Obama. I hate when people make politics into some kind of rocket science, I prefer using common sense. So I'll keep this simple... Bush was a republican and had a pathetic run in office. McCain is also a republican, and voted with Bush 90% of the time. So therefore I'm voting for Obama because he at least can guarantee change, unlike McCain who appears to be ready to try the same things as Bush (which didn't work to begin with).
There are thousands of reasons why we should vote for McCain but the first 2 are these: 1. McCain has been in politics well over 20+ years, he knows the system, he knows how to run the country, while Obama has something like 100+ days in the senate, and that's it, and yet we're supposed to trust him with running our country? (with 300million people) 2. Obama is a media created idol for people that know no better but to listen constantly to their lies and feed from their propaganda. He has done nothing in this country to make him a good choice for the president. There are at least 5000 men and women in this country that are better candidates than this Obama fella, who only has two things going for him, he's a good speaker, plus he's black* and everyone wants to break the record by voting for the first black president of the US. * Just so everyone knows, I have nothing against African Americans
Agreed. The only reason this isn't a blowout is because some of America doesn't want a black man running the country.
The only reason why it isn't a blowout for McCain is because some of America doesn't want a white guy running the country. The bolded part, was in the usa today article, I think I saw it yesterday or something like that talking about how 95% of African Americans will vote for Obama, and I bet 99% of them are doing it because he's black.
Biden isn't running as far as I know. At least not in this election. It's McCain vs Obama for president of the united states.
I love how Obama is half white, raised by his white mother and white grandparents, only met his black father a few times, yet people label him as "the black guy".
In all seriousness though... Well McCain seems to be of the exact same frame of mind as Bush, the village idiot who has put this country in such a bad spot to begin with. Plus Barack is relatively young though (47), compared to the fossils that usually dominate the government, so that's why he doesn't have that long a tenure in the Senate. I really would rather not trust a guy who thinks like Bush and voted with him to turn things around, when he thinks and generally agrees with the guy who has done such a shitty job as president. Or maybe people like his ideas and what he represents better than this McCain fella. Again, McCain is of the same frame of mind as the Bush clown. You're gonna tell me that Bush had anything right, are you? Why should we trust McCain then? They're basically the same guy. Taking the whole 'we'll try again with the same idea' approach is essentially playing with America. Do we really want to play with the U.S.A.'s fortunes like that? I don't.
Is this the only thing Republicans can hedge on? The fact that Obama's black (even though he's half-white like Thrilla stated), and that he's not a withered, senile fool who hasn't been in the Senate for 40 years and has great-grandchildren? I swear that's the only argument I ever hear. But then I tell this to the Republicans and they threaten to beat me up.
Obama, primarily because of the lack of transparency and openness of government operations under Bush; that the people chosen to lead agencies are not committed to their mission; that the white house has actively censored the work of scientists working in government agencies; that corruption and unethical behavior has run ramapant among republican congressmen. Oh, and also environmental issues are very important to me, and Bush has demonstrated no commitment to protecting it. Let me take that back, I applaud him for naming the northwest hawaii national monument. He deserves credit for that. Secrecy has abounded in the government over the past eight years, and that's not the way things should be. The government--including the decision-making process--belongs to us, the people, and it has been taken from us when covered in this black shroud of secrecy. I have no confidence that this will change at all under McCain.
