America stands to elect one of two men as its head of state. It stands at a cross roads where it can go down one of two ways. The two men who have the Presidency of the greatest nation on Earth within their reach are as different as light and darkness; as different as fire and water; and much as oil and water, their views do not mix and are at eternal odds with each other. Four of the nine justices of the Supreme Court, who in many ways are far more influential then any others in government, those who can rule the country without democratic consent of the people without fear of reprisal near retirement and America stands to choose the man who can impact this country even for years after his death by appointing their replacements. It should not be a difficult decision for America which of these two men shall be given opportunity to lead her for the next four, pivotal years; the answer is available to anyone who will take the time to find out just who these two men are.

The voice of Barack Hussein Obama has an ability unparalleled since Adolf Hitler to turn a crowd of otherwise sane human beings into a legion of the undead. His story is of the classic archetype of the so called 'American Dream.' His haunting words have even in some cases been codified into song. As much as the man speaks to devotees and to opponents alike, he says surprisingly little. While his platform is identical to that of his Democratic Party, he claims to stand for change, and that he wishes to change this country from whence it is today. He has always been oddly unspecific as to how he wishes to change this country, and his actions and words up to this point speak that he stands firmly for the status quo. Almost two thirds of his total votes in his very short time in the Senate have not been 'Aye' or 'Nay' but simply 'Present.' How could a man who differs not a bit from his party, and rarely votes against or in favour of anything effect any sort of change? Such is a question that needs not answered.

John McCain is a hero to the American people unparalleled in the history of this country. He served his country gallantly for twenty-three years in its Navy, retiring with the eagles of a Captain upon his epaulettes; he has continued his service for the last twenty seven years with the people of Arizona electing him to represent them in the House of Representatives and later the Senate by wide margins. In his exactly fifty years of continuous service to this country, he has consistently fought for it, first in a fighter jet with bombs and cannon; when captured by never surrendering and with constant resistance and later with words and his vote in congress. He fought against communism, and whence our enemies captured him, he endured five and half years of brutal torture, never ceasing in his belief in his country, even as the evil and misguided youth of the day mocked those like him who choose to fight for the day all could be free. And now as the sons and daughters of the same misguided youth who embraced those who tortured him embrace the misguided and inexperienced boy who thinks that he can challenge him, John McCain has done nothing but show America what he stands for, and tell them exactly how it will be done. Though he lacks the charisma, which is the sole asset of the boy who he is facing on the campaign trail, he makes up for it with courage and the willingness to stand for America even when America does not seem to want to stand for America.

America has two options for its choice in leader: a boy who is but a new manifestation of the same refuse which the Democratic Party has been spouting since the days of Andrew Jackson; or a hero who has spent five decades of uninterrupted service two them, who is not afraid to break with his party when it waivers in the fight against evil. Is this a choice at all? They have to choose either a marionette of the very same people who abandoned America in favour of its enemies; or a hero who was beaten to within an inch of his life everyday for some five years before America signed its instrument of surrender which the puppet masters pushed for? There is only one choice. And America shall make it. It is just a matter of how many will wake up and think freely enough to see the marionette for what he is. It is the same individuals who hold the marionette's strings who have betrayed America since they were allowed to gain far to much ground in 2006, and have thence sought to destroy America by stealing the wealth of the people in illegal and excessive taxes. America shall defeat these marionettes. The choice is not between the puppet boy and the great hero. The choice is whether or not to destroy the puppet masters or continue to allow them to steal America's money in illegal taxes. The choice is clear.

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