give me 5 reasons to vote for mccain. list them in the comments.
Wednesday, July 02, 2008
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4 comments:
McCain is not much of a candidate, I'll be honest. I've never liked him. If you'll permit me, though, I'd like to publish a post of my own about McCain.
So as not to completely steal your thunder, here are some bullet points.
- McCain will not raise taxes nearly as much as Barack
- McCain opposes abortion
- McCain has more realistic expectations for the Iraq war
- McCain has more realistic expectations for national energy policy
- McCain will not try to implement nationalized healthcare
I'll try to explain these on my blog, and then you can lay into me!
I'm not much of a McCain fan either. I hate to say it, but I'm not yet decided if I'm even going to vote yet.
If this question is geared towards pitting McCain against Obama, I'll give some simple, objective insights as to why I won't be voting for Barack Obama.
- His opposition to legistlation which protects abortion-surviving babies.
- His indecision on what to do in Iraq (1st he says he'll have everyone out in 16 months, then he says he'll consult with the appropriate military channels before making any decisions... And he made both of these statements in the same day... within 2 hours of each other...)
- McCain has done an excellent job of not even hinting at negative racial connotations, yet Obama played the "race card" on himself (While addressing his supporters, he said that they would hear his opponent talk about him being a "black candidate." This could not be more false and unfair, and it certainly seems as though his campaign was almost frustrated that no one had played the race card yet, so he decided to play it himself to try and conjure up sympathy for himself and disdain for McCain and the GOP.)
- I don't have any idea what kind of president Barack Obama would be. At first he wanted it to be known that he was different than everyone else, that he was the anti-war candidate, and that he was for change. Now that he has the nomination, he's changing his positions to appeal more to conservatives, obviously trying to cash in on the conservative/religious vote that he does not have. Once he has morphed into the candidate he needs to be in order to get elected, once the dust settles and he's in the Oval office, who is he going to be?
@ Adam: I haven't researched Obama's position on abortion yet, so I refrain from commenting on that point just yet.
I mainly posted this as a general invitation for anyone to respond to, based on whatever merits you think McCain has as a candidate.
I think it is interesting though that instead of saying what you like about McCain you talked about Obama instead. Is it because you are aware that at this point I favor obama or because there is nothing you could say in support of the republican candidate?
Probably a little of both if I'm being honest. I haven't researched McCain a whole lot yet, and he's not making it any easir by running an almost non-existent campaign either!
I just feel so strongly about Obama that I can't help but mention what I've been reading about the guy lately.
Even since I posted my last comments, I was shown another comparison as to his (Obama) treatment of Don Imus vs. Rev Jeremiah Wright in April of 2007. The double standard really is shocking (he calls for the firing of Don Imus over some racially offensive remarks about black women, but calls for forgiveness and acceptance of Wright over anti-white and anti-American remarks).
I can't judge his heart or his motives, but he has some explaining to do if he wants me to believe that his double standard does not reflect his own racist views.
I'm not saying he's a racist by any means, but his completely different treatment towards a prominent white man and a prominent black man in the same month would certainly suggest that.
I also find it interesting that no one has posted about McCain. I don't think I've ever been more indifferent towards a candidate as John McCain. I don't see myself voting for him.
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