In the debate tonight, I thought Obama did everything he needed to do. He finally sounded like a clear cut Democrat. He sounded center left. He came across calm, smart and likable, even when he gave us a line of BS about reducing health care costs by $2,500 per family through “efficiencies”. He’s either totally niave on this or a charlatan. Neither of which makes me feel confident about him.
I think McCain is done, despite being right on lots of things. I think he’s right on energy-nukes are the way to go just look at France, right on health care- our current system is hugely expensive due to state mandates and a grossly unfair tax on health care insurance for those who don’t work for big companies, and right on the war-we need to finish this right or we will have sacrificed so much in vain.
Both are clueless about the economy. They have no idea of how big the problem is or where it lies. The mortgage bubble is something people can understand and but it is only the match that started the firestorm. The real problem is in the credit default swap market and it’s impact on the commercial credit market.
The hard core right is really agitated that McCain didn’t hit Obama hard about his ties to the Reverend and the Terrorist. I don’t think this would have helped.
I think McCain’s only hope is to do what Obama is doing. Obama keeps tieing McCain to Bush and it’s working. McCain’s only hope is to connect Obama to the Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid show. Paint the picture for what the US will be like with the trio of Obama, Nancy and Harry running things without anyone to balance them. It seems to me that that is a picture that McCain could make out to be quite frightening.
The Republicans pillaged the country while they had absolute power. I’m sure the Democrats with absolute power will do the same, but probably in an even bigger way.
I hope I’m wrong.
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