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Archive for August, 2010
With the November elections on the horizon, it’s important for all registered voters to do a little research on the candidates and propositions on the ballet in their area. During the last election, Obama’s fancy rhetoric propelled him to the White House, and we’ve all seen how that turned out. In my opinion, elected officials should be able to clearly state where they stand on various policy issues and have lucid, concise plans for how to address the issues of their constituencies.
An anti-Obama bumpersticker certainly displays your political view, but it doesn’t really say anything about particular issues. Nobody is going to find a political party or candidate they fully agree with—and if you do, you probably aren’t thinking about the issues too hard. Voting isn’t a task to be taken lightly. In recent elections we’ve seen the impact that our elected officials can have on the fate of our nation and the world, so spend and hour or two to find out a little about the candidates before you give them your endorsement.
It seems like the days are crawling by leading up to the November elections. The new unemployment numbers out today cast even more doubt on the health of the economic recovery. I know, the private sector gained jobs and the vast majority of the losses were due to laid off census workers, but that’s irrelevant. Congress recently voted to extend more benefits to the states, and it looks like more handouts are in the pipeline.
Over recent weeks, there’s been much controversy over extending unemployment benefits past 99 weeks—if you can’t find a job in nearly two years, tough luck. If we give these people money, they’ll just go spend it; how does that stimulate the economy? What Congress should be focusing on is extending the Bush tax cuts for all. Team Obama is trying to kill the country’s economy my raising taxes on the wealthy, those who invest and support the economy. I for one know that I’ll be proudly brandishing my Impeach Obama bumper sticker when I head to the polls in November.
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