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<p>Yes, and that’s why I’m not voting for him. I was tempted earlier last year. But no more.</p>
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<p>The guy wears $500 shoes. How is he fit to be president? (Just kidding… maybe.)</p>
<p>Who cares about shoes? The guy’s on his feet alot - probably a good investment. (I spend big bucks on bedding b/c I happen to think a good night’s sleep is important - and think about it, what does a Tempurpedic Bed cost compared to $500. shoes - and I bet JM spends a good eight hrs. a day walking & standing).</p>
<p>Ok - it’s really getting absurd when I have to defend McCain’s shoes! haha! I know I’ve defended just about everything else, but having to justify the shoes he wears is bordering on ridiculous, isn’t it? Oh well, guess I can do that too! </p>
<p>P.S. No Tempurpedic for me.</p>
<p>What about Obama’s very expensive European suits?</p>
<p>What about the McCains’ private jet? What about the fact they have more than one house?</p>
<p>Anyway, I was just kidding about the shoes. I think it’s pretty pathetic what the internet and Rick Davis have done to this election.</p>
<p>McCain people:</p>
<p>What do you think about Rick Davis?</p>
<p>$500 shoes … $400 haircuts … expensive European suits … Wow, I want to have a beer and a barbecue with all of these guys. They’re just like me!</p>
<p>Hahaha Hindoo - me too!</p>
<p>Actually I can justfy expensive shoes over all the other things you mentioned as they can be seen as “therapeutic” - now don’t start talking about McCain’s "therapeutic shoes’! haha! (That will feed into the “old guy” myth, won’t it?).</p>
<p>Anyway, I bet you’d be surprized what a “regular guy” McCain is - he really isn’t an “elitist” or anything like that. For whatever lofty opinions he might have had of himself growing up, I’d imagine 5 1/2 yrs in a dirty cell in Hanoi would take one down a notch. I think McCain is “just glad to be alive”, “glad to be here” and “eager to serve”.</p>
<p>Oh, fiddle, bz. Mac could get himself a pair of therapeutic men’s dress shoes from Dr. Scholl for about $89 … Barak could buy a suit off the rack at JC Penney’s for less than $200 … and Edwards could save about $385 a pop by going to Supercuts. What’s wrong with these guys? :rolleyes:</p>
<p>I work in BigLaw. I see much more expensive clothing than that everyday.</p>
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<p>Well, yes, you’re getting someone who sold out some principles he used to uphold – some people thought he’d stand by his word to run an honorable campaign – who is increasingly grumpy in an increasingly senile-type way, and who has changed his stance so thoroughly on a variety of important issues that you actually don’t know what policies you’re going to get.</p>
<p>All I know is even with the BO victory tour of Europe it’s a dead heat right now.</p>
<p>Barrons has a point Obama’s bounce from his European tour is now officially dissipated 45 Barack 44 McCain. The true question the Obama camp needs to ask is why isn’t he pummeling McCain?</p>
<p>When he was in Berlin with 200K+ and the media showed McCain at a german restaurant with 50 people, why has that not translated into killer numbers.</p>
<p>Look at Carter he had 30% pts over Ford at this point…Dukakis was running in the same parameter…how come Barack can’t break out and knock this senile 70+ yr old man off the rocker he is using on the front porch?</p>
<p>In Case anyone is new to this arena…I openly admit that I am voting for McCain…that was sarcasm;)</p>
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<p>It always figured to be a close race between these two guys, right to finish. I don’t know where anyone got the idea it would be an Obama blowout. The polls really can’t be taken that seriously, anyway. I’ve seen Rasmussen’s Daily Tracking Poll show a seven-point spread one day, dead-even the next, back to five points a day later, and so on.</p>
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<p>Let’s be real he has 10s of thousands of people fawning over him. the media has dubbed him as a phenom, where McCain is lucky to fill a coffee shop!</p>
<p>That is the point McCain is running a different campaign he is actually running a primary campaign, meeting with only small groups, talking one on one and answering any question that the town hall asks.</p>
<p>I walk around our town and I can already see that the town of 60K people will be divided come Nov. I see the military with their McCain bumper stickers, and town people wearing Obama tee shirts (2 today when I was in the bank). </p>
<p>It won’t be pretty come January!</p>
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<p>He’s the biggest celebrity on earth! He’s The One! We are the ones we’ve been waiting for!</p>
<p>…ROFL…</p>
<p>JUST WAIT for his concert with Bruce Springsteen!</p>
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<p>Shouldn’t McCain be ahead by 20 with all that experience, been known for 20 yrs or more by the voters, war hero, pork buster, maverick, 72 yrs old, and etc. Yet a newcomer is right there with him. What gives?</p>
<p>The fact that he is so close and a republican is amazing after Bush!</p>
<p>The true question is Bush has the lowest approval rating, but yet McCain as a repub is still in the fight…what gives with the dems that they can’t kill this old war hawk with the newcomer?</p>
<p>bulletandpima:</p>
<p>It’s not surprising. McCain built an independent brand. That’s why he is having a hard time with Republicans. Not really in getting them to say they’ll vote for him but in getting them excited.</p>
<p>Newjack,</p>
<p>please do some research, the republicans are on board…I have yet to hear one repub that says no way! </p>
<p>The newest gallup!</p>
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<p>It’s not about the republicans, it’s not about the dems, it’s about the independents, they will decide the election.</p>
<p>As much as you believe I am a repub…I am not, I would have voted for Obama before I would have voted for Huck!</p>
<p>Obama’s problem is he should have brought Hillary into the fold and he isn’t which makes middle of the road dems hold their noses and vote for McCain/ My in-laws have never voted for a Republican since Eisenhower, they voted for Hillary in the primary, they now have a McCain placard and working with the republican party.</p>