A Question to Democrats?

I'm an independent, but I plan on voting for Obama.

I plan to vote for Obama because he is well traveled, well educated, intelligent, comes from humble beginnings and has worked his way to the top.

Obama epitomizes the American Dream. Work hard, and you can move up. McCain has certainly worked hard, and I don't want to downplay his experiences. His POW experience is certainly significant, but I'm afraid he is still living in Vietnam mentally. I read parts of McCain's book, "Why Courage Matters", and honestly it made me a little nervous about what he thinks are the most important priorities for the nation.

On the other hand, after reading parts of Obama's book, "The Audacity of Hope" I realized that he is incredibly intelligent, he doesn't see things as black and white, and he can address complicated issues with the understanding that there will always be some give and take.

Because it's been proven time and time again that the Republican philosophy doesn't work and the Democratic philosophy does work.

FDR, the only person elected President 4 times, brought this country out of a huge hole that the Republican philosophy created. Bill Clinton and the Third Way philosophy built America up after 12 years of huge deficits and the national debt rising from $1 trillion in 1980 to $4.1 trillion in 1992.

90% of our national debt, which doesn't include the $1-$3 trillion Iraq war, was generated by Regan and the Bushes. Without that debt we wouldn't have to make $400+ billion in interest payments every year. Some of that money could be used to pay down our debt, build up Social Security and Medicare, and the rest could go in our pockets. Almost half of our debt is money that's owed to Social Security.

Instead, we have even more deficits ahead, our national debt keeps getting larger because of huge deficits, we continue borrowing from SS, our money is getting weaker, and our economy produces less money for the government to work with.

Our money is also further diluted by bailing out investment banks and the like, that got into the same trouble that companies were allowed to get into before the Great Depression.

John McCain and his failed philosophy has only decided that America is in a financial bind in the last 30 hours, or so.

This is not the kind of person and philosophy that prevents problems, it's the kind that only becomes interested in a problem when they are trying to get elected, even though the problem has been staring them in the face for several years.

An ounce of Democratic prevention is worth a pound of

Republican cure.

(FDR successfully led us through a huge world war where we were fighting Germany, Italy, and Japan, while America was getting back on it's feet.)

(The Federal Government brought in about $1.87 trillion in tax dollars this year. $230 billion is borrowed from Social Security, which adds to our debt, and $400+ billion of the $1.87 trillion is used to make interest payments. 22% of the money we pay in taxes just vanishes into thin air. $200 billion of our interest payments are because of the last 7 years of deficits. Our Iraq war payments are not included in the $400+ billion.)

Why do you feel that we would consider it demeaning or condescending to support Obama? Even without assigning blame the the current disastrous state of our economy, John McCain seems completely unprepared to handle it. Today Obama gave a speech outlining specific steps that need to be taken. McCain said the economy is fundamentally sound and wants to form a commission to "study" what is wrong. Our health care system is the most expensive and among the least effective in the industrialized world. Obama has laid out specific plans to address this while McCain wants to eliminate the tax deduction for employers who provide health care and offers credit that will not come close to covering the loss of coverage. It's a little thing, but McCain's "Bomb, Bomb, Bomb, Bomb, Bomb Iran tells me he is not qualified to be the leader of the free world...this is not something that should ever be joked about! I am also a little older, and I have seen the politics of hope as espoused by Obama and the politics of fear as espoused by the Republican party. I prefer hope to fear and intimidation. Let's face it the Republican agenda has not worked out well for most Americans.

Im not a registered Democrat but I tend to vote for that party (I have voted for Republicans and actually voted for McCain as my state senator in the past).

I was on the fence a few months ago concerning the election. I distrust all this talk about "change" because it sounds naive and I dont believe one person can do everything Obama plans to do. BUT the issues I care very deeply for like education and youth issues and the environment are not covered satisfactorily by what McCain says and votes for as a senator. In fact, Im concerned with how education has been lacking from the conversation.

I also respect that Obama went to speak to evangelical Christians and argued that abstinence only education has shown not to work and there needs to be a better solution. Thats a difficult thing to talk to a group on an issue you know they will disagree with- but I admire that he stuck to his guns and I believe that he might actually follow through on his talk (at least on this issue).

So, yes I find it bothersome to have all these zombies chanting change but Im not impressed by McCain's stance on the issues and as much as I worry about Obama at least we have similiar ideas on the issues I care about.

I like Obamas position on so called "right to work" legislation. I'm afraid McCain would try to make it a national law and that has led to lower wages in every state it has become law and is popular with most Republicans. I dislike it very much. I know Palin is not for this and I feel better about her for it. If I could support Obama this would be a big reason why but I put National security above all else and I only trust McCain/Palin on this issue so I'll vote for them instead of Obama.

Obama's a leader where McCain's only a manager. That's important - a leader is able to inspire confidence in his followers and show them a dream that they're willing to work hard towards.

America has too long been at odds with each other. That's destructive to a nation. Obama's the only candidate that's saying, "Enough of this crap - we're all Americans, let's act like it". I find that very refreshing.

A leader has to be able to inspire confidence in his worldwide counterparts. Bush has actively destroyed that confidence and McCain's not even on the radar for them. But Obama's got the confidence of 80 PERCENT of the world's population - that's amazing.

We remember Kennedy, too and he looks like the Second Coming. And we've been waiting so long for America to stop being afraid and to come out of hiding. Obama's not afraid.

His ideas are sound, even if they sound radical to many of you. The rest of the world has recognized systemic racism and is dealing with it - in Canada, where I am, we've been dealing with it for 35 years and, believe me, you'll like yourselves a lot better after you do.

His health care ideas are good ones. America is the only member of the G8 that does not have a national health care plan. It's unbelievable that a country that pays so much lip service to the importance of being an American would allow its citizens to be ruined by one illness. It's time for you to join the rest of us in the future. Trust me, you'll love it.

If America wasn't so insular, you would see how truly primitive some of your concepts are. Obama proposes sex education, something that Canadians take for granted. It WORKS. Teen pregnancies and abortions go down when kids learn consequences. Your kids aren't being taught about sex at home - that's obvious. They can learn about it in school or they can learn about it from their friends - your choice. (But pick the schools)

The Iraqi war was a travesty. McCain's talking about a potential war with Iran - you'd get KILLED, Iran's no pushover. And Palin's talking about a war with RUSSIA. NOBODY defeats Russia, not since Genghis Khan. So they're talking about getting you into possibly 2 wars that YOU CANNOT WIN. Madness.

Obama;s suggesting that you talk instead of fight - now, there's an idea. Syria's just drooling at the thought of being allowed to talk to the US - they've wanted an excuse to get away from Iran for years, and they're the key to defeating Hamas and Hezbollah. So talk to them, like Obama wants to. It'll work where nothing else will.

Those are the main reasons I support Obama. The change in Washington is good if he can do it - it's a process that will take years.

But to make change, you have to first have a leader who sees change and knows the solutions or at least has a pretty good idea of where he wants to go. I don't see that in McCain - he's directionless.

But I do see it in Obama.

by skill of actuality the people interior the Democratic celebration have disagreements. no longer basically like the kool-help controlled Republican celebration. For the n00bs under me, Republicans had a majority for in simple terms approximately 11 years (1995-2006) and that they did no longer bypass any form of reform. they did no longer even think of of roughly it. a minimum of the Democrats concept approximately it. you're addicted to stupidity... And thats why I even have been given a thumbs down, by skill of actuality i'm no longer addicted to stupidity

He voted against the Iraq war. He voted for the new GI bill Mcain did not. He voted to increase funding on post traumatic stress syndrome which Mcain voted against.

Mcain voted against equal work equal pay and Obama voted for it.

I know I'm posting info that favors Obama but those are the votes that I remember.

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It's my right to vote for whoever the hell I want too. I'm tired of playing these games because you're not serious. You neocoans asked these questions and you NEVER pick an Obama supporters answer for best answer!! This question is just to bash Senator Obama with nasty and mean answers from the Right. :))

They are both pretty worthless

We should all just vote Libertarian