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Any kind of plan to save the

Tracy Evans — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 21:03:27 -0600

Any kind of plan to save the planet is better than no plan at all.

The Moxie Report. Giggles. Gaffes. Girl Talk. From television producer, writer and mom Tracy Evans. http://themoxiereport.blogspot.com

That can be a tough thing to

Lisse — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 18:48:11 -0600

That can be a tough thing to accomplish in politics, where party loyalty is often regarded as the greatest virtue and self-serving ambition is exceedingly common,

Jane Swift oughta know about this. In the name of party loyalty, she stepped aside to let the self-serving ambition of Mitt Romney run for governor instead of her.

Too bad, I had hoped to support her run back then. I was sorry to hear Swift defending Sarah Palin's politics earlier in this race. The bitter divisiveness Palin has sown hardly puts country first.

-Lisse

@ Home in the World

Yes, 26 years in

Brellyk — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:55:48 -0600

Yes, 26 years in the Senate.... compared to Obama's 2 years? Hands down, McCain has more experience to be President. Where was Obama 3 years ago? Not in the Senate!

Kelly Curran

http://jenellesjourney.blogspot.com

Putting Country First...

Houseonahill — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 10:54:01 -0600

Houseonahill

www.Houseonahillorg.blogspot.com

would mean being a maverick for justice. Calling a collegue "That One" on national television during a presidential debate and suggesting that being a Muslim in America is somehow scary, or "risky" ALL while claiming to put your country first, really suggests putting Party first.

A McCain/Palin presidency will do nothing for women, workers, men of color, non-Christians, and our global community connections. That leaves who?

So then that brings about my final remark, define "country"??

~ House

Thanks for sharing!

kylinsmom — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 08:58:13 -0600

It's refreshing to hear support of McCain coming from other woman-owned businesses. I think that you've nailed it with your post -- $250,000 in profit is not an insane amount of money for a small business to earn, especially in rural America where family farms are on the decline. Thanks for helping to encourage free market advantages by giving the facts about McCain's plans!

Linsey

Sad to see

Maria Niles — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:29:01 -0600

That someone who was elected to represent people of every political persuasion would imply that voters who support a different candidate than she are not putting their country first.

I'm putting my country first by voting. Period.

Nice to see reasons.

cooper — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:32:06 -0600

Not to mention he didn't vote even once from the time he won the nomination in April until the bail-out vote in October where he made a show of it. At least Obama voted 40 times or so in that time period. That was my grandmother's deciding factor.

The vets I see at the mission here, the mission we work with as a partnership with the women's shelter don't see it that way either so I believe there are many ways to look at and interepret the country first mantra.

But it's nice to see you have reasons for your vote.

cooper

Ugh...the very title of this

diapermama — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 17:09:34 -0600

Ugh...the very title of this post is an insult...putting country first...yeah, yeah, yeah...only conservatives put their country first. Is anyone else tired of this bit already?

John McCain has had 26 years in the Senate to do a little bit of nothing and NOW we are supposed to believe he will unleash the Maverick? LOLOLOL.

And Kelly...McCain has the WORST voting record in the Senate. He has missed 64.1% of the votes.

Informed voting...

On Da Road — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 17:08:56 -0600

Though I don't necessarily agree with your choice, I think that it is refreshing that you have reasoning behind your decision. I respect that way more than people I have met that are voting based on race or 1 issue at the expense of all else.

On Da Road

http://www.midlifeonwheelsblog.com

But how do you reconcile ....

PunditMom — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:09:37 -0600

... his opposition to the Lily Ledbetter Act? His opposition to SCHIP funding? His stance that there is no need to better fund more Head Start and pre-school programs? His position that workers don't need more paid sick days?

As a working mother, how do you reconcile all that and still vote for McCain?

PunditMom
BlogHer Contributing Editor

Yes!

Brellyk — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 15:46:23 -0600

Well said! This line really got me, "where party loyalty is often regarded as the greatest virtue and self-serving ambition is exceedingly common." That describes the Democrats in this election to a tee.

This is not about being Republican or Democrat. This is about making the best choice to keep America safe, on track and full or prosperity. McCain is the best choice with the best experience hands down.

If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything. Obama's lack of voting record in the Senate just proves that statement.

Kelly Curran

http://jenellesjourney.blogspot.com

Small business owner for Barack Obama

Martina — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:46:41 -0500

I agree with Beth Terry. Obama's tax increase will only apply to those who have more than $250,000 in personal income. Apart from that, I would like to mention that I don't quite understand America's obsession with taxes. I grew up in Germany where most people pay 50% of their income to taxes. BUT: their bridges don't collapse, their high-ways are in tip-top shape, they have health-insurance (and they don't need to shop around for the best or cheapest insurance policy - I believe, McCain said it's an advantage if you can shop around for health insurance in various states to find the best one. I disagree with that as I find health insurance policies hard enough to understand - shopping around for one would cost a lot of time and effort, not to mention the difficulty in understanding the various policies), and the public school system works and public universities are free. So, either way, you pay for things. If your taxes are low, you need to pay for all these other things separately. I wouldn't mind my taxes being higher if they were applied properly and efficiently and would save me money on other vital things. I strongly believe Obama is right man for the US at this time.

Martina - www.creativetoyshop.com

A Clear Choice

Jane Becker — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:07:49 -0500

I, too, am a Democrat and small business owner who's voting for McCain. If you're an entrepreneur, it's a very clear choice.

Jane Becker

http://thedamedomain.blogspot.com

Obama Plan for lower taxes, health care costs for small biz

Maria Niles — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 19:18:31 -0500

Just thought I'd give a link to this excellent post at MOMocrats by Jaelithe which provides a fact check on some of the inaccurate claims in this post and shows how Obama's plan would lower taxes and cut health care costs for most small businesses.

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Your taxes go up only if your take-home pay is over $250,000

Beth Terry — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 07:59:25 -0500

I'm afraid many small business owners don't understand this. If you are reinvesting in equipment or creating jobs, those funds aren't going to be taxed. As a small business owner, you are taxed on the net profits of your business, not the gross.

Call me what you want, but to me, an individual who brings home over $250,000 after business expenses can pay a higher rate than those of us living on $50,000. If that business owner decides instead to create a few $50,000 jobs with those profits, her taxes stay down and others of us benefit.

Obama's plan will absolutely create jobs!

Beth Terry http://www.fakeplasticfish.com