Senator Government

I thought McCain had an awesome last debate. Looked like Obama was on the defensive for most of the time, and McCain got some good lines in. Especially the unintentional (or was it?) moment of calling Obama "Senator Government." Oh man, I laughed so hard! And can we say thank you to Joe the plumber? I was discussing with a friend that we should make "Joe the plumber for Pres!" tshirts. At least this guy knows socialism when he sees it! I'm glad the debates are over, and I'm really glad that McCain had a strong finish. I was disappointed that he didn't push harder on the Ayers/ACORN connection, especially since Obama was straight up lying about the full extent of his associations. (check the facts here and here.)

Watch if you missed it:

oh no, he didn't

He did. He said those two words that make me cringe: right and fair.

Now these 2 words are not bad in and of themselves. But how does Obama use them?

"Healthcare is a right." Oh no, it's not! Is it a right for someone to get healthcare when they haven't worked for it? Is it a right for them to be able to get coverage because I end up having to pay for them? It's not a right. I'm sorry. In a perfect world, we would all have healthcare. But this isn't a perfect world, and if you can't get coverage, yes it sucks. I have friends that don't have health insurance right now. But they deal with it. And they're trying to make their situations better on their own. No government intervention. Who in their right mind actually thinks that the government can do a good job providing & managing healthcare for every American? And just how much is a universal healthcare plan going to cost? I don't want to know. And what about my rights? McCain's answer was much better on this: healthcare is a responsibility. Personal responsibility people!!!

And then fairness...the way Obama uses it, he wants everything to be "fair." Well, let me translate that for you. "Fair", in light of Obama's answers in this debate, equals socialism. Redistribution of wealth. He doesn't think it's fair for CEOs to have so much money, or tax breaks. I'm not a CEO and will probably never make that much money, but I don't think it's fair for the government to tax them any more than the next guy, the average Joe 6-pack ;). What is fair is that every American work as hard as they can or want to, and for them to be able to keep what they have earned. That's why this is America, the land of opportunity, where anything can happen. What happens when that homeless guy off the street starts working and makes a better life for himself, moves up in the world, becomes a CEO. Then what? The government under Obama's plan is going to say "Well done worker! Now give us a big old chunk of your income. That's your reward." What is "fair" about that? Nothing. It's not fair for the government to increase the tax burden on so many of us in order to give away more money to worthless programs that don't benefit us directly. Plus, the more money we keep, the more we can spend, and the better off our economy will be.

Anyway...that is my rant for the day. I don't think McCain had a very stellar performance either, and hello! What is this about the govt buying up bad mortgages? Horrible idea.

Here is a great play by play from Michelle Malkin that I think captures the essence of the frustration I felt while watching last night.

And here is the whole debate, in case you missed it:

more on the 1st debate

So...did anyone happen to watch the debate on Fox 5? Yours truly was interviewed before the debate started...I was a little nervous at first, but the questions weren't hard. I don't think I let the Republican party down at all :) We were at the Fulton Co GOP HQ again for the debate. We'll be back there on Thurs for the VP debate between Biden & Palin. Let me know if you want to come with me!

Here's a cool video that puts together all the times Obama admitted McCain was right...12 times. How many times did McCain admit that Obama was right? 0 times. Just something to think about.

uh uh ah ah john is right

Despite what all the media would have us believe, I don't see how any American could have watched the debate objectively last night and not thought that John McCain won it. It may not have been a home run for him, but he was solid. Obama started off well, then with each subsequent round got more stutter-y, more anxious sounding, and couldn't defend his positions. Also a good point was made on Hot Air how McCain referred to Obama as "Senator Obama" and Obama referred to McCain as "John" (and actually once we heard him call John "Tom"). I think the debate really highlighted Obama's inexperience.

My favorite parts:
the many times Obama said "John is right."
When Obama talked about invading Pakistan, and McCain said "you don't say those things out loud."
McCain talked about the bracelet he wears, Obama chimes in "well I have a bracelet too" - did anyone else feel like we were on the playground in kindergarten? My bracelet's better than yours!

Video of the entire debate: