I suspect that you, like me, have had more than enough political information and disinformation thrown at you for the last eighteen months. Over the next few days, even more commercials, automated phone calls, and doorbell ringers will descend upon us with scads of specifics. So, I'm going to give you only gut feelings for my choice. Some are wishful, some are down-to-earth. Should you desire details of Obama's positions from his web site, click here.
On Tuesday, November 4, I will go to a nearby elementary school and proudly cast my ballot for Senator Barrack Obama for President. Why? Since I first compared all the candidates in the Republican, Democratic, Independent, and Libertarian parties, Obama's beliefs were the only ones that stirred my blood, and rekindled the joy I felt when I cast my first vote for President in 1972. Shackles of cynicism fell away.
Obama represents hope and change for a brighter future. He has fleshed out these broad concepts with specific programs and plans in a variety of areas: jobs; health care; environment; pensions; tax policy; education; and foreign policy, such as: the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, rebuilding America's image, encouraging peaceful coexistence, mutual respect, understanding, and cooperation for goals both domestic and global.
Unlike his opponents in this race, Obama is a contemplative man who will look at problems and issues from a variety of angles. This type of person does not make snap judgments. Our nation does not need a hot-headed individual making ill-considered choices. Obama will have advisors who will not always agree with him. And that is a good thing. Having alternative viewpoints presented marks a clear break from most prior Presidents, both Democratic and Republican.
With apologies to John Lennon...
Imagine our families secure in the knowledge that: health care won't disappear on the whim of an employer's ax; a college education can be obtained without the resultant debilitating drag of debt; hard-earned pensions won't dry up when they're needed the most; and the economic engine on which so much of our lives depend won't lurch recklessly, destroying confidence and security.
Imagine our nation with a new sense of proactive, future-based purpose, instead of reactive, backward-looking responses.
Imagine a world in which alliances for peaceful conflict resolution replace the all too frequent tendency to reach for weapons.
Will we realize these visions during an Obama administration? That's for you to answer for yourselves. But one last gut feeling - Barack Obama is the only candidate who will at least start clearing the clutter and defining the mission's direction. It will be our responsibility to see that we reach these goals, and give a new meaning to the term "Mission Accomplished."
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Friday, October 31, 2008
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8 comments:
Now I know who I am going to vote for.
Are you sure you want to vote for Obama? Or is it from an inclination to vote for an Illinois resident?? Your roots are showing.
I am sure. Illinois roots were not a factor.
Do you know who the only USA President was who was born in Illinois? Ronald Reagan. I did not vote for him.
Will you reveal your vote on this blog? Your public awaits with bated breath.
The public should do something about that breath that is baited.
NO!
Spoken like a true fisherman. But it is 'bated' breath. And bated breath is better than no breath at all.
I really think that this Country is on the verge of moving back to the greatness it once had. This country is really in need of some responsible leadership. We also need a whole bunch of citizens to step up and show some responsibility also. I only hope that some folks of the newer generations have been instilled with a sense of action rather than a sense of "what's in it for me?" Time will only tell. "You can lead a horse to water but you can't make the horse drink."
I share your thoughts. I expect Obama to win by 5%. The future's so bright, we got to wear shades!
All done voting. Only a 20 minute wait. Our ward/district only had one voting machine. Hopefully it won't break down, 'cause there ain't no back-up you betcha.
Our new President without precedent who will preside and rule with great prescience has been determined.
So apparently your voting machine worked OK and put Pennsylvania firmly in the Obama camp. My voting machine in Nevada must have worked too.
I hope I do not hear "you betcha" again until 2016 during the great Clinton/Palin debates.
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