAIN AMERICAN POLITICAL PARTIES! AN INDEPENDENT THIRD POLITICAL PARTY--SAY THE POPULISTS, FOR STARTERS. JUST WAIT & SEE, AFTER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS, THIS NATION WILL BE CRYING FOR ONE!
SK
P.S. ALSO, IT WAS ABSOLUTELY A ROTTEN JOB THAT THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA DID & IS STILL DOING AGAINST REP GOV. SARAH PALIN--BY ALL SIDES! ALL THE MORE REASON FOR A "NEW, INDEPENDENT, THIRD PARTY" & SHE COULD BE THEIR CANDIDATE FOR STARTERS...UNLESS SOMEONE ELSE HAS A BETTER IDEA FOR A TRULY BROKEN & CORRUPT POLITICAL SYSTEM...!

Steve K. of IL 3:20AM November 07, 2008

BOTH SIDES / PARTIES ARE OBSCENE FOR SPENDING THAT KIND OF MONEY-- EITHER MCCAIN'S FAMILY MONEY OR GOP DONATION$, OR OBAMA'S MILLIONS (ESPECIALLY FROM RICH CONTRIBUTORS LIKE W. BUFFET)!!! JUST LOOK AT THE POOR, NEEDY & STARVING (LIKE OBAMA'S HALF-BRO LIVING IN A KENYAN SLUM, OR ELDERLY & POOR IN THE DEMOCRATIC OR REPUBLICAN PARTY AS WELL)... WHAT A TERRIBLE, SINFUL WASTE OF $MONEY$!!! WHAT IS NEEDED IS A NEW, VIABLE ALTERNATIVE TO BOTH MAIN AMERICAN POLITICAL PARTIES! AN INDEPENDENT THIRD POLITICAL PARTY--SAY THE POPULISTS, FOR STARTERS. JUST WAIT & SEE, AFTER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS, THIS NATION WILL BE CRYING FOR ONE!
SK
P.S. ALSO, IT WAS ABSOLUTELY A ROTTEN JOB THAT THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA DID & IS STILL DOING AGAINST REP GOV. SARAH PALIN--BY ALL SIDES! ALL THE MORE REASON FOR A "NEW, INDEPENDENT, THIRD PARTY" & SHE COULD BE THEIR CANDIDATE FOR STARTERS...UNLESS SOMEONE ELSE HAS A BETTER IDEA FOR A TRULY BROKEN & CORRUPT POLITICAL SYSTEM...!

Steve K. of IL 3:08AM November 07, 2008

BOTH SIDES ARE OBSCENE FOR SPENDING THAT KIND OF MONEY-- EITHER MCCAIN'S FAMILY MONEY OR GOP DONATION$, OR OBAMA'S MILLIONS (ESPECIALLY FROM RICH CONTRIBUTORS LIKE W. BUFFET)!!! JUST LOOK AT THE POOR, NEEDY & STARVING (LIKE OBAMA'S HALF-BRO LIVING IN A KENYAN SLUM, OR ELDERLY & POOR IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAN PARTY AS WELL)...WHAT A TERRIBLE, SINFUL WASTE OF $MONEY$!!! WHAT IS NEEDED IS A NEW, VIABLE ALTERNATIVE TO BOTH MAIN AMERICAN POLITICAL PARTIES! AN INDEPENDENT THIRD POLITICAL PARTY--SAY THE POPULISTS, FOR STARTERS. JUST WAIT & SEE, AFTER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS, THIS NATION WILL BE CRYING FOR ONE!
SK
P.S. ALSO, IT WAS ABSOLUTELY A ROTTEN JOB THAT THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA DID & IS STILL DOING AGAINST REP GOV. SARAH PALIN--BY ALL SIDES! ALL THE MORE REASON FOR A "NEW, INDEPENDENT, THIRD PARTY" & SHE COULD BE THEIR CANDIDATE FOR STARTERS...UNLESS SOMEONE ELSE HAS A BETTER IDEA FOR A TRULY BROKEN & CORRUPT POLITICAL SYSTEM...!

Clean of IL 7:52PM November 06, 2008

That money was used to get the "message" out to very targeted demographics and it worked. Great strategy really... if you have unlimited money, which he obviously did. Here's my problem, he is already back-pedalling. In his acceptance speech he said ... maybe not in one year or even in one term, but we'll get there. WTH is that? He convinced everyone that he was THE catalyst for change but now he wants more than four years to make good on his promises??? Nice. I, for one, am sick at my stomach.

W. Gramza of OH 7:16PM November 05, 2008

ACORN and excessive kickbacks. That's not "smearing". Those are the cold hard facts.....

Kelly of CA 4:55PM November 04, 2008

I guess Bonnie is a communist who thinks people shouldn't be allowed to use their own wealth as they see fit. People gave Obama money because they wanted to support him. None of this money came from taxes as it did with McCain. It's their money to give. You could make the same arguement about anything people spend money on, from doo-dads to kleenex. An empty arguement Bonnie.

Janus of PA 3:28PM November 04, 2008