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Joe the Plumber

Joe The Plumber: Obama Tax Plan 'Infuriates Me'
John McCain may have found a blue-collar face to help him argue that no American -- not even the richest 5 percent -- should pay higher taxes. >>
ABC News

Joe the plumber is real hero of the debate
They clashed on the economy and scored points off each other on negative campaigning. But in the end, the real star of the third and final presidential debate was neither John McCain nor Barack Obama but a small town plumber called Joe. >>
TimesOnline

What Joe the Plumber Can't Fix
The moment of truth in last night's debate came when Bob Schieffer asked the candidates if they would be willing to repeat, face to face, some of the personal charges they have made against each other in their ads and on the trail. >>
Washington Post

Joe the Plumber
Associated Press

McCain fails, Obama is not rattled
Debates should not be confused with trips to Lourdes: Few miracles are dispensed. John McCain needed a miracle in his final debate with Barack Obama on Wednesday night, a miracle that would wipe away McCain’s deficit in the polls and re-energize his flagging campaign. >>
Politico

Mac's Shot at a Late-Game Win
The short term impact of the third debate will be to help Barack Obama. But the long term implications may give John McCain a needed boost. Obama looked good, but McCain opened the tax-and-spend issue in a way that might prevail. >>
New York Post

That's it for McCain
IT'S OVER. John McCain still hasn't told the country why he should be president. >>
Boston Globe

Obama Hasn't Closed the Sale
In the campaign's final two weeks, voters will take a last serious look at both presidential candidates. The outcome of the race isn't cast in stone yet. >>
The Wall Street Journal

The Final Debate
When John McCain embarrassed himself last month by declaring that the “fundamentals of our economy are strong,” he quickly claimed that he was talking about his belief in the American worker — and darkly implied that anyone who disagreed was less than patriotic. >>
The New York Times

Final Presidential Debate
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Round II

Tonight is the second Presidential debate, held on the campus of Belmont University. Tonight's debate, moderated by Tom Brokaw of NBC, is in a 'town hall' format - questions are submitted and asked by individuals in the audience. When they're done, don't forget to vote in the poll ===>> over there.

"Who Am I? Why Am I Here?"

"Who am I? Why am I here?"
-James Stockdale

With those words, the 1992 Vice Presidential Debate kicked off with a roaring start. I love this moment...not because I thought poorly of the man, but because I thought it represneted something new and refreshing: honesty. Even though Stockdale and Perot did not win the election, it can be argued that they were a serious influence (getting 19% of the vote can do that for you).

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Welcome October! Cooler weather, turning leaves, Halloween...I love this time of the year.

Did you like the title to this post? I woke up in the middle of the night and that popped into my mind. Pretty cool, right? I'll be here all week...don't forget to tip your waitress...try the veal...

Presidential Debate Reaction

Well...the first one is out of the way.

Foreign Policy & National Security

Tonight is the first 2008 Presidential Debate. There better be questions about the economy as well, because our economic standing can definitely affect our relationship with other countries (China just told their banks not to loan U.S. banks any money, in any currency). Check back tomorrow to vote on who you think won tonight's debate.

Suspended Campaign and Delayed Debate?!?

"It is time for both parties to come together to solve this problem. We must meet as Americans, not as Democrats or Republicans, and we must meet until this crisis is resolved. I am directing my campaign to work with the Obama campaign and the commission on presidential debates to delay Friday night's debates until we have taken action to address this crisis."
John McCain

"I believe that we should continue to have the debate. It's my belief that this is exact time when the American people need to hear form the person who in approximately 40 days will be responsibly for dealing with this mess and I think that it is going to be part of the president’s job to deal with more than one thing at once."
Barack Obama

Political ploy or genuine concern? Grandstanding or leadership?

And down the stretch they come...

While wondering how rational, articulate individuals can digress into talking points and political pandering...