Iraq

One of the biggest questions since 2003, when the Iraq war started, was should we be there? At first, I think that the answer was questionable. Terrorists, for all we knew were hiding in there. Terrorists who had taking American lives. Should we go in there and take them out? Yes, I think that we did the right thing going in there.
But now the question arises again-should we step out now? McCain says no. Obama says yes. On this issue, I agree with McCain. We have worked hard for the past five years to destroy the Iraqi's government, and it would not be fair to walk out now and let them deal with their problems. We have destroyed, now we must rebuild. You can look at it like it is helping a Country to become a better place, not destroying a country like you would in a war. The war is over. Let us just help out a little now. For once. Let us not end this like we ended Vietnam.

Why Hillary Supporters Are Just as Bad as She Is

First of all, Hillary supporters are at least as stubborn as Hillary. I have talked to some of them, given them evidence that Hillary is going to lose and they still will not just give in. If Hillary lost all of her support she would realize that it was over and resign. This would let Obama have more money towards his campaign and also let him focus on bigger or better things: McCain.
Also, they take vengeance. A lot of Hillary supporters say that they are going to vote for McCain because Obama knocked out their candidate. But let me ask you- is not that the whole reason we have primaries? Let the better man (or in Hillary's case thing,) win? But that is not how Hillary supporters are taking it. They take it as a personal thing, "Obama does not like us, so he knocked us out even though we were spreading rumors about him and now we might ask him to pay off our eleven-million dollar campaigning fund." This, of course, is totally irrational, and Hillary followers should just give up and go for Obama. If they did, it would make me think a lot better than them.

Is McCain really as villainous as he is protrayed?

No, McCain would make a good President for our country. He is an utterly devoted war hero who has given his life to this country and will continue to do so if he is elected. That does not, however, mean that he is the best man for the job. Obama would be better. Obama represents change in our country, hopefully for the better, something that I think we need some of about now. Although I agree more with McCain's policies, I think that Obama is readier to embrace this Country and work with it to help it grow, while McCain would be way out there ahead of everyone, not listening to them-just pushing forward.
The one thing, though, that I do not agree with that Obama said is lowering gas prices. As I said on Saturday, that would, in the long term be bad for the planet. I think though, that we should still vote for Obama. It is time we had someone up there working with us, not against us.

Hillary Clinton as Obama's running mate?

Hillary Clinton is not the person for Obama to put on his ticket. He says that he represents change in this country, but if he puts Hillary on his ticket it will be clear to me that he cannot stand up to the difficulties he would face if he became elected and surely would not be the president he claims he would be. Lowering gas prices? Get real. If he cannot keep Hillary Clinton, the slimiest person in politics at the moment off of his ticket, how his he going to stand up to the oil companies who are more powerful, better funded and smarter than Hillary. Hillary claims that she can win over the people that are not following him right now, but my question to you is who could not? If he can find a well spoken, intelligent person who has virtually any political background he would be just as likely to have them follow him as if he had Hillary.
Also, if Obama put Hillary on his ticket, during his term she would always be criticizing his ideas and it would make it even harder for him to change this country in a good way, having to put up with the biggest negative impact imaginable. Obama should realize he has won the primaries, choose a different running mate, one who is not thirsting for power and play the general well with McCain. If he does all of those things I believe that he will have a substantial chance of being our next president. The question, though, is whether or not he will do those things.

Gas and the Rising Price

Ever since 2003 the price of gas in America has been going up. At first we look at this and sneer, dreading paying the bills in the upcoming month. "I remember," we say, "when gas was less than a dollar per gallon. It was so cheap, the rates were in gallons per dollar, not dollars per gallon." But now people all over the world are paying almost four dollars a gallon for their gas. But then, is that really such a bad thing?
On the surface gas prices may seem horrible, but I disagree. Up to a point, gas prices should go up in my opinion. People might become poor, and, at the extreme, there might even be a great depression. But I doubt it. But let us say that we did end up in another depression. We would recover. We have done it in the past. But global warming, a problem that is becoming ever more present, it is not so clear there would be a solution once the polar icecaps melt.
With gas prices going up, one of the more obvious solutions that Americans are taking is buying hybrids or electric cars to conserve their gas intake. There is not just the effect of poorer, unhappy Americans with the prices going up in gas. First, the precious little of it we have left is being conserved and used much less recklessly and lasting longer. Second, the global warming, in theory is slowing down and finally, humans are becoming less dependent on gas, a resource that sooner or later we will have to deal without all together.
So next time you pull in to the Seven Eleven to buy your gas and see the astounding prices, think again about how bad it would really be if the prices kept rising.