Randy wrote on Oct 9, 2008 1:18 PM:Permanent Absentee voters vote early!

Dave wrote on Oct 9, 2008 6:36 PM:Is ACORN screwing with voter registration here?

esco-man wrote on Oct 9, 2008 7:45 PM:Yeah, a father of one of the candidates selected members of the court that will decide what happens to the critical votes.

Gil wrote on Oct 9, 2008 7:49 PM:Left, Right....What is the difference? They are ALL in the pockets of the corporations.

Oh brother wrote on Oct 9, 2008 10:12 PM:Can you right wing wingnurt get over yourselves? Hurray for people who will vote!

Dave wrote on Oct 9, 2008 11:16 PM:Yah, using ACORN to acquire fraudulent voter registrations.

She Said wrote on Oct 10, 2008 5:19 AM:Oh Brother made the important phrase. "Hurray for the people who will vote." What is it usually? Somewhere between 60% and 70%? I really don't remember but anything less that 95% is disgraceful. What about the other parties? I guess their memberships don't count along with not being included in debates.

Nice wrote on Oct 10, 2008 6:03 AM:What a refreshing story.. I hope Esco will move to the other side soon. I have moved in about 20 dems and am working on getting more here (:

American Independent wrote on Oct 10, 2008 6:53 AM:the conservative movement is part of history...its over...SD is just waking up to the reality that we will join the rest of the world in a new way of life where we think ahead and talk with other world leaders, reinvigorate capitalism and not cronyism.....republicants should face the fact that their idiot leader enabled a black man from the streets to become president because everyone is so upset about how these 8 years have gone.....Bush got Obama elected...turn the page!! The rest of the world is waiting in the wind for us to get up to speed and join them in civility.

Please more Dems wrote on Oct 10, 2008 7:24 AM:Look what they have done to the State. BROKE! Look what they did with Freddie Mac and Fannie May. Barney Frank and Chris Dodd protected their bad loans to under qualified. BROKE. Look what they did as the majority in Congress the last two years, Highest unemployment in years, Mortgage crisis, highest energy prices and lowest approval rating EVER. BROKE
Yep let's vote more of them into office! Please folks read before you vote and quit looking for the government to take care of you.

I would not wrote on Oct 10, 2008 7:25 AM:hold this as true until the FBI investigation into voter fraud in North County is through.

local osider wrote on Oct 10, 2008 7:28 AM:Obama, Reid and Pelosi together running this country!!!....Republicans just you wait and see how bad it will get....Health Care for everyone, Updated education for everyone, College loans we all can afford, federal money being used appropriately ( actualy bidding for government contracts), Afghanistan war will be won, Iraq war over and won, renewable energy capitalized on, and America will become a nation of producers once again and not just consumers with credit card debts, and defaulting loans...aaahhh change is in the air and talk radio is going CRAZY!!! Gotta love being an american right now...Thank you GW for making this all possible!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

As Obama says wrote on Oct 10, 2008 7:41 AM:just the other day. An "ACORN" doesn't fall far from the tree. Wow I always heard it as an Apple. Guess we know where his votes er mind is!

To Local osider wrote on Oct 10, 2008 7:44 AM:Yep you are right. Look what they have done as the majority in Congress the last 2 years. HOORAY! Look what they have done to the state HOORAY. Yep just keep voting them in, give them all your money and they will take care of you.

To Local Osider wrote on Oct 10, 2008 7:56 AM:You should do research. Obama gave $800,000 to Acorn to help voter registration and in Nevada Acorn signed up the Dallas Cowboy football (i.e. voter fraud). Pelosi's husband is profiting from government contracts. Look at the state of California, which has been run by Democrats for years and we are 15 billion dollar in debt and the Republicans gave us a trillion dollar national debt. It does not matter who is in office they forgot about the American people. You have two people who are running for president one who votes present on important issues and cannot take a side, and who does not know anything about the economy, but to raise taxes and wants to invade a county. Another one who does not know anything about the economy and said we can be in Iraq for 100 years. That is why we need a new political party that will actually be for the people.

A Rose by any other Name wrote on Oct 10, 2008 8:29 AM:If there were no name to your party. If the man did not have a strange name.
If you did not have someone telling you spin facts.
If you have not been touched by a death in Iraq or touched by the economy?
Would you know the truth?
If you know the truth, what is it that makes you need a name?
If there were no names, would you vote for more of what we have now?
Reverse the names and would you vote the same for four more years?
Does the name make you hate?
Reverse the names and would you hate your party for the death of a soldier?
Reverse the names and would hou hate the party for your loss of home?
Reverse the name and would you want another President like him?
Reverse the names and would you know the truth?

Old Timer wrote on Oct 10, 2008 9:44 AM:The old adage that a man with a little money in his pocket will vote Republican, but during difficult economic times, that man becomes a Democrat. If we as a people could only get some balance between the two, America would be better off in the long run.

Cardiffian wrote on Oct 10, 2008 11:25 AM:If any blame is to be laid bare for the current political climate and level of dicourse, it goes to Gingrich and Rove. Those two have done more to stifle bi-partisanship than any other in Washington. Sure, Rostenkowski was heavy handed, and Helms was never co-operative, but remember, O'Neill and Reagan were friends. That friendship could not occur today. For that reason alone, it's time to hand it over to a new generation. Let them start to shape the world in their image. Us old timers have had our chance - and look what we have done with it. Such a shame.

dave wrote on Oct 10, 2008 12:06 PM:America is screwed and I will laugh all the way overseqas when you people have to deal with Obama

local osider wrote on Oct 10, 2008 12:55 PM:it sounds like everyone forgot that the republicans have had the majority including the president for ALL but the last 20 months....Gee...thats kind of a sore spot for some people to admit...With a democratic Congress, Senate, and Presidency it will be even better than the Clinton years as we can go as far to the left as we want and there is nothing anyone can do....just like what happened when we had a Republican president, Congress, and Senate....Maybe we can find our center and a little bit of balance, but the Dems couldnt have done it without GW, and the scandelous red senators and Congressmen...Its gonna be a while until America forgets how bad it can be under republican leadership....or lack there of..

Thanks wrote on Oct 10, 2008 1:29 PM:It's seems that our San Diego area newspaper's biased reporting is having an effect. Please if you are considering voting for Obama do some reading on the internet for the truth about him because it won't be printed by newspapers or on channel 8, 10 , 7 etc.

To Cardiffian wrote on Oct 10, 2008 1:53 PM:Like James Carville and Hillary Clinton were/are bipartisian. Also at the time Dick Morris. Oh yes, Ted Kennedy another bipartisian fellow. Senator Byrd from West Virgina used to cross the isle all the time. Please! This started long before Newt and Rove.
You "bad mouth" Newt. He was trying to make a difference and create change at the time similiar to what your man Obama is doing now. Obviously you didn't like the "change". To bad Newt wasn't running now. At least we would have a leader to vote for!

Finally wrote on Oct 10, 2008 2:09 PM:I can't wait for the county to go blue. These Republicans in Washington have ripped us off! If California got at least a dollar back for every dollar we paid in Federal taxes, we would not have a budget shortfall. Our local elected Republicans love sending our tax dollars to the southern red states and Texas. Enough is enough. Bring back our tax dollars. Vote Democrat!

Finally Go Blue wrote on Oct 10, 2008 2:48 PM:Then the whole country can be broke like California. All our money can go to taxes and the country still broke. Just look at what the Dem majority in Congress has done for us the last two years! Lowest rating EVER! Mortgage meltdown, high unemployment etc etc. What other changes do they have for us? Vote BLUE

Finally wrote on Oct 10, 2008 3:05 PM:The Democrats have had congress for just over a year. They still have not controlled the senate and barely have had a majority in the house. The Democrats have not even been able to overrule a veto. Nice try in trying to blame the Democrats for the financial mess. The whole thing is the fault of the lock-step Republicans and a spend crazy president.

John wrote on Oct 10, 2008 4:10 PM:Enough whining. The republicans had 8 years to dig their own grave and they sure did a fine job. I just hope the rest of us can dig out. Can't blame the Democratic Party for all the problems we have. They have held a small majority in congress the last 2 years - but there are still enough spoiled brats liked Issa and Bilbray to gum up the works. After November if those two are still in their seats, they will be in a super-minority and the peoples work will finally be done in spite of their foot dragging and stone walling.

DW wrote on Oct 10, 2008 4:18 PM:Thank you GWBush. The GOP had the White House, House and Senate and then an idiot single-handedly destroyed it. Impressive legacy.

Peace and Prosperity wrote on Oct 10, 2008 4:30 PM:I fear we are about to revert back to the Clinton years and another national nightmare of peace and prosperity for all.

Please Read This Book wrote on Oct 10, 2008 4:44 PM:There's a great new book out called "How Stupid Are We?" After perusing it, I can conclude that Americans are idiots - constantly voting against their own best interests after being "informed" by talk radio liars or scared by our worst administration ever (be very afraid of Saudi with box-cutters). The Bush Administration has ruined everything it has touched - our military, economy, environment ... To blame the Democratic congress who have only been in the majority for two years, don't have the votes in the Senate to get anything done (you need 60 - there you learned something) and a Republican president is just plain ... (wait for it) ... STUPID. Try voting for the Democrats for a change. History has proven over and over that it's better for the country.

No More Parties wrote on Oct 10, 2008 4:57 PM:We don't need a new party ... we need no parties. We need all the 'I've got to pick a side' sheep to step outside their republican or democrat built box and think for themselves ... objectively ... without the detriment of their red or blue tinted lenses.

All this stupid name calling and playing the blame game is going to do nothing but continue to sink us as a nation. Have the republicans screwed up? Oh Yeah!!!! Have the democrats been the saving grace? No Way!!!!

When are you people (and yes I mean YOU people) going to wake up and realize that no one who's on a side these days is on any side other than their own.

This is the kind of thinking that leaves us, once again, with no one truly worth voting for. We need fresh meat and we won't get it as long as this tired old democrats vs republicans club stays in place.

Givemeabreak wrote on Oct 10, 2008 5:13 PM:I used to be a Republican but no more. What is happening in this country is not the dems fault. They have only been in power 2 years and nothing happens of significance during a lame duck presidency. Both parties are to blame. Remember this. The president appoints the Fed Chairman, head of the SEC and treasury secretary. They set policy and enforce or do not enforce policies. If a CEO ran his company like Bush has he would be fired...albeit with a golden parachute. Quit blaming it on the last 2 yrs.....there is no basis for your positions. The Republicans really messed up this time and have no excuse

to peace and prosperity wrote on Oct 10, 2008 5:23 PM:what a scary thought...what would we do without war to divide us???

Cardiffian wrote on Oct 10, 2008 5:40 PM:Now just hold on 1:53! I liked Gingrich. I didn't agree with him, but I admired what he tried to do and I was generally supportive. The contract for america was a good idea. Problem is it never has held to. No one was accountable! Eventually, it went to Newt's head and he started to change the rules away from the contract. So yeah, I didn't like the change that came after. The Clinton style of governing was an offshoot of Newt - they didn't exactly invent it. Still, they were fairly bi-partisan until this impeachment crap came up. Byrd is a nut - just like Helms. Kennedy is a Kennedy in name only. Regardless, I still maintain that a friendship similar to what Tip and Dutch had is not possible today. You didn't comment on that - care to now?

To Finally Go Blue wrote on Oct 10, 2008 6:30 PM:The Democrats have only had the House and Senate for a year and a half. They barely have a majority in either of them. They don't have enough votes to override a veto and just about everything they have tried to do has been vetoed. The Republicans are still in control and they rubberstamp everything the president wants.

Ron wrote on Oct 10, 2008 6:48 PM:I know with the pols moving in the direction of the messiah {small "m"}
the Left is gettin ready to receive all of the benefits.. let me rephrase that, all of the welfare they believe they rightly deserve.
Only one problem with that thinking right now, and Finally Go Blue has it right.
We're BROKE!!!
California's in the hole, Michigan, and many other's are so indebted, they are also looking to D.C. for a check.
And we got here because they grew this thing so Big, and couldn't give it away fast enough.
The high living is OVER, folks.
Time to get real, and find a job.

to Peace and Prosperity wrote on Oct 10, 2008 7:37 PM:A war was going on, we just didn't know it. The peace and prosperity during the Clinton years was a lie. See Below:
1. Tech bubble was a lie
2. 9/11/01 was planned during Clinton years.
3. Kosovo, Somalia.......

P.S. I am not a Republican

USAToday wrote on Oct 10, 2008 7:50 PM:We are loosing our position as a world leader due to un-regulated greed. I am an Independant in support of Obama/Biden for the following reasons:
1. They will regulate corporations that have made our economy tank.
2. They will fix the healthcare system which is currently run by corporations that care about profit over the health of the people of our country.
3. They will get us out of a war that has resulted in billions of dollars streaming to countries that harbor terrorists so that our gas and Halliburton executives can get richer.
Obama/Biden 2008
Protect America from becoming a 3rd world nation!