Fundamentally strong? Do you agree?

Kitten, that's because you read a snippet of his speech designed to mislead you. Read the whole speech. He stated very clearly what he meant, but Obama and the liberal media intentionally took it out of context.

McCain is not strong in Economy, he has said so himself. I think he pretty much proved it when he FLIP FLOPPED today by starting out saying the economy was in good shape and then changing his position to the polar opposit within three hours. But, it is no surprise, he has no original thought in his head at all. He has even stolen the Democrat mantra of "change" which he originally mocked. What a guy!

I agree now that the checks are spent I think we are going to see problems. Especially during the first of the year. Unless Bush wants to keep supplementing our incomes with these checks we in trouble. Especially when Christmas sales are expected to be at a record low!

ok, rodney but the Bush administration has been doing just that and has it helped? Honestly are the wealthy helping? Also I know alot of wealthy people who are starting to hurt (My parents and grandparents being one) and they are considered the top 5 percent! You know what they are doing right now SAVING! They hate the fact I am a Democrat but I know that the middle class is the answer you must fix the middle class they are without a doudt the back bone of our economy and there hurting!! For the life of me I don't understand why people would even consider voting for McCain unless they were in the top 5 percent because he is not the man that will help you! I know all the relgious stuff, abortion, gay rights blah blah. Well guess what Roe vrs Way will never be overturned it wont. I hate the idea of abortions have never had one but I know its not my right to inpose my belief on others and so does the supreme court. So these are not things a president can change for you and voting for something simply because you like the moral and relgious view is silly! Has Bush overturned Roe Vrs Way? Nop and neither will McCain!Now in closing Clinton Helped our economy by following a plan similar to MR. Obams's and I believe if something worked once why the heck not try it again. Why continue a broken path that Bush has paved out? Honestly I am not trying to insult you I just want to understand the reasoning behind it.

No, Historicaly Democrats help the middle class.

Historically the democrats have kept their communities poor. The cities with the highest poverty rates have consistently been run by democrats over the last 50 years. http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/20/beck.cities/index.html

The rich get richer because they know how to manage their money. They have a solid savings in case of emergencies and have retirement funds to rest on when they're done working. The poor get poorer because they make little attempts to better themselves and don't know how to save or invest. Complaining about minimum wage when you're 40 and working at Walmart just isn't going to get a lot of sympathy from me. There are a lot of choices that one makes that lead them to a minimum wage career at that age.

Wow, I come from a very wealthy family and I have more empathy for the people that spend there lives on welfare and barely making ends meet! Sometimes its hard to rise above what you have been exposed to. Thats why its important that we have a strong educational system, and we make college affordable something Obama wants to do! Its important that we stay competitive in the global market and not helping those at the bottom is not going to help us do that. Have you ever heard the saying you are only as strong as your weakest link! Also those low income families supply or miltary with young men and woman! A large percentage come from low income homes and choose the military as a way to get ahead and afford college! Compassion! Rachel

Well those people who choose the military for educational purposes are making an attempt to better themselves. The people in their 40s making minimum wage are not. Even if you are poor you can get a scholarship or take out student loans to get through college. The opportunities are there for people willing to take advantage of them.

hmm, well i think republicans have been bad for the economy. Also I believe that the administration has alot to do with the economic crisis for many many reason. Second I think McCain is not thinking that he is playing mental games with us. I think he is just out of touch with americans. But I will vote for Obama because he is the better canidate without question. I think if you put aside the abortion issue you would probably say the same thing and considering that abortion will never be banned you probably should!

Taskr, you are 100% correct that we need personal responsibility in this situation. There are three men that have taken absolutely NO repsonsibility in this matter: John McCain, Phil Gramm, and George W. Bush. Phil Gramm was the one that took all of that money from the banking and investment industry to push a bill through the senate in May of 1999. But, Phil couldn't do it himself, he need other senators that would be easily influence to help pass this bill. Enter John McCain, one of Gramm's best friends in politics, and to this day has totally ignored the fact that he voted yes on the bill that was the number one cause of this mess. And then there is George W. Bush: Has anyone seen George W. Bush? He has been totally asleep at the wheel for the last two year, well I guess you could say he as been this way throughout his presidency. Bush't treasury appointees have been a joke, none of them were ready for the job, and as funny as it is all of them had golden parachutes (just like the rest of us Americans do). I wish that anyone of these three would stand up and take responsibility for this mess we are in, but they are republicans, and that is something that republicans don't do. The party of personaly responsibility, is never personally responsibility for anything.

Its not doom and gloom they are facts and you can't fix a problem if you don't realize there is one. I mean can a alcholic get help if he or she doesn't realize that there is one. The economy is sick and it needs medicine not more of the same! Regarding the Home market, yeah I saw that coming to and did not go along with the masses. Also there was similar issue with the housing market in England years ago and the results were similar. But there is a reason why the banks are suppose to be regulated! Not to mention alot of people don't read the fine print they should but they don't! Regarding the responsibilty part I think they are losing everything can't be fun!

oh and obama didn't say it, it is the Federal Reserve Chairman!

LOL I don't think he will convince anyone but the sheep.

He was addressing some voters and he made the statement he was not familiar with economics but he had the Greenspan Magazine. He was trying to reassure people he could figure it out!

I think he could convince some of those die hard to believe in the Easter bunny if he really wanted to. Especially if Palin delieverd it, she has already convienced many that carbon dating is inaccurate !

True, it survived the depression, but can it really survive what is to come?

One that has been around since the civil war! Think about it, it survived the depression but this crisis was too much for it. Scary!

Thats what I told my husband how bad is the economy really when a company the weathered the depression (and the depression is consider the worst economic period in history) but folds in these times! To me that says we are in some deep trouble!

For me this is just one of the reasons why I think it's amazing, but I try not to talk to them about this. They don't want to listen, I don't think =( My Dad thinks they want to be lied to, but I don't know. "Tell us everything is alright." "SURE!"

I think its even scarier that people are still considering voting for him! Its like isn't the fact he has no idea whats going with the economy, supposebly the most important issue facing voters not to vote for him. Its so stupid that they still are considering it, I just can't for the life of me understand why!

I don't think I will ever get it!

I have noticed! I think its hard to miss!

You know the thing that always bothered my about many republicans is economicly they are voting for the wrong party. I mean unless you are the top 5% you are hurting yourself by voting for McCain. Honestly animals have better survival instincts then some republicans do. All they care about is Gay right and abortion. Well guess what no president is going to be able to overturn Roe vrs Way its not going to happen! Its not the supreme court will not let it! Also eventually gays will have the right to either marry or enter into a civil union its just a matter of time. Just like the end of segragation! Someday our kids are going to look back and be ashamed we used these things in a political forum! The only thing people should be worried about is the economy, health care, and education. Those are the issues that matter! Nothing else that has anything to do with personal choice, relgion! Wow I can go on and on lol Hugs Rachel