And Sarah Palin? OMG…. I’m speechless, still.

These two candidates stand in completely different spots on the issues. Isn’t that what it’s all about? That’s what separates the parties? I could never bring myself to vote Republican because that party is 99% of the time on the opposing side of everything I stand for. The war. A woman’s right to choose. Civil rights. Gun ownership. Health care. On and on.

If you truly can’t decide and the issues aren’t pushing you in one direction or another, then what’s the crime in not voting?

I don’t know about politicians resigning when running for campaigns. They all do it, I suppose. When Hillary was running, I didn’t even notice she was gone.

I stand by my harsh Palin comments. “Not the sharpest tool in the shed” is an understatement! I’m going to admit something here. I’m ageist. If the retirement age in this country is 65, I don’t think someone should be looking to run the entire country at 72. That being said, if they feel they must, then at least have a good back up, because there is a good chance we’ll need them. Therefore, it’s imperative in this case, that we look at Sarah Palin as a President, not just VP. Our country would be in serious trouble if she were in charge. That’s not a matter of opinion. That is fact. I’m sorry, but I’m not backing down on that one.

As far as experience, we already elected a president without any. That didn’t work out so well. But the difference here is that Obama is a pretty intelligent guy. He knew where his weakness was…. foreign policy. He chose a strong running mate to make up for his lack of experience/knowledge in that area. If we look at each side as a team, we can compare experience.

For all the skeletons you mention in Obama’s past, I can come back with the same for McCain (Keating 5). In all honesty, associations with others don’t bother me. I’m looking at the candidates, not their friends or business partners. If someone took a look at the people I choose to hang out with, I wouldn’t get very far. BTW, You forgot to mention Ayres.That’s the latest. Look at all the Clinton associations that were “troubling”. At the end of the day, he ran a good ship.

Wright’s remarks don’t bother me the slightest. Then again, there isn’t a video of Wright exorcising Obama the way Palin was “witch proofed”. That might scare me.

Ok, gotta get some work done. Nice debating you.

I feel the need to comment on some of your thoughts on my post.

First, your assumption that I am a Republican is incorrect. I am an Independent. I am interested in voting for the person I think will do the best job, whether they be a Democrat, Republican or Independent(unfortunately there are not many of these).

“Tell that to your candidate”

Again, your assumption my candidate is McCain is incorrect. The sad truth is neither candidate is that appealing to me. I am not sure who I will vote for.
As far as attacking a person with a different point of view – I think both candidates are guilty (that includes your guy).

My point on Republican bashing was just because a person does not see everything the way you do, does not automatically make the person an idiot and moron. Civil conversation/debate is a good thing.

Obama suspending his campaign was not exactly what I had in mind. I believe he should have resigned as Senator. The job would go to someone who could give it the full attention it deserves. Obama should want what is best for the state of Illinois and the citizens that voted for him (by the way I voted for him). I feel the same way about McCain. What other job allows you to get paid for not doing your job while trying to get a new job?

“Palin is an insult to our intelligence. Really. She has no substance. Really.”

These are harsh words. Palin may not be the sharpest tool in the shed but I am not sure how you can discount her accomplishments. She was elected the Mayor of her town (and yes I know it is a small town) and also elected Governor of the state of Alaska. I will also add she has a very high approval rating in the state of Alaska. Bottom line, she has leadership experience and Barack Obama does not.

I am aware Obama has a high approval rating in Illinois. My original post states I am puzzled as to why that is the case. Senator Obama has been on book tours and running for President since taking office. There are also things I find troubling about him:

His association/real estate deal with Tony Rezko(who is currently in prison)

His association with the Democrat Political Machine that is so corrupt here in Chicago/Illinois

His attendance to a church for 20 years where Reverend Wright spewed forth hatred and anti-Semitic remarks-more sad, is He allowed his young daughters to hear that

Changing his tune on campaign funding

How he got elected to the Illinois State Senate

The list could go on but I hope you get my point that there are things here that would cause one to question Obama’s judgement.

Finally, you commented on everything I wrote except my last sentence regarding Obama’s lack of accomplishments in the Illinois State Senate and United States Senate. This is the most important thing I wrote and you had no response. I have asked many people I know why they are voting for Obama and they all respond in a similar way. They like what he says and how he says it but none of them can point to or state something Obama has actually done. I wish Obama was the candidate people seem to think he is.

Be well out there RH and keep on blogging. I may not agree with you on everything but I am always interested in what you have to say.

“I do not understand the need to attack someone who may have a different point of view.”

Tell that to your candidate.

“It is obvious from reading your blog that you are a Obama supporter and a Republican basher.”

No secret there!

“Our state has been in crisis and Obama is missing in action.”

Perhaps he should’ve suspended his campaign. ; )

“If people looked at the mess we have here in the state of Illinois, there is no doubt that they would not want to recreate these condtions in the rest of the country.”

Ok, Tillie….Come on, now! Have ya checked the conditions in the rest of the country??? We’re all screwed! And that is NOT Obama’s fault. That is George Bush and the Republicans. And my friend, John McCain is more of the same. Just because someone calls himself a maverick doesn’t make it so.

Basically, the Dems are mad as hell and we’re not going to take it anymore. Palin is an insult to our intelligence. Really. She has no substance. Really.

The only IL approval rating I could find for Obama online was from 2005. It was 72%. If he was losing Illinois, I might think there was cause for concern, but since he is ahead in that state, I’d assume that not everyone is as unhappy as you are.

In all fairness, Palin is a total dope.

I have to question the judgment of ANY woman that rabidly supports Palin. She does NOT support women or women’s issues. In fact, I’d go as far as to say she really doesn’t like women at all. She’s in the same league as Phyllis Schlafly and that is a VERY, VERY scary thing.

Down at the Jersey Shore, I saw no McCain posters…*until* Palin was selected as the running mate. WTF?! The only exception would be our neighbor two doors down, who quickly replaced his Hillary poster with a McCain one as soon as he dropped. WTF squared?!?

And, oh, Amy, Amy, Amy…RH has done more for the Obama campaign than “just” blog. (Though blogs and the Internets are pretty darn powerful these days, too, ya know). Maybe if you’d read more than the NY Post you’d understand. P.S. The “girls” preferred to be called “women” these days. Post won’t teach you that, either.

Rock on, RH.

Amy, what makes you think I’m not making a difference for the campaign? Apart from blogging (which yes, IS a powerful tool, thank you, 11:27am!), I’ve contributed $$ and campaigned. I’ll have you know that I have my mom’s Florida senior development all sewn up for Obama! Didn’t take much though, these Hillary lovers were completely mortified by McCain’s choice of VP.