That was my kind of debate. There was the usual "eloquence" from Senator Obama, but also quite a bit of substance from both candidates. (Probably too much substance. Apparently, "perception" is everything.)
Even though John McCain is "not President Bush", he hasn't argued his case persuasively. (Although I thought he did pretty well tonight.) Note to Republicans: Next time, try to nominate someone with better communication skills.
That said, I loved this Freudian slip: "Senator Government"
I think that about sums things up. With Obama as president, and Reid and Pelosi leading their respective houses of Congress, the government will fix everything.
I could go on and on, but just one more thing before I go to bed. Why do politicians insist on using numbers and "facts" that have no basis in reality?
For example: How can 95% of Americans get a tax cut if more than a third don't pay any federal income tax at all?
Or (to maintain my bipartisan veneer) what about the $3 million dollar "overhead projector" for the Chicago Planetarium? First of all, the money was never appropriated. Second, it was not an "overhead projector" — it was a Zeiss projector, the enormously complicated device used to project a star field in a planetarium. Third, this talking point has already been widely ridiculed — at least among the group of people who fact check every word the candidates say. I happen to agree that this sort of thing shouldn't be funded by the federal government (don't they have any money of their own in Chicago?), but trivializing the request doesn't help the argument.
Oh, and what about "Eliminate our dependence on Middle Eastern oil and Venezuelan oil. Canadian oil is fine." Huh? what part of "fungible commodity" don't you understand?
One more thing. Why does Obama think he has a line item veto? Bill Clinton had it briefly before it was ruled unconstitutional. (McCain recently cosponsored a new version, but it hasn't gone anywhere.)
I'm not even trying to string this stuff together anymore, but I have to mention one more thing that I haven't heard from any mainstream politician: Corporations don't pay taxes — people do. It's called tax incidence.
OK, I'll stop now.
Unbelievable
6 years ago
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During the debate, I though Senator Obama’s speech patterns were somewhat erratic and jerky, as if he were trying to recall pre-programmed tele-prompted messages from deep inside his brain before he responded to Senator McCain or the moderator.
“Senator Government”, that was great. I didn’t hear anyone mention that in the post debate McCain trashing.
You just can't concede, Dad! It's like Tina Fey (as Palin) said on SNL: McCain is angry about the state of America, and you can tell by the way he grits his teeth. Whereas Obama is like an angel whispering in your ear...
I agree with Mike--the Republicans picked a terrible communicator!
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