Who Would Be Best for the New President

Many people are watching TV, getting online, as well as asking questions for the next up coming election. People are trying to figure out who the next President of the United States will be. Being in a war, people need to vote wisely to not only figure out who is best for the soldiers, but also to still help the people in America rich or poor. The best candidate to be president would be Barack Obama.
There are seventeen different candidates, but only two can run for President in the final votes. There is Joseph Biden who is a Senator from Delaware. He is the talker out of the candidates. It would have to be one of his strengths. He is a Catholic, who was thinking about resigning from being Senate after a tragic accident that had happened. Instead he went forward and took first in office. Currently he chairs the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, as well as being vocal with his opinion about Iraq. He seems to know what to say and have a connection with young adults (abcnews.go.com).
Hillary Clinton, the female candidate. Brave or ignorant? She has been in the Senate for the last eight years now. She has decided to go larger and run for President. She has already been first lady of the White House and her husband was President at one time. She does have a lot of potential as President with her experience that she has. Also she has traveled to 83 different countries as well as chaired the Task Force on National Health Care Reform. She also has raised awareness of health issues for Americans. Hillary Clinton has made herself known from many different things. Growing up she was raised with both political parties. Her father was Republican, and her Mother, Democratic. Hillary Clinton is an open and outspoken person. She will defend and protect whoever, or whatever even if that it might degrade her husband's presidency ( abcnews.go.com).
Chris Dodd, who is the son of the late Senate, Thomas Dodd. Being Senate is a family business for him. He was born into politics and cannot seem to get away from them either. Dodd has been enlisted in the Army Reserves, but never served in a war. Dodd never was in Politics until his father was forced to retire. Dodd joined the family business and was soon elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. In 1982, he was elected as a Senator of Connecticut. While he had a late start on having children. That did not stop him from helping children. Dodd created the first children caucus to advocate for children's issues. The National Head Start Association named him Senator of the decade because of his support for early childhood education. Dodd has been a key proponent of the Family and Medical Leave act and is still trying for a patient's Bill of Rights. Chris Dodd is chairman of the Senate Banking Committee and a member of the influential foreign Relations Committee. Dodd used to be outspoken and for the war in Iraq. He has now changed his mind and is an opponent of the war (abcnews.go.com).
John Edwards, another candidate running for President was a trial lawyer for twenty years. He specialized in malpractice and personal injury cases. In Washington, people named Edwards the sexiest politicion alive. While in Congress, he was a freshman senator, who championed issues like Health care, Social Security, and Education. he wanted everything that can help all Americans. John Edwards was a member of the Select Committee on Intelligence Committee, but this career did not seem to last long with Edwards. Edwards ran for President in 2004. He dropped out realizing it would be tough to win in a reelection campaign, especially with what is going on with Iraq. He was running the thematic campaign based upon America. He was separating the rich from the poor. After the Campaign was over, Edwards worked on an anti-poverty work and opportunity at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He joined the Fortress Investment Group. In 2006 John Edwards sent out his second Presidential Campaign (abcnews.go.com).
Mike Gravel, who is the oldest candidate running for President in 2008. He believes that the War in Iraq is similar with the Vietnam war. Gravel was the first Democrat to announce his candidaticy, for President, but was not known for about a year later. His statements during Democratic debates gained him quick notice to the people. Gravel would use humor to get the point across. He was not ashamed of any part of his life, willing to talk about the good and bad in his life. While Gravel is on Medicare, he still believes Medicare should be phased out because of the economic debt the country faces. He has never served in a war, but believes he could win the bid for Presidency with $10 million for travel and salary for staff. He also believes he only needs fifteen people on his staff (abcnews.go.com).
Dennis Kucinich is a peaceful person. He is anti-war and also favors the universal single payers, not-for-profit health care. The first thing Kucinich wants to do is to end the war completely. Through out his web site he wanted peace signs and slogans about ending the war. All of his campaigns are about peace and ending the war. He is a senator of Ohio (abcnews.go.com).
Barack Obama, was only known to be a Senator from Illinois with a funny last name. Now, he has decided to be a serious candidate for the 2008 election. Obama worked with many churches and community organizations to help poor neighborhoods. In 1990, Obama was elected the first black President of the prestigious Harvard Law Review in its 104-year history. In 1991 he worked as a Civil Rights lawyer and constitutional law instructor at the University of Chicago. Obama started politics in 1996 where he ran for Illinois State Senate. He successfully won that position in a district on Chicago's South Side. Four years later, he lost in a race for a U.S. House seat. The man beat him by nearly thirty percentage points, the man was Bobby Rush. Obama became more successful in 2004 when he ran in the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate seat that was being vacated by Senator Peter Fitzgerald. Obama won the vote with more than fifty percent, where there was six other Democratic opponents. Obama is only the third black senator since reconstruction. Obama served in the Foreign Relations Committee on Veterans' Affairs, the committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pension, as well as the senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs. Obama officially entered the President campaign in 2007 (abcnews.go.com).
Bill Richardson, who is already a member of the White House. He is a Cabinet member, as well as a UN ambassador. Currently is the governor of New Mexico. While his mother is not an American Citizen, he was born and raised in America. If elected as President, he would be the first hispanic to be President. He would have a strong bond with America and Mexico. Richardson sevred two years as a staff member for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. In New Mexico Richardson was elected to the US House of Representatives in 1982. He worked in Congress for fourteen years. He was a key proponent of the North American Free Trade Agreement. Richardson has many relationships with other countries. Richardson has negotiated with countries like Iraq, North Korea, and Suden. Because of his negotiations, he has had four nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize. In 1998, Richardson become Clinton's Secretary of Energy. Richardson has been in many different negotiations such as lowering oil prices, creating a stronger nuclear nonprolifter program, and to improve the work place environment for Energy Department employees. In 2002, he was elected as governor of New Mexico. As governor he has worked to strengthen education, increase the state's per-capita income, and reduce drunk driving (abcnews.go.com).
While those are all of the Democratic candidates running for president, now how about the Republicans how are they doing? Are they working just as hard as the Democrats?
There are many different Republicans running for president this year, there is Sam Brownback, who is a senator who believes that his political identity is through faith. Brownback has been a senator since 1996. In 1986 he was a Kansas Secretary of Agriculture. He was the youngest to ever hold the position. In 1990, he was a White House fellow, worked in the office of the United States Trade Representative. Brownback ran for Congress in Kansas' second district in 1994, he gained the GOP control of the House for the first time in 40 years. Brownback became a member of the New Federalists who are people who wanted to make an attempt to reduce the size of the Federal Government. In 1996, Bob Dole resigned his office to make a full-time bid for the White House, Brownback won Dole's seat, while reducing the size of the government, reforming congress, and returning to traditional values. While being Senate, he has maintained a conservative voting record, especially with social issues. Brownback is against abortion rights, gay marriage, and the embryonic stem-cell research. Brownback is in his second senate term and also chairs the conservative Senate Values Action Team, and co-chairs the Senate Cancer Coalition. Browback is involved in Human Right issues at home and abroad, and has also fought to lower prison recidisms rates. He became the co-chair of the Human Rights Caucus, and has worked with Democrats. Has also worked with human rights in North Korea, and has helped to prevent human trafficking (abcnews.go.com).
Rudy Giuliani is a man whose life changed over night from the terrorist attack on 9/11. He was known for his steady leadership, and he left office in New York City during the worst terrorist attack in the nation. Giuliani started out as a Democrat and switched over to Republican later on in his life. In the 1970's Giuliani signed up for the draft lottery, but was never called for service. In 1970 he joined the Office of the US Attorney and quickly moved up the ranks. 1973, he was named chief of the narcotics unit and shortly after named the executive US Attorney. Later he switched his party from Democratic to an Independent in 1975. For four years, Giuliani worked as a private sector, but only to return to work for the federal government in 1981. Giuliani was a part of the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York. In 1993, Giuliani was Mayor of New York. The crime and murder rates dropped, and New York became one of the safest large cities in America, when it used to be known as the crime capitol of the country. On 9/11, Giuliani ran to the scene, which earned him national hero, where he was named Time's Man of the Year, and knighted by the Queen of England. In February 2007, Giulaini formally entered the Republican Nomination (abcnews.go.com).
Mike Huckabee is a person who still believes in hope. Huckabee's parents are Democrats, but he became a Republican as a teenager. In 1996, Huckabee became the governor of Arkansas. Huckabee was chairman of the National Governor's Association and also chairman of the Education Commission of the States. He also signed the legislation that created the ARKids First, which is a program that provides health insurance for children (abcnews.go.com).
Duncan Hunter is a Vietnam Veteran with a tough-guy reputation in Congress. He has a strong opinion on national security, and on immigration. Hunter is chaired as the top Republican on the House of Armed Services Committee in 2003, until 2006 when the Republicans lost control of the Congress. Hunter is very outspoken when it comes to the issue about immigration. He is opposed to the North American Free Trade Agreement and supports having steel fencing along the California-Mexico boarder. Hunter is an opponent of amnesty for undocumented immigrants and is an influential anti-immigration voice in Congress. Since the 9/11 Duncan Hunter has fought for money for the military. He joined the Army in 1968 and was awarded a bronze star for his service. At age 32, he was elected to congress in 1980 (abcnews.go.com).
In 1982, John McCain won a Congressional seat from Arizona. Four years later, he was elected to the Senate. In 1987, McCain was accused of a prominent role in a scandal that nearly destroyed his political career. In the 1990's, McCain became an outspoken supporter of campaign-finance reform. He was chief sponsor of the controversial legislation which banned so-called soft money. McCain won the Michigan primary, but his campaign fell apart in South Carolina because the people are worried about his temper. If elected as president John McCain will be the oldest person elected to a first-term as president. McCain has voiced his opinion strongly about his political future on Iraq and his support on invasion. Also the continuation to the country's national security (abcnews.go.com).
Ron Paul is almost known as Dr. No. He is a liberation and an obstetrician who has an on and off relationship with the Republican Party. For 2008, Ron Paul is running for President as a Republican. As President he would do away with income tax and with the IRS. As well as the Federal Reservation, the Department of Education, and the Department of Homeland Security. He would encourage farmers to grow marijuana for the hemp. Paul is serving his tenth term in the House of Representatives and has been in and out of Congress since 1976. In 1991, Paul thought about challenging George Bush in the New Hampshire republic primary. Paul is still a strong liberation, streak which makes him different than the other Republican candidates (abcnews.go.com).
While Mitt Romney was born into politics, he only made his fortune in the world in 2002 when he won his first and only term as governor of Massachusetts. Romney is in favor of abortion rights, and supports gay rights. While Romney's leadership of Massachusetts, there became a large universal health care bill. Romney campaigned in 1994 as well as in 2002 to support abortion rights. Later in 2004, Romney began to change his mind on abortion rights and now is against them. Romney decided to run for president in 2006, and announced his bid on February 2007 (abcnews.go.com).
Tom Tancredo is a man who lives hundreds of miles from the nearest boarder, but still has an opinion about immigration and is very vocal about it. Tancredo is a congressman from Colorado and is wanting minutemen to guard the US-Mexican boarder. Tancredo was elected to the Colorado State House at age 30. He left his elected job in 1981 to serve in the Department of Education. Later he worked as the head of a libertarian. Tancredo was then elected into Congress in 1998. (abcnews.go.com).
Fred Thompson is many different things. He is a lawyer, politician, and an actor. In 1972, Thompson signed the successful reelection campaign of Senate Howard Bake. Thompson had success with his watergate hearings. In 1977, he took an opportunity as an actor. Thompson appeared in twenty different films and many different television shows. In 1994, Thompson went back into politics and entered the Senate Race. In 1994, he won as a Senator and won a full term in 1996. After being Senate, he kept himself busy with acting, speaking engagements and lobbying (abcnews.go.com).
Barack Obama is still best to be President of the United States for this term. The reason he would be best is because he shows himself as a strong out going leader. He doesn't put everything on faith or hope or religion. He believes that for things to be done, people must work together to get through the troubled times. This gives the potential to get the people to stop blaming the President for the war and hopefully just end it. The other candidates running for President have potential, but Obama seems to be the one who portrays himself as an independent person who is willing to get the job done no matter what it takes. He also wants to help all Americans rich or poor, also being involved in with schools, he makes it seem to understand what is going on with America and America's people. The children are the ones who are getting the shaft out of all of this. Children are losing education, losing parents from the war. What will happen if a child is left behind? Eventually drop out, and only that child will know where their life will go, they might never go anywhere, may go on drugs, or end their life because they feel there is no where for them to go, yet with education dropping, there won't be any place for children to go, because they will not have the education that is needed for them to move on in life.
According to Robin Warner she believes that the best person to be elected as President would be Joseph Biden. She believes that he knows how to connect with young adults. He also is very vocal about his opinions on what needs to happen to the troops in the war and what needs to be done to America (Warner 2008).
The worst person to be elected as President would have to be Dennis Kucinich. Being peaceful is one thing, but to be President and be 100 percent against the war? What would happen if any country declares on America? What would a president do then when a different country is attacking us ( Warner 2008)?
Joseph Biden is an open-well minded person, but is not a great person for President. He seems like a good person to run a city, but not the entire country. He connects with young adults, but what about the elder?
I do agree on Kucinich being a bad person for President, because this country needs not a person who is pro-war, but one that will be willing to go to war when it is needed. I feel that Kucinich won't go to war, but try to make peace even when peace will not be the answer.
Gabe McCaige believes that the best President for the United States would have to be Rudy Giuliani. Giulaini seems to be a strong leader who has proved to be able to run a country. He has also done many different tasks that have already helped this country out in more than one way (McCaige 2008).
Ron Paul would be one of the worst President because it seems that he likes to change his mind on decisions that have to be made. He has already changed his mind multiple times on being Democratic, Republican, and being Independent. America needs a person who can make a decision and being confident with it ( McCaige 2008).
The best president wouldn't be Giuliani because while he has made up his mind on what he wants to be Republican or Democratic,. He seems to be more about the war instead of what is needed for this country. This country needs someone who is caring about both equally.
Ron Paul is not a good person as well as President either, because it does seem as though he has a hard time making important decisions that have to be made.
Seth Houx believes that the best President for the United States would have to be Bill Richardson. He already has experience working in the White House as well as working with other countries, and making trades. he would understand what is already happning in the White House with the current President. This makes it easier to switch over in the middle of a war ( Houx 2008).
The worst person to be President would have to be John Edwards. He seems to have the attitude of being better than all. he doesn't seem to be a person to take control, but one who will have many assistants to help him made decisions (Houx 2008).
I personally don't believe that either one of them are good to be President for this country. Richardson may be one who will allow more immigrants in, with his understanding that his parents are immigrants, why would he want to stop immigrants. He understands their situation more than any other person running for president. The reason this is bad, is there is a possibility that he would allow illegal immigrants into the United States. People of America are already complaining to the President about the immigration problem and how Americans are losing their jobs. People are not going to want to have a President knowing there is a possibility of allowing immigrants to come in.
John Edwards has potential, and knows what he wants in the White House, but he isn't who I would be willing to vote for as President. There is something about him that has not caught my attention for me to want him to be President.
Barack Obama is still the best candidate to become President of the United States. While many other people may not agree with it, but he has a statement on why things should be done the way they are. All candidates have potential to be President, Obama just seems to have more coming with just being different than the others.