Barack Obama, a potential democratic candidate for the presidential campaign 2008, was born on 4th of August 1961 in a beautiful city of Hawaii. He is a highschool graduate from Punahou School. His father left him when he was young and his mother brought him up in Hawaii. His grandfather and his grandmother supported his mother to bring him up. After spending some time in Indonesia, they moved to New York.
After his high School, he joined Occidential College and graduated from Columbia University. He learned his leadership quality in his college days. He was also an active member of his church and a good organizer. In 1991, he got his law degree from Harvard University. After serving the nation as an advocate, he became a Senator from Illinois. He worked for the nation as a Senator for eight years. His political ideology is focused on change for the progress and peace.
Obama is against the war in Iraq and he said that he is going to stop the war with Al Qaeda also. His immigration reforms will unite the family and demand the skilled work force from rest of the world but strictly check the border. He said that he will respect the civil right and form law according to the civil right provided by the constitution. His health care plans include all Americans. It will be less expensive and easily affordable by all class people. He will also reward the innovators and the risk takers who have helped a lot to boost the American economy.
His vision is to change America in different aspect with his reforms and innovations. He is a pragmatic personality who is able to face any problem and he has a wide range of knowledge. He is an expert orator he can think in different aspect of the problem. His trust and credibility has been proved by his eight years service as a Senator of the United States. Now his supporters are eagerly waiting for his luck and circumstance for being the next president of the Unites States.
John Mc Cain is the only one republic candidate for the presidential election 2008. He was born on August 29, 1936 in Panama Canal Zone. His father and grandfather both served as US Navy and he is following the tradition of his family. From his childhood, he was quiet and silent. When his family moved to Virginia, he went to Episcopal High School, from where he was graduated. After high school, he went to United States Naval Academy at Annapolis. He graduated in 1958.
John Mc Cain is also a Vietnam Veteran who was almost been killed by the Vietnamese. He was also been kept in the jail in Vietnam for five and a half years. Then he started his second career as a politician. In 1987, Mc Cain started his political career as a Senator from Arizona. Again in September 1999, he announced his presidency for the presidential election 2000 as republican candidate. He was defeated by another strong republic candidate, George W Bush.
Although he is the only famous republican candidate, his reforms regarding to the issues are not so popular comparing to the democratic candidate. For the ongoing war in Iraq, he will send more troops to clear the war and to train the Iraqi military. He will build a strong border security to protect America from immigration problem. He will make the health care plan competitive and accessible to all American. As a war veteran and being a senator, Mc Cain gained a lot of experience to become a president. His personality is also in favor of being the next president of the United States.
Sources:
www.wikipedia.org
www.barackobama.com
www.hillaryclinton.com
www.johnmccain.com
www.washingtonpost.com
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