1. The Economy.
If you make less than a quarter of a million dollars a year, then you will receive a larger tax break with Obama's tax plan than you would John McCain's. Despite the fact that McCain wants to give significant tax cuts to the wealthiest 5% of Americans, multiple celebrities who make several million dollars a year have endorsed Barack Obama. More importantly, financial genius and stock market guru Warren Buffet has endorsed Barack Obama.
2. Education.
No Child Left Behind is a failed Republican educational policy that has robbed a generation of public school children of the ability to think critically. It forces teachers to teach multiple choice test questions, rather than spend time teaching problem solving and deductive reasoning. John McCain continues to support this failed policy. Barack Obama, on the other hand, has called NCLB "False advertising" and is in favor of reforming it.
3. Health Care.
Medical procedures are the number one reason why people declare bankruptcy. Under Barack Obama's plan, every American will have health care extended to them. If you have an existing health care coverage, your cost will go down. If you currently do not have coverage, you will not be turned away for any pre-existing condition.
4. Iraq.
America spends $10 billion a month in the war in Iraq which has no clear objective or goal. Saddam Hussein has already been captured, tried, convicted, and executed. John McCain is willing to stay in Iraq for the next "hundred years." But to what end? The sooner Iraq becomes independent from American occupation, the better American relations will be with the rest of the world. Barack Obama has made it clear that he wants to bring an end to the war in Iraq.
5. Sarah Palin.
David Frum, Republican and former Bush speech writer, said "I think Sarah Palin was a huge mistake." Compare her record to Barack Obama's running mate Joseph Biden. Senator Biden has served in Congress for 36 years after winning his Senate seat in 1972. Retired Army General and Republican Colin Powell, former Secretary of State, said Palin "is not ready to be President, which is the job of the Vice President." John McCain has been battling melanoma (the deadliest form of skin cancer) since the early 1990's. He is 72 years old and has had four melanomas removed. If he were to die in office, Sarah Palin would be the leader of the United States. That's a gamble America should not be willing to take.
5 Reasons to Vote for Barack Obama
