Obama/Biden vs McCain/Palin, what if things were switched around?.....think about it.

Would the country's collective point of view be different?
Ponder the following:

What if the Obamas had paraded five children across the stage, including a three month old infant and an unwed, pregnant teenage daughter?
What if John McCain was a former president of the Harvard Law Review?
What if Barack Obama finished fifth from the bottom of his graduating class?
What if McCain had only married once, and Obama was a divorcee?
What if Obama was the candidate who left his first wife after a severe disfiguring car accident, when she no longer measured up to his standards?
What if Obama had met his second wife in a bar and had a long affair while he was still married?
What if Michelle Obama was the wife who not only became addicted to painkillers but also acquired them illegally through her charitable organization?
What if Cindy McCain graduated from Harvard?
What if Obama had been a member of the Keating Five?(The Keating Five were five United States Senators accused of corruption in 1989, igniting a major political scandal as part of the larger Savings and Loan crisis of the late 1980s and early 1990s.)
What if McCain was a charismatic, eloquent speaker?
What if Obama couldn't read from a teleprompter?
What if Obama was the one who had military experience that included discipline problems and a record of crashing seven planes?
What if Obama was the one who was known to display publicly, on many occasions, a serious anger management problem?
What if Michelle Obama's family had made their money from beer distribution?
What if the Obamas had adopted a white child?

You could easily add to this list.

If these questions reflected reality,do you really believe the election numbers would be as close as they are?

Educational Background:

Barack Obama:
Columbia University - B.A. Political Science with a Specialization in International Relations. Harvard - Juris Doctor (J.D.) Magna Cum LaudeJoseph

Biden:
University of Delaware - B.A. in History and B.A. in Political Science
Syracuse University College of Law - Juris Doctor (J.D.)
vs.
John McCain:
United States Naval Academy - Class rank: 894 of 899

Sarah Palin:
Hawaii Pacific University - 1 semester North Idaho College - 2 semesters - general study
University of Idaho - 2 semesters - journalism
Matanuska-Susitna College - 1 semester
University of Idaho - 3 semesters - B.A. in Journalism

Education isn't everything, but this is about the two highest offices in the land as well as our standing in the world. You make the call.

Last weekend I went to a Male auction. Not the hot sweaty ooh aah naked type, this one was for charity. The local members of Zeta had been doing them for years and I had heard it was the place to be.

Wednesday afternoon I received a call from my darling daughters father, mentioning that we must go meet with the Dean, because HIS child was misbehaving!! After completely panicking, because I called the school daily to receive an admission packet. I wrote a long loving letter to the school to get "THE MOST SOUGHT Teacher" in the Preschool 3 section. How could she betray me and act so badly that the entire family needs to go the DEAN? To say the least, I was crushed, yes the super POLITICO, often brazen OBAMA MAMA sat sobbing for fear my child was doomed for life.
After pulling myself together, I called him back to find out what happened. Taylor had a small tiff over a seat and decided to hit the child and say "no no". After that she pushed a young man because he wouldn't let her go first. Lastly, the teacher reported that she put a classmate in a head lock.

I am a firm believer in listening to the teacher and following up at home with the child. Too many times the educators in my family have shared stories of folks going off on them because there was a problem with their child. So the next I went to the school and talked with our teacher and she said Ms Taylor is very strong willed. She often thinks she knows it all and will not accept direction. If another child goes against her, she will pinch or hit and say "no no". After hearing that, all I could do was thank her for her time and walk away. Taylor was acting in school as she sees her mother act everyday...I sent myself to the Deans Office.

In effort to turn tide and heighten the awareness of breast cancer screenings, I have decided to leave a healthy tip, as this is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Have you been screened?

Screening is when the doctor examines or breast for any abnormalities before and signs and symptoms of breast cancer have occurred. The earlier any suspected tissue is found the better chances for successful treatment and eradication of any disease. A mammography is currently the most common screening tool used worldwide. These may be performed as part of routine health screening with your current health organization, or at local organizational rallies and promotions.

Statistically, it has been found that routine mammography in women between the ages of 50 to 69 lowers the breast cancer risk by 30%. The risk is decreased by 17% in women below the age of 40. Unfortunately there is no evidence to support the reduction of risk in populations above 70, although it is still valuable at all ages.

This was forwarded to me, and it seems it would move the economy alot faster than the plan somewhat explained to Americans...What do you think?

Economic Recovery Plan of Birk Birkenheimer.

Makes me wonder why this guy isn't the Secretary of the Treasury!

Something that makes good sense.

I'm against the $85,000,000,000.00 bailout of AIG, etc.... OK, if you are against something, come up with a solution. Here's one to consider:

I'm in favor of giving $85,000,000,000 to America in a " We Deserve It Dividend " .

To make the math simple, let's assume there are 200,000,000 bona fide U.S. Citizens 18 +. Our population is about 301,000,000 +/- counting every man, woman and child. So 200,000,000 might be a fair stab at adults 18 and up..

Divide 200 million adults 18+ into $85 billion that equals $425,000.00. Give the $425,000 to every person 18+ as a "We Deserve It Dividend". Imagine the stimulus to the economy.

Of course, it would NOT be tax free. So let's assume a tax rate of 30%. Every individual 18+ has to pay $127,500.00 in taxes. That sends $25,500,000,000 right back to Uncle Sam. But it also means that every adult 18+ has $297,500.00 net cash in their pocket. A husband and wife has $595,000.00. Me, I'd retire tomorrow!

What would you do with $297,500.00 to $595,000.00 in your family?
Pay off your mortgage? Housing crisis solved.


Repay college loans? What a great boost to new grads.
Put away money for college? it'll be there and you get to ride the uphill market that this stimulus would give to investment, starting up new businesses, etc.

Save in a bank? That's ok, you create money to loan to entrepreneurs.
Buy a new car? Great, you create jobs.
Invest in the market? Nothing wrong with the basic tenet "capital drives growth".
Pay for your parent's medical insurance? Good for the seniors and maybe health care improves.
Enable Deadbeat Dads to come clean? Or else send them to jail for a longer time. They have no excuse.

Remember this is for every adult U S Citizen 18+ including the folks who lost their jobs at Lehman Brothers and every other company that is cutting back. And of course, for those serving in our Armed Forces. Even the s*bs that created this mess get a check.

If we're going to re-distribute wealth let's really do it...instead of trickling out a puny $1000.00 (vote buy) economic incentive that is being proposed by one of our candidates for President.

If we're going to do an $85 billion bailout, let's bail out every adult US Citizen 18+!

As for AIG ? Liquidate it. Sell off its parts. Let American General go back to being American General and sell insurance. Sell off the real estate. Let the private sector bargain hunters cut it up and clean it up.

Here's my rationale. We deserve it and AIG doesn't.

Sure it's a crazy idea that ca n never work.? The crooks who started it in Congress (and that is Dem and Republican administrations) would never go for it.
But just imagine the Coast-To-Coast Block Party!

How do you spell Economic Boom?

I trust my fellow adult Americans to know how to use the $85 Billion better than the Wall Street "experts" who created the technology bubble and burst, and then out of their savvy wisdom, the current mess.

We deserve the dividend more than these geniuses on Wall Street or in Washington DC.

And remember, The Birk plan only really costs $59.5 Billion because $25.5 Billion is returned instantly in taxes to Uncle Sam.

Ahhh...I feel so much better getting that off my chest.


Kindest personal regards,
T. J. Birkenheimer, A Creative Guy & Citizen of the Republic

Everyone has an opinion, that is true, but when you leave a message on a blog, you should reveal who you are, especially if you feel you are correct.

Wait a minute, she has more political experience than Obama. Just because you haven't heard of her, doesn't mean she isn't qualified. I appreciate that she is in touch with families and cares about life issues. We're all entitled to opinions.

September 21, 2008 7:41 AM

This was left as a comment to the previous blog, and maybe I am wrong. I have been a member of my city council for over a year...About the same length of time as Palin has been a Gov. Just speaking of the Gov experience, does that mean we have equal "POLITICAL EXPERIENCE"? I suppose a Juris Doctorate, legal and teaching experience accounts for nothing.

Hypothetically....
I have a Doctorate and I am running for vice-president of a health care organization, and a women with a BS in Journalism is running for the same position. Yet because she "cares for the people" in speeches, because none of us know the "real" candidate(not even her running mate).... Does that make her the optimal choice?

The republicans question this selection and even talked about dropping her from the campaign. She has never talked about leadership plans once in office.

I would never want to be labled a sexist, as I am definitely against stereotyping, but Palin probably needs to be at home with her kids. I have a child that does not have special needs, and she seeks my attention continuously (to the point of draining me).

Lastly, I am all about change, and yes I admire how quickly she moved through the political ranks. Yet, if you don't desire a position enough to critically analyse its role and historical perspectives (previous allies, party positions, etc)do you really want it? Why are they hiding her from the media? Is it because it is "gotcha journalism" and edited? Do you really think they edited the Katie Couric interview? No that was the "real" candidate, who doesn't know her own running mates history.

Food for thought, would this much fanfare be afforded to the VP candidate if she were African-American?