Presidential Debate

Well, I watched the presidential debate so you don't have to. I'm for Obama.

2nd presidential debate notes
Town Hall style

• Obama think that we need have strong oversight over the bailout

• Obama also places a high priority on health care systems and our energy system

• McCain places a high priority on energy independence

• McCain wants to keep taxes low and reduce government spending

• McCain want the treasury to buy up the bad home loans in America

• Obama was against the Bailout, and believes that the de-regulation is the problem

• Obama thinks that the government should step in and assist people in going to college

• McCain seems not to want to cut any major government projects, but also wants to cut government spending. Paradox?

• Obama wants tax cuts for anyone making less than 200k a year; this means that small businesses will not have increased taxes

• McCain thinks that Social Security can be fixed easily, but believes that Medicare will be difficult to resolve

• McCain is a big supporter of nuclear power, but fails to mention almost any other alternative power sources
• Obama places emphasis on a wide range of alternate power sources, such as solar, wind, and nuclear

• McCain wants to turn over research money to private organizations

• McCain believes health care to be a responsibility of the people

• Obama believes health care to be a right of every American

• McCain believes that America is the greatest force of good in the world of all time; Obama agrees with this statement

• Obama says we have a moral obligations as a government

• Obama believes that we need to follow Al Qaeda wherever it goes, ignoring Pakistani Sovereignty

• McCain does not want to invade Pakistan

• Obama, on more than one occasion, wants to alter the rules of the debate by responding to McCain. On one occasion, he succeeds