Republicans...Hypocrosy....Throw me bone!!!!

Last Friday night at the gym, I spent somewhere between 30 min- 40min convincing my friend to vote for Obama . Thank god there was not that many people around because it was a heated discussion. I could not understand how could anyone vote for a Republican when the Republicans ran this country for 8 years and did nothing, when the US unemployment rate is 5%-6%, and when Bush's popularity rating is the worst among all US presidents. Do the American people really think the Republican party is the only party that can fix American problems created by the Republicans?

My friend believes that Obama will raise taxes. Well...according to Obama's policies, he will lower taxes for middle and lower class while increasing tax on the upper class. Wow, a tax break for the middle and lower class!!!! McCain will also provide a tax break to middle and lower class but not as much as Obama's policies. In fact, with Obama's tax policies, middle class Americans will pay less tax by $500-$700 compared to McCain's tax policies. Maybe my friend did not understand that he is a middle class American or failed to do research on tax policies from each candidate.

He also stated that the money he earns, he should keep and believes in "Survival of the fittest". BTW, this is coming from a conservative Republican. WTF!!!!! From what I understand and see, the majority of Republicans are religious people and have small town values in which people help other people. So should not religious Republicans be charitable and help the less unfortunate people financially???? Better yet, should not a person with small town values help their fellow neighbor/other people financially too? WTF!!!! C'mon, a few hundred dollars won't kill you. The worst case scenario is you cannot take a 3rd or 4th vacation.

My conclusion of the Republicans and my friend is they are all full of hypocrisy. They preach Christian and small town ideals to make them look good but in the end they don't even practice those ideals. That is why I am always a Democrat and voting for Obama besides that fact that Obama is not a flip-flopper and not a liar compared to McCaine and McCaine's choice of V.P. Sarah Palin.

P.S. Please, vote in this coming presidential election and please analyze each candidate's solutions to American issues very carefully. United States needs a capable president with real solutions to real American issues.