repub Doug "the plumber" supports Obama because

[medeak]

my husband (republican) wrote the following email to his football pool buddies today. Am so proud of him and it made me cry:

First of all I want to apologies for my political views especially if it
offends you. That said there are two issues that have made me
come to a conclusion.

First is the cost of fuel. When I was young you could fill a tank of gas for
about an hour's worth of labor. Today it is about a full day's wage to fill
an empty tank. For 30 years both parties have promised energy independence
and have not delivered anything. It's not just about personal consumption.
It has effected the cost of everything we consume and has increased the
costs to all businesses more then any tax we could imagine. The world is
running out of oil and soon it will be two days wages to fill your tank or
more! We don't have a choice. We need to get started and we need to think
big. That's why I prefer Obama's plan over McCain's. Obama has more capital
committed to this issue and it will generate more jobs. McCain says we can't
afford Obama's plan and is focused more on the energy companies providing
nuclear power and offshore drilling. Isn't that the same plan and the same
energy companies that got us where we are? We cannot afford NOT to invest in
oil independence for America. Whatever the cost, it will be far cheaper in
the long run even if it costs as much giving a day's pay in investment, it's
still better then funding countries that don't even like us, essentially
paying a tax to them.


Second is the insurance issue. This is personal, and forgive me. I have paid
for health insurance my whole life. I have provided health insurance for my
employees. I have taken care of my body, never smoked and always stayed in
shape. I have Parkinson's and cannot even change jobs, or retire without my
preexisting condition precluding me from affordable health insurance. What
did I do wrong? Obama says he will get rid of the preexisting condition loop
hole and McCain has been silent on the subject.

Of course the worst case scenario is neither candidate delivers on their
promises, and if history proves correct, that is exactly what we can expect.
I'll take my chances with the Candidate who has less history of
disappointing us on the promises we direly need.

That's why I, Doug the licensed Republican Plumbing Contractor am voting for Barack Obama.

[tigervalentine]

1. Grigor the plumber joins Doug the plumber

Grigor(name changed to protect his identity from his boss) unstopped my sink this week. He's been a U.S. citizen for only about a year and will be voting for the first time in this country on Nov 4. That vote will be for Obama.

Grigor was born and grew up in an eastern European country and knows what freedom is and isn't. He's got his own reasons for choosing Obama. All I know is: McCain is definitely not his guy.

[medeak]

2. I love that story too! n/t

[Cha]

3. Rec'd~ This is beautiful..needs to

get out and be read more.

[medeak]

4. thank you so much

he has been tortured with Obama smear emails from his rightwing idiot friends. I hope this will finally shut them all up.

[Cha]

5. I see it's off to the Greatest! As it

should be:toast:

[mzmolly]

6. To Doug!

:toast:

[NotThisTime]

7. K&R for Doug, beautiful message

[medeak]

8. Obama has done what 31 yrs of marriage to a dem

couldn't and for the first time this man is voting for a democrat. It still stuns me