Get ready boyz...coming atcha from the left (not the far left mind you) ....and its going to be long winded and I apologize for that in advance
If you don't have much time just read the last sentence
When it comes down to the 3 most important things to me, its a clear choice who should be president.
Here they are in order of importance:
1) Economy
2) War on "terror"
3) Dependance on foreign oil
I don't care that McCain left his first wife b/c she got disfigured or that Obama went to a church and had a pastor who preached crazy chit. These are all partisan attacks that divert us from the issues. This isn't a personality contest (or is it?). Just because someone is a war hero doesn't mean they know how to solve the problems of the world.
These are the 3 that I believe the Democratic ticket will act on in a more positive way than the other Republicans.
Speaking of a lack of knowledge of foreign affairs, McCain and his vast military experience and knowledge believed Iraq would be a "relatively easy" victory attainable in "a very short amount of time." If you don't call that out of touch I just don't know what to call it.
Especially armed with the hindsight of his participation and heroic efforts in Vietnam - which he still doesn't think Vietnam was a mistake by the way..... raise your hand if you think Vietnam was a positive experience for the US - do I get any takers on that? Thank God my dad made it back from that quagmire or I would not be here. And trust me he almost didn't.
I believe the cost of so-called victory in Iraq outwieghs the benefits. Is it attainable? No one knows for sure. If it is attainable how long and how many lives would be lost? McCain summed it up nicely at the end of the debate last night. It is something we don't know. I think we should go after a real victory and that is targeting the terrorists no matter where they are.
Energy - Palin's husband works for an oil company. We need to do away with these conflicts of interest for a while. Especially at a time when a great deal of emphasis needs to be put on changing our entire fuel infrastructure and way of thinking when it comes to how we get from place to place. Obama has lofty goals to get it done in 10 years as I'm sure you've heard him say. How easy it is to sit back and say "impossible" but just look at history. Where we were 100 years ago. The advancements we've made in 100 years are down right phenomenal. I'll say it again PHENOMENAL. Change starts with somebody who has big goals and is focused on accomplishing those goals. I don't get the warm fuzzies that McCain the military man and Palin who feeds her family with a paycheck from an oil company will do much for our long term energy crisis - other than put it off on the next generation to deal with. And "my friends" by then it will be too late.
What we should be doing is identifying the most important issues on our minds, listening to their proposals and deciding who will do the best job.
I still love you guys.....and I'd take a bullet for any one of ya....but your all eratic, out of control and downright dangerous. LOL
