My Votes for This Year's Election

Hi,

I also will vote for Obama and here are some of my reasons:

1- I am not satisfied with the war in Iraq and how much it is costing our tax dollars every month. ($10B to be exact - that's a B - not a M) - Senator John McCain has not indicated to end this war any time sooner - so I expect it will continue to cost US some huge amounts of money before it can be ended. Obama will end this war in a timely and orderly fashion. I also think we need to allow the Iraqis to come here as immigrants and I think Obama is willing to accept that.

2- Senator McCain used to be a very liberal senator in US Senate; but as soon as his nomination was selected, he has become all the way to the left that I fear if he's elected, this country will continue going to wrong direction as G.W. Bush has been taking us to. In fact, only 27% approve the current president and his way of governing this country.

3- Senator McCain's VP pick is a disaster - Gov. Sarah Palin. For me, she's just not ready for national level yet. On many occasions, Gov. Palin has clearly shown us how much out of touch she is in terms of the national issues. It's not that she can't answer the media's questions, it's just that she does not understand the questions and issues. Issues/questiosn are like the foreign policies, the Bush's doctrine, the health cares, and much more... She is just not ready yet. Period.

3- It will be naive to think whatever Obama said will be done. However, Obama has new visions and directions of which America is in need of. Of course, some of his ideas might not work and at least he's shown to us the kind of HOPE that millions of Americans hope everyday. Example: on the Health Care and Energy issues, there is no way he can change the system. But at least, he will try something. That's what we need. We need a change. Remember, the president has power to introduce new laws and the Congress will approve or disapprove it.

4- Obama is an inspiration for millions of people. One of the first millions who was inspired by Obama is the daughter of late JFK, Katherine Kennedy. She said in her supporting speech to Obama that Obama is the kind of leader that is very resembling her father. For me, that's something. I always look for a potential character of a candidate. Obama is the one. Remember when Kennedy was elected, America did not think we could launch a rocket to the space. Guess what? Kennedy helped to introduce the space vision to NASA. And this very idea of competion is indeed a big advantage for America later in the Cold War.


5- I think we all agree that Senator McCain has served this country well. And we as immigrants also agree that we are grateful for his generousity in terms of agreeing with many immigration laws that has carried us to this country. However, as we're trying to integrate to this new country, we must also recognize our common goal as Americans. But remember this! Immigration issue is a very delicate issue and most of the time, the President, Senate and House of Representatives agree with the majority. That's why I do not believe that this issue is a partisan issue.

6- The way McCain and Palin run the campaign really tells me how nasty and furious both of them are. First, they call Obama as inexperienced but as soon as Palin came on board, they quickly switched their theme. Then, they called him a Terrorist. Then they called him 'Socialist' which is very incorrect.

Remember, when Obama said he would 'spread the wealth' , all he is trying to say is that he want to re-enforce the American system. That is, if you make more $, you are obligated to pay an extra tax. This is what former President Clinton did in the 1990s. And it worked.

And Obama's tax plan is very similar to Clinton's plan in the 1990s. And the reason I know this is because of the Clinton's plan, I was able to attend college with financial aids. :-) Well, the fact is that on Obama's website, it also mentioned that his tax plan is similar to Clinton's.

During the past 8 years, students across the nation has cried out loud because of the insufficient financial aid. Why? Because the government is running out of budget and it's trickling down to the State level.

So, calling Obama a socialist is wrong and unfair.

Finally, Obama represents Dr. Martin Lunar King's image. Because of Dr. King, Asians including you and me, colored people, and non-Caucasians can sit on the same seat on the bus, the lightrail and the train today.

And ....

It's important to know that California also has some critical ballots to cast in this election. Here are my votes for the state prepositions.


* Proposition 1A - provides for a bond issue of $9.95 billion to
establish high-speed train service
[My Vote] YES


* Proposition 2 - standards for confining farm animals

[My Vote] YES

* Proposition 3 - authorizes $980 million in general obligation bonds to
fund construction and financing of children\u2019s hospitals

[My Vote] NO

* Proposition 4 - would change the California Constitution to prohibit
abortion for unemancipated minor until 48 hours after physician notifies minor\u2019s parent or legal guardian

[My Vote] YES

* Proposition 5 - would expand treatment programs for persons convicted
of drug and other offenses, and changes sentencing and parole policies

[My Vote] YES

* Proposition 6 - would require minimum annual funding for police and law
enforcement, and amend laws and penalties for certain gang, methamphetamine, and car-theft crimes
[My Vote] YES

* Proposition 7 - requires utilities to generate 20% of their power from
renewable energy by 2010

[My Vote] YES

* Proposition 8 - changes the California Constitution to eliminate the
right of same-sex couples to marry in California

[My Vote] NO

* Proposition 9 - requires notification to victim and opportunity for
input during phases of criminal justice process

[My Vote] YES

* Proposition 10 - provides for $5 billion in general obligation bonds
for the purchase and development of renewable energy resources

[My Vote] NO

* Proposition 11 - changes authority for establishing Assembly, Senate,
and Board of Equalization district boundaries from elected representatives to a 14 member commission

[My Vote] NO

* Proposition 12 - provides for a bond issue of $900 million to provide
loans to California veterans to purchase farms and homes
[My Vote] NO