SUSAN OBAMA IS SENDING MONEY TO HAMAS . AND YUO CLAIM YOU LOVE ISRAEL WELL OBAMA IS CRAZY TO SEND MONEY TO HAMAS

SUSAN WAY YOU NOT CALLING ON OBAMA HE IS SENDING MONEY TO THE TERRORIST IN HAMAS AND YOU NOT UP SET OVER IT BUT YOU LOVE ISRAEL OH YOU WILL NOT CALL HIM CRAZY FOR SENDING MONEY TO HAMAS YOU ARE A IPOCRITA AND PEOPLE LIKE YOU WILL SHUT YOU BOCA AND WILL NOT CALL IN CRAZY . BUT ALL THE PEOPLE IN ISRAEL ARE GETTING KILL BY HAMAS NO TIENES CONCIENCIA THANK YOU IPOCRITA

Susan, you seem to be giving our political leaders (especially Congress) a free pass for the problems we are facing now. I believe it is time to start over and replace every member of Congress from both party's and see if it is possible to find people really interested in serving their constituents and not their own vested interests. When you listen to people say they want to tax the wealthy to help pay for new programs to help the less fortunate and you realize that the very people saying this are among the wealthiest in the country i.e. John Kerry, Herb Kohl, John Edwards, Ted Kennedy, Chuck Shumer and others it has to make you wonder how stupid they think we are or how well they have their own assets hidden. No one in their right mind who has worked hard all their life and strifed to achieve is going to openly stand up and say "Tax me into oblivion, please" without having some way to maintain the life style they have grown accustomed too.

Susan, Just how much is Obama going to pay all of these people that he is installing in his administration? Why not start with reforming government and start making the people responsible (example US Post Office) for running a business. Let's start there!!!

Re: MARY;....I have it good authority that Mr. Obama is sending money to the devil in hell... It is only because he loves satan because the devil too is a life long communist.... And what are you going to do about it??? Are you going to stand by, and watch Mr. Obama give material support to satan??? Are you not enraged??? Are you not offended???There is that Hamas supporter on his throne in Washington D.C. , thumbing his nose at Mary and saying: Na, Na, Na Na Na!!!What are you going to do about it??? Have you got a plan??? Do you expect some man is going to take care of business for you??? Men are all cowards; Speaking from personal experience... So, what is your plan to deal with that hamas supporting devil lover??? Or are you a ipocrita too??? Thanks.... Sweeney

Please. quit saying any President can pick up the pieces of any economy, any time. Presidents have very little power or control over the economy. Congress spends the money, the Federal Reserve sets monetary policy, the rest of world is in this too. All of these players exercise more control than a sitting President over the economy, at least the short term economy. Susan, you know this, but blame Bush for the economy as it is when many other factors, including Congressional negligence and Wall Street greed have played a much bigger role than Bush.
Congress would have done exactly what they just did with the stimulus if my dog were the President since the Democrats have a veto proof majority. Obama just signed on to the circus, which by the way I hope does work.
Our President needs to send clear, positive, signals on everything, including economy-related things, and he did so very eloquently last night. but, his real job is to protect this country from its enemies, and that should occupy most of his time.

Re: williamar... Sir; the Clintons became millionaires holding no other jobs in their lives, but in government....If those people are not rich when they are elected, they are rich when they leave office... Do I think they will vote to tax the rich??? Not a prayer... But that is what we need to do... You may know that when the income tax was first made contitutional it only affected a fraction; not more than 10 to 13 percent of the population... It was meant to tax the rich, but it has been used to impoverish the middle class... People do not want to help those who do not pay taxes... Why??? Are they criminals because their wages have been held so low they do not support the country???Does that mean that their labor does not support the country??? Let my offer you a piece of advice: The poor pay for the wealth of the rich with their poverty...Usually people work as hard and suffer more for their poverty than the richest people.... Is the wealth of the rich theirs??? Yes... This is a common wealth, and the country has to work for all people...Any public property in private hands, and all wealth was once common property; and All of it in private hands is held as a trust, ONLY, so long as it serves a public purpose...There is not reason what so ever that all the people should support your wealth if your wealth does not help to support all the people.... So; if some business man finds he can maximize profits by laying off 90% of his work force, that job has still got to support all those people... If it cuts people off from their support, from their job, and the needs of the people, and of the government- stays the same; that business man would find he has broken himself, and his business, because he has only raised his over head...The country has to work for all... We cannot throw people over board... If the country wants to make some people rich, the poor cannot be too poor, and they still need to be supported....The people are the law... The people are the government...The people who defend this land defend both wealth and poverty; but why should they, when so many of them are poor??? We are rich enough, and have enough resources that we can stand some rich... Should we let wealth pervert our political process.... Should we let people dump millions on elections when they evade paying every tax??? There are a lot of things the people of this land could do in regard to taxes and wealth; but all you have to know is that their desires, and their best interest is all they need to consider... I am certain we can afford some rich people... Some people should have their reward... But on the other hand, the people should have their due, and it is for them to decide what is their due... So pile up your loot... Don't think you will be able to defend that wealth without the support of your society..You try to remember that taxes on the poor have been used to build up great fortunes in this land that do not support government, or the population in the least... We have had top income tax rates in the 90% range, and can again, without hurting anyone but the top one half of one percent of the people...Isn't it better that a few should cry great big tears than for the whole people to suffer want and poverty??? .Thanks...Sweeney

Re: James A, Sweeney

Mr. Sweeney, I don't believe you have a true understanding of what I said. I agree with most of your statements the point I was making is that I don't believe a word of individuals such as those I mentioned in my earlier post when they say they are going to tax themselves into a state of poverty. If you believe John Kerry when he says he wants to raise the taxes on only the wealthest 5% of Americans and he and everyone he knows are in that group do you not find that extremely strange? It is rhetoric that sounds good for the evening news, however, you can be assured that most of the people with the money will find a way to insulate themselves from anything that will reduce their standard of living. I don't know what type of financial situation you are in but I can tell you that the recent stimulus package just passed with its 400 to 800 dollar one time check and 13 dollar a week increase in pay will not make a major dent in my current mortgage nor make me go out and buy a new car.