What does what affect the election? The financial market melt-down?

You sound as if I’ve stated that I’m supporting McCain. As I’ve stated many times here I won’t be making a decision on whom to vote for until I’ve heard all there is to hear - debates, townhalls, news conferences, press statements, daily campaign developments, etc. and checked records.

Re your #1 point: I disagree. Some electorates are bigoted. Some are less-informed. Some are bigoted AND less-informed. I don’t claim to have exact percentages on the intelligence quotients on Americans, but there are many interested, knowledgeable, FAIR-MINDED voters in our country who are keenly interested in the economy, our wars and foreign policy, domestic issues, incl. pending social security crisis, health care, and family values. They also care about education reform, tax reform, and illegal immigration reform.

Re your #2 point: Your “why put into office a chap who admits he does not know economics” argument is short-sighted. Would you have voted for McCain with Romney as his VP? If McCain/Romney were elected, McCain would (according to your words) “STILL not know economics” but he would have had Romney to advise him. Though Romney isn’t McCain’s running mate, McCain’s opportunity to select other economic/financial advisors still exists. Though Romney would have been marvelous, McCain’s options haven’t evaporated without Romney at his side.

Your “arm candy” comment reveals your disdain of Palin. I disagree that Palin is “arm candy.”

I make no claims to hae inside information about a “plan” and citizens may or may not choose to prepare for disasters/financial difficulties, but I do know this: Your attitude that McCain won’t fix “it” (I assume you mean the economy) and that Obama won’t be any better is limiting and fatalistic. Citizens of the United States have the responsibility to do all in their power to communicate their opinions, to speak up, shout, assemble, march, and vote to affect reform. Whether we have an Obama/Biden or a McCain/Palin presidency we should do all within our power to make federal, state, and local governments change to really work for we, the people.

And, with the cosmetic industry generating over $40 billion dollars per year, I wouldn’t denigrate the over 50 % of the population that uses mascara.

1. the electorate appears to be pretty bigoted and stupid.
2. Why put into office a chap who admits that he does not know economics, and who’s arm candy running mate left her wee little city with a HUGE deficit? I don’t have a warm fuzzy about any of this. Why should I reward McCain, when he has done nothing more than slap us in the face and take our money out of our pockets. I am NOT saying that Obama will be better. He’ll be worse. But that might actaully be the ‘plan’. Prophets have been telling us to get prepared that this is going to get nasty. How many of us have actually taken that advise? how many have avoided dept? How many have put away food and money? How many have planned for these times? McCain won’t fix it. He’s been in congress for 30 years, and we’ve been through this before. He helped create the climate for this, now he has no idea how he will fix it. Talking tough? With what? Mascara?

I’ve got the rasp out and I’m sharpening my shovel and trowel right now!

Peasants with pitchforks, shovels, trowels, scythes, weed whackers, snow blowers, potato combines for America … You name it, we’re gonna need it!

The underlying, critical, absolute necessity is for our federal government to CUT SPENDING. We aren’t going to be able to tax ourselves out of this one.

And it’s going to get ugly. There are going to be a lot of grimacing Americans before we find relief.

After the news last night, the gravity of this election just increased 100%.

Bring your shovel and trowel, we need all the tools we can get. I’ll bet that a lot of our friends and relatives think those of us who spend so much time on political blogs are a little kooky, but I can honestly say that I have never experienced anything like the last 8 years, starting with the attempt to hijack the 2000 election, right down to this morning’s headlines. The United States of America is in a debt crisis and our way of life is threatened. Conservatives must seize control of the process thru the election, through Congress and thru our continued involvement in the process.

It’s a relief that hte federal govt. refused to bail out Lehman Bros, but no two ways about it, America is in FINANCIAL crisis.

McCain on the stump in Florida coming on strong against Wall Street corruption, bad loans, greed, etc. Well, that’s a start.

We, the people, have got to change our failing government. John, your “peasants with pitchforks” phrase comes to mind. I don’t have a pitchfork, but I’ve got a shovel and garden trowel!