Socialism doesn't scare me. Conservative capitalism, on the other hand does.

I don’t recall saying things were rosy. If you want to post links, as you did, maybe take a look at the data and make your own judgments; or, you could let the media do it for you (as your link suggests). A good source of historical data is from the Fed Reserve. The address is http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/ They have some nice graphs and do a good job at reporting the data without any interpretation. Review the numbers I suggested, you will see things are not as horrible as the media likes to suggest. In fact, compared to the past, we are not doing that bad. I will admit, things could be better.

The message I am suggesting is don’t get caught up in the hype. Obama will be BAD BAD BAD for our economy. If you honestly believe things are bad right now, then wait and see how bad things will get once Obamanomics are implemented. His economic plans scare the hell out of me, and they should scare YOU, too.

(This is my last political post. I did not mean go this far.)

http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080904/wall_street.html

We clearly live in different economic worlds.

To clarify, when I say "you" in my comment above, I'm not speaking to directly to Christy (whom I've never met but seems like an intelligent and likable person) just in general to every voter.

JO, economic collapse? Look up the unemployment numbers, the GDP numbers, interest rates, market indices, even inflation numbers…then, come back and tell us how we are in an economic collapse. My guess is that you are a sheep being led by whatever the DMC tells you. Now, before you cry foul and say I’m some neocon, let me inform you I voted for Clinton once and Bush…once.
Obama may have good intentions, but his plans are not solid and will ruin this nation. Obama should stay in the Senate and let someone more “Informed” run the country.

"If you think the economy is experiencing troubled times right now, wait until Obamanomics kick in. Before you fully endorse this guy, do some homework. If you don’t have a good understanding of economics, then talk to someone who does. Obama is NOT the answer."

I agree 100 percent. Also add to the bleak Obamanomics picture the premiums you will be forced to pay for what will become inefficient, substandard, bureaucracy-laden, painstakingly slow government-run medical care. Do you trust the government so blindly as to give them control of your health and your life?

I completely understand people who are frustrated with the status quo--the deficiencies and inequity of our system--and desperately want change. But don't get caught up in non-essential issues. Full-on Socialism (Obama's unspoken agenda) is not the answer. Socialism is a slippery slope that slowly, almost imperceptibly becomes pervasive over a period of years and then eventually leads to losses of your personal freedoms. Freedoms on which this country was based. An example that may seem insignificant to some until they really reflect on the concept of free speech is Socialists' being "speech police" and their obsession with the politically correct. Many times in history policies like this have been publicly accepted initially because people are so desperate for change that they think anything is better than what they have, and that it can't get worse. As well as economics, before you vote at least read as much as you can about Socialism, Marxism, Communism, their histories and the ideologies and applications of those systems. But don't read about them on some lame, crappy leftist or right-wing website full of bullshit propaganda and inaccurate "statistics." Get the honest facts. Then by all means, vote your conscience.

Maybe some of the people in the crowd at the RNC were "old" because with age comes wisdom. Some of those people have a special knowledge of history, economics and political systems that some of us have not lived long enough to experience first hand.

And if we're not in the middle of an economy collapse now what the hell do you call it?

I know that I have not received any tax cuts or any consideration in the past 8 years. Now the Clintons and the Hiltons and Cindy have...it's their damn turn to pay.

FYI:I am not a "Repug." I HATE (H-A-T-E) Bush. Obama's economic plans are just plain scary. If you think the economy is experiencing trouble times right now, wait until Obamanomics kick in. Before you fully endorse this guy, do some homework. If you don’t have a good understanding of economics, then talk to someone who does. Obama is NOT the answer.