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Bill Pelland · Joined: 25 Feb 2008 07:34 am Posts: 640

Heidi, Robbin, and Beth

I think the point here is that Obama is not talking welfare. He's talking about providing better educational opportunities and by the way is willing to look at alternative schools.

He is talking about job training so displaced workers can find jobs in their communities. He's talking about college help and expanding the number of soldiers and marines in the armed forces.

He's talking about helping military families who end up on public assistance while their spouses fight for this country. He's talking about getting veterans the mental help they need so they do not end up homeless or worse.

He's talking about fixing a health care system that is broke. Even businesses recognize that a more affordable health care system where all are insured would benefit them. McCain offers to tax the health insurance provided by employers to employees.

Obama wants to invest in clean energy and infrastructure thus providing jobs.

Non of these are welfare as far as I'm concerned. The SSI program, passed in 1972, was signed into law by Nixon, a republican so I do not think you can say it is just Democrats. In fact Clinton signed into law welfare reform.

SARAH PALIN
There is no doubt that Gov. Palin is a strong speaker. I would have preferred she write her own speech and express her own views and knowledge. The speech was written by McCain's handlers and Sarah practiced delivery of same for several days. Here is some of what has come out in the past few days:

1. While mayor of Wasilla, she hired a lobbyist and received about 27 million dollars worth of earmarks for a town of 7000.
2. She does not believe is Sex education
3. She wants to outlaw abortion, even in case of Rape and Incest
4. She is against stemcell research.
5. She does not believe global warming is caused by man
6. She does believe that GOD sent our troops to Iraq (I thought it was Bush the lessor)
7. McCain and Palin oppose legislation that would help women achieve pay equity.
8. McCain and Palin oppose funding to fight and prevent domestic violence.
9. The McCain-Palin ticket opposes increases to healthcare that extends insurance coverage to pregnant women. McCain also opposed $214 million for breast cancer research.
10. McCain opposed requiring insuresrs to provide the same level of coverage for birth control that they do for other prescription drugs.
11. Palin initially was for the bridge to nowhere until she discovered it to be unpopular and discovered the state of Alaska would have to pay for half of it.

Summary: Despite claims that Palin is a reformer, she is not and she definately is not a supporter of Hillary Clintons programs. If something should happen to McCain after he is elected (and he won't be) Gov Palin would not be able to handle the job.

Obama is still my choice!

Obama for President
Noriega for US Senate

Bill Pelland
Murchison, Tx

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