and my vote goes to...

Oct 22, 2008 00:45

obama. i have been actually been thinking about it for awhile and i was leaning towards mccain and palin b/c i truly like those two, esp palin and her experience as mayor of alaska and the good she has done for that state. truly impressive. she might not be articulate or well schooled as other politicians but does that really matter when her ( Read more... )

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sk8erangela2 October 23 2008, 07:05:01 UTC
oh yeah that's what i meant, i don't know why i was thinking at the time lowering taxes and no taxes were the same thing.

but is the answer really taxing everyone even more or perhaps actually cutting government spending? i mean if these programs are actually effective as they are suppose to be wouldn't we see that by now? since we haven't i feel like we should do away with them until we're more economically stable and then reinstate them and try them out again.

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evulorange October 25 2008, 08:04:42 UTC
she might not be articulate or well schooled as other politicians but does that really matter when her actions have far outweighed all of that.

I would say yes, it does matter. The Presidency is a very large role. It is composed of many important issues, especially foreign policy issues. Making decisions on certain policies and actions requires a great deal of knowledge. While I may not really like either Obama or McCain, I require my President to at least know something. When McCain brought Palin on his ticket, that gave me the impetus to vote and solidified my vote for Obama.

There are many better qualified candidates than Palin for VP, but she was selected for her political reasons: appeal to voters. She helped his image with the evangelicals and detract from the novelty of a black President.

oh and i went skating today for the first time since school started and let's just say i landed my double loop, salchow, and single axle.When we're both back in the city together, you and I need to go ice skating. It would be good for me as ( ... )

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