2008 US presidential election

Kamineko · Sep 28, 2008 8:42 PM

who should win and why should they win.

Stormy · Sep 30, 2008 2:27 AM

[sub]I am currently undecided. I don't really like either of them, to tell you the truth.

I'm kind of leaning towards McCain, though.... Not that it would matter because I'm still underage. T___T[/sub]

Aicebo · Sep 30, 2008 2:42 AM

Stormy wrote:

[sub]I am currently undecided. I don't really like either of them, to tell you the truth.
I'm kind of leaning towards McCain, though.... Not that it would matter because I'm still underage. T___T[/sub]

Lmao you took the words right out of my mouth-- err, keyboard.

Kazoobie64 · Sep 30, 2008 2:50 AM

Don't really like either of them either, but I'd rather have Obama. McCain was at least a little tolerable until he got that vice president of his.

I'm mostly just going by his views, which I agree with more than I agree with McCain's.

Antr the Rolf · Sep 30, 2008 3:22 AM

hmm..right now..I'm just seeing how all circumstances go..like the electoral votes..right now..Mccain COULD get into the lead..there's still enough electoral votes to get ahead..IF he can..but it seems where Obama is...it is going to be some miracle..about 120 up for grabs..I think.

Spyro_Loves_Me · Sep 30, 2008 3:46 AM

I'll never vote Democrat because I just don't agree with their views. So that leaves me with McCain.

A Guy · Sep 30, 2008 1:18 PM

Isn't that being partisan?

Anyways, the Republicans have had eight years to wreck the country, so I'd go for Obama if I were allowed to vote.

Kazoobie64 · Sep 30, 2008 1:31 PM

By the way, I'm curious, what part of the political spectrum do you guys lie in? I don't actually consider myself as part of a party, I'm independent, but I took the test and I'm apparently closer to being libertarian. I almost got green though, ARGH, thank God I didn't.

dragon protector x · Sep 30, 2008 2:26 PM

Land of Confusion discribed my feelings towards Presidents. Every president the US has had has messed something up some how....

Lancer232 · Sep 30, 2008 7:42 PM

I don't exactly want either, I don't trust Obama much and I don't exactly agree with Palin's ideas, but I voted McCain cause I don't trust Obama enough.

Stormy · Sep 30, 2008 9:20 PM

[sub]Independent, lean conservative.

According to this thing, though, I should be liberal. But I don't agree with most of their ideas. =/[/sub]

Kamineko · Sep 30, 2008 9:27 PM

I took that political compass test a while ago

I got

Economic Left/Right: -2.12
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -2.10

Stormy · Sep 30, 2008 9:29 PM

[sub]That's about where I was. I wrote the results down somewhere, but I'm too lazy to go and get them. =P[/sub]

Kamineko · Sep 30, 2008 9:32 PM

I'm like, almost right in the middle.

dang.

Kazoobie64 · Sep 30, 2008 9:34 PM

So you're like the child of Ghandi and Friedman? Heh. I should take that political compass test again eventually.

Fletch_Talon · Oct 01, 2008 3:11 AM

http://www.politicalcompass.org/faceboo … &soc=-1.28

thats me, not that i really know what it means so much, never been much interested in politics, especially american politics

and kazoobie youve got me worried, whats wrong with the green?

bmah · Oct 01, 2008 3:20 AM

It's all good to go green, but people don't like the necessary changes to create a more environmentally-friendly lifestyle. It's a tall order for people to ride bikes to work instead of driving, or buying an expensive fuel-friendly vehicle, for example. Another example is to impose taxes for environmental services, an extra cost people don't want to pay. At least that's what I think - environmentalists have a good reason to worry about the ecosystem, but their proposed solutions aren't exactly appealing to the masses. If they have the gov't raise taxes and prices on products to reflect environmentally-friendly production methods, income taxes should be reduced to soften the impact on higher prices.

P.S. Sarah Palin looks pretty unprepared, from what answers she provided in an interview I saw. Can't imagine her being in the White House.

Fletch_Talon · Oct 01, 2008 3:51 AM

bmah wrote:

It's all good to go green, but people don't like the necessary changes to create a more environmentally-friendly lifestyle. It's a tall order for people to ride bikes to work instead of driving, or buying an expensive fuel-friendly vehicle, for example. Another example is to impose taxes for environmental services, an extra cost people don't want to pay. At least that's what I think - environmentalists have a good reason to worry about the ecosystem, but their proposed solutions aren't exactly appealing to the masses. If they have the gov't raise taxes and prices on products to reflect environmentally-friendly production methods, income taxes should be reduced to soften the impact on higher prices.

ah ok, see i wasnt sure if she meant, green as in the political party (we have one with the same name here in aus) or green as in the green quater of the political compass test thingie

raven · Oct 01, 2008 4:51 AM

Atresac wrote:

I'm like, almost right in the middle.
dang.

Does that mean that if you become president, you'll make everyone happy?

I'm not a US citizen, but if I were I'd probably lean towards Obama, as I feel McCain has policies that are too similar to Bush's... or I'd vote for whoever would be best at stopping the US economy from going down the toilet, because it's sucking the rest of the world down with it.

Paranoia · Oct 01, 2008 12:08 PM

raven wrote:

Atresac wrote:
I'm like, almost right in the middle.
dang.
Does that mean that if you become president, you'll make everyone happy?

I'm not a US citizen, but if I were I'd probably lean towards Obama, as I feel McCain has policies that are too similar to Bush's... or I'd vote for whoever would be best at stopping the US economy from going down the toilet, because it's sucking the rest of the world down with it.

You do know that Obama's main strategy is to link McCain to Bush as much as possible...

I really can't decide on who I would vote for. (If I could vote) I don't know that much about politics. I seem to like McCain better than Obama though. I think that Obama will probably win the election because people don't like what the last Republican President did.

Kazoobie64 · Oct 01, 2008 2:40 PM

Well, it's true, I'd rather not have another Bush for another 4 or 8 years. For all anyone knows, Obama could be the worst president ever or he could be a great president, and I'd rather take my chances than letting my doubt get to me and have to play it safe.

RaidonMakoto · Oct 01, 2008 11:33 PM

Its no secret who I support.

*Points to signature*

Fletch_Talon · Oct 02, 2008 1:42 AM

RaidonMakoto wrote:

Its no secret who I support.
*Points to signature*

for a minute there i thought you meant the "spyro x no one" thing lol

Spyro_Loves_Me · Oct 02, 2008 4:01 AM

Kazoobie64 wrote:

Well, it's true, I'd rather not have another Bush for another 4 or 8 years. For all anyone knows, Obama could be the worst president ever or he could be a great president, and I'd rather take my chances than letting my doubt get to me and have to play it safe.

I wouldn't necessarily call McCain another Bush just because he's republican. He has already disagreed with many of Bush's policies. And he chose a conservative as his VP rather than another republican.

bmah · Oct 02, 2008 5:09 AM

Spyro_Loves_Me wrote:

And he chose a conservative as his VP rather than another republican.

Considering his choice, how this is any more of a wiser decision is beyond me.

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