I want to take some time here and talk a little about why I believe that Barack Obama is the best candidate for President.
To begin, he’s the candidate best poised to restore America’s reputation overseas. Over the last seven years, the Bush-Cheney administration, through its arrogance and unilateral military actions, has tarnished America’s image around the World, not to mention created untold suffering in Iraq. Obama promises a new approach, one that uses diplomacy, where he talks to enemies and friends of the United States, both to build up goodwill and to avoid military conflict. Hopefully, this will avoid another quagmire like Iraq.
This is the kind of approach we need and unfortunately its not an approach that either Hillary Clinton or John McCain subscribe to. Both of them voted for the Iraq War and supported Bush’s hawkish stances towards Iran, it was only with the Presidential campaign, and the obvious unpopularity of the Iraq War, that Hillary Clinton finally became anti-war (and even then, she hasn’t apologized for her initial vote to authorize the war in the first place). McCain still remains hawkish on both Iraq and Iran, promising no end to the disastrous foreign policy of George W. Bush.
Frankly, with this kind of bad judgment shown by McCain and Hillary, I don’t buy their experience arguments. What’s needed is a leader with the common sense and judgment to make the most prudent decisions, and that leader is Barack Obama.
It’s also been impressive how Barack Obama’s campaign has inspired young people and encouraged people, previously not interested in politics, to get involved in the political process. His charisma, his powerful speaking style, and his appeals for hope and change, have inspired countless Americans and rekindled their confidence in the political system, a confidence that had been badly shot with the disasters of the Bush-Cheney Presidency and the "do-nothing" Congress.
Obama’s charisma and ability to inspire is something we Canadians could use as well in light of the low calibre of the current set of leaders in Ottawa (hopefully someone of Obama’s calibre will come along in Canada soon).
Obama is also someone who is sincere about wanting to help people and lift them up. This is shown through his earlier involvement both as a community organizer and as a civil rights attorney. We need more leaders like Obama who stand up for those whose concerns are usually ignored by politicians.
For these reasons, I’m rooting for Obama and I think he’ll make a great President.
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