Third Presidential Debate 2008

[Afrombean]

Originally Posted by legato210

The only way McCain was going to win this last debate was if he could throw Obama off his pristine defense, which didn't happen in any of the debates.

Just because McCain is incompetent at laying a good offensive, doesn't mean that Obama's defense is "pristine". Obama is an easy target and McCain is failing regardless; that speaks more about McCain's inadequacies than it does about Obama's successes.

I know McCain knows he can't keep up with the debate because he's fighting a losing battle for his party. Republicans today are sticking to policies that don't work anymore - plain and simple. Democrats today are seeking a new and improved changed that will help Everyone as a whole.

That's funny, because it's actually leftist policies that caused the economic troubles we're in, and in addition, despite what the electorate may think, the president is not directly responsible for the economy (hi free market) nor can a new president instantly fix the issue (uh... I guess they could... uh... suspend the free market system...? Good idea!).

But you're right. Simply being titled "Republican" is enough to make it an uphill battle for him, regardless of what policies he may be in favor of or opposed to. But when the Republican fails to put himself up as the one who will lower taxes, it's not as clear cut as "he's fighting a losing battle for his party". You put a good Republican in McCain's place, and they'd be able to manage a close fight, at the very least.

Obama is absolutely right when he says we can't afford 8 more years of risking a handful of people making all the money.

In as few words as that, this is a fundamental principle of capitalism. If you're opposed to this, I don't see how you could be in favor of capitalism.

In theory, it might make sense, but people today are far too greedy and selfish with their money that they don't want even a little bit of "their" money to trickle down to those less fortunate.

Which is a legitimate argument against that theory, but not capitalism in its entirety.

I think it's disgusting. This is the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, not the Independent business owners of america.

You know what I think is disgusting? This is the United States of America, however, it is not the United Socialist Republic of America.

But I guess fighting is useless at this point. Even the Republicans in Washington are in favor of socialist tactics. They may be against universal health care (which is, I'd say, one of the most favorable of all socialistic policies), but they're not opposed to nationalizing other systems.