Drew Dowdell

Oh nooo! Someone who was CEO in the 90s of a company that is failing today got a cheap loan from a buddy!

Uhm.... this is based on what exactly? The idea that "most" small business owners make over $250,000 a year is laughable at best.

I'd like to point out that the crisis we're in is not one of liquidity but on of solvency. If you're Lehman Bros./etc and you've already lost so much money that you're insolvent, you're not going to be paying any taxes anyway. A tax cut won't help you. The only way to stop this mess is to stop the foreclosures in the middle and lower classes. Once that shows signs of stabilizing, the pressure will come off the banks. Lowering the taxes on the middle and lower class will help them to better be able to pay their mortgage, thus the rich investors will get a return on their money. The rich will have to wait a few cycles, but they'll eventually get the money anyway.

Don't even have a car anymore.....

He's basing it on an incorrect assumption because he was fooled by percentages. The rich have gotten richer while the poor <and middle class> have gotten poorer. Tax brackets have adjusted upwards but wages have been stagnant or deflating.

Protectionism? Like trillions of dollars in bailouts? Or maybe Obama is getting a bounce because Americans realize that McCain was part of the deregulation that helped cause this mess in the first place... and that McCain has the author of the deregulation bill as his economic advisor. Actually, I'm more inclined to believe that the dip in that graph was McCain's bounce and now things are returning back to the statistical "norm". Palin's luster is wearing off substantially as she's gone from a +17 favorable rating to a -1 favorable rating in just 7 days.

All GM has to do is take the Malibu and add what it learned from the CTS.

Forgive me Reg, but where are you seeing the cheap interior plastic?

In what way can't Buick not be in the same league as the ES or MKS? This is a LOT more car than a Camry XLE or Avalon. ES and Avalon are Camry based, MKZ is Fusion based, MKS is Taurus based.

Now that's what I call a bounce!

1,000,000 plug in hybrids on the road by 2015 shouldn't be difficult at all. If GM, Honda, Ford, and Toyota each produce 100,000 per year, they'd hit the mark in 2.5 years. There are plenty of people who want to buy plug in hybrids, they may not be members of this board, but they're out there. Remember, not everyone is a car enthusiast.

Ricer, that was one of the very last things the Hoover administration did after trying to cut taxes to start the economy. Did you just admit, an provide proof, that raising taxes during a down economy won't hurt the economy at all? I believe that Obama will responsibly withdraw us from Iraq and allow us to cut the 1/2 trillion we're spending there every year. McCain's tax cuts are irresponsible and will get the country further in debt.

and brand equity

As for your response to my sig. I'm not "hoping" for a better economy. I just know that a president who willingly admits to know nothing about the economy, introduces a tax plan to prove it, and has the scorn of Warren Buffett, Alan Greenspan, and Ron Paul over economic issues is NOT going to help the economy. Consider this, if McCain's ideas are "bold leadership", that means Herbert Hoover was a visionary.

I wish I could make some of this text blink for you so you'll see it. From Barack's website: "Eliminate Our Current Imports from the Middle East and Venezuela within 10 Years * Increase Fuel Economy Standards. - Obama and Biden will increase fuel economy standards 4 percent per year while providing $4 billion for domestic automakers to retool their manufacturing facilities in America to produce these vehicles. * Get 1 Million Plug-In Hybrid Cars on the Road by 2015. These vehicles can get up to 150 miles per gallon. Barack Obama and Joe Biden believe we should work to ensure these cars are built here in America, instead of factories overseas. * Create a New $7,000 Tax Credit for Purchasing Advanced Vehicles. * Establish a National Low Carbon Fuel Standard. - Obama and Biden will establish a National Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) to reduce the carbon in our fuels 10 percent by 2020. Obama and Biden will also require 60 billion gallons of advanced biofuels to be phased into our fuel supply by 2030. *A “Use it or Lose It” Approach to Existing Oil and Gas Leases. - Obama and Biden will require oil companies to develop the 68 million acres of land (over 40 million of which are offshore) which they have already leased and are not drilling on. *Promote the Responsible Domestic Production of Oil and Natural Gas. - An Obama-Biden administration will establish a process for early identification of any infrastructure obstacles/shortages or possible federal permitting process delays to drilling in the Bakken Shale formation, the Barnett shale formation, and the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. " ----------------------------------- The man drove a 300C until very recently when he bought a token hybrid. He's not going to take away your "real" car.

Cheers Knightfan!

Personally, I think it is part of civic duty to serve on a jury. I have never done anything intentional to get out of Jury duty. PA has motor voter laws. When you get your driver's license they, by default, register you to vote unless you opt out. When you move inside the state, they automatically update your voter registration.

Aimed squarely at the MKs, ES, and GS

That would make sense.... it would be somewhat visually similar to the Vibe.

Come on, make Duhbuya proud! Remember this is allegedly her sole area of expertise and she's barely above high school level.

HAHAH

I would want a alternative energy Manhattan Project.

Hey now... she cut government spending! Is this the compassionate conservatism Bush was talking about?

Awesome! oh.... wait.... Oh well.... at least: I've decided I'm going to start a campaign to be Vice-Admin of C&G! I propose that we move our site away from Dreamhost and onto Bluehost.

I'm voting for Obama for his tax plan. I'm voting for Obama for his calm, cool, consideration of facts and willingness to hear both sides. I'm voting for Obama for his greater interest in alternative energy. I'm voting for Obama for his emphasis on diplomacy. I'm voting for Obama because he is against a federal marriage amendment.