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Election Day (Tuesday, November 4th):
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Or - Vote Early (in Person):
(It has already begun!)
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Or - Request a Mail-in Absentee Ballot (Request ballot by Oct 20!):
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Or – The Obama Campaign has an excellent site to help you through the whole process:
Why Vote?
Your vote will be amplified.
The past to elections have been close. This one looks to be the same way. Yours could be the one that makes the difference.
This is important!
Our nation is in trouble and things can continue to get worse.
Vote for Who?
Make your own decisions, but the correct answer is...
Vote for Obama
This should not be surprise to any of you who have talked to me. You don't need to and should not decide who to vote for based on "change," "celebrities," "hope," "lipstick," crazy preachers, phony controversies or any of the marketing B.S. that the campaigns put out. This is too important for that. Don't let that silly stuff get in the way. All you need to do is take a logical look at the facts, issues, and the statistics of the policies of the candidates and how they will affect the country.
Why Obama?
Because I said so? But really, many reasons. See below for a few points.
Economy
This issue alone should be worthwhile enough to set aside all the hype, propaganda, and marketing that the campaigns are putting out.
Fiscal Policy
We need a fiscal conservative:
The Republican Party has been corrupted by fake conservatives. McCain is even worse than Bush, he will continue to spend borrowed money on more wars and tax breaks to the richest. Our debt is going to crush us: [Link]. And these numbers are before the federal bailouts now over $1 Trillion. But no need to worry it is just the largest nationalization in U.S. history. Just because socialization benefits the rich does not make it better, it is still socialization [Link].
PAYGO
Pay-as-you-go rules (PAYGO) is a simple law that says that any increases in spending must be meet by cuts in spending somewhere else. They were put into effect in 1991 and were in effect until they were gutted in 2001 and allowed to expire in 2002 (Notice any trend in the debt during those years?) [Link]. Obama voted to reinstate PAYGO every year he was in the Senate and has made it part of his policy. [Link]
Tax Policy
Three criteria you can measure the success of a Tax Policy:
I. Larger tax cuts for more people
II. Smaller impact on the Federal Budget (Fiscal Conservative)
III. Personal benefit.
I. Obama gives larger tax cuts to more Americans (see above image).
Advantage: Obama
II. Obama's tax plan has smaller impact on the budget. McCain's tax plan will hit the federal budget for an additional $4.5 Trillion over the next 10 years [Link]. Alan Greenspan says we cannot afford the McCain Tax cuts, and Paul Volcker (Greenspan's predecessor) has straight up endorsed Obama [Link]. Advantage: Obama
III. I would say this is the least important to me because the first two points will be what will improve the economy. After all, a rising tide raises all boats. But I don't even have to test my own personal greed because: For me and over 80% of Americans, Advantage: Obama
Other Economic Indicators:
Since 1900, Democratic presidents have produced a 12.3 percent annual total return on the S&P 500, but Republicans only an 8 percent return.
But you don't have to take my word for it, ask an economist, or how about 500 of them. They prefer Obama 2 to 1 (59% to 31%). [Link]
Resumes
Education
Obama:
Occidental College - Two years.
Columbia University - B.A. political science with a specialization in international relations.
Harvard - Juris Doctor (J.D.) Magna Cum Laude, President of the Harvard Law Review
Biden:
University of Delaware - B.A. in history and B.A. in political science.
Syracuse University College of Law - Juris Doctor (J.D.)
McCain:
United States Naval Academy - Class rank 894 of 899
Palin:
Hawaii Pacific University - 1 semester
North Idaho College - 2 semesters - general study
University of Idaho - 2 semesters - journalism
Matanuska-Susitna College - 1 semester
University of Idaho - 3 semesters - B.A. in journalism
Previous Experience
Obama:
4 yrs US Senate
8 yrs Illinois Senate
12 yrs Constitutional Law Professor - University of Chicago
Biden:
36 yrs US Senate,
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations,
Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary
McCain:
21 yrs US Senate
4 yrs US House
Palin:
2 yrs Governor of Alaska
6 yrs Mayor of Wasilla (population 7,025)
4 yrs Wasilla City Council
Making Politics even nastier, and losing your interest
I was a McCain fan, I thought he would restore some respect to the political process. I thought he maintain some of his stances he took 8 years ago that separated him from the neo-cons. I was wrong. The McCain Campaign is giving politics a bad name. Not an easy task. [Link] [Link] There are also many conservatives that are pleading for a vote for Obama [Link][Link][Link][Link].
Bad things happen when good people don't vote. People get turned off by the negative campaigning and stop paying attention, and will not research the candidate as much as they would. I don't blame you. However it is your duty to do the research and vote for the best candidate for the country. Search for the facts that matter to you in the election, ignore the drama.
So many more reasons to learn and vote…
I am tired of typing for now.
There are still many more issues out there: Foreign Policy, Healthcare, Environment, Education…
Do a search on the issues that are most important to you and get the facts for yourself. Your country needs you.
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