THE WAR IN IRAQ IS HAVING SERIOUS NEGATIVE EFFECTS ON OUR ECONOMY and those who voted for the war (i.e. hillary) should be to blame, in part, for the state of the US economy.

Look how the WAR IN IRAQ is affecting the US economy...

$3,000,000,000� 3 billion dollars PER WEEK! That is the amount America is paying for the Iraq War PER WEEK, money that should have been used here, at home.

Add to this:

Interest. We are financing the war with borrowed money (e.g. treasuries) that carries interest; so in actuality, the war is costing the United States MORE THAN 3 billion dollars PER WEEK.

Higher oil and energy prices. Instability in Iraq is adding roughly 30 dollars per barrel as a premium.

High utility bills. Due to high oil prices, demand shifts to other sources of energy - gas, coal, etc. - and greater demand will raise the equilibrium price of all sources of energy

Our dollar is weak and getting weaker. Since we have a trade deficit and is growing in large part to the rising cost of imported oil, the value of goods and services we import exceeds the value of goods we export. Everything we buy that's made abroad will cost more, Ceteris Peribus, because the dollar is weak.

Lastly, how do you think the world views our country since the argument was made for war? The evidence was weak and circumstantial, yet we rushed into war with Iraq thanks to hillary"s authorization.

I wish someoen would clarify for me does disagreeing with something Israrel does mean you are anti semetic. Much in the same way that criticizing America means you are Unpatriotic. I want to know where these ideas are coming from are they written in a book somewhere codified in laws so that we can read it and know whats accepatble and what isnt.

Carol

Chris Matthews over at Obama TV... I mean CNN, should be
so demanding when someone says something negative about
Hillary Clinton.

Clarity is good and I applaud Chris for seeking it, I just think that man likes Obama just a little too much.

Actually he went after taht Texas State Senator to name a law that Obama had written or passed and basically ambushed the guy-- and at the same time gave the Hillary supporter a total pass as she talked about "aal the things" Hillary had done to help chldren without demanding some specific examples....I thought that was really lame and biased on his part in Hillary's favor --Hillary even quoted it in one of the debates-event hough it was totally misleading-- (just because one dumb Texan was ill prepared said nothing about Obama's legislative accomplishments -which actually dwarf any of Hillary's lame legislative efforts)

So it was good that he challenged this sort of half-a&&ed attempt to smear Obama by a clear pro Hillary "pundit"

I' don't agree with the idea of my country, right or wrong, I want my country to be right, which I
why I consider Bush to be such a disaster. I'm certainly not willing to go along with the idea
of Israel, right or wrong, and that does not make me an anti Semite, nor in my first example
unpatriotic.

I heard he has a youtube clip out now called "Obama Boy" Our media suxs

uht -oh someone was hurting his boyfriends reputation on TV?? and on his program no less.

I wonder why Hillary won't agree to a college tour show with Matthews? I guess she is waiting to see how Obama and McCain do. Maybe she might get tough questiions. or maybe she might get booed off the stage.
Maybe FOX news will do a Nursing Home tour......She should do well there. LOL

Andrea MItchel:

from one old newsman to ... well... you know. Anyway... my point is: you need to grow a "set"

i've seen him do it many times. NOT a REAL BIG FAN of his, but he isn't wild about people just tossing crap around from a bad game of "telephone". if you are going to pitch a fastball like the one she did... attribution baby!

Perhaps ms. cma should invest a bit more time on her child and a Lot less time in "the blogosphere".

The story would be if the Lobby--that represents 30% of Jews and should be specifically identified as such in fairness to mainstream Jews--did not slime someone not under their total control. The story would be the media acting as if this isn't totally predictable, and treating the public like fools. But that is "free" speech as defined by corporate media.

We Americans too often can't get past the difference between opinions on foreign policy toward Israel and anti-Semitism

I think Chris was right on the money. Especially knowing that Crystal McCreary Anthony's boss at BET (Black Entertainment Network) is one of the 20 Hillary 'rich fat cats" that sent the threatening letter to speaker Nancy Pilosi. Ms. Anthony was clearly trying to sling mud at Obama for her boss, and Chris called her on it. Good for him!