Do you trust an editorial written in the New York Post by a guy who has been caught "fabricating information" about a public meeting that happened months before this supposed great revelation?
I don't.
I don't.
Obama shows all that he is unfit to serve
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GOP'S GAINING - WHY THE TREND GOES BEYOND TICKET
By DICK MORRIS & EILEEN MCGANN
"The two party conventions and the trend of recent events have moved America more toward the Republican Party than it has been at any time this year, data from the latest Fox News survey suggest. The nation still trends Democratic, but less so than it has during this entire election season.
The most dramatic manifestation of this reversal is, of course, in the head-to-head ballot test of John McCain vs. Barack Obama. While Fox News had Obama ahead by 42-39 in its August 19-20 survey, its poll for September 8-9 shows McCain ahead by 45-42. Obama hasn't changed, but McCain has moved up six points.
It's way too early for slight changes in the head-to-head ballot test to matter, but there has been a basic trend away from the Democratic Party in recent months. In an April 28-29 sample, 44 percent of voters said they were Democrats while only 30 percent said they were Republicans.
That 14-point gap in favor of the Democrats closed to a 9-point gap at the end of July and collapsed to only 7 points by September 8-9. Now, 41 percent say they're Democrats while 34 percent identify themselves as Republicans. It's still a Democratic year, but by only half as much as it was four months ago.
And the Democratic edge on issues has eroded somewhat in the last few months.
At the end of July, voters trusted the Democrats better to handle the economy by 11 points - 47-36. Now, the Democratic lead on the economy has dwindled to only four points - 46-40.
On Obama's signature issue, the Iraq war, voters trusted the Republicans to handle it better by 52-39 in early September, compared with only a 46-40 advantage in mid-June.
The two conventions also sparked a Republican gain on the energy issue. Asked which party they trusted more to achieve energy independence, the voters gave the Democrats an eight-point lead before the conventions and an only two-point lead now.
Sarah Palin has had a lot to do with the shift. Asked to say which candidate made the smarter choice for vice president, voters said John McCain did in choosing Palin by 50-40 percent.
Key to Palin's popularity is the sense that she understands the average person's problems. On the question of which of the four candidates for president and vice president best "understands the problems of day to day life in America," Palin finished first with 33 percent, Obama second with 32 percent, McCain third with 17 percent and Biden last with 10 percent - a combined 50-42 margin for the Republican candidates.
By attacking Palin, the Democrats have gone overboard and maximized her influence on the election. Asked if Palin had been the object of sexist attacks in the media, 45 percent said yes, compared to only 33 percent who felt that Obama had been victimized by racist attacks. The more the Democrats and the media pour incoming fire on Palin, the more they polarize themselves as sexist and elitist, two things you don't want to be in today's America.
But, in perhaps the worst news in this survey for Obama, when asked whom they'd consult for advice if they faced the "toughest decision of your life," voters chose McCain over him by 50-34. If the toughest decision is who to vote for president, McCain can take comfort in this finding."
By DICK MORRIS & EILEEN MCGANN
"The two party conventions and the trend of recent events have moved America more toward the Republican Party than it has been at any time this year, data from the latest Fox News survey suggest. The nation still trends Democratic, but less so than it has during this entire election season.
The most dramatic manifestation of this reversal is, of course, in the head-to-head ballot test of John McCain vs. Barack Obama. While Fox News had Obama ahead by 42-39 in its August 19-20 survey, its poll for September 8-9 shows McCain ahead by 45-42. Obama hasn't changed, but McCain has moved up six points.
It's way too early for slight changes in the head-to-head ballot test to matter, but there has been a basic trend away from the Democratic Party in recent months. In an April 28-29 sample, 44 percent of voters said they were Democrats while only 30 percent said they were Republicans.
That 14-point gap in favor of the Democrats closed to a 9-point gap at the end of July and collapsed to only 7 points by September 8-9. Now, 41 percent say they're Democrats while 34 percent identify themselves as Republicans. It's still a Democratic year, but by only half as much as it was four months ago.
And the Democratic edge on issues has eroded somewhat in the last few months.
At the end of July, voters trusted the Democrats better to handle the economy by 11 points - 47-36. Now, the Democratic lead on the economy has dwindled to only four points - 46-40.
On Obama's signature issue, the Iraq war, voters trusted the Republicans to handle it better by 52-39 in early September, compared with only a 46-40 advantage in mid-June.
The two conventions also sparked a Republican gain on the energy issue. Asked which party they trusted more to achieve energy independence, the voters gave the Democrats an eight-point lead before the conventions and an only two-point lead now.
Sarah Palin has had a lot to do with the shift. Asked to say which candidate made the smarter choice for vice president, voters said John McCain did in choosing Palin by 50-40 percent.
Key to Palin's popularity is the sense that she understands the average person's problems. On the question of which of the four candidates for president and vice president best "understands the problems of day to day life in America," Palin finished first with 33 percent, Obama second with 32 percent, McCain third with 17 percent and Biden last with 10 percent - a combined 50-42 margin for the Republican candidates.
By attacking Palin, the Democrats have gone overboard and maximized her influence on the election. Asked if Palin had been the object of sexist attacks in the media, 45 percent said yes, compared to only 33 percent who felt that Obama had been victimized by racist attacks. The more the Democrats and the media pour incoming fire on Palin, the more they polarize themselves as sexist and elitist, two things you don't want to be in today's America.
But, in perhaps the worst news in this survey for Obama, when asked whom they'd consult for advice if they faced the "toughest decision of your life," voters chose McCain over him by 50-34. If the toughest decision is who to vote for president, McCain can take comfort in this finding."
But withdrawal IS obama's policy. It's not like Bush was committing us to a greater presence. Then Obama wouldhave a point. He just wanted to make it look like he could do it and Bush couldn't. Of course, it's not exactly news that a democrat would put politics above the troops' welfare.
bush would probably lock us into a very slow drawn out withdrawal while obama wants a faster one. why should a lame duck bush be able to make that decision?
what if mccain wins and has different ideas than bush. wouldnt he deserve the right to do that? or are you saying that mccain and bush are lock step on the war. it thought mccain was saying change is coming to washington.
The bottom line is that the President is elected for 4 years. There is no provision that says he should stop making decisions at some point prior to the election. Makes no difference to me who wins. One thing we know for sure though is that Obama isn't authorized to make any decision at all, by anyone...the electorate, the Congress, or anyone else.
Just pointing out what should be obvious.
OldTrader
i seem to remember a bunch of you right wingers getting pissed at clinton when he signed a bunch ov executive orders right before he left.
in this case whats to stop bush from pressuring the iraq government into signing a long term commitment to troop levels right before the election of a new president who wanted to withdraw and in effect tye his hands.
if this story is true obama was just asking for the ability of the people to express their desires that will be reflected by who the choose to elect.
Dick could have sumerized the entire article in one sentence.
LIES and NEGATIVE ads work. It's been proven time and again.
Every time Democrats have lost is because they try and take the "high road" against the republican neanderthals
If Obama's "cultured gay" advisers haven't learned from the Gore and Kerry debacles, he'll end up the same way.
If his gay advisers begin ripping Palin-the-bitch apart, Obama will climb back up in the polls.
Negative ads and lies work because the average voter - like YOU- is shit-dumb.
10 second negative lies are what catches your attention. Otherwise it's back to NASCAR.