What do you really believe in? It's a good question. I ask only because I have trouble understanding why so many lower- and middle-incomed (class is not a fair term) Americans tend to lean to the right and often vote Republican. Granted, this is America and you're free to choose, but you're really only kicking yourself in the ass when you vote if you're not fully informed. If you believe the economy is in the dumps, and has been for the past 6 to 8 years, Bush hasn't helped you. If you believe that small businesses are too often failing and large corporations are far too wealthy, and you don't like that you now have to pitch in to bail them out so they can continue to maintain their wealth, Bush hasn't helped you. If you believe we're too smart of a nation to be spending billions and billions of our dollars on an archaic form of fuel to power our homes and cars that soils the earth and causes wars, Bush hasn't helped you. If you believe that the only reason we still rely on oil so much is because our current politicians are so heavily supported by the oil companies and car manufacturers who depend on that income, obviously Bush hasn't helped you.
Here's the thing. McCain isn't going to help you either. He's just not much different from Bush at all. Maybe even worse. After all, while Barack Obama chose a running mate based on who would best help him lead our country towards prosperity, John McCain clearly chose his based on who would help him get elected. Sarah Palin is in nobody's best interest. Obama could've easily chosen Hillary Clinton. A very popular choice that would've been. It would've have surely increased his odds of winning. But he didn't, and for that I applaud him.
Sure, McCain was a POW - a brave veteran, indeed. He's tough as nails, right? He'll kick anyone's ass who even utters the word terrorist, right? Why is it that so many get suckered in by the tough guy act? It's all crap. What we need is the most intelligent President we can find, not the one with the biggest pickup truck. That's how we make ourselves safe and prosperous at the same time. So, before you pull that lever, think really hard about what you believe in. If you're a regular American like me, who doesn't have Swiss bank accounts and a summer home on the Vineyard, think long and hard about who truly supports your best interests. If you choose to vote for the guy who contradicts your beliefs, just because of his war record, then my friend, you are truly an Oxymoron.
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