A Vote for Every One of Us
For the first time, I feel that I am voting for ME.
Last year I was a Richardson supporter. I wanted an experienced candidate and he had it. My comment about Senator Clinton was: WHAT experience?? As far as I could tell the Clintons had tried the co-presidency when they got first elected. Hillary made such a mess about her healthcare initiative and meddled so badly (remember Travelgate?) that Republicans took over both the House and Senate in 1994 elections. With Nafta & Cafta and most favored trading nation status to China that resulted in poisoned pet food, toxic toys and tainted pet food, I was not going to vote for a Clinton.
When Governor Richardson quit the race, I looked at Senator Obama. I liked what I saw. As a single person I am taxed to the max and for the first time, there was a candidate, whose plan included not just one but two tax breaks for me, my tax rate would actually drop and maybe I could get a bigger break on my home mortgage interest deduction - and a possibility of another break when I turn into a senior a few years from now. I was getting exited.
Then I looked into health care. Currently I am lucky enough to have health insurance through my employer but that too can come to an end. Senator Clinton’s healtcare plan with the possibility of another payroll deduction based on a percentage of my gross income made me pull out a credit card and donate to the Obama campaign. I have pets (2 dogs and 7 cats all of whom seemed to find their way to my doorstep when they were lost and hungry), after their vet bills, medicines, and other expenses I do not have disposable net income left to have another deduction.
The more I learn about Senator Obama and the Obama family, the more impressed I am. The campaign is organized, everyone knows what they are doing, everyone is positive and energetic, fired up and ready to go. Senator Obama’s positions actually make sense and would provide the long term solutions this country and the world need. He will be a great President because he will actually represent the people. I will vote for him in November and when I do so, it will also be a vote for every one of us, because finally we will have a leader who will listen to each one of us.
Ana K.
Shreveport, LA
Ana,
You rock. It’s great to hear from people who are making their decision really based on things that affect their lives directly. I think that’s what we, as Obama supporters, need to really focus on. We don’t support this guy just because he’s a rock star (which is he), or because he’s a dynamic leader (which he is) or because I have the biggest man crush ever on him (which I do). We support him PRIMARILY because he has new, important, and smart ideas on how to fix problems that directly affect us and he wants to force the government officials to start helping the people rather than the corporate and special interest lobbyists who have hijacked our government for at least 30 years.
AMEN!!!
WE LOVE YOU OBAMA!!!!!