Hype

I innocently asked an enthusiastic Obama supporter what his greatest accomplishments were so far.

"Well what has George Bush done?"

I didn't ask about Bush. I asked about Obama. Bush isn't running for office again, McCain is.

"Well, he's not Bush".

What a great reason to choose a president. No matter who wins, Bush is out. I fear for our country. Anyone can give a speech. Anyone can promise to make CHANGE. But does your record reflect it? Oh wait. You don't HAVE a record yet.

One of the best jokes ever came from Jon Lovitz "So you're going to vote for Obama? That's great. Does his lack of experience bother you? No? Ok.

I've taken 2 flying lessons...wanna go for a ride?"

Speaking of inexperience...McCain's choice for VP. Smooth move ex-lax. Now he's going to have to find a new drum to beat. He's been criticized for not being conservative enough- so he chose a super conservative woman with hardly any experience. Especially in the area Biden is strongest, foreign affairs. Trying to close that gap. Puke. Fail.

As a small business owner, my husband and I pay an ass ton in taxes. Obama said he'd lower or eliminate capital gains taxes. (crowd cheers) Guess what? Most small business don't pay capital gains taxes! So thanks for nothing! We pay income taxes, which Mr.Obama plans to increase. Yay. More taxes.

Obama said McCain voted with Bush 90% of the time. Really? Bush doesn't have a vote in congress. You mean he voted with the majority of Republicans. So if you vote with Republicans you're voting with Bush. Nice logic.

Dick Morris (former Clinton advisor turned foe) points out a series of important issues on which Bush and McCain did not agree:

McCain fought for campaign finance reform — McCain-Feingold — that Bush resisted and ultimately signed because he had no choice.

McCain led the battle to restrict interrogation techniques of terror suspects and to ban torture.

McCain went with Joe Lieberman on a tough measure to curb climate change, something Bush denies is going on.

McCain opposed the Bush tax cuts when they passed.

McCain urged the Iraq surge, a posture Bush rejected for years before conceding its wisdom.

McCain favors FDA regulation of tobacco and sponsored legislation to that effect, a position all but a handful of Republican senators oppose.

McCain's energy bill, also with Lieberman, is a virtual blueprint for energy independence and development of alternate sources.

After the Enron scandal, McCain introduced sweeping reforms in corporate governance and legislation to guarantee pensions and prohibit golden parachutes for executives. Bush opposed McCain's changes and the watered-down Sarbanes-Oxley bill eventuated.

McCain has been harshly critical of congressional overspending, particularly of budgetary earmarks, a position Bush only lately adopted (after the Democrats took over Congress).

Using the same methodology you would probably find that most Democrat senators also voted with Bush 90% of the time.

And don't forget, all of the bills that have passed have been done so by a DEMOCRATIC senate. The democrats rule the house. Not Bush. He has veto power, which he rarely uses.

So who do I vote for? Hell if I know. It's the age old question. "Do you want to get stabbed, or do you want to get shot?" Either way you're going down!