Who Are These Guys?

Suddenly, for the first time in eight years, I came to find out that we had fiscal conservatives in Congress! I saw interview after interview today with republican house members who suddenly care about how our money is being spent. Statements like "I don't want to leave my daughter with this debt". "Why should the taxpayer bailout the rich?".

For the last six years we have seen our president and the republican Congress spend our money like drunken sailors. But who cares, it's borrowed! Yet now they suddenly care, the same guys who deregulated the rules in the money markets. And the straight talk express, John McCain who still loves deregulation cares about our money too.

So McCain goes to Congress last week to save us all and today bragged about it. Then came the vote and suddenly it was Barrack Obama and the Democrats who were at fault even though his party who he had supposedly led to fix this bailout problem voted against it.

It's their president and their republican policies which led to this mess, and now they are acting (note acting) like they belong to some other political party. Or maybe they are pretending that the current administration belongs to some other political group.

The point is they are trying hard to convince us that they aren't the people who had anything to do with this economic crisis and they now are the people who really care about our money. Well with the election less then two months away, this clearly makes sense.

Let's all forget the last eight years. Let's forget the none stop spending, the huge policy mistakes, the terrible mismanagement, and above all, let's forget the truth. Just elect them and then we should know the rest of the story!

Aloha Mike

Who Won The Debate?

After watching the debate last night, I feel Barrack Obama presented his vision for change while John McCain presented another four years of failed policies. During the debate McCain repeatedly said that Obama didn't understand and went on to brag about his experience. I think McCain is the one who doesn't understand.

If you were to review the last six years, you will find McCain was wrong in his judgment about the invasion of Iraq to the deregulation policies he has endorsed that has led to our economic crisis. How can someone who represents and has defended the current administration bring change? The answer is he can't and won't. This is simply a ploy to win the election.

We heard all this before from George W. Bush. He also promised change in Washington and look where we are today.

Aloha Mike

The 2008 Election Bailout Scam

Remember the lead up to the Iraq invasion? Remember the reasons we had to act now? Iraq posed serious threat to our country. They had weapons of mass destruction. We would end up fighting them here if we did not act. Remember all those lies?

Now the same leaders who created that crisis have again created another crisis only this time it's about money. Again they are saying if we don't act now we will be sorry. Again they are telling us we must act now or else.

These are the same people who have lied to us for seven years and continue day in and day out telling us lie after lie. Just watch the news shows and listen to what they are saying. They deny the truth over and over again. They seldom answer the questions when asked.

Now I ask you, why should we believe them now? This bailout will do one thing for sure. It will put money back in the pockets of the people who made this financial mess and that's all it will do. We will give them money so we can then borrow some of the money we gave them plus interest.

This makes no sense unless you expect to gain personally from the bailout. If our government is so concerned about us having more credit, why not provide the bailout to us directly? I'm sure we all could use an extra $200,000!

To sum up, this is a plan created by the people who created the crisis, who now say we are in a crisis and want to create a bailout to help the fix crisis. It's like someone taking your money and then saying that if you borrow them money, you will then be able to borrow some money from them.

Stop this madness now and call or email your representatives. Tell them that if they allow this bailout to pass you won't vote for them. This is all they really understand; your vote. Yesterday millions of people did just this and now is the time to keep up the pressure to end this scam that our government has created to pay the very people who created this crisis we face.

Here is a link to access your representatives: http://www.visi.com/juan/congress/

Aloha Mike

October Surprise?

Back when I was much younger I wrote a song entitled: "The Beginning Of The End". The lyrics were about nuclear war. Back then this appeared to be a real threat in our world and sadly it still remains a threat. I never could of imagined that today we would be seeing this title refer to our economy.

No matter how our government deals with this current ongoing crisis, we have seen our best days as a country. The problems we face are huge and will require strong, smart leaders both in government and business.

It will take years to overcome the issues only if we make the right decisions; and that's a real big if. The republicans are as of today acting like they are concerned about the current plan on the table and want an alternative. They say they don't like the fact that taxpayers are going to foot the bill for this bailout and suggests it probably won't work.

What's odd is these are the same people who got us in this historical mess. Have they turned over a new leaf? Suddenly after seven years of out of control spending they want to be portrayed as fiscal conservatives. Suddenly they care about you and I after seven years of caring about the top two percent.

Suddenly they want regulation after seven years of deregulation. You have to ask yourself, why the sudden change of heart? Well my friends, it's election time. After seven years of crisis after crisis, they are now going to save America from economic doom.

Remember it's their president and his top people who told us last week to be sacred for we will all lose everything if they don't act. They are banking that you will forget the last seven years of republican leadership that got us here by creating this crisis and now saving us from it.

After seven years of lie after lie, I want to ask you is this current crisis another republican plan to simple win the election? Personally I believe it is. I believe this is their October surprise delivered early.

Conveniently, McCain heads to Washington to fix the plan and skip the debate. He and republican friends in the house met in closed doors today and are now the leaders who care about how our money is spent. This after seven years of not caring but once again it's election time so suddenly they care about our money.

If you buy into this just remember it's election time and in less then 40 days, election time will be over and this sudden change and reversal in republican policy will end. And then you and I will be stuck with more of the same for four more years. This my friends is the real story!

Aloha Mike

Commander In Chief

Today John McCain decided to suspend his campaign and go to Washington. He also wants to delay the Friday debate and attend the hearings taking place over the greatest bailout in our history!

Here's what I think and I wonder why no one in the press has thought of this. I think McCain does not want the debate to take place because he knows he and his close republican friends are guilty of the economic crisis we are facing. If you recall, he is noted for deregulation. I believe he wants to hide under a rock or in one of his 8 or 9 mansions. Maybe he would like to take a quiet trip in one of his 13 cars? I get it; he wants to put country first by appearing in person hoping this move will make Obama look bad somehow even though it is his policies that got us to this point in our history.

Meanwhile Sara Palin said in an interview she doesn't want Congress to point fingers. That's because she also knows it is her party that created this outrageous mess by removing and changing the rules in the financial markets.

So McCain clearly want this current crisis behind him before he debates or he will face many questions he knows he don't want to answer. So why has the press miss this point? Is it because they forgot that they really are the news media? Is it because they don't want to question his motives in fear of the right wing backlash?

So is this guy who wants to be our Commander In Chief having a problem dealing with the reality of 26 years of policies he pushed and supported that has lead us to the brink of a complete melt down?

Aloha Mike

Hear Is The Math

According to the political experts in the media no matter who gets elected, if this latest bailout get approved, we the people will be in debt to the tune of $60,000 each! Here's the math: Our government will hold about 18 trillion ($18,000,000,000,000) in debt. Divide our population which currently is about 301 million into the debt and you get $60,000 for every person in this country.

I had to find an online calculator to do this enormous math. This $18 trillion dollar total does include the programs proposed by Barrack Obama. John McCain's programs are actually larger then Barrack's so the debt would be even larger using the McCain figures.

Our political leaders are trying to deal with this latest White House bailout which reminds me of the lead up to the Iraq invasion. This time however, our leaders are at least questioning this move instead of diving right in.

Many wonder if this will even work and some are saying it won't work at all. What I do know is we will all owe $60,000 of debt; each and every one of us. Barrack is the only one suggesting that we get paid back using the profits these banks will make provided the plan even works.

What if this is simply a temporary fix to get the Republicans by the election? What if this plan is designed to put the Democrats in a economic mess beyond repair following the election? I do know this plan is clearly meant to again screw the middle class and get the greedy, wealthy and powerful off the hook!

We all must feel somewhat helpless during all of this and some of you probably don't care. But if we contact our representatives in Congress and raise enough concern, they will listen. This has worked before and will work again.

So if this bothers you as much as it bothers me, please contact your elected officials and expresses your feelings. The great thing about this country is we can! This is the only hope we have to avoid this rush to financial disaster.

Aloha Mike

Just A Little Confused

Let me see if I have this straight..... If you grow up in Hawaii , raised by your grandparents, you're 'exotic' and 'different.'
If you grow up in Alaska eating mooseburgers, It is a quintessential American story.

If your name is Barack you're a radical, unpatriotic Muslim.
If you name your kids Willow, Trig and Track, you're a mainstream patriotic American.

If you graduate from Harvard law School, you are unstable.
If you attend 5 different small colleges before graduating, you're well grounded.

If you spend 3 years as a brilliant community organizer, become the first black President of the Harvard Law Review, create a voter registration drive that registers 150,000 new voters, spend 12 years as a Constitutional Law professor, spend 8 years as a State Senator representing a district with over 750,000 people, become chairman of the state Senate's Health and Human Services committee, spend 4 years in the United States Senate representing a state of 13 million people while sponsoring 131 bills and serving on the Foreign Affairs, Environment and Public Works and Veteran 's Affairs committees, you don't have any real leadership experience.
If your total resume is: local weather girl, 4 years on the city council and 6 years as the mayor of a town with less than 7,000 people, 20 months as the governor of a state with only 650,000 people, then you're qualified to become the country's second highest ranking executive.

If you have been married to the same woman for 19 years while raising 2 beautiful daughters, all within Protestant churches, you're not a real Christian.
If you cheated on your first wife with a rich heiress, and then left your disfigured wife and married the heiress the next month, you're a good Christian.

If you teach responsible, age appropriate sex education, including the proper use of birth control, you are eroding the fiber of society.
If , while governor, you staunchly advocate abstinence only, with no other option in sex education in your state's school system while your unwed teenage daughter ends up pregnant , you're very responsible.

If your wife is a Harvard graduate lawyer who gave up a position in a prestigious law firm to work for the betterment of her inner city community, then gave that up to raise a family, your family's values don't represent America 's.
If you're husband is nicknamed 'First Dude', with at least one DWI conviction and no college education, who didn't register to vote until age 25 and once was a member of a group that advocated the secession of Alaska from the USA, your family is extremely admirable.

OK, I'm much clearer now…

Aloha Mike

Bailout Or Ripoff?

Our members of Congress are in a real hurry to act on the crisis we face in the global economy. However they aren't sure if this record bailout as they call it will even work. We are being told this hard to comprehend trillion dollar deal is designed to rid the banks of the bad debt they are holding which has created a freeze on the ability to borrow money.

If this plans works, our economy will supposedly begin to work again. What this means is the banks, or should I say the greedy powerful people who ripped of millions of Americans will be able to make their millions again. Meanwhile, we the people are sitting on all that debt.

What got us to this point, is the lack of rules or rules being ignored. The republicans call this deregulation, I call it STUPID. Imagine football without rules or any sport without regulations in place. Well it's the same in the financial markets; without rules anything goes. The result of this mindset has helped wealthy investors and managers of large corporations make tons of money at our expense.

Now we are about to let them off the hook and get stuck with the bill. Well I have a common sense solution to this crisis. If this historical move really helps resolve the problem and companies who are holding this bad debt can once again make money, WHY NOT HAVE THEM PAY BACK THESE DEBTS WITH A PERCENT OF THEIR PROFITS? Eventually, they will pay back the entire bill! Is this idea to simple or am I missing something?

We also need to provide homeowners, who were suckered into these floating rate mortgages the ability to convert to fixed rates that keep them in their homes. IT'S GREED ONLY that is preventing this from happening. These same rich powerful people who created this global mess can't bare the thought of making less money can they? Well maybe it's time they do!

The Republicans and Democrats need common sense when resolving this, I just wonder if they have any.

Aloha Mike

Party In Denial-The Party Of Lies

The republican party is in denial. They are conveniently pretending that they were not in control of the white house and congress over the last eight years. They are quick to point out that the current congress hasn't done much but they don't mention that they are the ones who block every piece of legislation the Democrats try to past. And when something does pass, their president has vetoed the bill.

The republicans are now trying to sell us more of their lies by trying to portray themselves as a party of change. I think they are the "Party Of Lies". They won't admit it's their policy of deregulation that has created our economic crisis. In case you forgot, deregulation means "remove the rules".

It's this simple: You take away the rules and you get powerful greedy people out of control. They do everything and anything they want to make all the money they can. And when no one is minding the store, you end up with this disaster we now face. Look for example at what the lack of rules has done to gas prices. They raise the price whenever and as often as they want. Now this is great for business if you are an oil man. And did you notice how the prices have generally dropped lately. It's Election Gas! They want the republicans to remain in power so they can screw you after the election is over. This is exactly what happened in the last election in case you forgot. With no rules in place, anything goes.

Republicans are now trying to reinvent themselves into a party of real change after they and their decisions led to the 800 point drop in our stock market over the last two days. Failure after failure, bailout after bailout, with no end in site. Obama has clearly attempted in congress to get rules in place over the last two years but the republicans always say that this will hurt business (that is their rich friends businesses) and they block these proposals. Now they have the guts to try to blame Democrats for our economy in crisis.

The Party Of Lies, The Republican Party has for eight years led our country and other countries to the brink of economic destruction. They have also led our military to the brink of destruction by overusing our troops repeatedly; again based on lies. The time is overdue to get these greedy rich bastards out of office and it is time to elect people who really care about the middle class. The democratic party has always represented the middle class and we need their help now more then ever.

Aloha Mike

It's The Economy Stupid!

Today we saw our stock market lose over 500 plus points which will mean that your pension or 401k has taken a serious hit. Millions of Americans who are planning to retire are seeing their dreams of retirement fade away with no positive outlook in the near future.

Now imagine if our social security fund had been privatised. All those seniors who depend on survival not having any money to live on. This is exactly what John McCain offers you. Investing the social security fund in the stock market.

Today McCain said that the stock market lacks regulation. For years the republication party has fought to deregulate industries in our country; the airline industry, the oil industry, the financial industry for examples. They said regulation would hurt business.

So as Bill Clinton once said, "It's The Economy Stupid". When will the people out there wake up from this madness their party, the republican party has delivered?

Aloha Mike

Fox Sunday News/Brain Washing By Design

Fox Sunday news is using very clever methods to brain wash their conservative viewers. Today's example was a panel of five people: Brit Hume, Mara Liason, Bill Kristol, and the host, all well known republican mouth pieces and white. Then there's Juan Williams, also a republican mouth piece and the only black on the panel.

The subject was Sara Palin and the four white commentators were all making positive comments about her. Suddenly, Juan begins to question some of the comments, pointing out facts like Palin hiring a lobbyist when mayor and governor in Alaska. Then the four other panelists, all white began to argue with him.

I can see the viewers watching this saying to themselves, "Figures the black guy would make negative comments about Sara!" Then a few minutes later this same example was replayed again using a different topic.

Now this all seems quite normal; a panel of people discussing politics but was it? I find it odd that all the white people, known right wing mouth pieces for the republican machine, spent their time over and over again preaching how great Palin is and using their token black to question her.

I call this Brain Washing By Design. Say nice things about a white conservative and have the black guy try to discredit some of the claims. Result, the viewers, mostly white conservatives conclude the black guy is clearly against them thus dividing us into race differences and of course making Barrack Obama look bad as well.

Now I know I can't prove that this was deliberate, however why was everyone on Sara's band wagon during the show except for Juan, who normally displays bias toward republican views?
Why didn't others point out some of information about Palin coming out in the press that isn't positive? Brain washing by design?

Final note: I noticed that for every ten negative comments toward Democrats made on fox, they do add one positive one in between. I guess this is what they call "Fair and Balanced".

Aloha Mike

Fox And Their Stupid Friends

This morning while watching the hurricane coverage I switched over to fox cable news. The announcer just aired a mayor, warning the public not to drink tap water. He then says this: "Although the mayor is a democratic, he's doing a real good job".

Now how is that statement "fair and balanced" as fox loves to advertise? As if to say, this no good liberal did something that's hard to believe! And what does the mayor's party he represents have to do with the public warning or the hurricane? Twenty four hours a day, fox cable news is promoting the republican agenda and has show after show that brain wash their viewers with lie after lie calling it news.

Yet when a news station states a fact that is negative toward a republican, the cry from the right is load and clear. "You can't do that!" while fox goes on and on with their political right wing agenda.

Well to all those viewers who believe in fox news, "You're All Stupid", and you can't fix stupid. Many of you are so stupid, you got a problem with a black man running for president. You have this image in your mind of our country becoming a ghetto if Barrack gets elected.

Well I got news for you. Our country is becoming a ghetto thanks to your republican party. It's your stupidity that as allowed your right wing radical politicians destroy our economy and put us in the mess our country is in. And you're so stupid you really believe they will somehow fix it if you elect them again!

So this white guy, a liberal who cares about all this wants change. And yes I want a black guy to run our country. You don't get it cause you're stupid so you label me and others like me including Barrack Obama with names your party makes up so you can feel good for being so stupid as your republican friends sell all of us down the river.

Aloha Mike

Seven Years Later

This morning on MSNBC I watched the footage from 9-11-2001, that terrible day our nation experienced the horror that terrorism can bring. It rekindled the emotions I had that day and left me feeling so sorry for all those people who died and suffered. Now seven years later I cannot help but reflect on that day.

The playback showed our president telling us he would hunt down those responsible for this attack on America. At that point I had to wonder how we ended up in Iraq? How can Bin Laden be still at large? How can his group of extremists still be out there plotting against us?
After all, this is America, the most powerful government in the world. I had to stop and wonder why we haven't arrived at resolving this threat?

Then I began to look at our government today and all the management blunders that we have experienced since then. You all should know what they are unless you have been living under a rock the last seven years. Now I feel somewhat confused for where we are since 9-11.
The thought that 50% of our country still believes the republicans should remain in office for four more years is simply hard to understand realizing what has occurred since that tragic day.

We have seen them divide our country not only between each other, but in the world as well. Other countries have lost our respect for they too see our management blunders. We have seen our home values drop, people lose their jobs, unemployment rise, energy costs get out of hand, health care eat away at our ability to afford it, our deficit grow to record levels, our children and grandchildren given a huge debt to look forward to.

Yet with all this and more, still 50 % of my fellow Americans still believe that the republican party should lead this country. I can only ask myself, "When Will They Wake Up or don't the things mentioned even matter to them?" I have tried daily to understand my fellow citizens who fall in this 50%, trying to figure out what they are thinking that makes them so comfortable with a 72 year old Washington insider and a unknown governor that has extreme right wing views, a party that everyone knows runs on lies and not their record, a party that has brought us to this point in our country's history.

I may never really figure them out. I can only hope that someday soon they get it like the other 50% do.

Aloha Mike

Running On Lies

I got an email today which clearly shows how republicans run on lies to get elected. They sure can't run on their record! Its about social security and how various Democrats screwed it up.
Follow this link to the social security administration's website to read the truth then read the email I received below. http://www.ssa.gov/history/InternetMyths2.html
Never believe everything you read in emails or websites unless you're just plain stupid! Now remember before you vote all the lies that you have been fed.
Aloha Mike

Here is typical republican brain washing being sent as emails:


Subject: Social Security FACTS - GOOD Info
Just in case some of you didn't know this.It's easy to check out, if you don't believe it just go to www.snopes.com on anything written below.Be sure and show it to your kids.They need a little history lesson and it doesn't matter whether you are Democrat of Republican.The facts are there ! Social Security Franklin Roosevelt, a Democrat, introduced the Social Security (FICA) Program. He promised: 1) That participation in the Program would be completely voluntary, ;2) That the participants would only have to pay 1% of the first $1,400 of their annual Incomes into the Program, 3) That the money the participants elected to put into the Program would be deductible from their income for tax purposes each year, 4) That the money contributed by the participants would be put into the independent 'Trust Fund' rather than into the general operating fund, and therefore, would only be used to fund the Social Security Retirement Program, and no other Government program, and
5) That the annuity payments to the retirees would never be taxed as income. Since many of us have paid into FICA for years and are now receiving a Social Security check every month -- and then finding that we are getting taxed on 85% of the money we paid to the Federal government to 'put away' -- you may be interested in the following: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Q: Which Political Party took Social Security from the independent 'Trust Fund' and put it into the general fund so that Congress could spend it? A: It was Lyndon Johnson and the democratically controlled House and Senate. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Q: Which Political Party eliminated the income tax deduction for Social Security (FICA) withholding? A: The Democratic Party. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Q: Which Political Party started taxing Social Security annuities? A: The Democratic Party, with Al Gore casting the 'tie-breaking' deciding vote as President of the Senate, while he was Vice President of the US ------------------------------------------------------------------- Q: Which Political Party decided to start giving annuity payments to immigrants? A: Jimmy Carter and the Democratic Party. Immigrants that moved into this country, and at age 65, began to receive Social Security payments!
The Democratic Party gave these payments to them, even though they never paid a dime into it! ------------------------------------------------------------------ Then, after violating the original contract (FICA), the Democrats turn around and tell you that the Republicans want to take your Social Security away! And the worst part about it is, uninformed citizens believe it!
If enough people receive this, maybe a seed of awareness will be planted and maybe changes will evolve. Maybe not, some Democrats are awfully sure of what isn't true. But it's worth a try. How many people can YOU send this to? Actions speak louder than bumper stickers. A government big enough to give you every thing you want, is strong enough to take everything you have. -Thomas Jefferson

We Would Rather Stay Stupid Then Get Smart?

I am beginning to think that the republicans have found their new George Bush. Sara Palin is emerging as a person who is always right and will step on anyone who disagrees. She has proven this point in her past positions as a mayor and governor. Sound like our current president?
This is just what our country needs, another George Bush or as she puts it, a pit bull with lipstick.
I'm sure this will bring real change to our white house. I just wonder how her and McCain will get rid of those lobbyists and special interest groups when McCain's campaign manager is one of the biggest lobbyist known in the business?
I saw an ad yesterday on television by McCain showing the excessive spending, the huge deficit, the mortgage crisis, etc. and linked it all to Obama! Now this is real change, more lies from the right wing like the lies that got us to invade Iraq and spend 10 billion a month with borrowed money. But the surge worked so all is better. After all my friends, we would rather win the war instead of win an election. Or is it we would rather stay stupid instead of get smart?
Aloha Mike

Taxing Oil Companies

Do you remember what the republicans said when Barrack wanted to tax the oil companies win fall profits? They said that the oil companies would just raise their prices and we won't see much change at the pump.
Palin did just that in Alaska and now every tax payer in that state is getting a $1200 check. No wonder her approval rating is 80%. How can anyone not like that?
The republicans know Barrack is right about his proposal for Palin proved it worked in Alaska. I guess they are getting just too much money from the lobbists to agree with Obama!
Aloha Mike

The RNC

I tried to watch the RNC objectively but after the sarcastic attacks, the blunt arrogant attitudes of the speakers and the repeated out and out lies, they finally turned me off and made me angry.
These flag waving SOBs who think they own our flag provided a stage that was filled with hate and no new ideas.
Then there was the pit bowl lipstick bitch reading a speech written for her acting like she was the greatest thing since sliced bread. I see women just like her on the road everyday. They drive big SUVs, gabbing on their cell phone while tail gating you as if you are preventing them to get where ever. And yes, they have the suv plastered with "support the troops" stickers made in china as if to say there are Americans who don't. It's funny, I have yet to meet one of those people.
Then there was the theme, "Change Is Coming". It sounds to me like McCain is going to vote for Barrack, for after being in Washington for over 20 years he surly can't be talking about himself!
One of my favorite lines by the spin doctors was living in a state that is near Russia give you the experience needed to tackle the world problems. You gotta be kidding.
Then there is Cindy McCain, worth 100 million bragging about her world tours and buying a kid and taking them home. What about all the rest over those twenty years in congress? I guess they just gotta continue to suffer. After all she got alot of homes to support!
So after destroying our country's economy, invading a country, leaving our grand kids with this huge debt, now the republicans are going to fix the mess they created with a 72 year old Washington insider and a pit bowl. I'm Impressed.
McCain at least admitted his party did all this. But instead of giving us the hope Obama is offering, we get nothing but lies and fear. I hope you are sick of this like me.
Now it's time for us white Americans to put aside the years of hate toward blacks we were taught by our elders and vote for what makes sense; not lies and hate but hope for our future.
Oh, in case you haven't figured this out yet, Barrack is white and black!
Aloha Mike

Why I'm A Democratic

I have always had a knack others tell me to take difficult things and present them in simple terms. Well here it is; the Democratic party has always represented the working class and the Republicans have always represented the wealthy.

Now even if I fell under the wealthy group, I would remain a demo. It's because I care about others that fall under "working class". People who don't have health care for example. The republicans represent big business like medical corporations, not that poor family without health services. They are about money and nothing more. We are in Iraq for big oil. They have acquired huge contracts with that country. How does this help us? By record profits; the largest in our history? I don't think so.

So I really don't need a speech or a convention for I already know the basics mentioned above. Name a Republican president who represented the working class. Reagan? Give tax breaks to the top and watch it trickle down to us? Bush? Look where we are today; the republicans have been in control of congress and the exec. branch for 8 years and they said if we gave them this power, we would all be better off. The wealthy sure are!

Like Barack said, "This is not about me, it's about you". He's a democrat and will work in your interests. Did Bush? McCain voted with Bush 90% of the time. This is key; ask yourself this when trying to decide who is best, "Are they part of the problem or part of the solution". You will get your answer.

What you hear about Obama is spin. The Republicans found out from their master mind Karl Roves that if you tell a lie over and over again, people will eventually believe it. That's how we ended up in Iraq. This lie repeating idea was first used in Germany by Hitler. That's how he got his people on board to fight. He controlled the media. I call it brain washing. The owners of most of our huge media companies that you watch and listen to are all republicans and they are well organized. They are very good at what they do. The people who read the news have three producers who dictate what you see and hear. I know this doesn't sound like America because when we were growing up it was just starting to change to this.

They will stop at nothing to retain power, for power is money and the more you got the more you want! God calls this greed. In the bible is says that it is easier to get a camel through the eye of a needle then a rich man through the gates of heaven. So when McCain says he puts his country first, he's not talking about you and me, he's taking about his country of the wealthy.

Republicans care about embroils but once you're born your on your own and they don't seen to have a problem sending that born embroil to war for what they tell you is freedom and keeping you safe. They don't mention the huge industry behind war that is making huge money building weapons etc. that is really driving all this spin you hear. Oddly enough, it was president Eisenhower, a republican who warned us in a speech about the dangers of the military complex.

Hope this helped you understand why I, like our Dad and Mom are Democratic.

Evangelists and Politics

I've always had a problem with the Evangelists and the way they operate. As of late, I'm having even more of a problem.
I get the impression that they create and modify the rules as they go. Let's take Sara Palin for example. They preach that it's a sin to have sex out of wedlock but they have rallied around her when they found her daughter was pregnant? This is just nuts; don't get pregnant for it's a sin but let's all be happy because their VP choice's daughter is to have her baby? They have completely road off the fact that she has sinned! This to me is modifying the rules to fit their life style.
Regardless of your religious beliefs, everyone should follow the ten commandments, not pick and choose the ones which work for you at the time. Evangelists should express their displeasure over the fact this girl is only seventeen and still in high school and unmarried having sex.
The Evangelists place all there fate in "live begins at conception", but let's look at what happens when this life is born. Evangelists are against universal health care, public schools, social security, etc. but they don't mind if they send these kids off to a war that was based on lies, some who get wounded and others who die.
True Christians have always believed in peace. I have seen these Evangelists on TV preaching that we need to attack and destroy countries because "they are the enemy". Last time I heard this was in the military, not in church! What happened to "Thou shall not kill"?
So to sum up, I'm beginning to believe that Evangelists care about you only before you are truly born, then you on your own and it's ok if you die if money is to be made in the process.
I think many of these Evangelists picked this "born again" option because is the eary way out with rules that are applied only when they decide they do.
Aloha Mike

Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska

Well I guess McCain thinks he'll win all the female votes by picking Palin. I live in a suburban town of 10,000. I guess he could of picked my mayor, but she's not a radical right winger that is in love with big oil.
And what about this family values crap. Palin's daughter is going to have a baby at seventeen and not yet married. Now there's great moral upbringing! Oh, but she can fish and shoot a gun. Now that my kind of Vice President.
Let's see now, she hates abortion so much that a little girl must have her father's baby? We need to drill all we can everywhere so we keep using oil? Oh, I almost forgot! If your sister is getting a divorce, just call Palin and she'll try to get your sister's husband fired!
Ya Palin, your right up there with Hillary.
Aloha Mike

Hot Dog McCain

I find it interesting that John McCain suddenly wants to show his leadership during Gustav when 3 years ago he was in Arizona with Bush celebrating his birthday while hurricane Katrina was on shore in full force.
He didn't seem to care then, but he wasn't running for president so I guess he didn't find it necessary to be the "Maverick" he claims to be. Funny how he is suddenly is trying portraying himself as this great leader.
What a joke!
Aloha Mike