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We all love our grandpas, they’re nice and always have fun with us, especially when we’re smaller. We may love hanging out with them and talking with them,but we may not want them to be in charge of us, raising us the way they were raised with old-fashioned beliefs and maybe not as up-to-date with the technology of today as we are. You know what another typical trait is of a grandpa? To be old.

John McCain is old enough to be a college-aged kids’ grandpa. If he became the President of the United States, he’d be around the same age as some of our grandpas. Who wants that? Certainly not me.

McCain is 71 right now. By the time he gets into office, he’ll be 72. Sorry, you had your chance a few

Hillary Clinton is your man, uh, woman.

Why? First, she is the only candidate in this presidential election that is focusing on a health care plan that will cover every American. She’s also dedicated to restoring the middle class in America; a class that is perilously moving to extinction during the last seven years. For any student’s whose parents are having a difficult time financing their education, she is committed to making education more affordable for the middle class, and especially for families that are financially strapped. She also has wellthought-out ideas for bolstering retirement savings plans and has firm plans to turn the economy around and save the faltering housing market.

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Sure, Obama is a nicelooking African-American man who has charmed his way through the Senate and into the hearts of Americans but how does his resume look?

- Ryan Kirby Staff Writer rek722@cabrini.com

years ago but didn’t win.

Our generation is going to be extremely important in the next few years, to help figure out how to get this country back on track. We need a younger President who is open to new ideas, not an old man who portrays all of his beliefs about the United States after our current President Bush.

We need something different, and a Democrat is the difference we need. Another Republican will continue to pull the same shaninigans that President Bush is today.

I may love my grandpa to death but I would not want him being the President of the United States –sorry John McCain, you’re not going to win.

- Kaitlin Barr Editor in Chief kmb738@cabrini.edu

an advocate for women’s rights and the welfare of children. Her first job out of Harvard Law School was working for the Children’s Fund. Under a Madame Clinton administration, environmental laws that were weakened and outright eliminated under the Bush administration will be restored and strengthened so that your children might actually have fresh air to breathe, clean water to drink and not have to mortgage the house to fill up the car.

Hillary Clinton is your choice in the Pennsylvania Democratic presidential primary.

- Danielle Kaine Staff Writer dnk723@cabrini.edu

It barely exists.

A few great policy papers, passing only one bill

As college students, this election is one of the most important ones we will ever vote in; for it is who we elect in November that will be leading our nation when we step out into the real world. It is our duty as American citizens to pay attention to what these candidates have to say and formulate an educated opinion so that we can vote for someone with whom we can place our complete trust.

Senator John McCain is the candidate in whom I am placing my trust. McCain’s impeccable leadership record and experience exemplifies his steady lifelong commitment to service. McCain has led the fight for reform in Washington, the elimination of wasteful government spending and the strengthening of Ameri-

Vote Hillary, make history,” is the slogan posted and plastered all over America in signs, bulletins, buttons and t-shirts.

Make history? America, what kind of history do you plan on making?

Is it the history that Clinton will create 36 hours in a day to run all her campaign promises? Or is it the history of keeping the American tradition recently created of having our democracy become a patriarchy?

What about the fact that she is a woman? Are you making history voting for a woman, although highly unqualified?

Has anyone ever looked at Clinton’s campaign? For once America, think about it. Yes, we are highly involved in the Iraqi War, and it is not the greatest ca’s armed forces.

With little, to no experience, no wonder why he’s making such big promises on his campaign. He was stated as saying, “I will bring this war to an end in 2009” by hoping to bring home one or two combat brigades each month, with all brigades out in 16 months. Excuse me? All combat brigades out of Iraq in 16 months after him being sworn in as President? Maybe I’m bad at math but wouldn’t that mean the war would end in 2010?

One of McCain’s strongest stances relates to defense and the use of our nation’s military. For many years McCain pushed for a larger ground force to execute a new counterinsurgency campaign like the one now underway in Iraq. With the success of the surge, McCain has proved his knowledge in the world of war. As a former POW of Vietnam, McCain understands the horrors of war. As president, he will not be one to rush into war or military action - for he knows too much pain - but one to do to it for the right reasons. His age and experience prove positively that he has been through a lot and in return understands much more and at this level, experience is priceless.

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I do not think so.

What about healthcare?

It would be great for everyone to have healthcare and the payments based on income but is that honestly fair? We are trying to create equality not a helpless society. Clinton’s plan for healthcare brings pity onto lower class citizens. Way to go America!

Clinton’s plan is to put an end to global warming, while creating millions of jobs. Her plan, reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent, and by reducing foreign oil imports by 10 million barrels a day by the year 2030. Honestly Clinton, where are we getting our oil from then and this is a major aspect to the end of global warming?

Wow!

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Clinton claims that she is real. Do we really know the true Hillary Clinton? I for one feel her promises are so over the top she is just going to become another president making no impact while in office.

The Hillary I know has a fake personality who needs to stop being so defensive in debates and check into reality with her oh so many impossible campaigning plans.

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As it stands today, Hillary Clinton, you do not have my vote!

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