If I were able to vote this year in the presidential election, I would vote for Obama because:

1. Education Obama knows that the No Child Left Behind Act did not stick with their promise. He has good reforms to reverse this. Obama has a K-12 plan (Kindergarten to twelfth grade). Obama plans to support and provide more after school opportunities for students. He plans to support and reward new teachers. Obama also has a plan to help toddler’s education called the Zero to Five Plan. This plan will improve educational opportunities for toddlers from age zero to age five. College prices have risen dramatically over the past years. Obama will create “American Opportunity Tax Credit”, which will cover part of a student’s tuition. We are just finishing high school and moving on to college, therefore this is an important issue for us.

2. Iraq The war in Iraq has been going on for way too long. Many innocent lives are lost because of it. Obama plans to slowly withdraw our troops from Iraq. I think this is the best plan to save lives. McCain, on the other hand, will not withdraw from Iraq until we win. He plans to surge forward to finish the war. I think this will not be successful because Iraq has no signs of surrendering. The only result of a surge would be lost of more lives. McCain has agreed with 90% of what Bush said about the war. We do not want another president with those some policies. Obama’s withdrawal plan will bring many soldiers back home.

3. Palin If McCain won the election, Sarah Palin would become the Vice President. Then if something were to happen to McCain, Palin would become President. I don’t think Palin has any quality required for such a role. Palin is not too well educated, and she is inexperienced. Her highest status is a governor, which is clearly beaten by Biden’s status of Secretary. I do not want Palin to represent the entire United States of America. There are a lot of people that McCain could have choose as his running mate, that would better for this country. However, one of the reasons he selected Palin instead is the fact that she is a female. I don’t think that is any legitimate reason to vote for McCain. Obama and Biden are clearly more educated and ready to become the President and Vice President of the United States.