Wednesday, October 22, 2008

I want Barack Obama to win!

As the voting season is here and we are bombarded by news stories, if you can call it news, it sounds more like a couple of immature poo-poo throwing. I have looked at the different facets and histories of the candidates and their running mates and come to the conclusion that I want Barack Obama and Joe Biden to win. Here are some of the reasons why.

FOREIGN POLICY:
Yes, I know, Barack Obama does not have as much experience with foreign policy, but that's where his running mate Joe Biden can really shine. As the go to guy for experts across the board, Biden brings in a level of experience and grit that the other party cannot match.

Senator John McCain has served in the military and was a POW and that is unfortunate, but at the end of the day, his forerunner and partymate, George W. Bush has almost single-handedly ruined the perception of the United States across the world. I have been fortunate enough to have traveled to other countries over the past twelve years and I have seen first hand how other people's perceptions have changed in the past eight years. Additionally, I have friends from other countries and although the U.S. may have never won a Ms. Congeniality pageant, we are now not going to be invited to any parties either. Regarding Sarah Palin, she knows that Alaska is between Russia and Canada. That's about it. Way to go, Sarah.

ECONOMY:
Joe the Plumber, Joe the Plumber, Joe the Plumber. First of all, Joe is not a plumber, second of all, according to the USA Today, Joe the not-plumber would benefit more from Obama's plan than McCain's, yet remains the poster child for McCain.

Obama has an Ivy League education, knows how to organize communities and works to develop everybody. The current administration and McCain's plan continues to have 5% of the population receive 90% of the money. That's not something I like.

GAY ISSUES:
Neither candidate is supportive of marriage, but Obama supports civil unions, while McCain does not.

ABORTION:
I believe that abortion should be made available in cases of rape, incest or serious liability to the mother's life. Sarah Palin does not share those ideas, she believes that her unwed pregnant teenage daughter should not have an abortion under any of the above reasons.

INTANGIBLES:
McCain has a whiny voice, Obama has a strong voice.
Sarah Palin's accent is hella annoying.
Negative ads from McCain are very unbecoming, and are streching to make tangential/unrelated topics the main focus.

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