
Originally Posted by
Skyler
I voted for Obama and I am proud of it. McCain was not "bad", but the bottom line is he has reached the life expectancy of the average American, which meansthe clock has really started ticking as to "he could die any day". You match that by the fact that he already has a bad heart, and then you want to put him in the highest stress related job in the world? I have seen young youthful looking men go into office and come out looking grey haired and beaten up. Bottom line, he would have died in office. Which means Palin (same woman who can hardly get through an interview or speach) would be the woman you have decided to trust with the well being of the nation, and not to mention you are also giving her access to nulcear launch codes.
Maybe we can stick to talking about their positions on policy, and not so much on external factors which really have absolutely no bearing on McCain's ability to govern the country. Therein lies the problem with most American's, they are so focused about what haircut Mitt Romney has, how nice Obama's 3 piece suit is, what dress Palin is wearing, and they completely disregard the only things that matter, which are their qualifications, policy positions, and VOTING RECORD. Forget all that garbage you just mentioned, it is completely inconsequential in the election of a President.
Now, those being the reasons why I would not have voted for McCain, I also believe that the main problem with the downward spiral this country has been on for a LONG time has been that nearly every president is a photo copy of the guy before him.
Obama was the first breath of fresh air this nation has seen since the time of the original presidents.
He said he would do all these great things, then, he ACTUALLY ATTEMPTS TO DO ALL OF THEM, one by one, and guess what?
What has he done or accomplished that he stated he would do in his campaign?
*He said he would end the war. Instead, he sent 30,000 more troops into Afghanistan. He has increased war funding.
*He promised that before any bill would be voted on, there would be enough time to read it and understand it. Instead, he tried to jam a 2,600 page piece of legislation through the House in 3 days. (Referring to his healthcare reform)
*He promised transparency in government. Instead, he kept the photos of tortured Guantanamo detainee's classified. Additionally, instead of actually prosecuting WAR CRIMINALS like Bush and Cheyney, he made empty meaningless statements like "We should be moving forward, not focusing on the past." Maybe I'm crazy, but I'm of the opinion that crimes against humanity have no statute of limitations, and that American principles DEMAND that those tortured detainee's have justice.
All you hardcore republicans that are still butt-hurt over the fact that he won (referring to the ones in congress) REFUSE to allow any of his attempts to change this country for the better to go into effect.
Is that serious? The Democrats have a veto proof majority in the House and the Senate. In what way are Republicans blocking what he is doing? Obama does not require bi-partisan support to pass legislation. What you fail to recognize, or maybe you're in denial, is that MANY Democrats in the House voted AGAINST his health care reform, because they know it was a bad bill. So it is not just Republicans, but members of his OWN PARTY which "blocked" his attempts to 'change the country for the better.' It says a lot when members of your own party vote against you.
Its like jerking off, then getting mad that your hands got sticky. Thats the way it looks when all the die hard republicans stand in the way of any of the things he is trying to do, then try to preach to all your friends and neighbors that he hasn't done any of the things he has promised to do.
No, that is the worst analogy that I have ever heard. You are obfuscating extremely complex political concepts and ideologies. Republican's vote against his legislation because it is antithetical to the beliefs and political ideology of Republican's. His legislation is taking the country in a direction that the Republican representatives, and more importantly the CONSTITUENTS of the representatives do not agree with. So, just because Republicans are holding true to their values, and voting mostly the way their constituents have asked them to vote, does not mean that they are blocking legislation from Obama, just so that they can say he hasn't accomplished anything. Once again, Democrats have veto proof majority's in the House and Senate, they do not require bi-partisan support of legislation for it to pass.
I don't think he is perfect, I am not under the illusion (as some are) that he can change the country over night, and fix all our problems. In the end, they are ALL politicians, which means theyt are lying about something, and have their own agenda. The fact that so many people are trying to bash him because he hasn't been able to do 10 years worth of things after just a year in office is rediculous though, especially when you remember that as long as congress is being stubbern, they won't allow him to do anything.
So long as you recognize that the Congress you are speaking about who is being stubborn, and not allowing him to do anything, are the members of HIS OWN PARTY.
Step back, look at the big picture, take all factors into consideration, and reevaluate the situation. If you apsolutely have to be mad at somebody because change hasn't happened, then don't blame the one guy who is actually trying to make it happen, blame the other half of congress that won't allow it to happen.
And once again, the Democrats have veto proof majority's in House and Senate, and therefore, the only people you can blame for not allowing "change" to happen is the Democrats themselves, who have voted against Obama's legislation. Republicans do not have enough seats to block his legislation, not until this coming November at least.
Just my opinions. Hope nobody thought I was taking shots at them or their personal opinions by expressing mine. Don't want to step on any toes.