I am absolutely mystified by the excitement people from both sides of what is virtually the same political party regardless of whether you call it Democrat or Republican, conservative or liberal. The fact is you are being presented with two presidential candidates expressing almost identical ideas and policies and both are just the continuation of George W. Bush’s plans and policies that have devastated our country for more than seven years.
The only real difference between McCain and Obama is in their presentation. Presentation is every thing regardless of what you are selling. McCain is presenting himself as another aggressive war president who will supposedly keep you safe from those nasty terrorists, and Obama is presenting himself as the diplomat who will only go to war as a last resort. In either case, both are selling us continued wars, continued loss of liberty and a big brother style government. It’s just a matter of which camp you fall into and what kind of personality appeals to you.
If you are one of those people that tend to lean towards machismo in your candidate, replete with tough talk, swaggering, a hair-trigger temper and bullying you’re more likely to vote for McCain.
McCain puts me in mind of that creepy little critter in Lord of the Rings who’s coveting of the prized ring turned him from a man into a twisted and ugly creature. There is no doubt in my mind that this man would sell his soul to sit in the Oval Office especially after having been cheated out of it by the likes of George W. Bush. McCain got the message. Gone is the so-called “maverick” that purveyor of straight talk. In its place is a man who will say or do whatever he has to, to claim the prize.
During the national debates McCain looked almost crazed at times especially when for all intents and purposes the Republican Party had someone in mind other than him for the coveted nomination ;( a nomination that I personally believe had been promised to him in 2000 if he would forfeit the nomination to Bush.) Then he stated that we could be in war for another 100 years…a clear signal to the global mafia that he was on board. Prior to making this statement, opposition to him being nominated was monumental within the Republican Party ranks. Almost immediately after, opposition seemed to evaporate at least where it counted most which was in the RNC. After all, McCain had just indicated that he would continue the devastating policies and agenda of the Bush administration.
If you are a person who is more drawn to diplomacy or swayed by the ability of a candidate to wax eloquent and to speak endlessly without ever revealing much of anything, Obama is your man. To those of us who suffer from some collective form of political shock from the last seven years, Obama is very appealing and he seems to always be in control of himself. Adept at pinpointing issues of most concern to us common people and promising to reverse all the terrible damage done to our country under the Bush regime, all will end up being nothing more than empty political promises regardless of what his true intent was. Even he knows this. The free trader, capitalist, no loyalties to anyone but their banker crowd will never, let Obama make the changes he speaks of. And, Obama just selected Joe Biden, known for his support for the war, his support of globalization that is devastating not only our economy but economies around the world. Obama just signaled that he is on board with the globalists.
Neither candidate has made any reference to the unconstitutional expansion of powers of the executive branch or made any indication that they would reverse these illegal actions.
Neither speaks of the Security & Prosperity Partnership that is laying the foundation for the North American Union that will see the forfeiture of our sovereignty.
Neither will move to secure our southern border.
Both will try to implement an amnesty plan.
Neither candidate will make any effort to restore our loss of constitutional rights and protections.
Obama’s Comprehensive healthcare reform will not happen unless the insurance industry, big pharma and the medical industry can be assured of getting a huge piece of the pie and continue to siphon billions out of the American public.
McCain will try to force privatization of Social Security, even as the stock markets indicate that nothing is stable and many bigger fortunes have been lost in recent weeks. His plan, just as Bush’s, is to funnel the money for retirement into the stock market where these funds have long been coveted and where they will be subject to high risk ventures with no oversight.
The list goes on, but in the end regardless of who we cast our vote for we will get the same president. Nothing will change that will benefit ordinary American’s. Everything will be forfeited to the globalist agenda. The only choice you have to make is whether you want your bad news from another wannabe cowboy who can’t possibly sit the horse he’s trying to ride, or, do you want it delivered to you in a more subtle and palatable way from someone who makes bad news seem, not so bad.
Either way you’re going to get bad news; its all in how it’s presented.
© 2008 Marti Oakley
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