The last debate: Twenty days to E-Day...

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Well the last debate is over!
If only we didn't have to wait 20 more days to vote.
Both seemed to do better than in the previous debates but again no game changer.
God, I hope that helps those undecideds for whatever reason they're still undecided.

McCain said that Palin's a role model to women and other -- and reformers all over America.
A role model for women? Not for all women surely. Certainly not for me.
I wish people would stop speaking for me.
John also added that "her husband's a pretty tough guy, by the way, too."
So there you have it the role model for men... Sarah's husband should be your role model guys.
Maybe while we're at it we should all make their whole family our family role models eh?

So, you go ahead, I for one like my family just the way it is thank you.

The debate was at least more interesting and I still think Obama seems more level headed and presidential.
Schieffer at least was a feistier moderator than the other ones, and asked some tougher questions.

You know before we decide on "Joe the Plumber's" tax issues we would have to know a few very important facts:
Does he make 200,000 dollars adjusted personal/individual income?
There's no way to know with deductions and other factors (employees, health ins, deductions) whether he would indeed have any increase at all in taxes under Obama's plan at all. But we don't know the facts. No one pointed that out, probably neither candidate knows those things.
Maybe someone could ask Joe the Plumber because otherwise we'll have to listen to that over and over again... without knowing if it's true or not.
Wait, isn't that the way this whole campaign has been going?

Will the attack ads go away? I doubt it. McCain likes his nasty ads.
Yes, Obama has done negative ads, but McCain's have been more repugnant.
Somehow we'll get through these few weeks and finally get to vote.
Let's hope we can then try to recapture a modicum of cooperation and good will between all people. I suspect we'll need every bit of compassion, understanding and help from our friends, family and even neighbors next year.

Because I think that this economic crisis will get far worse before it gets better.
There will be more job lay offs... it's fairly unrealistic to believe there won't be.
I fear for those people that lose their jobs and their health Ins.
What a serious mess.
Loans will be hard to get, people won't (or shouldn't) want to charge more stuff so large ticket items won't be the choice for Christmas.
(Except for the rich I suppose... maybe AIG could throw a party for all of us.)

Why do they (meaning pundits and government officials) keep asking "Is a recession inevitable?"
If my memory of the past is remotely correct we're in one now... we haven't seen yet how big it will become or how long it'll last but surely it's a recession.

Hold onto your wallets folks. It might get pricey-dicey after the end of this year.
Maybe I'm wrong but I'm going to err on the side of saving as much money as I can around here.
And go fishing every day till the blues and stripers head back out to deeper waters.
I like free food and we all like fish. Which is what we ate for dinner tonight.
The fish Charl caught I cleaned and filleted for us, and gave two extra fillets to grandma too.
Ahh, life is still good for now anyway.

So now I'm off to listen to the pundits thoughts on the debate but pretty sure, Obama won by a little bit.
I don't find McCain reassuring in any significant way and I doubt this debate helped him by any real amount.

I'm unusually happy that at least the debates are over.
I'll be back tomorrow,


Sleep peacefully
Sleep well
Have good dreams
G'night

Laura

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