Now what? After the VP debate

Now that the smoke has cleared, the excitement and anticipation depleted, now what?

We know Sarah Palin can hold her own in a structured format of debate which doesn't allow for much interaction between candidates for vice president. We know Palin knows how to win a crowd, but what will she and her party do that will differ from the last eight years we've had with George Bush. We also know that the McCain campaign's attempt at smearing Gwen Ifill prior to the debate, was a sad ploy of worried political strategists trying to invoke intimidation into the process. Gwen Ifill did an excellent job at moderating the event, and showed absolutely no bias.

Listen folks, we need change, we need something new. Someone who will lead instead of follow the same game plan that has gotten us eight years of failure. McCain has voted over 90% of the time right along side Bush and all his policies. He supported and has no end in sight for the War in Iraq, and has admitted his own lack of knowledge when it comes to economics. Iraq is costing us $10 Billion dollars per month, while Iraq has over 80 Billion in the bank! Let them pay for their own "liberation." We've lost like 4,000 soldiers as of right now...

Constantly trying to paint herself as "like the rest of Americans" will backfire on Palin. One thing that annoys me is when someone like Sarah Palin tries to claim she is anything that resembles a "hockey mom." Compare the size of her house to yours, calculate how many days of the week her husband actually "works" and isn't riding around town with her in big tax payer owned SUVs burning up $4 a gallon gas. She wouldn't wanna be in the same shoes as the rest of America if her life depended on it.

At this time in our nation's history we do not need the "mom next door" running this country. We need someone who understands foreign policy, the threat of terror, economics, and a wide variety of complex issues that many feel Palin is out of her league in regards to what would be expected of her should the aging John McCain have a heart attack or something. It worries me, that presenting Palin as "the everyday mom" is the Republicans focus. It should worry all Americans. We need and deserve more than that.



Sarah "I can see Russia from my house" Palin is nothing like the rest of America. She is connected to the Big Oil companies that are squeezing out every nickel and dime they can out of the American people. In fact, no other Governor in America is so connected to the oil companies. McCain and Palin plan on reducing taxes for these very companies that are making record profits, meanwhile normal everyday American people can barely afford to put in $30 at the gas pump, let alone fill up.

I promise you, Sarah Palin, does not have to worry about filling up her gas tank. Her gas is most likely continuously paid for by the tax payers in America. She rides around on the taxpayers dime, and is as out of touch with American's as "I can only count up to 7 when it comes to how many houses I own" McCain.

McCain is not like Americans either. This guy flies around on his own corporate jet, he has never ran his own business, he has lived off the tax payer dime since he was born (not in this country.) Yes, McCain was not born in the US, he was born in the Panama Canal Zone which was never considered a part of the United States. Some even question his "natural born citizen" status, having never been born on U.S. soil, he may be a citizen, but not "natural born." McCain was born into a family living off the taxpayer, and lived a privileged life, never really having to stand on his own. Ultimately he was shot down in Vietnam after only 20 hours of combat time, and this one event is what is used most effectively in his campaign.

We all know John McCain served in Vietnam, I have an uncle who fought in 'Nam and spent a lot more time in combat than John McCain did, but what does that mean in regards to running America? McCain has no real plan for America, and is out of touch with those of us who actually have to pay bills and share finance with our wife or husband. McCain is in a prenuptial agreement, and married into his wealth. His name isn't on anything he owns, and both he and his wife owe their entire fortune to her father who is a large distributor of Budweiser.

Listen, we cannot afford another four more years of the same. McCain just wants to sell as much beer as he can, cut taxes for the rich and wealthy, and continue to siphon revenue out of every pocket in America by being "in bed with the oil companies" of his running mate Sarah Palin.

We need a change, and even though I am not a Democrat, I will vote for Barack Obama to help assist that change of direction in this country.