Obama - good for Americans

[miraja2]

The problem with saying this candidate will do 1, 2, and 3 while the other guy will do A, B, and C is that there is no way of knowing what they will be able to accomplish when they get in there. That is pretty much always true in presidential elections, but it is particularly true this time when neither guy can have any real idea just how miserable the economy is going to be when he takes over. They both propose various tax policies and spending initiatives that will most likely need to be dramatically changed no matter who wins.

I don't vote for people because of specific policy promises they make because circumstances will almost always change them. However, I also don't vote for people based on their personality. I am looking for a general governing philosophy. I believe that health care is a right, and that the current system needs to be significantly overhauled. I believe the Bush tax cuts for the rich should be eliminated. I believe the U.S. should not only get out of Iraq, but should refrain from other unwarrented preemptive invasions. I believe Supreme Court justices should protect a woman's right to choose. etc. etc.
In general, Obama's philosophy/ideology matches up with mine, so I'm voting for him. That doesn't mean that all of his specific proposals are going to get done, and there is no way of knowing what exactly his presidency will "do" for the American people. I think that if he wins, some of the stuff he wants to get done probably will happen, and some of it won't. That is just reality.