Does anyone for five seconds believe that John's not loosening the bolts on every kitchen sink in the nation?

Senator McCain's gas tax holiday proposal is appealing until you realize it's taking away from the fund used to maintain national highways, which are already suffering from neglect. It's not worth it to put our families at risk on roads that are not adequately maintained.  Obama's idea of going after the windfall profits of the oil companies is better.

If the ad is the truth the American people have a right to know about it.

Did anyone notice if McShame was wearing an official
flag pin while talking...OK... didn't count...

Sounds like the cross hairs have been locked on...

To bad that Thud he's flying just got hit by a laser guided missile launched from an BObamaR....

OBAMACAN for OBAMA

Mr. McCain is taking a page from the Clinton's: he's negative.

Obama will not even take one more opportunity to debate Senator Clinton. She has offered the best format for him …. He cannot complain about the narrator. A GREAT Lincoln/Douglas style debate. Obama will be his own narrator. What is he scare off? What does he have to hide? What question does he not want ask? He is a great speaker WHY not this one debate for AMERICA ..... OH he does not salute the flag …. Only him and his wife have gain respect for this country since he has been running for the toughest job in the world (His respecting AMERICA is like discovering GOD when you are in trouble with the law or in his case the LORD). What is this great man, that wants to be our leader, scare of, in debating Senator Clinton? Does he feel a WOMAN is going to do him in ....? In another debate? This man called Obama preachers to us like his preacher WRIGHT did to him, Wright is no MINISTER he PREACHERS to his people not MINISTERS to them, he tells them what to think and what to do (this man WRIGHT is no Reverend either for he does not do GODS’ will for he strictly preachers for he knows the way and what is RIGHT ….. HA! Does this make you think of someone else the BIG “O” know it all). Will another debate bring our WRIGHT from inside of OBAMA? Obama please don't be so chicken S _ _ T!

When was the last time McCain attacked Hillary Clinton?

Or Joe or Pat for that matter, who almost act like they are on Clinton's payroll. Does anyone really believe that Pat Buchanan's (sic) sudden newfound respect and admiration for HILLARY CLINTON is genuine? When was the last time any prominent republican attacked Hillary Clinton?

At least the Republicans have accepted the reality that Hillary cannot seem to face: She is no longer really in the race.

More politics of distraction from the Obama opponents - geez!  Much is this stuff isn't sticking in the mind of many Americans (look at all the new voters and politically resurrected past voters coming into the fray).

It's very unfortunate to these opponents that they don't have a more effective attack mechanism to bring down the Obama camp.  It's not something I'd like to see, but with all those years in politics, you'd think these seasoned opponents could come up with something better than this.

Frankly, it's insulting when a politician tells me that I shouldn't look at the different stances on the issues, but instead the need to focus on politics of guilt by association and other cheesey distraction efforts.  I'm smarter than that and shame on them for not giving me, Joe Voter, the benefit of having more than three brain cells to work with.  

Time to tune out this nonsense.  If these opponents could bring eachother down based on the issues, I'd be much more impressed.

http://twocanpete.blogspot.com/
Go to my blog to see how the Maconomist is scaming the system and flying on the cheap.

If Hillary Clinton was to win the Democratic nomination with a majority of valid elected delegates, she would have a reasonable chance of winning the general election. If she won the nomination any other way, well, remember the Titanic?

If Senator Clinton can not win a majority of valid elected delegates and can not win the general election with an illicit or suspect nomination, why is anyone still supporting her campaign?

Time to move on?

So much for a 'Respectful' campaign then, Hey John?

I wondered how long it would take before the RNC strings attached to you would start to show.

NOT Long!!!

Respectful?   Respectfully NOT!

Straight Talk?   Hardly!

Coherent?    Only 'Slightly' more than BUSH!

God help us!

Obama 2008!  Save America!

bite me McCain't!

Perhaps McCain can explain how he relates to "poor people".  You know while he galavants on private jets owned by his wife to do campaign stops, or spends a weekend in one of his 8 homes, or how he refused to approve spending for those who lost homes after Hurricane Katrina.  The hastily called press conference and incessant reference to Obama in disparaging tones, indicates to me that McCain is getting scared and concerned about his Democratic opponent kicking his behind in the upcoming general election.

This is why Obama cant be out democratic nominee Mccain will be all over this and other things such as the fact he didnt want a revote in Fl and Mi, his campaign are gonna be all over these things, and rightly so.

Gas taxes, on holiday
By Bill Adair
Published on Thursday, April 24th, 2008 at 06:01 p.m.



SUMMARY: The RNC is right that Obama once supported a gas tax "holiday," but a video glosses over some key details.

Lawmakers love to declare holidays on taxes. They suspend sales taxes for a few days and reap some goodwill (and publicity) when constituents make big purchases without having to pay a few cents on every dollar to state and local governments.

When Barack Obama was an Illinois state senator, lawmakers passed a holiday on gas taxes to compensate for soaring prices. Obama supported the idea. But he soured on it after deciding the suspension of gas taxes was helping oil companies more than consumers. When the state Senate considered an extension, he voted against it.

Now, the Republican National Committee is using a new Web video to accuse him of flip-flopping.

The video uses news clips to remind viewers that gas prices have reached record levels and then shows side-by-side comments from Obama and Sen. John McCain.

McCain: "I propose that the federal government suspend all taxes on gasoline now paid by the American people — from Memorial Day to Labor Day of this year."

Obama: "I think John McCain's proposal for a three-month tax holiday is a bad idea."

After another news clip about the price of gas and a repeat of the McCain/Obama comments, the screen fills with these words:

"In 2000 as a state senator, Obama voted for a six-month 5 percent gas tax holiday." The ad doesn't actually say "flip-flop," but that point comes through loud and clear.

McCain proposed the tax holiday during a speech on April 15, 2008, at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. He said a summertime suspension of the gas tax "will be an immediate economic stimulus — taking a few dollars off the price of a tank of gas every time a family, a farmer, or trucker stops to fill up."

The federal tax is 18.4 cents per gallon for gasoline and 24.4 cents for diesel fuel.

A week after McCain's proposal, Obama said it was not a good economic approach. “I’ve said I think John McCain’s proposal for a three-month tax holiday is a bad idea,” Obama said.

He said it would have minimal consumer benefit. “We’re talking about 5 percent of your total cost of gas that you suspend for three months, which might save you a few hundred bucks that then will spike right up."

He said the policy might not help consumers because oil companies might not pass along the savings and he warned that a temporary halt in the tax would deprive the Highway Trust Fund of money for critical infrastructure repairs.

So the RNC video has the first part right. Obama is against the McCain proposal. (We should note that Sen. Hillary Clinton has said she is open to the idea as long as the revenue is somehow replaced in the Highway Trust Fund.)

Looking back to 2000 when Obama was in the Illinois Senate, gas prices had soared to $1.50 per gallon (high for those days, but a bargain by today's standards) and state legislators wanted to provide some relief. Obama voted for Senate Bill 1310, which reduced the state's sales tax on gasoline from 6.25 percent to 1.25 percent for six months. It passed 50-0, with six senators voting present.

Obama joined other senators in requesting gas staions post signs that said the legislature had lowered the gas tax. That was prompted by concerns that oil companies would pocket the savings and not pass it to consumers. Obama even joked that he wanted signs in his district to say "Senator Obama reduced your gasoline prices."

But six months later, Obama voted against a bill to make the reduction permanent. He said statistics suggested that "the elimination of the tax has not been passed on to the consumer."

The Obama campaign says that's a key reason why he opposes McCain's plan: there is no mechanism to make sure that consumers, rather than oil companies, reap the benefits of the tax holiday.

So on this point — how Obama voted in 2000 — the RNC glosses over an important detail. Yes, he voted for the tax holiday the first time, but he opposed an extension of it because he said consumers weren't getting the benefit.

So that leaves us with evidence on both sides. The RNC is right that he voted for the 2000 bill and opposes the new McCain proposal. But the RNC leaves out the fact that he opposed the extension because of concern for consumers and now opposes the McCain bill for that reason.

But it's not fair to call it a flip-flop when the very reason Obama opposes a suspension of the gas tax now is because he concluded that it didn't work when he supported one in the past. We rule this Barely True.

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2008/apr/24/holiday-gas-taxes/

Yeah. Kind of like Obama's hollow promise use public funding. Whine, Whine, Whine.......Grow up Barack.

Oh here we go again...I can almost recite word for word Obama's response anytime someone criticizes him. "This is not what this campaign is about...don't sink so low blah blah blah" and yet Obama turns around and criticizes everyone else. Hypocrit.

John McCain, is 50 times worst than Bush, and 100 times worst then Hillary.

I have been democrat almost all my life up to now. After seeing and hearing each candidate. I will vote for McCain before I vote for Obama. I believe McCain will make a much better president.

Everytime there is chance to bad talk somebody Obama or Obamas people will do it. I love how he does not want to be like other politicians yet everytime he opens his mouth he says something negative about somebody. How do you vote for this man when knowing what his thoughts and beliefs and connections are? When you know the people he looks up to? I find it disgusting that the United States of America may have a President who will bring back the Civil War.

The reality of all of this is -- no matter how much the MSM advocates on behalf of Obama -- he sat in that Church for 20 years hearing Rev. Wright and participating to the overall tenor, tone and values of Wright's Church.  Just one more group to alienate in our country.  This is a HUGE mistake, this time it is our military, the Marines.  So much for Obama's excuse of Wright is a former Marine, a patriot who loves his country.  This argument is becoming more and more unrealistic and untenable.  Please stop asking the American voter to disregard this, gloss over it and pretend that it doesn't exist.

the country hopefull had waken up to Hussian Obama "the white boy with a tan" who himself keeps the race issue alive and ongoing by his own racist past and present.
Not that I think John McCain is a be dof roses.  Personally i see him , hilery, and  hussian as three asses of a kind.

Why stop the NC GOP from attacking Obama over his minister when NBC will carry the attack for the Republicans if they do stop.

Dear John,

By not calling the state party directly or not looking at punishing them if they run the ad you have not "done everything you could do". Oh and by the way Chuck and Mark how about the story of the lovely way Mr. McCain refered to his wife back in the day when he called her the C word. I am sure that blue collar voters will be happy to hear that one or are you as blinded as the rest of the press.

Since the Obama campaign has now condemned McCain over not stopping the Wright ads, this frees up McCain to go forward without as much restraint against Obama.  I hope McCain is listening.  I think he is.

MCCAIN SHOULD GET HIS WISH ---- AND GET HIS ASS KICKED IN NOVEMBER BY HILLARY.

Is this a bit of "wavering and waffling" from McCain. A military man should keep his word so that in the future he doesnt have to return to "motel balcony" or the "bridge" to appologize and hear someone singing in the background, "Its to late to Appologize."

McCain being true to form, saying one thing and doing another. What else could he do. Obama seems to being holding up his side up. Stay true Obama!

I don't think some guy who uses a tax loophole to ride on his rich wife's private jet has any business going after anyone about understanding the poor regular people.  Ahi tuna napa slawing high flying republicans, give us all a break and a half.

I think at this point it's hysterically funny to watch anyone remotely associated with the Obama camp get all bent out of shape and call someone else's tactics dirty.  The sleeze that eminates from the Obama camp is unmatched by anything in recent history.
Having watched the Obama people throw everything they could pick up at Clinton and then pretended to be innocent little children has just been humorous to the point of side-splitting.  Do they really think their tired crap is going to read as "fresh" when they try it on McCain?  McCain will eat their lunch, and bounce the brown bag off their pointy little heads.  Bye bye Obama..Bye bye Axelrod... And "bye" the way, good bye Kerry and Kennedy....seems like you've pissed off a lot of women in MA who tend to vote and be politically active.... watch your backs boys, you're about to get a swift kick.

I watched all of the Rev. Wright interview.  He is a very reasonable and intelligent man.  He has been unjustly slandered.  I would urge Rev. Wright to bring a defamation of character lawsuit against the Clintons, McCain and rnc.  He is a private citizen and should be protected.  If he does not give permission, how can his picture be used?  Especially in the way it is being used?  Public figures have a different standard and have put themselves out there, but he was dragged into this unwillingly.  He has permission to use my statements.  Senator Obama did well to attend his church.  As a white, female, methodist I was shocked at the "**America",but listening to the context it was used in and scripture it represented, it was not so offensive.  I've heard white pastors say curse words for "affect"--like Peter told them to go to ****.  I was shocked then, but just went on, thinking the Lord will deal with them.  I like Obama more and more! and - the Statement that Mccain said about Obama not caring about poor people just goes to show what an asinine old fart McCain is!

OK HERE IS WHAT I HATE IT IS THE WEEKEND AN THE FIRST POSTS ARE DEAD CHUCK PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE WEEKEND SLOW DOWN

I watched all of the Rev. Wright interview.  He is a very reasonable and intelligent man.  He has been unjustly slandered.  I would urge Rev. Wright to bring a defamation of character lawsuit against the Clintons, McCain and rnc.  He is a private citizen and should be protected.  If he does not give permission, how can his picture be used?  Especially in the way it is being used?  Public figures have a different standard and have put themselves out there, but he was dragged into this unwillingly.  He has permission to use my statements.  Senator Obama did well to attend his church.  As a white, female, methodist I was shocked at the "**America",but listening to the context it was used in and scripture it represented, it was not so offensive.  I've heard white pastors say curse words for "affect"--like Peter told them to go to ****.  I was shocked then, but just went on, thinking the Lord will deal with them.  I like Obama more and more! and - the Statement that Mccain said about Obama not caring about poor people just goes to show what an asinine old fart McCain is!

John McCain has already shown us what he's made of and what he's made of isn't fit to scrape off the bottom of my shoe. Any former POW who flip flops to support torture isn't worthy of this nation's highest office. The press needs to end his free ride and really expose the slimeball for what he is--shameful at worst, doddering at best.

OBAMA has toooo many red flags.  Rezko, Auchi, FARC, Ayers, Wright, Meeks, NEW Black Panther PARTY.  This is ridiculous.  WE can't gamble our country on this big ?????

Plus, he is a bully.  Giving the finger twice in North Carolina.  two speeches, two sets of people in the background.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoOFp-RDpvM


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zhkq11UExcw

John is a fast learner.
Hillary is a good teacher by bad example.
America is the loser

Better get used to it barry...mcshame only says he is a different republican but he is really giving us the same fear and division tactics the republicans have used for 40 years to con the ignorant and gullible

Gosh. I am surprised. Imagine McCain allowing the NC bunch to air their ads. Who would have thunk. Same old same old.

I picture J. McCain every night removing his mask of civility and allow his true colors to show. Maybe Mrs. McCain oneday will confirm this. But the air of civility he portrays with the media will eventually disappear it's just a matter of time. I look forward to the fall debates with him and Obama - I will focus intently on his face waiting for the mask to crack.  My favorite name for him is "Walking Eagle" because bird full of crap can't fly.

To all of my favorite newscasters..after watching, twice through, Bill Moyers' talk with Rev. Wright, I feel that the news media have done a great injustice to this man..taking his words out of context and proclaiming them to be other than what they were..if you HAVEN'T watched the talk, I strongly implore you to do so..so we can with finality, put this issue to rest and perhaps issue Rev. Wright an APOLOGY!!! That's a challenge to you all.

Obama needs to come clean with exactly who he is. At the moment it appears he's nearly a Marxist. Please Barack, tell us your plans for the economy (tax, tax, and more taxes), the security of the country (eliminate the Patriot Act, and passiveness agenda), immigration (let them all in), social issues (anything goes), and trade (protectionism).

SWIFT BOAT! SWIFT BOAT! SWIFT BOAT! Sound familiar?

McCain has Obama between a rock and a hard place. Obama needs to move to the center, but Hillary and McCain keep taking up the middle and pushing Obama  further to the Left (if that's even possible) to placate his Loony Left supporters. Obama is in a lot of trouble.

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