Have you noticed all the John McCain ads?

[chloe0724]

Thanks Momof5, you got what I was trying to say!!

[FLBK7]

Abraham Lincoln had very little "experience" before becoming president and ended up being one of our best ever.

We've seen what our current "old school" politicians have created - a huge mess with the US sliding downhill at a rapid pace here at home and globally....all so some very rich people could get even richer. Time for a change of thinking and approach. That isn't going to happen with McCain. It will happen with Obama.

Most of the bad press on Obama and McCain are exaggerations or outright lies. The spin masters are at work - don't believe anything you hear unless you check it out first. For example, the voting record for Obama discussed earlier - not true - he missed 251 votes (45.2%) http://projects.washingtonpost.com/c...mbers/o000167/. In fact, McCain missed more Senate votes than Obama - 359 votes (60.8%) - http://projects.washingtonpost.com/c...mbers/m000303/. The best voting record in the Senate of the three candidates belonged to Hillary Clinton - 192 votes (32.5%) - http://projects.washingtonpost.com/c...mbers/c001041/.

Time to get the "smell-o-meters" out and sniff at every rumor you hear. Most are exaggerations pointing out only what makes the point of whoever is promoting it. Some are outright lies. Be sure to check out these rumors before passing them on - that does an injustice to either candidate. Vote on the FACTS, not on rumors and lies.

I've learned from experience that it's basically futile to engage in public forums' political discussions because it raises my blood pressure and that of others . But I wanted to say that I really appreciated your post above. You clearly are well informed and provided valid documentation for the misinformed or the confused or the outright spinners. Thank you.