OBAMA, MCCAIN DEBATE ISSUES

In the last debate between Obama and McCain, McCain made the point that if you want BIG government vote for Obama, if you want more personal choice vote for the McCain - Palin ticket.

Ordinary people have to make choices. The government also has to make choices. Whose choice do you prefer, yours or the governments. McCain missed an opportunity, although with the time constraints upon the debate, he didn't have the opportunity.

Obama mentioned several things he wants to do with his health care. That means that in order to receive what we need, we, the people will have to do more to keep ourselves healthy. For instance we could be forced to exercise to a certain level to receive care. If we choose to not work toward prevention, such as exercise, eat healthy, take care of our bodies, don't smoke or drink alcohol, or use drugs, we would qualify for help with the government's health care plan.

If we choose unhealthy habits that cause a particular disease or disabling conditiion we would not be eligible for health care.

Since he so carefully skirted the issue of abortion, he could lead us in the direction of forced abortions, such as China has, in order to keep the costs of government down and provide for fewer people. It is easy to say this will never happen in America, but much that was thought would never happen has.

For instance, Obama was planning on college during the era of affirmative action. Did his opportunity come at the expense of someone else? Much reverse discrimination has happened in the name of affirmative action. This would have been unimaginable 40 years ago.

The United States has changed and will continue to change. This election is about change. What kind of change? Change for the government to make more of our choices. To force everyone to school whether they want it or not. To force us to live healthy lives to get health care or who knows what else.

The change we need is not more government. It is more choices in and from the private sector so that we maintain the right to choose for ourselves and not have the government doing it for us. McCain is advocating that kind of change.