Baracky II

Now this video does seem a bit dramatic and almost fanboyish, but I guess there are some people out there that are really inspired by Obama.

The thing that hits me in this video, aside from the theatrics, is the issues. It hits on how John McCain has admitted he doesn't really understand the economy, which is probably one of the biggest issues facing this country. It hits on McCain's stance against women's issues. It talks about McCain saying how he knows how to "win wars" when he actually has never "won" a war and has been on the wrong side of pretty much every vote or decision about the war. It also talks about McCain's blatant pandering, trying to sell the American people on a gas tax holiday and offshore drilling which would give "psychological benefits", but no actual tangible ones, to the people, while allowing the oil companies to reap even greater profit. It also talks about his temper and anger issues, which could be the deathblow in our relations with other countries.

On that note... I truly want to ask McCain supporters, besides the attempts to smear Obama and run the man's name through the mud, questioning his patriotism and love of this country (shameful and very un-American in my opinion), what does McCain have to offer us? Sell me on it. Please. I want to understand why this race is as close as it is... because I honestly can't make sense of it. To me it seems an obvious choice, but obviously there are people who disagree with me, and if we are truly going to turn this nation around and put it on the right path, we're going to need to do it together. Instead of all the name-calling, fear-mongering, and Karl Rove tactics that are becoming even more common as November nears, we need to be discussing the real issues that face this country. We need Republicans, Democrats, Independents, Libertarians and the Green party to come together and work out the problems of this nation. Partisan politics is tearing this country down. Instead of working together to fix the problems we all face, we are dividing ourselves by the few things that make us different. That's a recipe for disaster in this country, because our differences are what make this nation as great as it is.