There is a new Govenator in town

[reelapeelin]

Originally Posted by parishht

...you actually could see this as a religious war,
now that the radical islamists have called this a jihad...

But now aren't we talkin' about THEIR God?...

[bradford]

Originally Posted by reelapeelin

Try thinkin' outta the box for once in yer life...it dosn't have to be one or the other

I think "out of the box" so much it scares my friends and family. You're right, it SHOULDN'T have to be "one or the other". A couple of other like-minded folks and myself voted for Ron Paul in the primary election while being insulted that we were "throwing our vote away". Paul ran on the republican ticket only because he stood even less than a snowball's chance in hell at getting elected as a libertarian. Now here we are once again with the typical two-party lines of bullsh!t to choose from. Out of those two I'm picking the one that "says" it represents my way of thinking and lifestyle,and will hopefully leave me the hell alone just a little bit longer than the other vermin. So while it SHOULDN'T have to be one or the other, it WILL be one or the other and I'm stuck in the rat cage pulling a lever for my daily ration of moldy cheese.

Ya'll have a nice day.

[overboard]

2008 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE COMPARISON TALKING POINTS





ISSUE



JOHN McCAIN

BARAK OBAMA
Favors new drilling offshore US



Yes

No
Will appoint judges who interpret the law not make it



Yes

No
Served in the US Armed Forces



Yes

No
Amount of time served in the US Senate



22 YEARS

173 DAYS
Will institute a socialized national health care plan



No

Yes
Supports abortion throughout the pregnancy



No

Yes
Would pull troops out of Iraq immediately



No

Yes
Supports gun ownership rights



Yes

No
Supports homosexual marriage



No

Yes
Proposed programs will mean a huge tax increase



No

Yes
Voted against making English the official language



No

Yes
Voted to give Social Security benefits to illegals



No

Yes

CAPITAL GAINS TAX
MCCAIN


0% on home sales up to $500,000 per home (couples). McCain does not propose any change in existing home sales income tax.


OBAMA


28% on profit from ALL home sales. (How does this affect you? If you sell your home and make a profit, you will pay 28% of your gain on taxes. If you are heading toward retirement and would like to down-size your home or move into a retirement community, 28% of the money you make from your home will go to taxes. This proposal will adversely affect the elderly who are counting on the income from their homes as part of their retirement income.)



DIVIDEND TAX
MCCAIN


15% (no change)


OBAMA


39.6% - (How will this affect you? If you have any money invested in stock market, IRA, mutual funds, college funds, life insurance, retirement accounts, or anything that pays or reinvests dividends, you will now be paying nearly 40% of the money earned on taxes if Obama becomes president. The experts predict that 'Higher tax rates on dividends and capital gains would crash the stock market, yet do absolutely nothing to cut the deficit.')



INCOME TAX
MCCAIN
(no changes)


Single making 30K - tax $4,500
Single making 50K - tax $12,500
Single making 75K - tax $18,750
Married making 60K- tax $9,000
Married making 75K - tax $18,750
Married making 125K - tax $31,250


OBAMA


(revert to pre-Bush tax cuts)


Single making 30K - tax $8,400
Single making 50K - tax $14,000
Single making 75K - tax $23,250
Married making 60K - tax $16,800
Married making 75K - tax $21,000
Married making 125K - tax $38,750
Under Obama, your taxes could almost double!



INHERITANCE TAX
MCCAIN


- 0% (No change, Bush repealed this tax)


OBAMA


Restore the inheritance tax
Many families have lost businesses, farms, ranches, and homes that have been in their families for generations because they could not afford the inheritance tax. Those willing their assets to loved ones will only lose them to these taxes.

NEW TAXES PROPOSED BY OBAMA
New government taxes proposed on homes that are more than 2400 square feet. New gasoline taxes (as if gas weren't high enough already) New taxes on natural resources consumption (heating gas, water, electricity) New taxes on retirement accounts, and last but not least....New taxes to pay for socialized medicine so we can receive the same level of medical care as other third-world countries!!!















You can verify the above at the following web sites: http://money.cnn.com/news/specials/election/2008/index.html http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/issues/issues.taxes.htmlhttp://elections.foxnews.com/?s=proposed+taxes http://bulletin.aarp.org/yourworld/politics/articles/mccain_obama_offer_different_visions_on_taxes.html http://blog.washingtonpost.com/fact-checker/candidates/barack_obama/ http://blog.washingtonpost.com/fact-checker/candidates/john_mccain

[Mac_Attack]

Sounds like McCain is about the same old S--t!

I like that Overboard and have seen similar articles before. I always do my best to verify because that is what I do. To me it is a no brainer as I mentioned days ago

VOTE McCain all the way!!!!!!!!!!

Mac Attack, I respect your thoughts...we all have the right to our own opinion and vote and that is just one of the things that makes this country the best!!! And I will buy you the first beer after the election (with the money I save in taxes, HA, just kiddin').

[parishht]

Reel, yes it is their God and it is like the line in the Gofather,

everytime I think I'm out, they pull me back in.

and everyone thought the crusades were over.

[macojoe]

Heard a comedy talk guy today he referred to McCain & Palin as

The Marvick and the MILF!!