Senator John S McCain / Governor Sarah Palin

vs

Senator Barack Obama / Senator Joe Biden

Military experience:
John S McCain, frmr Capt USN - two sons, both of them are US Marines.
Sarah Palin, Commander of Alaskan National Guard - her son is US Army.

Barack Obama, no military experience, daughters are too young.
Joe Biden, no military experience, son is US Army

Edge: McCain - a vet and 3 blue stars over 1 blue star.

Business experience:
John S McCain, none, wife inherited large corporate holdings
Sarah Palin and husband, former commercial fishermen (small businessmen)

Barack Obama, none, wife, none
Joe Biden, none, wife, none.

Edge: Palin - The only one of the four to have actually run a business.

Political experience:
McCain: multiple terms in US House and US Senate
Palin: two terms as mayor, in first term as Governor

Obama: multiple terms in State Senate, in first term in US Senate
Biden: multiple terms in US Senate

Slight edge to McCain/Palin - due to Palin's executive branch experience.

Foreign Policy experience:
McCain - vast
Palin - limited, Alaska borders Canada and Russia, share fisheries with Japan and South Korea, Alaska Air National Guard provides ballistic missle defense for the lower 48 states.

Obama - limited, chairs sub-committee that overseas our NATO commitment, but has never called a meeting.
Biden - vast

Toss-up

Ability to relate to regular folks:
McCain - maybe. He strives to talk with people, and not down to them.
Palin - maybe. She is about to be tested, but she is more of a regular gal than the other 3.

Obama - nope. He talks down to the poeple.
Biden - nope. He talks down to the poeple.

Edge - McCain/Palin


ISSUES

Taxation
McCain wants to make the Bush Tax Cuts permanent
Palin gave excessive tax revenue back to the people

Obama wants to increase taxes and allow the tax cuts to expire
Biden wants to allow the tax cuts to expire

Abortion
McCain is pro-life
Palin is pro-life

Obama is pro-choice, and opposes care for babies born during abortions.
Biden is pro-choice

Gun Ownership
McCain supports the individual's right to keep and bear arms.
Palin supports the individual's right to keep and bear arms.

Obama wants to limit the individual's right to keep and bear arms.
Biden wants to limit the individual's right to keep and bear arms.

Civil Rights
McCain supports equal rights
Palin supports equal rights

Obama supports affirmative action
Biden supports equal rights

Illegal immigrants
McCain supports amnesty for them
Palin - unknown

Obama supports amnesty for them
Biden supports amnesty for them


Sarah Palin is not, repeat not, a lawyer.

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