Presidential Debate

So, I've been awaiting the debates for a while now. I enjoy immersing myself in the body language, chosen words, and snide comments that politicians make. I am well aware of the fact that John McCain had to be "prepped" to not let his temper make a fool out of him. But, if we, the general public, know about this temper he had to keep in check during the debate.. does it even matter that he didn't turn bright red and yell racial slurs at Barack? I think not. I am not supportive of the idea of someone with a temper running our country. Something that I came away from the debate feeling was how much McCain insists on refering to winning over losing so much. He had even run an ad in the Wall St. Journal claiming his victory in the debate, the morning of the actual debate! WTF? I mean, this man said he was not even going to be participating in the debate.. then he decided to.. then he claimed the victory for the debate before ever traveling by caravan to Oxford, Mississippi. Damn.

The people of our country need someone who they know is on their side. Someone who can list, dollar by dollar, where our tax money is being spent. Someone who "wants to grow the economy from the bottom up". Someone who supports early childhood education, not a spending freeze. No no no. We want someone with a vision. Someone who knows how many houses they own! Someone whose definition of middle class is accurate... The average American isn't doing very well right now. We now have the greatest gap between the rich and the poor since, well, since we were eating bread crusts and fetching water from wells in the back yard. 

I want a car that can run on water, not ozone destroying foreign economy supporting pollutants. I want to be able to go see my friends whenever I like and not worry about not being able to afford the gas it costs to get there! John McCain does not have any idea what it's like to be without. To lack even the simplest things because you cannot afford them. His wife is one of the richest women in our country. You think they lack for anything? NOPE..

We need healthcare. We need alternative energy, not for our kids, rather, for us. NOW. The time is NOW. I do not support nuclear plants. They produce nuclear waste, duh. That waste is going to end up somewhere. Nuclear plants are also very dangerous.. I mean, there are mutant animal species in Russia and acid rain.. I don't want that in my America. 

John McCain kept saying over and over that Barack "didn't quite get it" or "didn't know what he was talking about". Really? I think Barack Obama precisely gets "it". Whatever "it" is. He understands what the people of this country need. He understands what has gone totally wrong for the past 8+ years. In my opinion, John McCain is a pompous, rich, set-in-his-ways old white man. His best friends are in big oil. His lobbyists are all in big oil. These are his friends. I do not want someone else who is worried about their 'friends' in the white house. John McCain may have more literal time under his belt, but that does not make him more qualified. On the contrary, it makes him more influenced. I am going to vote for a vision. I am going to vote for someone who is motivated to change things. I am sick of our country and how much we consume. If only Barack was a vegetarian. Hmm...