Geez what is wrong with Chris Shays?  I thought he was more independent than that.  It is very dissappointing.

Shay; dead man walking!
Come on good people of CT, let's heed Barack's call and throw the bums out of office.

I'm a bit concerned with the McCain/Palin energy policy (especially in regard to drilling in the ANWR).  Given the state of the environment these days I think it is important for us, as consumers to support 'green business.'  For example, http://www.simplestop.net stops your postal junk mail and benefits the environment.

Ironic that the sexist attacks that he is so terrified of having happen to Palin were attacks launched by his own party.

No wonder Sarah Palin is so popular in Alaska.  Alaska is ranked #3 in the nation for most Federal spending received versus Federal taxes paid by its citizens (2005 data, Tax Foundation).  And, Arizona is ranked #21.

How about the home states of the Democratic nominees, you ask?  Well, Illinois is ranked #45 and Delaware is ranked #44.  

Both Alaska and Arizona receive more Federal dollars than sent to Washington (Alaska: $1.84 received per $1.00 sent to Washington; Arizona: $1.19 per $1.00).

Illinois and Delaware are net givers to the Federal government (Illinois: $0.75 per $1.00; Delaware: $0.77 per $1.00).

Two possible conclusions:
1) McCain/Palin are Federal tax dollar leaches; and/or
2) We are the real suckers!

Is some news organization willing to take the risk and do a documentary on Palin?  This would include issues and comments on her issues.  Not on her family.  But items like
Taxes (raising them)
Pro-Life (including incest and rape)
Iraq war ("a task from God")
Education (abstinence-only sex education)
Library (cut funding and banning books)
Government Funding (supports pork-barrel funding)
Special Needs Children (cut funding by 62% as Gov.)
Energy (further taxed the oil companies in Alaska to get more money for the citizens annual check from the government)
Foreign Policy (got passport in 2006 and travled to 4 countries - no meetings with dignitaries)
Housing Crisis (current foreclosure rate is less than 1%)

Here's my letter printed today in the Denver Post:

Editor,
Sen. John McCain’s choice of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate would be laughable if the consequences weren’t so important. Her “experience” consists of serving as a city councilwoman and mayor of a town smaller than Erie, CO and governor for less than two years of a state ranked 48th in the nation by population. Her foreign-policy credentials are limited to living close to Russia. Many details about Palin continue to be revealed hourly, surprising not just to the media, but apparently John McCain himself, since he had met her only once before his selection.

McCain’s choice for vice president deserves special scrutiny. He is 72 years old, has had cancer, and was tortured for 5K years in a POW camp. His frailty has been revealed by numerous gaffes. Many women are rightly offended by the cynical belief that women will vote for McCain/Palin merely because she is a woman. His pick of a candidate with so few credentials to be president offends me as an American.

Oh yeah, she nailed Obama so well that Newsweek and AP are reporting otherwise:

http://www.newsweek.com/id/156981

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080903/ap_on_el_pr/cvn_fact_check_2

But hey, forget about the facts. The press is currently engaged in a smear campaign against the poor woman, with the FACTS.

It's the GWB GOP clan. Don't tell the truth, just WIN at all costs.

You guys are kidding, right?

"A star is born!!!!"

"The new face of the Republican Party!!!!!"

Rupert Murdock buy this chop shop?

Just plain damned embarrassing for you.

BTW: Here is what they are saying in the free world:

   "But it's mind-boggling to me. In the middle of Labor Day weekend, I had the highest traffic day of my existence. This is higher traffic than the 2004 federal election. Higher traffic than the 2006 general election. Usually on long weekends, people disappear. They hang out with family and friends. No one wanted to do anything but [talk about] Sarah Palin.

   Now, I don't think she's turning out the way they expected it; they expected people to be excited that there was a woman on a ticket and all that. Now people are thinking this was a gimmick and instead of putting country first, he went for someone who would actually knock Obama off the news cycle. So she was a news cycle pick. It bought them a day or two. But now that people are really starting to look into who she is, there are a lot of unpalatable things about her and her record, and I think it's turning into a nightmare pick for them. Will she stay on the ticket? The Christian right loves her. They've decided she is practically the second coming."
Mar(kos)

Like a breath of sanity, isn't it?

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