Obama economics

Dem strategists see landslide in the making – David Paul Kuhn – Politico.com: “Three weeks of historic economic upheaval has done more than just tilt a handful of once-reliably Republican states in Barack Obama’s direction. Democratic strategists are now optimistic that the ongoing crisis could lead to a landslide Obama victory.

Four large states McCain once seemed well-positioned to win—Virginia, North Carolina, Ohio and Florida—have in recent weeks shifted toward Obama. If Obama were to win those four states—a scenario that would represent a remarkable turn of events—he would likely surpass 350 electoral votes.”

As an Ohio blogger, I am just amazed at the gullibility of many of my fellow Ohio citizens who want to vote for this guy because they want to see a “change” in the economy. I’m also unclear about why they think voting for Obama, whose financial advisers helped to run Freddie and Fannie into the ground, and whose pet organization ACORN helped to cause this mess in the first place, is such a great idea!

I think Senator McCain started out aggressively the other night but he really needs to pursue some of this stuff harder and more “in-your-face” at the next debate. His line about “the only president who raised taxes during hard economic times was President Hoover” was a good one – until you remember that many young people today have no clue about who President Hoover even was!

Essays from the Library has a common sensical statement signed by some leading economists about the effect Obama’s administration would have on the economy.

And on a personal note, I think as a medical transcriptionist, I may as well start looking for a different career if Obama takes office. Medical facilities and companies are already shipping medical transcription overseas to India for transcription. That’s been holding MT wages down for years! But if Obama gets in and raises taxes, I can just see more of the big companies shipping work out of the US and even establishing themselves off shore. It is going to be a mess. You already know what its like when you call customer service and get a foreign voice on the other end of the line – and that’s where your medical records will be produced! Pretty scary stuff.

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