Should I Vote For For President: Obama or McCain?

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Barack Obama - 93 match While only having served in the United States Senate for about four years, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) has electrified the presidential stage. Earlier this year, Obama defeated the much vaunted Clinton machine in the Democratic primaries, receiving 18 million votes, as Democratic voters flocked to the polls in record numbers. Unlike his opponent, Obama opposed the Iraq war from the start and is running his campaign on the theme of working together to fix the economy, provide affordable health care to all Americans, restoring the nation's moral authority on the world stage, and keeping the lobbyists and special interests out of the White House.

John McCain - 10 match As a Vietnam war veteran and someone who has a record of bi-partisan work on issues like campaign finance reform and immigration reform, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) has often won praises for his willingness to buck his own party on issues. Unlike his opponent, McCain is a staunch supporter of the war in Iraq, a social conservative who believes that the Supreme Court should overturn a woman's right to an abortion, and fiscal conservative who believes the Bush tax cuts should be made permanent and that corporate tax rates be further lowered.

Considering Obama is going to make the big announcement this week, I felt that I should make the case for my favorite candidate, Wesley Clark.

Wesley Clark is a retired four-star general and is the former Supreme Allied Commander of NATO. Right there, he completely destroys McCain's military record. He also was valedictorian of his class at West Point, which is more than McCain can ever say about his class rank at the US Naval Academy. Wesley Clark can also play the attack dog as seen by his controversial comment, "Well, I don’t think riding in a fighter plane and getting shot down is a qualification to be president.”

Clark also has characteristics of the three VP candidates that the media seem to be in love with:

His Joe Biden characteristic: Clark has immense foreign policy experience from being a general and Supreme Allied Commander of NATO.

His Tim Kaine characteristic: Clark is basically a Washington outsider since he has never held a public office in Congress and is from the South (Arkansas to be precise).

His Evan Bayh characteristic: He supported Hillary during the primaries and can help unify the party.

Wesley Clark should be the next Vice-President of the United States, not only because he's qualified to be President himself, but because he's got everything that Obama needs in a running mate.

I was just watching CNN for analysis on the Saddleback Church Forum and David Gergen, one of their Senior Political Analysts, said this about McCain's clearly botched performance when asked what he learned after it: "That John McCain's gonna be a much tougher opponent for Barack Obama in the debates than anybody might have imagined just a few weeks ago."

What?! I will pray for a performance, like McCain had tonight, at the debates with his inaccuracies on facts (ex: McCain called himself a "Federalists" which meant he was for states' rights).

CNN, John McCain sucked tonight and Obama did pretty good.

Yesterday (8/13/08), I went to the Illinois State Fair for Democrats' Day.  Governor Rod Blagojevich (the worst sitting governor in the United States), Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin, and some local Democratic leaders were schedule to be there.  I went to the Director's Lawn, where the event was to be held, and waited for around two and a half hours for anything to get under way.  During the course of the wait, I got to meet Daniel Davis, the Democratic Challenger for the 19th Congressional District.  After the wait was up in the sweltering heat and the event started, I was pleasently surprised at who showed up:

He gave a quick, but very zealous speech to us Democrats. It made waiting a whole lot more worth it.

The Democratic VP Quiz

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	Bill Richardson - 75 match Bill Richardson, the Governor of New Mexico governor, ran for the Democratic Party nomination for President in 2008. He is a former congressman, United Nations ambassador, and U.S. Secretary of Energy. He was the 2004 Democratic National Convention and Chairman of the Democratic Governors Association in 2005 and 2006. Richardson offers valuable foreign policy credentials and executive experience. He could deliver New Mexico, a swing state in this year's election, and bring the Latino vote.
	Jim Webb - 68 match Jim Webb is a Senator from Virginia who sits on Senate Committees on Foreign Relations, Armed Services, Veterans’ Affairs and the Joint Economic Committee. As President Ronald Reagan’s secretary of the Navy and assistant secretary of defense, he's got the defense credentials Obama lacks. Additionally, he holds two Purple Hearts for his service with the Marines during Vietnam and he made a name for himself as a lawyer specializing in veterans affairs. Webb has cred with white southerners, working-class voters, and gun-loving centrists.
	Wesley Clark - 68 match Wesley Clark retired as the four-star Supreme Allied Commander Europe of NATO. He ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2004 but fizzled out after failing to win any of the important contests. His odds in the VEEPstakes are strong- He's white, he's southern, he has the experience Obama lacks and he can trump McCain's stint in Vietnam. Clark served 34 years at the Department of Defense and led the U.S. intervention in Kosovo. Clark can top off his resume as the valedictorian of his class at West Point and a Rhodes Scholar.

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Who should I vote for for president in 2008?

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	Dennis Kucinich - 79 match You've been matched with Denis Kucinich, a far-left Ohio congressman. We hope you're happy with your second choice, because Kucinich dropped his White House bid on 25 January 2008. Kucinich has the most extreme proposals for nearly every issue including creating a single-payer system of universal health care; an immediate withdrawal of all U.S. forces from Iraq and replacing them with an international security force; and guaranteeing quality education with free pre-kindergarten and college. He even wants to impeach Vice President Dick Cheney. Needless to say, Kucinich was a no-hope contender.
	Bill Richardson - 78 match You must be looking for a moderate liberal with impressive credentials. If you live in Iowa or New Hampshire, you could have voted for Bill Richardson. Otherwise, you're out of luck. After finishing 4th in both states, Richardson dropped out of the presidential race. Experienced in state, national, and international politics, Richardson has been a Congressman, an ambassador to the United Nations Security Council, and is now the governor of New Mexico. He is pro-choice, strongly favors rights for the LGBT population, advocates for affirmative action in government contracts, and even championed the idea that Congress should revoke the original authority it gave to go to war with Iraq. Richardson also supports the death penalty and gun ownership rights.
	Barack Obama - 73 match You must be ambitious and idealistic, like Barack Obama. Obama is a liberal democrat who, unlike his rivals, opposed the Iraq war from the start. With only 3 years in the Senate, his inexperience worries some and sometimes reveals itself in the debates, but he also has the charisma and popular support that the others lack.

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