Divided Gov’t and McCain’s Closing Case

McCain has given absolutely NO argument on why anybody should vote FOR him. All it is is just bashing Obama.

Zogby’s daily tracking within 3. Start folding the drapes

We can see how “divided government” has worked the past two years. Everything the democrats attempted to accomplish was overcome first by the republicans filibustering and second by Bush’s vetos. Yeah, worked real well.

McBush and his unqualified Barbie doll are imploding based on thier choices and poor leadership style and reputation. They continue to follow the script of the republican political machine and they continue to try to divide our country AT A TIME WHEN WE NEED TO BE UNITED MORE THAN EVER!Is it any wonder why Americans want a change from people like Bush and Cheney and their politicalm operatives?

9 more days and this will all be over. I can’t wait. It seems as if this election was going on for 2 years.

Whine and cheese top the menu at the McCain/Palin Pity Party Nov 4th.

Obama Campaign Cuts Off Interviews With Florida TV Station
Barack Obama’s campaign killed all interviews with a Florida TV station after Sen. Joe Biden, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, faced tough and critical questions from a reporter at the Orlando station, the Orlando Sentinel reported .
During a satellite video Thursday, WFTV’s Barbara West quoted Karl Marx and asked Biden how Obama’s comment to “Joe the Plumber,” about spreading the wealth wasn’t being Marxist.
“Are you joking?,” Biden asked.
West replied, “No.”
Later in the interview West questioned Biden about his comments that if Obama wins the election next month, he would be tested early on as president and wanted to know if Biden was implying America was no longer the world’s leading power.
“I don’t know who’s writing your questions,” Biden asked her.
The Obama camp then killed a WFTV interview with Biden’s wife Jill, according to an Orlando Sentinel blog.
“This cancellation is non-negotiable, and further opportunities for your station to interview with this campaign are unlikely, at best for the duration of the remaining days until the election,” wrote Laura K. McGinnis, Central Florida communications director for the Obama campaign, according to the Sentinel.
I guess the truth hurts and “The One” can’t handle the truth.

I really see no difference. As long as the government does the right things to help the people *overall* and not just a few groups, then it’s okay.
One thing people keep forgetting is that the Repubs had an unified government for 6 years under Bush between 2001 and 2006. If most people thought things were bad during these years, especially the war in Iraq, then it’s the fault of the unified Repub government.
So in the end, I really see no difference. If a divisional government works best, why did even the Repubs try to control everything? It seems partisan views will always exist in this country, and now that the Repubs know they will loose both the WH and Congress, they are using this argument to state their case for a divisional government when they had been in overall control for more than 6 years even 8 if one counts the Dems not fully were in control of Congress after 2006.
(shakes head sadly) Seems the Repubs are being hyprocrits. They don’t mind an unified government as long as they are in control.

I CAN NOT WAIT FOR ALL TO TO BE OVER!!!
But god help us if obama get’s in.
All we can do is hope for the best. We are going to need it…….

This is exactly what I have been saying this whole election that the public manipulations of Obama campaign are winning the quiet vote for those of the whole party of Democrats. Why should we now swing all the power to only one side of the senate, congress,speaker, and possibly Presidency, we need a Balance in our government. When need a fair balance to oversee the both sides of bills,laws, and use of public funds in Washington. It’s ok to be concerned, but to vote only one party based on influence by that same party is not what we need in our country. BAlance folks, a Balance to be heard, to watch the checks and balances. This is for our best interests. Study your party’s voting stlye for the past 2 years and see from that if they should end up with total power across the line???

Considering that this is the argument it has come down to why is it that when the Republicans argued for it before it was always okay. And now that it is going to happen to the Democrats it is not okay? It is just really sad that if anyone is going to remember John McCain they will remember how his legacy went from that of a POW to that of someone who has lost all dignity.

I was there each and everytime the democrats called for us to tighten our belts, We should be able to look to our government to provide us hope, not that. McCain/Palin is giving us hope and once again the democrats stand there with the “share the wealth” program that ultimately says WELFARE and at 54… I have supported enough people in my lifetime due to them! Let these people get out and get these jobs that are out there..and not snub their nose because it’s not a ceo position..
President Bush has done an awesome job with what Bill Clinton left him, sure they say there was a surplus, but look at Osama, he could have caught him but NOOO he left him for someone else to take care of, in the process President Bush has handled wars on two fronts and except for a few whiney babies supported by the antiwar area..not very many of our military have complained….
If you really wanna know why we have financial problems look to the Democrats sitting on there butts making big bucks to sell us out….on all the pork they have passed and pocketed over the past period since they have been in office…What has the Democrats done for you??
When McCain called for regulation, they scoffed it, when Bush called for regulation they scoffed that….because it wasn’t in the best interests of their wallets to see America go in the right direction, plus what better way to turn Americans against the Republican Party…
America we have been setup by our own Congress and House, They have done very little for America but sell us out…think about it…
McCain has the ######## to stop it..and so the liberal media bashes them because in the end their pockets get nicely padded for what they are doing…
As far as Colin Powell, it’s strange he was the one who was there when the military was cut the bone, so do I see yet another slash on the miliatry upcoming from the democrats like Clinton did? do we as Americans watch as they strip us once again of our defense?
McCain is telling the truth! We cannot have a full democratic government! America with a filabuster Democratic government will put us at more risk that President Bush ever has…. but all they do is point their finger at him for all these problems…
Also it makes me unconfortable knowing someone with as little known background and what we do know isn’t really good, and to top that off with Obama’s associations, he could not be a body guard for the president but can be a President? Think about this…

Great commentary Jeff Kuhner: This election is the most important election in out lifetime. A liberal tidal wave will permanently shatter the country as we know it. -

Obama was a Socialist, may still be.

WHAT IS ALL THE HULA-BALOO ABOUT BUYING PALIN’S CLOTHES?…..IF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WERE NOT SUCH SNOBS THIS WOULDN’T HAVE TO BE…… REMEMBER HOW HILLARY’S PANT-SUITS WERE A JOKE OF MANY…..I AM SURE HER CON-SIGNMENT CLOTHES WOULD HAVE BEEN JUST FINE..BUT TO YOU ALMIGHTY I’M SURE THEY WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN… WHY OH WHY DON’T YOU PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT SHE SAYS.. SHE IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE PRETENSE IN WASHINGTON AND ALL THE SNOBS… REMEMBER HOW THE CARTER’S WERE TREATED… THE REASON ALL THIS BULL CRAP IS THAT SHE WILL INFRINGE ON ALL THE LUXERIES OF WASHINGTON THEY MIGHT HAVE TO DRIVE THEIR OWN CAR (PAY THE BIG GAS BILLS) TO WORK PAY FOR OWN INSURANCE ETC. GET THE PICTURE. MAKE ME PUKE.. ALL THE NASTY REMARKS PAINS ME THAT YOU COULD HONESTLY SAY THESE THINGS TO A WOMAN THAT CARES. IS IT BECAUSE SHE IS A WOMAN?

Great article there, Educator! It points out the flaws of the McCain camp’s ‘socialist’ accusations against Obama. Gee, it seems most Repubs are going against Reagan these days, if they can’t remember that Reagan easily ‘spread the wealth’ back then.
I’m googling the article and bookmarking it to remember to use it later at other blogs and message boards. :)

John unfortunately you are right as matter of fact the Obama campaign showed by refusing to answer questions when you are running for office the media ‘s job is to test candidates every way possible so we can find out what they have to offer, that only proves that they more than socialist, for the past 40 years I have been an American citizen and I thanked God every day that I live in a free country, maybe you take it for granted, to me is a blessing, I can tell you a story in my country 50 years ago a very young and eloquent fellow promised change, and we got it, of course it destroyed my country the first thing to go was the media, if we are not able to question our government if we cannot freely criticize their position, is a very sad situation

I always advocated the theory of splitting the power in the white house that one single party should not have the control of both presidency and congress.But the republican cry in this campaign for the economic failure and crisis pointing to Democratic congress as the reason changed my mind now.If the president we elect doesnt know how to use powers then he shouldnt run for the elections.Now I strongly feel it is better to give one party control over everything.In that case we as Americans doesnt have to get mad about one party throwing mud at each other.Give control for one party and if they screw up then they are the only ones to be blamed.Simple theory.

McCain was doomed from the time he chose Palin as his running mate. A bizarre and disastrous decision. No argument will make Palin any more qualified to be President if McCain drops dead in January.

Perhaps I am a bit ignorant, but I really do not understand why hollywood and the mainstream media are extremists when it comes to supporting the democratic party who favors socialism which eventually leads to an overwhelming amount of govenment control on individuals liberties!?! The democratic party has changed away from what it used to stand for as has the GOP. Sigourney Weaver’s reasons for Palin should not be elected is because she wears a skirt??? That’s a pretty damn ignorant response! But more importantly, are not thesbians artists who prefer to have their art expressed freely? And for hundreds of years, hasn’t the medias plight been to report the truth but now there has been a law passed saying the media can legally mislead the public??? Where are the ethics in that!?! Really, I’d like to know how these two groups benefit from the democratic party? It doesn’t make sense to me at all. Because in my own opinion, socialism doesn’t just mean a broken medical system where people will die waiting for much needed medical care, no newer medical treatments found or developed due to no abilities to make profits to put towards research (which Mr. Moore, the supposedly awesome documentary filmmaker ignorantly states, “no profits for the medical community” which in fact would efficiently end medical research!); no, socialism means much more than a non-functioning medical system, it will also threaten one’s freedom of speech, socialism would truly not represent the WE the PEOPLE and when you get upset over anything government decides to do, your phone calls to your governor won’t have a connection. Why would anyone want Our U.S. to no longer mean “We the People” and our Freedoms and Liberties to be taken away under a socialist system??? Is this the beginning of Ray Bradbury’s “Fahrenheit 451″, the age of true ignorance?

PERCEPTION IS NOT NECESSARILY REALITY … DON’T BELIEVE THE POLLS …
Obama supporters act as if the polls are a true reflection of what’s going to happen on November 4th. Obama has consistently tried to win each of his elections prior to a single vote being cast, by eliminating his opponenets on technicalities, or having the DNC dump Hillary, or by giving the false impression that he already won, before the election has even taken place. When you don’t have an actual record to run on … and all you can do is point out problems, and blame others, as Obama has, you have to rely on gimmicks that have nothing to do with your actual ability to lead … like accusations of racism ad nauseam … like early voting …busing and indoctrinating homeless people on the way to the polls … photo ops with big crowds … spending 4 to 1 on advertising … having the media in the tank … having Hollywood in the tank, having Acorn in the tank … and, having 98% of all black voters in the tank. But, all of these things are nothing more than a fabricated perception. They have nothing to do with a person’s experience, or ability to lead. They just reveal a candidate who will say, or do anything to get elected. That’s why the Obamabots are so worried. That’s why Obama is telling his disciples not to get over confident. That’s why the Obama campaign tries real hard to make it look like Obama has already won … just like they did in the run against Hillary in the primaries. I happen to believe there are legions of people who are going to vote for McCain on November 4th … unlike the ‘in your face’ Obama supporters, November 4th is when the McCain supporters will express themselves. A vote for Obama is a vote for voter fraud, corrupt media, and a road to socialism. Keep America safe and strong, elect McCain/Palin on November 4th.

For Republicans to throw around the word socialism is really irresponsible – and a reason they need to be voted out. Obama wants to give tax breaks to companies for every job they create – that’s socialism?
It is time for the right to realize that they are the mudslingers and that it isn’t helping the level of political discourse. If anything happens to Obama, they are going to be blamed forever – so stop it.

Maybe you never experince it so I understand your feeling but Flanneryoops
is correct very sad but true,
God Bless America
We all need it!!

The Palin Camp -versus- The McCain Camp
You know Karl Rove and John McCain need to start making an example of Sarah Palin, because she doesn’t respect their authorty. She has turn into a “A Real American Diva” in these last couple of days.

Hey Carol and Betty: Way to go!! I am going to a prayer meeting in San Diego California next Saturday to pray for the elections on November 4. I hate to think how it would be if Obama wins. I won’t bow to Allah. Allah was not God. I won’t bow to Karl Marx. Karl Marx was not God. Obama is mean. I mean in an evil way.

Obama voted to go to war in Iraq.
Obama has repeatedly stated he wants to move our troops into Afghanistan, not bring our troops home like he pledged when he was running against Hiliary!
So why would you believe republicans should have to pay for the war???
And he’s been a long time friend of Bill Ayers for over 20 years who admits to being a marxist (which is a belief in communism), Obama’s own pastor of over 20 years is a believer in socialism. Hello, this is where all the socialist talk comes from! Also, read his wife’s disertation!! And why won’t he make his own made to the public??? Because he is a believer in socialism, communism!!!
How the heck can any business thrive under Obama’s tax policies, even with a tax break for every new job created while they’re drowning and trying to stay above water as it is with the taxes impsed on them???
Obama was brought up with the hands of the socialist and marxist believers for over the past 20 years! They picked him because of his charisma, they groomed him, they’ve paid into his campaign.
Timothy McVeigh had no connections to the republican party and his acts certainly were not supported by either party! But…
Obama’s good friend Bill Ayers is a terrorist, he admittedly bombed public buildings here in the U.S. and wishes he’d done more! Wishes he’d caused more damage to buildings, people, etc…and who do you think had to pay to rebuild and repair those bombed buildings??? We did, the tax payers! He took money out of your pockets to make his political statements to the nation by damaging public buildings! Which those bombs could have killed people!!! American people who had nothing to do with Bill Ayers!!!!!
You want to elect someone to be our president who keeps back peddling saying, “Oh, I didn’t know my pastor was a racist” “Oh, I thought good ole Bill was reformed.” You want someone to be our president who keeps claiming the very people he picked and surrounded himself with for over 20 years hate the U.S. and claims he had no idea these people were like they are??? You truly believe Obama didn’t know his friends were not reformed as he claims to have thought they were????
Listen to speeches Obama gave when he first began his political campaign and then listen to what he is saying now about his policies! He will say anything to make his supporters happy just to get into the White House!
McCain’s record has not been wishy washy. He’s been consistant and in fact, he has been called a more liberal politician than a conservative. He knows what he stands for and stands by it! While Obama changes his tune and out right lies to you!!!
If Obama truly did not know about his own pastor or his own friend, Bill Ayers, both of over 20 years then this definitely points to his lack of judgement and therefore makes him a poor choice in one to make important decisions as a president!

No Republican president has ever asked for a Democratic congress. We need to get things done as FDR did. And just because a President and a Congress are of the same party doesn’t mean that they surrender their own prerogatives–ask Carter, Clinton, and JFK. This divided government shtick is another last gasp measure by McCain.

I was shocked when I watched Michelle Obama giving a campaign speech the other night. She was talking about how she has met people on the trail who have not voted in 50,60,70, years. I think it may be safe to say they have never voted. And now they are. We are going to elect a President with whom a majority of people have never cared enough about their country and the issues enough to ever vote. I’ll stick McCain/Palin thank-you. You people can all join the true people who have never cared enough to vote. Not impressed with that, I don’t look it as noble Obama is drawing out these people. I can see young people getting involved and give him credit.But uncommited or uneffected people after 50,60,70, years? Scarey, now you’re going to tell me they have looked at the issues and know what they are voting for?

Karl Os
You in fact are the one that is mis-informing, bending truths.
Obama wants to lead the nation into socialism, which is NOT a system that works for the majority. It in fact, works against the majority.
His closest friends and strongest supporters are either socialists or marxists.
Voting for McCain will keep America free from polluted idealisms that do not work.
Voting for Obama will break the back bones of every hard working American.

To conf1968I say do not be shocked because there will be no meds to treat your shock due to your ignorance. People have their constitutional rights not to vote if the candidates stand for division instead of unity, if the candidate stands for hate instead of love, if the candidate stands for tearing people apart instead of seeing the positive side of the opponent and let people compare the positive sides of the candidates with which they can lead. Once you see nothing good in your opponent whose cooperation you would need to get things done when you come to power you are doomed to fail. We can not continue to shred our selves and think about uniting the country to overcome difficult times. Tell me how can you site on the same table to get things done with the opponent you have so much discredited? One would be a fraud if one for a candidate who is convincing to be a good leader. It would be better not to vote at all than to do so for the wrong reason and wrong person. Just as the same blame goes to those who voted them into office. If the person voted for is found to have messed up, so are those who voted them into office. You see why we are in this mess. If our leaders are honorable leaders they should respect their opponents and know whatever ill the think of their opponents will be thought of them too. American Let Us Reject Those Leaders Who for Political Reason Condemn Their Opponents but on the long run would want that same opponent to work with them to get things done. This is selfish and condescending and fraudulent. Can you just imagine McCain questioning Obama yet Obama is a Senator like him and both are in the same House of Senate? Where has McCain being all these years? What does that say about McCain and his speeches? Any one could be turned off by fabricated and baseless attacks on opponents just to get VOTES. If both candidates do so surely it will turn people off. Lastly, reaching out to potential voters and not using scare tactics has very productive in getting every one out to vote.
Think hard and Think Deep.

i have seen a few clips of mccain’s interviews..he has said that he DOES NOT CARE what the AMERICAN PEOPLE THINK…maybe that’s the problem mccain!

How about another scenrio. A President who has shown characteristics of divisivness, being erractic and no message that gives the middle class help. And a Vice President who is not quailified, a “rogue” according to her own her party and being investigated for abuse of Power. Neither of these 2 individuals could expect from their legislative conterparts or the international community. This scenario would prove to stall and drag the country down even further. No, Mccain, you are the scenerio we must avoid like a plague. The only comfort we can have is the knowledge that after this yours and Palin will be washed up in politics. We in essence are ridding the world and the country of a couple of radicals who tried to pass themselves off as caring, when actually all they cared about was themselves.

What is worse is the McCain is dividing this country with his divisive language. He talks about America like there’s two America, the business America and the working America. Rather than offer a vision of hope and unity, all he talks about the “wealth spreading among Americans”. It’s like he talks about one America that is foriegn and the other America that is patriotic. If this man truly loves this country like he claims he needs to understand that dividing this country is not among the things one would find in a true patriot.

You know you’re about to lose when you start saying “vote for me to keep the government split between the parties”. If that is the only reason you have to resort to…you’re campaign is in a death spiral.

Flanneryoops you wrote: “You in fact are the one that is misinforming, bending truths” You seem to have things mixed up concepts and do not even know what socialism means. You like others who just take delight in labeling people do not know what you are talking about. It would needless and waist of my valuable time to trying to educate you about the concept of socialism and its manifestations. It would have been better to leave you in your ignorance than to engage you in any productive discussions about socialism. I have seen it and I have lived it. Do you have any idea of about what Socialism is or how it looks like and function? Please, do your-self a great service by going to any library close or just surf the internet for the concept of socialism, read about it before you even try to talk to me? It is so sad that I this modern world people still are not ready to learn and can not speak the truth. Half knowledge or ignorance does humanity no good.
If it works against the majority why are we boring money from China? You should read the ideology of the Republicans and those of the Democrats before you talk. McCain is not operation outside the Republican Ideology and in fact he is now embracing those ideas he once rejected in the past of the Republican Party. So except you are in denial we currently have no economic turmoil. McCain will only make use slaves rather than a free country. Did know his history? Just look at all the inconsistencies. We do not want a leader who is erratic and inconsistent. I used to admire McCain before the elections but he switch colors like a Chameleon. Too bad.

karlosaka,
What country are you from where you lived under socialism?
I have fully answered your questions and you reply, for my efforts in doing so, that you wasted your time asking me questions. Why do you not answer my questions about your favorite candidate?
And please tell me if you really believe Obama is going to end relations with China!?!
All I can say, is that since you will not answer my questions, and that it is perhaps the reason you like Obama so much, is that you embrace socialism and didn’t leave your country to get away from it but to help Obama and his followers to make our country become socialist.
And I only say this because you obviously do not have any problems with Obama having close friends who want to push our nation into socialism.
Please answer my questions as I gave you the courtesy in answering your questions.

Okay, kool-aid drinkers, will someone please explain how Obama’s plan to increase taxes on businesses & capital gains will create economic growth rather than stifle it?

It might not be the best thing in the world to let one party have total control but it is a lot better than letting failed leaders back in power. The republicans controlled both congress and white house for six years and failed to do anything worth while, then two years ago the democrats go the majority of congress but not enough seats to balance out a large minority of republicans in congress and a republican president. To me the majority of the people who make up the congress need to be kicked out and thrown in guantanamo bay along with our screw up of a president who has done nothing in the past eight years.

McCain must be thinking about the nighmare when neo-con Republicans had complete control and screwed things up so bad that it resulted in the fiscal disaster we have today. Republicans these days aren’t real Republicans. True Republicans believe in fiscal responsibility and smaller government. These fools today took a huge surplus and had a big “party” for all of their rich donors and then this mentally deficient president handed us catastrophic running debt as the result of his efforts to be a wartime president. Our children’s children will be paying it off. Meanwhile, the imbecile-in-chief has grown the government and Republican efforts at deregulating the financial industry has sent the global economy in a meltdown. And McCain is warning about Democrat rule? Nothing could be worse than Republican rule. Their way has been proven to be a COMPLETE AND UTTER FAILURE.

We’ve seen the disasterous results of a Republican controlled gov’t for 6 yrs. We’ve seen the vetos of a divided Congress and a Republican President. America needs change. Big change. The only way we have a hope of getting it, is by putting the Dems in control. The Republican party is in disarray. They need to dissolve or decide what their message will be.

PLEASE focus on this one issue:
One Presidential candidate opposes taking of innocent pre-born life for any reason other than to save the life of the mother.
Barack Obama is the other candidate and he cannot find any reason to oppose abortion at any time for any purpose. Four times he attempted to block doctors and nurses from aiding
any child who survived an abortion attempt
Vital Questions for each of us:
1. What is abortion?
2. Should I as an ordinary citizen untouched by abortion care about what happens an average of 3,597 times 24/7/360 in the United States?
Should I care that it is the leading cause of death among African-Americans? Should I care that it is the most common surgical procedure performed in the US?
Should I care that more pre-born children have been aborted before their first breath than all Latin-American citizens (the largest minority group in the United States)?
Should I care if Barack Obama pledges to make the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA) his first presidential priority so no states can impose ANY RESTRICTION over abortion?
Answers:
1) Abortion is a procedure to eliminate a pre-born human being by killing it prior to birth.
2) You decide what you care about. Can we still call ourselves ‘civilized’ by taking the most innocent lives in our nation? 45 million and counting . . .

To NuYo:
Good point. I’m a Christian, and I do believe in the Bible, which is why my family contributes both time and money to helping the poor – we volunteer at the local Mission to feed the homeless once a month, we volunteer with Habitat for Humanity, we donate food baskets to the Southwest Indians Association, sponsor a family for Christmas, etc.
HOWEVER, we are voting for John McCain. There are several reasons for this.
First of all, there is a big difference between voluntary contributions by individuals vs. giving the money to government to redistribute. According to many reports I have read, the government is so inefficient, if it was a private charity, it would be ashamed. Only 30% of the money set aside by government for welfare, for example, actually goes to the people who need it. However, when I contribute to some local Christian charities, such as the mission, over 90% goes to the people in need. For example, at the mission – when we donate food, all of it goes to the people. When we donate money, since it’s mostly volunteers serving, 90% of the money goes to help people.
Evidence of government incompetence can be seen in the response to Katrina – the Salvation Army had mobile food kitchens down there and the Red Cross had mobile first aid units, but both were turned away by Louisiana authorities under Gov. Blanco, who also refused Bush’ offer of National Guard troops at first. Bush, of course, didn’t help matters by not being more pushy. While the government dithered, the Baptists organized teams to go down there with bottled water, diapers, etc., and then more teams were sent to help people re-build. my Presbyterian church and others opened up our church basements as temporary sleeping quarters for refugees, we got volunteers to drive refugees and others to cook for them or to provide a listening ear and a hug. The local Episcopals set up a legal defense fund for the refugees and access to professional counseling.
Basically, there is more accountability, flexibility and compassion when people volunteer vs. when they just let the government take control.
If the government increases my taxes, that means I will have less to give. Unfortunately, it’s not a 1:1 ratio – for every dollar the government takes from me, it will only provide 30 cents worth of service.
Additionally, by providing a framework for dependency, the government also increases the likelihood the next generation will be dependent.
Prior to the War on Poverty authored by LBJ, the black family had less than 10% out-of-wedlock birth rates, and this was in an age of horrible discrimination. Now that rate is 70%, but the chances of a child graduating from school, etc., decrease when the child comes from a broken home.
Jesus said the poor will always be with us, which means we will never have the utopia of no poverty. However, we can greatly diminish the effects of poverty by loving and thoughtful acts of charity. Unfortunately, government beauracracies are lacking in both love and thoughtfulness, and throwing more money at the problem is not going to help if the money is not carefully managed.
If you want to really help poor people, the best way – join an adult literacy program, helping someone to learn to read. Tutor an inner city child. Volunteer to serve healthy meals to the homeless. Help an abused woman with her resume, so she can find a job and escape her situation. Mentor an immigrant and help them assimilate. All of these will do more good than letting the government take and waste more money.