Week 1-Election Post

Up until recently, I did not know which political party I supported. This is probably because I did not know much about either one of them. Now that I kind of understand what both groups stand for, I must say that I side with the Democrats.
I agree with the ideas of pro choice and same-sex marriages. Neither one of these issues directly affects me, but I don't believe that the government should deny a person of these two choices. As far as the environment goes, I think the country should try to turn away from oil as soon as possible and find a cleaner, greener way to power our communities. And I am definitely against the war in Iraq. I have nothing against the soldiers who are fighting for our country, but I don't believe that the war is not worth it's cost, both economically and humanly. Because the Democrats believe in a majority of my ideals, I choose to side with them.
This does not mean that I am totally devoted to the liberal side of politics. I believe that people should be aloud to own a gun. I just think that there should be more regulations to make owning a gun safer.
So now that I have explained some of my political views, I guess that it is sort of obvious that I want Barack Obama to become the next President of the United States. Because I agree with Obama on more of the issues than with McCain, I am siding with the Democrats.
I particularly like Obama's plans for our Environment and Iraq. Obama claims that he will "save more oil than we currently import from the Middle East and Venezuela combined" and ensures "10 percent of our electricity comes from renewable sources by 2012, and 25 percent by 2025". With the Iraq, Obama states that he will "end the war responsibly" by slowly removing troops through 2010. He also plans on keeping some troops over seas to help educate the Iraqis.
Overall, I am still not 100% for Obama, but I like how he thinks. And right now, that's good enough for me.