Don't feel obligated to answer, but who are you voting for and why? To be honest, I can't stand McCain, and was leaning towards Obama...yes Obama. That was until he became just like any other politician and picked that A-hole Biden as a running mate. Now I'm just confused as to who to vote for, and if I can't make up my mind I may not vote at all this year, because to be completely honest and logical. whoever it is, will they really make a difference anyway?
Don't want to start a big political storm, just looking for some thoughts.
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I'm definitely voting for obama (big surprise.) and wayne, let me say this: PLEASE VOTE (and get your wife to register to vote, please!) pennsylvania is a huge swing state and your votes WILL count. hell, register justin and collin too. that being said, and I'm not trying to sway you either way, vote for obama.
here's why I'm voting for him:
1. he's young, hot and black!
2. seriously though, although it sounds cliche, we NEED CHANGE. george w. and the current administration have done very few things right in the past 8 years. america can't afford four more years of the same shortsighted, backward policies.
3. obama will get the troops out of iraq and into afganistan and pakistan where we should have been concentrating our efforts four years ago.
4. obama's social and domestic policies are more in line with my beliefs (affordable healthcare for all americans, pro-choice, restructuring the educational system, making college affordable, tax incentives that actually HELP the middle class and families, equal pay for women)
5. obama's committed to environmental issues (mccain dropped his position on climate change to fall in line with the republican platform.)
6. biden has over 20 years of foreign policy experience and will be a great asset to obama
7. I've never felt so inspired and excited by a candidate until obama started running for president. michael chabon, one of my favorite authors, articulates what I feel better than I ever could in this article he wrote in the washington post (please take the time to read it, it's incredible):
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/03/AR2008020302526.html
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Pats, while I agree with the country needing change, I don't see it coming from Biden. His "experience" is exactly what has stopped me from voting to begin with. I'm gong to research Biden's voting record some, but I just wished Obama had picked someone with less experience screwing up America. (That's the way I see political "experience", how badly you have already messed us up and keep getting reelected.)
I'll keep you informed of what I'm doing, but I can assure you of one thing....I am NOT voiting for McCain.
I'm voting for Obama, IN FLORIDA BITCHES!! I'm still a resident of that fine hanging chad of a state, and now I'm happy about it. As to why I'm voting for B.O.
Well, it's funny. I've actually watched a lot of speeches from 2006 from both Hillary and Obama because the recent speeches have pretty much been pandering to win the election. I don't necessarily think this is a bad thing, as you have to win the election before you get to do anything. The 2006 speeches are, I think, closer to what Obama actually thinks as they took place before the run up to nomination and election. They are also fantasticly written and delivered. The main points I liked from these speeches were:
1. Getting out of Iraq, responsibly but with a definite time table. Also, though it may have been a bit short-sighted, Obama's comments about crossing the border into Pakistan to pursue terrorists. I think it showed him to be focusing on the problem of terrorism's non-nation-linked ability to evade by crossing into other nations. It puts the onus on whichever country the terrorists run to to deal with the problem as opposed to Dubyas failed policy of nation building by invasion.
2. Obama's remarks about the current administration's violations of the Constitution. It gave me hope that Obama understands the limits imposed by the Constitution and the reasons why.
3. Our current administration has done away with its science advisor and has consistently politicized and misrepresented scientific findings to the country. Obama and Hillary have both made wonderful speeches on the role science must play in the future, and the proper relationship between gov. and the scientific community.
4. In '06 Obama made a wonderful speech about what it means to live in a pluralistic society, and what that means about the role of religious belief in the political environment. It's one of the best speeches I have ever heard from a politician on the subject, and though he has recently pissed me off with talk about supporting Bush's "faith-based initiatives," I still believe th '06 speech gets closer to his true opinions.
5. He's pro-choice. Any candidate who bows to right-wing social policy will never get my vote.
6. I actually like the selection of Biden. Biden has a boatload of foreign policy experience, which was the one place Obama was lacking. Obama saw a problem and addressed it. It doesn't feel like pandering to voters as Biden is from Delaware (not a swing state). It seems like he made a decision that would benefit the country, not the election.
I'll try and post links to a few of the speeches when I get some time. But for now, that's my 2 cents.
Also,(I can't believe I forgot this one) there is the distinct possibility that the next administration will have to appoint three new Supreme Court justices, and I don't want to see conservative justices on the bench. Especially with an increasing movement to re-evaluate Roe v. Wade, the issue of gay rights, and the increasing need to define the separation of church and state.
wayne, just wanted to say that I'm so glad you posted your blog entry. it's wonderful to know that my family is really concerned about the future of our country and curious about what each of us is thinking and feeling about the election. thanks for opening this dialogue.
and bob, I'm so glad your voting for obama and love and agree with all of your comments. did you get a chance to read the link I posted (michael chabon's article)?
did you guys see obama's speech tonight? truly inspiring. made me proud to be an american and hopeful for the future.
I saw the speech, too. Thought it was great. It will be nice to have an actual orator for president instead of a bumbling stutterer with a Texas drawl.
Here is one of the speeches that I think is just absolutely brilliant, and pretty damn ballsy for someone vying for P.o.t.u.s
It's good
Going to read Chabon's article right now.
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