I have lived in both Cape Girardeau and New York City for extended periods of time. Cape is as EXTREME conservative as NYC is as EXTREME libral.
Neither are good.
Jo Ann Emerson is a Republican politician to be admired. Check out her voting record. She’s more centerist (and in my book, more mavericky) than McCain or Palin put together. Too bad we don’t have people like that in a more prominent role on the national level.

I can only shake my head in disbelief. Brilliant? Palin? Really? I’m sorry, but that simply is not a legitimate adjective. Even most of the Republicans I know are shaking their own heads in dismay that she didn’t, several weeks ago, step down and let a more accomplished person take the candidacy. She may be intelligent enough to absorb the knowledge necessary to lead the free world over the next eight years and THEN run for national office (altho’ personally, I have my doubts), but she is not ready, no-how, no-way, now. And apparently, according to Steve, only other elected officials, governors or higher, are allowed to judge her abilities without it being based in “jealousy.” Well, then, I suppose you haven’t said a negative thing about Obama or Biden or any other Democrat, right? Because if you had, obviously you be betraying your jealousy as well.

And Todd, before you label someone a socialist or a Marxist, you might want to grasp a general understanding of what those terms mean, because nothing Obama has said speaks to those positions. Of course, Republicans once decried the FDIC as socialism, Medicare as socialism, and so forth. Are you willing to give those government programs up? Just wondering.

As an Independent who once thought John McCain was the best of the Rs, I am saddened to see how far the party elders have twisted and turned the poor guy. I’d have voted for him in years gone by. I have tried very hard to be open-minded, to really examine the leadership qualities of the R ticket and to investigate, with a critical eye, all the supposed negatives about Obama - - and I simply can’t get to the other side. I realize that as much as I viscerally despise Palin, others feel the same of Obama, but I can’t figure it out. I can look at almost every non-Republican candidate over my adult lifetime and see how the “other side” could despise them, even as I did not. But I can’t see how anyone with reasonable intelligence and research abilities can denigrate Obama and the possibilities for earning our position as world leader back, which he represents. None of the Muslim, anti-American rumors are true, none of them. None can be substantiated. Not a single one. He spent 30 minutes last night describing how he will lead this country - with grace and with class. And he didn’t mention the McCain campaign once. Not once - because he didn’t need to. Slamming the other guy isn’t necessary when you have something of real substance to say.

May the best candidate win.

To say that Obama should be elected because he graduated from harvard is moronic. Haven’t you heard of the saying that “the world is run by ‘C’ students?” Most of the most successful people in the world did not graduate at the top of their class, let alone harvard. Also for you liberals who want to try and blast me on this…George Bush went to Harvard…he did a good job right?

Main Entry: in·tel·li·gent
Pronunciation: in-ˈte-lə-jənt
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin intelligent-, intelligens, present participle of intelligere, intellegere to understand, from inter- + legere to gather, select — more at legend
Date: 1509
1 a: having or indicating a high or satisfactory degree of intelligence and mental capacity b: revealing or reflecting good judgment or sound thought : skillful
2 a: possessing intelligence b: guided or directed by intellect : rational
3 a: guided or controlled by a computer ; especially : using a built-in microprocessor for automatic operation, for processing of data, or for achieving greater versatility — compare dumb 7 b: able to produce printed material from digital signals

Does Palin fit this definition??

Bush went to Yale.

And he was not number 1 in his class.

Kevin:

Nice try… Bush was a C average student who had to re-take two classes at Yale (I also wonder if his vast family connections with the school had anything to do with him getting in). Obama graduated #1 in his class and was the first minority head of the Harvard Law Review. He had no family connections, he simply made his way. And, that “the world is run by C students” saying is simply not true. Look at the top officials, judges, CEO’s and policy makers, and I think you’ll find for the vast majority that they have top drawer educations from very prestigious schools. Next time do a little homework before you make those kind of statements. Look it up

MC Obama has said plenty to be considered a Socialist and a Marxist, I do know what those words mean, and Obama’s name is all over it. Thanks though.

dwcity, you called me out…nice…I didn’t do the research necessary to make such a bold statement.

Anyways let me tone it down. It seems that ”A” students do not relate to people as well as ”C” students. When I look at Obama, espcially last night, I think he is more scripted than he is real. He would make a good scripted president seeing as he is well educated. When it came down to real world expierence I would chose mccain over him, because he seems to have more ”street” knowledge than obama.

I think when Obama was thrown a curve ball by ”joe” the plumber, he slipped and said something he should have never said. (spread the wealth) He then went on the next day, and almost seemed to laugh at ”joe.” I didn’t like that. He just doesn’t seem to be a people person. However, I do think that he is a good speaker, but that does not make him a people person.

JMO.

Sarah Quaylin has the intelligence of a mongoloid, the substance of cotton candy, and the shelf-life of ice cream at poolside in Barbados.

Those here who are touting and defending this choice as potential leader of the free world could not be tasked with changing out an empty paper towel dispenser.