maporsche wrote:Nimh, you're assuming that I agree with the majority of either Clinton's or Obama stances.
In reality I only agree with about 30-40% of their positions. I also agree with 30-40% of McCains positions. 20-40% of my positions aren't offered by either candidate (or at least not offered in entirety).
You see, the same portion of my positions would be equally represented by either side of the isle. They are just different positions.
OK, fair enough. That makes sense.
It's just that you seemed such a fervent supporter of Hillary! I hadnt gotten that you were really more like halfway between her and McCain, policy-wise.
maporsche wrote:The big one for me is healthcare. If Obama pushes his plan through, I think we'll be further away from nationalized healthcare then if we elect McCain. McCain and Obama are pretty close on healthcare actually, essentially they both are looking to simply lower costs.
ButbutbutbutMMMMmmmm... <forces himself to refrain from loudly protesting :wink: >
Eh - lets just say that I think you are very wrong here. Hillary and Obama may differ over the role of mandates in achieving the goal of universal health care, but they're both very much wedded to achieving it. They just disagree about how to. McCain - has nothing up with the concept of universal health care. Zilch.
But. Hopefully Soz or Thomas can weigh in on this one, they have more detailed info about it. I did just bookmark an article by a health care expert I greatly trust on the differences between Obama and McCain on the issue, I'll post it here tomorrow...
maporsche wrote:Another big one is gun control. If McCain wins, he will be move favorable to protecting the freedoms of our citizens.
Sure. On that one you're definitely better off with McCain, then.
No, I mean - if you're really just kind of halfway between the Dem and Rep camps (or not halfway, perhaps in a different place altogether, but just - equidistant from both), then I can see McCain's attraction.
It's just unusual for an independent like that to be so enthusiastic about Hillary - most Indys prefer, if anything, Barack - so that was part of my confusion, I suppose.