Last night McCain did well…..
He came out swinging and you could tell that he knew he needed this win. If only he was swinging this hard in every debate we might have different looking polls. However, after the debate the media was telling a different opinion. Now I understand that McCain “calmed” down toward the end of the debate. BUT I still think he came out on top. Am I really that bias?
My Favorite Parts:
MCCAIN: You know, when Senator Obama ended up his conversation with Joe the plumber — we need to spread the wealth around. In other words, we’re going to take Joe’s money, give it to Senator Obama, and let him spread the wealth around. I want Joe the plumber to spread that wealth around. You told him you wanted to spread the wealth around. The whole premise behind Senator Obama’s plans are class warfare, let’s spread the wealth around.
I want small businesses — and by the way, the small businesses that we’re talking about would receive an increase in their taxes right now. Who — why would you want to increase anybody’s taxes right now? Why would you want to do that, anyone, anyone in America, when we have such a tough time, when these small business people, like Joe the plumber, are going to create jobs, unless you take that money from him and spread the wealth around.
Obama only responded with his normal talking point….. blah blah blah…… Everyone who makes 250,000 and below will stay the same…. 200,000 and below will get a tax cut….. 250,000 and above… well I am sorry you get screwed. I am not going to tell America that you won’t be able to afford your workers….. Don’t worry workers my plan involves giving people who don’t even pay taxes a check.
Well I guess when you lose your job…. no worries “Obama’s vote for me” money is in the mail.
OBAMA: So, look, nobody likes taxes. I would prefer that none of us had to pay taxes, including myself. But ultimately, we’ve got to pay for the core investments that make this economy strong and somebody’s got to do it.
MCCAIN: Nobody likes taxes. Let’s not raise anybody’s taxes. OK?
OBAMA: Well, I don’t mind paying a little more.
MCCAIN: The fact is that businesses in America today are paying the second highest tax rate of
anywhere in the world. Our tax rate for business in America is 35 percent. Ireland, it’s 11 percent. Where are companies going to go where they can create jobs and where they can do best in business?We need to cut the business tax rate in America. We need to encourage business.
Of course, Obama don’t mind “paying a little more” he is not paying for workers, trucks, and supplies. THANK YOU MCCAIN…. You can’t say it enough! Businesses will not stay if they can’t afford it here. The goal of a businesses is to survive and prosper NOT be patriotic. THEY WILL LEAVE.
MCCAIN: Yes. Senator Obama, I am not President Bush. If you wanted to run against President Bush, you should have run four years ago. I’m going to give a new direction to this economy in this country.
McCain I have been waiting for you to say this from the day you said you were running for president.
OBAMA: Well, there’s a lot of stuff that was put out there, so let me try to address it. First of all, in terms of standing up to the leaders of my party, the first major bill that I voted on in the Senate was in support oftort reform, which wasn’t very popular with trial lawyers, a major constituency in the Democratic Party. I support…
MCCAIN: An overwhelming vote.
LOVED THE JABS… Keep them up McCain.
MCCAIN: OK. But it’s very clear that I have disagreed with the Bush administration. I have disagreed with leaders of my own party. I’ve got the scars to prove it. Whether it be bringing climate change to the floor of the Senate for the first time. Whether it be opposition to spending and earmarks, whether it be the issue of torture, whether it be the conduct of the war in Iraq, which I vigorously opposed. Whether it be on fighting the pharmaceutical companies on
Medicare prescription drugs, importation. Whether it be fighting for an HMO patient’s bill of rights. Whether it be the establishment of the 9/11 Commission. I have a long record of reform and fighting through on the floor of the United States Senate.
Senator Obama, your argument for standing up to the leadership of your party isn’t very convincing.
Obama is the MOST liberal Senator in the congress…. The only time he went against his party was when the democraps were leaning more right.
MCCAIN: Well, if you’ll turn on the television, as I — I watched the Arizona Cardinals defeat the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday.
He should have said…. they must have been too busy registering to vote in Nevada.
However, I think McCain could have pressed his case more on Ayers, ACCORN, Jeremiah Wright, abortion, and Obama should know how to improve education since Illinois has some of the worst schools in America.
Overall, I feel Obama played it safe and McCain showed a huge improvement. Hopefully he fights until November 3rd.
