One of McCain's main passions in his national political career has been the topic of campaign finance reform. In spite of voting against such measures initially, since 1992, McCain has repeatedly tried to pass legislation regulating campaign financing, finally achieving a major victory in 2002. That year, Congress passed a key "campaign finance reform bill", the "Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002", co-sponsored by Senator Russ Feingold and hence also known as the McCain-Feingold bill. As a former POW, McCain has particular sensitivity to the issue of the detention and interrogation of detainees from the War on Terror. On October 3, 2005, Senator McCain introduced the McCain Detainee Amendment to the Defense Appropriations bill for 2005. On October 5, 2005, the United States Senate voted 90-9 to support the amendment.
Barack Obama was born August 4, 1961; he graduated from Harvard Law School, Columbia University and Occidental College. He was the first African American to be nominated by a major political party. He worked as a community organizer and also practiced civil rights and he also taught Constitutional Law at the University Of Chicago Law School (1992-2004).
Obama majored in political science, with a specialization in international relations. He worked for a year at newsletter publisher Business International (now part of The Economist Group), and then moved to Chicago, where he took up community organizing in the Altgeld Gardens housing project on the city's South Side. It was during his time spent here that Obama became a Christian and joined the Trinity United Church of Christ. In addition, Obama decided to run for the U.S. Senate seat to be vacated by Sen. He won over 50% of the vote in the March primary, more than the combined support for the other six candidates. Obama soon became a national Democratic star, receiving international media coverage for his keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention.
McCain and Obama has their own insights on different sensitive issues. First is Health care. According to John McCain, “I think it’s a responsibility”.
McCain supports the following principles regarding health issues:
Support legislation to define and enforce the rights of insured patients
Classify nicotine as a drug and cigarettes as drug delivery devices regulated by the FDA.
Source: Project Vote Smart, 1998, www.vote-smart.org Jul 2, 1998
While Obama said, “I think it should be a right, in a country as wealthy as us.”
Senator Obama is pursuing legislative initiatives to help improve health care quality. He helped draft and introduce the National MEDiC Act, which promotes patient safety initiatives, including early disclosure and compensation to patients injured by medical errors. He also introduced the Hospital Quality Report Card Act, which will use federal hospital quality reporting requirements to inform and assist patients and other consumers in making their health care decisions. Senator Obama strongly believes that greater use of health information technology can contain costs and improve the efficiency of our health care system. He introduced the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program Efficiency Act, which would leverage the federal government's purchasing power to encourage increased adoption of technology by participating health plans. In 2005, Senator Obama spoke at the commencement of the University of Chicago's Pritzker School of Medicine about the importance of health information technology
When it comes to National Security and Leadership, McCain and Obama has their own thoughts.
“I am going to act responsibly, as I did throughout my
Military career and throughout my career in the United State Senate” –John McCain
On Barack Obama's leadership:
"We have fundamental disagreements about the use of
military power, if and how you do it."- John McCain
"In his short career, he does not understand our national
security challenges. We don't have time for on-the-job training, my friend." – John McCain
Barack Obama : "It's true, there's some things I don't understand. I don't understand how we ended up invading a country that had nothing to do with 9/11 while Osama bin Laden and Al-Qaeda are setting up base camps and safe havens to train terrorists to attack us."
When it comes to terrorism, Obama and McCain also shared their insights. In the early part of his campaign, Obama mentioned about “war on terrorism” through his concerns with human and civil rights issues that it has risen. Obama also included homeland security areas of particular focus, in his work as Illinois Senator. These include: Chemical plant security , Transit security, Disaster response, Terrorism risk insurance, Nuclear waste and Drinking water safety.
McCain identifies terrorism with "violent Islamist extremism," especially as manifested in Al Qaeda. McCain believes Al Qaeda continues to represent a significant threat to U.S. security. His solution includes ensuring quality intelligence, being protected against attack and being able to respond to an attack quickly.
McCain advocates high tech solutions to increase military capabilities, such as missile defense and other advanced weapons systems, an increase in the size of the U.S. armed forces, and doctrinal change to confront 21st century warfare. Many of his ideas for reform echo those of former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, and others in the defense establishment who advocate (as McCain does, on his website), "a new mix of military forces, including civil affairs, special operations, and highly mobile forces …"
Whoever wins the election should prove to everyone that they are worthy for the trust that the people will give. And must do all the things they have promised. May the best man win !
Source: Project Vote Smart, 1998, www.vote-smart.org Jul 2, 1998
www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/primaries/results/candidates
www.wikipedia.com
Military career and throughout my career in the United State Senate” –John McCain
On Barack Obama's leadership:
"We have fundamental disagreements about the use of
military power, if and how you do it."- John McCain
"In his short career, he does not understand our national
security challenges. We don't have time for on-the-job training, my friend." – John McCain
Barack Obama : "It's true, there's some things I don't understand. I don't understand how we ended up invading a country that had nothing to do with 9/11 while Osama bin Laden and Al-Qaeda are setting up base camps and safe havens to train terrorists to attack us."
When it comes to terrorism, Obama and McCain also shared their insights. In the early part of his campaign, Obama mentioned about “war on terrorism” through his concerns with human and civil rights issues that it has risen. Obama also included homeland security areas of particular focus, in his work as Illinois Senator. These include: Chemical plant security , Transit security, Disaster response, Terrorism risk insurance, Nuclear waste and Drinking water safety.
McCain identifies terrorism with "violent Islamist extremism," especially as manifested in Al Qaeda. McCain believes Al Qaeda continues to represent a significant threat to U.S. security. His solution includes ensuring quality intelligence, being protected against attack and being able to respond to an attack quickly.
McCain advocates high tech solutions to increase military capabilities, such as missile defense and other advanced weapons systems, an increase in the size of the U.S. armed forces, and doctrinal change to confront 21st century warfare. Many of his ideas for reform echo those of former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, and others in the defense establishment who advocate (as McCain does, on his website), "a new mix of military forces, including civil affairs, special operations, and highly mobile forces …"
Whoever wins the election should prove to everyone that they are worthy for the trust that the people will give. And must do all the things they have promised. May the best man win !
Source: Project Vote Smart, 1998, www.vote-smart.org Jul 2, 1998
www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/primaries/results/candidates
www.wikipedia.com
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