NO FOOLIN'

Whoda thunk it? A Republican president switching from capitalism to socialism ... taking over private businesses and creating a taxpayer funded bailout of the wealthiest corporations in the history of the world. The resulting cost to each of us will dwarf the tax cut and stimulus check he gave us. And it will be taxes ...in the open or (not so) hidden... like inflation, which is the result of the govt printing $$$ to cover the cost of the bailout. The cost to you and me will make us wish for an Obama "raise" in taxes.

And he did it with another "the sky is falling" story. First he met with Congressional leaders flanked by Colin Powell and Don Rumsfeld (anyone remember Rummy?) saying that America could only be saved by invading Iraq. Now, a trillion dollars later, he walks into a meeting flanked by Paulson and Vernanke telling Congressional leaders that the only way to save America is to destroy capitalism.How ironic that the free market guys' idea of an ownership society is for government to own the American financial system. Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice ... just shoot me and get it over with! If you had told me that this much damage could be done to Americans in 8 short years without firing a shot, I would have had you institutionalized.

Ask yourself how bad would it have to get to lose ALL trust of the Republican Party? How much evidence do you need? How much Kool-Aid have you consumed? Hello....ooo, McFly.... wake up. You don't have to become a Democrat, just an Independent.

THEY JUST DON”T GET IT

So the McCain campaign cancels McCain's interview on Larry King's show because they didn't like CNN's Campbell Brown asking a McCain surrogate for an example of how their VP choice is "Commander of Chief" of Alaska's National Guard. Straight talk or no talk? Then as various news organizations attempt to inform the public of inconsistencies in Palin's claims of accomplishment, they are vilified as the enemy of the Republican Party in the same way that the Bush Administration has attacked the "Freedom of the Press" for the past eight years. Have you forgotten Bush's constant intimidation of the press... threats of imprisonment, using the"T-word" (treason), and actually imprisoning Judith Miller? Add the assault on freedom of speech... McCain and the entire Republican Party accusing anyone who opposed the Iraq war of being unpatriotic. Do independents really want to vote for someone who has such distain for them?

Do we need a President who is so reckless with our Constitutional rights? This not only ties McCain to the 3rd Bush term theme, but it also is a perfect example of what we have to fear from McCain. More Scalia/Roberts/Alito Supreme Court Justices. I'm not interested in either a theocracy or a unitary executive. This is a seminal issue that transcends health care, energy, the economy, and others; followed closely by the threat from Islamic fundamentalist militants. Equally at fault is Obama’s campaign team for SQUANDERING an opportunity to save this country from the worst among us. They have yet to demonstrate that they are really trying to win this election. We have two candiadates "to nowhere."