Yeah, Jimmy, your brainwashed with the constant, incessant media-love for Bush. Your all wrapped up in the emotional, spiritual high of the Bush Administration. You aren’t see things straight, man — they got the Svengali on you, man.

If only you were a Barrack Obama supporter — you’d see the world through a dispassionate, objective, analytical lense.

Jimmy – there is only one way for you to recover from the Bush Brainwashing. Go a mirror right now…now….look at yourself and say, “Yes, We Can. Yes, We Can. Yes, We Can. Yes, We Can.Yes, We Can.Yes, We Can.Yes, We Can.Yes, We Can.Yes, We Can.Yes, We Can.Yes, We Can.Yes, We Can.Yes, We Can.Yes, We Can.Yes, We Can.Yes, We Can.Yes, We Can.Yes, We Can.Yes, We Can.Yes, We Can.Yes, We Can.Yes, We Can.Yes, We Can.Yes, We Can.Yes, We Can.Yes, We Can.Yes, We Can.Yes, We Can.Yes, We Can.Yes, We Can.Yes, We Can.Yes, We Can.Yes, We Can.”

Okay, you should now be unbrainwashed.

There was a time when Republican’s DID actually stand for fiscal responsibility, but that was so long ago it is irrelevent.

Say it with me–Reagan, Bush and Bush presidencies have overseen 70 percent of all debt ever generated in US History. It’s astounding that any “conservative”would even think of voting for these people.

I support Obama, but I also think this is a vote worthy of further exploration. I don’t know much about the Farm Bill, to be honest, but I know others on this forum do. So, submitted for your discussion — was the Farm Bill that passed worthy of sup…

Look, the truth is the Farm Bill is far from perfect, but it does represent a consensus (2/3rds majority in the House, and a whopping 80 votes in the Senate). Vetoing a bipartisan piece of legislation as Pres. Bush has said he will do only adds to the gridlock that makes our government ineffective.

Do you want a leader, or a zealot?

It’s a shame his campaign doesn’t have more sound policy like this one: change via cutting wasted spending and readjusting priorities would be a great platform against change via throwing more taxpayer money at it.

It’d get me to donate.

I’m ashamed that Mitch McConnell, of my own state, managed to tack on millions of dollars to benifit the horse racing industry. This is just one example of something that would never pass if it was a separate piece of legislation.

Obama supports the bill for many reason but the one that benifits him the most is all the food stamp money ties up in it. This money goes straight to his most reliable voters, i.e. impoverished minorities.

Even fiscally responsible conservative organizations like the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership are forced to push hard on the Farm Bill because of all the conservation money ties up in it.

The whole system stinks and so far McCain has shown the most willingness to fix it.

While I agree a scathing op-ed piece speaks volumes, I question rather this was truly scathing. ASC criticizes (rightfully) Obama leaving himself wiggle room on his support, but I am not willing to give him a pass on not-voting.

McCain’s schedule for the day included a rehash on his support of Iraq in Ohio at 8am (oh, very pressing, Iguess we did not know he supported the Iraq war but didn’t think it was well executed), AND a dinner gala in Washington D.C.

So, yes, he was in town during the vote but this very important piece of legislation that he would Veto if president wasn’t worth his time to vote.

C’mon. I was born at night, but it wasn’t last night.

He dodged the vote, but claims leadership by writing an op-ed piece that was neither scathing nor ironclad in its condemnation.

Obviously you have no idea what a libertarian is. Guess what, they don’t vote over and over and over again and constantly cheerlead for lying scum that play world police, grow the government to record size and run up 10 trillion in debt.

You make do with what you can. Blame the politicians who stuck the measures in there and have enough clout to push passage. As long as the bulk of the bill does more good than harm, then the special interests will get their funds.

If McCain is so against this bill–why did he not vote?

It is important to note that four people did not vote on this bill May 14th–Obama, Clinton, McCain and Kennedy.

Kennedy, I think we can all agree, gets a pass.

Obama and Clinton, I am sure they will argue, were busy campaigning. I call BS on that. A bill of this import should be voted on. Shame on them. If they are both for it, stand up and say they are for it.

McCain has even less of an excuse. He’s got the nomination wrapped up.

All three did not vote on this bill so they cannot be called on it later on. Oh, yeah, McCain, he’s a real “leader”–all three lose points

Quite simply, lobbyist love Obama. They think he is the greatest thing in the world. Why? Because they see a day when their interests are rewarded and they look good and their clients get hand-outs and they get paid. And they have confidence that if Obama is elected, his affable personality will open doors, he will be declared to have mandate and the flood gates will open.

It is hard for me professionally not to like Obama, because my clients would in the short term would absolutely benefit because the renewable energy sector…it will be the greatest give away…ever.

This isn’t coming from usual partisan ideological view point, but rather my observation of “government consultants.” And again, I deal with a lot of them.