| Quote: Originally Posted by The Heart Collector Seriously. Sick of this shit. The balls it takes to suggest that the democrats, who have conducted pretty impressive debates and have a seriously good outline of their economic plan, and the widely-known benefits of universal healthcare in replacing the terrible healthcare system that america has, all of the discussions the candidates have had on the issues, the elaboration on how they plan to fund most of these (removing tax cuts, decrease in war spending, removal of several plans), the balls it takes to brand that "socialism", then vote for that sellout piece of shit John McCain, the man who couldn't answer what his position was on an issue because he didn't know what it was, the man who's been embroiled in scandals since forever, the man who watered himself down and sold out from decrying fundamentalists to posing with them, who let Rove's machinations step all over him and took it like a little bitch, the man who'd give a blowjob to George W. Bush if it guaranteed him viability, the man who is essentially going to keep this country going the exact same way it is going.... UGH. Anyone who's been paying attention at all for the past 8 years knows John McCain is a poor, senile son of a bitch with no ideas, no decorum, and no balls. Hey , give Obama a chance , soon enough he'll be embroiled in controversy , will sell his soul to the party , and become just another zombie towing the line for his " friends " . This guy hasn't been a politician long enough to get dirty , at least Mcain has paid his dues / Obama wants to jump from apprentice to leader of the United States , bypassing the time it takes to develop the skill , patience , intelligence , and wisdom it requires . In this political climate those traits don't seem to matter anymore , it's the promise of a better tomorrow , the fantasy that positive thinking will " change " the fortunes of the downtrodden and put upon citizens . The only difference a new president will make is to the people they owe when they get in office , Obama will be doling out favors to his buddies much like Hinton and Mcain would if they became president . Obama is a pollyannic neophyte . A master manipulator of emotions , a slick motivational speaker that you see on tv late at nite . He's selling fantasy , and it's working , because people have a hard time dealing with reality . I don't see him doing a quarter of the things he's promising , and he knows that he won't be able to deliver either , but he also knows those promises can lead to the white house . I don't think Hinton or Mcain are much better , both of them , along with Obama would expand the fed government , because that's their solution to everything , increase the government's authority over the populace and raise taxes . What i find funny is how Obama sees the rich as detrimental and should be taxed more , but he is a beneficiary of somewhat " low " taxes , if he wants to pay more to save the world , let him do it , don't include me in that plan , but alas , we will all be part of it , whether we like it or not . We'll be forced to accept and pay into a uni health care plan , where is the choice in that , to me that's extortion sponsored by the government . That's only one of his bright ideas though , he also wants to raise the capital gains tax to 39 percent , in addition to the state tax you pay on same . Who will invest anymore if you know you'll only get 50 percent of it . This is the way i see it , these celebrities can " afford " to save the world , i can't , and i don't want too , so i want these pinhead politicians to stay out of my business as much as possible . Stop coming up with new schemes to fleece the public , make an effort to actually lower taxes , let us keep as much of our money as possible , and don't force us to partake in any of your social engineering projects . We don't need change , the foundation is already there for an effective democracy , we need to start following the principles of a free society with limited government intervention , not an expansion of their powers . Guess it's too late for that , no matter who becomes president now , out of the remaining candidates , it's going to get worse , only the delivery of the rhetoric will be different , but the spirit behind it will remain the same , socialism . |