Posted by
Bob K. on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 9:02:08 PM
I know, there must be 1000 of these blogs, in Townhall alone, even. But, I've got my questions still, even with only 20 days to the election. So here's a sampling:
- This question is to both Senator McCain and Senator Obama: The economy was moving along at, by all accounts, an acceptable pace over the last several years, until George Bush _______________________ (fill in the blank.) I get so tired of "the policies of the last eight years..." I know both candidates want to distance themselves [from someone with a higher approval rating- at least as it releates to his actual job] but what, specifically did the President do to cause the stock market to lose 40% in roughly two weeks? Not rhetoric, actual examples, please.
- Again, to both Senators: If the President has the ability to cause the market to take such a massive hit, how long before your plans, if enacted exactly as you propose, would it take to regain all of the losses? Again, the President has such a minimal effect of the economy as a whole, yet like a football quarterback, he gets all the blame when the game doesn't go well.
- Senator Obama: I heard a surrogate from your campaign explain recently how the 40% of Americans that don't pay Federal Income Tax would still get a rebate. He indicated that since all working Americans (are supposed to) pay FICA taxes, they would get a $500 rebate for the money they have been paying into Social Security. Where does that money come from? Are they then not paying into what is supposed to supplement their own retirement income? Even if the answer is that it would not come from the Social Security Fund, wouldn't that still be 'robbing Peter to pay Paul?'
- Senator McCain: If you are unwilling to discuss what some might (wrongly) percieve to be the racially-charged subject of Jeramiah Wright during this campaign, is it likely then that you might waffle at a more critical time, like in how to deal with radical Muslims? I'm concerned that if he cannot mention the outrageous statements of the Reverend and Obama's inconceivable response to the effect those statements have had on his ideology, for fear that the 95% of black voters who were not going to vote for him in the first place might have a more negative opinion of him, then how will he handle religious extremism? Will he not be worried he'll offend the certain percentage of Muslims that want to kill us more than they already are?
- Finally, to both candidates: Given that you are both Senators, both having been legislators for a considerable period of your adult lives, what would you describe as the most significantly positive piece of legislation that you either authored, or co-authored, that has been enacted into law- at any level of government? And how did this help the American citizen? I believe this is a fair question- Obama does not have the experience of McCain, but shouldn't be judged solely on the number of years in office. Moreover, McCain has been a Washington insider for a long time, and that shouldn't be held against him as an agent of change. So, what have you done for me (or your constituents) lately?
Enjoy the debate. I don't suspect Scheiffer will be the least bit fair, but Senator McCain chose this line of work, so he's got to rise above the partisanship if he wants to win this thing. I'll read about it in the morning as I'll be switching over to South Park...