Sunday, September 14, 2008

Integrity in the presidential campaign

The more I look into how each candidate is running their campaign, the more disappointed and disgusted I get with McCain. If you review my previous post, you will find that both candidates did some level of stretching the truth. However the bulk of the offenses from McCain are outright lies to the American public. Examples:
  • Stating the FactCheck.org stated that Obama's attack on Palin was misleading and false.. They completely deny the claim.
  • Stating that Obama supports sex education to kindergartners. Absolutely false. He supports "age appropriate" sex education.
  • Stating that Obama's health care plan will force small businesses to cut job.. This is a lie Obama's plan exempts small businesses.
  • Stating that he promised to increase funding for renewable energy.. but his plan shows no increase whatsoever
  • Stating that Obama wants to close foreign trade.. In fact, Obama wants foreign trade to continue, but wants to strength environmental and labor provisions in the agreement
  • Stating that Obama would raise taxes for the middle class, increase taxes for families making $42,000 a year, and that he has a history of voting for higher taxes. All of which are completely contrary to his plan and his record.
  • Stating that Tony Rezko received $14M of taxpayers money for the purchase of property to be used for Obama's house. Absolutely false.

I am trying my best to keep an open mind for both candidates, but McCain is making it awfully difficult. I think the 2 things that have put me over the edge are:

  • McCain's latest criticism that Obama's vote to end a filibuster on the immigration plan, which is in fact the same vote that McCain voted. They both were trying to end the filibuster.
  • The 20/20 interview of Palin clearly shows that she has no political experience outside of Alaska. She couldn't answer a single question directly and her previous record is completely contrary to what McCain supports (pork-barrel spending, wasteful government spending). It made it very clear that McCain's choice for Palin was merely for votes rather than what is good for the nation.

So, my vote for Presidential Integrity: Obama

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