There's no point in living if you can't feel the life

.... I think I like McCain better. I'm ignoring the rhetoric and superficial image and basing this opinion on their policies. McCain is an advocate for an individual's rights and is pushing for a smaller, less intrusive overall government.

Plus, Obama's economic policies are extremely lacking. He wants to raise minimum wage, increase unemployment benefits, AND increase taxes. Major inflation and deficits, much? As an economics major, I think this policy would essentially be financial suicide. If minimum wage increases, fewer businesses would be willing to hire workers. Unemployment would rise due to the slower pace of new jobs so more people will register for unemployment. They THEN become financial burdens to the federal government and all those extra benefits will need to get funded from SOMEWHERE. Any guesses as to where he's planning on getting that money? That's right. YOU. He covers this up by claiming he's going to give tax rebates to middle class families, which is all fine and good until you realize that he's taking more of their money in federal income taxes anyways, so it's more of a cover than anything else. He also doesn't want senior citizens making less than $50,000 per year to pay ANY income tax. By doing so, he would need to make up for that loss of revenue somewhere else. Any guesses as to where that extra money is coming from? That's right, YOU!

So while his policies seem socially progressive and moral on the outside, once you dig beneath the surface you see how flawed they truly are. It begs one to ask: "Where's the beef?" Obama's utopian view of how America will be saddens me, not because I don't wish America could be like that, but because it won't be like that under his policies. Numbers don't lie, sweethearts.


Behind his inspirational speeches and message of hope, there's really not that much to back it up. As much as I like the guy, I'm just not sure I would feel comfortable voting for him.



And that's my political shbeal for today.