I think the economy will take time to recover. I believe John McCain, though, would perpetuate many of the economic policies of George W. Bush's administration -- slowing down the country's economic recovery. I am hopeful that Barack Obama's policies will foster an economic turnaround.

If John McCain gets into office, it will be more of the same ineffective policies of the last eight years. I think Obama will bring a much needed fresh perspective to the problem.

I have a lot of respect for John McCain, and now that I've said my mandatory piece to make sure you know that I'm a freedom-lover, I will say that I think John McCain has done a ridiculous amount of flip-flopping in the last year. McCain originally bashed the Bush tax cuts as being too top-heavy, but today he's fallen in line. This worries me. I'm not sure he can balance his own views with his party's. He's done a lamentable job of consolidating his party thus far. On the other hand, Obama has a lot of stock in ethanol. And I'm not sure ethanol is the long-term solution to any crisis. Obama has promised to tell us what we need to know and not what we want to know. I'm not convinced in the least that he's done this or will be able to live up to this claim. I think he's a capable, intelligent guy, but I'm not sure his message is any clearer than McCain's...

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Barack will probably stimulate the economy more as he wants social reform, healthcare and education, so spending overseas (Iraq) should be lowered to America can become great again. I think McCain will maintin a similar economy, with smaller stimulus packages.

John McCain because no one know who he is but if you look and how he votes then you will know the man.

Nothing grows forever - if it tries, we call it "cancerous". There will always be plenty of opportunity for those who are willing to go for it. Under John McCain, we will have more of the same under-a-Bush b.s. we've had for the past 8 years, since he n his goons stole the first "election" and no one did anything about it. Under John McCain, we won't have to worry about global warming OR the state of the economy - we'll have to worry about surviving at all, the vultures will get so fat they won't be able to fly, and there won't be enough people to bury all the bodies. Having said that, keep in mind that I'm no fan of Barack Obama either. But as the Mormon woman said, when her husband sold her, "I don't entirely know what I'm getting, but I do know what I've had." From where I sit, we've been "had" daily for the past 8 years, and we haven't even been kissed first. John McCain isn't even on the horizon. I'm biting the bullet and going for Obama - if I don't write in my dog and a strong request to "Give us a REAL choice for a change!"

Barack Obama, by far. Are you kidding me? John McCain will take us further back than we already are, thanks to eight years of selfish me-first "economics"!

While John Mc Cain is a good man I think he has no new ideas. We need new thinking to move this economy and country forward. I think Barack Obamaoffers that new thinking.

Please define a "vibrant, fast growing economy". Does that mean without inflation, or perhaps as things were in the '50's - full steam ahead? Does "vibrant" and "fast" have to revolve around short term thinking - get it back to what is was? Can it be vibrant and fast around the concern for new industries while an older way of doing things is revamped (changed)? Your question at first glance is a simple one, but considering the paradigm shift that seems to be developing, "vibrant" and "fast" may not be as simple to answer as you would prefer and either, or neither, McCain or Obama are likely to be successful.