It’s that time of year folks…you got it, election time.  Much like any other American, it’s time when we are all considering which political view we share and which direction we will vote on November 4, 2008. 
 
So, I ask…”where are you on the political forum?”  If you haven’t been following the political debates, you have missed quite a bit that I most certainly can’t enlighten you on.  However, I would urge you to check out … to update yourself on the all encompassing list of issues.  I will, however, give you a brief summary on a couple key issues that have recently been discussed in our latest presidential debate.
 
In short, we have John McCain as our Republican candidate running against Barack Obama, our Democratic candidate.  Both candidates agree that change is imperative to pull America out of the financial crisis we are in; however, Obama specifically uses “change” as his motto to encourage Americans for a better economic future. McCain, however, is struggling with avoiding the image of following the economic and political policies of our current President, George W. Bush.  For that reason, McCain is hoping to encourage Americans that his policies are different from those policies which have landed America in its current recession.
 
During the third presidential debate, Obama spotlighted several key issues of his campaign, including his intent to lower taxes for the average American citizens who make less than $250,000.00 per year, to implement an energy efficient environment, and, among other things, to minimize unnecessary combat.   McCain’s campaign goals include the redistribution of insurance funds to the insurance providers, with the intent to lower American’s insurance costs, as well as his interest in continually helping other countries with their military needs. 
 
Needless to say, this merely touches the many different issues between these two candidates.  The point remains…we are approaching an election and it’s time for every citizen to do his or her own research, familiarize oneself with the key issues and your relevant stance, and most importantly, VOTE.  Stay tuned until November 4th!