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

To: lorne who wrote (50683)	10/8/2008 8:33:16 AM
From: TideGlider	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224729

Friends, we’re in trouble By Howie Carr Wednesday, October 8, 2008 - Updated 3h ago + Recent Articles Boston Herald Columnist E-mail Printable (64) Comments Text size Share (3) Rate My friends, what John McCain really wanted to tell you in last night’s snoozefest of a debate, my friends, is that Barack Obama is a talker, not a doer, my friends. Take energy. What would Barack Obama do about the problem? He would deal with it. See, he’s not afraid to take a tough stand on a controversial issue. He would deal with it. He used that phrase three times on energy - he’d deal with energy. In addition to dealing with energy, he would also think about how to use energy, not to mention explore how to get more energy. My friends, Sen. Obama is full of it, my friends. That’s what the grumpy old man wanted to tell you last night, my friends. Or is Barack just, in his own words, green behind the ears? Consider Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, run into the ground by Barack’s pals who funneled him over $100,000 in cash. While you were cashing their checks, what did you try to do about the toxic twins, as they were called yesterday in Congress? I wrote a letter, Barack said. Social Security reform? He can’t guarantee that he’ll get to it. Big problems in general? We’re going to have to prioritize. Who should be the next Treasury secretary? Warren Buffett, McCain suggested to his friends. Barack Obama said, you know, Buffett would be a pretty good choice. John McCain was asked about dealing with Russia. Barack Obama was asked the same question and said, “For the most part, I agree with Sen. McCain.” Not that he doesn’t have some new ideas, you understand. He’s all about change, you know. Change you can believe in. The government of Iraq? He’s going to work with them. Health care? He’s going to work with employers to reduce the cost of your health insurance. In other words, he’s from the government and he’s here to help. Just ask the stock market how the $700 billion bailout is helping out. Fortunately for Barack Obama, we’ve invested billions in dumbing down the American electorate. Unfortunately for John McCain, he didn’t get the dumbing-down memo. At age 72, he doesn’t seem to realize that he’s not connecting when he mentions such dim historical figures as Ronald Reagan and Tip O’Neill, let alone Herbert Hoover and Teddy Roosevelt. My friends, if you watched the first debate, with Jim Lehrer, this one was pretty much a rehash. Except that this time John McCain said “my friend” 21 times, and that’s not a game-changer, as Barack says. So I fear the worst. President Barack Obama? Deal with it. news.bostonherald.com