2008 First Presidential Debate

According to a critic on Yahoo, Obama was graded higher on all aspects of the debate, meaning that he would be the clear winner. Obama greatly refuted and had great retorts for McCain's attacks. He used the fact that McCain was a big supporter of Pres. George Bush's proposals and agreed with him on 95% of the time. He called McCain out for being an early proponent of the Iraq War, (of which McCain says the victory is near). Barack said McCain wants to increase tax for the wealthy including those of oil companies. He also called for many reforms in such industries as alternative energy, healthcare and education. He wants to reduce the deductible and more aimed his message toward lower and middle class families. McCain said Barack wants to propose $800 billion spending on his new programs. He wonders how Obama can do that when he is going to give a tax cut to 95% of people. McCain says he will fight against federal corruption and veto every government spending bill. He wants to invest in nuclear power, which Obama is opposed to. He says we’re winning the war, but Obama says that we Iraq War costs $10 billion a month when they have the resources to carry on. A major concern during the debate was how both avoided the question “How will the $700 billion spending bill affect [their] agendas.”