Right now my family and I are in Philadephia. We canvassed 106 homes today and we will be back out in the suburbs south of Philly tomorrow. Tuesday I am taking off from work and driving back down to Philly to work on getting out the vote on election day. I do not want to wake up Wednesday morning wondering what more I could have done to avoid an Obama loss.
I know you have work, or schools, or kids to watch, but find an hour or two somewhere. If you live in or near a battleground state they need you on the ground right now!. If you can't get to a battleground state physically then you can make calls from your living room to voters in those states to get the vote out. Go to http://my.barackobama.com and create a profile and sign up for one of the neighbor-to-neighbor calling campaigns.
Now back to the issues for a second. Taxes and Socialism. The rubish that has been sprouted by McCain/Palin really needs to be put in its place. They charge that Obama's plan is socialism. They point to 40% [an inaccurate figure] of people who do not pay income taxes but will receive an increased tax credit under Obama's plan. That 40% they talk about actually pay taxes everyday: payroll taxes, sales taxes, taxes on their mortgages, etc. The earned income tax credit -- which is what we are talking about -- was started by no one less than Ronald Regan. Look it up. Increasing the credit - a credit that goes to working Americans who earn low salaries but contribute everyday to our economy and local tax base - is an important step to maintain our economic vitality. This socialism rubish is a cheap shot. We have had a progressive tax scheme since Teddy Roosevelt [another Republican] created it almost 100 years ago. Nothing has changed except for some cheap simplistic rhetoric.
I am at a complete loss why anyone would support McCain's tax program. First 95% of us will get no break. not only that but he will tax our health benefits. So if you earn less than $200,000 if an individual or $250,000 as a couple and you receive health benefits through your employer, MCCAIN WILL TAX YOU MORE! Think about that. If you make less than that threshold then why are you supporting McCain? And if you are making more than that threshold, then how about putting Country First? Even then Obama will only increase taxes by 3% on the top 5% of wage earners, and even then the extra 3% will only apply to that part of income in excess of $250,000. Please, enough of the lies and the simplistic rhetoric. Get off these blogs and research it yourself and see that McCain/Palin are offering a false choice.
Remember, think ahead to Wednesday morning. If he looses, do you want to feel you could have done more? Act now.
The hypocrisy of the Republican party continues to astound me. "Country First" is their slogan of choice at the RNC. I totally agree with the sentiment, which is what makes me so upset.
Country comes before your love of unnecessary guns. Country comes before your love of gas guzzling SUV's. Country comes before desperate and unworkable attempts to cling to non-renewable sources of energy. Country comes before keeping yourself comfortable no matter the impact on the environment, the world or those around you. Country comes before expanding the federal debt. Country comes before pandering to the public on taxes. Country comes before outright lying about your opponent's tax plan. Country comes before relying on trickle-down economics despite 20 years of evidence it does not work. Country comes before pretending your economic and tax policies are not the reason we are in a recession. Country comes before labeling Democrats "tax and spend liberals" when it is your party that has grown (by orders of magnitude) the debt, the trade deficit and the size of the Federal Government since Ronald Reagan was elected in 1980. Country comes before spying on its citizens. Country comes before forcing your religious beliefs down the throats of your fellow citizens. Country comes before continuing an illegal and immoral war in Iraq while our troops in Afghanistan lack sufficient support. Country comes before using a hero, posthumously awarded the medal of honor for his amazing act of selflessness, as a campaign ad.
Country First!
