John McCain
Abortion
McCain is adamant that Roe v. Wade is a flawed decision and needs to be overturned because it “legislates from the bench.” He feels the question should be returned to the states which will be the first of many steps to end abortion. He also promotes adoption.
Budget/Economy
McCain’s economic plan will “create millions of good American jobs, ensure our nation's energy security, get the government's budget and spending practices in order, and bring relief to American consumers.” He’ll encourage workplace flexibility, relief for families, government reform, small business support, cheap and clean energy, better healthcare, simpler and fairer taxes, and lower barriers to trade.
Civil Rights
McCain’s philosophy towards civil rights can be summed up in one statement: “The greatest honor is to serve the cause of human dignity.”
Defense
McCain feels that the top priority of America’s president should be to protect its citizens, their freedoms, and their lands and resources. He is willing and ready to take any measures necessary to protect America from foreign invaders.
Education
He feels that education is the foundation of a successful society and that there should be unfettered access to excellent education. He’ll give families more choices for schools and provide more federal funding to improve existing programs and to create new ones to foster a better education system for our children.
Energy/Oil
McCain wants to provide America with cheap and clean energy, so he supports lessening our dependence of foreign oil, creating new nuclear plants, fostering energy efficiency by providing subsidies, and addressing speculative oil prices.
Environment
The main goal is to curb greenhouse gas emissions. McCain will do this by setting emissions limits, promoting his policies internationally, and investing in new technologies to find alternative sources of fuel
Gay Marriage
McCain is strongly against gay marriage. He believes marriage is between one man and one woman.
Gun Control
McCain supports upholding the 2nd Amendment for law abiding citizens. He feels that gun control has failed so it should be abandoned, focusing on punishing criminals who use guns more rather than controlling the flow of guns.
Health Care
McCain sets forth 4 pillars of health care reform: affordability, access and choice, portability and security, and quality. He also wants to ensure care for higher-risk patients, lower overall costs, and cover those with pre-existing conditions.
Homeland Security
McCain believes in holding a strong military so we can respond to any threats from foreign countries. He’ll continue to build up our military, shore up our alliances, and ensure that the nation is capable of protecting the homeland, deterring potential military challenges, responding to any crisis that endangers American security, and prevailing in any conflict we are forced to fight.
Immigration
He feels that we need a two step plan to address immigration. First, we must secure our borders and then we must begin to handle the flow of immigrants into America. He’ll work to rid America of illegal immigrants and work to properly document those others that are living in America.
Social Security
McCain vows to address the social security system as soon as possible to ensure the program will survive into the future. He’ll do so by privatizing social security.
Taxes
McCain wants to make taxes simpler, fair, pro-growth, and competitive. He’ll cut business taxes to ensure the flow of money through our economy remains. He’ll also give tax breaks to those promoting alternative energy sources.
War
McCain feels we need to remain in Iraq until the job is done. He feels the troop surge worked, and that we are making significant progress in Iraq and that if we left now the country would fall back into shambles. He wants to make sure Iraq is economically stable and to press its surrounding countries for cooperation.
Welfare
McCain feels that lower income Americans should receive help from the government but that our current system is flawed. He’ll impart requirements on welfare recipients like a 40 hour work week, regulation of what welfare money can be spent on, and participation in self-help programs.
Barack Obama
Abortion
I was unable to find any definite stance on abortion, but Obama supports the protection of the mother and advocates sex education for teenagers.
Budget/Economy
Obama will provide a tax cut for working families, tax relief for small and startup businesses, and fight for fair trade. He’ll create jobs, stabilize our infrastructure, promote unionization, home ownership, and crack down on mortgage fraud.
Civil Rights
Obama will combat employment discrimination, strengthen civil rights enforcement, and expand hate crime statutes. In essence, he’ll attempt to achieve minority equality in America.
Defense
Obama will rebuild the military for 21st century tasks, doing things like increasing ground troops, building up our elite units, and giving foreign language and civil affairs training programs. He’ll also strengthen our cyberspace defense against foreign hackers.
Education
Obama will reform the No Child Left Behind Act to address more practical learning issues and stray from standardized testing. He’ll invest in early childhood education and place more of a responsibility on the parents of young students. This process will continue to students of college age, giving them tax credits in exchange for community service to help pay for college, with the ultimate goal of making college affordable to all qualified Americans.
Energy/Oil/Environment
Obama’s energy plan will give immediate relief to Americans facing pain at the pump by cracking down on speculative oil pricing, eliminate our current imports from the Middle East and Venezuela within 10 years by making American more self-sufficient, create millions of new green jobs, and reduce our greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2050.
Gay Marriage
Obama supports gay marriage civil unions and in the past has voted against banning laws preventing gay marriages.
Gun Control
I didn’t find a definitive answer about gun control, but Obama is committed to preserving land for sportsmen related activities as he realizes the value and tradition that hunters and sportsmen have in America.
Health Care
Obama will lower health care costs and make health care available to all Americans with no questions asked.
Homeland Security
Obama will work towards defeating terrorism worldwide by working to cripple al-Qaeda and similar organizations with a 21st century equipped military. He’ll also prevent nuclear terrorism through foreign relations and improved tracking of nuclear materials. Along those lines, he’ll strengthen American bio-security to ensure America’s safety for years to come.
Immigration
Obama’s immigration plan has 3 parts: securing our borders, improving the immigration system, and bringing people out of the shadows. He’ll provide resources to close our borders, work to detect illegal immigrants through the bureaucracy, and help to give documentation to illegal immigrants in good standing.
Social Security
Obama will work to continue the social security system and make sure it’s available (along with health care) to all people. He’ll make prescription drugs cheaper and strengthen Medicare to ensure our senior citizens are taken care of.
Taxes
Obama’s tax plan will cut taxes for most middle to low income families and provide them with federal monetary help. He’ll cut small business taxes and reward investments towards innovation. Wealthier Americans will receive no tax breaks.
War
Obama will methodically withdraw troops from Iraq, effective immediately and encourage political accommodations so that Iraq’s leaders can manage their country independently. He will also try to stabilize Iraq’s economy and address the refugee situation.
Welfare
Obama wants to promote welfare and cut poverty in half in 10 years through federal funded social programs. He’ll create many more public housing developments throughout America as a means of promoting home ownership.
Works Cited
"Barack Obama." Election Center 2008. 2 Nov 2008. CNN Politics. 2 Nov 2008
"John McCain." election Center 2008. 2 Nov 2008. CNN Politics. 2 Nov 2008
"Issues." McCain-Palin. 2 Nov 2008. McCain-Palin 2008. 2 Nov 2008
"It's Your Choice." Obama-Biden. 2 Nov 2008. Obama for America. 2 Nov 2008
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