Obama for your mama!

If I was able to vote in the upcoming 2008 Presidential Election, I would surely vote for Barack Obama! Why? Because.........

1. Education! Obama's "Blueprint for Change" includes change for Education. Obama and Biden want to reform the No Child Left Behind act. They do not believe that teachers should spend the year preparing students for a standardized test. Obama and Biden also promise a "Zero to Five Plan" which, hopefully, will put more kids into Pre-School for less, if not, with no cost at all. I think this would be a great way to jump-start a child's education, since not all children have the priviledge to go to Pre-School. Obama also thinks of the parents' and has also devised a plan to help find daycare for the children while the parents are gone. But what about college students? Well, Obama has a plan for that too! He plans to make it easier for students to apply for financial aid. It is said that college costs have grown 40% in the past five years, and that an average graduate leaving college owes nineteen thousand dollars in debt. On top of that, in the time period between 2001 and 2010, 2 million academically qualified students will not be able to attend college simply because they won't be able to afford it. Crazy? Yes, I know.

2. Healthcare - Obama and Biden both believe that every American should be able to afford healthcare. For those who already have insurance and are fine with it, nothing changes, except for the fact that their costs will go down by approximately $2500 a year. (Whoopee!) For the more unfortunate ones who cannot afford health insurance for themselves and their families, Obama and Biden will provide new and affordable health insurance options. Not only will health insurance cover families, but it will also cover small businesses, so small business owners can provide healthcare benefits for their employees. Obama plans to reduce the costs of healthcare by requiring hospitals to collect and report health care cost and quality data. He also plans to lower drug costs by increasing the use of generic drugs in public programs and removing drug companies that block cheaper generic medicines from the market. For people and small busiesses, Obama and Biden will require insurance companies to cover pre-existing conditoins so all Americans, regardless of their health status or history, can get comprehensive benefits at fair and stable premiums. Obama also plans to create a new Small Business Health Tax credit to help small businesses provide affordable health insurance to their employees. To make this all happen, Barack Obama plans to pay for this health care plan with Bush's tax cuts. I think Obama's plan for healthcare will benefit many Americans in the future.

3. Energy & The Environment - Everyone who drives nowadays knows how expensive gas is getting. Paying for gas is actually burning holes through our pockets. With Obama's help, all that money spent at the gas pump might be going elsewhere. Barack Obama and Joe Biden promise to provide short-term relief at the gas pump. They also plan to put 1 million Plug-In Hybrid cars (Cars that get up to 150 miles/gallon) on the road by 2015. Barack Obama also plans to create five million new jobs by investing $150 billion over the next decade, and also save more oil than we currently import from the Middle East and Venezuela. They plan to create millions of new Green Jobs by ensuring that ten percent of our electricity comes from renewable sources by 2012 and 25 percent by 2025. Also, Obama and Biden want to deploy the cheapest, cleanest, fastest energy source and weatherize one million homes annually. The whole deal with Global Warming is causing quite a deal in the world today, along with the record high gas prices us Americans are facing. I believe that Barack Obama and Joe Biden know what they are doing, so I trust them with my future!

The End!