With the presidential election nearing, the pressure has been raised on Americans to pick their next president for the next four years. Do we want a democrat? Do we want a republican? So many questions on both candidates, but I believe that only one will get the job done right for the next 4 years, or even beyond that.
The topic that keeps coming up over and over on McCain verses Obama has to do with who has more experience in the world. It is undeniable that McCain has much more world experience over all. American needs someone who knows what he’s talking about and knows what it’s like out there, verses someone who talks the talk but has never walked the walk.
McCain has been in war, nearly losing his life, defending our nation. That shows that country does come first in his book, and that’s the way it should be.
McCain has much greater points than Senator Obama does on many topics. His plan to lower illegal immigration in the United States, which causes tax-payers millions of dollars each year, his plan for a greener, cleaner country and world, and much more.
The war in Iraq is a topic that never seems to go away.
The thing that so many people do not understand is that the troops have chosen to defend this country. It is not like the government walks around knocking on people’s doors, telling them they are on the next plane to Afghanistan tomorrow morning. It is no one’s choice but their own on if they sign the papers saying that you’re joining the service. They have decided to defend this country, and no one made that choice for them. What is made for them is where they go, when they do it, and how they do it. That does not mean that the government forces you to join the service.
If we pull the troops out of Iraq and Afghanistan, as Obama proposes, then we will look very weak towards other countries and appear as an easy target. It will be a mess trying to pull all the troops out, and if we came to Iraq and Afghanistan planning to get the job done, then we need to stay until we get the job done. Our country does not need to be full of lies promising things that aren’t going to happen. We were promised that we would get it done in Iraq and Afghanistan, and we will do just that. America does not need to look weak at this time, especially during this economic crisis. We are a huge target now with the economy slowly declining. Although this is being felt all over the world, it is effecting us greatly.
The economic crisis is of course a problem that has come up suddenly and recently, and Americans want answers from our candidates. Americans do not want someone in office who will do nothing about this, and sit back watching it all fall apart. They need someone who will do something about it.
President Bush has started working on fixing the crisis, but he will be in office for only a mere less than four more months. One of our candidates needs a successful plan as to fix this. I believe that McCain has the best plan as to fixing this problem.
True, we have had a republican in office for the past eight years, and it has been a good eight years. Yes, there were the ups and downs, but it was over-all great. If we suddenly change from a republican in office to a democrat, things could change fast and for the worst.
I completely disagree. Obama has experience. He went to college then law school where he was the first African-American president of the Law Review. He moved to Chicago and has experience working with multi-ethnic multi-religious groups to address poverty, crime and unemployment in Chicago. He served in the Illinois Senate for 8 years and the US Senate for 4. He is young and vibrant. He has served the people.
Obama has a better environmental plan than McCain. He seeks to create needed jobs by greening America with new energy and environmental technologies that will serve us in the 21st century. He is willing to consider nuclear fuel, off-shore drilling, and clean coal technology but will make a well-educated decision that will benefit our country and the world both economically and environmentally. I want a president who is smart and who will consider everything before making a decision. Obama will do that. McCain admits himself that he is prone to making rash decisions.
On Iraq, Obama is not proposing that we immediately withdraw. What he is proposing is that we have a plan for withdrawal. 2000 days ago Bush said that we were done in Iraq — mission accomplished. If that is the case, then why do we still have so many troops there? All Obama wants to do is make an educated decision about when and where to use our powerful military forces. He wants to plan an exit strategy for Iraq so that our military servants can home safely to be with their families before they are called upon to serve again in some other capacity. That is not such a bad thing!
Finally, Obama has already addressed the economic crisis. He continues to meet with people from both parties who are experts on economics to frame solutions to our nation’s desperate economic conditions. Meanwhile, McCain seems to be spending his time making angry accusations towards Obama and playing into people’s veiled fears about having a black man run our country.
I for one believe that anyone who actually studies the facts rather than listening to the rhetoric would prefer Obama. He is quite simply the only one who seems willing to work with people of all races and all parties to form viable solutions to our very real problems.
I say, HOPE is the answer. And, Barack Obama, a hard-working and thoughtful public servant gives me HOPE. I can’t vote, but if I could I would vote for Obama.
This is a really badly written article. Plus, you’re clearly delusional if you think a trillion dollar debt is “over-all-great”. Stop writing politics please.