Why I can't vote for Obama
by: Jamal Thompson
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Imagine someone who is so unqualified for a job that he has to list on his resume the time he spent looking for employment as a qualification for the job. Now imagine an employer with such a person seated in front of him. You would likely assume that the applicant is arrogant, desperate, crazy or stupid. Now imagine what you would think of an employer who hired such a person. As crazy as this sounds, this is the exact scenario that will occur every time someone pulls the lever for Barack Obama.
It is hard to imagine an objective set of criteria that could plausibly be used to determine whether or not someone was qualified to be President of the United States in this election and in elections to come that would not make John McCain more qualified for the job than Barack Obama.
Barack Obama has made it clear that he believes The United States has no business being in Iraq. He has stated that President Bush should redeploy our troops because our presence is preventing the Iraqis from taking responsibility for their own country. As a matter of fact he has said on many occasions that all the troops would be home within 16 months of his being elected. OK, then why would he ask the Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari to delay any plans for a troop withdrawal until after the election? Why would he be against President Bush starting a troop withdrawal today?
Barack Obama sees tax policy as a moral issue, as do most liberals. Unfortunately the implementation of a moral decision in regards to tax policy will have unavoidable economic consequences. In short when Barack Obama raises taxes on those who had the audacity to work hard and be successful, someone other than rich people will get hurt. Of course in a society bereft of economic understanding he will be able to blame the resulting increase in unemployment and the economic slowdown on corporate greed or any other oft used rhetorical device that has come to define his campaign.
What does it say about someone who derides a person who has physical difficulty participating in a trivial pastime such as sending an email due to injuries he suffered during torture sessions while he was a prisoner of war? Whatever is says, it says about Barack Obama because he recently launched an ad that belittles John McCain for not being computer savvy. Of course he doesn’t mention that due to his numerous broken bones courtesy of the Vietcong he cannot comb his hair, raise his arms above his shoulders or type on a keyboard without severe discomfort. Of course he never mentions that President Clinton sent a total of 2 emails the entire time he was president nor does he mention that Pulitzer Prize winning author David McCullough and Face the Nation host Bob Schieffer still pound away on typewriters rather than use word processing software.
When asked at what point a baby gets human rights in his view, Obama, either not hearing or ignoring the fact that the moderator asked “in your view”, gave a drawn out answer, if you can call it an answer, about theological or scientific views, ultimately responding that “answering that question with specificity is above my paygrade.” In short, it is somewhere between conception and birth. But even though he doesn’t make enough to decide when human babies get human rights his paygrade is high enough to decide up to what point the mother can end the life without being charged with murder. It seems that if he is unsure as to whether or not he is killing a baby he can at least vote present. It’s not like it would be the first time.
Any set of principles has a hierarchy. Whether you are liberal conservative, Christian, Muslim or anything else, there has to be a capstone upon which all other principles are secondary. When examining the role of government, in my view, those principles are these: 1) Income earned is entitled to the person who earns it, not to the largest voting constituency. 2) Possessions acquired are entitled to the person who legally acquired them and he/she is free to use them or distribute them wholly in any manner he or she sees fit without third party interference. 3) A person is entitled to his or her opinion and the free expression thereof regardless of how offended someone may be upon hearing it. 4) The governments primary role is to defend its citizens against enemies both foreign and domestic and a strong military is more effective at that than diplomacy or treaties.
In this and in any future election, the person who comes closest to these principles is the one who will get my vote. I am not swayed by rhetorical speeches given in front of fake Greek buildings nor am I moved by how effortlessly someone is able to read off of a teleprompter. I don’t care for the color or ethnicity of the candidate because policy isn’t affected by the amount of melanin the person had who signed the bill into law. Nor am I moved by the notion that this election can be historical. I want to know that the person in office recognizes that I wake up early every morning to make a living for my family and that to the extent that I can keep more of what I earn, I am able to better provide for them. I don’t think I am unique that way.
About the Author
Jamal Thompson is a financial advisor in Valencia, CA.
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