By Salemsw
on Sep 04, 2008  

I like McCain he had my vote either way! I think his choice was a good one for V.P.! I think she will do just fine. It just bothers me about the children why do people have to keep making comments on her children? Ok so her daughter is pregnet-What-- and that doesn't happened everyday with teens!! OH PLEASE!! Come on -how can this panel say she is a bad MOM?? How many of you out there has a friend or your own daughter that had a chld very young?? To me it shows the women has nothing to hide! I say go girl and beat the pants off OBAMA!!

By sc00ooby
on Sep 04, 2008  

I feel again this is another low blow for the republican party, seeing how close Hillary was to winning the nomination, I feel McCain is using this opportunity to once again draw female votes from the democratic party.

By athenahollow
on Sep 04, 2008  

I don't think she's a bad mother, but I do believe she is going to let her obviously hypocritical religious beliefs take precedence if she is in office. SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE PEOPLE! I am nearly to the point where I won't vote for a candidate unless he's agnostic or athiest.

By edohpa
on Sep 04, 2008  

So you people actually believe your votes count??? Just curious but perhaps you should read this, we are only voting to give our opinion and nothing more. The electors vote on our behalf and quite frankly don't even have to go with majority votes if they so choose. So I guess with that said it doesn't really matter who I would choose so why vote. http://www.ogpaper.com/How-US-Presidential-Elections-work-200808.html Go to this website and read how it really works. Just my opinion, but for those who truly believe that there votes count!!

By Jemethyst
on Sep 04, 2008  

Palin has way more experience than Mr Obama ever had - he being a community organizer, 143 DAYS of actual experience in the US Senate and voting "Present" 70% of the time rather than giving a yes or no vote. Obama seems to be all things to all people, saying whatever the crowd he is speaking to wants to hear (he is great with written speeches and teleprompters - stumbles around quite a bit when he has to come up with something on his own).

Yes, change will be good, but I don't want the kind of change Obama will bring on, namely more and more taxes, no drilling, etc. and leading us down the road to socialism. For one thing, the majority of the people want us to drill to lessen our dependency on foreign oil - the democratic congress isn't listening and want their own agenda. Yes, we need alternate forms, but until that time, DRILL (sorry, inflating our tires isn't doing anything to lower gas prices).

About 'skeletons in the closet' - dare we mention his close association (serving on the same board for a number of years and being neighbors and asking for his 'blessing' so to speak before running for Senate) with a known unrepentant terrorist and his 20- year membership in Pastor Wright's church that he just recently cut ties with (previously mentioning that he has too much history and is too close to the Reverend to do that).

I admit I was surprised that McCain was the one ending up being the Republican candidate, but when you compare what choices we have, I believe he is way better, way more experienced, and now with Palin who seems to be one tough cookie, seems like a good choice to me.

By the way, I am registered independent.

By teddybear18202
on Sep 04, 2008  

I was going to vote for MCcain anyway, in my opinion he is better qualified to run our country. And with him choosing a women to help him just shows he is a better person and I wish they both win.

By Jemethyst
on Sep 04, 2008  

Do you realize that when Thomas Jefferson called for separation of church and state (written to someone in a letter is where the phrase came from, I believe) he was talking about the government not setting up one religion and expecting all citizens to follow it - the great majority of our original founders knew that without a high moral Christian foundation (if you will do some studying - most all of them give credit to God) this country cannot make it. Just felt you should know what 'separation of church and state' really means.

By Jemethyst
on Sep 04, 2008  

Just one more post please! One thing I don't understand about all tbe criticism about Palin and her family- especially coming from the liberal feminists - if the shoe was on the other foot you know all we'd hear is praise (look at Hillary Clinton's popularity) - isn't that what we have been hearing all these years - how a woman should have a career and a family, and now that Palin actually is doing it, oh my God, you'd think she is the worst mother ever and should be home, barefoot and pregnant.

By kconklin
on Sep 04, 2008  

I think Palin was a good choice for VP on McCains part. Not only is he bringing a woman onto his ticket, but she seems to be a down to earth woman. Her family is not perfect, none of us are, and I think that gives her a good grasp of some of the problems the rest of us moms go through. I really did not have my mind made up until now, but I think I'll go with McCain. Between him and Palin, I think they have the better rounded ticket.

By Jemethyst
on Sep 04, 2008  

One other thing - I know I lied when I said one more post only - but being black or being a woman does not have a thing to do with it in my opinion (although to hear Obama's campaign, anything negative said about him is being a racist).

We should vote on who we best think can run the country - not whether they are black or a woman or white man.

In all the news reports and shows I have heard, when people are asked what has Obama done, I have never heard anyone that could give an answer. 100 times out of 100, and it doesn't matter what show I have seen or heard, the person being asked the question tries to turn it around and ask another question. Usually it's "I don't know, but he's for CHANGE". Some change is good, but Obama's change isn't.

So Palin lacks foreign policy experience - what foreign policy experience does Obama have? (Joe Biden - just like Palin has McCain)

Oh, I forget, Obama is going to sit down and talk to Iran, Cuba and tell them to be nice- they are just little countries that pose no threat to us (his words).

Gee, I never thought myself republican before (and believe me, I have not liked some of McCain's policies either) - guess I am one of those 'bitter Americans that cling to my God and my guns' (again, Obama's words, not mine).

Yes health care needs to be revised. My husband is disabled - do you think I like the way our health care system or social security works for him?? But, I have heard way too many stories about how it's working (not) in places like England, Canada, Australia, so why would Obama want to go in that direction. The person who pushed the way health care is done in Canada now says it is NOT working - something else must be done - maybe privatize it again (the man who began it says it needs to go back to the way it was!!!).