Barack Obama

Today is the big day! Today is the day for change! Tomorrow morning when we wake up, we will know if change has come. However, it is not tomorrow morning yet, therefore you and I still have the change to change the outcome. History has proven why you should vote for Barack Obama, and if you think there is no reason why, just scroll downwards. All real evidence is here. We started this campaign in February last year. Today is the day to see it end well. Change is coming to America, and you and I could make it come right tomorrow. Therefore, please vote for Barack Obama and have America change back to success. Thank you!

Barack Hussien Obama is a U.S. democratic party senator and presidential candidate. He was born in Honolulu and is Kenyan, and lived in Indonesia for the most of his childhood life. He graduated from Columbia University and Harvard Law School, and worked as a lawyer, lecturer and a community organizer. He began to enter public service afterwards, and served for the Illinois Senate. He then became a member of the senate in 2004, and his political career continued until this day. He married his wife Michelle Robinson in October 1992. They had two daughters: Malia Ann, born in 1999, and Natasha or Sasha, born in 2001.

The issue in Iraq has been on of the only issues that both candidates have a difference. McCain states that he would keep soldiers in Iraq while Obama states that he will withdraw them. I support Obama's plan, and here's why. The war in Iraq has been raging on for 5 years, and what have we got aside from lots of casualties? Almost nothing. The real reason for the invasion of Iraq is fake at the first place, and we only have Saddam Hussein dead. And now what are we fighting for in Iraq? Nothing! Bin Laden is not here anyway, and we just get all our troops killed for trying to stop an unstoppable civil war there! We should rather move everything to Afghanistan and at least we have a cause: to kill Bin Laden. Also, the Taliban has been rising quite a lot these years and it should be stopped for all the crimes it committed. At least then, we will have a reason to fight. But what reason do we have in Iraq? No reason! Therefore, Obama's plan is much better than McCain's one!

Under the great economic crisis, both presidential candidates have made plans to cut taxes and help the economy. But who's one is better? In my opinion: Obama. Why? McCain's plan actually offers tax cuts for companies and entrepreneurs, but no tax cuts for the middle-class. All the tax-cuts go to the companies, which gives out no help to the most hard hit: the people! Meanwhile, Obama's tax plan states clearly that he WILL cut taxes for the middle-class. This is the thing that helps Americans the most! What is the use of cutting taxes for company executives anyway? Therefore, the only way to benefit America is to have Obama's plan in action. And how to do that? Vote for him!

In McCain's website, I found out that he stated he would end the war in Iraq and bring troops home. However, how long will ending the war in Iraq take? Who knows! Maybe lots of years! Therefore, McCain's words seem to difference him from Bush, but it isn't the truth. Maybe the war will take a long time to end, like Vietnam. In the end, we may be forced to pull out, with the cost of millions of lives that should be saved... if McCain did not become the president!

Smear groups and now a desperate McCain campaign are trying to connect Barack to William Ayers using age-old guilt by association techniques. Here's the truth: the smear associating Barack to Ayers is "phony," "tenuous," - even "exaggerated at best if not outright false."

William Ayers is a professor of education at the University of Illinois at Chicago, with whom Barack served on the board of an education-reform organization in the mid-1990's. According to the Associated Press, they are not close: "No evidence shows they were "pals" or even close when they worked on community boards years ago %u2026"

Smear groups and the McCain campaign are trying to connect Obama to acts Ayers committed 40 years ago - when Barack was just eight years old. Here's what the New York Times reported on the connection:

But the two men do not appear to have been close. Nor has Mr. Obama ever expressed sympathy for the radical views and actions of Mr. Ayers, whom he has called "somebody who engaged in detestable acts 40 years ago, when I was 8."

Barack has publicly denounced Ayers' radical actions from the 1960's:

Senator Obama strongly condemns the violent actions of the Weathermen group, as he does all acts of violence. But he was an eight-year-old child when Ayers and the Weathermen were active, and any attempt to connect Obama with events of almost forty years ago is ridiculous.

Here is an article from the Financial Times:

Obama is the better choice

US presidential elections involve a fabulous expense of time, effort and money. Doubtless it is all too much - but, by the end, nobody can complain that the candidates have been too little scrutinised. We have learnt a lot about Barack Obama and John McCain during this campaign. In our view, it is enough to be confident that Mr Obama is the right choice.

At the outset, we were not so confident. Mr Obama is inexperienced. His policies are a blend of good, not so good and downright bad. Since the election will strengthen Democratic control of Congress, a case can be made for returning a Republican to the White House: divided government has a better record in the United States than government united under either party.

So this ought to have been a close call. With a week remaining before the election, we cannot feel that it is.

Mr Obama fought a much better campaign. Campaigning is not the same as governing, and the presidency should not be a prize for giving the best speeches, devising the best television advertisements, shaking the most hands and kissing the most babies.

Nonetheless, a campaign is a test of leadership. Mr Obama ran his superbly; Mr McCain's has often looked a shambles. After eight years of George W. Bush, the steady competence of the Obama operation commands respect.

Nor should one disdain Mr Obama's way with a crowd. Good presidents engage the country's attention; great ones inspire. Mr McCain, on form, is an adequate speaker but no more. Mr Obama, on form, is as fine a political orator as the country has heard in decades. Put to the right purposes, this is no mere decoration but a priceless asset.

Mr Obama's purposes do seem mostly right, though in saying this we give him the benefit of the doubt. Above all, he prizes consensus and genuinely seeks to unite the country, something it wants. His call for change struck a mighty chord in a tired and demoralised nation - and who could promise real change more credibly than Mr Obama, a black man, whose very nomination was a historic advance in US politics?

We applaud his main domestic proposal: comprehensive health-care reform. This plan would achieve nearly universal insurance without the mandates of rival schemes: characteristically, it combines a far-sighted goal with moderation in the method. Mr McCain's plan, based on extending tax relief beyond employer-provided insurance, also has merit - it would contain costs better - but is too timid and would widen coverage much less.

Mr Obama is most disappointing on trade. He pandered to protectionists during the primaries, and has not rowed back. He may be sincere, which is troubling. Should he win the election, a Democratic Congress will expect him to keep those trade-thumping promises. Mr McCain has been bravely and consistently pro-trade, much to his credit.

In responding to the economic emergency, Mr Obama has again impressed - not by advancing solutions of his own, but in displaying a calm and methodical disposition, and in seeking the best advice. Mr McCain's hasty half-baked interventions were unnerving when they were not beside the point.

On foreign policy, where the candidates have often conspired to exaggerate their differences, this contrast in temperaments seems crucial. For all his experience, Mr McCain has seemed too much guided by an instinct for peremptory action, an exaggerated sense of certainty, and a reluctance to see shades of grey.

He has offered risk-taking almost as his chief qualification, but gambles do not always pay off. His choice of Sarah Palin as running mate, widely acknowledged to have been a mistake, is an obtrusive case in point. Rashness is not a virtue in a president. The cautious and deliberate Mr Obama is altogether a less alarming prospect.

Rest assured that, should he win, Mr Obama is bound to disappoint. How could he not? He is expected to heal the country's racial divisions, reverse the trend of rising inequality, improve middle-class living standards, cut almost everybody's taxes, transform the image of the United States abroad, end the losses in Iraq, deal with the mess in Afghanistan and much more besides.

Succeeding in those endeavours would require more than uplifting oratory and presidential deportment even if the economy were growing rapidly, which it will not be.

The challenges facing the next president will be extraordinary. We hesitate to wish it on anyone, but we hope that Mr Obama gets the job.

Earlier, John McCain stated his plan on the on growing
oil problem: Offshore drilling. He has stated that under his energy plan, he will expand oil production and thus stopping the reliance on imported oil. At first, it seams that this is a probable scheme. Increase the amount of drilling, increase the amount of oil you receive. However, this is WRONG. Who drills the oil? The oil companies, of course, and who knows that they will give all the oil that they drill to you at once. That is impossible, as oil companies will not give up profits for nothing in return! And the oil companies backed McCain's scheme. Therefore, there is something sinister in this scheme.

Actually, the only thing the oil companies want is money. The reason why they want to increase offshore drilling is no just increase their profits. The actual way the handle the oil is this: They will just simply pump oil slowly, and therefore the price won't go down. The only thing they get is more oil, which means more money! Think of this evil scheme McCain has thought of! Who in the whole of America would want the price of oil to rise higher still while the oil companies make more and more profits? No one, except the people working for the oil companies! If McCain wins the election, this "disaster" would happen, and inflation would be even higher and with the price of oil rising, the economy would turn bad! If McCain's "oil-plan" is put into action, all that will happen is high inflation, a weak economy and all the oil companies getting richer! No one would want this to happen! Therefore, McCain's energy plan is just a plan to make America worse!

A few days ago, Barack Obama unveiled that Joe Biden will become his running mate. Biden is a famous democrat who has experience in foreign issues. I think that he is one of the best choices for Obama. Biden has been in the Senate for an amazing 35 years! This implies that he has lots of experience and is therefore one of the best choices for vice-presidency. Although some critics point out that Biden is too old and does not give a nice image of the "Change" Obama is looking for, I strongly disagree with that. The change Obama is looking for is the change of warfare. Stop the Iraq War! This is the greatest problem America is facing right now and also the people hate it. However, the Republicans want the war to continue. By the time Bush's term ends, the Iraqis should have gotten used with fighting terrorists. Anyway, the Americans stayed for five years already! Therefore, a withdraw is needed dearly and THIS is a headstart for change. Obama just wants America to get ride of the "George Bush Age" and enter a new age of politics. This is the real change, and all democrats, young or old can achieve this!

Why is Obama better than McCain? I do not think you need to ask why! McCain is just simply a puppet of George Bush! He is like a cowboy, attacking at everyone that makes him annoyed, and makes up stupid reasons why! Obama, by contrast, is a peace-loving person, and decides to negotiate rather than fight. I am sure that he learnt a lesson from the Vietnam War. If the U.S. government had negotiated with Vietnamese delegates and make a truce, no more fighting would be needed. In the future, our oppenents may not be Vietnam, but all the Middle-east countries! A war on that scale would have tremendous consequences! Just think what would happen if McCain becomes president!

Last night, John McCain announced that Sarah Palin would be his running mate. This announcement shocked me as well as lots of people. Sarah Palin's political career just kick started in 2006 which means that she only has 2 years of political experience! She is not even in congress! Also, she has got some strange policies, including promoting drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. She also objected to listing the polar bears as endangered species, which is outrageous. Drilling in the polar bear habitat will disturb them. Also, drilling more will just cause the oil problem I stated above. She also has some strange decisions like firing Public Safety Commissioner Walter Monegan for no apparent reason.

I want to take a moment to thank Hilary Clinton and her supporters for the support they have given to Barack Obama. Thanks all for your endorsement for Obama. America is ready for change, and in unity, Hilary and Obama could make change HAPPEN. We started on different paths, and now, we merged together. And our path now? To elect Obama as president, and make that change HAPPEN! As Hilary said "And I am so proud and privileged today, here in Unity, to help bring together the 36 million Americans who supported us, to create and unstoppable force for change we can all believe in!"

Earlier, Collin Powell anounced that he will endorse Barack Obama. I really thank him for this. Powell is very experienced in foreign affairs and his endorsement will help Obama a lot. Powell also stated that he hates the aggresive speeches of McCain and also thinks that Obama is the right choice by citing "his ability to inspire, because of the inclusive nature of his campaign, because he is reaching out all across America, because of who he is and his rhetorical abilities". Thanks Powell, and you really made the right choice of endorsing Obama!