Colin Powell endorsing Barack Obama is just ONE more vote. What makes Obama unique is that he has consistently crossed religious, political, and racial lines amongst his supporters! This is so much larger than race, Surfer.
Life is about more than medicine, Surfer. After 4 years of med school and multiple years of residency, young physicians are trapped in a microcosm, which leads them to not see that there is more to the world than what leaks into our hospitals.
Healthcare is important but don't forget about education, the economy, the environment, etc.!
You can't tell me that you would have voted for McCain over DubYah eight years ago! Because the country didn't choose McCain then... they chose W not once, but twice. We voted for him despite his many mistakes, his on-the-job training, his ignorance, his bullheadedness...
The only reason why you're voting for McCain now is 1) he's the only candidate you'd heard of on the Republican side!, 2) he's Republican and mommy/daddy really did a job on you as a child, 3) you are misguided enough to believe that the tax breaks that are promised by McCain will effect a physician's salary (by the way, if a CEO had a salary as low as a physician's, they'd freakin' quit!), 4) he's not a Democrat!
Be careful about turning this election into a black vs. white ordeal. We shouldn't practice the politics or anger that our parents have to work out within themselves.😡
We have to be better. You never experienced desegregation; from either side. Don't pretend that you have some weird axe to grind when you have no clue what our parents had to deal with. However, that day is over. If you want our world to be better, start with yourself.
I am far from a politician, but from issue to issue, Barack Obama is a superior candidate. If we were going to war, I'd want McCain by my side as an advisor; but he is not fit to be our country's president.
The mistake we made with President Bush is that we wanted to feel a sense of familiarity with the president. We wanted a president that we could drink a beer with, a good ol' boy that we could call by a nickname "W"! Look where that got us, Surfer!
As a physician, we are all knowledgable and driven to be the BEST! Why expect less from your president. In medicine, I want to BEST doctor to lead my team. Not just the one that just shows up to work and sleeps/awakens the patients; but really an ANESTHESIOLOGIST that leads the team! We want someone that's brighter, tougher, and more innovative to lead the team, right! Why accept less when choosing your president?
"W" is the equivalent of the guy that made "C's" throughout med school, failed Step 1 at least once, matched into and performed average in his residency, and is considered average by his colleagues in his medical practice. McCain would be a bit better, because he actually aced his Surgery (war) clerkship, a real gunner, but made B's and C's in all of this other electives. McCain believes that since he's soooo great with Surgery (war), this should outway his other deficiencies. Wrong!
What makes Obama best is that although he might not ace every issue, he recognizes that seeking help from others is very important. I know that W would never accept help, and McCain is too stubborn to ever ask for it. It's completely understandable why America, including Colin Powell, would vote for Obama, regardless of party, race, or religion.
I hope you'll take this criticism of your views constructively, and use it to become a more sensible voter.
