Saturday, March 22, 2008
Been A While
Its been forever since I posted anything so I'll just say that the boat races went pretty well even though no one really compared to the Poke"Float." If we start going on a blogging roll again, I'll probably have to blog day and night to make up the points lost. Fun times ahead.
Friday, March 7, 2008
Election 08
This is the most controversial topic so far. Even more than global warming because it is more relevant to us at the moment. I can't vote (of course), so I don't pay as much attention to this race as some people do (marta). I read a few articles in yahoo/politics and the Washington Post.
Before I discuss the candidates, I will discuss my views. My biggest concern is the economy. That is my absolute biggest concern. The U.S. economy sucks. We are trillions of dollars in debt. We are sinking into a recession. The dollar is losing its value and the price of food and oil have skyrocketed. It is well over $100 a barrel for oil. Every time we are at the pump, we are not only sucking our wallets dry, we probably are contributing to terrorism. Why is the country failing? The reason is the War in Iraq. We have spent nearly 2 trillion dollars in a war that most of the country thinks we shouldn't be in. It has cost us 4,000 lives. What have we been rewarded with? Nothing significant. If we hadn't gotten involved in this mess, we would not be in debt. We would be prosperous. $2,000,000,000,000. We could have had universal health care, been freed from our dependence on oil, have secure borders, and be the strongest country in the world. Economically and militarily. My main goal in the new president would be to elect a president who will withdraw from Iraq A.S.A.P. Now, on to the candidates.
McCain has the Republican's nomination secured over his wins in Texas, Ohio, Rhode Island, and Vermont. I disagree with McCain on many issues and I don't like him. He is an old, worn-out, geezer. He supports the War in Iraq which I think is pretty stupid. I think I have made my views on the War pretty clear. Also, McCain panders. Thats lame. McCain has some pluses. He has got experience which is usually good but not all important. Time magazine has recently written a big article on how experience does not matter as much as we think. It basically says that someone with 10 years of experience will do about the same as someone with 30 years. Overall, he is a calm person but he has got a small temper. He is willing to cooperate with Democrats, that means he could bring the country closer together. He is good on national security, maybe a little too good. On science, he probably won't do anything. He is a republican and republicans aren't good for change. Thats basically my view on him. I would hate it if he got elected.
Hillary Clinton. She is ok. I think her Health Care plan might be a little too much since we are already in debt trillions of dollars. She addresses global warming, thats cool. I like her tax plans and economy stimulus plans. He doesn't support the War and wants us out. Thats good. Overall, I like her views. What I don't like about her is that she is boring, old, and I don't like her style. Its just that she keeps using the fact that she is a woman as a platform which is unfair. Obama almost never speaks of his race. He runs simply on the platform that he is the best candidate. I don't like the fact the Bill Clinton is campaigning for her. Its like cheating and it didn't work anyways. As for science, she will probably increase funding for scientific development. I like that.
Obama is similar to Clinton on many views. His health care plan isn't as extreme. Obama voted for a 40 mpg mandate but Clinton didn't. I with Obama on that vote. Obama is more liberal. I guess that is ok. Other than that, they are almost the same. However, Obama is young, fresh, and ready to roll. He is inspiring which will allow him to unite the country and rebuild alliances with other countries. Obama is the better candidate to defeat McCain. Obama wants change which I'm cool with. So I am an Obama supporter. He is the candidate for change and that includes science too. He is a huge supporter for scientific developments so he will naturally fund those programs when he can.
My parents are McCain supporters. It must be an old people thing. Good thing they can't vote yet. Well thats all I got.
Before I discuss the candidates, I will discuss my views. My biggest concern is the economy. That is my absolute biggest concern. The U.S. economy sucks. We are trillions of dollars in debt. We are sinking into a recession. The dollar is losing its value and the price of food and oil have skyrocketed. It is well over $100 a barrel for oil. Every time we are at the pump, we are not only sucking our wallets dry, we probably are contributing to terrorism. Why is the country failing? The reason is the War in Iraq. We have spent nearly 2 trillion dollars in a war that most of the country thinks we shouldn't be in. It has cost us 4,000 lives. What have we been rewarded with? Nothing significant. If we hadn't gotten involved in this mess, we would not be in debt. We would be prosperous. $2,000,000,000,000. We could have had universal health care, been freed from our dependence on oil, have secure borders, and be the strongest country in the world. Economically and militarily. My main goal in the new president would be to elect a president who will withdraw from Iraq A.S.A.P. Now, on to the candidates.
McCain has the Republican's nomination secured over his wins in Texas, Ohio, Rhode Island, and Vermont. I disagree with McCain on many issues and I don't like him. He is an old, worn-out, geezer. He supports the War in Iraq which I think is pretty stupid. I think I have made my views on the War pretty clear. Also, McCain panders. Thats lame. McCain has some pluses. He has got experience which is usually good but not all important. Time magazine has recently written a big article on how experience does not matter as much as we think. It basically says that someone with 10 years of experience will do about the same as someone with 30 years. Overall, he is a calm person but he has got a small temper. He is willing to cooperate with Democrats, that means he could bring the country closer together. He is good on national security, maybe a little too good. On science, he probably won't do anything. He is a republican and republicans aren't good for change. Thats basically my view on him. I would hate it if he got elected.
Hillary Clinton. She is ok. I think her Health Care plan might be a little too much since we are already in debt trillions of dollars. She addresses global warming, thats cool. I like her tax plans and economy stimulus plans. He doesn't support the War and wants us out. Thats good. Overall, I like her views. What I don't like about her is that she is boring, old, and I don't like her style. Its just that she keeps using the fact that she is a woman as a platform which is unfair. Obama almost never speaks of his race. He runs simply on the platform that he is the best candidate. I don't like the fact the Bill Clinton is campaigning for her. Its like cheating and it didn't work anyways. As for science, she will probably increase funding for scientific development. I like that.
Obama is similar to Clinton on many views. His health care plan isn't as extreme. Obama voted for a 40 mpg mandate but Clinton didn't. I with Obama on that vote. Obama is more liberal. I guess that is ok. Other than that, they are almost the same. However, Obama is young, fresh, and ready to roll. He is inspiring which will allow him to unite the country and rebuild alliances with other countries. Obama is the better candidate to defeat McCain. Obama wants change which I'm cool with. So I am an Obama supporter. He is the candidate for change and that includes science too. He is a huge supporter for scientific developments so he will naturally fund those programs when he can.
My parents are McCain supporters. It must be an old people thing. Good thing they can't vote yet. Well thats all I got.
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