Remember he said that he needs to "educate" him self on econimic matters. Obviously, two weeks ago he hadn't gotten to the chapter on mortgage crisis yet.

The army is stretched to the breaking point, there is no end in sight for Iraq and the drumbeat continues against Iran. McCain's responce when asked on the view if he sees a resumption of the draft was he didn't think so...that sounds convincing, doesn't it?

I'm certain John McCain is being used to backdoor in the Republican's real choice. McCain will be at the very most a one term President. I think he would step aside before his term was up. He's being used. He'll further bog us down in Iraq, he could escalate the mess into Iran, and he would be the one faced with resuming the draft (a move against Iran would make that impossible to avoid, congress would have to authorize it). All three would be unpopular with the American public. John McCain would take the fall. With McCain out of the picture, the neocons real choice for president would take over with their objectives in place and the new President shielded from the public's blame.

McCain will do the dirty work and step aside.

He wants to be nominated at the convention, make a victory speech in November, be inaugurated, deliver a State of the Union Address and bomb somebody. He'll be told who he wants to bomb, give the order and then he'll be satisfied. He can step down and die happy. If he wins in November he'll never finish his term. A vote for McCain will really be a vote for his running mate who, no doubt, will be hand picked by the neocons.

That's what makes him scarey and dangerous. Oh, he's harmless and he's kind of funny...untill you scratch the surface.

Every US citizen has the right to step into the voting booth and cast their vote for whomever they want for whatever reason they want. By all means vote for whoever you desire, just don't flatter yourself that your vote threatens anyone. Its just your vote like anyone else's.

After you've cast your vote, I have no doubt you'll find another direction to spew your bitterness and bile.

I saw a documentary on the German annexation of Austria. It showed footage of the Nazis marching in and the mayhem that followed with jewish stores being smashed and jews being dragged into the street and beaten. Over the footage was an interview with an old jewish woman who was a survivor. She said that they were wondering what would happen and suddenly it all erupted. They were being dragged into the street, beaten with brooms, forced to scrub the pavement on their hands and knees. In a voice that sounded with utter disbelief even after many decades she said, "These were our neighbors. Our children went to school together."

Torture is sure to be an issue in the election. It will be discussed and debated. The Democrats will be labeled as "soft" and "weak." I have a queasy feeling it will stick. Whether its an election make or break issue, who knows, but I do believe the American people of 2008 have the stomach for these tactics whether they admit it to pollsters or not.

In many ways the Bush adminstration is the open sore on a sick nation.

And don't forget, many of the people you mention were none to happy when Tiger Woods appeared on the scene and "invaded" that bastion of whiteness: golf.

He spat the Tiger Woods reference out with contempt. His intentions were clear.

While I'll be the forst to say this protracted and rancorous primary campaign should come to an end, I'm not all that worried about John McCain getting a free ride from the Democrats so far. By the day he looks weaker and weaker as a candidate.

Rev. Wright will, of course, rear his head during the general election, but in truth, the issue has really been played out. Anyone choosing not to vote for Obama over that has already made that decision. The longer McCain skates, the fresher the attacks will be once the Democrats focus on him. His Iraq policy, his campaign infested with lobbiests, racist comments from supporters, his woefully inadequet grasp of economic issues, the perception that he is an extension of the Bush years....and his health (physical and mental. I swear it seems like he's had a stroke)...all this will come into play.

Hillary clinton will win Pennsylvania. She has the political machine there wrapped up. It wont matter. After North Carolina it will be over. She'll be boxed in, and the super delegates can make their move. It will be over at a good time to turn the attention to John McCain.

For now, let him continue to confuse Sunnis and Shiites, rail against Iran then go blank, be introduced by racists. He's digging himself quite a hole.

...who referred to Obama as Osama. He stumbled and fumble and looked very much like he was drunk.

The Tiger Woods comment. Its like alot of the racial comments that have oozed out of the clinton campaign. Carefully crafted so they can hide behind a veil of innocence. Well anyone who saw the tape of that idiot on stage with McCain could tell there was more malice than ignorance. Then there's a dim-witted and grinning McCain hugging him. Incredible.

Please! Don't giver her any ideas!

"I was leaving the Senate very late one night, and I caught a cab to go home as I always do. From the cab window I saw a pregnant woman on the corner, obviously in distress. I made the driver stop and asked her what was wrong. 'Sen. clinton, I'm one of the millions of uninsured Americans. I've been turned away by every hospital in town.' I opened the door and told her to get in."

slight chin quiver

"I delivered her baby in the back seat of that cab..."