5 reasons why Obama should be president and McCain should not

With the U.S. election quickly approaching, I thought I'd share my views as to why Barack Obama should be made President of the United States and why John McCain should not. Here goes...

It's time for change

1. America is currently in a crisis and drastically needs change. With public opinion of the war in Iraq gradually changing, Obama will offer new ideas and new hope for the people of America

Gun control

2. On controversial issues affecting the American people, Obama is seen as a 'traditional realist' and has vast knowledge on what needs to be done. Following college shootings such as the famous Virginia Tech massacre, he is determined to introduce stricter laws on gun licensing

McCain believes that the right to bear arms is fundamental and this will therefore mean that shootings are not likely to be controlled if McCain wins the election

Women's rights

3. If McCain is elected as President, the women of America will no doubt lose some of their rights. He is strongly against abortion except in the case of rape or incest, and would like to overturn the Roe v Wade case of 1973.

Obama has a more progressive view on this issue, arguing that teens should be taught about absistence and contraception but abortion still needs to be available

Global warming

4. Obama's presidency would affect the rest of the world, particularly on the issue of global warming. It is crucial that the next president holds strong views on what is needed to be done and that it is a priority to them.

With McCain's choice of vice-president arguing that global warming is not man made, I don't think anything further needs to be said on this topic

Biden v Palin

5. No surprise but my final reasoning as to why Obama deserves Presidency is that he has made the right decision in choosing Joe Biden to become vice-president and McCain has made the completely wrong choice.

Biden has been a long-time member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and has served as chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. He will certainly erase any doubts that the American public has had of the lack of experience on the Democrats front.

The appointment of Sarah Palin has received great national attention and the thought that she could become vice-president of the United States is horrifying in itself. I will leave you with a quote, and you can decide for yourself:-

"Pray for our military men and women who are striving to do what is right. Also, for this country, that our leaders, our national leaders, are sending soldiers out on a task that is from God. That's what we have to make sure that we're praying for, that there is a plan and that that plan is God's plan." –Sarah Palin, on the Iraq war, speaking to students at the Wasilla Assembly of God, June 2008