Democratic Presidential Candidate

Barrack Obama's background and life experiences has led his life on a political path.Barrack Obama was born on August 4, 1961 in Honolulu Hawaii. When he was 2 his parents separated and he was raised by his mom and his grandparents. He went to Harvard law school and graduated in 1991. He was the first African-American president of the Harvard law review. After graduating he moved to Chicago and practiced as a civil rights lawyer and teach constitutional law.

This led him to run for Illinois state senator and severed for 8 years. He was also the chairman of the public health and welfare committee. A few months later he was elected as US senate. He is the fifth African American senator in U.S. history. Obama announced his candidacy for the 2008 presidential election on February 10, 2007 and announced his running mate as Joe Biden.

Obama Mission Statement

One man one vote will change this nation for the good.

Republican Presidential Candidate

John McCain's background experience is leading his future. John McCain was born on August 29, 1936 in the Panama Canal Zone. He went to the United States Naval Academy and graduated in 1958. He was in service at Vietnam for about 22 years. But from 1967-1973 he was a prisoner of war. He earned a Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Purple Heart and Distinguished Flying Cross. In 1981 he was done serving and left the military.

In 1982 he was elected to congress and then as a U.S senator from Arizona in 1986. In 2000 he ran for republican presidential nomination but was defeated by George bush. But after having Bush re-elected in 2004 john ran for republic presidential candidate in the 2008 election. After being elected as republic presidential candidate he chooses Sara Palin as his running mate.

McCain Mission Statement

One Republican one true American out to help the country will make a diffrence just as Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Rossevelt.

Democratic Vice Presidential Candidate

Joe Biden was born on November 20, 1942 in Scranton Pennsylvania. He was enrolled in Archmere Academy during year 1957. After he went to the University of Delaware and graduated with a double major in history and political science. Then he went to Syracuse University Law School. After graduating from law school he became a private attorney. Joe was married twice as his first wife passed away in 1972.

During that year Joe was elected as Delaware’s senator. Joe was the 5th youngest senator at age 29. From the period of 1955 to 1977 Joes becomes a member of Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the Senate Judiciary Committee. In 1984 he was re-elected to the U.S senate. June 9 1987 he announces democratic nomination for president of the United States. In 1990 he wins re-election to senate and also in 2002. In 2008 he announces that he will be running for democratic nomination for president of the United States. He is elected as vice presidential candidate in 2008.

Republican Vice Presidential Candidate

Sara Palin was born on February 11, 1964 in Sandpoint Idaho. Her home town is in Alaska. She graduated from Wasilla High in 1982. She wore the crown of Miss Wasilla in 1984 and was 2^nd in the Miss Alaska contest. She is married to Todd Palin and has 5 kids. She was also a reporter for sports in Anchorage.

Palin was introduced in politics in 1992 when she won a seat on the Wasilla City Council by opposing tax on hikes. In 1996 she was elected as mayor of Wasilla. Frank Murkowski gave Sarah a chair in the states oil and gas conservation commission in 2003. She resigned a year later. In 2006 she won the primary for governor and won the general election. In December of 06 she made history by being the youngest and first women governor of Alaska. She was elected as republican vice presidential candidate in 2008

McCain Political Issues

Abortion- john McCain is Pro-life but he thinks that there are some exceptions were people should have the choice like if the girl was rapped and if the mother was in danger of dying because of pregnancy. But he does support adoption and has adopted a daughter also.

Education- McCain supports The No Child Left Behind act that says that if the child is not doing well in his or hers current school then they should be able to switch to a school that would better suit him or her.

Death Penalty- John McCain supports the death penalty for most crimes but feels that it is misused and that it should be addressed.

Environment- McCain introduced the climate stewardship and innovation act of 2007 is was designed to reduce the green house gas emissions from the nation. He also voted for the use of alternative energy sources like nuclear energy.

Health care- McCain opposes universal health care and believes that the competition will improve the quality of health care. He believes that people should be able to purchase health care that follows them from state to state and job to job.

Immigration- John McCain agreed on bush to increase funding for border security and enforce existing laws. He also voted to construct a 700 mile fence along the United States Mexico border.

Iraq War- He voted for the use of military force in Iraq.

Economy/Poverty - John McCain also supported the 700 billion dollar bail out plan. He said the “this rescue bill isn’t perfect and it is an outrage that it is even necessary, but we have to stop the damage to our economy done by corrupt and incompetent practices on Wall Street and in Washington.”

Stem Cell Research- McCain supports federal funding for embryonic stem cell research on embryos that will be not needed. But he does oppose the creation of embryos for research.

Obama Political Issues

Abortion- Barack Obama is pro choice he thinks that if one of his daughters make a mistake and gets pregnant that they should have the choice on if they want to keep that baby.

Educations- Obama encourages the ability to a good early childhood education. He wants to make science and math education a national priority. Even though he appreciates the no child left behind act he thinks that there are flaws that nned to be addressed. He also wants to invest 10 billion dollars to increase the access of kids who are eligible for an early head start.

Death Penalty- Obama feels that the death penalty is good in sometimes. He thinks that if the crime is very serious like terrorism or the hurting of a child then it might be ok. But he also helped to pass the first video tapping of interrogations. He did this because he thinks that the country has made some mistakes with the death penalty and is glad that we are improving.

Environment- Obama will implement an economy wide cap and trade program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This would make the USA a leader in the global effort to change the climate. He also wants to establish a National Low Carbon Fuel Standard.

Health care- Barack Obama wants to create a national health care program for people who don’t get health care benefits from work and who don’t qualify for federal programs. It would also allow people under the age of 25 to be covered through their parents plan.

Immigration- Obama supported Bush and backed immigration reform legislation. This will increase funding and improve border security. He also wants to provide a legal path to citizenship for some illegal immigrant. Also voted to make a 700 mile fence along the Mexican border that touches the US.

Iraq War- Barack Obama doesn’t support the use of military force in Iraq. When he was senator in 2002 he said that "I know that invasion of Iraq without a clear rationale and without strong international support will only fan the flames of the Middle East and encourage the worst rather than best impulses in the Arab world and strengthen the recruitment arm of al Qaeda. I am not opposed to all wars; I am opposed to dumb wars." This means that even though war might seem good now later down the road it will just cause us more problems.

Economy/Poverty- Obama supports bushes 700 billion dollar bail out package. He said that America is facing a great financial crisis and that the rescue plan is absolutely necessary to prevent an economic downfall that would cause millions there jobs and force companies into bankruptcy. But he will also provide a huge tax cut for working American families. He will make the tax code fairer and provide 95 percent of working Americans the tax relief they need.

Stem Cell Research- Obama wants to increase stem cell research but doesn’t like the creation of human embryos for research. He wants to end the research on embryonic stem cell research. But he did vote for the Cell Research Enhancement Act if 2005. But the act was not passed because of President Bush.