3GOD
Smash Ace
Do you honestly think McCain is an idiot?
I should have. Actually, I wanted to write in Huckabee...do away with the IRS and get us a Fair Tax please!
Shouldn't we say that America made the left choice?
I too am glad to see McCain admit defeat with honor. While I do not agree with all of his policies, I cannot help but admire him for his service to the country.
In a similar manner, I disagree with virtually all of Obama's policies, but I have to admire his communication skills and ability to inspire people with rhetoric.
I consider a large portion of our population relatively unaware of what is actually happening in the world. I would guess that probably 30% (just a guess) of the population had no clue about the recent economic issues.
I think that the Obama victory can be attributed not to the notion that he is "leagues ahead" of McCain, but to the American people blaming President Bush for our current economic crisis (those who are aware of said crisis - those who are unaware probably didn't vote or maybe voted Obama because of the celebrity factor.).
While I agree that Bush has made many mistakes (mainly in underestimating the difficulty of victory in Iraq), he did in fact try to get Congress to change mortgage regulations (bad mortgages of course are the root cause of the economic issues we currently face). Bush should have been more adamant about such changes and brought the issue to the attention of the American people via media outlets, but he mysteriously remained quiet while his approval rating plummeted and gas prices skyrocketed (thanks OPEC!).
With the American people blaming Bush for our current situation (whether or not they are right to blame him...personally, I blame him and Congress more so), it makes sense that they would want a different party in power.
More ranting....
Personally, I think the House and Senate are mostly incompetent or corrupt in addition to being power hungry. I am fed up with Washington's big spending (which Bush, McCain, and Obama all agree with) on programs that are not only inefficient but also ineffective.
Just a little comparison...the war in Iraq is currently costing the US about $12 billion per month (according to Obama) - this works out to be about $40 per month per person (taking the US population as 300 million). Compare this with the $700 billion economic "rescue bill" which works out to be about $2300 per person...for that amount of money, we could keep the troops in Iraq at the current level for another 4.8 years. Iraq is not the major spending issue that needs to be dealt with, but it certainly wouldn't hurt to cut back the spending there as soon as it is reasonable to do so.
