WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In a sharp turnaround, Republican John McCain has opened a 5-point lead on Democrat Barack Obama in the U.S. presidential race and is seen as a stronger manager of the economy, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.

Do I know my political party or not? Americans don't want a nice guy in the White House. They want a tyrant. I said to John Kerry's face, "I'm a Republican. I know what I'm talking about. Only a complete moron goes up against Christian Fundamentalists trying to be polite and fair. They see that as a weakness. I always start out with these people by telling them that I'll kill them, their damn kids and their Jesus." What did Kerry do? He got away from me as quickly as possible. He did one other thing right after that, he lost the election.

Obama said yesterday that he wasn't going to question McCain's patriotism or love of country, and McCain should stop questioning his. Sounds just like the other two losers, Gore and Kerry.

The day Karl Rove took over the McCain campaign, off come the gloves. The Democrats are now playing catch up. And the Neocons are going to paint Obama ten shades blacker, ten times less qualified, ten times less of an American, and link him to Al-Qaeda. And he damn well deserves it. I mean if two guys get killed wearing a white hat in a place, I'd go in naked before I'd go in wearing a white hat.

Bob Miller