Top 10 Reasons to Support Barack Obama
- He is the only presidential candidate who voted against the war in Iraq, his foreign policy record shows he voted for bills that plan to end the war in Iraq, gradually withdrawing troops, engage in diplomacy with Iran not war. He is against torture/abuse of any kind of criminals whether at home or abroad.
He didn't vote against jack. He was not even a Senator at that time. He made a speech opposing the war. Thats about it. Can he actually bring the troops home...? you wanna bet?
*We must be as careful getting out of Iraq as we were careless getting in, but start leaving we must -Barack Obama, June 3rd 2008 *
*True, Obama didn't vote against the war as he wasn't a senator at the time, he was running to become a senator. So it's quiet telling of his his character and judgement that during his run to become a U.S. senator Obama spoke out against war in a climate that spoke out for the war. Below is what Obama said in 2002 before the Iraq war begun. *
I know that even a successful war against Iraq will require a US occupation of undetermined length, at undetermined cost, with undetermined consequences. I know that an invasion of Iraq without a clear rationale and without strong international support will only fan the flames of the Middle East, and encourage the worst, rather than best, impulses of the Arab world, and strengthen the recruitment arm of al-Qaeda.** -Barack Obama, October 2, 2002
- His campaign did not take one penny from lobbyists or corporate interest groups
Oh well, we really don't know that now, do we? :)
Yes we would, it's all recorded.
- Provide universal health care, nearly 47 million americans lack healthcare coverage, his health care plan helped 3 million children in the state of Illinois.
Yes, and who will pay for that? Correct, you and me. Can we cheer even louder!
Removing the tax cuts Bush gave on dividends and capital gains for those who make more than $250,000 as well as raising taxes on inheritances worth more than $7 million is how it would be paid for. I can live with that, and insuring those who can't afford it would certainly improve their productivity value.
- Obama has plans for our energy independence and creating more jobs from clean (clean fuel, alternative fuel) technology.
I have plans to go to moon. Three more cheers!
*Good news, John F. Kennedy had a vision of landing on the moon. Less than 9 years later we were there, 2 years after that we were hitting t-shots off it. *
*U.S. Energy independence tackles the 3 biggest issues we face today, it would allow better foreign policy to be put in place, it would improve the economy, it would help the environment. Houston, we have liftoff. *
- Tax relief for the middle class by providing “making work pay” tax cut. Expand child & dependent care tax credit as well as expand the earned income tax credit (EIC), which he implemented in the state of Illinois that provided 100 million of tax cuts to families
By the definition provided to me, I am not "middle class" any more, so my taxes are going up. Dammit!
The U.S. and it's economic model has allowed you and your hardwork to reap financial rewards, time to give a little more back to it. :-)
- Help small business succeed by cutting self employed tax, providing health care for those who has their own business, eliminate capital gain taxes for start-up business, expand loan programs for small businesses.
Cheers!
Cheers mate!
- Create universal mortgage credit which means more Americans will be able to afford to buy a home, for ex: his 10 percent credit will benefit an additional 10 million homeowners, the majority of whom earn less than $50,000 per year.
Some one some where pays for all this, I am sure. Is it us?
And it's only for those who don't itemize their deductions. It's cost per year it less than half of what it cost for 1 month in Iraq.
- Make math and science education a national priority. Improve our education in schools by providing K12 plan-incentives for good teachers, support college outreach programs, tax credit for college students & their families which will make going to community colleges absolutely tuition free.
As I said, I have plans to go to moon. Anyway, more cheers!
As I pointed out earlier, we've already played golf on the moon almost 40 years ago . :-)
- Invest in sciences & technology: Obama will double federal funding of basic research & innovation.
Yes, double the funding. Money is aplenty. The huge federal surplus is just waiting to be invested.
*The results achieved from investing into science/tech research and innovation easily pays 10 fold. *
- And lastly, he began a new generation of non-proliferation efforts designed to find and secure deadly weapons around the world. And knowing the threat we face to our economy and our security from America’s addiction to oil, he’s working to bring auto companies, unions, farmers, businesses and politicians of both parties together to promote the greater use of alternative fuels.
Two different things. The first part of this giant claim appears to suggest an attack on rogue nuclear states (anyone say, Pakistan?), and the second is the best pipe dream this side of Atlantic.
**Secure does not equate to* attack*. Addiction to oil cripples the U.S. economy, U.S. foreign policy, and the global envirorment. Going to the moon was a pipe dream and it took less than 9 years to make that a reality. **
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**America, this is our moment...I am absolutely certain that, generations from now, we will be able to look back and tell our children that this was the moment when we began to provide care for the sick and good jobs to the jobless…this was the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal…this was the moment when we ended a war, and secured our nation, and restored our image as the last, best hope on Earth.* -Barack Obama, June 3rd 2008 *