A statement to ponder

"Those polls have consistently shown me much further behind than we actually are. It all depends on the voter turnout ... we're doing fine. We have closed in the last week." he [McCain] said.

The reason I put this up as a statement to ponder is because if you read into what he is actually saying it is kind of suspicious. If it all truly depends on voter turn out, then, what happens if a lot of people fulfill their patriotic duty? Obama wins or you win? What exactly is McCain trying to say here. If less people come out to vote, he will win? Or vica verca?

I have become increasingly frustrated by the overarching message from the McCain campaign. That we can't trust Obama. Accusations fly about Obama's ties to terrorism and corruption, all being immediately, factually refuted. The accusations are dangerous, and are creating fear amongst people who could, in all reality, probably benefit more from Obama's objectives than from McCains in the long run.

In addition, the accusations created by the McCain campaign are now running wild and getting into the heads of people in a way that literally puts Obama's life in jeopardy. Although now the McCain campaign tries, a little too quietly in my mind, to put a stop to the outlandish claims people are now making...the kindling is doing exactly what it was put there to do, start the fire.

Accusations made by Obama toward the McCain campaign have not been so factually refuted, in fact the campaign has skirted around one major issue.

-McCain said there were times he has broken with the Bush administration, but added: "So do we share a common philosophy of the Republican Party? Of course."

For the entirety of his campaign McCain has been promising himself as a maverick, not to be compared to the Bush administration. But, behind the scenes he is using donations from the Bush administration for his campaign and taking advice and direction from members of the Bush administration in his campaign. In addition, now in the last week of the campaign he is leaning closer to admitting his agreement with the philosophies of the Bush administration.

Obama has never once faltered from his beliefs or his message, that he proposes a change from the current direction of our government and the philosophies that are driving all Americans farther and farther away from a common goal. I have such a hard time understanding why people can find any reason to fear Barack Obama. I have dug and dug and tried to find any thing pointing towards uncertainty or unpredictability or danger that lurks in the depths of Obama's character and found nothing. Nothing but ridiculous claims with no factual basis.

I get sad thinking about the state of our society currently, so split, so divided. And, it's even being seen within the Republican party now. There are talks of a "civil war" amongst conservatives.

-"A civil war that is simmering will break out into the open if McCain loses, and the party will have to decide what they want to be in the post-Reagan world," said Gloria Borger, a senior political analyst for CNN.

"It's an argument that has been echoed by a string of conservatives -- including David Brooks, George Will, Kathleen Parker, and David Frum -- who believe Palin exhibits a poisonous anti-intellectual instinct of the party that threatens to ultimately destroy its foundations."

"Reagan had an immense faith in the power of ideas. But there has been a counter, more populist tradition, which is not only to scorn liberal ideas but to scorn ideas entirely. And I'm afraid that Sarah Palin has those prejudices," said Brooks, a conservative columnist for the New York Times

Personally I think what our country needs right now is a chance to take a step back and start looking at the real problems we face together as a society. A chance to wipe our heads clear of the right/left battle, and look at where we can move forward toward the common good.

I am not against Republicans, I am just against an individualized society, and unfortunately there are individuals in the party who have supported causes that completely under minded the common good and the middle class and the under served communities.

So, if in fact McCain's statement is correct and, it all depends on voter turn out, then I would hope that the voters come out in hoards and make a statement loud enough for everyone to notice that, it is time for a real, fundamental, change in our society.