Anyone see 60 Minutes last night? Hilarious. During the vice-presidential nominee debate, she asked Biden if she could call him "Joe", because during practice runs, she kept referring to him as Senator Obiden.
What a mess she is. The GOP would be well advised to pay her a ton of money just to keep her away from politics. I am sure they are cringing already at the thought of her on Fox News.
I laughed A LOT during 60 Minutes on Sunday, which is an unusual reaction to that show.
It wasn't until about a half hour later that I realized she was "A vote and a coronary" away from "The button".
Its pretty funny how people seem to think Palin destroyed any chance of McCain getting into the Whitehouse.
Since when is McCain getting into the Whitehouse decided by who his VP candidate is?
If it were, Obama wouldn't be President because Biden is a moron too and has a long history of sticking his foot into his mouth.
Simply put, Palin was a poor candidate. Very inexperienced in big-league politics. Take anyone like that and put them in her place as the VP candidate and chances are they'd screw up too. McCain screwed up big time with the selection. But then again he was a poor candidate to begin with so picking an even poorer VP made it even worse.
And yet, I predicted months before the election happened that he would pick Palin. It was all about the female, good looking and young angle. Trying in a way to offset Obama.
Because there were a lot of people voting in this election simply on who looked the best and who made the best speech. McCain was old. He had no appeal with those voters. Palin was supposed too. Too bad she isn't the smartest politician in the world.
Fox News is smart though. They may be biased, and they love to sensationalize the news(like a lot of of other channels).....but they're running away in the ratings race. Palin is going to keep pushing those ratings higher.
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Since when is McCain getting into the Whitehouse decided by who his VP candidate is?
If it were, Obama wouldn't be President because Biden is a moron too and has a long history of sticking his foot into his mouth.
The difference between the Biden pick and the Palin pick is that Biden stayed in the background and Palin grabbed as much of that spotlight as she could. The media were more than happy to give it to her too.
The other main difference is just how polarizing the VP pick was. Once Palin was named to the ticket it seemed like the crazies were coming out of the woodwork and making their presence known in a very vocal way. It drove away the independants and the more moderate conservatives.
Its my opinion, and obviously pure speculation, that with a better VP pick, McCain could very likely be in the whitehouse right now.
The difference between the Biden pick and the Palin pick is that Biden stayed in the background and Palin grabbed as much of that spotlight as she could. The media were more than happy to give it to her too.
The other main difference is just how polarizing the VP pick was. Once Palin was named to the ticket it seemed like the crazies were coming out of the woodwork and making their presence known in a very vocal way. It drove away the independants and the more moderate conservatives.
Its my opinion, and obviously pure speculation, that with a better VP pick, McCain could very likely be in the whitehouse right now.
I agree that Biden stayed in the background. Then again, after Palin was picked, so did McCain. Blame the media, blame the GOP, DNC....whatever, but it was messed up from the day she got picked.
The crazies....well I don't disagree at all. Thats what turned me off from the pick. Seeing all the morons coming out and pledging their support. As if the social issues are the only things that matter.
As for McCain winning.....could be. I bet a lot of people are regretting their decision right now. Obama's approval rating is below 50% already. Worse than George W. Bush.
Bush was at 68% his first year, 71% his second year.
Then again, Bush didn't have to deal with a recession. And yet, Obama screwed the pooch big time there so he deserves all the negativity he's getting.
I agree that Biden stayed in the background. Then again, after Palin was picked, so did McCain. Blame the media, blame the GOP, DNC....whatever, but it was messed up from the day she got picked.
The crazies....well I don't disagree at all. Thats what turned me off from the pick. Seeing all the morons coming out and pledging their support. As if the social issues are the only things that matter.
As for McCain winning.....could be. I bet a lot of people are regretting their decision right now. Obama's approval rating is below 50% already. Worse than George W. Bush.
Bush was at 68% his first year, 71% his second year.
Then again, Bush didn't have to deal with a recession. And yet, Obama screwed the pooch big time there so he deserves all the negativity he's getting.
Regarding approval ratings, I would say that a decent chunk of that poor rating is due to expectations. A lot of people put very, very unrealistic expectations on him that he had no chance at being fulfilled. He came into power trying to deal with basically most major banks on the brink of collapsing, the entire global economy heading into the biggest depression since the 30's, America having an extremely poor global image around the world, two unwinnable wars that have no end in sight.... There is so much wrong that he's not going to be able to turn America into a utopia in 18 months like some people were expecting.
I would say the job he's done so far is adequate. He's dropped the ball thus far on a few things like restoring civil liberties, getting rid of the patriot act, etc. but I feel his biggest shortcoming is this health care mess. That one would be hard to pin on him alone. From what I've been able to tell, its not his fault that it hasn't been done. It seems the republicans are trying to stop any sort of reform without trying to reach any sort of meaningful compromise. It simply seems like a tactic to put up roadblocks everywhere to try to make him look bad rather than trying to work with Democrats to try to improve the country.
It's a gong show down there and I'll admit that I'm relatively young and haven't been as politically aware as long as some, but this seems like the most divided their country has been in some time.
As for McCain winning.....could be. I bet a lot of people are regretting their decision right now. Obama's approval rating is below 50% already. Worse than George W. Bush.
If anyone is regretting their decision because they think that McCain would have handled the economy better they should be ashamed of themselves.
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If anyone is regretting their decision because they think that McCain would have handled the economy better they should be ashamed of themselves.
I don't think that's the case. I think it's more that people are realizing that Obama is no different than any other Presidential candidate. He talks a great game and then doesn't deliver.
He's not the saviour. MANY people absolutely believed that America and the world would change the day he stepped into office. It's a pretty big let down for millions of people.
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I don't think that's the case. I think it's more that people are realizing that Obama is no different than any other Presidential candidate. He talks a great game and then doesn't deliver.
He's not the saviour. MANY people absolutely believed that America and the world would change the day he stepped into office. It's a pretty big let down for millions of people.
I think that a lot of pundits were predicting that could be the case. The expectations were just so high that no one could possibly meet them.
I am not in the situation, but frankly given what he has to deal with I think he has done a great job. The average just doesn't grasp the financial crisis for what it was and his dealing with that alone was excellent IMO.
I think that a lot of pundits were predicting that could be the case. The expectations were just so high that no one could possibly meet them.
I am not in the situation, but frankly given what he has to deal with I think he has done a great job. The average just doesn't grasp the financial crisis for what it was and his dealing with that alone was excellent IMO.
I'm just thankful that he is wise enough to default to the recommendations of his commanders on the ground in Iraq and Afghanistan. His complete unwillingness to abandon the people in those two countries despite the enormous pressure to do so is admirable.
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Since when is McCain getting into the Whitehouse decided by who his VP candidate is?
If it were, Obama wouldn't be President because Biden is a moron too and has a long history of sticking his foot into his mouth.
Uh, just for clarity.......Biden was chosen primarily for his experience in government. One of the most valid criticisms of Obama was/is his lack of experience in Government and Biden really helped offset the worry (say what you will about his foot-in-mouth disease).
Now think of this......If Sarah Palin was the Republican answer, just how bad is Joe Lieberman? Ick.
Regarding approval ratings, I would say that a decent chunk of that poor rating is due to expectations. A lot of people put very, very unrealistic expectations on him that he had no chance at being fulfilled. He came into power trying to deal with basically most major banks on the brink of collapsing, the entire global economy heading into the biggest depression since the 30's, America having an extremely poor global image around the world, two unwinnable wars that have no end in sight.... There is so much wrong that he's not going to be able to turn America into a utopia in 18 months like some people were expecting.
I would say the job he's done so far is adequate. He's dropped the ball thus far on a few things like restoring civil liberties, getting rid of the patriot act, etc. but I feel his biggest shortcoming is this health care mess. That one would be hard to pin on him alone. From what I've been able to tell, its not his fault that it hasn't been done. It seems the republicans are trying to stop any sort of reform without trying to reach any sort of meaningful compromise. It simply seems like a tactic to put up roadblocks everywhere to try to make him look bad rather than trying to work with Democrats to try to improve the country.
It's a gong show down there and I'll admit that I'm relatively young and haven't been as politically aware as long as some, but this seems like the most divided their country has been in some time.
Being a person that lives in the US now I'd have to say that the biggest impact on his ratings right now is the reform of health care (aka Obamacare). The Democrats have enough votes in Congress and in the Senate to pass the health care bill, so I'm afraid you can't place the blame of it not passing at the feet of the Republicans. The Republicans are working to make sure that everyone is aware of what is in the bill but simply put don't have enough votes to stop it.
The majority of voters do not like the result of the health care bills floating around which has given some Democrats cold feet which has slowed the bill (thank goodness). The Democrats have done everything behind closed doors and is extremely partisan (despite Obamas promises all negotiations will be on C-SPAN). The blame for the healthcare mess rests solely with the Obama and the Democrats.
Being a person that lives in the US now I'd have to say that the biggest impact on his ratings right now is the reform of health care (aka Obamacare). The Democrats have enough votes in Congress and in the Senate to pass the health care bill, so I'm afraid you can't place the blame of it not passing at the feet of the Republicans. The Republicans are working to make sure that everyone is aware of what is in the bill but simply put don't have enough votes to stop it.
The majority of voters do not like the result of the health care bills floating around which has given some Democrats cold feet which has slowed the bill (thank goodness). The Democrats have done everything behind closed doors and is extremely partisan (despite Obamas promises all negotiations will be on C-SPAN). The blame for the healthcare mess rests solely with the Obama and the Democrats.
Now correct me if I'm wrong in this as I'm a relatively young canuckistani that's only recently starting to get into American politics. Its pretty interesting but some of the rules are a bit confusing.
The senate needs 3/5th majority to break filibuster which if I understand things correctly means that the republicans could hold up 'debate' of the bill indefinately. At the start of the healthcare debate proceedings, the Democrats did not have their 60 seats required to force the bill to a vote and therefore, in reality, weren't able to make it happen. This started some negotiations and concessions. Despite giving the republicans basically everything they asked for the bill could still not reach a vote.
Now the Democrats have their 3/5ths majority (?) but the bill is so managled and is a shell of its former self because of the effort to appease the Republicans that some on the further left parts of the Democratic party are no longer satisfied.
The not being as open with the public part and c-span issue and such aside, is that a relatively accurate description of what has gone on? Again, its a complicated system that I've only recently really started to get into and who knows about the impartiality of the news sources, etc.
