after last night speech, I now know I am voting for mccain and that palin is just icing on the cake
obama is going to loose by a landslide like carter /reagan
the dems should have veted its candidate more closley
I will be voting republican this time

I admire you Americans. You can make a choice and democracy prevail. Either McCain or Obama, its a collective choice. As for me whether i vote for my candidate of choice or not. The outcome is determined by those who took their war credentials and think they have the right to dictate us.
As for me i think McCain would help us in our fight for democracy in Zimbabwe as do the republicans but on the other hand Obama would reflect a new USA and would set a tone for World politics.
Voting is not about Color or War credentials but shows the direction and course of national actions for the coming period.
The choice is all yours.

I found the RNC to be sickening & maddening. Nothing - and I mean NOTHING but misleading attacks and BS, as the delegates pretended that the last eight years didn’t happen. It was not representative of the America I know, or one that I would want to live in. I hope and pray that my fellow citizens are smart enough to see that group of people (not ALL GOP members; the ones on that floor and podium) for what they are: Those who would smile & salivate as they tear others down in an attempt to prop themselves up.

John McCain was my choice eight years ago, and he`s my choice in 2008. Had he won then, the country wouldn`t be in the state it`s in today. I begrudgingly voted for Bush as the lesser of two evils.

The rulers in the White House have always had the thinking that they, for being the highest official of the mightiest nation in the world, have the right to mingle with the politics of other nations. They have helped topple regimes that have been legitimately elected by its citizen, or install and/or support tyrants that are unpopular to their people as if it is their God given right. It is now the right time for you Americans, not only to think about America, but the world. And the world clamors for an Obama Presidency. Don’t make the same mistake of electing another George Bush. The world looks up to you. Lead. If you can’t, then step aside and let the world mind its own business.

I watched both conventions unbiased its to early to tell anything at this moment these are a few things I have noticed about both parties.

Obama about hope, economy, bad government decisions, ways to invest in alternate energy, the misguided war, rebuilding global alliances and relations. He pinpointed most of the means for getting money for the investments. Mainly from raising high class earnings, back to where it was before the Bush era, about 15billion yearly. Not that negative as a whole, there was some respect towards john Mccain. More energy crowd wise. I felt more of a connection with the speakers, the speakers smiled from time to time. More engaging on issues.

Its substance involved invoking fear among people, bashing Obama, half lies, half debatable issues. Obama says he is going to lower taxes not raise them. I am not sure why Mccain added that into his speech. Mccain said Nothing about health care and the G.I bill, nothing about bringing our troops home, nothing about raising the business tax, F.Y.I as of now business tax percentage rates are at an all time low for companies, as low as it was in 1935. Nothing about lowering business taxes for companies willing to bring jobs to the USA, nothing about improving education standards in america, nothing about investing in alternate energy projects that would completely erase our dependence on oil foreign or domestic, nothing about lowering capitol tax gains for startup companies, nothing about taking away tax deductions for companies outsourcing jobs. Not to much on the economy as a whole. And in my mind it was depressing it reeked of no hope, not really any change. If you remember back to the first Bush era and Clinton years they slowly lowered taxes that strengthened our country over ten years. A week ago Mccain thought the economy was fine as it was.

Side notes.. I know everyone thinks drilling more oil is the answer I am one of them, but the position the republicans have on that issue is mainly appealing without any actual facts. Ok here are facts, a bill like that to drill oil in national parks offshore drilling and so on. It would take years to get a bill like that written and for it to be passed through congress By then 2010.. Locating possible drill sites would start, assessing the amount of oil at each site. 2012.. Building the oil rigs running piping. 2017-2018.. Initial process begins. 2018-2019.. at this moment drilling is at maximum efficiency. And its not entirely true about our oil reserves, its around 10 percent of total worldwide reserves. Consumption as of today is around 23million barrels daily…Our oil reserves would pump up our national input to 750-1 million barrels daily.

Obamas view is different investing in other means of fuels, He also does believe in drilling in america just not offshore drilling. Natural gas is probably the best means at the moment, its renewable and a lot cheaper then oil. On a cool side note, they would tap into your gas line at your house you would fill your car from your garage. Its cheaper produces less CO 2 emissions for your environmentalists out there, then reducing our need for oil. He is also proposing more wind solar and clean coal technology to be implemented into America.. He is also for bio diesel a part of bio diesel contains chicken fat lol. Its really cheap as well plus has more efficiency as far as mpg and no C0 2 emissions.

The current pros/cons with both parties Dem. He is charismatic and likable. believing in change. I don’t believe everything will happen right away but I do believe his words and am sure most will pan out over time. They have a very in depth plan on the economy. Not that educated on national security and war. Considering all have there own branch of government NSA FBI Navy Army.. With the Head people that run each division and a appointed military adviser, he wouldn’t have issues making the right choice quickly. Military inexperience is more of a scare tactic for the Republicans doesn’t hold merit. There is a lot of behind the scenes helpers.

Mccain, he was not that negative the thing that bothers me is he doesn’t want to pull troops out of Iraq. Is not into economy issues. I wish he would of been elected instead of bush. He is getting pretty senile you can tell on interviews on youtube he kinda stumbles and has brain farts sometimes. He is defiantly a patriot, he is a likable person, he is filthy rich. I am kinda wondering why both Mccain and Palin have been dodging the media. I am however glad that they stopped covering her daughter.

End notes.. I like Obama and Mccain. With recently having a kid I have been looking forward in time. I am kinda weary with Mccain getting the economy back on track. At this moment Obama has a better economic plan. At this moment its Obama, we still have the debates.. After that my minds made up

Here is a compelling video leaked online.. Take a minute to check it out…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrG8w4bb3 kg

The Republicans are suddenly the party of change, and are all about the working stiff, McCain is a maverick, “the liberals” have been in charge of Congress for the last 25 years, and a senator (who actually *has* a platform) is less experienced than the mayor of a town with a population of less than 9000? What kind of Cloudkookooland are these people living in?

Reality check: Sarah Palin is an insulting slap in the face not only to every experienced woman in Congress, but to the American people — this is how little McCain thinks of the office of Vice President, and the responsibility that goes with it.

As for McCain, let’s just suppose for a moment that this is not all cynical hype, and that after all those years of xeroxing the party line and being George Bush’s staunchest supporter, he’s suddenly had an epiphany and become the man to change Washington. Bottom line, the kind of change McCain would supposedly bring is nothing you, or your children, should ever have to see — not even in your worst nightmares.

McCain is surely trying to distance himself from Bush, and he did that very effectively on an emotional level tonight. We know however, that during the entire course of the Republican caucuses, primaries & debates, he was trying to convince voters that he was the one to carry the Bush torch. Which is it?

The problem for McCain is that while he now realizes the need to separate himself from Bush, whenever he touches on specifics, his policies remain virtually identical to those of Bush. Tax cuts & smaller government to fix the deficit & spur the economy? We’ve heard that before.

The Democrats are proposing significant policy changes with regard to critical matters regarding Energy, Health Care and the Environment. Their tax plan is specific, and it calls for higher taxes on the wealthy to help close the budget deficit. McCain’s tax plan is Bush’s tax plan, which is a pipe dream that hasn’t worked and has caused immense deficits on which we will continue to pay massive interest (to foreign countries) indefinitely. His open trade policy will allow corporations to outsource American jobs to countries that exploit their workers, paying them pennies on the dollar. A relative handful of corporate executives benefit, and the vast majority of American citizens suffer. How McCain thinks this sutuation is good for the American economy is beyond me.

I’m sure McCain sincerely feels strongly about government reform in terms of weeding out corruption & excessive spending. But not one Republican President to my knowledge has ever curtailed spending, although every one has promised it. It remains an empty promise unless McCain specifies exactly what he plans to cut. If he gets specific, it’ll become clear that such cuts would be too unpopular with everyone, Democrats & Republicans alike, to ever be practical on any significant level.

As for security, I would like to know why McCain believes the United States is more secure today after 5 years wasted in Iraq. While we are bogged down in Iraq with a war that has bankrupted us… and while we have alienated most allies which could’ve helped us with the cost of waging the war on terror… Bid Ladin walks free, Al Quaeda grows worldwide, Iran, Pakistan, Russia & North Korea are literally loose cannons. How are we more secure with the neoconservative Republican policies McCain continues to defend?

I never liked Bush, but I do like McCain as a person. But it’s not a question of voting for the nice guy anymore. The fate of our country hangs in the balance, and the stakes are too high to ignore the issues.

What has happened to our country?? Since when is nominating the lowest common denominator for vice president a reason for people to feel hopeful and encouraged? Are people so easily suckered and flattered by such a transparently desperate move to pander to their egos? I am so saddened by what is happening. Maybe some of the working class feels so understandably downtrodden that they’ll grasp at any semblance of acknowledgment, even if it’s manufactured. Why do people allow themselves to be so easily played, especially by a party that doesn’t give a damn about them?? The United States is such a truly great country. But our greatness is being abused by the few who want only to preserve their own massive wealth and power at the expense of the tired and hard working–and many of those hard-working people cooperate jubilantly, not realizing that they are absolutely playing the fool. And, frankly, that includes Sarah Palin herself.

It’s funny that we’re supposed to believe that a 72 year old man is suddenly the agent of change. In his speech tonight, there was no indication that McCain doesn’t agree with Bush 90% of the time, or that he wouldn’t represent a third term of Bush. All of this supposed maverick stuff is from the past. Why on the cover of the Economist did it state, “Bring back the real McCain?”

He was originally against Bush’s tax cuts, now he’s for them; He went against his party on immigration, now he won’t vote for his own immigration bill; and he was against off-shore drilling, now he’s for it. If that’s not an agree-with-Bush recipe, what is?

Additionally, I prefer policy specifics at a time like this over generalities. Unlike Obama’s specific blueprint, all McCain did was say things like “I’ll create jobs, my health care plan is better than Obama’s, I’ll clean up Washington, I’ll keep us safe, I know how to deal with Russia, etc. Well, can you let us in on how you plan to do all of these things? Merely stating you’re going to create jobs and fight for us is not a policy. I’m sorry but McCain is another simplistic, feel from the gut, uncharismatic guy you wouldn’t mind having a beer with, just like Bush.