As I sit here reviewing e-mails from both the Obama and McCain camps I wonder how a nation of 300 million people can be faced with the choice of either continuing what has proven to be a catastrophic administration or returning the nation to the doldrums of the Carter administration. Why do I believe that these are our choices? It is simple:
1. Sen. McCain has already said that he will continue Bush’s Iraq war policies and he has also proposed that Bush’s tax cuts for the rich are his answer to our economic problems. Even when he had disagreed with Bush we find that McCain’s position has shifted to meet Bush’s. The move to allow off-shore drilling is an example of this. So a vote for McCain ends up being a vote for DubbaYa.
2. Regarding Sen. Obama I believe Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY) said it best when he was asked why he, as a black man, was supporting Sen. Clinton in the NY primary. His answer was [as I paraphrase it] “… a president does not act alone; A president relies on experts for advice... I know who is in Hillary’s Rolodex. I don’t know who is in Obama’s…” Looking at Sen. Obama’s appointments it looks as if he is using Jimmy Carter’s Rolodex. The Carter administration was the Democratic equivalent of the DubbaYa years. Does Obama really believe that following the Carter ways will help America? It is the Carter years that brought about the Reagan revolution. I fear a repeat of the Carter legacy could lead us to something like “The Limbaugh Regression.”
All I can say at this point is “Wake Up Barack, You said you wanted change. Why are you bringing us back to disaster?
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My fears don't come from the thought that Barack Obama will be using Jimmy Carter's Rolodex but rather from not doing what he says he will do. He's talking a good game about ending the war in Iraq which will bring a measure of stability to the economy if nothing less. The elimination of our prescence in the Middle East will stabilize the countries as the terrorist and insurgents targets will then be gone. He's spoken many times about how he wants to go to any nation with prejustice and try to work out peaceful negotiations. I think this will help us move ahead as a world leader. He wants to eliminate the worthless tax cuts for the wealthy and make healthcare affordable for Americans. I just fear this will lead to the same sort of unfulfilled promises of the Clinto Administration. Obama unfortunately is making a bad decision with his support for offshore drilling. I think our economy will be stronger which will help bring hope and life back into the middle class after 8 years of misery.
I'm more afraid if we get a Democrat promising change into office and we don't see successes like the Clinton Administration we're in ALOT of trouble.
oh yea there's also that inherited debt of the war and Katrina, and the subprime crises to worry about.
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