For all you fearmongers out there, suck on this.

John McCain was a major backer of the latest $700 billion bailout for the richest 1% of all financial firms. He backed a Republican administration that has bought a handful of other financial firms, a ton of banks and has part of his plan basically bailing out even more banks from the bad loans that they made. All in all, he wants to and has backed more than $1 trillion dollars in spending to the richest 5% of the country at the expense of the rest of us. Not to mention more tax breaks for companies in the Fortune 500 to create new jobs that aren't being created while the CEOs line their pockets with money.

Now come Obama who says, "why can't the rest of America get a piece of the pie?" and you get mad at him? This is total and utter hypocrisy and I really hope that you are secretly racist because then it would make sense. If you not, then you have some kind of blinders because the Republican party has put on a magic show for you with the most expensive smoke and mirrors ever made. Have you made more money under the Republican socialist plan for the rich? Are you more secure? Can your kids pay for college without loans? And you think McCain isn't a socialist? He's the biggest socialist that ever walked the earth. Do you think that the French government would ever even consider given $50 billion dollars to their auto industry, or Germany? I mean do some research here people. You are embarrassing us all with this totally transparent argument of something that you understand less than how your cell phone works. Its really sad that somehow you believe these people who have stolen your rights, stolen your money and worst of all have stolen your children's future just so that they could get that bigger yacht that their college roommate at Williams has down the block will ever do what is right for America as a whole. They have gotten a taste of the good life and they will do whatever they can to keep it. Wouldn't you? Its just sad that you think that they are thinking about you as they sail at Cape Cod or take a trip to Tahiti with the money that the Repubs gave them in tax breaks to create new jobs. Where's your job? And you think that a guy who just paid off his student loans, who is still paying his mortgage, who still has to make sure that his kids can get a good education, who still, even if he is elected president of the United States of America, might get pulled over in his car because of the inherent inequality in this country, doesn't understand what you might be going through just a tad bit better than some rich douche who only cares about power and money? Its just sad.

But I didn't see a whole lot of what you describe here. I don't see any conspiracies or "puppet-master".

I see a number of folks who believe in the same thing, with similar or mutually supporting agendas, all GOING FOR THEIR AGENDAS, whether it means trouble for the USA and Americans or NOT.

I see a bunch of like-minded extreme left-wingers going for it. It is as simple as that. What they end up with, we'll see. My guess is when we get to the next level of the outline, they all might not agree on what the final draft will look like.

If you could see into heads of Pelosi, Frank, and Dodd right now, you'd probably see something like, "Just re-elect us 14% approval rating folks, and THEN we can go for it". But if you looked closer, each might have a different view of what "going for it" is.

That is a good thing. On the surface, with a broad brush, we have a far left FORCE, but in practice, it might not work out so cleanly for them.

Nice try at making a point with hyperbole and humor though...

I can buy that some people say they are for one person and quietly vote for another in the voting booth! But, I am more inclined to believe they have just changed their mind for any one of a variety of reasons. So I can buy the Bradley effect for the most part. But, I don't necessary buy what Spector has to say about it. In being a white Obama supporter. My husband and I both have gotten strange looks like we have two heads and are from outer space for voting for him. Mostly from right winger lunatics in this state who aren't bright enough to figure what McCain is yet. But, we both voted two weeks ago and that was exactly who we voted for and so did our whole immediate family.

Maybe it's me. But, I can not buy that people would say they are for Obama then quietly vote for McCain. McCain was more of the same as far as we were concerned. I guess because there is to much lingering racism still out there in the country. I am old enough to remember when you got called names when you supported a black person. There is also still that element around that says that 'N L' with their looks they give you. So, most of the time a person is wise if they don't mention their views on blacks. But, I can definitely buy the reverse of that. That people are saying they are for McCain and will quietly in the voting booth vote for Obama because they don't want to get any strange looks from their neighbors. Because they know in their hearts McCain isn't good for this country. But, they are just to weak to say it in public. This makes more sense to me. But, I will admit I could be wrong!

McCain apparently turns to "Joe the Plumber" with pride, looking for economic advice and validation of his own economic policies. Is he for real? I doubt it. It is all just pr, a clearly phony attempt by McCain to manipulate the comman man..

I saw Joe the Plumber say that he does not want social security forced on himself. ??? Sorry Joe, fine fir you, I can't go along with that, maybe McCain can.

I am a retiree, and i planned for social secuirty and medicare.

Obama turns to Warren Buffett, Bill Clinton and Paul Voelker for advice on economic policy.

Let's go with a candidate who treats us as adults and treats our economic problems seriously...

Forget that false labels. It is clear that our economy is in a disastrous state. Enough is enough. It is serious business this time gang. Vote for us to turn a new page...

And, believe me, this is not the McCain we knew in 2000, what happened to that guy anyway?

I would not have expected this campaign from that John McCain. I think he has misplaced some of his finer principles. It is a shame.