Comments on: McCain, Obama Spar Over Economy

In Dueling Speeches, Candidates Take Shots At Each Others' Economic Recovery Plans

[aldon61]

John McCain''''''''s economic advisers are Phil Gramm, the former Texass senator that authored the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act which ultimately helped lead to the mortgage meltdown. Gramm also was instrumental in getting the ENRON loophole passed that helped bilk CA ratepayers out of billions of dollars. McCain''''''''s other adviser is Carly Fiorina, former CEO of HP. Under Carly''''''''s watchful eye thousands of well paying American jobs were sent to Malaysia, thousands more were lost in a merger with Compaq that nobody seemed to want including the son of one of HP''''''''s founders. When Carly was finally fired she walked away with a 57 million dollar severance package.
Posted by omega39

And the enron loophole allows for the increase speculation in the oil and gas markets which has a barrel of oil over 140.


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Posted by zerato at 09:32 AM : Jul 08, 2008

Do you subscribe to "The Low-down"?

[omega39-2009]

Has anyone ever looked at his plan?

Posted by WDRussell1

He wants to end the employer health care tax credit that would ultimately throw millions more into the ranks of the uninsured. He talks about privatizing SS even as the corruption in the markets plays out in the daily headlines. He wants a third front in the war. I can''t believe he hasn''t been laughed off the national stage.

[realpatriot1]

mbcsmith,

I don''t know where you get your numbers(since you don''t say), but I expect that you discoverd them between your butt cheeks.

Newsweek has already done an objective analysis of the candidates campaign promises and has found that Obama''s will increase spending over 4 years by 380 billion while McCain will increase spending by 550 billion, primarily by staying in Iraq.

Obama has committed to pay for his spending increases as he goes, something McCain has nt agreed to. In other words, McCain will continue running up the deficit while maintaining welfare for the rich like in the recessionary 1980s and Obama will restore the fiscal responsibility which spurred the prosperity of the 1990s.

Of course, McCain can''t really stay in Iraq til 2013 like he''s promised because we''re being kicked out by the Iraqis and the U.N. The U''N. authorization expires the end of this year and Al maliki said the other day that they want a firm timetable for the withdrawal of American forces.

That''s Iraqi democracy at work-rejecting the Bush-McCain policy and embracing the Obama policy. Even Bush is moving toward the Obama policy by considering moving troops from Iraq to Afghanistan.

It''s about time; let''s hope it isn''t too late to stop the Taliban from retaking Kabul!

[wdrussell1]

Can you believe that there are people who say that you should vote for McCain because he has a plan?
Has anyone ever looked at his plan?
It is a recipe for disaster.
What does he want next, removing the laws against indentured servatude and child labor?
When John began his campaign he at least pretended to care about the other 95% of us.

[maramara2]

Obama''''s Tax cuts will provide more that 1050 USD to us, the middle class and 95 % of Americans
John Mccain''''s campaign is operated by lobbyist. Most of them work for Big oil. That why John Mccain wants to:
1) Cut taxes only for Big oil to satisfy these lobbyist
2) Drill in undrillable places to increase the profit currently made by these oil companies
3) Roll back the ban on off-shore drilling in places like Florida and Alaska to allow these companies to acquire more zones for drilling, although they are only drilling in 20 % of the areas they currently hold
4) Health insurance favours the rich like Cindy Mccain who spend more than 700,000 Dollars per month on her cridit card alone.
5) Mccain wants a gas tax holiday to boost the profits of these companies while having no significant improvement on the income of hard-working Americans
6) He want to open 49 new nuclear plants. Is it because he is old that he want to die at the same time with the youths? How does he plan to treat the waste that eill emerge from such plants when we are facing problems treating the waste from the plants we have now.

[smiley676]

You seem very badly Retarded.


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Posted by parrot123

The problem with liberals...it always comes down to name calling.

Obviously the quote you are responding to has nothing to do with Obama''s ability to be presiden, but can''t you come up with a more mature argument based on facts and issues?

[smiley676]

Both candidate''s have plans that will not work.

Obama''s plan will increase the deficit.

McCain''s plan won''t go far enough to decrease the deficit.

Obama''s plan will require higher taxes for the middle class. He''ll probably be able to lower taxes his first year, but that''s it.

McCain''s plan doesn''t go far enough to help the failing economy.

If one of them would sit down and "balance the checkbook," he would be the winner.

Right now, they are both losers.

[maramara2]

"Obama can''''t even get even get an airplane to work right, how can one expect him to steward this nation."
Talkingham, are you retarded? Its really shameful to read the Republican line of attack

[parrot123-2009]

Obama has proposed an increase in spending of $1.8 trillion if his promises are to be believed. Since he has flip-flopped on everything from foreign policy to the economy, he might propose another $1.8 trillion this country can''''t afford to spend.
NOBAMA, NO experience, NO credibility, NO vote.
Posted by mbcsmith at 09:43 AM : Jul 08, 2008

How much is being spent monthly in Iraq ? Why do Repugs just hate for anything positive be done in this country but only to others and possibly to the few they''d call Americans - for having different political views.

[zerato-2009]

Obama can''''t even get even get an airplane to work right, how can one expect him to steward this nation.
Posted by talkingham

The inevitable metaphor coming from a person with nothing constructive to say