The countdown is continuing as the Presidential election is merely 35 days away. Now should be the time that voters get their priorities in order, as in registering, understanding their views and understanding the candidates opinions. While watching the debate that took place this past Friday I found that the most important issue to me was not gay marriage, not the environment, but the one I least expected, the economy.
Applying to college is just one of the many stressors that have entered my life. While investigating colleges and such I have come to pay much more attention to the cost and how I would obtain the money for my college education. This is what made me start to think of the economy which is falling into a state of depression. I realized that without a stable economy and with the recent failure of major banks and companies, it might be even more difficult to get loans and grants for college. Freaking out (as I usually do about college relations) I decided to tune into the debate and see which candidate has the best idea in fixing this financial problem, so that I can go to college. Especially so I can go to college.
To my surprise, and my luck, the first question asked by Jim Lehrer was about the financial crisis! Although neither one of them answered the question directly (they were supposed to share their view point on the crisis) I thought that Senator Obama did much better in laying out his plan than McCain did. Once again, this was based on organization and how efficient his plans seem to be. I liked how Obama separated his into numbers, for example his second plan is to make sure that money goes back into the market, if the $700 billion bill were to pass. Maybe if McCain presented his plan with confidence I could consider his ideas but his lack of persuasion skills just throws me off.
Now, in terms of how the debate was as a whole I felt that it was not as intense and interesting as it could have been. I was expecting dogfights and roaring attacks when instead I got stuttering, indecisive answers, or any answers for that matter. The only intense moment I saw was when McCain was getting a little heated when they were talking about the War in Iraq but other than that I was not that enthused. Also the “informalities” taking place were kind of awkward. McCain decided not to talk to Obama directly while Obama got too comfortable and started calling him John. Since when were they on a first name basis…on any basis for that matter?
Well if this didn’t do it for me, maybe the Vice Presidential debate will have more to offer. Especially since Sarah Palin will be there…speaking…against Biden. Can’t wait! Until next time…
Chanel
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Chanel! I agree with what you said about the economy and college!!! I read the newspaper this morning and in a section people talked about college all the expecnces that come with it! I agree, this is such a stressful time to balancing school-work with applications, and the economy! Hopefully the winning candidate will have a realistic approach to help the economy fast!!!
Hey Chanel. So, once again, I agree with a lot of what you wrote about. The economy is going down the toilet, and we need a president who has a plan to fix it. I didn't really think about the whole college-being-affected-by-the-economy thing until I read your post, and it makes tons of sense. Hopefully, most of this turmoil we're in will be taken care of by fall of next year. Or maybe I'm being too optimistic...
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