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Biden, Palin, and Bailout
J E Wilson

First thing first, lets visit the bailout and why President Bush and others pushed for it so hard. Was it really for the benefit of the American public and the markets or are they obligated or invested in certain markets and banks themselves? It was a necessary evil or was it?
Look at Wachovia and the Wells Fargo merger. This is a perfect example of how banks should handle a crisis like the one this nation has fallen into. If no banks can make deals to be bought out by other institutions or merged then they should apply for loans from the government or other resources or let them flounder to their death.
Palin did not impress me one bit. She really made a major blunder in the form of a compliment to the American worker by saying (paraphrased), America has the hardest working people in the world and is the strongest producer in the world. Yet unemployment is at 6.1% and some of this nations biggest, most popular, and powerful business are outsourcing overseas? Here are several that may amaze you: AT&T, Bank of America (What!), Coca-Cola, Goodyear Tire & Rubber, John Deere, Wachovia (outsourcing really helped them), Whirlpool, Xerox and unbelievably the US Government. So how can the Republicans talk of our job market, while somebody outsourced the production of this counties own passports, which were outsourced to Denmark, who outsourced them to Thailand.
Either somebody did not bring Palin up to date on the issue or she just winged it and thought a compliment would suffice for a topic she knew nothing about. Toss in the fact that she cannot remember a top General’s name we are in trouble if McCain passes-on as President.
I thought that Biden was strong and knew the answers the voters wanted to hear. This country is so divided by party’s that the real issues and solutions are lost  to this division. I may not agree with everything Biden said, but he has experience and if he were an African American he would be a shoe in as President. As a white lower middle class voter I am pulling for Obama.
I am going to “Pull a Palin” (retreating to a previous question/subject she is confident with when asked a question she may not be sure how to answer). Who pays for this bailout when it fails 3-years down the road? Does the government pass a bill for $14 billion when taxes are already being used to payoff the first bailout?
The Obama/Biden ticket is the only ticket that will break through the black clouds hanging over the American people. The McCain/Palin ticket is a hurricane like nothing we have seen before and will devastate this country. Palin wants to expand the role or power of the Vice President
My last question for Palin is: When you referred to “Joe six-pack” are you referring to a man with six pack abs or the hardworking man having a beer after a hard days work? If she Palin were a dog I would take her behind the barn a shoot her.

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The untouched issues, why aren’t they addressed?
J E Wilson

By now Americans should be pretty aware that the issues of discussion for this campaigns on both sides is going to be the bailout. The candidates will do anything to avoid other issues that affect the voters. We have heard very little about a national healthcare program, outsourcing American jobs, or the environment. The environment has been talked about by both sides, the Republicans want to pollute every inch of protected lands to help oil barons make more money. The Democrats are more in favor, for the most part, of saving fragile lands for future generations. We all know that President Bush would rather put up oil drilling rigs in place of windmills and solar arrays.
One issue that has been crushing the working class for ten plus years is the onslaught of illegal immigrants working in America, stealing the few jobs left for US citizens, then sending our weakening dollar south of the border. Dollars we need in our market.
I know that some of you are thinking this country is a “Melting Pot” or that I am a racist. I am not a racist and I taught high school history and know the melting pot arguments. According to “Pew Hispanic Center analysis of Census data” reports that in 2006 there were an estimated 11.5 million illegal aliens in the US. In 2007 the estimated population grew to 12.4 million and this year they estimated that the population has dropped to 11.9 million. Many Pres. Bush has done some good by running the country into the ground. Even illegal immigrants cannot find work or save a dollar, it must be better in Mexico right now.
The again we have to remember that there are the National Guard is helping to seal our southern borders, the pursuit of immigrants trying to cross into this country is on the rise, vigilance of businesses hiring illegal immigrants, and other watches of employers maybe helping.
I want to know what will the candidates be doing to bring jobs home from foreign countries, what new jobs will be created for the working classes (middle and lower classes), and whatever happened to the “Great Wall” between Mexico and United States?
If it is still being built then the bailout is nothing in comparison to the wall. $700 billion is a drop in the buck in comparison the estimated $9 million per mile it’s going to cost taxpayers.
I am unsure how far the government planned or plans to take the wall, but from Laredo, TX to San Diego, CA it will run an estimated 1300 miles. The cost would have been or will be $11.7 trillion dollars. Even it the wall cost $900 thousand per mile it would still cost $1,17 billion.
Government waste is happening across the Capital and we are picking up the bill as the politicians scratch there heads, sit on their ass, and pat each other on the back for doing nothing for the average American. The government acts like they are at a fraternity party not working for us. Bush and McCain need to stop partying and go to class.
I see a lot of small businesses failing or going bankrupt without any bailout. If we asked about anything other than healthcare, bailouts, Iraq, or Palin the candidates would be stumped and stupefied onstage or in the media.