Round 2

[khayla]

So I asked this question back in June, and I got a few amusing answers, but I was on the fence about who to vote for.  Now, after both conventions are done, the veep's are chosen, and the speeches are done:

Can anyone tell me why I should vote for Obama?

Comments

[applevenus]

He didn't abort either. ;]

[trellos]

1. Time for a generational shift. Boomers have done nothing but screw up.
2. Bush for 8 years = complete disaster (and I was actually OK with him in 2000...so yea, I feel a bit betrayed by his utter incompetence)
3. No more special interest influence in the White House.
4. Time for the lower 99% of the economic ladder to get attention from the WH.
5. It's time for diplomacy first, not war first. It doesn't hurt to talk before we start rattling the sabre.
6. Perhaps most importantly, we REALLY need to repair our image abroad. Yes, I am a bit too close to this one, but we are about two centimeters above pond scum right now, and yes, this is pretty much ALL due to the past eight years of arrogance.

I also repeat my previous zebra comments, hopes, and dreams. But shhh, don't tell the GOP, but I hear Barack has fathered black children...

[seleniumdream]

1. Obama actually speaks to the best parts of us, encourages us to stand up and do something. McCain's campaign thus far has contained little policy besides drilling and trying to tear down the Obama side

[seleniumdream]

Thanks for the detail...
I spoke with Khayla last night...and frankly I think the Republicans made some good points about experience and change at their convention.

So I need to dig a little deeper.

I worry that my slection has (thus far) been far too shallow and based on unfounded positions. (For example: I always laugh when someone says they are going to vote Republican because it's the "smaller governement" party. But I find myself doing the same thing in other issues.)

I'm going to look some of that up!

...and happy birthday!

[duckspeaker]

Whoops....forgot to sign in

[seleniumdream]

As much as people are skeptical about the change argument coming from the Democrats, I'm really skeptical about that coming from the republican side. Yup, after Obama's been speaking of change since the beginning of his campaign, the Republicans later realized that it was a winning argument this election and adopted the mantra

[seleniumdream]

30. Dammit, it was just my birthday. It'd be an awfully nice present. :)

D'oh!

[applevenus]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

I was reminded and STILL was late.... *huff*

[hermy]

Honestly, why would you vote for McCain?