This morning I got an email from a friend containing a link to "interesting Quiz". It had questions answered by Obama and McCain and you didn't know who said what so when you chose which opinion you liked best you didn't know whether Obama said it or McCain. I did the quiz and not surprisingly all my answers were from Obama but what really surprised me was how similar many of McCain's answers were to Obama's. I started checking these answers by McCain and found them to be mostly from statements he made when he ran against George Bush. What also surprised me was how different his statements are today.
It revealed something about John McCain that I find oh so typical of politicians of his era and type. They practice "situational ethics" and as the situation demands their statements regarding issues change to fit the situation most beneficial to their election or re-election. Their vision for America is non-existent because it changes as needed and when needed. On the other hand Obama has a clear vision for America that he wants to bring to the Whitehouse as President. It is one that serves the majority of American citizens and asks for those who are better off and have not been paying their fair share to ante up. It addresses the needs of the middle class worker and his family and provides for the issues that we deal with daily at our kitchen tables. It doesn't depend on the empty promise of corporate America that if we give them tax breaks our jobs and our wages will increase. They have not in the last 8 years. Why would anything be different now. While Exxon Oil made a 13.7 billion dollar profit last quarter we sit paying $4.00 a gallon for gas and worrying how bills will be paid. That's right, $13,700,000,000 profit in one quarter! It is time for a change and McCain is not the one who will bring you that change. He just made a high level Exxon lobbyist one of his staff members. What did he get for that appointment, an 8th home to go along with the 7 his rich wife already bought him?
Thursday, September 18, 2008
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I'm so glad to see that you have decided to continue to express your opinions of the election. I know how hard it is to be a left-leaning person in this town (especially hard to be a left-leaning CPA!). Also, I think we all got a little depressed last week when we saw how easily the public took to this Palin dog-and-pony show. But, it's a new day! Obama has regained the lead in the polls and there are more and more stories in the press poking holes in the facade that is Sarah Palin. I really believe that the majority of Americans will begin to pull back the curtain on McCain/Palin and not like what they see. And on January 20, 2009, we will inaugurate President Obama! Thanks for keeping the faith with me. Nikki
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