Obama Supporter: VP Pick Coming Soon

The first to report tendency of media houses is just stupid. Everyday they ask the same question, amke empty speculations. When it is time we will know who the VP’s nominne for the 2 parties are. Now they have jumped on the Cantor bandwagoon- no more Pawlenty or Roomney. Gives other news Please.

I read an article that said obama was thinking about embracing the boone pickens plan. I think it was at http://www.tboonpickens.com As far as McCain goes with all of his antics this week., I am sick. I really hope the McCain camp cleans up there act. This week has made me want to stay home in november.Has any one seen this video of McCain cussing. Wow what a potty mouth. http://www.mccanes.com

I wonder where Clinton, Gore and Biden are going to be on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Vote for the same crooks and party that has run this country to the groubd durinfg the past 8 years.More wars deficits, lies, lies and more lies and a $10/gallon gas price. I thought regular unleaded was less than $2/gallon 8 yeasr ago? Vote MaCain and the Republican or vote for change.

Who cares who FRAUD obama picks as his VP – he will NEVER be elected. Obama is an Arrogant, Radical FRAUD – he is NOT qualified to lead our country.
McCain is a good 2nd Choice – and Millions of Americans feel the same way.

Obama could pick a rocking chair to be his running mate and it would still be a better ticket than McCain and whomever he picks.

Hey Ugov,
The price of gas was actually still quite reasonable until the Dems took over the Congress two years ago. I’d challenge you to match the price of gas when Bush took over until Pelosi and Reid came to power and that price until this year and see how much of a percentage increase is greater. Who’s provided less leadership? Certainly the Democratic run congress, both Houses!
Hawaiian Dave :)

I just checked the price was about $1.90 when Bush took over and it dipped to about $1.50 about 2003. It raised back up to about $2.40 when the Dems took over and then shot up to $4.14 as of 7-7-2008. So from the highest prices with Bush and a Republican Congress, it increased about $.50. When your favorite Dems took over it’s skyrocketed by $1.64. Three times the increase. Who’s been better for the price of gas? Certainly not the Dems! Vote McCain 2008!
Hawaiian Dave :)

I care less about Obama’s VP choice.
I voted for Hillary on primaries and
i will NOT vote for Obama in november
regerdless if Hillary is the VP.
What it matters to the american people
is the top of the ticket,and Obama is
unfit for commander in chief……
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If you believe Obama is “more” unfit than McCain, then there lies your answer. But, I truly doubt your sincerity from the onset. You are free to come on out of the closet now…the republican party awaits you.

ROBERT-
You and the rest of the Hillary supporters need to grow the f*** up! She lost, get over it and move on. As far as not voting for Obama…I don’t friggin’ believe that when the stakes are this high, you people will just take your vote and p*** it away. And people WONDER why I don’t like Hillary Clinton of some of her staunch supporters….un-effin-believeable…

is jimmy carter eligible?

Ha. Nice JimmyTMac

did anyone catch mrs pelosi this morning? again babbling about dipping into the EMERGENCY oil supply??!! does she think americans are THAT stupid??!! what the hell kind of a solution is that?? its not even worth my time of explaining it because it is just common sense!!! any replies from you dems about this brilliant “solution”?!

After all these changes that he has made can you tell me which Obama did you vote for???
Here are the following principles that Obama has abandoned
+ FISA bill; was against, now for
+ Death penalty for child rape; was against, now for
+ NAFTA; was for, now against
+ D.C. Gun Ban; was for, now against
+ Public financing; was for, now against as long as it applies to him
+ Cuba embargo; was against, now for
+ Jerusalem undivided, was for, now against
+ Decriminalization of marihuana; was for, now against
+ D.C School voucher program; was against, now for
+ Meeting with Iran without conditions; was for, now against
+ Wearing flag pin; was against, now for
+ Kyoto agreement; was against, now for
+ Doing cocaine: was for, now against
+ Reducing troops in Iraq in 16 months; was for, now against “for 2 hours” on 7/3, now for again, on 7/3. Waiting for latest press release. This will change
+ Supporting the surge in Iraq; was against it, now on 7/15 for it and removed all traces of being against it from his web site
+ Delegates from Michigan and Florida; was against seating a full delegation now on 8/3 for it
+ Liquified coal; was for, now against
+ Drilling for oil; was against, still against. If four dollar gas doesn’t make him change his mind then what will, ten dollar gas??? Surprise surprise, on 8/1 he now supports off shore drilling. Why did he change his mind, the polls I guess.
I don’t know about you but why isn’t the news media asking why Obama is changing his core belief’s to get elected. If I were a Democrat, I would ask myself why is my candidate becoming more like McCain??? Is Obama getting elected more important than his principles??? I guess so. Another Republicrat in office
Obama is just like all the other politicians when it comes to his “principles”, he is a B.L.O.B.
Barack
loves
only
Barack
The true change that Obama wants, I guess, is in his mind……
If you are a liberal and can’t vote for McCain then vote for Nader and send the Democratic Party a message.

Obama flip flops again on off shore drilling. He stuck his nose out late to see where the wind was blowing and realizes that the American people support off shore drilling. He opposed it before and now supports it. How can we trust someone that changes his stand on policies every time? He is dangerously inexperienced and cannot be trusted to make important decisions for the country. JUST SAY NO TO OBAMA!

Tim – Wait a second now. We’re sitting on quite of bit of oil down in the gulf. We don’t even have to drill for it. It won’t take 10 years to get it or for it to affect oil prices. If were to release just a tiny insignificant portion of our reserve oil, a lot of smart people are saying that it could have an immediate impact on the price we’re paying at the pump. I know it’s for emergencies but would we really miss 10% of 700 million barrels of oil? We could always replace it later. So let’s not pan the idea as if it has no merits.

ArrogantObama – Whoa Whoa Whoa. Have you forgotten that it was McCain who flip-flopped on oil drilling first? The same way he did on Immigration, Bush’s tax-cuts, the war in Iraq, Roe vs Wade, social security, torture and on and on and on. So my question to you is How can we trust someone that changes his stand on policies every time?

jimmyt..
ahh i was beginning to think i was going to get nothing there for a second.. ok, first off you say ” if we were to release an insignificant portion of our oil reserve”… what does that mean?! if we had a national emergenycy tommorrow, would that be “insignificant” oil? then, what exactly is an insignifigant amount?! 5 barrels? 1000 barrels? a million barrels? ITS THERE FOR EMERGENCIES!!!!!!!!! do you know how much oil this country goes through in one day? 20 million barrels. so, how much would that “insignificant” amount help?! are we going to “steal” 100 million barrels? equivalent to 5 days worth?! how would that EVER help gas prices? its like “borrowing” money out of social security. its there for a reason, leave it alone. that isnt even worth a band aid analogy, because it wount do anything. all it is, is pelosi acting like they are trying when they have no intentions on doing a damn thing until the election is over. i would be offended as a democrat right now to have her out there blaming the president for not “giving the american people their oil”. what a joke.

arrogantobama…
oh believe me, i deal with on a daily basis. im not a mccain supporter, but people just assume that you speak out against obama that you’re a right wing, mccain supporting, idiot. they dont stop to listen that its a lesser of two evils debate, and id rather spend my time trying to persuade people that obama is NOT the choice rather than mccain BEING the choice.

Tim – I believe the consensus is that more oil supply = lower prices. That’s why we’re entertaining the idea of more drilling. That’s why Bush went to Saudi Arabia earlier this year to meet with the king right? To beg for more oil supply. So doesn’t it make sense that if we release more oil that we already have and aren’t using, it would have an effect on pricing? So based on rational logic, you can’t dismiss the notion of releasing oil from our reserve. That’s all I’m trying to say. It is a perfect solution? No. But neither is drilling for more oil simply because of the fact that we don’t even know for sure how much is out there. At least we know for certain how much we have in the reserves.

The only way to squeeze out Hillary from the nomination is to announce before the convention. If it gets to the convention there’s no way that Obama walks out without Hillary on the ticket. If he chooses ahead of time, though, it is a high risk maneuver, because if it backfires then Hillary may walk out as the nominee instead. I expect Obama to fall flat on his face on this one. The guy has no political sense whatsoever, other than the pathetic experience associated with Chicago politics.

jimmyt…
with respect here, you cant honestly believe that??!! ITS AN EMERGENCY OIL RESERVE!!!! the name says it all. dont touch it. its a classic example of government trying to do something obviously wrong to any normal person, and will end up regreting it later on because they’re chicken #### to do the right thing. what happens if we had an ACTUAL emergency and needed the oil? then who’s to blame?? of course, the GOVERNMENT!!! i dont know if you have realized this or not, but governmaent tends to screw up everything it gets its dirty little hands on. (the main reason i want smaller government) but you liberals, would be the first one to point the finger on SOMEONE else if we took it and then needed it for another hurricane katrina. supply and demand have nothing to do with taking oil out of those reserves. thats why we need to drill for every frickin drop of oil we can get. at the same time, starting on alternative fuels. or do you want our president to be the laughing stock of the world by having to go overseas and beg for more oil? im sure as long as its a republican you’re fine with it.

Im totally sickened by the democrats and i will punish the party by not voting for ANY democrat this year and maybe the next three elections unless the clean up their act. Maybe next election they will keep it civil

sadly saddened, im thinking about doing that to the republicans as well. we need 4 years of chaos from obama to get the republican party back to the common sense party and not the sellout party.

Tim – We can’t have a small government with so many Americans suffering. That’s kind of a recipe for disaster. We learned that during the Reagan years.

do right by your children and our troops….support the only candidate capable of being the best President and Commander-in-Chief for their safety, security, health and general well-being: Senator Hillary Clinton……supporting anyone else (mccain/obama) to take on the enormous task of giving them a better future is a disservice to them…

i can look my child in the eyes knowing i supported and continue to support the only candidate who is ready and able to be the best leader for him……if you support a lesser candidate (mccain/obama), i doubt you can do the same….

Obama supporters,
Take a look at Chet Edwards from Texas for VP. He is one remarkable guy and I think he would offer a lot more to the ticket than some of the other names being talked about now…
Barack Obama / Chet Edwards ’08!!

Tim – I’m sorry. I didn’t explain myself. When Reagan shrunk the government and cut spending on social programs, certain things started to happen. Unemployment was already high. Then the crime rate skyrocketed. Followed closely by the crack-cocaine epedimic. Do you understand what I’m saying? When the government doesn’t invest in its people, society as a whole suffers the consequences.

In 2008, there are still too many racist white Americans out there…that’s one reason McCain is so close in the polls even thought Bush has a popularity rating of 30%. However, I’m hoping that a few or enough intelligent white Americans can look beyond the color of a person skins and select Obama who would represent change. McCain is simply a third Bush term and 100 years in Iraq.

While American continue its republican created chaos, China is on a pathway to world dominance. Obama is the best oportunity this country has had in a while. Don’t let your ignorance and antiquated way of thinking ruin this country.

Okay, this is to EVERYONE on the board:
WHEN DID IT BECOME UNACCEPTABLE TO CHANGE YOUR F***ING MIND!? I’m so sick of all of this “he flip-flopped” bulls***! If no politician ever changed their minds, we’d have an entire government full of George W. Bush’s. McCain changes his stances often, so does Obama, Edward, etc, etc, etc. PEOPLE CHANGE THEIR MINDS…get the f*** over it!

Let me get this straight. Every poll tells us the economy is the #1 concern. The democrats fail to nominate the Clinton brand known for a fabulous economy. The person they do nominate evidently has followers so full of themselves they can’t even bear to put a Clinton on as veep to help with what will obviously be a tough race centered around the economy. Oh.. and yes the ultimate irony… Obama squeaked into the nomination telling us about his fabulous judgement and you can bet he is going to nominate one of his thin resume crony boys like Kaine for veep in the year of the economy. Some judgement. No doubt only the mindless media will cheer, totally out of touch with what all those Clinton supporters are thinking, because there were no Clinton supporters in the media. Clinton supporters were just normal people who value a good economy. Not sexy, not cool, and sometimes even caught being middle aged females. Everyone knows uncool peoples votes don’t count right?

To Arlando L Cantly: Obama is that really you?
Calling white Americans RACIST and asking for their votes at the same time. Obama, you are shooting yourself in the foot.
OBAMA NEVER. Sorry but my family is biracial.

dmac1…
are you saying that anyone who goes and puts a vote for mccain is an moron?? its a MUCH broader subject than just voting for the president. dont go there please.

It is not that Obama is flip-flapping, changing his mind, negotiating, wants to be on America’s richest oilman’s side, Mr. Pickens.
The problem is that Obama has no scrupples, no convictions, no integrity, no honor, no resume, and his followers are insulting goons.
NOBAMA

henderson..
ok, i understand. just a matter of miscommunication, no big deal. and i agree, but i guess my point is that how did we end up with these two?! i mean, these two are REALLY bad choices.. lol

On the Veepwatch front, nothing’s on Obama’s schedule yet, but the traveling press registration e-mail has us flying to South Bend at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday and not leaving until 3:25 p.m. the next day.
It seems seems like an awfully long time to be in one place. (Where exactly is Evan Bayh?)
Bayh’s home town is near Terre Haute, Ind. — about four-hour drive from South Bend. But South Bend is a nice geographical point between Illinois and Ohio, and just south of the Michigan line.
Obama communications stretegist Robert Gibbs says all that should be taken from it is that “Indiana is competitive and winnable for us,” he said.
Not that I care because I’m voting for McCain.

Mrs. Phoenix – Ok now say something good about McCain. Tell us how he doesn’t have a history of flip-flopping. Tell us how he hasn’t gone back on his word to run an honorable campaign. Tell us how he’s so much different than Bush. Go on. We’re all listening.

jimmyt..
i didnt say ignore the poor and middle class.. i AM middle class man!!! im just saying that while i understand there are “winners” and “losers”, both of those groups are MADE and not BORN that way. thats the problem with welfare. its a generational thing, that does nothing but hold those people down. (but its great for votes; coincidental maybe??) im not saying abandon welfare and its everyone for themselves (which i cant lie, would be tempting) but im talking BILLIONS of dollars are wasted on this program. its too deep of a subject to get into, but i see it everyday and every law abiding, tax paying citizen should see it as well. its not just the fact that we are wasting money, its t6he fact that we are enabling them to be the “losers”.

tim-
I’ve got your reason in 2 words. 1.)Cable 2.)News
That’s it…people seemingly LIKE to be told who they should vote for. I mean, it’s really depressing how many people vote for the (R) or (D) and not the person…half of the time they don’t even know WHO is running, and even if they do, they’ll vote for the candidate that gets the most airplay on the networks. It’s something I’ve been looking at for the last 6 years, and it’s the truth….sadly. Anyway….off to lunch. Back in a bit…

It has to be before 8/8/8 right? If the choice is, the expression a wet noddle it will lead to more questions. He has really only three choices in my mind. If he picks a Dan Quale, he is going to lose. Simple as that.

Robert: Obama unfit? That’s your opinion. Personally, I believe that McCain would be a grave danger to this country. Just because McCain was a military man and a prisoner of war doesn’t make him “fit” to be president. On the contrary. He’s got a war mentality and no apparent ability to rationalize and that makes him dangerous. Obama will win, no question about it, despite you Hillary supporters who abandoned the party, and he will do just fine.

Tim – I’m a middle-classer too and I’m feeling pretty ignored by the Bush white house. I’m still trying to figure out why he gave a trillion dollars in tax cuts to the wealthiest Americans who did not need or ask for them. Sure I pay a little bit less, I didn’t make out like the higher tax brackets have. I have yet to meet a rich person who’s grimmicing at the gas pump like I do every week.

Claire McCaskill is another Junior senator who knows it all. She and Obama are very arrogant. McCaskill has even taunted Hillary Clinton who has more experience. I can’t imagine why anyone would consider her for VP position.

Hey people get a hold of Obama’s new flip flop. Now he wants to count full vote for Florida and Michigan. Does he have any decency or respect for the USA and voters? This guy is all over the map of policies and rules. Wasn’t he the one that wanted to punish these states and kept pressure to punish them for voting early? Now he wants to include them full vote so there isn’t any damage to his reputation as a candidate on these states. What happened to punishing the states for breaking the rules Obama? You are a disgrace to America.

jimmyt…
now you’re drifting on me.. lol listen, im middle class. i havent noticed an abnormal increase in my taxes in the last 15 years. im not saying everything is ok, but my taxes have not really been directly affected. now, do you mean “tax breaks” for the rich, or simply not gouging the rich for more tax money? those are two totally different things. now remember, the rich ARE the ones who create jobs. i think we have to be really careful on how much to “gouge” them. thats not to our outrageously high corporate tax rate in this country. too many on the left are going aroung pointing the finger at the rich and oil companies evern if their profit margins are normal and ethical. there is a fine line there that too many people want to croos directly punishing the job creators. stealing from the rich to give to the poor is, and has never been the answer. ITS A SPENDING ISSUE, NOT A TAXING ISSUE.

sue, you make a good point.. the only problem is the republicans need a serious reality check too!! they need some time off from the white house to have time to get back to common sense.

The point I make about McCain is that this man is from a generation not even close to mine. Things have changed drastically since he was a young man, but his ideas have not. Nothing against old people, but McCain’s time has past. We need young, innovative, talented,energetic people to run this country. I don’t care about ethnicity… tell me how you plan to fix this economy, how to improve the deflated dollar, how to reduce the cost of fuel, how to end this trillion dollar war, how to restore American integrity through out the world, how to make healthcare affordable to all, a long term energy plan..not a tax holiday. McCain is my daddy’s age, and I love my father…but he is not the man he use to be..neither is McCain. Search your souls..I can’t believe you will see McCain as a better choice. The fact that we are even having this discussion or that the race is even this close is very sad. But, most people understand that there is always a game being played behind the game. I have watched GW’s administration destroy my 401k along with this country, and I can’t afford 4 more years of this. I CAN’T!! These are serious matter…..not whining as the republicans will have you believe. Read, educate, form your own opinions and ideas. Stop letting the media think for you.

NoToObama – Obama wants to compromise so that America actually has a chance to get the comprehensive energy policy we so desperately need, rather than let congress keep up with their partisan bickering and have America end up with nothing. Shame on Obama. And Obama, who said that he would fight to get the full MI and Fl delegations seated if he won the nomination, is actually keeping his word. Shame on him. You’re right, he’s a disgrace. We can’t elect somebody with a brain.

dmac…
i thought you said you wanted to debate me “into the ground” on the issues??!! you quit on the first subject??!! you never replied on why pelosi and your democrats think its a good idea to steal oil out of the reserves??!! cmon man, dont talk smack if you’re not going to back it up… its a simple question, and you ignored it.

dmac…
i know, but you gave an answer and i did a follow up to it and you ignored it?!

Oh my,, Mr Obama should be tried by a court of law for lieing.. Surely he thanks we the people of usa are dumb..I was for him ,not any more.I see what he is,,but don,t know what he would do..My how can people who see how he has flipflop on just about ever thing trust him with our country..I was a dem.but this has been so bad I am ashame of my party..oh my GOD help the people of usa to wake up before it to late

in defense of henderson, i dont really see where he needs to “chill out”?! he is stating his beliefs. dont like it? leave.

tim-
Thanks for the defense post. I suppose I should really start thinking about whether or not what I say could offend the fragile sensibilities of such wonderful posters…. *rolls eyes*

The problem I have with offshore drilling is that the effects won’t be felt for a decade, and moving beyond that, we need to figure out how to get energy from other sources. Oil will run out…not for a while, but eventually it will, and if we’ve done nothing to correct this problem, then we’ve failed as a race….harsh words, but IMO, they’re true.
I understand that further offshore drilling is an inevitability, but my point is, it would be less costly in the long run, and would be a better solution to explore REAL alternative energy….not this ethanol crap that actually magnifies the problem.

It does not matter, in November the people will elect a president, not a celeb. President McCain in ’08

The polls show Obama dropping daily in the polls. In November this will be the biggest defeat for a democratic nominee in history.
>>>>>>>>> John is the Man <<<<<<<<<<

dmac…
apparently you dont know what kind of “emergency” that its set up for. its there for events such as natural disasters or a war, or any event that would cause oil supply to decrease dramatically or to NOT EXIST! as far as i know, right now we have the supply. its not an emergency. its an urgent situation, but not an emergency. so, given the situation, do you think that it should even be a consideration? considering that we go through 20 million barrels of oil a day here? how would it ever have an effect on gas prices?! even if it did somehow, how long would it last? a week?! then we are left with a depleted emergency oil reserve? it makes absolutely no sense. its a ridiculous political ploy by the democrats trying to make george bush and the republicans like they “wont give us our oil”. sadly for them, americans are not that stupid.

Tim, I have a question for you. No personal attacks. Name me 5 accomplishment that can be attributed to McCain during his 30 year stint in Washington. We’ll exclude the keating 5 scandal. Then, give me 3 reason why he’d be a better presidentthan Obama.

yeah Obama has the brain to try and deceive the voters, he’s smart on that. We got better choices than Obama. As for Henderson you can rant all you want, most people read your first line and then turn away. We all have the right to post our opinion on here, with respect for others, just because you don’t agree with others doesn’t mean u need to attack them, I have seen a lot of that going on from Obama supporters in the primary and now looks like Obama supporters will continue to attack because that’s what they do best.

NoToObama,,sorry but if Obama win we won,t have a white house to get back to.I thank Polosi,Ted,Kerry,Carter are the ones who need a rest..Bill and Hillary are the only 2 that have common sence and they push them out there nothing left for me,,it will be easy for me to go for MCcain

ahhhh, maybe the part where you said taking the oil out of the reserves was a good idea??!! just that part…

Tim, first let me ask you to present the criteria necessary to utilize the emergency oil reserves, being an emergency does not qualify. Then, I will answer you question, and hopefully I can get a response to mine. This works both ways. So tell me, when can emergency reserves be used? Let’s establish a baseline first.

Emanuel, you got it right, my friend.

I’m still trying to figure out why mccain confused the Packers with the Steelers last month while speaking to a Pittsburgh crowd. He said he used the names of the famous Steelers Defensive line of the 1970′s while being interrogated, too bad these guys weren’t even playing when mccain was being interrogated. He is either going senile or he was trying to pull one over on the Pittsburgh crowd, either way this is BAD news for mc-more-war. You can check out the article by going into google and typing “mccain steelers” and picking the first link.
Obama 2008!!!

NoToObama-
Who did I attack? I went after people whining like children, and those who came at me….that’s it. I’m not calling anyone stupid for their candidate of preference, and I’m not being a troll. If most on here read the 1st line and turn away, I’m honestly thankful, because then I don’t have to hear about how mean I am, or how I should move to another site or, blah blah blah…..
Anyway, the point of this post is that if you don’t like what I post, don’t effin’ read it. If you DO read it, and you want to discuss it, I’m fine with that, because I do post about the issues. But for god’s sake, don’t tell me to go to another site, or whine about me “attacking” people. It’s a political message board….tempers get hot.

How much money is mccain collecting in Social Security? Is his first wife
still living, the one he cheated on and then went on to marry the millionaire?
Why did he flip-flop on the tax breaks for the super rich? Why did he not
denounce the hagee endorsement earlier? What was his role in the keating-5?
Why didn’t he want any cameras around during the bush fund-raiser last month??
Really makes you say hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm doesn’t it??

tim-
Looks like it. Turns out, abcnews.com isn’t running a f***ing day care center. Oops….was that too mean?
I’m getting used to it. I am, at times, a bit hostile, but who isn’t when waxing political. Oh well, what can ya do? As long as I know you still love me…. j/k

sue-
I’ll say this yet again. You Hillary supporters need to grow up….quick. I understand that you’re frustrated that your candidate of choice didn’t get the nod, but are you seriously going to jeopardize the next 4 years of this nation by essentially cutting off your nose to spite your face? Read this carefully:
SHE F***ING LOST! Say what you will about Michigan and Florida…they knew the rules and they decided not to abide by them. Hillary has already pledged her support to Obama, and it’s high time that you do the same.

It all comes down to whether or not you think we should continue the bush policies. If you think the war should continue indefinitely, while we spend $10,000,000,000 a month, and you think that bush has done well with the economy then mc-more-war is your man. If you think that it’s time we start to get out of iraq and do some positive things for the average American instead of just the top 1% then vote for Obama.

Walter,
That is a blatant lie. In fact Obama has been very clear just in the couple of days since Congress passed this apology “resolution” (which carries no weight by the way), that he is dead set against any reparations!
Another McSenile supporter telling lies about Obama, gee what else is new? Hey Walter what shade of red is that neck of yours???
Not your OLD FOOL of a candidate, that is for sure!

dmac… well, i dont have anything off hand to “prove” to you what the criteria for the use of the emergency reserve is. im sure i could find it on one of the fed’s websites, but i dont have it handy. but i thought it was common knowlege that it was for major emergencies that resulted in a severe decline or end to oil supply. i believe the last time we used it was during hurricane katrina. anyways, this is NOT a supply emergency. agreed? we are paying ALOT for ir, but the supply has not been disrupted. so take that, with the fact that it wouldnt be a significant amount to sustain a change in gas prices, it would be a no brainer. even pelosi wont give numbers on the issue. she just says “its the american peoples oil and george bush wont give us acces to it”. its just ridiculous, even as part of a short term goal.
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I believe Bush Sr. and Clinton both used these reserves. It all depends on your definition of emergency. I’ll have to see what rationale was used by the 2 previous presidents. The “experts” do agree that such use is a way of immediately driving down fuel costs. Personally, I think that $129-$150 for a barrel of oil is an emergency, and for many $4 for a gallon of gas is also an emergency, but the matter does have a subjective premise. I don’t know if that addressed the matter to your satifaction, but the reserves have been used during the past 15-20 years. I would assume both instances were for emergencies.

Tim, unlike most, I do appreciate your willingnes to address the issues and refrain from shallow and venomous rhetoric. Enjoy your evening. I’m done.

Hillary now – Obama “Maybe” later but not now as he is a big ? mark. Consequently, my vote in November will be Hillary or McCain. Never for Obama.

Senator Barack Corruption Obama now says he wants the delegates from Florida and Michigan to count. That statement is two months too late. His popularity is going down the drain and he trying to stop the flow by more political pandering.
To a question by a member of the audience in Florida, he as usual danced around without answering, only blaming the Bush Adm. for the problem. The guy asking the question sat down just shaking his head. Seems Obama has no real answers to our problems except more hot air.
If he picked Clinton as VP, I still will not vote for him. Obama seems inept to me on all levels.

Obama Bin Lying is about to announce his vp pick:: I be picking mr albert sharpten, he no wasnt to cut my nuts off so I be picking him and we wil have chitlins and biscuits for everbody yeaaaaaaaa

Walter,
It sounds like your the one that needs to grow up! For your further information Obama didn’t even vote for that apology resolution you dumb-ass redneck!
All you Repukelican losers can do is to try and damage Obama reputation and his character by telling lies about him and his positions…
That is because all of you McCrazies and die hard Sore Hillary losers have got an Alzheimer’s patient for a candidate. That Mr. Magoo old fool will be lucky if he even remembers his name come November!
All I have to say is watch out when the first debate comes you losers! When McSenile doesn’t have any notes to read from or isn’t in front of some phony Republican stacked deck of a town hall.
Obama is going to rip that old senile lying flip flopping fool a new one! Man is that going to be fun to watch! As your grandpa gets the floor wiped with his a**!
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!!!!!
Obama ’08!!!

she will-
I’m not the one whining about my candidate, now am I? Jesus, ever since Obama won the nomination….I’ll repeat that: OBAMA WON THE NOMINATION, I’ve heard nothing from Hillary Clinton supporters but what amounts to “HMPH! I’m taking my ball and going home!”. I understand that people are upset, but for the love of god, they’re acting like spoiled kids.
Maybe she should’ve won….but then, wouldn’t that mean she should’ve waged a more effective campaign? Could it simply mean that MORE people wanted Obama as the nominee? No…of course not. Their must be some other reason why Hillary lost….it couldn’t be her pro-censorship stance could it? It couldn’t be her “stellar” healthcare plan, could it?
As far as me being arrogant or “holier than thou”, I don’t believe I’ve acted that way. Caustic, yes. Hostile…sometimes, but then again, as I’ve said before, this isn’t a day care center, it’s a political message board…don’t be shocked when people speak(type) in a forceful tone.

Under Obama’s tax-cut plan, the working poor and the middle class will get to keep more money. McCain’s tax-cut plan favors the top 1%. If you like money, vote for Obama.

Davis-
The problem will be convincing America that McCain=Bush. Now, while I would agree with you based on McCain’s positions and rhetoric lately, he was one of the only Republicans to stand up to Bush for the past 7 1/2 years, so it’ll be a pretty tough sell.
As for Obama not wasting ammo…he has to, and soon. Look what happened in ’04 to John Kerry when he wouldn’t respond to George W. Bush’s ridiculous attacks…he was decimated because he wouldn’t go on the offensive until it was too late.

AnAmericanPerson-
McCaskill would be a good choice, but she does have her fair share of detractors. I’m personally hoping(probably unrealistically) that Chuck Hagel gets the nod. He’s got that “experience” that’s all the buzz, he’s got military service, and “cross-aisle” appeal. Doesn’t hurt that I’ve been a fan of Hagel’s for about 10 years….

Why does Obama need Senator Clinton on his ticket? Why does he need President Clinton and/or Senator Clinton campaigning for him? After all isn’t he the “Great One?” Aren’t the Clintons vilified by the Obama crowd? Why would Obama want either of the Clintons stumping for him? Did he, via his campaign and his followers clearly and eagerly classify the Clintons, particarly, President Clinton, as racist? (By the way, wasn’t it President Clinton who appointed more minorities, especially African Americans) to federal judgeships than any other president and more than any of the four previous presidents, before him, combined?)
I don’t see the news media asking questions concerning whether any particular person(s) will or will not campaign for Senator McCain. Yet, the media claims Obama needs someone to add foreign policy credibility to the ticket; or, to improve his chances with white working-class voters, or,strengthen his chances among white female voters, or, to strengthen his economic credibility, etc. My goodness, if he needs someone to do all this for him, the question then must be asked: What does he, himself, bring to the table. Oh, I know, he brings the ability unique ability to plagiarize without anyone knowing he has plagiarized. No wait, he was caught plagiarizing, wasn’t he. And, it was the “Hope” speech he used to deliver early on during the primaries. To make matters worse, he stole the words from his friend, Governor Patrick of Massachusetts. To his credit, once caught, he stopped using the “Hope” speech.
I hope the Clintons stay as far away as possible from Obama and his group. Let him choose Sen. Claire McCaskill. Now wouldn’t that be a ticket? Everytime he belched, she would fall on the floor laughing. Everytime he made a decision, she would jump up and shoou, “You are so perfectly correct, Guru Obama.” Now that’s real change.

I am so HAPPY….is NOT her..THANK GOD !!!!

Neil-
I’m right there with ya, brother. . .

ROBERT-
This is almost to easy, but here we go:
1.)EVERY presidential candidate is an opportunist…yes, even McCain.
2.)I have no idea what your point about the VP not running was(specify?)
3.)How did he “manipulate” the caucuses? That’s a tough sell, and in certain circles, that’s considered slander…but I digress…come specific or stop saying that nonsense.
4.)NO candidate has experience “on the job” unless they’re running for re-election.
5.)He went to a church run by an idiot. OTHER than Wright, link some of these wannabe terrorists to Obama or stop saying THAT nonsense.
6.)ALL POLITICIANS CHANGE THEIR MINDS! This is human…we all do it…get off their nuts about it.
7.)How is McCain so much better tested than Obama? Let me guess, that POW line again? B-F-D! He wrecks 4 plains and spends time in captivity, and all of the sudden he’s best qualified!? Gimme a break.

Turtles,
There are still 3 more months, a couple of conventions, and oh, those debates…
Gee, McSenile with his pasty death white completion, his bad comb over, his hamster cheek, crypt smile and his Mr. Magoo stumbling way of speaking is going to look real good on that stage next to Obama, right?
What a blowout that is going to be! Obama is going to wipe the floor with that flip flopping senile old fool!!!
Just can’t wait, for that first debate!!!
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!!!!
Obama ’08!!!!

Henderson
Your post is the best yet i love it when people question mccain experience over obamas and they dont respond, your post have great points yeah mccain might have been senator more years than obama but what has he really done thats so great and im not talking about his pow im talking about his time as senator from what i understand hes missed more votes than any other senator he was barley ever there!!

RACHEL
CAN YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN HOW HILLARY WAS PUSHED OUT AND GIVE US FACTS PLEASE???

I will never for Osama. He is a balony.

obama is an Arrogant Radical FRAUD!!!
He is NOT qualified to lead our country – I will NOT vote for him and Millions of Americans feel the same way. His latest on “count the votes” in FL & MI is a disgrace to ALL voters.
The people in FL & MI together with the Millions of Hillary supporters will Remember in November – and our votes will count!

I feel the same
there should be a place, a blog something that we can all sign and show our support to Hillary and pull the votes up for her.
someone out there must be able to do this for all to see
this is not the time for Obama
I second this
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I care less about Obama’s VP choice.
I voted for Hillary on primaries and
i will NOT vote for Obama in november
regerdless if Hillary is the VP.
What it matters to the american people
is the top of the ticket,and Obama is
unfit for commander in chief……

Angie, since the middle of feb, the press and the dnc continued to say she had no chance of winning which was not entirely true. About a week before the last primary Pelosi and other DNC memebers called superdelegates to demand they make a decison(which they really had a right to hold off until the convention) and you know as well as I know who pelosi and dean were for. Pelosi especially threatened to step in if Hillary threatened to go to the convention. I think her word were I can’t allow that to happen. Hillary had the right to take to the floor if she wanted to. I want someone to answer me this now though. Now that Obama wants to okay seating of all florida and michaign delegates, why did he not do this during the primaries? I mean the Media, Obama’s camp all said Hillary had no chance of winning even with these votes so whats the difference between now and then?

Robert: nobody actually believes that you are a hillary supporter who is voting for mccain. Thanks for the laugh though.

Angie you are right, as I a woman I couldnt find it within myself to vote for McCain, but you were you are mistaken is thinking that if my vote doesnt go to McCain it must go to Obama. That is wrong. I have yet to settle on whether to vote 3rd party or stay home. I am not voting McCain but that doesnt mean I am voting Obama.

Hillary Dems – we’ve lost some -The al gore lost really hurt – and I know this hurts – and it is hard to move on but you have to let go and think about what is good for the country – and it is certainly not 19th century deceptive 2-faced John McCain who manages to make soldiers think he’s all for them and has voted against every bill that would further enhance their lives – and who finished 5th from last at the military academy with a silver spoon in his mouth just like Bush. . . He’s the elitist – and who said that the public housing was extraordinary – OMG – please visit the inner cities in this country – they’re like war zones completely ostracised from society.
Any democrat who gets sucked into the Barack Obama charges made by the republican politicians ie arrogance, elitist and inexperienced and you know. . . why you don’t like him, etc. etc. Shame on you! Previous famous Presidents have had very little Washington experience and have been quite successful. This is not just about history or you as this is what the press is saying – this is about winning the white house and preparing for our children’s future and for this country -You’re falling right into the Republican’s playbook – and by the way, they were waiting to slaughter Hillary with Whitewater and a bunch of other crap – Remember they think us dems are too stupid/unsophisticated to win because we don’t fight dirty like them. Let’s show them who is smartest – Obama is not arrogant – just smart – he was raised in the white community not the black community – he acts like a free man – like you – Are you arrogant? Get behind him Dems – he really needs you – He won the nomination fair and square – Please help put a Dem in the White House! You will be proud of his
Cabinet, leaders and military commanders.

I wouldn’t count Obama out. Just look at the electoral map. And the convention is only a formality. He is the nominee.

RACHEL
the math was against her and the reason they were pushing the delegates is because she was pushing and pushing for fl and mi to get seated and they couldnt they BROKE THE RULES same thing if your children broke the rules you dont reward them you have to admit hillary got very bitter when the math was going against her, She kept crying the popular vote the popular vote but that is not how the primaries work. They never have in the past so what your saying is they had to change the rules for hillary????????

Angie, it seems some of Obama supporters think that Hillary will be in his cabinet, I am not sure of that. I think that if Obama wins this election Obama will keep her in the senate or if she loses her senate seat she will be put out to pasture.(as beign past 50 is just not cool) I can respect your choice in Obama because lord knows we do need a change, I am just not sure what change we will get. I can admit that many of Hillary and Obama’s polices were identical, but Obama has waved on some of those like wire tapping. I also am upset that Obama dogged Hillary about her healthcare plan but acknowledges he has adopted part of it. To be really honest I cant seem to get over the fact that its okay for Obama to call his grandma a typically white person, but its not okay for hillary to say LBJ helped with the civil rights movement bill to say that Jesse Jackson won south carolina. If someone could explain how that is okay maybe I could get past it, but until I will be like many of Hillary’s african american supporters labeled an uncle tom because I dont beleive in hypcorisy.

No, Angie I am not saying they have to change the rules for Hillary. I am now asking whats the difference between now and the primaries? Why is he now willing to seat the delegates when he had a lawyer fight against seating them during the primaries. The rules were still broken right? And if the math was against her even with the michigan and florida why not just seat them anyway during the primaries? Pelosi and many other DNC memembers pretended to be undecieded but we know they were deceided and they called superdelegates to put pressue on them. Can you tell me why Ron paul didnt get this type of treament from RNC he is doing his own convention and the rnc is not calling for his head on plate, yet Hillary delegates who mention they are thinking of voting for mccain are getting unseated.

RACHEL
politicts are politicts and you know i dont even belong to a party im independent sometimes i get so sick of the repubs and the dems bickering and fighting over the issuses they need to start learning to compromise, americans are suffering and their going back and forth like children i understand the dems in congress has had it rough with that my way or the highway bush veto everything i think thats why i like obama so much he seems like hes willing to compromise and work across the isle to help the people mccain will be my way or the highway JUST LIKE BUSH we dont need that anymore and i think that is one of the kind of change obama will bring.

RACHEL
just look at what the gop is doing to obama look at the dirty things their doing can you just imangine what they would be doing to the clintons with their baggage bills affair, their court for the money scandel, maybe the super dels knows things we dont and im not putting the clintons down im just stating facts

Even now it is evident Hillary cannot control her “Hippy Fans”. Imagine how she would control the USA?? She spread diversity into her campaign the year and a half she was out on the road. What do you expect from a Clinton? She is a disgrace to the Party and to her own following. Now you can understand why she is not the nominee. She is very nervous she will not get re-elected to the Senate, and she won’t! Those New Yorkers can see right through her and how she did Obama.

Isn’t this FUN?! The juvenile guessing game being played by BOTH candidates is getting tiresome.

I don’t agree that Obama “needs” Hillary, but I do think he would be smart to put her on the ticket. I think it is an unbeatable ticket. Any “baggage” that Hillary carries that the repubs. try to use against her will be offset by Obama supporters. Anything megative the repubs. throw at Obama will be offset by Hillary supporters. I don’t think Hillary would sabotage an Obama white house despite the fears of some of Obama’s supporters. She still want’s to be president in 8 yrs., and that wouldn’ help her cause. Bill Clinton is still very popular, even if African-Americans aren’t that crazy about him right now. He is still a very strong advocate for the democratic party, and would help the campaign immensely.Obama, Clinton supporters, and the democratic party need to realize the main thing is to take back the white house. Bygones.

yes, lets shake things up and create buzz because our campaign is falling off the cliff. we need people to start talking about obama the great. the elitist Harvard Lawyer. McCain is about to pass him in the polls for the first time. Barry cant let that happen watch for the VP selection announcement by tuesday.

Seah: You are so right. Anyone he picks for his VP will have to spend time teaching him how to run the country because he certainly don’t have the intelligence or capabilities to run it. And his supporters are a joke. They should star in the comedy hour. Let’s hope the PUMA pulls off what they are going to do at the convention and all of Hillary’s voters vote for McCain or write her name in to prevent Obamaosama from being elected. Obama is part of the ruination of the Democratic party along with Nancy, Dean and Reid. They are all underhanded and crooked.

The DNC convention is in a few weeks and that’s about the time when we will learn the DNC VP. Barack is indecisive and keeps adding people to the list. He will do anything to keep from selecting Hillary who seemed to measure up to all his predefined attributes for his VP choice. He doens’t want to pick someone who would outshine his ego or have better ideas and solutions. He’s been saying his VP selection is close for some time now. This is not the first story on his VP selection being close – this is just his tactics to ramp up his FREE press coverage – and avoid paying for campaign ads.

I don’t care who he picks. I voted for experience and I am still voting for experience and that BO doesn’t have!!! Mcgaskill needs to be voted out of office herself along with Pelosi, Reid, and Kerry. Send a message to the DEMOS that we pick the President NOT THEIR ROBOT SUPERDELEGATES!!!!!

The Hillary voters did nothing to hurt Obama reputation,he has flipflop and lied and hurt his own self..Who wan,t a lier in the white house,,not me..Pelosi stay out of TEXAS we don,t need you…The saying goes like this ”Don,t Mess With TEXAS”

“Tim – Wait a second now. We’re sitting on quite of bit of oil down in the gulf. We don’t even have to drill for it. It won’t take 10 years to get it or for it to affect oil prices. If were to release just a tiny insignificant portion of our reserve oil, a lot of smart people are saying that it could have an immediate impact on the price we’re paying at the pump.”
That’s extreme short term thinking.
Our strategic energy reserve is about 9 days worth of the worlds oil use.
We have about 50 TIMES that amount in ANWR, offshore and 1,000 TIMES that amount in recoverable shale oil. Release a bit from reserves and you have a temporary drop. But open up drilling and you have a long-lasting impact for 10-30 years.
Even bringing UP the offshore drilling idea was enough to cut the price of crude oil from $145 to $120 a barrel. The more the Republicans and President Bush push for this, the more the price of oil falls.
The more Democrats obstruct them on this, the more the price of oil rises.
http://travismonitor.blogspot.com/2008/08/pelosi-is-disastrously-wrong-on-energy.html