Bush cheated, didn't he? Anyway don't sweat it Gaar, all the things you love about the GOP, are the same things that the Dems embrace. Things will continue to head into oblivion just the same.
On Oct 9, 7:29 pm, Gaar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At this point in 2000, Al Gore had an 11 point lead over Bush too... > > And we all know how that went. > > On Oct 9, 1:26 am, mrchat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Barack Obama, the US Democratic party candidate, has increased his > > lead over rival John McCain following the second US presidential > > debate, according to opinion polls. > > > A Gallup poll report on Wednesday put Obama 11 percentage points ahead > > of McCain, up from a nine per cent lead the day before. > > > A poll of debate viewers by CNN showed 54 per cent believed Obama had > > outperformed his rival, while 30 per cent favoured McCain. > > > Two snap polls, one by CBS, the US newsbroadcaster, also judged Obama > > the winner of the debate on Tuesday night at Nashville, Tennessee's > > Belmont University. > > > The polls indicated voters favour Obama on economic issues, which have > > taken centre stage amid the global financial turmoil. > > > Mortgage plan > > > With the debate behind them, the rivals refocused their energy on the > > campaign trail on Wednesday. > > > McCain, seeking to reverse his rival's momentum, unveiled a $300bn > > plan to aid homeowners suffering under the global credit crunch that > > began last year over unpaid sub-prime mortgages. > > > "Under my orders as president, the secretary of the [US] Treasury will > > carry out a home-ownership resurgence plan," McCain said at a rally in > > Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. > > > "The dream of owning a home should not be crushed under the weight of > > bad mortgages." > > > Calling the proposal a "critical first step", he said the government > > would buy troubled loans from homeowners and restructure them into > > more affordable mortgages. > > > Obama's campaign dismissed the ideas as "more costly and out-of-touch > > than we ever imagined". > > > Jason Furman, policy director for the Obama campaign, said: "John > > McCain wants the government to massively overpay for mortgages in a > > plan that would guarantee taxpayers lose money, and put them at risk > > of losing even more if home values don't recover." > > > The US congress has already given the treasury the authority to spend > > around $700bn in taxpayer funds to buy bad mortgage debt from any > > financial institution over the next two years. > > > Obama told supporters at an outdoor rally in Indianapolis that McCain > > was offering the same strategies "that led us into this mess in the > > first place". > > > "This is a time for resolve and steady leadership," he said. > > > 'Hussein' invoked > > > With pressure building on McCain as he lags in the polls, supporters > > again invoked Obama's middle name, Hussein, in an apparent attempt to > > play on doubts about the Illinois senator's religion and background. > > > At the rally in Pennsylvania, Bill Platt, a local Republican party > > representative, twice used Obama's middle name before McCain arrived > > to speak. > > > McCain has previously apologised for using the name, which draws > > allusions to Saddam Hussein, the late ruler of Iraq, calling it > > "improper and inappropriate". > > > The McCain campaign issued a statement after the rally saying it did > > not condone "this inappropriate rhetoric". > > > news bywww.mrchat.net- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
