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.

Obama on abortion

Check out Obama on abortion to find out how very liberal he is. Particularly on this issue. He has promised Planned Parenthood that he will support Pro-Choice unequivacally. He advocates that no one should have to pay for their mistake by keeping a child they hadn't planned. Obama himself has illuded to the idea that he might not have been a planned pregnancy. Where would he be today if his Mother had made that choice. This is a tremendous issue that hasn't gotten the press that it deserves. Many pro life people protest his speaches, and they have been ignored. This is the sleeping giant, the possible October surprise that could thow Obama a big curve. Those who believe in pro life are more passionate that those who believe in welfare for the masses, such as his health plan and his tax cuts.



Obama tries to strike a middle ground on all of his issues but his record doesn't reflect that. On health care, his record is definitely one of socialistic content. Ask Canada how easy it is to get care. Obama speaks of how distressing it was for his Mother to be constantly fighting with insurance companies to get what she needed. Ask veterans, disabled people, and the elderly how difficult it is to deal with the government. Medicare is a constant fight to get what you need and just try to get what was promised. We have to reform the health care system, but there has to be a better way. Medicare is underfunded, constantly cutting both doctors and hospitals payments so that getting adequate care is difficult. Young people are not becoming doctors, doctors are quitting or not taking Medicare patients. Many people with adequate insurance can't get a doctor to take their insurance. More socialism is not going to solve this.



Obama sounds like his tax plan will cut the taxes for many Americans. With 34 percent of Americans already not paying any tax, and businessess often taxed out of their business, what he would be doing is trying to take from the rich to pay for the poor. A better way would be to build business so that it could hire more people and to extend the training for those who want to and will work, instead of making the rich pay for those who don't want to work or won't.