President 2k8

Who will you vote for?

This question is common among Americans as the 2008 United States presidential election is to be taking place in little more than a year. When asked the question myself, I didn’t have much of an answer. It took some research, but I’ve answered the question.

To the United States, the president is the leader. The president is the Head of State, Head of Government, and Commander-In-Chief. He has the power to sign a bill into law or veto bills passed by both houses of Congress. When the country is put into position of conflict the country looks to the president for answers.

Barack Obama is applying for this post.

Barack Obama, 36, is former junior senator of Illinois and is one of the leading Democratic candidates for 2008 presidential elections. He is attracting a lot of attention for his political positions and ideas and to a lot of people seems to be the man who has all the answers.

“I’d vote for Barack Obama to get us out of Iraq and debt,” says Adam Perillo, a student at Piedmont College.

The issues this election are familiar – abortion, gay marriage and global warming. The 2008 election brings new issues for the candidates. From the United States being stuck in the middle of a controversial war with Iraq, to the nation-wide problem with health care, Barrack Obama believes he has the solutions to these problems.

Obama feels abortion should be legal. He also says there is nothing wrong with gay marriage, but feels it should be up to individual states to determine whether it is should be legal.

Obama is for fighting global warming and finding alternative sources of energy. He is also for the use of Nuclear energy. At a hearing statement at the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works, he stated that the use of nuclear power is reasonable and realistic to have and should remain on the table for consideration.

Obama spoke about his position for universal health care and how he believed that it is wrong to have million of Americans uninsured. Obama thinks it is important to leave the war in Iraq, but also to leave responsibly. He was an opponent of President Bush’s policies of the Iraq war and if elected to presidency, would phase out the deployment of U.S troops from Iraq.

Barack Obama will be running to be the 44^th president of United States and if elected, will become the first black U.S president.

I will be voting for Barack Obama in 2008 because I think he can make the necessary changes in America for us to move into the future.