Part two of this wonderful commentary by me.
If you don't like it, don't read it. It's that simple.
Corporations/Regulation
To improve the American economy, there needs to be some tax penalities on corporations that ship their jobs overseas and for those who outsource jobs. Let's stimulate the American workforce, eh? And on the company bankruptcy note? I say those CEOs that leave these companies that are going banrupt, and taking with them millions upon millions of dollars, need to be thrown in jail and that money needs to go toward whatever that corporation owes. After all, whose fault is it that the company failed? The big important guys, making all the wrong decisions.
Crime and Punishment
I'm not sure what I think about the death penalty. Obama thinks that it is necessary in some "heinous" crimes, which I kind of agree with. On the one hand though, it seems like the Justice System can't be right 100 percent of the time and there's no fail safe way to not condemn innocent people to death. On the other hand, it is extremely costly for the feds and the state to keep these people locked up, and the world might be better off. I don't know.
Drug Policy
Obama apparently has admitted to using marijuana and sees the draw they have on young people. I think that's commendable, although young people who are drawn to hardcore drugs, in my opinion, are just uneducated. McCain says he would never want to legalize marijuana because it is a gateway drug. Marijuana is a gateway drug because people on the streets lace it with other drugs that are highly addictive and dangerous. If it were legal, I think there would be far fewer people getting hooked on drugs they didn't even mean to take in the first place. And there would be fewer deaths. I admit, to some people, marijuana is addictive. But it's not addictive like cigarettes, when users' bodies feel the craving. Marijuana's addiction is one of the mind. It would probably be a lot like alcohol, which also is addictive to some people and not others (you can't stop anything 100 percent). Anyway, I think it would be farr less harmful if legal.
Stay tuned for more before Election 08.
Leave me a mean comment, go ahead, you know you want to.
Friday, October 17, 2008
Thursday, October 16, 2008
My 2008 Issues Scorecard
I'm going down the list at http://www.issues2008.com/ and keeping an ongoing scorecard for my first round of political ...er, commentating. Bear with me.
Abortion
I agree with Obama. Women should be trusted to make their own decisions and emphasis should be put on education and preventative measures, no matter how young or old a woman is. McCain voted against education and contraception for teens. That's terrible. I do agree with McCain though that partial-birth abortions should be banned. A decision regarding a woman and a family's well-being should be made WAY before a baby is old enough to be born if you're going to go the other way. That is murder, any way you slice it.
Budget and Spending
I agree with Obama. What's this about taking an ax to spending? Take it from a person who's worked under "spending freeze" conditions for more than two years - this is a HORRIBLE idea. It doesn't take into account what might/will happen during the freeze that might require some spending to get better. When you cut EVERYTHING then you're cutting the good with the bad and the situation just gets worse. The scalpel method, rather, should be used to cut in places where we can stand to see programs go - not where they need to remain, like health care and education.
Civil Rights
Both candidates, not surprisingly, support rights for women and minorities. That's not what I'd like to talk about here. I do want to say, who knows more about the need for equality than a person who is both black and white? Plus, I think electing Obama would speak to the progress America has made over the years. Not voting for him simply because he is black even though he is obviously intelligent and capable, which many people will do this election, is everything against what this country has been working for in recent decades. And what's with people using his middle name to refer to him as a terrorist even though he is a Christian and not (check the records) from the Middle East? And what's with people yelling things like "Kill him" at McCain/Palin rallies? Get your people/lynch mob under control for God's sake.
Abortion
I agree with Obama. Women should be trusted to make their own decisions and emphasis should be put on education and preventative measures, no matter how young or old a woman is. McCain voted against education and contraception for teens. That's terrible. I do agree with McCain though that partial-birth abortions should be banned. A decision regarding a woman and a family's well-being should be made WAY before a baby is old enough to be born if you're going to go the other way. That is murder, any way you slice it.
Budget and Spending
I agree with Obama. What's this about taking an ax to spending? Take it from a person who's worked under "spending freeze" conditions for more than two years - this is a HORRIBLE idea. It doesn't take into account what might/will happen during the freeze that might require some spending to get better. When you cut EVERYTHING then you're cutting the good with the bad and the situation just gets worse. The scalpel method, rather, should be used to cut in places where we can stand to see programs go - not where they need to remain, like health care and education.
Civil Rights
Both candidates, not surprisingly, support rights for women and minorities. That's not what I'd like to talk about here. I do want to say, who knows more about the need for equality than a person who is both black and white? Plus, I think electing Obama would speak to the progress America has made over the years. Not voting for him simply because he is black even though he is obviously intelligent and capable, which many people will do this election, is everything against what this country has been working for in recent decades. And what's with people using his middle name to refer to him as a terrorist even though he is a Christian and not (check the records) from the Middle East? And what's with people yelling things like "Kill him" at McCain/Palin rallies? Get your people/lynch mob under control for God's sake.
Election 2008: Some things I know
John McCain has a bad temper and doesn't appear to be a very likeable guy. During debates and in his reactions he looks like he's smug and just so happy with himself, when I don't know how someone who's behind in the poll projections 95.1 to 4.9 percent (or close to that, updated daily at http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/), could be that way.
I'd trust the Tina Fey version to run the free world more than the real one at this point.
He's probably qualified to be president he's been around so long and had so much experience, I'll give him that, but his ideas just don't line up with mine. At all. At least that's more than I can say for W.
And another thing - he's OLD, has a history of cancer and many times looks as if he is sick and could die at any minute. That's NOW, so there's no telling how long, if elected, he might last. It's true that Obama could die in office also, death has no age restrictions, but here's the difference. If McCain died, THIS
Could be our president.
I'd trust the Tina Fey version to run the free world more than the real one at this point.
Come on people, she might be an OK lady but she sure does not speak to women's intelligence and/or the power to lead an entire country now, does she?
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Bout to get political
Alright kids, you knew it was going to be time sooner or later. I must rant about politics at some point before the election.
I took notes on the first debate, and I admit that I liked some things about both candidates, but one is obviously the better choice. Stay tuned.
Tonight should be HILARIOUS. I'll be tackling that gem as well.
Good night for now.
UPDATE: 10/16/08
I did not do the things I said I would in this post because I was trying to hold off on pissing people who don't agree with me off, but I can't hold off any longer. See subsequent posts.
I took notes on the first debate, and I admit that I liked some things about both candidates, but one is obviously the better choice. Stay tuned.
Tonight should be HILARIOUS. I'll be tackling that gem as well.
Good night for now.
UPDATE: 10/16/08
I did not do the things I said I would in this post because I was trying to hold off on pissing people who don't agree with me off, but I can't hold off any longer. See subsequent posts.
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