Recent polls now show John McCain and Sarah Palin at 50% with Barack Obama and Joe Biden at 46%. It seems the tide has turned as I have predicted. As much as I hate to say it, “I told you so.”

It's easy to see when you pay attention. Even with the sound off, watching the rivals on TV seems backward. One would've guessed a Joe Biden type would have been on the McCain ticket and the Sarah Palin type would've been on the Obama side. If you were casting a feature film, that's certainly the direction you'd take it. So now, instead of youth, excitement, and change on the side that declared it as its' own, we have anything but. And on the side that seemed as though it represented the same old “George Bush 3^rd term” politics, we have youthful thinking, excitement and change ahead of us.

The plot certainly has thickened.

I invite anyone to go back and read any of my previous blog postings on townhall.com and compare what I've said with the dates/times they were posted. You will find in every instance I have predicted what ultimately had become fact. Again, it's easy to see when you pay attention and I do.

Here's more. We all know what happens when we lead a horse to water. He doesn't drink. The same is true again (and again, written previously in my blogs of the past) with the liberal media's attempts to lead us to that water. We won't drink. Keith Olbermann's big exclusive with Barack Obama was ho-hum because Keith Olbermann isn't a journalist we can trust, despite his daily references to himself as “your humble journalist.” He's a democratic cheerleader. You'll never see any exclusives with anyone representing the right, because Keith wants you to drink his water, so take a big gulp and be sure to write “Countdown with Keith Olbermann” in your Nielson diary. The same is true of Chris Matthews who can't possibly say anything negative about the democratic ticket, except for once in a while pretending to play hard ball in hopes he'll appear un-biased. You better drink his water right now, if you know what's good for you or he'll never let you complete a sentence.

I'd be amazed if I'm the only one who sees any of this. Clearly MSNBC doesn't, if two far left leaning programs on their schedule weren't enough, soon they'll have three, because they're giving Rachel Maddow her own show. You know Rachel don't you? She's the star/choreographer/director/producer/executive producer/casting director and key grip of “The Rachel Maddow Show” which airs on AirAmerica radio, TV and podcasts. Oh yeah, AirAmerica is liberal. She's described as a political analyst every time she appears on one of MSNBC's other shows. But you see, she isn't. She has never provided a fair assessment of any republican candidate or strategy ever and in fact, trips over herself to come to the defense of anything Obama. At one point it was so bad, Joe Scarborough, filling in for David Gregory on "Race For The White House" on MSNBC, had to playback specific comments from Barack Obama for Rachel's behalf several times because she refused to acknowledge them on their face and instead chose to decipher their meaning for us. If you were dyslexic and retarded, you might have seen things her way and dammit, she sure as hell tried. She's no political analyst. She's a democratic strategist. So there's MSNBC and lovely Rachel baiting and switching us so we'll drink their water. No thanks. It's polluted.

The well just got much deeper by the supreme being herself, Oprah Winfrey, who has pronounced that she will not have any political candidates on her show before the election. You mean, except for Barack Obama, Oprah? Forgive me for questioning one of your commandments, but don't you mean you won't have any republican candidates on your show before the election, Ms. Winfrey? Shall I peel you a grape?

The lesson to be learned from all this is soon to come, I'm afraid. Try as hard as they will force feeding their points of view will soon backfire, which is the real tragedy in all this. Real Americans like myself are interested in the facts, not the slanted rhetoric from self-described “journalists” who aren't. What would their Columbia professors think of them now, I wonder. The writing is on the wall and it will only get worse unless the liberal press (radio, TV and newspaper) backs off, goes back to the basic premise of what real journalism is supposed to be (and not to be) and let us decide the facts on their merits. The RNC should send thank-you cards for all their help, because the harder they try, the harder they will be fall.

Thank heavens for fair and balanced press like The New York Post, who yesterday endorsed McCain/Palin, writing an incredibly poignant editorial as to the reasons why. Anyone still fooled by who Obama/Biden really are should read this. Kudos to that paper and its' parent, News Corporation, for telling it like it really is without bias. If anyone reading this still questions whether or not a democrat in the white house would be better for our economy than a republican, I invite them to compare New York with Las Vegas. New Yorkers, in a blue state controlled by democrats long before FDR was governor, pay a whopping $9 for a pack of cigarettes, while Nevadans pay a mere $3.50 per pack. So what's the difference between the cigarettes out there vs. those out here? TAX. Now unless cigarettes in New York are wrapped in gold, New Yorkers pay almost $6 more than Nevadans just for tax. Nevada a red state. New York a blue state. Connect the dots, and I don't even smoke but for God sakes, ENOUGH already! Democrats=big government, big tax. Republicans= don't.

Need more? Congressman Charlie Rangel (D-NY) rents not 1, not 2, not 3 but 4 rent controlled apartments in Harlem under the guise of office space. Never mind that the units must be for living and not for business purposes. Mr. Rangel doesn't care because he's a democrat who lives for big government and big pet projects and big perks like 4 rent controlled units that cost him less than one studio apartment in Manhattan. Democrats in congress are just as bad. Even our own Governor Paterson calls these types of legistlators Draculas. They'll be real nice to you by day, and then suck your blood for everything it's worth until they get what they want, like Dracula. Barack Obama was weened from the same bottle. His refusal to admit the troop surge is working was because he was afraid to alienate his own party, not us. He failed miserably.

I'm happy to watch them all scramble and try so very hard to convince me otherwise, all so they can keep their cushy government jobs and live like kings while the rest of us struggle. Then, like a horse, I'll do the opposite. I for one would be very happy to drink from that trough.

Ron Maestri
www.ronmaestri.com

Yesterday certainly was a big day in presidential politics. In one fell swoop, John McCain swooped in with an out-of-the-ballpark nominee for vice-president, a great speech, proving his credentials with facts, not lingo. If I were advising him, I'd tell him to remind America that the gridlock came from a democratically controlled congress, whose own job approval ratings are in the high single digits.

 

It's obvious Americans have seen the same old movie before when politicians deliver the world to get themselves elected, and then do nothing until about the final year of their terms when they're up for re-election, and then off they go again having parties and cutting secret deals for bridges to nowhere. Richard Nixon mastered the art when he promised to end the Vietnam War to get himself elected the first time, never did, and then promised it again to get himself re-elected. Thank God Americans are much smarter than that. It's not just change we're after, it's accountability. How much can we trust they'll deliver on their words?

 

It's obvious what I'm saying (and have been saying) is the case. Last night on "The CBS Evening News with Katie Couric", she showed two polls. The first, taken immediately after the Obama rock concert: Obama 48% and McCain 40%. The second, taken a few weeks later, one day BEFORE Sarah palin's speech, showed both candidates dead even at 42%. What's wrong with that picture?

 

But wait, there's more. WCBS-TV, the local New York CBS affiliate asked respondants online "How likely would you be to vote for McCain/Palin after hearing her speech?" A whopping 73% responded most likely with less than 10% still unsure. NEW YORK IS A BLUE STATE! These are not words of hope for Barack Obama and Joe Biden. Clearly this election is theirs to lose unless something is radically changed, and I know what it is. Now mind you, I'm the type of person who typically roots for the underdog. I guess all my years in direct marketing taught me how to spin gold from sheet metal, so trust me on this. I'm actually beginning to feel sorry for Obama and would like to offer my friendly advice, because honestly, I love a good horse race.

 

Joe Biden needs to resign from the democratic ticket. He needs to come up with some credible reason why, and just do it. You know, for the good of the party? Barack Obama should accept the resignation and then in the same breath name Hillary Rodham Clinton as his new VP running mate. I'm dead serious. We all know Hillary's strengths and we can all now begin to see the void she left will only get deeper and stronger for McCain/Palin unless Obama punts fast.

 

Mark my words. Barack Obama will lose this election unless he makes this "change".

 

Yesterday.

 

Ron Maestri

www.ronmaestri.com

 

Remember the cola wars, when Coke was clearly the favorite, best selling cola over Pepsi? But then something very strange happened. Coca-Cola got too big for their britches, or, put another way, their egos got the best of them, and they decided to change their formula. A huge disaster, it became Pepsi's best case scenerio. This, along with their brilliant ad campaign "The Pepsi Challenge", became the catalyst for Pepsi to take over as the favorite, best selling soft drink in the world, surpassing Coke. They described it later as the day "Coke Blinked."

 

I feel the exact same way about Barack Obama. All criticism aside, this guy is to be commended for being such a renegade. With all odds against him, he rose to the top becoming Coca-Cola to John McCain's Pepsi. Martin Luther King would be proud. But then Obama let his ego get the best of him, which he proved with his choice of VP in Senator Joe Biden. Don't get me wrong. An attack dog and a leader with strong foreign policy credentials is mandatory. I DON'T TRUST IRAN. However, to presume his own strengths could warrant bipassing the most obvious choice for VP, Hillary Clinton, speaks a lot more to Mr. Obama's character than his choice instead of Joe Biden.

 

It has been reported that his wife Michelle played a huge role in the selection of Mr. Biden with her husband while on vacation in Hawaii recently. BINGO. This tells me who wears the pants in that family. Women always seem to have more problems with other women and there was never a doubt in my mind Michelle did not like Hillary Clinton. Period. Is this who we want for president, someone who let's his wife get the best of him on such an important issue as Vice-President of the United States? Of course not. Certainly I'm not suggesting she should be seen and not heard, but this one came from her, not him, and therein lies the problem.

 

There is absolutely no argument that Hillary Clinton would not have been better. She would've assured 18,000,000 voters (including her own home states of New York and Arkansas) with no need for placating angry voters who still feel slighted by the whole primary process, and the ticket would've sailed through this election far surpassing any Republican candidacy, a fact which I'm convinced would have been clearly demonstrated in the polls with a much greater margin over what we're seeing right now. The writing is on the walls and in the polls. Results from Mrs. Obama's speech last bnight are mixed. People can see right through her, no matter what color dress she's wearing or how big her pearls are.

 

Why didn't Barack just bite the bullet and go with Hillary? He obviously doesn't like her, because even though he told us she was on his short list, she clearly wasn't. JFK didn't like Lyndon Johnson either, but we all know how that turned out. I'd be very surprised if his own daughter Caroline wasn't also pushing for Hillary for the exact same reason.

 

I was a registered Republican, recently switching to Independent. So my leanings were always more toward John McCain than Barack Obama. But when Hillary Clinton showed her strength by going for the gold and fighting 'til the very end, I loved her for it. I was sold. Had Barack Obama chosen Hillary Clinton as VP, I'd have voted for them, no questions asked. I like John McCain, but this ticket would have been the deal closer for me. Now, not so.

 

Without question, I'm for John McCain. I need a leader, not Michelle Obama's husband. Iran and North Korea won't be pretty in the coming years and I don't want a whimp or bad decision maker who takes his own ego into consideration first, over what is best for the American people.

 

I guess history just repeated itself, and "Coke Blinked".

 

Ron Maestri

www.ronmaestri.com

 

 

I forced myself to watch "Countdown with Keith Olbermann" Monday night because I thought I might have been a bit unfair to him in some of my previous postings. I'm a firm believer in evaluating fairly both points of view before making choices as do I'd guess most Americans, so I gave him another look.

 

I don't know any other way to say it except to just come right out and say, this man is embarrassing! Plain and simple. The entire show, not part, not most, THE ENTIRE SHOW WAS PRO-OBAMA, PRO-DEMOCRAT. Not once did he have ANY guest or point of view supporting the Republican perspective. For this show to air on a respected news network like MSNBC is appalling, and frankly, embarassing.

 

What do we think about the new John McCain ad chastising Barack Obama for his failure to visit ailing troops in Germany, choosing instead to play basketball? Let's talk to our first guest, the Obama Campaign Communications Director.

 

How bad is the McCain Campaign running these days with no clear strategy? Let's talk to our next guest, Rachel Maddow from Air America who wears "Democrat" on her sleeve and probably has a matching tattoo somewhere on her body.

 

How stupid is George W. Bush? Let's poke fun with quotes from his former Treasury Secretary, giving the audience the illusion of being fair to both sides. Forget the bad elevator audio, this stuff is good.

 

And what is it about Rupert Murdoch that Keith Olbermann has it out for? I watched with my mouth open a few weeks ago when Keith declared like a child "Ha ha Mr. Murdoch, see, I am successful and very, very rich. Nah." (I swear I saw him stick out his tongue afterwards.) Then, last night, it happened again when he roasted the Fox Business Network for its low audience levels as being less than 8000 people in daytime and "at this rate, it would catch up to CNBC in 2077." Of course Mr. Olbermann left out the part that CNBC's contract for DOW Jones probably wouldn't get renewed because News Corp. now owns them which would have a predictable impact on their numbers going forward, and that CNBC is carried throughout the world with greater penetration than Fox Business, on-air less than a year. If there ever was an apple to orange comparison, this was it. I too can read the ratings, Keith. I can make any show #1. I'm guessing Mr. Murdoch probably fired him from one of his sports networks or refused to hire him because of his reputation as being as completely unstable, which is why he left KCBS in L.A. (or was most likely asked to leave) and ESPN in Bristol, Connecticut. I know why Keith Olbermann isn't allowed to drive. He shouldn't be able to drive this train, either. make

 

Speaking of numbers and an audience, the point is to attract NEW VIEWERS and build an audience. There are already die hard Olbermann liberals watching the show (although I'd guess not for very long), but you can't grow unless you grow. That means broadening your horizons. Look left AND right. Let me be the judge, not you. Push me and I do the opposite. We all touched the fire when our parents told us we shouldn't, remember?  Like guests on CNBC, Keith Olbermann should be required to provide full disclosure because he's obviously a Democratic supporter of zealots like Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), (whom Mr. Olbermann referred to on Monday's show) and whose own bill of impeachment was struck down by members of his own party as being too radically liberal.

MSNBC is a great network. "Morning Joe" is my favorite morning program, besting "Fox & Friends" for news value hands down. "Fox & Friends" has 3 commercial breaks to every one on "Morning Joe" and F&F can't even have a meaningful conversation with any guest without rushing them through it and either ending it abruptly or splitting the interview in 2 so they can tease, tease, tease and go to more commercials. They tease more than they report. But say what you want, Fox News Channel is fair and balanced and, for the most part, so is "Morning Joe" on MSNBC. Joe Scarborough, a Republican is very fair to both sides, sometimes even being a little more critical of the Republicans than most, but I respect him because he's honest and that's all I ever expect. Pat Buchanan, a Republican is fair. Andrea Mitchell, a great reporter, is fair. They step out of their skins to provide accurate analysis pro/con for/against both sides so independent thinkers like myself can make intelligent choices without being pushed. All in all, MSNBC is a great network and certainly deserves the moniker as "America's Fastest Growing News Network". Their anchors and hosts throughout the rest of the day seem to be fair, and I trust them to deliver the facts letting me decide, with opinion they don't hide under the guise of news.

 

I don't trust Keith Olbermann.

 

He's selling, pushing and force feeding one point-of-view down my throat for an entire hour.  I kept asking myself, "What's in it for him?" My guess is that his cume rating is very low and his demo and household ratings are falling, as well. He's supposed to be counter-programming "The O'Reilly Factor" in primetime and not doing a good job of it. The only thing missing from his show was a lower 1/3 disclaimer throughout stating, "The following program is a paid advertisement for the Democratic Party." and V/O from Barack Obama saying, "I'm Barack Obama and I approved this message."

 

I'm predicting that the reason Barack Obama isn't as far ahead in the polls as he should be is because of "newscasters" like Keith Olbermann, who has the gall to 'humbly' refer to himself as such, keep pushing him on us. The writing is on the wall with the Desi Arnaz/CBS factor as my best example. "The more CBS told me not to hire William Frawley as Fred Mertz, the more I liked him", said Mr. Arnaz to Johnny Carson in one of his final interviews. I'm no newscaster, but I sure as hell know what one looks like. Keith Olbermann is no newscaster and Dan Quayle was no Jack Kennedy.

 

What was #1 on the Keith Olbermann Countdown Monday night? His foolish appearance on "The Soup" airing on E! It wasn't funny the first time and it sure wasn't funny played back over and over again by Mr. Olbermann, who was ogling himself. Here's another news flash: Keith Olbermann is not funny. I'd walk out of that comedy club faster than a speeding bullet if he were on the roster. My head hurts from rolling my eyes so much. Go back to Bristol, Keith. You're bad.

 

This show must go. I'd replace it with re-runs of "Captain Kangaroo" to save whatever is left of an audience, who I'll bet are beginning to lose interest in him too. There's only so much sell and hype one can stand on a day by day basis. Hell, I'll do it. I can beat Bill O'Reilly with my eyes closed and I could sure do a helluva lot better than Keith Olbermann, whose countdown to departure is the only thing NBC execs should be contemplating right this very moment.

 

 

Ron Maestri

www.ronmaestri.com

When I first registered to vote over 20 years ago, I registered as a Democrat. I guess it was primarily because I thought since most people in my inner circle were of the same affiliation, that it was the right thing to do. I had no clue what the differences were between Republican and Democrat (as I suspect as is the case with most Americans today), except that Republicans gave me the impression they were a bunch of stodgy old guys representing the same party as Richard Nixon, who we all know was corrupt. Then Came Jimmy Carter, who single handedly botched the Iran Hostage Crisis and played into their impressions of us as being weak by neglecting to be more forceful than the pacifist in him ever would allow. This along with long lines at the pumps for gasoline rationing and a national 55 mph speed limit began the thoughts of party change in my mind. It was immediately after Ronald Reagan's inauguration and the subsequent release of our hostages from Iran that I immediately switched to Republican. Say what you want about those stodgy old guys, they are strong on defense and Reagan proved it. What Jimmy Carter couldn't do in all the months our hostages were held captive, Ronald Reagan achieved in 30 seconds after becoming our President. I'd have given anything to be a fly on the wall during that conversation with Ayatollah.

 

When George Bush ended the Gulf War (which I strongly supported) right before nabbing Saddam Insane, I switched again to Democrat. I don't get along with whimps and I believe Bush to be one after that mistake. Watching Saddam use this as a propaganda tool made me cringe and dislike George Bush and the Republican party.

 

Bill Clinton did well for me and I even voted for Al Gore in 2000. I was beyond pissed off when George W. stole the election, but God is my witness, I said to a close friend, "There's a bigger reason why this happened. I just know it."

 

On September 11, 2001, unfortuneately I was proved correct. It was a good thing a Republican was seated in the Oval Office because he took the right action which disproved any thoughts of weakness by terrorists and bin Laden himself. I'm sure it shocked them by our response. Say what you want about George W. Bush, but he was a helluva lot better than Al Gore ever would have been during all this(we'd still be begging for permission at the UN) or, dare I say it, Jimmy Carter. Did I think Bush could've handled Tora Bora better? Of course. Did I think The War in Iraq was necessary? Definitely. I still believe weapons of mass destruction were delivered to Syria under cover. This was reported by Israel, not by our own intelligence.

 

Now living in New York (again) and faced with the prospect of registering to vote here, I chose instead to become an Independent. I have found myself to be a social liberal and a fiscal conservative with strong national defense opinions. Since that represents a little of both, I went smack dab in the middle as an Independent. But something happened when I did. Suddenly I found myself stepping away from the tendency to defend positions on either the left or the right and to look at everything from an open minded frame of reference, you know, like the judges in our legal ought to do? Now, instead of defending Democrats when I was a registered Democrat or Republicans when I was a registered Republican, I have a free, unbiased perspective. Honestly, I still don't know who I will vote for in November.

 

Unfortunately, it's easier to see more clearly when news networks like MSNBC devote so much more time to Barack Obama's campaign clearly in an attempt to to assist the candidate in getting elected more so than John McCain's, who they obviously dislike. Every show's main topic is always Barack Obama with John McCain as a strained aside. But here's a news flash for those newsies everywhere (not just MSNBC but all of them), instead of gulping down what you're subliminally force feeding me, I want to go in the opposite direction. The best way I can describe this comes from an interview with Desi Arnaz on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson when both were alive. He was telling of how he came to choose William Frawley as Fred on "I Love Lucy". He said that the more that CBS executives resisted that possible choice, the more he liked him. Bingo. If MSNBC and all the major networks would just stay middle of the road presenting the facts (and scheduling their guest appearances) that way, I'd be less likely to dislike one candidate over another, not because of something the candidates themselves may have said, but because I don't appreciate being force fed. For proof of this, watch "Countdown with Keith Olberman" for a week on MSNBC. He's a classic example of what I'm saying here. Now, don't get me wrong. I would love to work for MSNBC. I even sent Steve Capus, NBC News President an e-mail about my own show "Ronn & Summer" (www.ronmaestri.com) as a possible late night show for the network and I think Chuck Todd, Andrea Mitchell, Pat Buchanan, David Gregory and Joe Scarborough are the exceptions. Some of the harshest criticism I've ever heard about John McCain's campaign has come from Joe Scarborough (Republican) on "Morning Joe", but I appreciate his candor and his honesty. He clearly has no hidden agenda, which is more than I can say for most other anchors on MSNBC.

 

What about Fox News Channel? Yes, they seem to be more fair and balanced as they claim, but with the Jesse Jackson recent snafu off air and on mike, Fox was quick to release this to anyone who wanted it. Even though they refused to release his "N-word" comment, they still were quick to release the details. I wonder if Fox would have been so quick to release a damaging snafu by John McCain if the tables were turned. Honestly, I seriously doubt they would have.

 

In closing, I offer some friendly advice to all news channels and national press. You're journalists. You're professionals with college degrees. What would your professors say about you right now based on your choices. Would they approve or disapprove?

 

Let people like me and millions of other Americans make their own informed choices, and keep things balanced and in perspective, please.

 

Respectfully,

 

Ron Maestri

I really wish these news people would do their jobs properly instead of hiding behind their own hidden agendas to get Barack Obama elected, no matter what he says. Their questions are shallow and they're clearly biased against McCain.

 

MSNBC's Chris Matthews is a joke. His show doesn't play hardball. It doesn't even play ball. His topic is always pontification about how Obama could make things better and any guests he invites on always represent either Obama's campaign or democratic strategists. Watch him for a week and you'll see how unbalanced the whole thing is.

 

NBC obviously sets the guidelines for "Morning Joe" by always having the spokesman from the Obama Campaign on during the 7AM hour, and if they're lucky, the McCain camp gets to have their say in the 8AM hour. Here's a reality check: 7AM has a much higher HUT level (households using television) during the week than 8AM. It makes sense since most people shower/get ready/leave for work by 8AM. So, let's call it for what it is.

 

MSNBC's Keith Olberman should issue disclaimers at the beginning of his shows "Attention: This show is slanted left. We hate the right and we are proud of it. Want unbiased? Go somewhere else."

 

And why are they all so quick to defend Obama's waffling on the war in Iraq? "Well, he still will bring troops home in 16 months." Reality check: your candidate clarified his position by saying he'd first consult with generals on the ground." Well, alright, then in 16 months if his generals tell him we should stay, then what? WHY AREN'T THESE QUESTIONS BEING ASKED?

 

We keep hearing how it was all Bush's fault we're in the economic mess we're in right now. Reality check: a democratically controlled congress has refused his pleas to drill domestically for more oil and have refused to make permanent his tax cuts.

 

Polls show most Americans believe themselves to be democrats, rather than republicans. Reality check: have you met average Americans? They have no idea what the differences are. They plan to walk blindly to the polls to vote for change without bothering to comprehend the ramifications. These are the same people who blindly signed for mortgages they couldn't afford because they didn't read the fine print, and are now in foreclosure. Obama votes 90+ times in the Senate to increase taxes on people earning over $32,000 /year. That means less money for those schmucks who think they're democrats.

 

Obama is a ho. He'll say/do anything to get himself elected. He said today that if John McCain wants to have a debate about the economy, I'll do it anytime. Reality check: John McCain has been trying to debate Barack Obama, but he keeps turning it down. He's too busy pandering to everyone about everything with his larger than life scripted speeches and he has an ego larger than the stadium he's decided to hold his convention in. How elitest is that? The whole mother, grandmother, food stamps garbage is a load of crap.

 

If news people would just set their own agendas aside and stay neutral like they're Columbia educators taught them to be, independents like me could cull the facts and make our own informed choice for president without being force fed, which causes resistance.

 

"Resistance is futile."

 

Ron Maestri

www.ronmaestri.com

I'm a newly registered independent because I'm tired of hearing, "Do the right thing for the good of the party." Screw party politics! Now that Barack Obama is the presumptive nominee for the democrats, his thin soundbites will go from 'change, change, change' to 'do what's good for the party.' You mean the party who has controlled congress for the last 3 years and done nothing for me, an American? You mean the same party that screwed their own candidate and 2 states in the process of a debacle called delegate and vote counting? Hey Barack, smell the coffee. What are you going to do for me? What's your plan (not a soundbite) for lowering gas prices and making us more energy independent? What's your plan to make my country safer? What do you plan to do to lower taxes? How do you expect to get this monstrosity called government out of our way? Do you even know what you're doing, or are you another captain of the Titanic who was too damn stubborn to heed iceburg warnings? Why haven't you visited Iraq in over 900 days? Your excuse that you don't have to go because you can plan from here are like saying there's no need to see the beauty of Alaska up close, you get everything you need from the brochures.

 

Republicans suck too. Will someone please tell Mr. McCain to wear some damn make-up on camera? It's not brain surgery. Amateurs are running his campaign, because the most obvious, stupid mistakes keep getting made. His snickering comes off as sinister. His ridiculous speeches in front of a handful of supporters and a puke green background look small, not big. And for god sakes, watch the damn news. All the pundits have practically written the map for success, yet he keeps doing the opposite and staying the laughing stock.

 

A lot of very stupid, easily fooled people live in this country. They're falling for the change from an attractive young black man crap. Barack Obama is the 21st century's Jimmy Carter, destined to become the worst, weakest president in our nation's history if we're foolish enough to elect him without hearing about the steak, not just the sizzle..

 

Hey McCain...use this stuff.