My Vote For the Presidency - a Blog Chronicle

[DarthPika]

Go Obama i think he and his buddy are better then PAlin

Look. If you are going to come on this thread and just start spouting random Obama hype, with out also listing any reasons WHY you support him, please don't post again. Your post adds nothing to the thread and is at best spam.

 

[The Knee]

Today at my school i died a little. Hearing Yells of "Obama 08!, and "Your only voting for him because he's black"

Pokedad, i really wish more voters were more like you. Although i disagree with your opinion, i have no problem with you personally, or the way you state it. At least you are acting on information.

Both groups should be ashamed that this is the support they gather with their media efforts. This obviously reflects poorly on both parties.

 

[PokeDad]

Pokedad, i really wish more voters were more like you. Although i disagree with your opinion, i have no problem with you personally, or the way you state it. At least you are acting on information.

Thanks. I have enjoyed the debate on these threads, and other forums. While I may not agree with those on the right, I am thrilled that even minority viewpoints are allowed a voice in our country.

 

[Cyrus]

Part #9: The Final Verdict


So, I may have not touched on the environment or energy this time around (which is a pity, because those issues matter to me a lot), but I feel that I've given a good enough clue as to where the candidates stand on almost every major issue.

Part #1: Gun Control (Post 1)

-Of the major candidates, I found John McCain to be clearly superior on the issue of gun control.

Part #2: Abortion (Post 17)

-Of the major candidates, I found John McCain to be less lacking on the issue of abortion than Barack Obama.

Part #3: Vice Presidential Picks (Post 20)

-Both Vice Presidential picks disappointed me. But as incomprehensible as it may seem, Sarah Palin makes Joe Biden look like dog catcher in chief.

Part #4: Health Care (Post 78)

-Barack Obama has groomed this issue longer than any other, and it shows: it's his strong suit, and is better than McCain by far.

Part #5: Associations (Post 87 and 97)

-Both candidates have some dirt under the rug. But in the end, it was the political associations (or fabricated associations) that mattered: McCain to Bush, and Obama to the triumvirate of doom (Reid/Pelosi).

As disappointed as I am with the Bush administration, the Democrat triumvirate stands to do more harm than almost any other political union in American history.

Part #6: Illegal Immigration (Post 64)

-Both are horrible on this issue, but John McCain has proven the desire to at least reach across the aisle and do something. I am confident that if Barack Obama gets elected, he will do nothing to address this concern, and for the next four years, we'll be left with an open door.

Part #7: Economics and Budgeting (Post 98)

-McCain by a landslide.

Part #8: Foreign Policy


-John McCain is clearly stronger, clearly more tested, and clearly has the most well-rounded judgment; however, America needs a "dose" of Obama foreign policy to carry us through the next four years smoothly.




In the end, I decided on the McCain/Palin ticket, for the reasons above, and so much more.

There is much to be said for McCain/Palin, especially the bottom of the ticket. However, with a super majority Congress for the Democrats, Sarah Palin should not affect your vote at _all_. Nor should John McCain's age and health, which have continuously proven themselves as outliers on all average measures of life and death.

Don't vote on these non-issues, but rather vote for the top of the ticket. I believe that he can be a very effective head of the executive department, and, while not extremely strong on any one issue, is a bold character who can say "no" to his party, and more importantly, to Nancy Pelosi.

So, with the McCain/Palin ticket on my ballot...Did I actually do it when I voted? Tune in next time, to hear how I almost didn't vote McCain!

 

[Jaeger]

Tomorrows the big day.

 

[InfiniteMasterEx]

Obama has no "New Job" policy. All he is going to do is create less jobs, by raising the taxes on the large companies that provide many of the jobs in the country.

Uhhh... he is raising tax rates on WEALTHY, not the company profits themselves... eliminating capital gains tax for small business and cutting corporate tax rates for companies THAT CREATE JOBS IN AMERCIA seems more of a job creator than anything. It is not like he is increasing to absurd levels anyways, just back to Clinton-era rates. Not to mention, he is willing to 'fix" NAFTA to "even the playing field" in the labor market.

Source:
http://www.barackobama.com/pdf/taxes/Factsheet_Tax_Plan_FINAL.pdf

Sarah Palin should not affect your vote at _all_.

As a person, she would have very little effect on my vote. However, it is McCain's DECISION to pick her over many other potential candidates (Lieberman, Romney, and Rice come to mind) that makes me question his ability to make sound decisions.

As disappointed as I am with the Bush administration, the Democrat triumvirate stands to do more harm than almost any other political union in American history.

Pelosi, to an extent, and especially Reid are more moderate than most Dems in Congress. They have their own flaws but there are others that are far worse (Newt Gingrich, anyone?)

 

[Cyrus]

I would never use the words "moderate" and "Pelosi" in the same sentence, unless it were to refer to my own state of well-being:

"Go get me a moderate dosage of morphine after playing that Pelosi speech, please."

I would also argue that Gingrich was an excellent Speaker.

 

[InfiniteMasterEx]

I would never use the words "moderate" and "Pelosi" in the same sentence, unless it were to refer to my own state of well-being:

"Go get me a moderate dosage of morphine after playing that Pelosi speech, please."

I would also argue that Gingrich was an excellent Speaker.

Pelosi, on the ENTIRE political spectrum, is definitely on the left. On the other hand, comparing her to other Democrats in Congress, she is arguably less radical. Look at her record; reauthorizing the PATRIOT Act (granted, only parts of it) and continuing funding to Iraqi troops.

And I would like to hear your reasons why Gingrich was an excellent speaker, please. I will admit, the Contract with America was an ingenious plan but that would be before his tenure as Speaker.

 

[PokeDad]

I would never use the words "moderate" and "Pelosi" in the same sentence, unless it were to refer to my own state of well-being:

"Go get me a moderate dosage of morphine after playing that Pelosi speech, please."

I would also argue that Gingrich was an excellent Speaker.

"If combat means living in a ditch, females have biological problems staying in a ditch for thirty days because they get infections and they don't have upper body strength. I mean, some do, but they're relatively rare. On the other hand, men are basically little piglets, you drop them in the ditch, they roll around in it, doesn't matter, you know. These things are very real. On the other hand, if combat means being on an Aegis-class cruiser managing the computer controls for twelve ships and their rockets, a female may be again dramatically better than a male who gets very, very frustrated sitting in a chair all the time because males are biologically driven to go out and hunt giraffes."

-Newt Gingrich, Reinhardt College, January 7, 1995, "Renewing American Civilization."

Gingrich, excellent Speaker, best election laugh yet. Thanks.

 

[drrty byl]

It's easy to make anyone look ridiculous by pulling language out of context. All media information carries with it a certain bias.

Clearly, links to political internet news stories or Wikipedia articles are not "facts"; but rather constructions using preferred perspectives, and which always involve demanding attention. For instance, National Enquirer cover stories aren't always accurate reporting..

All else aside, the question is: Is it possible for Obama to be as catastrophic a failure as George W. Bush was in light of his 2000 election platform? He's just as "inexperienced" and "promising" as Bush was back then.

 

[Articjedi]

Gingrich had the same problem as Clinton, he couldn't keep it in his pants. He had a illegitimate kid, too.