POLJUNK

"He's never had to lead people in crisis. This is not a personal attack ... it's a statement of fact — Barack Obama has never led anything. Nothing. Nada." – Except a lengthy campaign to unseat Hillary Clinton (you wanna talk about a machine...), who was a virtual shoe-in for the Democratic nomination. The Obama campaign employs about 2,500 people.

Romney:

"Is a Supreme Court liberal or conservative that awards Guantanamo terrorists with constitution rights? It's liberal!" – Only if one thinks that accusation should equal guilt and that we should scrap the innocent-until-proven-guilty thing.

"If government spending - excluding inflation - liberal or conservative if it doubles since 1980? — It's liberal!" – Does that include the spending on the Department of Homeland Security (Bush's creation) and billions of dollars in no-bid contracts to private corporations like Halliburton to provide services, at inflated prices, that used to be handled by the military?

"Opportunity rises when children are raised in homes and schools that are free from pornography, promiscuity and drugs; in homes that are blessed with family values and the presence of a father and a mother." – Promiscuity? Can you say Bristol Palin?

"Liberals would replace opportunity with dependency on government largesse. They grow government and raise taxes to put more people on Medicaid, to take work requirements out of welfare, and to grow the ranks of those who pay no taxes at all." – Obama was instrumental in Illinois in moving people from welfare to work. Who are these liberals, exactly?

"Republicans prefer straight talk to politically correct talk!" – Republicans prefer patriotically correct talk to straight talk.

Huckabee:

No real problems with Huckabee's speech, other than, as Keith Olbermann pointed out, Abraham Lincoln did not start the Republican Party, he merely ran on their ticket.

Palin:

Palin gave a relatively civil, if vapid speech. Hockey mom, PTA, family, USA, USA, USA, etc. Until the money quotes, that is:

"Before I became governor of the great state of Alaska, I was mayor of my hometown. And since our opponents in this presidential election seem to look down on that experience, let me explain to them what the job involves. I guess a small-town mayor is sort of like a 'community organizer,' except that you have actual responsibilities." – Community organizers have zero responsibilities? They're the backbone of inner city communities. They make great sacrifices to provide paths out of poverty for people who otherwise might not be able to find a way. Perhaps Mrs. Palin would be wise to educate herself on what a community organizer is and does before she criticizes that occupation. What a fucking insult.

"If you're not a member in good standing of the Washington elite, then some in the media consider a candidate unqualified for that reason alone." – No word on who, specifically, the "Washington elite" actually is. This is a typical straw-man argument. Palin provided absolutely no evidence of anybody specifically declaring her unqualified for her stated reason, imaginary as it is, to pursue the vice-presidency.

"But the fact that drilling won't solve every problem is no excuse to do nothing at all." – Obama made very clear in his acceptance speech that any new drilling would be a stop gap measure and not a solution to America's energy problems.

"Obama can't use 'victory' in a speech about the wars we're fighting." – Mission Accomplished was declared on May 1, 2003. Clearly, victory has been achieved.

"Obama will make government bigger and take more of your money. Obama is against producing more energy." – I'm not aware of any promises by Obama to make government bigger or take more money from 95 percent of the American people. Obama has clearly stated that he supports the development of alternative energy sources, including expanded oil drilling and nuclear power development.

Thoughts???