Week 2- Election Post

• To me the most important issue of the 2008 election happens to be the unstable economy and it's effect on everyone. This economic crisis is getting worse and worse every day. Though the government is trying to amend the situation with a $700 billion bailout plan, even it's having difficulties having just failed to pass in the House of Representatives. This is a very critical issue because the economy is the very foundation upon which people live their good lives. The economy's recent struggles have led to everyone's downfall, as many people are now in debt, some even having to foreclose their houses.
• As for the performance of the candidates during the debates, I believed them to be pretty much equal. Barack Obama and John McCain both performed well in the presidential debate, each holding on by performing very well in their respective strengths, and also hanging on to the issues they are weak on. Thus, I thought the debate was a stalemate. However, the electronic media, in this case the television, showed Obama as being a more charismatic and likable character, whereas McCain looked very old. All in all, I thought Obama did a better job because he was a much better speaker and so he got his ideas out in a much clearer way.
  

Current Event-Post 1

• I am addressing the recent news that Senator John McCain is bailing out of the Friday election in order to broker a solution to our most recent financial troubles. The news of one of our presidential candidates jumping out of a debate during the last few weeks before the election struck me as somewhat odd. Even though he is trying to fix our "financial situation," he should try and be a little more focused on his campaign for the presidency instead. Anyways, he was reported to not have done much at the brokering anyways. McCain seems to be a bit disorganized at the moment as he attended the bipartisan White House meeting which took place as soon as he got back from the brokering as well. He wasn't speaking much, and when he did he was shaky, or so I've heard.
• Even though McCain may be ahead in the polls concerning the foreign policies in question during these presidential elections, Barack Obama seems to be the one who is continuously rising in the polls for the economic issues. Here, McCain needs to pick up the pace, as economy is a very important issue at the moment and if McCain continues on his current trend, he may lose on the very important topic of economic reform. And anyways, when does he plan to reschedule that debate for... Obama's getting tired waiting for him! Or is that his ultimate plan, hmmmmm...
  

Week 1- Election Post

• Looking at the current status of the election, I would say that I'm leaning towards a more liberal standpoint and currently support the Democratic candidate for president, Barack Obama. This is because I feel more liberal on various topics and also think that Obama would bring real change to the way the American government is currently run. I feel like Obama's young age and little experience would most likely help this drive for change because of the fresh, new ideology he would come with and the uncorruptedness with which he could run things in Washington. John McCain, on th other hand, views things from an older standpoint, which is not really helpful at this time when real fresh ideas are needed to revive America.
• Obama's standpoint on the issues of Iraq and Energy are also very critical to my support for him. Obama has rallied against the Iraq War from the very beginning as Bush was threatening Hussein to get out of Iraq. I also believed the Iraq War to be the wrong approach to a very fragile situation. The current situation also needs to be resolved as quickly as possible with a gradual and efficient exit from the country of Iraq. This would be better in the long run and could also allow for America to help the Iraqi people take care of their own country. Energy, however, may be an even more important issue as it affects everyone, especially due to the rising cost of fuel which leads to the general rise in price of all products and services.Obama supports a plan to become independent from other imports of energy to allow for America to produce more of it's own energy and research alternate sources of energy as well. A lowering in the cost of living in the United States would help all Americans and could also help re-stabilize the economy.