Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 12:18 am
I don't have much time, to be honest I'm only allowed on right now because its about the election 
. I wish I could read all the responses. Just for a summary: I voted for Obama.
I just voted for the first time today. I voted for Obama, I agree with Arloest he is the change we need. Many people feel when he says he'd pull the troops out of Iraq is that its going to be spontaneous. Its obvious this would be a stupid thing to do, and saying that he will is an ignorant statement. All he is saying is that he will set up a timetable for total withdrawal, something Bush failed to do. Its time to face the fact and suck it up like we did in Vietnam. We didn't leave with "honour" as promised, but in this case there is a strength in character of the U.S by finally withdrawing. In fact that isn't even a factor we're already disgraced (and I say "we" in the most loose way as possible). We should have left after we were done, honestly the damage is already done.
Health care is also a rather important factor in my decision. Considering the anomynous nature of the internet I feel its safe to say that my family is not exactly in the best of shape. Linens n' Things, the company my Dad worked for, has gone out of business and they will finally shut its doors in December. For sometime my family may not have health insurance. Obama is taking one step forward in the right direction by enacting plans to make insurance more available by regulating these companies. He is not going to create a socialized medicine (the U.S is not ready for it, but I greatly hope that in the distant future we will have it). Regulation is the key, unlike McCain he had the courage to state that health care was a RIGHT. We have the right to the pursuit of happiness and how can we be happy if we're denied the services that allow us to keep healthy? I have gone to the dentist only about three times in my eighteen years. I never really need it, but I was lucky. I have had a chipped front tooth for the past seven years. LUCKILY nothing else has happened to it. But I have to be careful, the edge is still sharp, and if I bite down hard enough on my tongue or through an accident bite down hard I could loose the tip of my tongue. This may not seem like a big deal, but just the tip being cut off your tongue can cause you to develop a speech impediment which I already have. I would be able to convey less than I already can, effectively I could become totally unintelligable. My sister has two teeth growing in the same spot, a relatively common problem, I had the same problem as well, but I never had it pulled because the insurance would not cover enough of the cost. I was rough-housing and I got knocked against a door frame and it fell out. My sister hasn't got it out as well because insurance companies are not willing to pay more of the cost, even though as dental issues go its not a hard problem to fix (and not nearly as expensive as some of the procedure). I have rather large gaps between my teeth, they never gave me any real trouble, but perhaps the gaps between my teeth cause sound variations that occur when I speak causing speech impediments. I could benefit from braces, but they are too expensive in the first place, and to be honest they are a rather cosmetic issue, nobody likes to have gaps between their teeth
. Obama is not out to get rid of the companies, but recognizes that the government needs to provide more for people who can't afford it and if they can make sure they don't get cheated by their insurance companies. If you don't like these personal details and consider them insignificant or small nuisances, go talk to Joe the Plumber, I'm sure he'd have anecdotes you'd prefer. Furthermore, protecting people's health make people more productive. If someone is out of a job because of an injury but their insurance won't pay for it or they can't afford it are you going to call them lazy? Are they taking advantage of the system by collecting government checks when their government won't pay so they can get back INTO the workforce?It is in our nations interest to keep the workers healthy and happy, this isn't socialist speak. It's common sense. Sure there are people who will take advantage of the system, there ALREADY are. Nothings going to change. I have to eat dinner now 
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. I wish I could read all the responses. Just for a summary: I voted for Obama. I just voted for the first time today. I voted for Obama, I agree with Arloest he is the change we need. Many people feel when he says he'd pull the troops out of Iraq is that its going to be spontaneous. Its obvious this would be a stupid thing to do, and saying that he will is an ignorant statement. All he is saying is that he will set up a timetable for total withdrawal, something Bush failed to do. Its time to face the fact and suck it up like we did in Vietnam. We didn't leave with "honour" as promised, but in this case there is a strength in character of the U.S by finally withdrawing. In fact that isn't even a factor we're already disgraced (and I say "we" in the most loose way as possible). We should have left after we were done, honestly the damage is already done.
Health care is also a rather important factor in my decision. Considering the anomynous nature of the internet I feel its safe to say that my family is not exactly in the best of shape. Linens n' Things, the company my Dad worked for, has gone out of business and they will finally shut its doors in December. For sometime my family may not have health insurance. Obama is taking one step forward in the right direction by enacting plans to make insurance more available by regulating these companies. He is not going to create a socialized medicine (the U.S is not ready for it, but I greatly hope that in the distant future we will have it). Regulation is the key, unlike McCain he had the courage to state that health care was a RIGHT. We have the right to the pursuit of happiness and how can we be happy if we're denied the services that allow us to keep healthy? I have gone to the dentist only about three times in my eighteen years. I never really need it, but I was lucky. I have had a chipped front tooth for the past seven years. LUCKILY nothing else has happened to it. But I have to be careful, the edge is still sharp, and if I bite down hard enough on my tongue or through an accident bite down hard I could loose the tip of my tongue. This may not seem like a big deal, but just the tip being cut off your tongue can cause you to develop a speech impediment which I already have. I would be able to convey less than I already can, effectively I could become totally unintelligable. My sister has two teeth growing in the same spot, a relatively common problem, I had the same problem as well, but I never had it pulled because the insurance would not cover enough of the cost. I was rough-housing and I got knocked against a door frame and it fell out. My sister hasn't got it out as well because insurance companies are not willing to pay more of the cost, even though as dental issues go its not a hard problem to fix (and not nearly as expensive as some of the procedure). I have rather large gaps between my teeth, they never gave me any real trouble, but perhaps the gaps between my teeth cause sound variations that occur when I speak causing speech impediments. I could benefit from braces, but they are too expensive in the first place, and to be honest they are a rather cosmetic issue, nobody likes to have gaps between their teeth
. Obama is not out to get rid of the companies, but recognizes that the government needs to provide more for people who can't afford it and if they can make sure they don't get cheated by their insurance companies. If you don't like these personal details and consider them insignificant or small nuisances, go talk to Joe the Plumber, I'm sure he'd have anecdotes you'd prefer. Furthermore, protecting people's health make people more productive. If someone is out of a job because of an injury but their insurance won't pay for it or they can't afford it are you going to call them lazy? Are they taking advantage of the system by collecting government checks when their government won't pay so they can get back INTO the workforce?It is in our nations interest to keep the workers healthy and happy, this isn't socialist speak. It's common sense. Sure there are people who will take advantage of the system, there ALREADY are. Nothings going to change. I have to eat dinner now .
