What is it going to be, America?
We finally have arrived at the point where voters will decide tomorrow the future of America for the next several years. And while polls and the liberal media are predicting a convincing Obama victory, we here at Common Sense Politics have the patience to wait until the votes have all been counted and that might happen tomorrow night. We agree with Yogi Berra “that it is not over until it’s over.” We are not in favor of controversy and hope that this election will not be decided by numerous recounts and lawsuits in several States and eventual decisions by Federal Courts including the U.S. Supreme Court.
So then, who is it going to be and what will be the consequences? In our opinion, a victory by Senator Barack Obama coupled with an increase of Democrats in the House of Representatives and the United States Senate will clearly be a turn to the proverbial ‘Left’. We will see larger government in the next few years and attempts by the Democrats to ‘spread the wealth around’ and reducing the military. We are not guessing here, we have heard them say it; Barack Obama has said numerous times that spreading the wealth around is good for America and Representative Barney Frank from Massachusetts said recently that he would like to cut the military budget by 25 percent. That is scary, to say the least. Such a reduction in military spending would severely impact our national security; it would have to mean ending the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan quickly without reasonable rationale. In other words, withdrawal of troops without logic, it would mean retreat instead of pursuit of victory.
What would an election victory by John McCain mean for America? To Common Sense Politics it would certainly mean trustworthy experience in the White House from Day One; it would mean more certainty of what will happen under a McCain Presidency. He has stated repeatedly that he wants to cut Government spending and in view of a recession will not raise taxes. From Economics 101 we should all know that raising taxes during a recession will be the worst thing anybody can possibly do and we know how Democrats love to tax and the higher they are, the taxes, the better they like them! Another benefit of a McCain Presidency would be the presence of a Veto Pen in the White House and therefore represents the existence (and continuation) of “Checks and Balances” in the Federal Government.
Speaking strictly on experience, the gap could not be wider between the two Presidential contenders. While Barack Obama’s political star has been rising very speedily, his resume of accomplishments is rather empty. How could it not be? He has been on the national stage a mere four years since his election to be a United States Senator from Illinois and since he has spent half this time running for President. The list of his actual senatorial accomplishments is very short and his votes have all been rather liberal and not bi-partisan. Compared to that, John McCain has been in Congress since 1983, the first few years as Congressman and since 1987 as Senator from Arizona and has a long record of being bi-partisan and has been called a ‘maverick’ for his independent stances on controversial votes. He has been in the service of the United States a total of 55 years when one includes his military service.
It appears though that large voter groups, among them especially the younger generation, look at the world totally different today in that they like instant stardom as it is created annually in the ‘American Idol’ contests. Are they seeing that in Barack Obama? We here tend to believe it and yet they have a right to vote just like anybody else who is a citizen of America. While we all might be in for a long evening tomorrow, early East coast States results could project the ultimate winner within a few hours after the polls close there. Should so-called ‘red’ States Florida, North Carolina and Virginia (with 55 electoral college votes) be declared for Barack Obama early, it would be impossible for John McCain to become President. On the other hand, if these three States together with Pennsylvania (a total of 76 electoral college votes) will be ‘declared too close to call’ well into the evening, McCain could be the winner once all the votes are counted. But as we stated above by quoting Yogi Berra, “it ain’t over ‘til it’s over!” Therefore, we will wait!
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