KISSHANK's Blog

Ok Im starting to get really sick and tired of the Republicans getting what they want. They sank the automobile loan  tonight. Alot of people are calling this a bailout,,Its NOT a bailout,,Its a LOAN!!! It has to be repaid....But the Republicans in their wisdom... just sank us deeper in this recession that we are in. THeir is a old saying." So goes GM.. so goes the country."I understand that people arent comfortable with this. But what is the difference between GM and AIG? The CEOS of the Detroit 3 are at least willing to take salaries of only 1 dollar... I dont see AIG doing this. But AIG got over 150 Billion dollars. So you ask..So what if The Detroit 3 go to bankruptcy. They will come out of it leaner and will return.But then I have to ask... Who amongst you will buy a car or a truck from a company that is under bankruptcy... I sure wouldnt.Not to mention if The Detroit 3 do go under... This will  become a trickle down effect.. but in this case it will become a tsunami effect. All the auxillary companies that back up the Detroit 3 will go under as well..Does anyone realize that if and when the Detroit 3 goe bankrupt that we will see an unprescedented unemployment of at least 3 million!!! And Im being generous..Alot of analysts are saying that we could see as many as 10 million people be unemployed!!! By this very move that the Republicans did tonight..We could very well be thrown into a Depression!! So thank you Republicans for thinking about yourselves as usual..And not the American People

yep sounds good doesnt it.... and to all you republicans predicting the total loss of obama... all i can say is..i told you so..didnt i. so now what is next.. well obama is in the process of picking is cabinet.. now i know he wants to try to put republicans in key spots..but you know republicans they will stab you in the back.. so i say mr president..dont put any republicans in key positions.. ok put a couple in the mailroom and maybe a couple on the switch board..but dont trust them..not one single bit..oh and by the way mr president please start taking away all these tax breaks that george w bush gave all these corporations.. these breaks belong to the citizens of the us. well thats all from me todayy..dont worry..i will be back tomorrow with more stories from the obama presidency...

I have been watching the news on several channels today.. msnbc,cnn and yes even foxnews. And one common reason kept coming up between all the news commentators. You want to know why the republicans lost the Presidency... one reason... The republicans have lost touch with the common american.. thats it..easy... now you want to know how i came to this conclusion...easy..it all started with rachal maddow on msnbc..she brought to my attention..the conventions..she said notice how diverse the democratic convention is..whereas in the republican convention all you saw was a bunch of rich white folks.The second reason why i say the republicans lost touch with middle america came at a time when the economy was tanking..everyone saw it.. but mccain said and i qoute " the fundamentals of the economy are still very strong" and then mccain said that same statement several times. then if you look at the rallies between mccain and obama..look at the crowds.. at mccains rallies all you saw were white people thats it.. at obamas rallies you saw the true representation of america.. white,black, hispanic, oriental... and so on.. so you still ask yourself why mccain lost...and again im going to say it... the republicans have lost touch with the middle class!!!! and also  its about the economy stupid..lol...

Thank you Orlando. Some stories are saying that its because of the I-4 corridor that Barack Obama won Florida... So i just want to thank the orlando are. way to go!! I knew you had it in you!!!

Finally Sarah Palin is done..Go home!! back to Alaska... Go shoot a moose.. Good bye Sarah... good bye to bad rubbish!!!!

As of 11:15pm the electoral vote for President of the US.

Barack Obama - 333

John Mccain -     146

As of 11:01 pm Florida time. The new President of the United States is Mr Barack Obama!!!

As of 11:01 pm Florida time. The new President of the United States is Mr Barack Obama!!!

Seems that John Mccain is losing BIG!!!!. aND TOO ALL YOU REPUBLICANS... SO SORRY YOU LOSE!!!! YOU WILL HAVE TO PUT UP WITH ME FOR 4 YEARS!!

BARACK OBAMA - 207

JOHN MCCAIN-138

And thank you orange county... you have come thru and voted over 60% democrat!!! im so proud of you!!!

Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby Poll

Obama 49.1%, McCain 44.1%

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Gallup Daily:

Obama 52%, McCain 42% Among Likely Voters

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Rasmussen

Obama with 51%

Mccain with 46%

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CBS) With just three days left until Election Day, a new CBS News poll finds that the Democratic presidential ticket of Barack Obama and Joe Biden leads its Republican counterpart by 13 points among likely voters, 54 percent to 41 percent. That margin reflects an increase of two points in the Obama-Biden ticket's lead from a CBS News/New York Times poll released Thursday.

About one in five voters say they have already cast their vote, either in person or through the mail, and these early voters prefer the Democratic ticket by an even greater margin. Obama leads among early voters 57 percent to 38 percent, a nineteen point advantage.

The economy is by far the issue of top concern to voters, and they continue to view Obama more favorably on the issue than they do his Republican rival, John McCain. Fifty-one percent of registered voters say Obama would make the economy better, while just 29 percent say McCain would.

On the question of who will raise taxes, the candidates are roughly even: Forty-seven percent say Obama would raise their taxes and 48 percent say McCain would do so.

So so far so good......

McCain's campaign and the RNC have done everything possible to keep Bush and Cheney hidden from view, but Obama is jumping on any glimpse of the unpopular duo.

His campaign flagged a wire story a few days ago noting that POTUS had cast his absentee ballot for McCain and today they're highlighting comments Cheney made at a rally in the Wyoming congressional race.

"I believe that the right leader for this moment in history is Sen. John McCain," Cheney said today in Laramie.

Obama, speaking in Colorado, went on at length about the endorsement, playing as it did into one of the central themes of his campaign.

"I'd like to congratulate Senator McCain on this endorsement because he really earned it," Obama said.  "That endorsement didn't come easy. Senator McCain had to vote 90 percent of the time with George Bush and Dick Cheney to get it."

The timing could not be worse for McCain, who has sought to distance himself from the, until today, largely underground Cheney and pointedly made sure to include the vice-president's name when panning the administration's energy policy (something that has not gone unnoticed in Cheneyworld)

So is this the final nail in the coffin of John Mccain..Dick Cheney!!! Oh my god!!! Yep If this isnt proof that John Mccain and the Bush administration arent in bed together I dont know what is..

TORONTO (Reuters) – U.S. vice presidential hopeful Sarah Palin fell prey to a Canadian prankster on Saturday when he called her impersonating French President Nicolas Sarkozy and got her to accept an invitation to hunt baby seals.

In an over-the-top French accent, a member of the Quebec comedy duo "The Masked Avengers," famous for tricking celebrities and politicians including Sarkozy himself, asked if Palin would take him on a hunting trip by helicopter, and then in French said they could also go kill baby seals.

An apparently oblivious Palin said she thought that would be fun. "We could have a lot of fun together as we're getting work done. We could kill two birds with one stone that way."

The prankster also got Palin, Republican John McCain's running mate in Tuesday's U.S. presidential election, to reveal a potential ambition for the top job in Washington.

Asked if she would like to eventually become president, the Alaska governor responded, "Well, maybe in eight years."

Palin's office quickly admitted they were hoodwinked.

"Governor Palin was mildly amused to learn that she had joined the ranks of heads of state, including President Sarkozy, and other celebrities in being targeted by these pranksters. C'est la vie," Palin spokeswoman Tracy Schmitt said in an e-mail.

During the phone call, which was played for a Montreal radio program, Palin complimented the fake Sarkozy on his beautiful wife, Carla Bruni, and asked him to give her a "big hug" for her.

"You added a lot of energy to your country with that beautiful family of yours," Palin said.

The prankster responded by complimenting Palin on a notorious Hustler porn film "Nailin' Paylin," which he said was a documentary of her life.

"Oh good, thank you," Palin said.

Palin also reassured the fake Sarkozy when he said he would not want to bring Vice President Dick Cheney on a hunting trip. Cheney once accidentally shot a hunting partner.

"I'll be a careful shot," she promised.Oh my god!!! and this could be our future vp.... shows just what kind of a bonehead she is...

The Problem

• Wounded Troops Suffer: The Walter Reed scandal showed that we don’t always provide returning service members with the care they deserve.
• Veterans Budget Shortfalls: In 2005, a multi-billion dollar VA funding shortfall required Congress to step in and bail out the system.
• Benefits Bureaucracy is Broken: There are currently more than 400,000 claims pending with the Veterans Benefits Administration. VA error rates have grown to more than 100,000 cases a year.
• There is Shortage of Care for PTSD: Veterans are coming home with record levels of combat stress, but we are not adequately providing for them.

Barack Obama’s Plan
Barack Obama believes America has a sacred trust with our veterans. He is committed to creating a 21st Century Department of Veterans’ Affairs that provides the care and benefits our nation?s veterans deserve.

• Allow All Veterans Back into the VA: One of Obama’s first acts will be reversing the 2003 ban on enrolling modest-income veterans, which has denied care to a million veterans.
• Strengthen VA Care: Obama will make the VA a leader of national health care reform so that veterans get the best care possible. He will improve care for polytrauma vision impairment, prosthetics, spinal cord injury, aging, and women’s health.
• Combat Homelessness among Our Nation’s Veterans: Obama will establish a national “zero tolerance” policy for veterans falling into homelessness by expanding proven programs and launching innovative services to prevent veterans from falling into homelessness.
• Fight Veterans Employment Discrimination: Obama will crack down on employers who commit job discrimination against guardsmen and reservists.

Help for Returning Service Members
Obama will improve the quality of health care for veterans, rebuild the VA&rsquot;s broken benefits system, and combat homelessness among veterans.Ensure a Seamless Transition: Obama will demand that the military and the VA coordinate to provide a seamless transition from active duty to civilian life.

• Fully Fund VA Medical Care: Barack Obama will fully fund the VA so it has all the resources it needs to serve the veterans who need it, when they need it. Obama will establish a world-class VA Planning Division to avoid future budget shortfalls.
• Fix the Benefits Bureaucracy: Obama will hire additional claims workers, and improve training and accountability so that VA benefit decisions are rated fairly and consistently. He also will transform the paper benefit claims process to an electronic one to reduce errors and improve timeliness.

Improved Mental Health Treatment
Obama will improve mental health treatment for troops and veterans suffering from combat-related psychological injuries.

• Improve Mental Health Treatment: Obama will improve mental health care at every stage of military service. He will recruit more health professionals, improve screening, offer more support to families and make PTSD benefits claims fairer.
• Improve Care for Traumatic Brain Injury: Obama will establish standards of care for Traumatic Brain Injury, the signature injury of the Iraq war.
• Expand Vet Centers: Obama will expand and strengthen Vet Centers to provide more counseling for vets and their families.

Barack Obama’s Record
As a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, Obama passed legislation to improve care and slash red tape for our wounded warriors recovering at places like Walter Reed. He passed laws to help homeless veterans and offered an innovative solution to prevent at-risk veterans from falling into homelessness. Obama led a bipartisan effort in the Senate to try to halt the military’s unfair practice of discharging service members for having a service-connected psychological injury. He fought for fair treatment of Illinois veterans’ claims and forced the VA to conduct an unprecedented outreach campaign to disabled veterans with lower than-average benefits. Obama passed legislation to stop a VA review of closed PTSD cases that could have led to a reduction in veterans’ benefits. He passed an amendment to ensure that all service members returning from Iraq are properly screened for traumatic brain injuries. He introduced legislation to direct the VA and Pentagon to fix disjointed records systems and improve outreach to members of the National Guard and Reserves.