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Now THAT'S straight talk...

I don't think so Tom. Palin is keeping the Republican base energized.

All the recent polls show that Pailin has energized the base but has little to no support from Independents and the McCain people see her as dragging down the ticket beynd the base. Ridge could have made Pennsylvania competitive, Romney could have made Michigan a red state. So what if the base didn't like them, the base had nowhere to go and in most red states their extra votes are meaningless.

To McSameOldBush.... Completely off topic first and foremost. Secondly point by point: Single handly destroyed the American dream? Might I remind you that Congress is a democrat majority with Ms. Pelosi as speaker and Mr. Reid as Senate Majority leader? Further, it is congress who votes to spend money, not the President. Public Education. Apprarently sir, your a victim of it. It has not worked in the last 20 years. Test scores have been going down for a long time before the Republic control prior to the democratic control we now see. Corporate welfare and big oil. Do you actually understand the differnence between profit and a profit margin? The profit margin in the oil industry has not changes in 25 years. Simply put, if it costs me 1.00 to produce a widget, and my margin is 10%, the cost to the consumer is 1.10. Now if it costs me 2.00 and my margin remains at 10%, the cost is 2.20 a 100% increase in profit. Its not big oil! Further, windfall profit taxes. The oil industry average is approximately 9%. The software industry is 30%. So, if Sun, Apple, Microsoft, IBM or HP comes up witht the next revolutionary product, do we levy that tax against them? For te balance of your posting, I feel very sorry for you. When did you first become inflicted with class envy? I'm a work-a-holic as is my wife. We chose some years ago not to have children because we wanted to start and grow our financial futures as well as our employees. My wife and I have over 45 families who have a person working with us. Now, taking it to the logical conclusion, we financially comfortable, not setup, comfortable. Do you beleive I should be paying more because I make over $250,000? If I do, some of our employees will be getting laid off. Hard cold economics. Nothing more, nothing less. God Bless America!

I agree 100% with Governor Ridge. He was BY FAR the best selection for McCain if he was serious about uniting people. I, as a lifetime Democrat, admire and respect Ridge. The problem is the Republicans consistently select incompetent or crooked VPs Quayle-Cheney-Palin and Ridge doesn't fit that mode. I would have taken Romney but the bigots of the Rep party couldn't stomach a Mormon. Hopefully, the Reps will see how their party has been hijacked by extremists that are nothing more than non-violent AQ imitators. Tom Ridge and Mitt Romney can lead the Republican Party back to prominence and respect!

Tom Ridge would have made a difference. The race would be over and Obama would win in a landslide. Ridge offered nothing that would bring in votes for McCain and that is why he was not picked. Ridge and Biden would have disappeared never to be heard from. We are talking about Gov. Palin all the time whether you like her or not. In any political race, publicity is everything. Underdogs have to get attention to win or like Bob Dole go out quietly in the night. The McCain/Palin ticket may or may not win, but there is no denying the fact that they have made this a race.

Oh Tom Ridge. How I miss you and your color themed terrorist alerts.

The selection of Palin is probably the biggest reason why McCain is losing the election. We are picking the leader of our country, not a drive-in date.

maybrick-Well put but you're wasting your time trying to educate that pinhead.

We would have lost PA by double digits with him on the ticket. Hiselectoral clout is zero. He was a BUSH ADMINISTRATOR FOLKs!!! The Dems would have Duck Taped McCain to Bush and Ridge and laughed at him for his pick of the color code genius. Ridge is absolutely delusional. The quicker he is out of the party the better as well.