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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Ann Corrigan who wrote (50654)	10/8/2008 12:28:40 AM
From: MJ	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 224729

Definitely McCain had a strong performance. McCain touched on Freddie and Frannie---good for him. Obama was singing the songs of fear again which he has been sowing for two years about universal health care----putting fear in people. One important point that McCain made of the evening was that we will tackle all of the problems simultaneously----this is the generalist viewpoint that is needed. McCain definitely has experience that goes beyond any that Obama can muster. That came through in the debate. I found it interesting that neither candidate talked about the 9/11 airplane crash bombing of the World Trade Center, the crash in Penns. or the bombing of the Pentagon. It's as though that major reason that brought us into a major war against terrorism never occurred. It's almost like this is untouchable as a subject. That is why we went to Iraq regardless of what Obama claims. The impact of 9/11 changed the nation----even the financial community was impacted by that --------800 employees of Morgan Stanley killed in the attack. Backup files were secure in another site----so customers records were kept. For a year tourist did not come to Washington, musicians lost jobs, restaurants struggling to survive, stores in the shopping malls had no customers-----life was lived in fear as we had the sniper attacks on people buying gas. Somehow we haven't learned a lesson from that as--- we continue to allow an influx of people into the country who could be the next terrorist such as one of the masterminds that live in Falls Church, Va. -------a 10 minute drive to the White House. Just another issue not touched on-------an issue that is of great importance in this area-----illlegal immigration. The second major point on which McCain scored was ---"to speak softly and carry a big stick"-----as he described Obama's shouting loudly about bombing Pakistan. mj