You've got it right, that they keep shooting themselves in the foot. It's amazing, the things that we hear about, 5 months before the election. Whatever smoking gun they think they have against Obama, can't possibly compare to the pile of ridiculousness McCain and company have been collecting. Sheesh.

I really liked Obama's line about JFK. That was pretty brilliant.

A year ago a Democratic candidate for President invented and posted the contest for electric car battery on July 20, 2007 at http://www.franklynch.org/plug_in_cars.htm

Isn't it amusing that two things jump out at you:

First, the Republicans are so lacking in ideas that they have to steal them from obsurce Democratic candidates, and

Two, Obama and his crew are so unconscious that they did not notice this and are failing to reap the political bonanza of embarassing McCain

Conclusion: McCain and Obama are qualified to be President of Outer Mongolia, but not the US of A

Frank Lynch
http://www.franklynch.org

The X prize generated a solution that ought to embarrass NASA. If we wait for all the money in the U.S. government to develop space travel, we'd best hunker down and build shelters that will protect us against the falling debris, which is about the most the modern incarnation of NASA is likely to produce. The NASA that went to the moon was pure-D Republican -- just look at those guys in the photos -- and the freedom they had to execute will never be seen again within any U.S. government operation. Certainly not one run along Democrats' principles.

The full faith, credit & resources extracted from the American people at large (that's what "government" is) are to be used to create exactly which non-extractive, non-polluting energy solution again? When you answer, remember that nuclear is off the table.

And when that R&D money is taken from Americans, half skimmed by politicians of the bipartisan conspiracy along with their lobbyist buddies, and then half of the remaining wasted on bureaucratic arguments over things like whether any particular photo is grounds for dismissal, and the last remaining 25% is tossed in the general direction of research (so long as it meets the PC standard established mostly by those scientific geniuses from Hollywood), you can be absolutely sure that no matter how you dice it, how you spin it, what you "offset" from, the ultimate burden will fall onto the poor, the less able, the disenfranchised.

Final note: batteries do not "power" cars. Obama needs to go back to grade school. Batteries store power that is loaded into the car from ... what was that again? Something the government is going to discover that all the scientists and engineers (including millions of Democrats) have overlooked??

For extra credit, name some major technological development that originated with government. Penicillin? Telegraph? Railroads? Automobile? Radio? Transistor? Internet? anything???? Like almost everything Obama says, it sounds great until you think about it for just a minute. It's the delivery that seduces, not the content. Take whatever he says, and imagine the Dali Lama saying it, and see how it sounds before you run out and vote for it.

-- an Independent with Libertarian leanings who is pretty disgusted with what the Dems have turned into since he was a young, idealistic warrior.

"The X prize generated a solution that ought to embarrass NASA."

-Not really. NASA isn't in the business of flying rich people into space. Prizes like this should remain private sector initiatives. Putting up $300 million in tax money for a battery contest is idiotic. The money, of course, would be much better spent on development grants and tax credits. Most people need research money up front

"For extra credit, name some major technological development that originated with government. Penicillin? Telegraph? Railroads? Automobile? Radio? Transistor? Internet? anything????"
-You must be retarded. Perhaps you should read up on your history. The internet did, in fact, originate with government. So did the the human genome project, almost every medical advancement in the last 50 years (NIH-sponsored research), the Manhattan project, the discovery of the AIDS virus, the ENIAC computer. The list goes on and on. Flemming discovered penicillin while working for a Hospital in London, which are Government-funded. Every University gets a huge chunk of its research funding from Government grants. Medical and biotechnology research would grind to a halt without Government funding.

McCain's brainchild is one of the most ridiculous ideas ever put forth by a politician. To call it a "gimmick" is being way too nice.

only those like the combination of high and low tones to write a beautiful Melody. Warhammer gold is the entrance if you want to play the game.

who would have thought that much of what the debates were about high energy are now totally absent

i wonder if the offshore drilling increases have been put on hold

oil will go up in the future

Is the solution better batteries or an "independent energy source"? We talk about batteries that will go farther, hydrogen power that still limits the distance a vehicle can go. What about addressing the true solution? A TRULY INDEPENDENT ENERGY SOURCE! Oh, that's right, engineers will tell you that you can't get something for nothing. Just like they told Howard Hughes that the Spruce Goose couldn't fly because it defies their law of energy. Well, as we all know, the Spruce Goose did in fact fly and so does the Bumble Bee. They both don't fit the mold of what engineers will say can be done. We as a company (BB Motor Corp.,Inc., a couple simple Texans) have developed a truly independent energy source that is capable of powering homes, businesses and vehicles, and as of discoveries just yesterday, potentially aircraft without the need for burning fuel, no emissions, no hazardous waste or batteries to dispose of. Unfortunately as a small company that has no voice, we are slowly moving in the direction of bringing it to the public. For starters, our motor generates 4,045 ft lbs of torgue per cylinder, has only 11 moving parts vs the traditional v-8 that has 137 and requires no maintenance for the first 500,000 miles!!!
Do you suppose a motor that can power homes,businesses and vehicles without any fuel might lower our dependency on oil? Just a little!!!

Bob Smith
BB Motor Corp.,Inc.
bob@bbmotorcorp.com

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I'm so happy that this presidential race is FINALLY over. The country is in BETTER HANDS!