Why Not Obama?

Since my first posting I have received several emails asking why I am against Barack Obama, some even with a hint of surprise. First, let it be known that I am a registered Independent and not a Republican. I consider myself a social and fiscal conservative and vote accordingly. So, I decided today's post would be a simple list of reasons why Obama is not my candidate of choice... or better yet, why I believe he would be dangerous for this country:

We'll start with the obvious...

Abortion - Obama is pro-abortion, but even more than that he is anti-life. Earlier this month he voted NO on a bill to require doctors to provide treatment to viable babies that were delivered alive during the process of a late-term abortion. Instead, these "aborted" babies are to receive no treatment or food and allowed to die outside the womb. http://www.ontheissues.org/2008/Barack_Obama_Abortion.htm

Taxes - Obama has made it no secret that he plans to implement the largest tax hike since the fiasco of Jimmy Carter. He claims it will only affect those earning $250,000 or more, but what is going to hold him to this promise? In April he claimed he was going to raise the capital gains taxes on all investments from 15% to 28%, but today he says he will only raise it 20% and only for "wealthy investors." What is going to keep him from changing his mind again? http://www.usnews.com/blogs/capital-commerce/2008/3/31/obamas-capital-gains-blunder.html

Crime - Obama has a voting record of supporting civil liberties over law enforcement. He is an extreme social-liberal, ranked the most liberal senator in 2007 (http://nj.nationaljournal.com/voteratings/). On several occasions, while a state legislator, Obama voted for lesser penalties for gang-related crimes and stricter requirements for police investigating crimes. http://www.ontheissues.org/2008/Barack_Obama_Crime.htm

Energy - Obama has flip-flopped several times on his energy policy. No to off-shore drilling, Yes to off-shore drilling... No to nuclear power, Yes to nuclear power... No to Alaska exploration, Yes to Alaska exploration. The point is... who is the real Obama and what will he actually do when he is in the Whitehouse? http://www.onenewsnow.com/Election2008/Default.aspx?id=204058

Socialism - I have already pointed out how Obama is ranked the most liberal senator of 2007, but what does that translate into? Just this week Obama made a statement that we need to "spread the wealth." This is the very premise of communism. So, is Barack Obama a communist or a socialist? How many of us know that Obama has been backed by the head of the US Communist Party or that one of his close mentors, Frank Marshall Davis, is an avowed communist. http://www.aim.org/aim-column/communist-party-backs-obama/

Gov. Spending - What will Obama's "change" cost us? $800 billion in new spending (on top of our current spending). Who is going to pay for it? According to Obama, just 5% of the American population. He refers to Clinton as the Democrat who balanced the budget, yet his tax and spend policies take us further down the road of George W. Bush who he claims ruined our economy with excessive spending. http://www.usnews.com/blogs/capital-commerce/2008/2/14/obamas-trillion-dollar-spending-plan.html

Health Care - Some may argue this point, but I believe that the USA offers the best medical care in the world. Dignitaries from around the world travel to the US for their medical treatments. Of course, that is not the issue, but rather how some people within the US are unable to pay for the use of this medical system. We could talk about how Obama's health care plans are in fact socialized medicine but instead let's talk about how Obama's plan fiscally COULD NOT WORK. Obama's plan involves paying for everyone who is not insured to be insured, forcing parents to accept his plan by levying fines and penalizing small businesses who can't afford to offer health insurance to employees (once again communism comes to mind). But, who is going to pay for all of this and is it sustainable? http://content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/content/abstract/hlthaff.27.6.w462

Foreign Policy - I will not talk about the Iraq war or the War on Terrorism. This is too subjective an issue and one that no one can win. Instead, I call to your attention the statements Obama has made regarding how he would approach America's enemies. He has since reworded his statements in the 2nd presidential debate, but even then his meaning was clear. Instead of using history as a textbook he expects that by some miracle he can sit down with rogue dictators and ask them to be nice... evil cannot be nice. And this is just one issue among many, read here for more: http://www.investors.com/editorial/editorialcontent.asp?status=article&id=306456935180750&secid=1501

Who is He? - Lastly, WHO IS THIS GUY? He has a Hawaii birth certificate... he doesn't have one; he went to a Muslim school... he didn't go to one; He attended a black liberation church for 20 years... but he doesn't agree with them; He has no affiliations with ACORN... but he was their lawyer for at least 7 years; Jeremiah Wright, Tony Rezko, Bill Ayers, Ayham Alsammarae, Raila Odinga (shown)... some say no one cares about these people, but I do. http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/opinion/columnists/datelinedc/s_488184.html

Five years ago Barack Hussein Obama lived in relative obscurity. Today he may be the next most powerful man on the planet. With all of these skeletons in his closet, how could this have happened? Some speculate it was George Soros, along with a team of PR experts and persona doctors that put him here. I say it had to be something, because it doesn't make sense.

Whatever the reason, I cannot give my vote for the highest office in the land to a man I don't trust. How on Earth could our nation elect such a DANGEROUS man is beyond me.