Thursday, September 18, 2008

The Way I See It...

The way I see it Obama should drop out of the race and Sarah Palin should run against John McCain...talk about having a choice, now that would be real change!

Why any red-blooded American would consider Obama is beyond comprehension. Obama would change our Judeo-Christian heritage for a Marxist-Muslim government dominated by Sharia law. - Norman E. Hooben


The following was cross-posted from Family Security Matters http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/publications/id.1155/pub_detail.asp

Family Security Matter

September 12, 2008

Exclusive: Obama and Palin – Side by Side

How do they stack up?



Barack Obama is supposed to be running against John McCain, but with the entrance of Sarah Palin onto the national political stage, it seems as though the race is now between these two political powerhouses.
Much has been made of Obama’s judgment to lead in spite of his youth and relative inexperience. Likewise, much has been made of Palin’s unfitness to be first in line to the presidency because of her youth and relative inexperience. Therefore, it might be helpful for voters to take a look at their qualifications on key issues side by side in order to make a more informed choice at the polls in November.

Sarah Palin
Barack Obama
Age
44
48
Current Job
Candidate for…
Vice president
President
Other public jobs/positions
Chair of the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission; Chair of the National Governors Association Natural Resources Committee; Chair of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission; Mayor of Wasilla, AK; President of Alaska Conference of Mayors; Wasilla City Council member
Illinois state senator; senior law lecturer at University of Chicago Law School; ACORN community organizer
Executive experience
Governor for two years; mayor for 10 years
None
Foreign relations experience
Governor of a state that borders two foreign nations (Canada and Russia)
Chair of Senate subcommittee on Europe but never called it into session; took a trip to the Middle East and Europe during the campaign and made a speech in Germany; took a trip to Pakistan while in college; multicultural background: living in Indonesia for four years as a child; absentee father from Kenya
Military affairs experience
Commander-in-Chief of the Alaska National Guard
None
Private sector experience
Sportscaster; worked in her husband’s family’s commercial fishing business
Troop support
Visited wounded troops in Germany; visited AK National Guard soldiers deployed to Kuwait; son deployed to Iraq on 9/11/08 as Army infantryman
Visited troops in Afghanistan and Iraq; cancelled a visit to wounded troops in Germany
“Maverick” credentials
Married to a non-Republican; exposed corruption within own party; endorsed Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell in his run against pork-friendly GOP congressman Don Young; called on Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) to “come clean” about financial dealings that are under federal investigation
Most liberal member of the Senate in 2007, according to National Journal
Legislative accomplishments
Supported and signed a landmark ethics reform bill; used line-item veto to cut millions from state spending; prevented “bridge to nowhere” that would have cost taxpayers $400 million dollars
Major legislation sponsored is the Global Poverty Act, which would cost the American taxpayers $845 billion; voted “present” over 100 times as Illinois state senator
History of dealing with corruption
Exposed legal violations and conflicts of interest of Alaska Republican leaders; campaigned against corrupt GOP Representative; ran against and defeated corrupt incumbent governor in GOP primary
Launched political career in home of unrepentant domestic terrorist Bill Ayers (and still refers to him as a part of “mainstream Democratic Chicago”); purchased home with help of convicted felon Tony Rezko
Second Amendment
Lifetime member of NRA and avid hunter
Worked to pass legislation in Illinois that would prevent all law-abiding citizens from owning firearms
Earmarks
Opposed “Bridge to Nowhere” project; said Alaska should avoid relying on federal money for projects; campaigned against porker Don Young (R-AK) in 2008 primary
Secured federal earmarks for wife’s employer and for campaign bundlers; asked for $740 million in earmarks over a three-year period
Abortion
Pro-life; gave birth to fifth child knowing that he would have Down’s syndrome
Pro-choice; while Illinois state senator voted against the Born Alive Infant’s Protection Act, which required medical care to be given to live infants who survived abortions (and lied about the reason for his vote)
Energy
Believes energy independence is a matter of national security; for drilling in ANWR, which is in her state; brokered a multi-billion dollar pipeline deal with a Canadian company
Says Americans should “get tune-ups” and “check tire pressure”; says “we can’t expect the world to be okay with” our use of heating and air conditioning; believes Americans would have gotten used to a “gradual adjustment”

Compiled from various internet sources.
Brought to you by the editors and research staff of FamilySecurityMatters.org.


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