Obama and Biden are doing a great job of scaring the Hell out of the market. Obama’s. “spread the wealth” comment was about as dumb as I’ve seen, with perhaps the exception of Biden’s comments that if Obama is elected America will be tested.

No wonder thing market is tanking even further despite the credit crunch easing. Spreading wealth is a loser econ policy and a crises is a sure downer for the market.

Obama and Biden should stop talking before they destroy our 401ks completely and blow their chance of winning.

Working American’s are being asked to spread the wealth. Somehow, giving the 40% of people who don’t pay taxes a “tax cut” by sending them a check is no longer welfare.  Just ask Joe Wurzelbacher, aka Joe the Plumber.

Making fun of Sarah Palin

Pelosi’s actions today were totally negligent.  She should never have brought the bill to the floor if she didn’t have the votes.  Her tirade didn’t help either, and if that caused anyone to change their vote and surprise her then the calls for her resignation should be even loader.

Bringing the bailout bill to the floor without the votes to win led directly to the sell off on Wall Street. Her negligence led to $1.2 trillion dollar loss in equities.

I really feel for retirees.  Anyone who pulls out today will have lost a lot and if they don’t they may risk more.  AARP should lead a campaign for her removal as Speaker.

I wish Obama’s performance was not so disappointing. I thought McCain was the clear leader in the debate, driving the discussion his way. If it weren’t for the fact that McCain appeared to be a grumpy old guy who would not even look at Obama he would have won the thing hands down. American’s don’t like it when our presidents look mean. They’re supposed to represent us and if they look mean then we look mean.

If Obama comes out ahead in the polls for the debate, it was because McCain looked mean, not because Obama put forward a vision for a better America. It is so disappointing.

Stop agreeing with McCain already. Tell us how you are going to put the shine back on the city on the hill. The Republicans have tarnished the city beyond all belief. Tell us what the Democrats can do to put things right.

Just look at the last eight years,  we’ve had 9/11, Katrina, two un-popluar wars, a complete melt down in the credit markets, runaway federal spending, unimpeded destruction of our environment, oil prices beyond reason, an out of control deficit(which is a huge hidden tax burden  on our children) and a general trampling of civil rights in the name of patriotism.  The list of ways the Republican party has tarnished the once shiny city on the hill goes on and on.  The beautiful vision has gone all fuzzy thanks to the horrible job the Republicans have done running the country.  Reagan would be horrified.

And yet Obama is tied with McCain.  How can he not be up by 10 points or more?  So disappointing.

Obama needs to stop acting like the professor and start acting like a guy with a vision.  A vision that’s not some vague thing about change.

He needs to tell us that he will put an end to the Republican’s hidden tax on our children, win the war on terror and bring our soldiers home, make companies more competitive by reforming health care, and put some sensible regulation in place so that our financial markets work once again.  He’s the guy who should be claim the reform, prosperity and peace mantel, not McCain.

Tell us your proud to be a Democrat.  Tell us what it means.  Tell us that the party that cares about jobs, civil rights, and balanced budgets is back.  Tell us how you can put the shine back on America.  Paint us that vision and I think America will stand with you.

But if you can’t, America will stand with John McCain and hope the grumpy old guy can make good on his mantel of reform, prosperity and peace.

Two moving videos with opposing points of view.

Dear Mr. Obama

RE: Dear Mr. Obama

Thank you both for your service to America and all of us.

We’re Screwed ‘08

This Splurge that Bush and crew want to embark on has once again highlight the contrast in styles between McCain and Obama.

McCain – it’s a crisis and I’m rushing in to take charge.

Obama – it’s a crisis and they know where to find me if they need me.

One seems reckless and the other seems to be present.

It’s not often I find two editorials right next to each other that seem so right on in there advice to Obama and McCain, but today’s WSJ provided the good stuff.

Karl Rove, of all people, had the advice for Obama – He should focus on selling himself, not attacking McCain.  While I’m sure he should spend some of his buckets of cash on bashing McCain (it’s only fair that he does his share of mudslinging), I think he would gain greatly if he would just help us envision what an Obama presidency would look like.  Right now, the only change I imagine under Obama is that the government will get even bigger and more bloated, my taxes will go up and we will get to listen to someone articulate in the Whitehouse.  If he was smart, he would call the Bush tax cuts a tax on our children.  He should say we have a moral responsiblity to balance our budgets.  He should get businesses on his side to fix health care – it’s a matter of international competition.  If our companies bear the burden here and governments do it elsewhere it makes it hard to compete.  He should stop with the platitudes and give us something concrete.  And he should stop with the no opinion bs on things like AIG bailout, it makes him look weak.  He needs to make me believe he would be a good, solid president, not just some well spoken guy in a suit.

On the McCain front, DAniel Henninger had an excellent article titled Will McCain Waste Palin.  He argues that McCain should take his reform concept and run with it for all he’s worth.  I could not agree more.  Washington is a sea self dealing, envelope stretching, loophole maneuvering BS.  At the end of his convention speach he said he would fight and asked people to join his fight.   So far, his words about reform feel like platitudes, aside from his I will veto earmarks comments.  He should get specific.  Go for the line item veto.  Attack the stupidity of our farm and corn based ethanol subsidies, the no bid contracts, and the un-real bailouts of the rich, but stupid banks.  We’re all pissed at Washington.  He should put some themes into his reform positioning that make it real, make it relatable and make it feel like the revolutinary change we need.

Whoever does a better job with the advice above is likely to win IMO.