Originally Posted by Agent
...I am of the firm belief that your political system is as bad as our own, if not worse.
My friend, these days I'd be tempted agree, to be honest.
For the rest...the hard part is finding what *is* the truth buried under all the propaganda on each side (and I say that about both candidates, though I admit to knowing a lot more about McCain). I do believe Obama's popularity is more due to his race and his speechwriters and not on any real merit of the man. In addition to that, the average Joe tends to believe what they're told, and the media is predominantly liberal, so add two and two and you see where this is going.
Even if I completely ignore character and focus solely on his proposals...I'd have to call most of them the result of an ignorant, inexperienced man as most make no sense when looking at the current state of the country. TeePee is right...our elected officials like to just urinate our money away...however, at least the Conservatives take less of it and don't pour it all into useless social programs that only help a fraction of the population at the expense of the majority. Instead of giving all that money to lazy slobs who'll just buy a bottle of whiskey (if not something more illicit), put it back into the backbone of the country: businesses. This generates jobs, which enables production to rise, which enables more people to make money, which enables them to have money to spend, thus
stimulating the economy rather than slowing it down. You see, I
do support big business (and small business even more) because they're what really make the country strong and productive...and more self-sufficient. As I said, scale back the social programs to just the true essentials, and put that money into the economy and Social Security (when you've worked 40+ years, I say you've earned the right to take it easy the rest of your life unless you wish to keep working).
And use the remaining cash to strengthen the military. Maybe if we can keep it from getting into the sorry shape it became during the Clinton administration, hostile countries and terrorist organizations may be more hesitant to start ...well, you know.
Electing Obama at this point would be akin to a major corporation putting a newly-hired middle-manager who's only been at the job for a week and is fresh out of college...and making him the CEO. Yeah, he's *that* inexperienced, folks. The election is a no-brainer, really. The fact a lot of people don't get that really frightens me.
Say, Agent, how's the weather there in November? If things go sour in November, I may be relocating.
I'm of Irish-Scottish descent anyways...it'd give me another good reason to visit my ancestral lands.
