This Week In Politics

This past week we had the presidential debate. I thought it was OK. Nothing special really, but I do think that Barack Obama was the winner based on his overall performance. The difference between Obama and McCain was respect, decency, and finesse. McCain had no finesse to anything he said. The man has no style, and doesn't know how to connect to ordinary people. I'll give him a few points for his supposed knowledge of foreign policy. However, his approach to it seems to be not to different from our current president. They seem to think that they are punishing other countries by not talking to them, but all they are really doing is putting us in more danger. I mean you have someone you don't like living next door, and because your not talking to them does that mean you have less of a chance of them jumping on your ass, no it doesn't. In terms of a country doing that it makes the whole country look like a bunch of pompous assholes, who think they can control everyone, and everything. That is not a good prescription for America, or our image around the world. However, a lot of people sure thought that it made McCain look like a genius on foreign policy. I don't see how, but hell I can't see how someone could actually agree with McCain so much so that they vote for him. Anyway, I won't get hung up on foreign policy. I'll get on to the major important issue at the moment, not just here but abroad the economy. The economy is in the toilet, and John McCain has no vision or even any policies to improve it. I was actually appalled when he had the nerve to suggest we freeze spending for every government program except defense, veteran affairs, and entitlement programs. He's completely out of his mind because he can't see anything past the war, which is already complete nonsense. I'm glad Obama set him straight, even if it was a tame response to McCains completely idiotic idea. From my vantage point Barack Obama is the only one who has a clear cut vision, and a plan to lead us out of this economic crisis, and take us anywhere positive in the coming 4 years. I really hope that a lot of the people that are having a problem with Obama based on the color of his skin, will actually pull their heads out of there asses and listen to the man. He's smart, hes confident, and he know his shit when it comes to the economy, and a lot of other things that have to do with running this country. I hope people really wake up, and quit letting racial prejudice, and bias affect their better judgement. Oh well, one can only hope.

In other news the Republicans in the House of representatives put the kibosh on the 700 Billion dollar Bail Out deal, apparently as a screw you to Nancy Pelosi for saying something they didn't like. Which is pretty messed up since the country is in financial turmoil, and they basically punished us to punish her for blaming bush and his policies for getting us in this whole mess in the first place. I guess the truth hurts sometimes. Unfortunately, in this case the Republicans acted hastily and left their constituents out in the cold in the process. I mean politics are politics, but this is some serious shit that were in and for them to act like little babies and basically tell the American people fuck you in the process it just asinine. Since the Republicans are so hot on putting country first they should have showed it today. I guess you really can't expect anything less from the people who have constantly put themselves first. Just look at the policies of the last 8 years. If that what they call putting your Country First looks like it's time to think about moving to another country.