Well, for all the cynics, she has passed away. So close to the election, this must be devastating for Obama's family. How sad, the one person who he was closest to, will miss seeing him become the next president of the United States. I'm sure the "win" will seem bitter sweet.

After reading these comments I seriously think you forgot what the article was about. First off, only the family knows if his Grandmother is seriously ill and at her age she could pass away before the election and his pressing appointments ahead. If everyone keeps bashing the man, no integrity and no honor will be left for the office. How can we treat men like Bill Clinton with respect and trash a man who seriously wants to represent the working class? If his grandmother lived in Alaska you would have something else to say. Would you keep making comments to each other's comments really if you had anything intelligent to say concerning Obama. He himself has said, the person who gave him his middle name certainly did not know that one day he would run for President. It matters not a man's heritage when running for President and the interesting aspect of this for me is, when Hillary was running, no one ever trashed the fact she was a woman, who was not qualified to be President any more than Sarah is. Stop fighting amongst yourselves and keep to the subject. If my Grandmother was very ill, I would go see her if I had the way to do it, and so would you. People just use this kind of thing to bash, blame, and trash the only candidate who actually does care about people and is not a game player like the rest of them. It is very difficult in today's society for the young new voters like my sons, to even think their vote makes one difference in what the younger generation views as a corrupt society. Study the facts, and wait for the news as reported, and try not to be racists in your responses.

officerfriendly

If McCain isn't conservative enough for you than more than likely, you, are a republican.

"Who said I was a Republican? Did I say I was a Republican? I can just spot a liberal socialist with ties to terrorism a mile away! I don't like McCain either. He's not conservative enough for me but I do believe he is the lesser of two evils. Obama is pure evil."

BTW:
Uh oh, John McCain the original anit-GW tax cut socialist.

The Obama campaign e-mailed an excerpt from a McCain statement on the Bush tax cuts in 2001 in which McCain said, "I cannot in good conscience support a tax cut in which so many of the benefits go to the most fortunate among us at the expense of middle class Americans who most need tax relief." The Democratic e-mail also cited a McCain statement from the 2000 campaign that "I really believe, that when you are-reach a certain level of comfort, there's nothing wrong with paying somewhat more."

http://wcco.com/politics/barack.obama.jo......

futurerichguy, KelJo85, therealtruth, edgewater.. Pay no mind to polert... His Sophist ramblings are just that... no substance, self-serving, argumentative and destructive.

I would think compassion would override politics, not anymore. But regardless who anyone votes for, one would like to think that cynicism and blind hatred for another's beliefs would dissipate during trying times.

Family is more important to me than money. The idea that Obama's last living elder relative is gravely ill is not a political issue.

"Some" people posting here need to get their "proverbial" heads out of their ARSES and grow up!

Mr. Obama's Gma is ailing... If I was him, I'd want to be there as well...

Damn the election!

Officerfriendly and Polert - You have have to be thee two most ignorant people I have ever encountered in my life. And surprise! You're Republicans! I completely agree with Futurerichguy - if some of you would have paid attention, you would have known that Obama's grandparents are FROM Hawaii. I think it's time for you two to get off the internet, get a life, and get educated.

Wow polert is a republician, I never would have guessed. I thought he was just mentally challenged. On second thought arn't republicians normally mentally challenged? so in retrospect he is acting normally.

Polert, quit embarrassing yourself with your crude comments and absolutely horrific spelling and grammar. Also, get your facts straight. You're probably the only one who thought Obama's grandparents were poor Midwesterners. Everyone who hasn’t had their heads up their butts knew his grandparents lived in Hawaii. You're giving Republicans a bad rap.

Thanks to all of you for one of the most entertaining threads to date! You'll all get the gov't you deserve. I only wish Obama was already president, 'cause then his grams would be in perfect health along with the rest of us.
Thanks again for a good laugh :O) \SD/

mentor397 - Sorry, you don't get an opinion. LOL!

Wow! Who could have guessed that visiting one's grandmother on her death bed would instigate such viscous political discourse?

I suppose none of the vitriol being spewed here is coming out of those same mouths who tend to rant on about lack of moral values, weakening of the family or the decline of civilized society... right?

I feel God has blessed us all Now no one has to worry they will accidentally ask Obama about his policy. Hate to have any of you be investigate like the KGB would to broadcast about your divorce papers, children, and other personnel information. What ever you do never ask a question about your Government is the lesson.

My vote cancels officerfriendly's out too! What has happened to our country when we do not trust when someone says "family first", that means "family first"? God be with the Obama family.

officerfriendly1, You need to change your name to Officerignorant. You and Polert can go stand on your soap boxes elsewhere, nobody here wants to read your racist, ignorant comments.


BTW, My vote cancels your vote... Deal with it, Obama is going to win.

When it's all said and done and the Democrats once again have control of the House, Senate, and the Presidency we will restore workers rights and make the rich pay their fair share. How can it get any better, well maybe if we can end the useless war that Bush started in Iraq that would be great too. It's way past time that the working person gets the due respect he/she so richly deserves. go Obama!

officerfriendly - if you are actually an officer in any capacity, you should be fired for your ignorant and racist views. Are you really so redneck as to think a person's NAME matters in an election? And that every person with the name Hussein is a terrorist or shares the ideology of terrorists? What else could you possibly be implying? Comments like yours just makes me cringe. I hope you are one of those rednecks that's too lazy to go vote on election day.
villalamesville and some of you others - really?? We are so caught up in politics that we cannot see the humanity in a man visiting his ill grandmother on what might be her deathbed? The woman who helped raise him? If your views are representative of those of the rest of the McCain supporters or Republicans out there, then I feel sorry for all of you.

If you don't vote for Obama you should seek professional help. How can anyone believe that if the republicians were to steal another election that the next 4 years would be any better than the last 8. Come on and lets be real. Are you better off today, and is our country better off today than it was before Bush stole his way into the white house. think about it!

polert - You are kidding, right? You obviously know nothing about this man's personal history. The Kool-Aid you are drinking is showing your ignorance, better switch to something a little less potent.

hope you people writing this bad stuff about him going to see his grandma don't have to go through this it is really sad we don't have compassion for our love ones. I am sure he is going through enough stuff right know. I am sure It was a hard discussion to cancel his rally's

It sickens me how some people get so wrapped up in politics.

His grandmother is sick. Do you think you would like it if someone thought you were making up the fact that your grandma was pretty much on her death bed?

I don't think so. Some of you people need to get educated and stop being so ignorant.

Hawaii? I thought these were poor midwest folks? Costs a lot of money for a none resident to just relocate to Hawaii. Maybe this is like John Edwards living a simple means to find out later he has this Multi million dollar home who has normal income level residents who he never talked to.

villalamesville-ronnieroo, remember Biden's perfectly timed death of his mother-in-law? He's done this before in his career. These candidates will stop at nothing!

The Republicans on this site continue to nauseate me! At least Bush claimed to be a compassionate conservative. These losers make no pretense about being compassionate.

Both Obama and McCain both made big mistakes when choosing their vp mate. Obama for not choosing Hillary and Mccain for choosing Palin. He was obviously tring to replace Hillary to people by getting Palin. HUUUGE MISTAKE!!!! She may end up running our country some day??? And we think we're in trouble now! Think about it

I have a feeling we might hear that grandma has had a miraculous recovery! (just a gut feeling)

What's this whole issue of Obama and his unwillingness to produce his birth certificate and medical records? McCain has produced all of his records needed. I wish his family the best. It's always a hard time in anybody's life. Isn't his mother still alive? She was only 18 when Barrack was born.

What a stressful time for this to happen to the Obama family, especially as this woman is Barack's last living relative. I'm sure Mr. McCain will not lose this opportunity to throw more political garbage into the campaigns.

I won't vote, but I feel sorry for him. There is never a good time to suffer a crisis like this, but in the public eye like this is probably among the worst.

VILLALAMESVILLE - are you crazy? or just heartless?

VILLALAMESVILLE...John McCain will not have to "come up with a sick relative" in the final two weeks of the campaign. McCain's family can just come and visit him. And Bob can flash a spotlight on them and shake his fist.

onelife2live: the Democrats did not promise "a withdrawal", they promised "a vote on withdrawal". They did deliver, winning by 218-212 in the House.
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=...
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Although it was considered a considerable political victory for Nancy Pelosi, and the Senate passed a conforming version of the bill, it was vetoed by President Bush.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/05/01/c...

thekai...should we start a pool and guess how many miss the sarcasm in your last post?

I am amazed he didn't make some huge announcement and ask for McCain to stop his campaign, as well...

Okay, it's not a political thing that he's going to Hawaii to see his grandmother who is sick. It's a human with a heart thing! Get real for those of you that made it political!

I hope Obama's grandmother can make it long enough to see him become President. How sad that she is sick so close to the election. With both of his parents and his grandfather gone, she's the only family he has left (other than his sister). Prayers for Madelyn Dunham!

@ Wonders:

McCain is largely viewed as a continuation of Bush's policies because he:

(1) his voting record is 90% in agreement with Bush's policies,

and

(2) since starting this presidential campaign he has sold out to the same neo-con special interests that inform the bulk of Bush's policies.

Seriously. These are the facts.

Our thoughts are with his family, and our vote will be for Obama..

onelife - I think you'd have to ask them that. The cynical answer is that they are politicians, of course they make promises. But cynicism isn't enough. I believe politicians on both sides (not all politicians, of course) when they say they will try to do things, but I recognize that the process makes it tough very often. We've been at such a stalemate for the last 10 years. I believe either McCain or Obama will make an effort to overcome it basically out of necessity, but also out of real concern for the country. We've seen more of it now with the "financial crisis," which is a good thing, but in my opinion both parties are wrong on this one. I think a bigger crisis is a lack of trust between voters and candidates and I've disliked seeing the McCain/Palin ticket raise trivial questions about Obama just to generate distrust. I trust both of these candidates, but I like Obama's ideas better.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Uni...

Officerfriendly..

That's just wrong..

FMR, then why did they make all their promises? Just asking. They did promise withdrawal of the troops two plus years ago, and many other promises to get elected..I just want more real people in office, not lawyers, actors, wrestlers, and career politicians.

wonders, the Democrats have only had the majority in the House and Senate since 2006. Only two years, not four. Furthermore, they've not had enough votes to override a White House veto if they sent a bill to Pres. Bush's desk that he didn't like. In fact, their hold in the Senate depended on two independent Senators voting with them for a 51-49 advantage. One of those Senators is Sen. Joe Liberman, now a supporter of Sen. John McCain. So really, they've not had much of advantage at all.

wonders - Democrats haven't "controlled" congress for 4 years, it's been 2. And control is a pretty strong word. The Senate is 51-49, which isn't enough to actually get anything done given the partisan nature of our current politics. Some argue the founders meant for the government to be inefficient because it makes it hard for tyranny to come about. As far as the rest of the world's impression, the president is the important position in that regard. The presidency is symbolically important, and Obama is the message a lot of voters want to send, myself included. Voting for a presidents agenda can be a way to influence congress.

WONDERS, exactly. I am an Independent but I see the hypocrisy by both parties.

Dude!

Bush himself said that Mcain was not a stable individ when he was running against him. So...
what's that tell you when his own bud thinks he's wacked?

Also,Palin? I don't think so..
Mcain is OLD!!! What if??????????OMG!!!
Think about it!!

It is always sad to have some one close to you ill, but for all the Obama supporters I have just one real question. I hear from so many that the reason they are voting for Obama is they don’t want “another George Bush’ in the white house. I hate to break it to you, but John McCain is not named George. Just because he is of the same party does not mean 4 years of the same.So if that is your reason how do you justify it ? Also, if you vote Dem because e that is “your party” then you are really part of the problem not a solution. The Dems have controlled congress for the last 4 years and what has that gotten us? The president doe not run the country, the Congress does. Look and see what has happened there in the last years and then make a decision on which you want the world to respect as a leader. And just so you know I have always voted a split ticket because I think there are good in each party, but Obama is not my first choice.

My thoughts and best wishes for Sen. Obama and of course his grandmother...

I hope she pulls through or can at least hang on until the election so can see if her grandson becomes the next president or not...

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/100...

Obama has canceled his campaign events for Thursday and Friday to travel to Hawaii to be with his 86 year old Grandmother. She was recently released from the hospital and her health has taken a turn for the worse.

I doubt him not showing will do anything to decrease his popularity in the Madison area. They have lefty tunnel vision in Madison.

I'm still going to vote for him

Doesn't matter if he comes or not, I'll still vote for him.

So there goes his double digit lead after a no show! Very intelligent!