My dad has several websites and is an active article writer and commentator on just about everything. I don't view him as someone who is overly interested in politics or a die hard supporter for either party. You can see the link to his blog above. I guess that is where I get it.
I don't particularly like republicans or democrats. I am not affiliated with either party and probably won't ever be. But I do usually side with the conservative arguments.
This is what I think Obama is for: Socialism, the elimination of judeo-christian values in favor of government dictated ethics, expanding government control, etc. After all, according to he wife, he is not going to let us remain unengaged:
"And Barack Obama will require you to work. He is going to demand that you shed your cynicism, that you put down your division, that you come out of your isolation, that you move out of your comfort zones, that you push yourselves to be better, and that you engage. Barack will never allow you to go back to your lives as usual - uninvolved, uninformed..." (Speech in February, 2008)
"Barack knows that we are going to have to make sacrifices, that we are going to have to change our conversation, we're gonna have to change our traditions, our history, we're gonna have to move into a different place as a nation." (Campaign speech in Puerto Rico)
I'm not sure I want to change my history or traditions. And he's not talking about having ham instead of turkey at Thanksgiving. Oh, yeah and we can'tkeep the house at 72 degrees, eat whatever we want etc. It's bad for the country... (Those are things Obama has said)
He might be a nice enough guy, I don't know him, but I don't want higher taxes, more government spending for entitlements, weakened national security etc.
That said, McCain is not the complete opposite of that, but I do think that he will reduce spending, retain lower taxes, support the military etc.
As for any arguments about his running mate, I think the Obama campaign realized they shouldn't criticize Ms. Palin's experience when their No. 1 has even less executive experience. Well, he did chair a left wing education reform group with Bill Ayers for a little while. Does that make him qualified for the presidency? Oh, and he went to an Ivy League school and wrote for the law review. We can't forget that.
Anyway, that's what I think.
2 comments:
Hey Jim!! Thanks for commenting on my blog. Now I know that you also have a blog and a window into your family's life! I feel like I am out of the loop. Once your wife had twins..and now they are three... Where does the time go! I hope that you update your play list often so that you continue blogging. I will add you to my google reader!
P.S. Thanks for your political thoughts...it helps me do less research...:o)
P.S.S. Tell Amber-Lynn Hello for me!
Palin has more executive experience than Obama, McCain, and Biden, I believe, and its not a whole lot of experience. Hopefully, the learning curve won't be too great for the winner. I guess we'll see how this all pans out. I'll feel a bit sorry for the winner knowing the chaos that the next president will inherit. What a mess we've gotten ourselves into. Very embarrassing really. Oh well, I suppose it will be interesting to watch it all roll out.
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