McCain has tunnel vision

Hmmm....what exactly has Obama said substantial to help the middle class?

I can understand what you are getting at, but too - we must understand that none of these guys including the President, can do what they say they're going to do all by themselves. Bless his heart - my poor brother has been spoon fed all of the junk from the liberal media, until all he can comprehend is that Presiden Bush is to blame for 911 - Katrina - the war - the economic situation, and my hang nail. He would vote for the devil himself if he was running on the democratic ticket. I've never seen him so absolutely "rabbid" about the President, and the entire republician party. As you say, folks should go the websites and read what the candidates themselves say, and or only listen to what the candidates say - - the media is so biased it is pitiful. They always have to put their spin on things. Ok - I'm going back to my corner and sit down. Keep smiling.

No disrespect taken. You have your opinion and I have mine, that's the way of life. You are correct, I have heard him speak about the middle class I just fail to see the substance behind his words.

sorry, ms1323 - I went looking for one and the only ones I could find were conducted in 2000 and 2004 - those aren't very helpful here unfortunately. There must be something out there, though.

Thank you. Do you know, have they taken any polls directed at vet's only? I would be interested in seeing those results.

I really am surprised they haven't done one during the campaign. Thanks for looking.

It's not me that's saying it--it's all these vets' organizations. I've yet to find a SINGLE non-partisan veterans organization rate McCain better than Obama. Also, troops deployed overseas are contributing nearly six times as much money to Obama as McCain. (Source: http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2008/08/troops-deployed-abroad-give-61.html ) Put the two together. The troops aren't stupid. They know who their candidate is, and they're not going to blindly vote for someone just because they were actually in the military. While McCain did well to serve his country, his actions since returning, especially his voting record, do anything but encourage the idea that he is the candidate of choice for veterans. It's as simple as that.

So you're saying I gave him too much credit? I'm sure you've seen how much other's disagree with you on that!

Well if his party believes he only has the one strength, I guess that speaks a lot about the man. I have 3 retired vet's in my family and none of them believe in him either. Thanks!

Wow, his wife owns 7 homes? He is, obviously, completely out-of-touch with the majority of the people living in the world, let alone America.

"I don't see how--considering his age and his health--he could be equal to the job." He's younger than Reagan and Reagan was a great, and very popular, president. The properties his wife owns are mostly rental properties, not homes they live in. Criticizing them for owning properties is like criticizing a landlord for being a landlord. If wealth is how we determine who is in touch and out of touch then you could say all the candidates are out of touch. Obama and McCain both make millions every year. The Bidens makes over $300,000 a year and the Palins make around $150,000 a year. They're about as close to middle class as you'll ever get in a presidential race. On a side note, while Obama and Biden hoard their wealth and donate very little to charity (0.1% for Biden), McCain is giving all the proceeds from his book sales to charity as well as the raises that congress gave itself in the 90's which he voted against that's 27.2% of his income.

It is really a shame that more people don't pay attention to the details that you just mentioned, TSKR, to all the details and the real facts, instead of basing their beliefs on sound bites and misinformation from people who are so obviously extreme, to say the least. If they did, they would see McCain for who/what he really is, and see Obama as he is, which at the very least has far left leanings, and that is being mild. Also, this stuff with his relationships with Ayers and others. People keep trying to make something out of McCain's Keating 5 mess, which is not even in the slightest bit the same thing. Ayers, in the last few months said in an interview that his only regret about what he did as a terrorist in the 60's was that they didn't do enough! Not only that, but he was down south meeting with Chavez just in the last two years, pushing his education program and how it is drastically opposite the capitalists up in the US. Yet, no one asks Obama any tough questions about this. What if Obama secretly plans to change our way of life far more than any of you know? It will be too late to stop it once he and his cronies are in power at every level of government. Obama has not been honest at all in answering what few questions he's been asked. He has too many friends and acquaintances who have publicly declared their feelings of G-damn America, overthrow the government, etc. But instead of grilling him til he finally truly answers, everyone looks deeper into McCain, a man who regardless of a mistake here or there, has a stellar public record, and private one.

Yes, it is smart to focus on a group, but I think he would be much better served if he spread the wealth a bit (no pun intended!) You're right though, I'm not sure if I've heard Obama touch on the subject or not. Could that be, perhaps, bcz it's the main focus of his opponent?