Connect the dots please:

Merrill Lynch $349,170

Citigroup Inc $287,801

Morgan Stanley $249,377

Wachovia Corp $147,456

Goldman Sachs $220,045

Lehman Brothers $115,707

Bear Stearns $108,000

JPMorgan Chase & Co $206,392

Bank of America $133,975

Credit Suisse Group $175,503

My vote as a US citizen would be not to vote for either one !! I have not heard anything from either one that really has me convinced that they will be excepting this position as the USA President that says they are going to WORK FOR us. They economy is so bad right now and I feel that we need someone in office to not only straighten this mess up, but to protect and bring home our men at war. People are loosing everything they own right now and it does not really seem to a matter to someone that make big money and does not have any worries over such things as gas. I seen Hillary on the tv one day speaking at the gas pumps with a customer and she was asking him his thought and her preply was, She hand't had to worry about gas for she gets cheauffered. Now be for real this is a huge issue !! She wasn't AWARE ?? Nope these two are not for us at all. Obama, not so bad but still I do not feel he is for US.

When Obama talks about change, what does he mean? We could vote for Fidel Castro and get change. We could vote for some Iranian Ayatollah and get change. Obama is black. That is a change to welcome. He is not named Bush which is something to be welcomed. He is a Dem instead of a Repub, which some consider a good thing tho I personally think it is just about alphabet since a Republican Congress most recently behaved like drunken Dem when it came to spending. So why is he REALLY different? As a street organizer, he worked in the single most corrupt city party organization in America. He joined a racist church because they put the most money on the streets so it was a smart career move. That is EXACTLY like a small town businessman joining the restricted country club because of the contacts he could make. No difference. Does he take unpopular stands at risk to his career? Well he was all for reforming election funding until it meant giving up his own personal advantage in this race. Did that show any selfless devotion to the people or to his principles? He did reach across party lines to push legislation reigning in proliferation of nukes and supporting rounding up missing nukes. That was real bold, it took real spine to push THAT project. I mean who in their right mind is AGAINST that?! Did that demonstrate any real backbone? Is he firm in his principles and can he articulate a new message as opposed to just preaching at us? Well when the Rev Wright videos first played it took his campaign three times to get their response right. When McCain named Palin, the Obama campaign had to remove the now famous mean spirited attack on her small town roots hours after it appeared in favor of a less snide response. When charges of sexism were levied against his campaign by Clinton supporters, it took three tries to get the response right. If he has core unshakable beliefs, why cant he ever get his response right the first time? I don't see how he is different from most politicians. Obviously being a Dem he is different from a Repub. Obviously his policies are a change from Bush policies. But is that really what is important? Change for change's sake? Or change that means something!

McCain is up against incredibly steep odds. He is being falsely tagged with being an extension of Bush, never mind that his own party has reviled him at times for his maverick stands. He is a Republican trying to follow a Republican with historically bad approval ratings. He is a member ( as is his opponent) of a congress with even lower approval ratings than the president. His opponent is in lockstep with the most extreme members of his base while McCain is a pariah to his party's base. His mere "whiteness" would engender cries of racism against him even if he stood perfectly still and never said a word. The economy is working heavily against a vote for an incumbent party. The war was a steady force against him when it went badly but now that it is going well, it has become a non issue. The guy cant win. His party despises him and his opponents call him an extension of the last 8 years. He makes the right call on the surge and it is so successful, it removes his being right as an issue. AND YET . . . here he is virtually tied with Obama, the self anointed one. They guy who casts light on us. The chosen one. The guy who cant pull away from McCain with all of the problems with McCain. Despite the Germans and French causing rock star sensations at his mere appearance. Despite teens and college kids massing behind him. Despite his vast paypal millions. Despite a media actively in his corner. This could be an eve bigger upset than Appalachian State over Michigan. Bigger than Israel in '67 vs the whole rest of the middle east. The smart money is all on Obama. The dumb money is all on Obama. No one believes McCain can win. So why cant Obama put him away? The longer McCain hangs around, the longer Obama lets McCain drive the debate, the longer we all see Obama take various tries to get his response right . . . the better McCain's chances get.

Never underestimate the racism of the american public.

Even though I'm not a supporter of either candidate, at least Senator John McCain tried to get legislation through to have some oversight on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Sen. McCain is a scary man who wants war with every nation on Earth. He wants to be in Iraq for 100 years, continue our imperialistic expansion empire and send our economy into debt by spending a trillion+ dollars a year foreign policy.

Another fantastic example showing Sen. McCain’s incompetence is through one of the Fox Debates. Dr. Ron Paul was giving an answer on the middle east and foreign policy and Sen. McCain gives a ripe with, “I don’t want to trade with them, all they want to trade are burqas…I don’t want to fly with them, they want one-way tickets.” This is the man that could be the 44th President of the United States of America?

It is leaders like these that have given, once a peaceful nation, the recognition of a country that has to go to war just to protect our insecurities.

To put it into context, Sen. McCain has often said, “we’re going to have more wars,” “I wish we had zero percent interest rates,” “bomb bomb bomb Iran” and countless other irrelevant and nonsensical drivel.

Not only is Sen. McCain not a true Republican but he is basically a Liberal Democrat in Republican clothing (which Republican isn’t nowadays?).

It is obvious throughout his “straight-talk” express that he is not even fit to be Senator. It is appalling that a man running for President of the United States thinks the President of Germany is Russian President Vladimir Putin or when being asked an Economics question by Dr. Ron Paul can not give a clear answer and instead giving an incoherent response.

"John McCain Is Proposing A Student Loan Continuity Plan. Students face the possibility that the credit crunch will disrupt loans for the fall semester. John McCain calls on the federal government and the 50 governors to anticipate loan problems and expand the lender-of-last resort capabilities for each state's guarantee agency."

I have been discussing and researching this topic for several months now and the reason why tuition is expensive are for many reasons: We have a federal reserve. They print the money, devalue the currency and create the inflation tax. This, therefore, raises the prices. Obviously this would affect the cost of school. The Federal Government gives out student loans and the only way to give out those loans is to print the money and the schools get the big fat twenty thousand dollar check for a piece of paper at the end of four years.

To solve this problem you end the Federal Reserve, inflation would lower, and kids would not get any student loans and not be able to afford tuition. The post-secondary facilities would realize this and obviously lower the school fees. Students would get jobs and pay their way through school (as I do). Why should I pay for someone else’s tuition when I am paying for my own without the Government’s help or your hard earned money?

"John McCain Will End Policies That Contribute To Higher Transportation And Food Costs. Ethanol subsidies, tariff barriers and sugar quotas drive up food prices and hurt Americans. However, we cannot take the wrong direction and cut off trade for American goods."

The only ways to do this and Senator McCain will not even think about approaching these solutions: One) End burning certain foods for energy, it does not work. Two) End Federal subsidies, again, it does not work. Three) End our constant federal aid.

"John McCain Is Proposing A New "HOME Plan" To Provide Robust, Timely And Targeted Help To Those Hurt By The Housing Crisis. Under his HOME Plan, every deserving American family or homeowner will be afforded the opportunity to trade a burdensome mortgage for a manageable loan that reflects their home's market value."

As Senator Obama, Senator McCain believes the Federal Government has an obligation to enter the housing market and enforce code and bail out homeowners. That is far from the truth. At most, this should be left up to the States. Nevertheless, since the Fed became involved in the housing market, these foreclosures occurred. The Fed needs to stay out of the market.