I wasn’t able to watch the complete Presidential debate, which was a good thing because I had the opportunity to listen to it on radio.   The first two thirds I listened to on radio and the final part on TV.  From my point of view, Barack Obama comes through clear on the radio and John McCain appeared to stammer with his responses.  When I switched to TV and was able to see facial responses and gestures, I though McCain came off much stronger.  Obama is a great orator…you can tell that he likes to be up in front of a crowd speaking.  I think this is from his days as a “community organizer”.  John McCain on the other hand doesn’t look as comfortable in front of a crowd and I think this is because of his years of actually working for the public instead of talking to them.

Some key points from the debate that need some air

Healthcare as a right –   When questioned as to whether Health Care was a right, privilege or responsibility John McCain answered that it was a responsibility.  Barack Obama however said that it was a “right”.

Let’s think about this for minute.  The Constitution guarantees and protects certain rights.  Rights such as freedom of speech and religion.  The right to keep and bear arms, the right to peacefully assemble and the right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure.  The point is, the rights guaranteed and protected by the constitution are done so without anyone else having to give up a piece of their life or property.  If you want to worship to your god dressed as a tree dancing in the forest, so what.  It doesn’t cost anyone anything.  If you want to stand on the corner ranting about the government or you want to buy guns and hoard them in your basement, go ahead…it doesn’t cost me and it’s your right…guaranteed and protected by the constitution.  Now if healthcare is a right that means that someone has to sacrifice their time to attend to you, someone has to give up their property (drugs, treatment devices, etc) to be used on you.  So if you have a right to healthcare then that implies that we have a right to someone else’s life or property.  What’s next, the right to own a car, the right to own a house?  Heck…would this right include veterinary services?  I just might be able to get behind this.  I have three dogs and the vet gets kind of expensive.

Taxes – I can’t believe that how many people get all goo-goo eyed when Obama starts talking about his tax plan.

Obama’s plan to raise taxes on households making $250,000 and provide tax breaks to 95% of Americans.  This will have devastating effects on the economy since this will be a tax directly to most small business owners in America.  What type of tax hike are we talking about? Currently, S corporations face a top tax rate of 35 percent, while sole proprietors and general partners face a tax rate of 37.9 percent.

Under Obama’s plan to let the scheduled 2011 tax rate hikes occur, and his plan to raise the self-employment tax on those making more than $250,000, the S corporation rate would rise from 35 percent to 39.6 percent. The sole proprietor and partner rate would rise from 37.9 percent all the way up to 50.3 percent.

So what would be the impact of a 50 percent tax on small business owners? 

• Fewer people would want to start or expand a small business. 
• Tax evasion and legal tax avoidance would increase.
• Un-employment would increase since the number of jobs available would decrease.
• Inflation would increase.
• Federal tax revenues would decrease.

Now, if tax revenues decrease the only alternative will be to raise taxes to ensure that all of the new social programs are paid for. (As a note, there goes the tax break for the 95 percent of the Americans that Obama has promised.  He will be forced to tax everyone in order to just maintain existing spending levels.)  This only perpetuates the cycle.  There will be more people out of work, more on welfare and social services.  More people needing the help of the federal government to survive and on and on until we lose the basic rights as defined in the US Constitution.  At this point we are no longer a democracy.  I hope my liberal friends understand this…or maybe they do.

Just because…

Barack Obama denying his ties with ACORN.

Indianapolis has registered 105% of it’s population to vote…I wonder how many are registerd democrats

Obamas campaign really wants John McCain

Redneck women disses Obama…