Youth Vote and Deficit

In 2004 the late, somtimes great, Dr. Hunter S. Thompson said that "Yeah, we rocked the vote all right...Those little bastards betrayed us again". He was expressing the frustration people felt about the youth vote. After all the rocking the vote, voting or dying and rocking against Bush, everything pretty much stayed the same. Yes Bush's approval rating sunk lower than New Orleans and eventually most of his cabinent was thrown out but that wouldn't happen for years. A lot of the blame is placed on the youth vote which is not entirely accurate. The youth vote turned out, unfortunately so did the AARP. There is hope that this year will be different. Here is why it should be different.

I am not going to write about this. All that needs to be said is that McCain has been in the Senate since 1986 and had been in the House of Representatives for four years before that. For all his maverick claims he has been in the government for a long time, in the majority since the Republicans reclaimed Congress in the early 1990's and has done nothing these past eight years to combat the exploding deficit. He currently wants to continue to fund a war that has helped the deficit explode and wants to continue Voodoo Economics favorite spell: new tax cuts. And as I said last night, McCain admits that he does not understand economics. Obama in his acceptance speech laid out what he was planing to do for the economy and how he would help America get back on track. It may not be enough but it is certainly the best option available. Read Article Here.