Reasons to vote for Barack Obama

Reasons to vote for Barack Obama (Top Ten)

1. Barack has experience with poverty. His mother was on food stamps at times. He can empathize with the struggles of the poor.

2. After graduating from Cornell, he left a corporate job to become a community organizer. After graduating from Harvard Law School, he practiced civil rights law rather than corporate law.

3. Barack was a professor teaching constitutional law. He has displayed respect for the rights guaranteed by the Constitution and for human and civil rights in general. People died for their rights in the past, but there are some willing to sacrifice them to feel a bit more secure.

4. He has demonstrated an ability to work on both sides of the aisle. He carries less baggage than the other front-runners that is likely to polarize. Therefore, he offers the best hope at breaking the existing gridlock in Congress.

5. He opposed the Iraq war before it started and has a specific plan for redeploying all combat troops by March 31, 2008.

6. Barack will talk to enemies as well as friends, and will reinstate a policy of diplomacy.

7. Barack has committed to providing universal health care. He has a realistic plan for the near-term.

8. He has a plan for significant reductions in greenhouse emissions with target dates and a considerable government investment ($150 billion) in promoting new green technology.

9. His experience growing up and as an adult gives him the experience to deal effectively with the diversity of the country. He has one of the most diverse staffs in the Senate. His support is very broad from the fullest spectrum of society.

10. Barack Obama is highly intelligent as shown by his academic record and his very well-written and thoughtful books.