As a communicator trained in cognitive effects on behavior (like voting), I’m just going to have to disagree. But that’s OK. We can disagree.

Like I said, glad you’re sticking around, even if you don’t consider yourself a conservative.

Candidates aren’t negative, party machines are. That’s were reform needs to happen. Obama has stayed very positive and that tells me that he has distanced himself from the Democratic machine, at least to some degree. As McCain has gone negative that tell me that the Republican machine has taken over.

Hey man, I hear you. And I’m with you, theoretically. But it’s a bit like the old mutually assured destruction (MAD). The negative stuff works, and the party that eschews it loses. I don’t like it. I guess I don’t have to like it. As long as the American public is as ignorant as it insists on being, positive, in-depth discussions of real issues are the perfect way to lose elections.

I’m glad you’ve decided to stick around. We need as many conservatives as we can get over here.

My crusade, I suppose is against politics that only preaches to the choir and fans the flames of us vs them politics.

Don’t worry, I’ll stick around and keep reading. This is a great site.

I abhor McCains tactics, particularly recently, but I do not think it is good to fight fire with fire. This type of thing does nothing but polarize our country. We ALL need to stop bashing the other guy and stick to issues. I don’t see how this video will make anyone like Obama more, it only serves to make McCain look bad and it devalues his accomplishments.

I found this blog a few weeks ago and have really enjoyed reading it because it takes an honest objective look at things. I recognize it’s left wing tilt, but do not mind it. S&R has proven to be thought filled, intellegent postings. This, however is not what I expect.