Dear Mr. Obama....I Want My Vote Back

Dear Mr. Obama,

I voted for you in the primary election. I voted based on what I'd seen in the media as well as some of the speeches you'd made. You spoke of change. I, like a lot of other Americans am ready for some change in this country.
As a senator, I thought you'd dedicated your life to changing the status quo.

Since then, I've researched you and your voting record. I've looked at Legislature that you've championed but not authored. I regret to inform you sir, that I now am taking my vote back. I heard you say in one of your eloquent speeches that "the issues and your stance on them" would speak for themselves to the American people.

I researched the issues and this is what I found:



Issue: The price of oil / gas. Foreign Oil dependence.

McCain/Palin- Sarah Palin has already begun a project in her home state to build a natural gas pipeline to the United States. It's cheaper and easier and cleaner burning and we have an abundant supply in Alaska. John McCain Will Propose A $300 Million Prize To Improve Battery Technology For Full Commercial Development Of Plug-In Hybrid And Fully Electric Automobiles. See "Lexington Project" for more info. John McCain want's to build 45 more nuclear plants in this country.

Obama/Biden- Barack Obama has promised to eliminate Our Need for Middle Eastern and Venezuelan Oil within 10 Years....I say again...10 yrs. Also, he promises to Put 1 million Plug-In Hybrid cars -- cars that can get up to 150 miles per gallon -- on the road by 2015, cars that we will work to make sure are built here in America. Not a bad idea. Barack Obama is firmly set against nuclear power.

Issue: Taxes / Economy

McCain/Palin- John McCain wants to put a 35% ceiling on the Income Tax, maintain the 15 percent rates on dividends and capital gains, and phase-out the Alternative Minimum Tax. Small businesses are the heart of job growth; raising taxes on them hurts everybody. Hard to make a business grow when it's bleeding out to the government.

Obama/Biden- Barack is planning on raising the taxes on small business, income and sales. He want's to raise the death tax....I say again...The Death Tax. His philosophy is that if we raise the taxes high enough we can pay down on the national deficit that he helped raise.

Issue: Defense / Offense of our Nation:

McCain/Palin- John McCain served in the Armed Forces and was highly decorated for his service and sacrifice. He has a working knowledge of the military and how it works and operates. He has operated in a foreign theater as part of the military as well as diplomatically. He has made several trips to Iraq and Afghanistan, visited the troops and spoken with Military as well as foreign officials on what it would take to end this crisis. John McCain was the major force behind the "Surge" in Iraq. Sarah Palin, as govenor was the commander in cheif of the Guard in Alaska. Also, Alaska borders two foreign countries by itself. Canada and RUSSIA.

Obama/Biden- Barak Obama has never served in the military and Joe Biden avoided the draft because he had Asthma. ( See story of Michael Monsoor ) Barak Obama says he has a withdrawl plan for our forces in Iraq and has yet to visit the country or visit any of the troops.

If I seem a little biased, maybe it's because I am. But I think the issues speak for themselves.