Should You Vote for Obama or McCain?

Political Dad - First, this poll does not differentiate clearly between the viewpoints of the candidates.
For instance,
Question 4: Should each state be able to decide if abortion should be legal or not? Two possible answers are given, yes or no. Which do you think Obama would answer? Obama would answer NO, he feels that the federal Government should mandate whether abortion is legal or not, which it already has; and he feels like it must apply equally to everyone in every state. If you answer NO, you imply that one state may make it legal, while another will make it illegal, meaning all one has to do is to travel to a legal state if you wanted an abortion. However, if you do NOT believe that abortion should be made legal, you would want to answer the question NO, and get a constitutional amendment, if necessary, to prohibit any type of abortion in all states and under all circumstances. In other words, you can be against abortion, and still answer the same as Obama.
Question 11: # How do you feel about the UN?
* The US should play a leading role in the UN
* You would like to set up an alternative organization for democracies, without universal membership
Again, this question does not differentiate clearly. And in my opinion, neither is a good answer. IMHO, the UN has outlived its purpose, and nothing else in the near future can possibly replace it, so the only option is for the US to stay in and fix it. But that is another story.
Question 22: Should the government help home owners who are about to foreclose on their homes? This is worded poorly, homeowners do not foreclose on their own homes, it’s the lender who does the foreclosing. This is a new topic that has not been fully enumerated by either Obama or McCain, so how can the poll classify you as a McCain or Obama favor?

Question 20: # Did the troop surge in Iraq work? O’reilly made Obama finally admit the surge worked, so he agrees with McCain, so if you answer Yes, you agree with both McCain and Obama, if you answer NO, you disagree with both.
Even in Question 1: # What should the US do in Iraq?
* Stay in until things are stable
* Pull out as soon as possible
Obama’s rhetoric has changed. Initially, Obama said to pull out immediately (to satisfy the Code Pink and the MoveOn crowds), but then was advised by Gen Petraius that we need to wait until things are stable, so Obama would now answer the first. However, the general consensus in the current administration and also with McCain is that the US should pull out when Iraqi Government is fully capable of sustaining its own defense without our help. I believe that is the McCain stance, rather than the first choice. However, this is not an option in the poll.
Question 3: What’s the best way to jump start the economy?
• Cut corporate taxes, and give tax credits to businesses that invest in technology
• Put more money in unemployment insurance, and give middle class Americans tax credits
Again this is not the definitive difference between the candidates. Obama wants to give a tax cut to 95% of Americans, however only 60% of Americans actually pay taxes, so how is that possible? McCain leans more toward answer 1, but he hasn’t provided a whole lot of info about credits to businesses that invest in technology, specifically energy. Obama leans toward answer two, but I’ve not heard him say too much about unemployment insurance, so his stance on that is unclear.
Questions 8 and 15 do not answer the Second Amendment rights that differentiate the two candidates. Obama has insisted that he is a strong believer in the second amendment rights for individuals, but his voting history tells another story. Neither Obama nor McCain believe that a criminal should be allowed to carry a concealed weapon, nor does any NRA member, including myself. However, Obama has voted against gun rights for law abiding citizens while McCain has always voted for individual rights to own and carry weapons for self protection.
Admittedly, Question 15 does provide some difference. Obama believes that Gun Manufacturers should be made liable in some circumstances for violence perpetrated by individuals using their products. And McCain does not, however, this not the real issue of today’s discussion regarding gun rights. The anti-gun lobby wants to enforce micro-stamping technology, which would tie a shell casing and bullet to a particular weapon by serial number. This technology is immature and inaccurate at best. It has an even greater potential for false identification of weapons to crimes. All a criminal has to do is to go to the gun range, pick up some micro-stamped casings and scatter them at the next robbery, shooting. Wah-Lah someone else, a law abiding citizen, is accused. It would also require that every weapon be registered, which some consider a violation of privacy.
Question 12: • Should balancing the federal budget be a priority?
• Yes
• No
Obama would say yes, but would raise taxes to pay for the extra entitlements he hands out. Balancing the budget, in his mind is just to ensure that income meets or exceeds the allocations. Not a good stance. McCain wants to reduce the federal deficit AND balance the budget. Obama has not indicated that he wants to reduce the federal deficit; in fact, Obama will definitely increase the federal budget and thus have to raise taxes to pay for it.