It’s a little known fact that you’re not supposed to do -anything- during the anthem, even correct yourself if you didn’t cover your heart (-not- salute, that’s for uniformed members of the military) in time before the singer started performing.

Even if he had corrected himself, people would have called him out on being late, or fidgeting during the performance.

And even if it was just an honest mistake, it happens. He’s a man, not a god or a devil as the varying sides attempt to cast him

I mean, really. It’s not like he’s farting on the flag or making faces. And there are plenty of shots of him covering his heart other times… so what happened there? His terrorist leanings only kicked in this one time?

There are pictures of JFK, Bush, LBJ, almost any president you can think of not covering their heart for the pledge. It’s just that only in our modern, paparazzi society do we find the time to dig them up and put them on the news.

Now, before you call me a raving Obama fan. I voted for him, yes, but not until the general election. He was not my candidate. I simply preferred him (even with Biden tagging along, ugh) to McCain/Palin.

But to criticize anyone, even Bush, on such a one-time event, and then to think you’re being clever and not derogatory by including his middle name, even? Pure, raving, idiocy.

then we all be fine

IM A FRIGGEN TROLL!!!!

I would like a flat tax as well but the problem with doing that is that all of the bottom 50% of income earners would end up paying more than the 2.9% of taxes paid and that will never float.

1. I know both sides do attack the other, however I think the left media took it to a brand new level during the Bush/ Cheney tenure and especially on Palin. I hoenstly believe that the Right Wing Pundits have seen the success and are trying it out. Not saying it’s all the liberals fault, I hate mud slinging of any kind, fact slining is much better.

2. Let’s not forget CLinton never actually had a surplus, he had a Budgetted Surplus. Let’s not forget part at the very end of Clinton’s administration the economy was tanking. The .Com bust, the semi-conductor industry, etc which was in part due to the continual slight tax increases by Clinton. Also thank you for caviating the tax breaks were not just for the rich, but everyone. I also get annoyed when people say rich. Define rich in monetary terms. To one person I could be rich, but to other’s I ‘m poor. Also the biggest savings that Mr. Clinton did for this country was cutting the intelligence budget and defense budget. In hind site, not the brightest thing to do.

You know what would be best for this country, and be more economical would be a flat income tax. There would be no loop holes, there would be no deductions, and no skirting by on shoddy laws. Plus you would not be overburdening the middle class, which is what happens, b/c many Democrats believe the middle class = rich.

What we need is a third or fourth party to stand up and be strong. This two party system sucks.

(Yeah, I know there actually are a few almost drinkable ale-like brews from your side of the Puddle, but damn, most American beer is useless. ;p)

*wouldn’t know from experience*

1. Each side always takes jabs at each other, it’s politics. I am not taking sides on who is more of a mudflinger than the other, just explaining why I think people still are hung up on discrediting his legibility to even run as a candidate in the election.

2. I agree, the economy is worsened due to a lot more reasons than I listed, because those I listed were the ones I could come off the top of my head. But to the point of Clinton’s administration allowing deregulation, I honestly didn’t know that (back then I wasn’t really interested in the working of politics and didn’t follow it), but why is it that when Clinton left his terms with the USA in surplus, while after another 8 years of more deregulation (would it be considered OVER-deregulation?) we have a humongous deficit? I still think that the tax breaks on the wealthy (well, on people in general) and businesses were not a good idea to lower during the war, because taxes fund our goverment, who need it to buy materials for those war weapons and pay people, who can then spend on stuff, further improving the economy.

I am not going to say EVERYTHING was Bush’s fault, but rather due to the both the Legislative and Executive branches in general. If anything, I would rather blame things on Cheney for abusing his power (you gotta admit he was a little power hungry) and Rumsfeld for being just a crazy bastard (and doing a lot of selfish and unscrupulous things).

Overall, I think the bipartisanship is just ridiculous in this country in general, which I hope would change soon in the near future. I’m getting sick and tired of all this childish behavior.