Joe Biden tackled the issue of Darfur, appeared Presidential, connected with older voters, and gave them hope that an Obama / Biden ticket would work hard to come up with fair and lasting solutions for our crises both in the economy and in providing affordable health care.
Full Article can be read here: "Joe Biden, Darfur, the Older Voter, and Appearing Presidential"
Renegade Republican House members voting no on the bailout package yesterday ultimately defeated the bailout bill. It is suggested that their plan had been to peg the democrats along with Bush to being responsible for the passage of an unpopular bailout of Wall Street at the expense of Main Street. The political gamble failed and ultimately left egg on the face of McCain. Failure to pass the Wall Street bailout bill hands Republican John McCain and the Bush Administration a Stunning Defeat.
The full article can be read by clicking on the link below.
"Renegade Republicans Gamble on the Bailout and it Blows up Like the Economy"
It is clear to me that many Americans just do not understand how politics work, what constitutes political suicide, and why pandering only to the fringes either on the left or the right is a bad way forward for this country.For example Obama has been very clear that he opposed going into Iraq from the start. But since he was not President at the time and clearly the Republican controlled congress and Republican President thought otherwise, there isn't a lot that Obama can do to change the past. We can moan and cry and close our eyes and stamp our feet but the fact remains WE the American public did not stop the Iraq invasion when we could of. Blaming Obama for not ending the Iraq war is ridiculous. The fact is we are there now. The damage has been done and now it would be completely irresponsible to just wipe our hands of the mess we have created. So here we are, it is September 30th, 2008, and Barack has been talking about ways to wind down the war in Iraq and get our troops out in the most responsible manner both to our troops and to the Iraqi people. But of course people on the left fringe are outraged that Obama is not absolute enough in saying that we should pull out the troops ASAP and the fringes on the right are calling him a "cut and runner" and someone who doesn't support the troops and all kinds of other ridiculous talking points.
The fact of the matter is that Obama is our best chance to move the country forward but he alone can’t do anything by himself. He is only as strong as the overall public opinion is. If 80% of Americans think offshore drilling is the solution then WE are at fault for not better educating the American public as to why this is not true and is in fact harmful. It isn't the responsibility of Obama or any politician for that matter to reverse public opinion for or against a particular issue. It is Obama's job to lead and efficiently direct the bottom up groundswell that he is trying to create. Without that groundswell Obama is just another tiny voice in a sea of inconsequential politicians and fringe 3rd party candidates.
On the other hand someone like Caribou Barbie is all about placating and pandering to the fringes on the right.
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Billions for Bailouts! Who Pays?
Summary: The current financial crisis facing our country has been caused by the extreme right-wing economic policies pursued by the Bush administration. These policies, which include huge tax breaks for the rich, unfettered free trade and the wholesale deregulation of commerce, have resulted in a massive redistribution of wealth from the middle class to the very wealthy.
This is an excellent plan by Senator Bernie Sanders that I think all progressive leaders and congresspeople should at least read. Hopefully Barack Obama can get behind some, if not all, of the points in this economic plan.
There is no reason why middle class America should be fleeced on the way up and on the way back down by the Republican elite. Republican policy of "socializing risk" on the backs of middle American taxpayers has got to end.
Senior citizens are among our most vulnerable and they will vote for a president that they think can reverse the course of our economy and fix our broken healthcare system. McCain has brought into serious doubt whether he has the ability or will to tackle either of these problems and tried a method of distraction to keep everyone's eyes off our economy and healthcare system in crisis. It is time to regain the focus on these issues for Obama. Recent polling in Florida as of yesterday indicates that Florida is back in play for Obama. If Obama takes Florida from McCain, Obama wins hands down.
Full article is here. "McCain's problem with Florida Voters"
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