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Please give specifics not talking points such as; its an over reach of government power or control. give examples to back up your position and explain why you disagree with it.

I notice a lot of talk about the tea party movement; the movement seems to embrace fiscal conservatism which I believe is a good thing. My question is how or what types of cuts exactly are acceptable and is cutting spending enough, or would an increase in taxes also be needed if the revenues were used to pay down the debt? Military and Medicare are the majority of the federal budget Social Security also but not to the same degree. So it’s pretty much a given that these areas would need to be cut deeply, correct? What are your thoughts?

Many say that Obama may have more than 30.

President Bush had 47.

Fox News personalities, including O'Reilly Factor guest-host Laura Ingraham, have attacked President Obama for appointing "czars" -- a term the channel uses to refer to any White House official tasked to advise the president on a specific issue, regardless of whether the position is subject to Senate confirmation -- with Fox News host Gretchen Carlson singling out the appointment of a "border czar" for criticism. However, during the Bush administration, Fox's Bill O'Reilly called for the appointment of an "immigration czar," as well as a "charity czar" and a "disaster relief victims family czar."

Ken Adelman, former diplomat and member of the Pentagon's Defense Policy Board

Former publisher of National Review, Wick Allison

Jack Antaramian, Florida real estate developer and Bush fundraiser

Julie Nixon Eisenhower, daughter of former President Richard Nixon, granddaughter-in law of Dwight D. Eisenhower

Susan Eisenhower, granddaughter of Dwight D. Eisenhower and president of the Eisenhower Institute.

Charles Fried, former U.S. Solicitor General and former McCain advisor.

CC Goldwater, granddaughter of former Arizona Senator and Republican Presidential candidate Barry Goldwater (endorsing Barack Obama on behalf of herself, her sibling, and some of her cousins)

Lilibet Hagel, wife of Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE)

Rita E. Hauser, Former White House intelligence advisor for George W. Bush

Actor and former Bush supporter Dennis Hopper

Larry Hunter, Senior Fellow at the Institute for Policy Innovation and Chief Economist for the Free Enterprise Fund, former Reagan policy advisor

Rear Admiral John Hutson, USN (ret.), former Judge Advocate General of the Navy and the current dean and president of Franklin Pierce Law Center.

Legal scholar Douglas Kmiec

Scott McClellan, White House Press Secretary under George W. Bush from 2003-2006. Author of controversial book, What Happened.

Tricia Mosley, former staffer to Senator Strom Thurmond

Paul O'Neill, United States Secretary of the Treasury from 2001-02 under George W. Bush

Colin Powell, former Secretary of State, National Security Advisor, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

David Ruder, Chairman of the Securities & Exchange Commission under President Ronald Reagan

Frank Schaeffer, pro-life advocate and the son of evangelist Francis Schaeffer.

Radio Host Michael Smerconish

Former Minnesota Governor Arne Carlson

Former Rhode Island Senator Lincoln Chafee

Former Minnesota Senator David Durenberger

Former Virginia Governor Linwood Holton, father-in-law of current Governor Tim Kaine (D-VA)

Former Iowa Congressman Jim Leach

Former Connecticut Governor and Senator Lowell Weicker

Former Massachusetts Governor William Weld

Mayor Lou Thieblemont of Camp Hill, Penn. Thieblemont switched his party registration from Republican to Democrat so that he could vote for Obama in the Pennsylvania primary.

Fairbanks North Star Borough mayor Jim Whitaker endorsed Obama and delivered a speech on the second day of the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado.

Andrew Bacevich, Professor of International Relations at Boston University

Christopher Buckley, author, son of legendary conservative William F. Buckley, Jr.

Francis Fukuyama, author, key figure in the rise of neoconservatism.

Christopher Hitchens, author and essayist loosely affiliated with neo-conservative foreign policy.

Dorothy King, archeologist and conservative blogger.

Andrew Sullivan, libertarian commentator

It’s quite ironic for McCain and Palin to go around claiming that Obama is a socialist for “spreading the wealth.” But think about this for a second, is there another state in the union that “spreads the wealth” like Alaska does? Does not every single Alaskan get money from the state? Talk about a welfare, communist state, Alaska is it. Alaska's the most socialist state in the union, redistributing oil producers' income to its citizens -- that is, the state took oil profits, imposed a tax redistributed it among Alaskans, $3200 for every man, woman and child in Alaska, or $22,000 for a family of seven like Palin's. The Alaskan "dividend fund" is nothing more than a tax on oil paid by you and me every time we fill our gas tanks, redistributed to Alaskan citizens; in addition to the $1.89 they suck out of the feds for every $1 they pay in.

Alaska's the biggest tax pig in the country -- or, as the rightwing noise machine would say, the most Socialist -- and Sarah Palin's it's biggest welfare queen.

It’s quite ironic for McCain and Palin to go around claiming that Obama is a socialist for “spreading the wealth.” But think about this for a second, is there another state in the union that “spreads the wealth” like Alaska does? Does not every single Alaskan get money from the state? Talk about a welfare, communist state, Alaska is it. Alaska's the most socialist state in the union, redistributing oil producers' income to its citizens -- that is, the state took oil profits, imposed a tax redistributed it among Alaskans, $3200 for every man, woman and child in Alaska, or $22,000 for a family of seven like Palin's. The Alaskan "dividend fund" is nothing more than a tax on oil paid by you and me every time we fill our gas tanks, redistributed to Alaskan citizens; in addition to the $1.89 they suck out of the feds for every $1 they pay in.

Alaska's the biggest tax pig in the country -- or, as the rightwing noise machine would say, the most Socialist -- and Sarah Palin's it's biggest welfare queen.

McCain sought to limit the government’s ability to punish violent anti-choice fanatics by:

McCain voted in 1993 and 1994 against making bombings, arson and blockades at abortion clinics, and shootings and threats of violence against doctors and nurses who perform abortions” federal crimes.

McCain voted to allow perpetrators of violence or harassment at reproductive health clinics to avoid paying the fines assessed against them for their illegal acts by declaring bankruptcy.

I have to admit that I had my suspicions before but I’m glad that Palin finally confirmed that yes McCain is tapping her.

defecating on the American flag while French kissing Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in order to win?

With McCain losing ground steadily I’m sure it won’t be long before we see continuous loops of Reverend Wright and Moses parting the red sea. Maybe they will throw in a picture of the twin towers burning to add a patriotic touch.

A new study out shows that massive ethnic cleansing that preceded the surge was likely the key factor for the decline in sectarian violence rather than the troop increase.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080919/sc_nm/iraq_lig...

I liked to play monopoly as a child so that should make me qualified.

When there was a vacancy at the top of the Alaska State Division of Agriculture, she appointed a high school classmate, Franci Havemeister, to the $95,000-a-year directorship. A former real estate agent, Ms. Havemeister cited her childhood love of cows as one of her qualifications for running the roughly $2 million agency.

Ms. Havemeister was one of at least five schoolmates Ms. Palin hired, often at salaries far exceeding their private sector wages.

Why are the majority of the people on here who claim to be fiscally conservatives defending the Republicans atrocious record of continued deficit spending? They criticize the democrats for tax and spend but praise republicans for spend and spend. Who are the ones that really want something for nothing?

Why are the majority of the people on here who claim to be fiscally conservatives defending the Republican atrocious record of continued deficit spending? They criticize the democrats for tax and spend but praise republicans for spend and spend. Who are the ones that really want something for nothing?

An Anchorage judge three years ago warned Sarah Palin and members of her family to stop "disparaging" the reputation of Alaska State Trooper Michael Wooten, who at the time was undergoing a bitter separation and divorce from Palin's sister Molly.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/10/judge-war...

It is truly shameful and disingenuous to the American people. We deserve better he should address the issues so Americans can decide what policies are best. But I guess if he thought Americans would embrace his policies that is what he would be doing. Even he knows his chances are better trying discredit or slander Obama rather than how his potential presidency would address the real needs of Americans.

little little McCain is able to motivate his own base.

I mean really the guy could barely fill a church basement with supporters before Palin came along. what happens when the hype is gone especially after she has to answer some real questions.

Obama supporter are giving them some of their own medicine…they sure can dish it out but they can’t take it….typical Republicans