Why Elect Barack Obama
by: Ironside

Do you really not know what Barack Obama stands for as a politician as the main stream media claims? Well even if that's the case, with what the American People have witnessed in the past seven and a half years, wouldn't we be better off taking a chance on the unknown rather than the status quo, when we've seen how that has dragged this nation into the gutter of despair? Isn't no credit better than bad credit? One thing we do know for certain is that two Americans that really love this country are running for the highest office in the land. The biggest question is which one has the solutions to fix what the Bush Administration has broken? Sure the others running for president love this country too, but let's focus on the two with a realistic shot winning it.

The US dollar is down.
Wages are down.
Inflation is at its highest pace since 1991.
Unemployment is up.
Our government is in the pocket of BIG OIL.
We're bogged down in Iraq while the real war on terror goes largely neglected.
New home construction sales are down.
Existing home sales are down.
Home foreclosures are up.
Fuel costs are up.
Grocery costs are up.
We now have deficits instead of projected surplus.
We owe China half a trillion dollars.
Healthcare has been forgotten.
Medicare benefits have taken a hit.

John McCain has served 26 years in the Senate. The American People know what his voting record is all about. He's clearly part of the problem that's led us to where we are today. The question is, what is Barack Obama all about. The answer is really simple with a little research. Obama has helped create new laws in Illinois as a State Legislator and he's made enough votes as a U.S. Senator for the American People to know what kind of politician he is. (See below)

 Obama with the help of a Democratic Senate and Congress will bring us back to where we were during the Clinton years... Peace and prosperity. The Republicans were given their chance. They had total control of the Senate, Congress and the Whitehouse for six years and they blew it. It’s time to see what the Democrats can do.

We need to bring back 'Made in the USA' and eliminate the likes of lead painted toys for our children and contaminated food products for our families.

Obama said that he'll rescind the Bush tax cuts for the mega-wealthy and corporate America. He’ll instead give tax cuts to anybody earning less than $225,000 a year. He'll replace tax breaks to companies taking their business to China or India for cheap labor labeled as “free trade” with tax cuts for the companies keeping jobs in America and employing the Americans People here at home.

When was the last time you called for support on a product you’ve purchased and got somebody in India or some other foreign country on the phone, instead of an American citizen? It's been too long and that has to end now!

The more John McCain talks about foreign policy the more he sounds as uninformed about it as he is with the economy. McCain’s solution to every International crisis is with the use of Military might; as if we haven't spilt enough blood and don’t already owe China enough of our treasure for the two conflicts we’re currently involved in.

Bush goes to war and justifiably so in Afghanistan after the 9/11 attacks. He then takes his eyes off the eight ball and exploits 9/11 by misleading the nation into war with Iraq with misrepresentations, faulty and fabricated  intelligence, and outright lies. The two wars become more expensive than the United States can afford, so he borrows the money from China at a tune of $500,000,000,000 (that's half a trillion dollars). But, he remembers his good buddies in corporate America with no-bid contracts in Iraq and tax cuts for the mega-wealthy.

George Bush had utilized his veto powers in his first 6 years of office only one time. During that 6 year period the Senate and Congress were made up of a Republican majority. He's utilized his veto powers 11 times in the past 18 months. In those 18 months the Senate and Congress had a small Democrat majority, making impossible to over-ride a veto without Republican support. It requires 2/3 of a majority to over-ride a presidential veto.

This has made it very difficult (or virtually impossible) for the Democrats to repair in 18 months what it took the Republicans 6 years to break. However, with the next election will come more seats gained by the Democrats in the House and Senate, as well as winning the Whitehouse. Hopefully America can recover from this disastrous and irresponsible Administration that John McCain has voted in support of time and time again.

If you think America is heading in the right direction, by all means, vote for John McCain. If you think we need to do something different to get our economy rolling again, then I’d suggest you vote for Barack Obama.

Ron Paul proves what McCain knows about the economy, with one question.

 

The 'significant difference' between McCain and Bush on economic issues.

If you don't know what Barack Obama stands for, here's a list of his accomplishments:

Obama passed legislation with Republican Senator Jim Talent to give gas stations a tax credit for installing E85 ethanol refueling pumps. The tax credit covers 30 percent of the costs of switching one or more traditional petroleum pumps to E85, which is an 85 percent ethanol/15 percent gasoline blend.

After a number of inmates on death row were found innocent, Senator Obama worked with law enforcement officials to require the videotaping of interrogations and confessions in all capital cases.

His first law was passed with Republican Tom Coburn, a measure to rebuild trust in government by allowing every American to go online and see how and where every dime of their tax dollars is spent.

Obama created the Illinois Earned Income Tax Credit for low-income working families in 2000 and successfully sponsored a measure to make the credit permanent in 2003. The law offered about $105 million in tax relief over three years.

Obama joined forces with former U.S. Sen. Paul Simon (D-IL) to pass the toughest campaign finance law in Illinois history. The legislation banned the personal use of campaign money by Illinois legislators and banned gifts from lobbyists. Before the law was passed, one organization ranked Illinois worst among 50 states for its campaign finance regulations.

As a member of the Veterans' Affairs Committee, Senator Obama has fought to help Illinois veterans get the disability pay they were promised, while working to prepare the VA for the return of the thousands of veterans who will need care after Iraq and Afghanistan.

He traveled to Russia with Republican Dick Lugar to begin a new generation of non-proliferation efforts designed to find and secure deadly weapons around the world.

Obama has been a leading advocate for protecting the right to vote, helping to reauthorize the Voting Rights Act and leading the opposition against discriminatory barriers to voting...

In the U.S. Senate, Obama introduced the STOP FRAUD Act to increase penalties for mortgage fraud and provide more protections for low-income homebuyers, well before the current sub-prime crisis began.

Obama sponsored legislation to combat predatory payday loans, and he also was credited with lobbied the state to more closely regulate some of the most egregious predatory lending practices.

Barack Obama introduced the Patriot Employer Act of 2007 to provide a tax credit to companies that maintain or increase the number of full-time workers in America relative to those outside the US; maintain their corporate headquarters in America; pay decent wages; prepare workers for retirement; provide health insurance; and support employees who serve in the military.

Obama worked to pass a number of laws in Illinois and Washington to improve the health of women. His accomplishments include creating a task force on cervical cancer, providing greater access to breast and cervical cancer screenings, and helping improve prenatal and premature birth services.

To view Barack Obama's and John McCain's voting record click here.

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