I'm sure it's obvious at this point that during this upcoming election I'm supporting the Obama Biden ticket. Watching the vice presidential debate solidified this choice for me more than ever. I could start and go for quite a while about the things I found disturbing about Sarah Palin in this debate but I'd like to point out a couple of key things.
- Expecting countries who do not agree with our values and policies to agree to conditions prior to to even sitting down and talking with them seems improbable if not impossible and a naive notion
- I suspect that the reason people are asking for drilling has far less to do with turning to domestic energy sources and more to do with people not wanting to pay so much for gas. I mean, come on, none of these people are choosing to not shop at Wal-mart and the like in an effort to buy more American made products and discontinue our DEPENDENCE on Chinese products. I'm all for going local and domestic but let's get real, oil is the least of our worries in regards to dependence on foreign countries supplying our daily needs.
- Tax relief in order to create jobs too often equals tax relief for the rich. It doesn't trickle down like would be nice. Current research definitely shows that the people investing and keeping the economy lubricated is the average American making less thatn $100k per year, not the so called job creators.
- I have a lot of respect and appreciation for people who have served in our military and are convicted and dedicated to protecting our country and its values. However, stating that one man knows how to win a war by virtue of having served during war would qualify a lot of people I know to be commander-in-chief. I'm not really comfortable with that.
- I am afraid for this country right now. Am I really living in a country where a person who conducts themselves like Sarah Palin appeals to any significant portion of the population? We're talking about presidency of the country here people not of the PTA. This is serious!
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