Comments on: Poll: Americans Optimistic About Future

CBS News Survey Finds Americans - Including Some McCain Voters - Pleased With Election, Optimistic About Next Four Years

[titletrack]

Yeah, they died for the cause of disarming Iraq of the WMDs that were never found because we made a huge mistake thinking that WMDs(nuclear) ever existed in Iraq. So since we lost so many lives in our misguided attempt to disarm Iraq, we should stay in Iraq indefinitely, all the while losing even more American lives, to save face....now how dumb does that argument sound???

Posted by chitown4716 at 10:16 AM :

And now Obama wants to fan the flames of war higher in Pakistan and Afghanistan. We need warmongers out of office. Obama is the same as Bush. Praise him

[chitown4716]

Those military personel died for a purpose in Iraq ActionNow1. What is your purpose for living in America?


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Posted by oldtimer1941

Yeah, they died for the cause of disarming Iraq of the WMDs that were never found because we made a huge mistake thinking that WMDs(nuclear) ever existed in Iraq. So since we lost so many lives in our misguided attempt to disarm Iraq, we should stay in Iraq indefinitely, all the while losing even more American lives, to save face....now how dumb does that argument sound???

[titletrack]

No matter WHAT the total, it will be too high. Here''''s the difference between Iraq and Afghanistan: invading Iraq was a huge mistake and a complete waste of lives and limbs. The trouble spot is Afghanistan. It has been for years, and everyone knew it even when Bush chose to focus on Iraq.

Posted by raflin0010 at 10:05 AM : Nov 12, 2008

You are just a warmonger like the rest. Why do you want to continue to fight?

[ioweign]

TRILLIONS for the ALREADY WEALTHY to foreclose on US.

FEUDAL SERFDOM, and SERVITUDE for the poor.

EXTINCTION for the Middle Class.

Posted by homespunlady at 09:58 AM : Nov 12, 2008


Did you see that while everyone was focused on the $700 billion Bailout the Treasury Dept. dropped Section 382 of the IRS code and now banks are out of paying about $140 billion in taxes...

[titletrack]

In one word: Yes. (It will take decades to undo all the damage that Bush-Cheney have done.)

Posted by raflin0010 at 10:03 AM : Nov 12, 2008

Why so divisive? Don''t you believe in the "new" politics of Obama? Work together, put aside differences? Praise Obama

[titletrack]

Obviously investors are not optimistic of an Obama presidency. The sell off continues.

[actionnow1]

Wonder what the total number of young Americans either dead or maimed from the war in Afghanistan will be?

[homespunlady]

So will we be exchanging one Presidential Puppet for another? Or will this one at least try to start saving the Middle Class before some whack-job idiot or Congress stops him?

So, does this article mean 63 percent of the US LIKES Goldman-Sachs and the rest of the TOP financial PIRATES OWNING this nation?

Empty words will NOT stop the "hostile takeover" by those that have set themselves up to turn the people of the US into controlled financial slaves for the next few generations.

Welcome to the NEW "company store" that you will "OWE YOUR SOUL" to.

WHAT''S with the "NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS" attitude toward letting the TAXPAYERS KNOW WHO''S getting the TRILLIONS of OUR TAX DOLLARS???

Does Paulson''s MASTERS - Goldman-Sachs OWN the US now too??

China at least is sounding MORE like a Democracy - they''re announcing where THEY are spending their "stimulus plan" and it''s on INFRASTRUCTURE and their PEOPLE! NOT the SLIMY ELITE PIRATES that CAUSED THIS MESS!!

But the US is REWARDING PIRATES,BANKRUPTING the people to do it and the FINANCIAL PIRATES are LAUGHING and THUMBING THEIR NOSES at the GULLIBLE CITIZENS of the US.

Next up:

TRILLIONS for the ALREADY WEALTHY to foreclose on US.

FEUDAL SERFDOM, and SERVITUDE for the poor.

EXTINCTION for the Middle Class.

[actionnow1]

For some reason, Republicans and math don''''t seem to mix. If they don''''t like a number, they just ignore it. Take for example: the poll numbers before the election, the federal deficit under George Bush, Bush''''s approval rating, the total number of young Americans now dead or maimed from the war in Iraq, the number of Republican congressmen forced to resign in disgrace, and lastly but not least the number of days left before George Bush and D. Cheney are evicted. (It''''s now 69 --- how appropriate.......)
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Posted by raflin0010

Will the previous adminstration be blamed for all the troubles in four years also. I surely hope this administration looks forward with their planning and execution rather than driving home the point that it is all the Bush administration fault.

[actionnow1]

Optimism is high when -
- Businesses are asking the government for bailouts
- People are selling stocks at record pace
- Businesses are firing people at record pace
So glad that this false optimism is so high?

[inventagod2]

Most of us are just waiting for the indictments to begin to be handed to outgoing Republicon traitors...

[get_it_str8]

Politics: The conduct of public affairs for private advantage.

Ambrose Bierce

[get_it_str8]

In 1952, CBS made computer history by being the first to use a computer, the UNIVAC I, to forecast the U.S. presidential election.

And they have been trying to update to UNIVAC 1.1 ever since.

[chitown4716]

We shouldnt just look at the polls. Obama received 53% of the popular vote and won twice as many electorial votes than McCain. Obama dominated election night against the GOP, even flipping 8 once red states to blue. Given those facts, its easy to see why more American are optimistic about our future. Obama will be a great president.

[get_it_str8]

Count me out on the optimism. I just got word that I am losing my $60,000/yr job with absolutely no opportunities currently available locally. Perfect end to aSHITTY year and no end in sight. At least I don''t have anything left to lose.

[kimberlytwo]

This poll was taken from random adults. 1,220 of them from the phone on Nov. 7-10 and on Oct 30 - Nov 3 (before the election) What? We are going off of what 1,220 random adults say, Give me a break!

[actionnow1]

Which is better being Optimistic or pessimistic? Would you rather hope for the best and pray or hope for the worst
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Posted by DJ_IL

As far as getting this country back on track, I would sincerely believe that HOPE and PRAYER are not courses of action.
The rhetoric (election) is done and now is the time to take ACTION. DEEEDS NOT WORDS

[gop_will_win]

I dont see how they can be optimistic, McCain lost. I think this poll was taken before the election.

[antizion]

CBS is selling their usual push poll cool aid ***. Got reality?

We don''t come here to get information, we come here to read the propaganda, set the story straight and talk about real news.

[actionnow1]

We went through 21 months of your "Reading" or "Hearing" trash that was absolutely nothing but LIES about Obama! Maybe you should consider finding a NEW source??
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Posted by Irmcvet97

Such as the campaign promise to provide a tax break for people making less than $250,000 - LIE
a tax break for people making less than $150,000 - LIE
a tax break for people making less than $50,000 - LIE
a tax break for people making less than $?
Sure looks like the LIES do not stop from the Obama Campaign