The Palin and Biden numbers are not surprising at all. Obama promoted himself as an "agent of change", but then selected one of the longest-serving Senators (and Washington insiders) that ever existed. McCain promoted himself as a "maverick" and selected another "maverick". That's why people are much more excited about that ticket at the moment.

Why is Obama so against privatizing social security? All citizens need to do is look at social security deductions on one paycheck and ask themselves – Do you trust government with your money? I am loosing money on this investment. It is insulting that democrats think they can handle my retirement better than I can myself! What’s next? Are the democrats going to tell me I am irresponsible with my 401K and take that away from me too? It is insulting that Obama has the audacity to think he can handle my money better than I can!

Healthcare - I currently have healthcare and it adds up to be about $650 per month. With the democrat’s healthcare plan, am I going to get that money back in my pocket? It is part of my salary package. I would say the answer is NO. The democrats will tax companies so high that they will not adjust out salaries. I loose again! Crappy government controlled healthcare, higher taxes and no compensation on my salary. I would assume also that illegal’s aliens will also get healthcare.

Minimum wage – How about one minimum wage ($7.00) for teenagers and NON high school graduates and a higher minimum wage for High School graduates and disabled ($11.00)? High school is free for anybody that wants to attend. What would be the harm? This would be a great incentive to get young people motivated to at least graduate High School and shoot for higher goals in life.

McCain and the GOP still want to play got-cha politics -- Old-time Party Politics, which most Americans are weary and growing tired of. The GOP lead us into a Pretend and Fake war, the Iraq invasion. The Real war was and is in Afghanistan where Bin Ladin is hiding today. That is not change you can believe in. Most Americans want Truth and Authenticity. We don't want to be led into a fake war for oil! We don't want our young men and women dying for oil and a fake war that should have never been authorized. John McCain likes to say he is good on national security, yet he voted Yes to authorize the fake war the Iraq War. What we need desperately today is more honesty by our politicians in this nation instead of the politics of Got-cha, Lies and the tearing down of one's opponent through dishonesty. The debate should be about the real issues, not pretend wars or personal attacks and or empty and false slogans because it does nothing for the day to day lives of American people.

The Republican operatives have belittled and berated Barack Obama as just speeches, however, Barack has over 20 years of experience in public service, plus a Natural Talent to organize and get things done, as evidenced by the successful running of his Campaign. Barack Obama has an innate judgment as evidenced by his speaking out against the Iraq war when it was not popular because he had the intelligence and common sense to know that the real was was in Afghanistan not Iraq. Bin Ladin did and does not live in Iraq. Barack Obama has the ability to inspire people to unite in a common cause to bring about the Necessary Changes we need today. Because if we do not unite for change, for true democracy, together we will all go down with the ship and be united anyway but in a negative way and not a positive way.

We definitely need a change in the way our politicians campaign which as to date, tears down one's opponent through lies and dishonesty which only tears the country down and puts a bad taste in our mouths, though each candidate has the right to point out true policy differences. We should demand honesty and integrity from our politicians and stop letting them lead us down a yellow brick road of illusion, misstatements, lies and dirty political maneuvering!

Barack Obama is no ordinary man. He is not the Messiah, but he is an Old Soul or Disciple. He was born to lead and born to take humanity to a higher stage of unity and prosperity. His message has been throughout that all children are Everybody's Children, and that we must change the "mindset" for going into wars. He tells us that in order for us to make it as a society and solve our problems, that we must stop being divisive: gays against straight, Muslims, Jews, Palestinians, Christians must unite and respect one another's religions. That will be his greatest gift to humanity at this time -- the ability to see each other as ourselves -- or together we can go down with the ship. Everyday he risks his life. He is not running because he has a thirst for power. He offers up his life for his love of humanity and to its next stage of evolution. We should embrace this gift and offer up our prayers that he can finish his mission, his high calling. We must stopped being fooled by politicians who only has the best interest of their pocketbooks and big corporations and not the pocket books of everyday average citizens. It should not take 10 years for the minimum wage to be increased, there is no justification for that. That should tell you there that politicians who vote no for an increase care nothing about your day to day struggles. And you have to ask yourself "What has the GOP done for me lately"? The years when the American Dream was thriving, they were years when there was Democratic Presidents and Congress. That is the true party of the people. If we are to get back to the American dream again we must put in office that party who has always been inclusive and the people's champion. That party is the Democratic Party.

And lastly we must not listen to those who refuse to understand the changing of the old order, and the awakening of humanity to the new possibilities. We need a complete purification of the political and economical arenas which would be of the greatest value in bringing back Americas greatness and strength.

Your right Angellight, Barak Obama is no ordinary man. He is a politician, just like all the rest of them. This means that he will say what ever it takes to get the job. He will lie just like the rest of them, he will cut down his opposition just like the rest of them, he will sell his soul, just like all the others. None of these people are what they appear to be. They are politicians. Barak Obama was not sent by God to save us from our selves. Barak Obama is not middle class, let alone poor, never was, never will be. He just wants your vote. He will denouce his faith and his church, if it would get him the job he seeks. He would reject his blood line to get what he wants. They will tell you of their extordinary deeds to get what they want. Politicians are not ordinary people, ordinary people would not stoop so low. Great men are willing to sacrafice everything and everyone to get what they want. It doesn't matter who gets hurt or who dies. What they want personally out weighs the good of the many. Those who fall in the midst of their cause are chaulked up as acceptable losses. So they will sway you, lure you, bribe you with promises of a better life. They will inlist you by faith to sing their praise blindly, and you will do so believing that you are leading a rightious cause. for they have brainwashed you to do their bidding. The devil does not appear to man as a serpent and scare the daylights out of him. He comes to you as a savior and promises you peace and happiness. If you believe that any of these politicians are not trying to sell you something, than it is already to late for you. For you are blind.