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Focusing on the issues, Obama and a Democratic congress is in a better position to accomplish his plans than would be a McCain and a Democratic congress.
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So?
Does that mean his plans are better?
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The Republican philosophy has been tested and has its flaws. Privatization and deregulating things has proven to be disastrous.
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Compared to what?
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Allowing lobbyist to create your policy on such a large scale doesn't put the interest of the country first; it puts the interest of the organizations who are lobbying first. Hence the big mess we're in now.
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In other words:
Lobbyists are self-interested.
What party in congress have they been lobbying for the last 2 years?
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Obama seems more willing to move to the center and has proven to be more right than wrong in his public stance on the issues in comparison to other candidates.
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This is a bald-faced assertion.
What evidence is there to support this statement?
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I vote based upon the issues and the candidates general philosophy.
I feel that Obama is that change and McCain represents a failed philosophy.
I agree with Obama on the economy, Iraq, terrorism, middle east, taxes and spending, trade and globalization, labor and business regulations, social security, abortion, Gun policy and crime, Gay rights, Poverty, the courts, government reform and his choice of team members.
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-You don't need too see his identification.
-We don't need to see his identification.
-These aren't the droids you're looking for.
-These aren't the droids we're looking for.
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I agree with McCain on Diplomacy, healthcare, Energy, education
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So how do you divorce the diplomacy of one from the Iraq/terrorism/middle east policy of the other?
-Or- taxes and spending, trade and globalization, labor and business regulations of one from the energy policy of the other?
-Or- education from all of the above?
(civilian national security force...)
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They both have a similar approach on the environment and immigration.
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Similarly to the left.
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Based upon my areas of agreement, I see Obama and a democratic congress being able to accomplish a great deal more than McCain and a democratic congress.
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Name one significant democratic party plank where disagreement is tolerated.
All of the specific issues aside, Obama has demonstrates one character weakness which in itself I find disqualifying:
He is afraid to make the hard decision which may cost him dearly in the political arena.
That sort of indecisiveness is fine in the legislative branch.
It is entirely unacceptable as the leader of the free world.