Election 08 - Women at Risk
Thu May 15, 2008 at 01:10:13 PM PDT
I'm very concerned about the split in the Democratic party between Obama and Hillary supporters. If we don't elect a Democrat this year we are looking at possible World War, the loss of Women's Rights, Civil Rights being rolled back to the stone age, and an end to an effective environmental movement.
While it's disappointing to some that a woman won't be running for President as our nominee in the General Election, we must realize that we can't endanger the future of this country by staying home or voting for McCain.
There are Supreme Court Justices hanging on for dear life so they don't allow Bush/Cheney to stack the court with more extremely conservative Judges. We can't allow the division in the party to hand the election to John McBush. These justices probably won't last another 4 years, this is our only shot at keeping the court balanced.
It's time to come together as a party and support our Presumptive Nominee. It's also important to do your research and understand the issues that we as women and mothers are facing. Talk to your friends, family, and children about what a McCain Presidency would mean. Please don't allow the division in the Democratic Party to hand McCain the election.
We seem to be forgetting what an incredible step forward an Obama Presidency would be for all Americans. The only pro-woman and pro-family choice we can make is to support the nominee of the Democratic party, no matter who it is. With 2 historical candidates in the race we have lost focus on the fact that either would be preferable to the disaster the last 7 years have been.
We can't afford a war with Iran. Russia has basically threatened us with a major war if we go into Iran. We don't have the troops or the money for a world war.
Roe V. Wade has been under attack for years, the only reason society hasn't been put back 50 years is the current Supreme Court Justices refusing to retire until someone who will protect our rights is in office. I am certainly no fan of abortion, but I know that it is sometimes a necessity. Look at the state of our health care system - should we allow those that can't fix it or provide care for uninsured children make choices for us? Can the government make a more informed decision about your life than you can?
John McCain was once a Repub in name only - pretty much an independent. When he began running for President this time he started moving to the right and if he abandons his beliefs this easily we can't count on him to stand up to extremists.
Barack Obama is committed to early childhood education, making college an option for everyone by offering college money in exchange for community service, forgiving teacher's student loans for working in rural or inner city schools, and getting rid of the disasterous "No Child Left Behind" act that forces teachers to teach a test instead of educating our children and preparing them for the real world.
He is committed to ending tax cuts for the wealthy and helping middle class and poor families. He will just ask that people making over $200,000 per year pay their fair share.
Please talk to the people in your lives that are considering staying home on election day because Hillary has lost the nomination. The worst thing they could do is stay home. We can't afford another 4 years of Bush policies. Our children's future depends on it.
