Profile
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McCain
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Obama
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| Age |
72 |
47 |
| Health |
Good |
Good |
| Wife |
Loved by press, great deal of foreign diplomatic
experience proving ability to dignify high office. |
Controversial, no foreign diplomatic experience, believed
by pundits to be a political liability for high office. |
| Religion |
Raised and remains Christian |
Raised as young child as
Muslim, later converted to
Christian as adult. |
| Psychological |
Has conservative beliefs |
Has rebellious, anti-establishment mentors and beliefs. |
| Race/Ethnicity |
Has record of helping all races /
ethnicities. |
Is often seen as anti-Black and too
pro-Hispanic. |
| Citizenship |
Considers himself an American citizen first
(loyalty to US interests). |
Considers himself a world citizen before an
American citizen (no loyalty to US interests) |
| Experience |
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| Military |
1958 -1981 |
None |
| POW |
Yes |
No |
| First Elected |
1984 |
1996 |
| Political |
Senator, United States Senate, Arizona, 1987-present
Primary Candidate, United States President, 2000
National Security Adviser, Dole/Kemp Presidential Campaign, 1996
Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1982-1986. |
Senator, United States Senate, 2005-present
Senator, Illinois State Senate, 1996-2004. |
| Professional |
Senate Navy Liaison, 1977-1981
Captain, United States Navy, Vietnam, 1958-1981
Beer Distributor. |
Attorney
Lecturer
Activist |
Issue
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| Energy |
Has comprehensive plan, including new oil drilling and
investment in alternative energy.
Considers oil drilling top priority, nuclear second, and is willing
to support alternative energy research and programs to start tidal,
wind, and solar. Is against bio-fuels due to issues of cost / food
supply impacts.
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Against new drilling, most forms of energy, wants to see
gasoline rise in cost to incentivize Americans to reduce carbon
pollution.
Recently changed position and will now support oil drilling,
likes nuclear energy, and alternative energy with focus on clean coal.
Will support research for all forms of alternative energy.
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| Immigration |
Will secure the borders, yet wants to reward
16-24 million
felony-immigrants with amnesty estimated to
cost US taxpayers $5 to $36 trillion or more over next 30 years. Supports massive expansion of
temporary worker program. |
Wants to reward 16-24 million felony-immigrants with amnesty
estimated to
cost US taxpayers $5 to $36 trillion or more over next 30 years. Wants bigger legal immigration quotas as well as
stronger ties with Mexico. Supports open border policies. |
| NAU |
Says he is against the NAU and loss of US sovereignty and
will stop it as long as he is president. However, he supports the
Security and Prosperity Partnership (precursor to the NAU). |
Is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations (which is
pushing the formation of the North American Union - NAU) and is currently being mentored by
Zbigniew Brzezinski, a top ranking CFR member. Supports SPP. |
| Education |
Wants to give parents a school choice but refuses to give
up on "no child left behind." |
Has no clear stance or plan. |
| Trade |
Supports Free Trade but also says he supports
workers. |
Supports Free Trade but says he also supports
workers. |
| Economy |
Wants to make higher paying jobs for Americans a US Policy
priority.
Update: Visit
Mc Cains's Website for issue positions.
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Speaks only in general terms offering no
clear solutions as yet.
Update: Visit
Obama's Website for issue positions.
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| Deficit/Debt |
Wants to work for a balanced budget within
his first term of office and begin reducing the national debt as soon as
possible.
Expects to cut government waste and use money to pay off debts while avoiding
the raising of taxes.
May or may not provide illegals with amnesty if educated to the facts
that it will cost at least $5 trillion in new
debt.
Originally did not support bailout of Wall Street as it was initially
formulated.
Voted to support $850 billion Senate bailout proposal.
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Sponsored the Global Poverty Act
(estimated
to cost $845 billion per year - to be given to the United Nations), all
of which must be added the national debt each year.
Claims his first administration will not begin to balance the budget.
Will provide illegals with amnesty for $5 trillion in new
debt.
Will provide healthcare for $1.6 trillion in new debt.
Supports current Wall Street financial bailout of $2-3 trillion in new
debt.
Voted to support $850 billion Senate bailout proposal.
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| English |
Has no clear stance. |
Wants all Americans to learn Spanish. |
| Judges |
Says Justices Roberts and Alito are the two finest judges
in our history. Wants judges that interpret the Constitution, not
legislate from the bench. |
Opposed Justices Roberts and Alito. Wants judges with his
ideology who can help form laws from the bench. |
| Foreign Policy |
Is well known by world leaders and respected
by most.
Wants to leave Iraq victorious and keep Iraqi people safe
from insurgents and genocide. Claims not to have started war but will
clean up mess (we broke it, we fix it).
Wants lower Department of State officials to negotiate conditions
prior to meeting with rogue leaders, such as Iran.
Wants to be consistently tough and firm with rogue countries, putting
the security of the American people first while fostering goodwill around the world.
Wants to end foreign-aid and use the $700 billion per year savings to
pay down the national debt. |
Is unknown to world leaders. Strongly
supported allegations suggest large sums of campaign financing has been received
from China, Saudia Arabia, and Iran. Wants to pull out of Iraq and abandon Iraqi people to
insurgents and genocide.
Wants to directly negotiate with all US enemies and rogue leaders, but says no option is off the
table. It not concerned about US image or legitimizing leaders who say
"Israel is a rotting corpse." Says he wants to foster goodwill around the
world and is willing to create new debt to do it. Wants to increase
foreign air by an additional $850 billion per year by creating a
permanent tax with controls in the hands of the United Nations. |
| Healthcare |
Wants to find ways to limit costs and give Americans more
choices, not less, while avoiding raising taxes. Is willing to listen to
top minds on the subject and put together a panel to find solutions. |
Wants Congressional healthcare insurance made available to
everyone by raising taxes. Tax Policy Center estimates his plan will add
at least $1.6 trillion in new debt over 10 years. |
| Taxes |
Wants to balance yearly budget and reduce the national
debt preferring to grow the economy rather than raise taxes to increase
government revenues or risk collapse of the US dollar.
Has a clear understanding of the dangers of having too high a
national debt to GNP ratio that can lead to the collapse of the dollar
on the international market.
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Wants to increase taxes and spending. Never discusses the
dangerously growing national debt or how it will be addressed, or
concerns for collapsing the US dollar and economy by way of overspending
and new debt.
Does not fully understand, yet, the dangers of having too high a debt
to GNP ratio, which can lead to the collapse of the dollar if too high.
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