Did you cross party lines when you voted for president?

A politician, is a politician, watch and learn, no worries 2012 comes very soon.

The President of the UNITED STATES...Barack Hussein Obama....A New day has emerged

and it will be good for America...so all of you McSenile supporters we will bring you along

too even if you are kicking and screaming...it's going to be okay

I made the only SANE choice.

We all will decide on our own - but since knowledge is power, I am passing this along...
A question of perspective :
Obama/Biden v.s. McCain/Palin, what if things were switched around?... think about it.  Would the country's collective point of view be different? Could racism be the culprit? 
Ponder the following:
·What if the Obamas had paraded five children across the stage, including a three-month-old infant and an unwed, pregnant teenage daughter?
·What if John McCain was a former president of the Harvard Law Review?
·What if Barack Obama finished fifth from the bottom of his graduating class?
·What if McCain had only married once, and Obama was a divorcee?
·What if Obama was the candidate who left his first wife after a severe disfiguring car accident, when she no longer measured up to his standards?
·What if Obama had met his second wife in a bar and had a long affair while he was still married?
·What if Michelle Obama was the wife who not only became addicted to painkillers but also acquired them illegally through her charitable organization?
·What if Cindy McCain graduated from Harvard?
·What if Obama had been a member of the Keating Five? (The Keating Five were five United States Senators accused of corruption in 1989, igniting a major political scandal as part of the larger Savings and Loan crisis of the late 1980s and early 1990s.)
·What if McCain was a charismatic, eloquent speaker?
·What if Obama couldn't read from a teleprompter?
·What if Obama was the one who had military experience that included discipline problems and a record of crashi ng seven planes?
·What if Obama was the one who was known to display publicly, on many occasions, a serious anger management problem?
·What if Michelle Obama's family had made their money from beer distribution?
·What if the Obamas had adopted a white child?
·You could easily add to this list. If these questions reflected reality, do you really believe the election numbers would be as close as they are? This is what racism does. It covers up, rationalizes and minimizes positive qualities in one candidate and emphasizes negative qualities in another when there is a color difference.
Educational Background:
·Barack Obama:
Columbia University - B.A. Political Science with a Specialization in International Relations.
Harvard - Juris Doctor (J.D.) Magna *** Laude
Joseph Biden:
University of Delaware - B.A. in History and B.A. in Political Science.
Syracuse University College of Law - Juris Doctor (J.D.)
VS.
·John McCain:
United States Naval Academy - Class rank: 894 of 899
Sarah Palin:
Hawaii Pacific University - 1 semester
North Idaho College - 2 semesters - general study
University of Idaho - 2 semesters - journalism
Matanuska-Susitna College - 1 semester
University of Idaho - 3 semesters - B.A. in Journalism

Education isn't everything, but this is about the two highest offices in the land as well as our standing in the world. You make the call

You made some very good points.  Lucky for MCCain that Obama had more class and chose to not use some of those points as campaign issues.  It baffles me that some people are so insecure that they would rather vote for someone "like them" than someone smarter than they are.

Lieberman would have been a much better pick for either side, Biden and Palin both are not as good as Lieberman would have been. Live and learn.

God wanted GW to be President accordingly to him....so he could Mess up...and

open the door for Barack could become President...I like it.... be careful of what you

fantasize about...12 step President GW

Cindy do you know which of ALL the canidates, had the highes security clearance???  Do you know which of the canidates flies to Homeland Security for briefings to keep America safe???   Do you know which of the canidates is a Commaner & Chief???

sarah palin

So let me get this straight--you voted the way you did because of a person who MAY be President (assuming this happens and that happens, etc.) with no experience, right?  Do you realize you voted in a person who WILL be President that has no experience and has yet to let anyone know how he'll "change" America?????????

Sounds to me like you didn't do your homework!

God help us all--the end is coming!!!!!!!

Biden is not the sharpest crayon in the box.  He went to SU Law school--was not a great student and frankly puts his feet in his mouth more often than not.  He is a bag of wind.  And by the way, when Clinton ran for President, and even Bush 43 for that matter, the only experience they had was that of Governor (and lawyer for Bill and failed baseball team owner for George) so why is it that they had more experience than Sarah??  I mean could there be a more blatant exampe of double standards for men and women in politics?  Please!!!  Oh and btw, being President is about being advised 24/7 by experts in various fields like intelligence, the military the treasury, the DOJ, etc.  So its not like they are sitting in that office all by themselves making these decisions alone.  Lets be real here...

dereck....if he would have picked Liberman, the muslim countries would have been mad because he's Jewish.  Use your brain.  You have to play world politics here too.

It is less social handouts we need.  When Dems are in power the only reason the abortion rate drops is everyone needs to work 2 or 3 jobs to pay there taxes and they don't allow sex in the unemployment lines.  

The world sees the Democratic Party as weak, why wouldn't they like them.  The last Dem with any guts was Kennedy and look what your party did to him.

Jim, can't have sex in unemployment lines? are you serious? The unemployment lines get really long when a republican is in office. We have the highest unemployment rate in 14 years right now (I believe it would be higher if we could include the people who's unemployment benefits had not run out. There are a lot of people out there without a job and with no hope of getting one in the near future). Your comment is plain silly. Oh, by the by, abortions go down when a Democrat is in office because family planning actually has some funding and girls/women are educated about birth control. I always find it funny that a Republican who is "pro-life" doesn't do anything about stopping the abortions (they only mention them during election years) and abortions actually go up under their terms because they are too backwards to teach sex ed.

the last good Democrat was Kennedy? you are joking, right? and what did our party do to him? We didn't assassinate him, if that is what you are implying. I think that was a guy named Lee Harvey Oswald...study your history a little before you post, please...

I'm with you there sister!

There was a crack head running!

That was a VERY long time ago Jim, like High School!
Obama is an excellant choice as our next President!
His color matters---not at all. I would have voted for him over McCain if he was blue or green!
McCain would have dragged us so far down, we wouldn't be able crawl out!
YES WE CAN!

Karen,

That's how Hitler got in.   Things were a mess, the press was a HUGE help (Of course) and scared people do stupid things.

Welcome to Club Obama, where for now it's a warm fuzzy glow from that drink with the little made-in-China umbrella.   Wait for the hang-over.  

koolaid

Well stated...

Well said Elepantears, I would love to tell Obama something like that myself, but you so eloquently stated all that I've felt throughout this processs...after reading posts from all the smallminded , greedy and perhaps even racist McCain supporters I love to see the positive sensible posts!

My heart goes out to the new president over loss of his grandmother but I am truly so overjoyed for his(our)victory and my faith in the intelligence of the American voter is renewed!

I pray for Obamas health, future and success, and while I am sad for McCains demise as it happened because deep down I dont think he is that bad a person, I do hope that is the last we will all see of Ms Palin- I could not even bear to listen to her speak with her vicious lies, evil attacks and truly hypocritical remarks- that besides the economy was truly the downfall of McCains campaign!

OBAMA/BIDEN '08/12!!!

Check back in 700 days. 

Exactly, the press is going to turn on Obama/Biden so fast peoples heads will spin.  Obama is going to have to govern from the center, just like Clinton, in order to ensure that he is re-elected in 2012.  If he goes too far left, he will not have a chance with moderate Reupublicans and Independants in 2012.  So basically he will not raise taxes (yet) and will not be able to give out the tax breaks and credits he "promised" during the campaign.  The economy has not hit bottom yet and it will be a bit before it does.  Wall street will continue to sell off and have negative days because people are going to be taking out their money to avoid paying higher cap gains taxes when the Bush tax cuts expire, oh and more importantly, now that Iraq is doing much much better (thanks to McCain, Petraeus and the surge), those troops everyone wants to come home will be sent to Afghanistan to fight off the Taliban.  And lets not forget about dealing with Iran and Venezuela, oh how much fun that will be.  When all this happens, or does not happen as the case may be, the press and the far left wing of the party will turn on the new President like a pack of pitbulls.  I sure hope he is ready for that, cause I can't wait...lol

The republicans did this to 'your' country, systematically over the last 8 years.

If I remember correctly, the Dems have had control of the House and Senate since January 4, 2007 and haven't exactly put forth an outstanding record in that time. 

The S__t just falls downhill... and when the Dems are in control - it piles up and finally hits "us" when a Rep. is in the big office - then HE gets blamed for it! 

And... all this bad stuff about Palin - I think she is a tough gal. While she may not be ready today to be president - I believe she could and would do it - just fine. Hey, what experience did Regan have anyway? He did okay. At least I KNOW both McCain & Palin are American - born & bred!

See, this is the kind of ignorance that makes me sad. We had eight years of prosperity under Clinton. We have had eight years of "s__t" under Bush. It's pretty clear...

Also, what the hell? "At least I KNOW both McCain & Palin are American." Seriously, people have become deranged...

Finally, who's "Regan?"

No, Palin isn't American.  she's Alaskan.  remember, she and her husband support that secessionist group that wants to split off from the U.S. 

To Pauleky - Thankyou!! And I miss Clinton too!

14 of the last 16 years REPUKELICANS Controlled the house and senate. 8 years of Cheney pulling the strings is enough!! OBAMA PLEASE WIN! AMERICANS PLEASE WAKE UP






!

Unfortunately, BOTH parties did this to our country. People complain about Palin's lack of experience.  I must point out one thing: The experienced politicians completely screwed the public for the better part of fifty years.  I'd rather have a newby on the list instead of someone who's been in politics since high school.  If Palin makes mistakes, they're because she's newer to the game, and not (necessarily) because she has a messiah complex. (Example: anyone, Obama included, who wants to "Save the Country.") Though perhaps Obama will make a massive misstep destroying the middle class, you can be sure that he'll get you to feel good about it.

From my point of view, the public has not had a good candidate for twenty years, and I'm sure that comment will inflame the Obamites who think Obama is Christ- Version 2.0. 

This entire campaign is like a flock of sheep trying to pick which wolf is going to eat them.

I freely admit that we do need change.  But neither of these two "gentlemen" should be allowed to make change for a twenty, much less the entire country.

biggerthebetter said:

"No, Palin isn't American.  she's Alaskan.  remember, she and her husband support that secessionist group that wants to split off from the U.S."

If Obama wins, it is very likely the sessionist movement may pick up some momentum, biggerthebetter.  People either love Obama or not and the ones who don't REALLY don't like him.  I'm not saying it is correct but I am saying that the United States are not quite as UNITED as the Democrat party lines would have everyone believe.

This is not your country...IT IS ALL OF OUR'S .....including you. 

Hi Tiffani,

Agreed that Palin is subpar. The other issue is McCain's age and health. You add up the possibilities...

As for capitalist principals. The Karl Rove era republican reality makes fools out of average middle-class republicans. It's more like socialism for the rich in the form of high-end tax cuts for the rich and corporations (bailouts), and capitalism for the rest of us. As you stated above, the middle class bears the brunt. The Regan repbublicans basically coined the phrase, the "rich get richer and the poor get poorer". My opinion, of course.

frankview

Neither of the top two come anywhere near SOCIALISM! Get a clue....

I'm a republican and should take offense to that, but it made me laugh.  Good one!

I also crossed party lines, just to smack a democrat, and then I also got back in line!

I am a rebublican, BUT I am an American first, and if I was standing in line for McSame I would deserve that smack.

Graham,

Yes, Buffet is very wealthy and knows how to manipulate to get his way.  His endorsement of Obama should have been a WARNING to the middle class that something is not all that it should be.   If Buffet wants him in, it's for a reason and that reason very well may be to control.   Only an idiot would not see that.  Obama's group of 'friends' scares the hell out of me.

So true pauleky! I cant even begin to count the people, straight or gay, who say the Republican stance on homosexuality is enough to make them leave the party. So stupid, the Republicans need to stop the fearmongering.

Frannyvida,

It sounds like you are expecting alot from just one MAN.  I hope you along with the rest of the country are not dissappointed. 

Bush was just 'One Man' just look at ALL he got done.

I think a "Change" is in order, don't you?