it's pretty sad when the only weakness people can find with this man is his religion.
That's the
only weakness you think he has? Heh... Hardly. He's one of the most liberal Senators who ever lived, even left of Hillary. He, like Hillary, wants a socialist type government. He wants
"free" healthcare... Problem? Yeah... We still pay for it down to the last red cent. There's no such thing as "free" in America anymore. It's merely a question of who actually makes the payment.
He wants to
ban guns! That's a Constitutional RIGHT and he wants to simply ban them...
He says pulling all troops from Iraq and "ending" the war is the right answer and he's been in favor of NOT defending America all his political life. The real issue there... We, as a country, elected Democrats in 2006 specifically to end the war... Maybe it's just me, but it would appear... We're still there.
He has fewer than 4yrs experience in a major office and has(like Hillary) never run anything requiring real management on his part.
He's only been an officeholder at all since 1997, meaning he has the least experience of all at the actual issues, regardless the fact everyone involved regularly screws it all up. He knows even less than they on the matters at hand. Well, Hillary has less overall time in office, but she did get info from a former governer and President of the USA, her husband.
He's apparently a strong believer in global warming too. I can't stand that. Last yr(or 06), not one, but 2 global warmining meetings were
cancelled due to inclement weather. It was too
cold! How can you believe in global warming when there's ridiculously little real evidence to support it? Yet people do. I'm in FL right now... I live here. It's in the 50's. Global warming? I think not. Usually it's 70+ this time of yr.
Last yr, he was rated "the most liberal Senator" by the National Journal(a right wing paper). It had done 26 annual ratings before. I don't want a liberal in charge of
anything, let alone the highest/strongest political office in the world.
The Americans for Democratic Action(ADA) used 60 votes to measure the liberalism of a legislator... Obama voted "non-liberal" only 1 time of those 60.
Many here are making this argument, most "against" instead of for. He's definitely
NOT a Muslim! Not even close, although his name would suggest otherwise. Even though he also supports the likes of Louis Farrahkan<sp>. He's a Christian, but not a very strong one in the least.
Obama has shown through his support and actions, he's an elitist, yet very much pro black. He endorses things like the NAACP and his former pastor. He's got an excellent education, as does his wife. Both, however, talk down to others as if that education literally makes them better.
He wants to
raise taxes... That isn't simply to say he wants to eliminate tax cuts which have proven to work to help our economy, but he wants to actually raise them for everyone who pays, including the hardest workers(mostly middle-class).
And you think his religion is the only drawback? Either you support those half-baked ideals as well, or you haven't done your homework.
if you read the holy quran and stop going by what everybody else says it is a peaceful religion and praises peace.
While this is certainly true, it's the extremists who run the religion for the most part. We cannot afford to mistakenly forget that fact.
either we are fubared for another 4 years no matter what. i hear austrailia is nice this time of year.
I like some other countries... This one, however, is my home and I won't live elsewhere by choice. I see the concern like most of us, but it's up to us to make the changes, not our Congress.
I won't vote for Hillary because... Well, she's Hillary and is as out of reality as Obama on the same side.
In the next election, I will likely cast my vote for McCain. A reason above others... He's not as liberal as the Democrats and doesn't want to give my hard earned money to those who essentially don't deserve a dime of it to begin with.
For those who think it will merely be another 4yrs of Bush if McCain is elected... I cannot agree. He's very different from all indications. He supports the tax cuts he once voted against... Because he has seen them work and he has heard his states' voters tell him what they want him to support. He's changed positions on the border situation. He again listened to those who elected him, which caused that change of heart.
He supports finishing the job in Iraq, and wherever else it needs to be done. He won't run from the war and Democrats want to run away, as they have since the 1970's.
Aside from those issues, he has a large contrast from Bush in areas as well. He also supports concerns over global warming. Bush has little concern there in reality, and I appluad the fact. McCain though, unlike Democrats, supports nuclear power strongly. Also, unlike Democrats, McCain wants other nations to shoulder the burden as we do, not fall back like China(for example) does currently. He supports drilling for oil in America as well. At this time, we need our oil.
He doesn't support border security as strongly as he should, but wants to do something more than Bush, or Democrats at large. He does support the 2nd Ammendment, which could help in regard to our borders, and probably will at some point.
One thing he isn't, imho... a conservative. He's fiscally conservative, but otherwise, not so much.
He does believe that families should be in charge of their healthcare, not the Congress and not the healthcare provider and not the insurance companies. He also believes in slowing the cost increases of medical treatment by preventing frivilous lawsuits, something Bush has actually pushed for, but Democrats are against.
Perhaps most importantly to me personally, John McCain doesn't believe that you or I should become
more dependent upon our government. This is one major reason I do not support either Obama or Clinton. Each would have us under their respective thumb for the rest of our lives, expecting our government to make the right choices for us, which they have proven for 40yrs already, they are incapable of doing.
There is even more, but anyone can look up the respective candidates to see where they stand on various issues. I hope more people do exactly that. GET AND STAY INVOLVED! Even a little bit(like me) can help.