Wake up people!

Wake up people!

I know this is a heated political season, and that no politician is perfect, but remember that since they are all politicians, expect spin doctoring and phony promises. Don't listen to eloquent speeches and assume that campaign promises equate to action.

McCain has had virtually the same message and voting record in his 26 years in politics. He doesn't change his message to suit different audiences on different days.

I have to say that Barack Obama's commercials are convincing. Quite slick in fact. He sounds like he knows what middle-class Americans want to hear. In fact, he sounds conservative! But the ultra-liberal Obama only has to sound conservative in order to get the middle-class votes. After all, no one runs on a platform of raising taxes and making government larger (i.e. big government spending). At least, no politician says any of that on the campaign trail if he or she expects to get elected. That's political reality.

But will Obama actually keep any of his conservative-sounding promises once elected? Look at his voting records and already-broken campaign promises.

During the primaries, in a final push to beat Hillary Clinton, Obama ran ads looking the American people in the eye and swearing that "lobbyists will not be a part of my White House." Of course he had already received the second-highest payoff from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to keep regulators out of their affairs. We all know what happened with that. [McCain also took a payoff - albeit a smaller one - but is also disappointing to me.] Plus Obama hired two lobbyists to work on his campaign. So much for that "sincere" promise.

Didn't Obama also promise to accept only public financing for his campaign? Oops! Once he locked up the Democratic nomination, he didn't need to honor that promise any more.

Obama's pet project in his 143 days as a US Senator was the Global Poverty Act. He wants American taxpayers to pay more than we already do - to the tune of $2000 per man, woman, and child - in order to abolish poverty around the world. If you are in a family of four, do you have an extra $8000 to spare? Too bad. Cough it up - somehow. Even at $2000 per American, we could barely make a dent in "fixing" poverty around the world, so Obama's plan would cost more exponentially each year. Does the author of such a bill sound like someone who will "cut taxes" for almost everyone once he's in office? Do you think he no longer cares about his most beloved and socialist bill?

He claims he will "find" the money for all of his spending projects by ending the Iraq war on some arbitrary date - despite what our miltary leaders recommend, and despite that the surge has worked and our troops are already back to pre-surge levels and counting! If it were up to Obama, the U.N. (not the US) should lead all our missions. Pelosi, Reid and Obama all wanted to wave the white flag. The Iraq region has fragile stability and democracy, yet Obama wants to cut and run to appease some voters. The majority of military members are conservative and support John McCain as Commander-in-Chief. And the majority of servicemen and women are voting for McCain: not just because McCain has served in the military but because he knows what it's like to be a serviceman on the ground fighting, to know what it's like to be a military leader and make difficult decisions, and to know how the president's decisions affect both the country and our miltary families - firsthand!


Obama declared to Planned Parenthood that the first thing he would do as president would be to pass the Freedom of Choice Act, which is a misnomer since women actually lose freedoms with this act - especially information about abortions and post-operative risks and symptoms. This act would also force taxpayers to pay for all abortions. Think about it: the nurse at your child's school cannot administer Tylenol, but Obama wants the government to perform a medical procedure on your daughter without providing her with full disclosure on the risks and complications - and certainly without any parent's or guardian's knowledge or permission.

Every person running for the office of President must show 1) proof of age and 2) that he or she is a natural-born citizen. That's it. Sounds simple, huh? No one else has ever had trouble handing over a simple birth certificate. Unfortunately, Obama eventually came up with only a copy posted on his website; the copy has inconsistencies and omissions which suggest it is fraudulent. Lawsuits have cropped up across the US demanding a legal birth certificate. What does Obama do? He hires attorneys to find ways to have the cases dismissed. WHAT?!? Why not just provide it? What is wrong with this picture? Hours after Obama flies to Hawaii, the State of Hawaii declares his birth records "sealed"? What is going on with this man?

Wake up people! Is this the change you want?

People accuse W. of arrogance. Obama has shown true arrogance, from prematurely creating a presidential seal to his "world-tour" in order to look presidential to the world. Couple Obama's arrogance with his scary socialist agenda and he'll make even Jimmy Carter look like Ronald Reagan!

And ask yourselves this: Who would Osama bin Laden want you to vote for? There are hundreds, if not thousands of lunatics who wish the US harm because we are infidels. It takes only one whack-a-do to fly under the radar. Who is more likely to prevent another 9-11? Obama?

Let's all sing Kumbaya, people! Ahmadinejad, handle the harmony for us...