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America has a tough vote on Nov. 4
Nov. 4 brings with it a great burden for the American voter.
We will decide who will lead this country and determine who is best able to steady a shaky economy.
We will resolve who to entrust the future of a fledgling democracy in the Middle East and the protection of a people at home. This is no simple task to select the man that will carry such a burden. However, what we know as a nation is who we are no longer satisfied with "business as usual." We have grown tired of broken promises, weak leadership and partisan roadblocks to progress. We want reform, bipartisanship and proven leadership.
The one candidate that has shown a commitment and record on all three is John McCain. McCain has spent a career as a reformer who has lead the charge in reforming corrupt campaign finance laws, fought wasteful spending and worked to make government more transparent. Obama himself said two years ago, before he was running for president, that "There is one person who's been consistent on reform issues, and that's been John McCain." That's not a bad endorsement.
Obama, on the other hand, has acquired nearly a billion in wasteful earmarks for pet projects in Illinois in his first 3 years in the Senate. McCain has never sought to squander taxpayer dollars for pet projects in Arizona during 26 years of service. McCain is the reformer. Obama talks about change, however he represents partisan Washington. He is ranked as the most liberal Senator in America and hasn't worked on any major legislation across party lines. That record will not bring about needed results.
McCain has always represented bipartisanship as a Senator. On issues that include torture, climate change, spending, campaign finance and judicial nominees, McCain has not only worked with Democrats and Republicans, he has led them in working together for real results. McCain's leadership is steadfast and proven. He has gained wisdom over the years as a public servant on a wide range of issues. He has dedicated his entire life to the service of this country, and he has served it loyally. His life and career have prepared him to lead this nation through its darkest days. McCain proves to us that he can carry our burden, Obama promises. We need practiced leadership, not the promise of it.
Joe Price
Lodi
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Lodian wrote on Oct 5, 2008 11:31 PM:
"Youtube should not give you a virus would it?"
falcon: Just make sure you use protection. "
dyan wrote on Oct 4, 2008 8:46 PM:
Timothy wrote on Oct 3, 2008 9:16 PM:
90% of Americans would include kids as well as seniors.
You have a nice evening. "
dyan wrote on Oct 3, 2008 6:05 PM:
Brian wrote on Oct 3, 2008 4:56 PM:
(AP) Republican presidential candidate John McCain is giving up on winning Michigan.
Republican officials with knowledge of the strategy said the GOP candidate is shifting resources to other states. The Arizona senator canceled a trip to the state next week, he won't run ads on TV after this week and is dispatching staffers to states that show him in stronger position.
-Yes, To continue to invest time and money in Michigan is illogical given
the majority of the problems in that state can be attributed to Democrats.
And no matter how many facts McCain can
throw at the people to convince them and they are still voting Democrat I don't blame him for abandoning that state. There is a point where it becomes an exercise in futility. "
Brian wrote on Oct 3, 2008 3:12 PM:
You actually believe this? "
Brian wrote on Oct 3, 2008 2:06 PM:
" Obama's plan will cut taxes for 90% of Americans.
McCain's plan will raise taxes dramatically for 90% of Americans.
The choice, to me, is simple. "
-HMMM, Obama's plan to tax the rich
will not amount out to higher prices
and other ways the rich will find to pass it on to us? OK Leonard. "
Leonard wrote on Oct 3, 2008 11:49 AM:
McCain's plan will raise taxes dramatically for 90% of Americans.
The choice, to me, is simple. "
dyan wrote on Oct 3, 2008 7:26 AM:
Leonard wrote on Oct 3, 2008 7:07 AM:
" The choice is clear. Liberals will cut our taxes, while at the same time, give us all kinds of new freebees. Now what could be better?
Well, one way or another, John McCain will raise your taxes until you bleed.
You can take that to the bank. "
dyan wrote on Oct 2, 2008 8:36 PM:
Leonard wrote on Oct 2, 2008 12:36 PM:
McCain Campaign Abandons Michigan
(AP) Republican presidential candidate John McCain is giving up on winning Michigan.
Republican officials with knowledge of the strategy said the GOP candidate is shifting resources to other states. The Arizona senator canceled a trip to the state next week, he won't run ads on TV after this week and is dispatching staffers to states that show him in stronger position "
Leonard wrote on Oct 2, 2008 11:17 AM:
" Ha Ha Ha Ha, All right Leonard, you got me laughing. Are you going to watch the Palin tonight?
Yeah, it should be interesting. Given her performance in recent interviews, I figure most people will call it a Palin victory if she manages to get her own name right.
Talk about low expectations. "
falcon wrote on Oct 2, 2008 10:30 AM:
falcon wrote on Oct 2, 2008 10:30 AM:
falcon wrote on Oct 2, 2008 10:29 AM:
Leonard wrote on Oct 2, 2008 9:08 AM:
" This page is a link? How can you "not do links?"
I made a policy a long time ago of not blindly following links posted on blogs. You seem like a nice enough gal but my computer really doesn't want to catch any nasty diseases.
:) "
falcon wrote on Oct 1, 2008 7:10 PM:
falcon wrote on Oct 1, 2008 7:09 PM:
falcon wrote on Oct 1, 2008 7:08 PM:
Leonard wrote on Oct 1, 2008 6:20 PM:
" Leonard, with regard to the current events, had you seen the video?
Sorry Falcon, I don't do links. "
DanielH wrote on Oct 1, 2008 4:55 PM:
DanielH wrote on Oct 1, 2008 4:54 PM:
DanielH wrote on Oct 1, 2008 4:53 PM:
falcon wrote on Oct 1, 2008 4:21 PM:
falcon wrote on Oct 1, 2008 4:00 PM:
Others said Fannie's mission of supporting homeownership must be preserved.
The accounting scandal comes against a background of debate in Washington over how best to regulate Fannie and its fellow government-sponsored entities.
This was the democrats incompetence with the volume up to 1000. They defended this scam. "
falcon wrote on Oct 1, 2008 3:55 PM:
Raines, former Fannie chief financial officer Timothy Howard and former controller Leanne Spencer were accused in a civil lawsuit in December 2006 with manipulating earnings over a six-year period at the company, the largest U.S. financer and guarantor of home mortgages.
Raines, a Seattle native and prominent Washington figure who was President Clinton's budget director, is relinquishing company stock options, proceeds from stock sales and other benefits. His part of the settlement is worth $24.7 million, "
falcon wrote on Oct 1, 2008 3:53 PM:
falcon wrote on Oct 1, 2008 3:52 PM:
Leonard wrote on Oct 1, 2008 1:05 PM:
The republicans warned all about Fannie and Freddie, and the democrats brushed it aside suggesting that nothing was wrong
Chuckle.... you may not know a darn thing about current events, politics or American history but you do make me laugh.
Did John McCain's Campaign Manager warn everyone while he was taking $130,000 a year in bribes from Freddie?
Did John McCain warn everyone while he was pushing the deregulation legislation that made this disaster possible through the Senate? "
SportsGuru wrote on Oct 1, 2008 12:44 PM:
DANIEL H wrote: "Go ahead and laugh and criticize me all you want, but if you do, Id like to ask if you can say you didnt lose any money on Wall Street"
I didn't lose any money on Wall Street.
Just like the DOT COM crash of 8 years ago, I pulled my investments out of US Stocks and commodities about six months ago in anticipation of a failing economy.
Most of my investments are now in interest bearing cash accounts, and foreign mid-cap mutual funds. Thus far they have weathered the storm quite well. "
falcon wrote on Oct 1, 2008 11:14 AM:
DanielH wrote on Oct 1, 2008 10:42 AM:
DanielH wrote on Oct 1, 2008 10:40 AM:
I suspect you have found another JBS member in one of the other columns. "
Leonard wrote on Oct 1, 2008 9:51 AM:
Robb wrote on Oct 1, 2008 9:28 AM:
Leonard wrote on Oct 1, 2008 9:22 AM:
Add that to the thirty percent tax loss you took when you withdrew your funds and I wouldn't think you would be doing too much bragging right now.
The only way to play the market is for the long term. On a 20 year horizon, I am very comfortable with my current portfolio so I am leaving my money right where it is. "
DanielH wrote on Sep 30, 2008 7:12 PM:
DanielH wrote on Sep 30, 2008 7:10 PM:
I was on some important mailing lists, and I was notified when big bankers were making their move.
I knew this crash was coming, and Ill even rub salt in your wound. My notification didnt even miss the date by a month. I withdrew my IRA, completely zeroed it out; and, I am in a position to satisfy the IRS.
How smart does that make you look? You laughed at someone that could have given you a tip to withdraw your IRA, but your head was too big to listen. "
16925 wrote on Sep 30, 2008 6:53 PM:
Thanks for your letter, Joe, and for your opinion. "
SportsGuru wrote on Sep 30, 2008 3:42 PM:
I WAS going to blog something here, but since Daniel is here I think I'll pass.
Instead, I'll have a political dialogue with my neighbor's parrot.
It will be a much more enlightening conversation. :D "
falcon wrote on Sep 30, 2008 3:34 PM:
falcon wrote on Sep 30, 2008 3:31 PM:
" Leonard, Tell me what you think about these democrats and how competent they are.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MGT_cSi7Rs "
Just wondering? "
Leonard wrote on Sep 30, 2008 1:09 PM:
" Leonard, the silence is deafening!
I'm sorry, were you waiting for me to say something? "
falcon wrote on Sep 30, 2008 12:05 PM:
falcon wrote on Sep 30, 2008 11:57 AM:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MGT_cSi7Rs "
wtf wrote on Sep 30, 2008 11:19 AM:
We are doomed. LOL! "
DanielH wrote on Sep 30, 2008 10:25 AM:
DanielH wrote on Sep 30, 2008 10:23 AM:
DanielH wrote on Sep 30, 2008 10:23 AM:
US Citizens are not at all suspicious of lame duck politics that follow election.
The government is more interested in the fact of US Citizens confirming their citizenship status by voting, than the actual outcome of the election. "
DanielH wrote on Sep 30, 2008 10:20 AM:
US Citizens don't have any long-term memory. All they can do is refer to popularity polls of the president who holds office, and complain.
US Citizens can't associate the events which occurred in the previous presidential campaigns to the current president who holds office.
It is no wonder that the US economy is crashing, and some US Citizens don't even know the name of the Vice President. "
Leonard wrote on Sep 30, 2008 10:07 AM:
Duhhh! That sill doesn't refute my argument. No matter how you spin it not all the polls show McCain behind
because not all the polls have taken polls yet presently. "
Chuckle...
OK Brian. Can we at least agree that all of the current polls now in existence show McCain trailing Obama? "
Brian wrote on Sep 30, 2008 10:01 AM:
Duhhh! That sill doesn't refute my argument. No matter how you spin it not all the polls show McCain behind
because not all the polls have taken polls yet presently. "
Leonard wrote on Sep 30, 2008 9:52 AM:
Regardless, as I'm one little citizen with but one little vote, I'm now content to sit back and watch all of you squabble about the polls and everything else that absolutely no one has influence over for the next month. It is hilarious on this little blog witnessing the over-abundance of testosterone and muscle-flexing from mostly small-minded people with nothing better to do with their time
Well, thanks for stopping by with your... um.... input. "
lodisafeway wrote on Sep 30, 2008 9:44 AM:
This election is by no means decided - we could very well be looking at a 2000-esque type of election night on November 4th. And wouldn't that be exciting!
Regardless, as I'm one little citizen with but one little vote, I'm now content to sit back and watch all of you squabble about the polls and everything else that absolutely no one has influence over for the next month. It is hilarious on this little blog witnessing the over-abundance of testosterone and muscle-flexing from mostly small-minded people with nothing better to do with their time. "
falcon wrote on Sep 30, 2008 9:02 AM:
falcon wrote on Sep 30, 2008 9:00 AM:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MGT_cSi7Rs "
Leonard wrote on Sep 30, 2008 9:00 AM:
Its the same old tired story. Polls are great when they show your guy winning, they are irrelevant when they show the other guy in the lead. "
falcon wrote on Sep 30, 2008 8:46 AM:
Brian, EVERY poll conducted in the last week shows Obama leading, most of them by a significant margin.
Yea Leonard, because those polls were just calling democrats. Ha Ha Ha... The polls showed Gore and Kerry leading too. Polls are a joke.
Leonard, did you hear the tapes of the democrats discussing the bonuses to their democrat friends in Fannie Mae?
Did you hear the democrats talking about how Fannie Mae and Freddie mac are all just fine?
If you did was it on NBC, ABC, CBS, PBS, or CNN? "
Leonard wrote on Sep 30, 2008 8:26 AM:
" Brian wrote on Sep 30, 2008 8:05 AM:
" http://www.pollingreport.com/wh08gen.htm
So you contend that these polling numbers are false?
No Brian. Look at the list and then look at the dates on which the polls were taken. None of the polls taken in the last week show McCain in the lead.
I love it when Brian posts links that refute his own arguments! "
Brian wrote on Sep 30, 2008 8:18 AM:
" http://www.pollingreport.com/wh08gen.htm
So you contend that these polling numbers are false? What proof do you have? This the most current list of polls. Unless all of these polls would be done today you have no proof that OBAMA leads in all these polls. Your contention is false that he leads in all these polls. "
Leonard wrote on Sep 30, 2008 8:14 AM:
I maintain my position that cold fgeet will be more prevalent in the Obama camp.
As the economic effects of 8 years of Republican rule hit closer and closer to home, McCain will continue to falter. Palin's inevitable withdrawal will simply be the final nail in his campaign's coffin. "
Leonard wrote on Sep 30, 2008 8:12 AM:
Your claim that: "Some polls show Obama leading, some show McCain leading." is completely false. "
Brian wrote on Sep 30, 2008 8:05 AM:
Leonard, Don't forget the margin of error.
I think we can agree that it's still too close to call.
I maintain my position that cold fgeet will be more prevalent in the Obama camp. "
Leonard wrote on Sep 30, 2008 7:49 AM:
" Don't forget Michael Savage. Oh, it's Weiner. Sorry Leonard. :) "
I think the correct term is "Lil' Weiner".
The guy is like 4' 3" tall. "
Leonard wrote on Sep 30, 2008 7:48 AM:
Some polls show Obama leading, some show McCain leading. It's all subjective.
Which current polls show McCain leading? "
Brian wrote on Sep 30, 2008 7:44 AM:
Brian wrote on Sep 30, 2008 7:42 AM:
Some polls show Obama leading, some show McCain leading. It's all subjective. "
Brian wrote on Sep 30, 2008 7:38 AM:
Brian wrote on Sep 30, 2008 7:35 AM:
I'm anxious to hear what is in Rev. Wright's book coming out in Oct. Sources say he is quite jealous of Obama. They call his book the Oct. surprise for Obama and it's not exactly complimentary of Obama. "
falcon wrote on Sep 30, 2008 7:27 AM:
Brian wrote on Sep 30, 2008 7:27 AM:
falcon wrote on Sep 30, 2008 7:24 AM:
falcon wrote on Sep 30, 2008 7:23 AM:
Leonard, have you heard the tapes of the democrats suggesting a couple years ago that there were no problems with Fannie Mae and Freedie Mac when the republicans were questioning their bookkeeping? Talk about incompetent! Democrats Barney Frank and Maxine Waters were stating that Fannie and Freddie were just fine just a few short years ago. The democrat head had to resign in disgrace after major accounting fraud. And he took 90 million dollars with him. I think that is greater evidence of incompetence and fraud. "
Brian wrote on Sep 30, 2008 7:21 AM:
The author of this blunder is none other than Joseph Biden. "
Brian wrote on Sep 30, 2008 7:16 AM:
Chuckle, Obama has crossed the isle only once. It seems to me it is Obama with the partisan hate. And his zero experience in the executive branch. Palin's political career escept for 4 years consists of experience in the executive branch. Based on that qualification alone she is a better pick for PRESIDENT. "
Brian wrote on Sep 30, 2008 7:09 AM:
That seems more fitting.
How Obama will transform himself to a party unifier if he is elected is not something I want to take a chance on. "
Leonard wrote on Sep 30, 2008 7:00 AM:
It's ironic that those opposed to John McCain complain that he is a liberal in conservative clothing. Yet they are voting for the liberalest of all liberals who has rarely crossed the isle. They can rest assured that Obama will rarely cross the isle to unify the parties
Chuckle...
The only thing John McCain is unifying these days is the coalition against his reckless plans and incompetent leadership. It is remarkable to see Americans of all political stripes coming together to say no to the Bush-McCain agenda. "
Leonard wrote on Sep 30, 2008 6:57 AM:
Some friends started a pool to guess how long it would be until Palin dropped out.
My dates are coming up and with her recent interviews and the debate on Thursday, I think I could be in some money. "
Leonard wrote on Sep 30, 2008 6:55 AM:
If anyone is so blinded by partisan hate that they would rather suffer 4 more years than take responsibility for what the GOP has done to the American people, they can vote for McCain.
Otherwise, the choice is simple and clear. "
Brian wrote on Sep 30, 2008 6:05 AM:
I'm also confident those undecided will be more likely to not vote for Obama in light of his lack of bipartisn voting record. "
Brian wrote on Sep 30, 2008 5:59 AM:
It's ironic that those opposed to John McCain complain that he is a liberal in conservative clothing. Yet they are voting for the liberalest of all liberals who has rarely crossed the isle. They can rest assured that Obama will rarely cross the isle to unify the parties. This seems to be the change they want. "
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