zethes
28.09.08, 22:35
The Country Can't Afford to Elect John McCain
We are in the worst financial crisis this country has faced in
modern times. During these eight long years of Republican control,
we have seen runaway greed, the deregulation of financial
institutions and the mismanagement of the housing market resulting
in the skyrocketing number of home foreclosures. This has led to a
disastrous unraveling of the U.S. economy. We can’t continue with
four more years of the irresponsible practices and policies of the
Bush Administration.
The country can't afford to elect John McCain! In his own words he
admitted that he didn't know much about the economy. The day the
stock market plunged 504 points, McCain agreed with President Bush
that "the fundamentals of the economy are strong." For 26 years in
Washington, McCain has supported deregulation of the financial
sector. He even chose Phil Gramm, a key player in the mortgage
crisis, to be his chief economic adviser before the former Texas
senator resigned in disgrace. With this type of judgment, who would
be Treasury secretary in a McCain administration?
McCain has illustrated his lack of judgment time and time again. Not
only did he pick an unqualified running mate, but he supported the
Bush Doctrine, this preemptive, unnecessary war in Iraq, a war that
Barack Obama was against from the beginning. Five years later, the
war continues, costing the American public $435 million a day…money
that is desperately needed here at home.
So, as the war wages on and the economy continues to falter, as the
government spends billions bailing out companies from bankruptcy,
who is left to pay the bill? The American taxpayers…the people who
are working harder for less and are watching their 401K, pensions
and life savings disappear. Barack Obama is fighting for these
people.
We need a President Obama, a man of intelligence, integrity and
vision, to end the war, to lift us out of this economic storm, and
to lead this country back on the road to prosperity.
(Barbara Streisand)
