Ok, I know I usually write about sports, but with the Presidential Election just one week away, I felt it was necessary for me to put my opinion out there. There are many reasons that I support John McCain in this election, whether it is abortion, taxes, gun control, or the war, I believe he is the more qualified candidate. The McCain campaign has been making a concerted effort to portray Barack Obama as a Socialist in the closing weeks of this campaign, and if you believe the polls, it appears to be working. I wanted to take a look at this issue because it is a frightening thought. If you look at some of the people Barack Obama associates with, you will see a definite anti-America thread throughout their beliefs. Whether you take Reverend Wright’s "God Damn America" quote, or if you look at William Ayers and his past terrorist acts, you have to question Obama’s judgement. It scares me when a man running for President of the United States receives endorsements from such Anti-America establishments as Hamas, Hatem El-Hady, The New Black Panthers, William Ayers, FARC, Fidel Castro, Hugo Chavez, Daniel Ortega, Arab American Action Network, Rashid Khalidi, Moammar Qaddafi, Kim Jong Il, and Louis Farrakhan. I don’t want to condemn the man based on his friends alone, though. No matter what terrible things they have said or done, and no matter how much I question Obama’s judgement, I want to look at him and his actions to understand him better. When I do that, I see a man who is considered the most liberal senator in the U.S. Senate based on his voting record. I see a man who willingly endorsed an openly Socialist Senator (Bernie Sanders). I see a man who not only attended a party in honor of former PLO Operative Rashid Khalidi, but he also toasted the man. I see a man, who, in his own words thinks, "when you spread the wealth around, it’s good for everybody." This was Obama’s answer when asked if he was going to raise Joe the Plumber’s taxes. It’s the whole Robin Hood thing, take from the rich and give to the poor. Even though I am one of the many middle class citizens struggling to make ends meet, I believe this idea is fundamentally wrong. On the surface, it seems like a good idea. If those who have plenty give to those who have less, how can that be wrong? It isn’t. That is what happens in this country already. In 2007, according to the Giving USA Foundation, Americans donated $306.39 billion to charities. That is the highest number on record. In fact, all subcategories of public charities saw an increase in donations in 2007. Each subcategory received the following donations and increases in 2007:
