<p>Don’t make this election about ideals and labels. Honestly it’s either a continuation of the Bush economic/foreign policies (McCain) or a solution to the problems created in these past 8 years (Obama).</p>
<p>I’m fed up with the status quo.</p>
<p>And why do people so confidently degrade Obama just because of people he is associated with? First of all, it’s an ad hominem fallacy. The election should be about the issues, the direction America is headed in. We are basically hiring a President – and since when do employers care more about the associations/race of the person over his/her abilities and solutions? Just give me someone who can get the job done properly, and I won’t care if he/she is Christian, Jewish, Hindu, Muslim, black, white, asian, whatever.
Secondly, it’s naive to assume that people merely connected to Obama have control over his character. </p>
<p>McCain was recently endorsed by a preacher (forgot the name at the moment) who also has made rather radical remarks (anti-semitic, etc). But I don’t hold that against McCain, who is honestly a great man. What I do dislike about the conservative platform is the preservation of the status quo and the relatively negative direction I believe it will take us in. In essence, I’m sticking to the issues because it’s the only way a President will honestly affect our day-to-day lives… not his/her race/background/associations.</p>
<p>America has progressed because it is neither too conservative nor too liberal. There have been times throughout history where one approach has been better than the other. This time, it’s all in the democrats’ favor.</p>