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New analogy, or, the only hope of the Republicans......
grampster:
There are only two issues and one national unity program that are preeminent in this election. Two are being brushed off and the other isn't even on the table. Every other issue begins to correct itself if these first two are seriously dealt with. If McCain would hammer these two issues and present a plan for dealing with them, and propose the 3rd he could ignore whoever is the democrat candidate.
1. Energy
2. Immigration
3. High speed, electrical, elevated national rail system.
America has vast resources of oil, natural gas and coal. 2 trillion barrels estimated in the Green River watershed for example. 1.2 trillion accessible with todays technology at a profit at $40.00 a barrel. They are untapped. Nuclear power needs to be fast tracked as a source of electricity. If McCain would rally the country around beginning to exploit those resources, and steamrollering the obstructionists he's a shoe in. As a side issue to nuclear power plants, he should campaign around the building of a national high speed elevated rail system. Interstate r.o.w. are ideal for this.
Present a workable plan for securing our borders and our ports. No more talk. Action. Once our borders are secure, we can have a national conversation about the illegals who are already here. The solution need not be draconian. Once the borders and ports are secured, we can afford to be gracious to those who are here illegally, but have not commit any other crimes other than sneaking in. Send the rest back to the countries of origin.
Energy demand and prices are what drives or stultifies our nation and national interests. He needs to quit barking about stupid alternate fuels like alcohol. Wind and solar are only good for filling in the gaps, not as a primary source of energy.
McCain would be a shoe in if he isolated on these three issues. America needs something to be optimistic about, even if we have to wait a few years for it all to come together. It won't come together if no one ever actually starts to do something.
But after listening to him interviewed by Hannity the other night, I became so sickened that I turned it off. McCain is a waste of time. He is a boring old man with no vision. The other two are Marxists. If something doesn't change over the next few months, I'm not voting for the first time in my life. Our nation is screwed if any of these people get in and I don't want that on my conscience.
Paddy:
--- Quote ---McCain is a waste of time. He is a boring old man with no vision. The other two are Marxists. If something doesn't change over the next few months, I'm not voting for the first time in my life. Our nation is screwed if any of these people get in and I don't want that on my conscience.
We are in complete agreement, grampster. Also with regard to energy as the #1 national issue.
longeyes:
McCain has no vision, true enough, but a McCain Presidency at least buys us time. Obama and Clinton will usher in The Terror and you'd better ask yourself if you're really ready for that.
christopher:
As long as lobbyist from Halliburton can write our Energy policy we will always be dependent on foreign oil. And as long as lobbyist from Tyson Foods, Western Union & Wells Fargo decide our Immigration policies, we will always have broken borders & all of the drug/human trafficking that goes with it. And as long as we allow China to manipulate our monetary & Trade policies, we will always have record trade imbalances.
Politicians from both parties allow think tanks funded by big Oil, big Pharmaceutical & big Banking interest to write our domestic policy as well as our foreign policy.
Follow the money:
Who's bought off your candidate?
Barack Obama: Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan, Merrill Lynch, Capital One, Bank of Montreal, Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs, Butterfield Bank, Resource Bank, Bain Capital, Mutual of America, Telemundo, La Pietra, Sankatt Investments, Transamerica Investment Mgmt., US Venture Partners, Sony Pictures, Warner Music Group, IBM, Lehman Bros., AT&T, Ticketmaster, Alantos Pharmaceuticals, 20th Century Fox, Aragon Global, UCLA Medical Center, AHMC Healthcare Inc., AV International, Fidelity Ventures, Clifford Law Firm, CCMP Capital, Cypruss Funds Investment Mgmt., Kaman Group, Solimar Ventures, Comcast, Sterne Assets, Citilink Investment Corp., Third Security, COSTCO, Sun Capitol Partners, Tudor Investment, Madison Investment, EMC Capital Mgmt., Bel Air Investment, Mirel Capital, Grandhara Capital, Lehman Bros., GB Capital, Citadel Investments, etc.
John McCain: PVS Chemical, Merrill Lynch, The Bank of NY, Univision, JP Morgan Chase, Near East Resources Ltd., Compass Bank, World Savings Bank, New York Life Insurance, Sanguine Gas Exploration, CISCO Systems, Wachovia Bank, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, Moore Capital, The Carlyle Group, Prime Investments, Tenax LLC, Hantz Group, Hilton Hotels, The AES Corp., Highside Capital, New Mountain Capital, Vector Group LTD, Park Avenue Equity Partners, Red Eagle Venture, Star Lincoln Mercury, Pacific Growth Equities, Budweiser, Myers Financial, Globus Capital, Pomeroy & Pomeroy Insurance, Faison Group, Renco Group, Palmer Investments, QWEST, EM Capital Mgmt., FT Ventures, MGM Mirage International, Ameron International, Anderson Energy Corp., Plaines Capital Bank, NYSE Group, etc.
Hillary Clinton: JP Morgan, Citigroup, UBS Investment Bank, Goldman Sachs, Ameriprise Financial, Deutsche Bank, Wells Fargo, China Industrial, Wachovia Securities, HBO, The Husseini Group, Bank of NY, Verizon, Viking Global Investments, Trilogy Capital, Oaktree Capital, Farrallon Capital, Lanwilo Investments, Cimarron Group, Pharmcare, Entrust Capital, Morgan Stanley, KFC, Cantor Fitzgerald Securities, Charter Communications, Lilby Stearns, Nihigret Group, Black Saut Holding Co., Mahmood investment, America India Foundation, Candela Group, Hellman & Friedman LLC, US Russia Business Council, SBD LLC, Braddock Financial, Bank of SF, Comcast, Sitason International Inc., Cataldo Group, Van Brunt Dubiago & Co., Abrahms Capital, Bear Sterns & Co., Oracle, Scoggin Capital, Sana Security, etc.
NOTE: All the numbers on this page are for the 2008 election cycle and based on Federal Election Commission data released electronically on Wednesday, February 20, 2008.
HOW TO READ THIS CHART: Many presidential candidates receive the bulk of their funds from the same industries and Washington-based special- interest groups that dominate giving to all federal politicians and parties.
MechAg94:
If you don't vote for President, at least try to vote for your Congressmen. Try to vote for a pro-gun candidate if possible or at least vote against the incumbent if nothing else.
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