I'm reluctant to go into details on Eric's thread; he's a good guy and I don't think he wants to host a flame thread.
So, briefly and politely and in no particular order;
1. Senator Obama's proposed tax cuts aren't tax cuts - they're refunds for everyone. Wealth transfer by another name is still wealth transfer.
2. I'm not thrilled by the people that work for Senator Obama and are his most visible and noisy supporters. I get a creepy weird vibe from people that act as if the guy is the Second Coming.
3. Voluntary Mandatory Public Service.
4. Business and long-term economic trends appear to be reacting to an all-but certain Obama victory in negative ways.
5. Advancing the idea that it is okey-dokey to invade Pakistan if we can be certain that the Talliban are there is not a good idea.
6. The Bill Ayers connection is a minor concern - it's not a deal-breaker - but I'm twitchy about pols that hang out with with guys like that.
There are more, but these are the ones at the top of my head.
Now, yes, McCain shares some of these problems and he's got a whole truck-load of his own.
But given these uncertain times I'd rather have a GOP president who promises (for what's it worth - all politician promises are a bucket of warm spit) that the GOP has learned it's lesson and they really-truly mean to be the party of small government and fiscal responsibility.
In the end, I don't trust the government and want to be treated with benign neglect. The Republicans may or may not do that.
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Date: 2008-10-15 05:58 pm (UTC)So, briefly and politely and in no particular order;
1. Senator Obama's proposed tax cuts aren't tax cuts - they're refunds for everyone. Wealth transfer by another name is still wealth transfer.
2. I'm not thrilled by the people that work for Senator Obama and are his most visible and noisy supporters. I get a creepy weird vibe from people that act as if the guy is the Second Coming.
3. Voluntary Mandatory Public Service.
4. Business and long-term economic trends appear to be reacting to an all-but certain Obama victory in negative ways.
5. Advancing the idea that it is okey-dokey to invade Pakistan if we can be certain that the Talliban are there is not a good idea.
6. The Bill Ayers connection is a minor concern - it's not a deal-breaker - but I'm twitchy about pols that hang out with with guys like that.
There are more, but these are the ones at the top of my head.
Now, yes, McCain shares some of these problems and he's got a whole truck-load of his own.
But given these uncertain times I'd rather have a GOP president who promises (for what's it worth - all politician promises are a bucket of warm spit) that the GOP has learned it's lesson and they really-truly mean to be the party of small government and fiscal responsibility.
In the end, I don't trust the government and want to be treated with benign neglect. The Republicans may or may not do that.
I _know_ the Democrats won't.