McCain vs Obama- Lady Reyes

John McCain was born in 1936 at Coco Solo Naval Air Station in the Panama Canal Zone, Panama. His parents are naval officer John S. McCain, Jr. and Roberta (Wright) McCain . In 1958 he graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy. He became a naval aviator, flying ground-attack aircraft from aircraft carriers. His personal character has been a main feature of his public image. This image includes the military service of himself and his family, his one of a kind political persona, his temper, his admitted problem of occasional ill-considered comments, and his strong relationship to his children from both his marriages. He believes himself to be a up-front public servant, and sometimes being impatient. Other characters include a desire for lucky charms, hiking, and a sense of humor that once backfired hugely when he mentioned a joke in 1998 about the Clintons widely deemed not fit to print in newspapers: "Do you know why Chelsea Clinton is so ugly? - Because Janet Reno is her father." He subsequently made an apology generously, which the Clinton White House considered. He is also known for being spiky and hot-tempered with Senate colleagues, but his interactions with his own Senate staff has been more pleasant, and have stimulated loyalty to him

According to him, to remain the U.S wealthy, tough and improving they have to rethink reform and reinvent: the way they teach their children; guide their workers; bring health care services; support retirees; fuel their transportation network; stimulate research and development; and harness latest technologies.

On the other hand Barack Obama was born on August 4, 1961, in Honolulu, Hawaii. His parents are Barack Obama, Sr. and Ann Dunham, a White American from Wichita, Kansas. He is the first African American nominated by a major political party for president. He graduated from Columbia University and Harvard Law School, where he served as president of the Harvard Law Review. When he was a member of the Democratic minority in the 109th Congress, he helped create legislation to manage conventional arms and to endorse greater public accountability in the use of federal funds. He is an optimistic and lively person who generally has an energizing, inspiring, and stimulating effect on others. Boredom in old habits is not a problem for him because he has many interests. He can be exhausted by being involved in too many activities. He seems driven to be always in motion, as if he was afraid in missing anything. This 2008 election season, his experience has been a topic of argument. Both Democratic and Republican politicians were criticizing his experience whether he's ready to be President of the United States. Since his nomination the criticism was mostly from Republican politicians thus many Democratic politicians now believe that he is ready.

He, one of the leading Democratic candidates for the 2008 US Presidency, promises a new beginning to the American people. His platform rests upon tremendous change in the United States and upon the establishment of a new path for the American government.

Health

Both them want to provide affordable healthcare for all Americans. However, John McCain's plan aims to have this by shifting from employer based insurance coverage to open market system, by totally altering the tax treatment of healthcare benefits and making the private insurance market more reasonable and competitive. On the other hand, Barack Obama proposes to stay to an employer based system, but expand government involvement.

The main concern of John McCain's healthcare policy is to give affordable healthcare for every American. However, he believes that every individual must have the freedom to prefer their own healthcare. While his opponent, Barack Obama obliges everyone to obtain health insurance. McCain aims to provide $2,500 tax credits for individuals and $5,000 for families to purchase their own insurance. He believes that affordable and universal healthcare does not require increasing the taxes. However, under his plan, employers would not be able to take away healthcare costs from their taxes. McCain plans to offer federal assistance for states to create funds for high-risk consumers.
Meanwhile, Barack Obama aims for affordable and universal healthcare too. His policy entails that all children have health insurance and require employers to present health insurance or pay a percentage of their payrolls into federal fund. His proposal also provides financial support to individuals who cannot have enough money to purchase health insurance. To make healthcare affordable, he will rely mostly on the heavy hand of the government and will impose caps on health care premiums and price controls on drug corporations. He also wants the government to establish national training principles for health providers and doctors. He plans to start The National Health Insurance Exchange, to make shopping more convenient for Americans.

Terrorisms

This is John McCain’s proposal regarding terrorism. In a dangerous world, protecting America's national security requires an effective military. Today, America has the most proficient, best-trained and best-led military force in the world. But there are other things to be done to preserve the military leadership, retain our technological advantage, and make sure that America has a new, alert military force able to meet the various security challenges of the 21st century. As President, he will ensure that America has the excellent intelligence needed to discover plots before they take root, the resources for protection and borders against attack, and the ability to survive and get better from a terrorist incident quickly. Effective missile protections are also essential to allow American military forces to work overseas without being afraid by the danger of missile attack from an enemy. The most significant arms in the U.S. arsenal are the people behind the armed forces. He believes they must expand the size of the armed forces to experience new test to their security. Modernizing American armed forces entail obtaining highly developed weapons systems that will help hastily and determinedly overcome any foe. It also means adapting the policy, training, and strategies for the kind of conflicts they will encounter

Barack Obama’s view on the other hand regarding terrorism is first rebuild the military tasks. He believes that they must make up the special operations forces, civil affairs, information operations, and other units and capabilities that remain in constant short supply. Second, he also proposes to invest in foreign language training, cultural wakefulness and human intelligence. Same ad McCain, he also wants to increase the size of the military by 65,000 soldiers and 27,000 marine troops. Fourth is to protect the U.S in cyberspace. He, together with his members will work in cooperation with their allies and the private division to protect against emerging cyber-threats. Fifth is he will provide the National Guard with the apparatus it needs for foreign and domestic tragedies. He will appoint the head of the National Guard a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to guarantee concerns of their citizen soldiers reach the level they authorize. He will also ensure that reservists and Guard members are treated equally when it comes to employment, health, and education benefits.

Jobs et al

John McCain believes that parents must be involved in the lives of their children. He is proud to support the Family Medical Leave Act in 1993 that ensured men and women are allowed leave their job to care for a newborn child, adopt a child or care for an immediate family member with a serious health situation and go back to their position that has an equal in pay, benefits, and responsibility. He is calling for National Commission on workplace flexibility and choice. The commission will make recommendations to the President on how modernizing their nation’s labor rules and training activities can help workers better balance the demands of their job with family life and to allow workers to more easily shift between jobs.

I believe that Barack Obama has better plans regarding job because as I was observing his and McCain’s plans, I see Obama’s plans clearer and more beneficial. First he will invest $1 billion over five years in transitional jobs and career pathway programs that execute proven methods of helping low-income Americans do well in the workforce. He will also improve transportation access to jobs. He will work to ensure that low-income Americans have transportation access to their work. He will double funding for the federal Jobs Access and Reverse Commute program to ensure that additional federal public transportation dollars run to the most need areas. The next one that I will tell is my most favorite and it is the raise of the minimum wage to $9.50 an Hour by 2011. He also wants to have an increase in the Earned Income Tax Credit to make sure that full-time laborers can earn a living wage that allows them to raise their families and pay for their basic needs.

On education, both of them have a No Child Left Behind (NCLB) policy. From John McCain’s side, there should be focus on standards and accountability. However, their objective cannot be group averages. Instead, their motivation is to inspire every child to strive to reach his or her potential. From Barack Obama’s side, he believes that teachers must not be forced to use the academic year preparing students to fill in basic ideas. He will improve the evaluations used to pursue student progress to measure readiness for college and improve student education in a timely, individualized style.

Both of them have obvious stylistic, ideological, and generational differences; both are anti-politicians whose primary issue is that their system is shattered in ways that only they can fix. When they proclaim the need for "change" in the U.S, it is neither pointless expression nor a fancy way of saying eliminate the bums out. They are both focused on dealing with errors in the government—the power of own interests and fruitless hyper partisanship. These were just a glimpse of the concerns that each campaign used to label them. A visit to their websites will give much of information into each issue. In the end, the decision is up to the individual voter.