I’m disappointed though that so many people reflexively make out she’s dumb. Why? Do you have a catalogue of gaffes she has made? I don’t think so. She’s a woman and she’s pretty. So she’s dumb. Biden is a gasbag. She won’t have to be smart to win the debate. She’ll just have to keep her answers short and focused and the media will sell her as winning.

I honestly think that congress needs to TAKE back power. No one will give it to them. Certainly not Obama, see his FISA vote. In a way it might be OK to have a weak republican executive and a stronger congress. In the early 2000s with both congress and pres repub the power drain into the executive became, almost, taken for granted. Then we got a dem congress and under Pelosi/Reid it has continued to be a mindless rubber stamp. I fear that if both branches are dem congress will hand even MORE power to the president. Keep in mind Pelosi said it is GOD who is giving us Obama. That is my only reason, personally, to vote McCain and I am very undecided about it. But I can say that I am very unhappy with the DNC and Pelosi/Reid, and my vote is not given for loyalty to a party like that. However I will be strongly supporting my state race to unseat a repub senator with a dem.

She has as much experience as Kaine – who Obama vetted. She has more executive experience than the top of the dem ticket.

Actually no she is not as experienced as Kaine. She had two terms as Mayor of a town of 5 thousand and less than 2 years as Governor of a state with 700k population.

Kaine had two terms as Mayor of a city of 200k, a term as Lt Gov before being elected to Governor of a state with a population over 7Million.

And though Kaine was vetted, he was ultimately NOT selected.

So I don’t see them as the same in any way shape or form.

And I do think the current executive office wields far too much power thanks to Mr Cheney and his fourth branch nonsense. And I agree that there are a lot of issues that need reversing. I am not a super fan of Obama but do you really think that McCain would be better? Or that any of the third, fourth, or fifth party candidates stand the chance of a snowball in hell of being elected?

Given the number of corporate get along/go alongs in Congress from both parties, we stand a far better chance of making some changes with both a Dem President AND Dem Congress.

Or haven’t you noticed how easily the current Dem Congress has rolled over?

The ‘highly qualified’ candidate I was referring to was Hillary Clinton. Her’ political party’s handling of her run in the primaries has become an issue, and to many it is a very important issue.

You don’t think the executive branch is too powerful? I do. And if there are issues that I do not agree with in the executive branch I want the legislative branch to provide some checks and balances. There are no candidates I agree with 100% on all their issues. Obama has proven himself to reverse himself over and over on issues (such as FISA) so its hard to tell if what he says he will make any attempt to carry thru on. I expect with a democratic congress the issue of choice/life will meet with enought resistance to make it a no starter. And the mentality that says that the president gets it all his/her way with no balance from congress is the mentality that elects a dictator. This should take no one by surprise.

Got it.

What makes you think Obama is running for “dictator?” And what makes you think that is the belief of folks here?

Or are you unaware of the work this site has done in trying to stop the stripping of rights from citizens and trying to force the Congress to do their duty?

And, again, the executive branch now has too much power – no more checks and balances. Are we electing a dictator? Seems like most people think so. The down ticket is structurally more important.

The two couldn’t be more different on the issues that matter most to women. From health care to a women’s right to choose, they’re at complete opposites of the spectrum.

Learn the difference, and vote smart.

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