Let’s face it, there are people more articulate and with more time on their hands to focus on politics (well, you may question that if you follow me on twitter).

It’s no secret I’ll be voting for John McCain come Nov 4.  He’s not a perfect match for the job and there are issues I have with him.  To me, however, the comparison to Barrack Obama puts him ahead.  Here are two articles that do a much better job and summarizing the issues I have with an Obama/Biden presidency.

 
CLOSING THE DEAL
A Roadmap for Campaign 2008’s Homestretch
By Guy Benson (www.guybensonshow.com) and Mary Katharine Ham (www.weeklystandard.com)
Editor and Contributor, Ed Morrissey

Biden Was Wrong On the Cold War 
By Peter Wehner 
ARTICLE
Wall Street Journal   
Publication Date: September 4, 2008

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Someone shared this with me in email:

Once upon a time, on a farm in Virginia , there was a little red hen who scratched about the barnyard until she uncovered quite a few grains of wheat.
She called all of her Democrat neighbors together and said, ‘If we plant this wheat, we shall have bread to eat. Who will help me plant it?’
‘Not I,’ said the cow.
‘Not I,’ said the duck.
‘Not I,’ said the pig.
‘Not I,’ said the goose.
‘Then I will do it by myself,’ said the little red hen, and so she did.  

 

The wheat grew very tall and ripened into golden grain.
‘Who will help me reap my wheat?’ asked the little red hen.
‘Not I,’ said the duck..
‘Out of my classification,’ said the pig.
‘I’d lose my seniority,’ said the cow.
‘I’d lose my unemployment compensation,’ said the goose.
‘Then I will do it by myself,’ said the little red hen, and so she did.

 

At last it came time to bake the bread.
‘Who will help me bake the bread?’ asked the little red hen.
‘That would be overtime for me,’ said the cow.
‘I’d lose my welfare benefits,’ said the duck.
‘I’m a dropout and never learned how,’ said the pig.
‘If I’m to be the only helper, that’s discrimination,’ said the goose.
‘Then I will do it by myself,’ said the little red hen.

 

She baked five loaves and held them up for all of her neighbors to see.  They wanted some and, in fact, demanded a share. But the little red hen said, ‘No, I shall eat all five loaves.’
‘Excess profits!’ cried the cow. (Nancy Pelosi)
‘Capitalist leech!’ screamed the duck. (Barbara Boxer)
‘I demand equal rights!’ yelled the goose. (Jesse Jackson)
The pig just grunted in disdain. (Ted Kennedy)
And they all painted ‘Unfair!’ picket signs and marched around and around the little red hen, shouting obscenities.

 

Then the farmer (Obama) came. He said to the little red hen, ‘You must not be so greedy.’
‘But I earned the bread,’ said the little red hen.
‘Exactly,’ said Barack the farmer. ‘That is what makes our free enterprise system so wonderful. Anyone in the barnyard can earn as much as he wants. But under our modern government regulations, the productive workers must divide the fruits of their labor with those who are lazy and idle.’
And they all lived happily ever after, including the little red hen, who smiled and clucked, ‘I am grateful, for now I truly understand.’
But her neighbors became quite disappointed in her.
She never again baked bread because she joined the ‘party’ and got her bread free.
And all the Democrats smiled. ‘Fairness’ had been established.
Individual initiative had died, but nobody noticed; 
Perhaps no one cared…so long as there was free bread that ‘the rich’ were paying for.

 

EPILOGUE

Bill Clinton is getting $12 million for his memoirs.
Hillary got $8 million for hers.
That’s $20 million for the memories from two people, who for eight years, repeatedly testified, under oath, that they couldn’t remember anything.

 

IS THIS A GREAT BARNYARD OR WHAT?  DON’T FORGET TO VOTE IN NOVEMBER

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Like I’ve said, character and honesty are critical for me in relating to a person.  A reflection of who a person is is the people he surrounds himself with.

Senator Obama has stated his disdain for the prejudice comments by Reverend Wright and the terrorist actions of Bill Ayers.  Obama didn’t do those things and as soon as the press let him know about the actions of these loose associations in his life, it took him less then a couple of months to distance himself and state his dislike for what they did (and that he was unaware of the hateful things they said/did).

I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt.  Why would a politician play with the truth?

Now, we have the Post reporting that Obama’s campaign reached out Franklin Raines for advice on the economy and mortgate industry.  Further, we know that James Johnson was in charge of Obama’s VP selection team until there was too much criticism.  Who cares, really, right?  Oh, Raines and Johnson used to run FNME (Fannie Mae) during the periods when it was discovered that they artificially inflated their reported revenue, used suspect business practices in granting loans and other illegal activities.  Both left FNME after receiving MILLIONS (like $50m in Raines’ case) in bonuses.  

Further, there’s the protest of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s visit to the UN.  Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin were both invited.  When Clinton found out Palin was coming, she pulled out.  In order to remain party neutral, the group reached out to Biden and the Obama campaign to send someone else.  They refused.  The group then got pressure from other democrats to either disinvite Palin or cancel the rally.  So, they disinvited her.  What kind of crap is this?  It’s more important to ensure Palin doesn’t attend than it is to protest Iran’s ruler?

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There ain’t no such thing… Everyone is biased.  It’s who we are, how we are made up.  Other than claiming that McCain is too old to be President or votes too close to party lines, there has been little the liberal pundits and bloggers have been able to attack him on from a character perspective.  Instead, they’ve focused on Governor Sarah Palin.  Her religion is different than their’s, she wasn’t pregnant - she covered up for her daughter’s pregnancy, no, wait, she should stay home and take care of her family because her 17 yr old daughter is engaged and pregnant, her marriage is going to go to hell because she’s a working mother, she looks like Tina Fey, she’s a war monger, she’s a puppet, she’s a liar, she’s despicable, a sign of pure evil on the horizon.  I’ve read all of these online by “professional” media and bloggers.  

I’m not going to defend her today, there are enough people out there doing it themselves.  But in case folks forget, it’s McCain running against Obama.  Say what you want about his days being numbered, Matt Damon, but you’ve brought up the issue about character.  Let’s look at Obama’s character:

• Lied about his career in his book he authored on his life: http://sweetness-light.com/archive/did-obama-turn-down-a-wall-street-career
• Lied about debating the issues with McCain anywhere: http://tr.im/u7 after McCain challenged him to 10 unscripted townhall debates http://tr.im/u8 Why is he afraid of a public discussion without a speech writer?
• Lies about his “bipartisan” political record? 
• Why aren’t there lines of people coming out giving personal references based on direct experience with his character?  Everything I hear is from people citing references to his books, resume or speeches.  Where are the testimonials?
• I won’t hold the actions or words of Pastor Wright or Bill Ayers against him, but he has no remorse or strong condemnation for what they have said or done.  His only real rebuff is that he knows lots of people.  Normally, that’s ok, but not for my president.  Distancing himself isn’t enough.  I want to know he hates what they have said and done.
• He talks about charity and giving back, but has a poor personal record based on his income.

Character and honesty is important to me.  I think Obama is not quite the saint that some (including himself) would like to paint him as.  Normally, that’s ok.  But this isn’t a job interview.  This is for the Presidency of the United States of America.  Sure, I want change.  I want honesty from politicians and fairness in reporting.

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Both candidates are running on a platform of change.  Ultimately, this speaks to most Americans.  Everyone wants…

• to pay less taxes (although some feel others should pay more [inserted for attempted fairness])
• live a life free of fear from terrorists
• be less dependent on foreign powers for energy
• eliminate government corruption
• feel the government represents their ideals and beliefs (or lack thereof)
• a government that doesn’t dictate to the individual how to think or feel
• a good job, healthcare and comfortable retirement

…since 2005, Mr. McCain has led as chief sponsor of 82 bills, on which he had 120 Democratic co-sponsors out of 220 total, for an average of 55 percent. He worked with Democrats on 50 of his bills, and of those, 37 times Democrats outnumber Republicans as co-sponsors.

Mr. Obama, meanwhile, sponsored 120 bills, of which Republicans co-sponsored just 26, and on only five bills did Republicans outnumber Democrats. Mr. Obama gained 522 total Democratic co-sponsors but only 75 Republicans, for an average of 13 percent of his co-sponsors.

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