I was listening to the Diane Rehm Show on NPR radio this morning on my way to work and Andrew Sullivan a senior editor at Atlantic Magazine was one of the guest speakers.

He referred to the presidential debates as Obama being like the Roadrunner - calm, cool, collected and not drawn in to McCain's attempted punches.


Whereas McCain was much like Wyle E. Cyote in that his strategies against Obama were poorly thought out, in many cases incorrect in definition, and he ended up at the end of each just sitting there with a puff of smoke drizzling up from his head.

I had to laugh. There is alot of comparison there.

What are your thoughts?

I think Obama will be terrible for the country. He's a liar and a manipulator. He claimed that his plan would only raise taxes on 5% of the country and also on corporations. Either Obama is stupid or he's lying, because corporations don't pay taxes. They pass the added debt onto their customers or their shareholders or both. Raising taxes on corporations also causes them to seek countries that are more corporation friendly. So Obama's plan will eliminate jobs, raise prices and reduce the size of 401k for middle class Americans.

I was listening to that too. But..I got out of the car right when they were talking about the Road Runner.

I thought it was interesting when they said that McCain was doing the Rope A Dope. Gotta give Ali credit for that phrase, btw.

They said McCain looked angry throughout the debate and tried to pull Obama in. But...Obama stay calm and collected. And....that demeanor is what we want to see in a President.

During that same talk they said something that I found interesting. They said to making any tax cuts right now would be bad during the recession.

Lynann - had a similar post yesterday, truly hilarious

http://mingle2.com/topic/show/173198

I think Obama will be terrible for the country. He's a liar and a manipulator. He claimed that his plan would only raise taxes on 5% of the country and also on corporations. Either Obama is stupid or he's lying, because corporations don't pay taxes. They pass the added debt onto their customers or their shareholders or both. Raising taxes on corporations also causes them to seek countries that are more corporation friendly. So Obama's plan will eliminate jobs, raise prices and reduce the size of 401k for middle class Americans.

Tee Hee Hee...

Wrong analogy...

More like rabbit Obama.

Turtle McCain.

We all know how that race turned out.

During that same talk they said something that I found interesting. They said to making any tax cuts right now would be bad during the recession.

I watched that debate... Pundits can claim what they wan't... McCain did not seem angry.. He seemed to be focused. Obama seemed to be flusted several times in the first part of the debate. (curious since that part was on the economy... his strong area). Obama also showed several times with he appeared to be angry. Since I watched it split screen I saw them both at the same time. Obama showed far more anger than McCain... and anyone watching Obama for the last several weeks knows that when he smiles he's been hit hard... How many times did he smile in that debate. Anyone that believes the pundit hype is allowing them to think for you.

I watched that debate... Pundits can claim what they wan't... McCain did not seem angry.. He seemed to be focused. Obama seemed to be flusted several times in the first part of the debate. (curious since that part was on the economy... his strong area). Obama also showed several times with he appeared to be angry. Since I watched it split screen I saw them both at the same time. Obama showed far more anger than McCain... and anyone watching Obama for the last several weeks knows that when he smiles he's been hit hard... How many times did he smile in that debate. Anyone that believes the pundit hype is allowing them to think for you.

I studied both micro and macro economics in college. I learned all about the trickle down policy first proposed by Ronald Reagan. Despite his allowing businesses to keep more of their money, it didn't work. They did NOT reivest the $ in their businesses. It only made the owners wealthier and their empoloyees poorer.

Go Obama!!

I watched that debate... Pundits can claim what they wan't... McCain did not seem angry.. He seemed to be focused. Obama seemed to be flusted several times in the first part of the debate. (curious since that part was on the economy... his strong area). Obama also showed several times with he appeared to be angry. Since I watched it split screen I saw them both at the same time. Obama showed far more anger than McCain... and anyone watching Obama for the last several weeks knows that when he smiles he's been hit hard... How many times did he smile in that debate. Anyone that believes the pundit hype is allowing them to think for you.

Obama plans on ending tax breaks for companies that send jobs overseas.

I studied both micro and macro economics in college. I learned all about the trickle down policy first proposed by Ronald Reagan. Despite his allowing businesses to keep more of their money, it didn't work. They did NOT reivest the $ in their businesses. It only made the owners wealthier and their empoloyees poorer.

Go Obama!!


I think they took their profits to china and opened up more sweat shops erodeing our tax base.

well, yes you are probably right in your opinion, but it doesn't make mccain look much better. someone has to pay for this bullsh1t our country is in and do you honestly think it's going to be the CEOS? not unless someone else steps in and TAKES it from them.

So you feel that it's okay for one person to decide another person has too much success? That's really scary. We live in a capitalist society, we keep what we earn. What you are proposing is redistribution of wealth. Such proposals always result in damage to the economy, because you are punishing the people with the most success. Why should they continue to work hard? It just means they will pay more taxes. You bring everyone down instead of raising everyone up.

I studied both micro and macro economics in college. I learned all about the trickle down policy first proposed by Ronald Reagan. Despite his allowing businesses to keep more of their money, it didn't work. They did NOT reivest the $ in their businesses. It only made the owners wealthier and their empoloyees poorer.

Go Obama!!

According to a 1996 study[26] from the libertarian think tank Cato Institute:

* On 8 of the 10 key economic variables examined, the American economy performed better during the Reagan years than during the pre- and post-Reagan years.
* Real median family income grew by $4,000 during the Reagan period after experiencing no growth in the pre-Reagan years; it experienced a loss of almost $1,500 in the post-Reagan years.
* Interest rates, inflation, and unemployment fell faster under Reagan than they did immediately before or after his presidency.
* The only economic variable that was worse in the Reagan period than in both the pre- and post-Reagan years was the savings rate, which fell rapidly in the 1980s.
* The productivity rate was higher in the pre-Reagan years but much lower in the post-Reagans years.