Sportsmen For McCain: Why Your Vote Is So Important To Our Outdoor Heritage

Being a political pundit is not my forte.  I don’t care much for the dirt and grime that most Presidential elections bring out against each other-nor do I take much notice of pre-election speaches.  This is all part of the process of deciding who is best for our country, but in my own mind, I always feel like God will put in place those that can lead this great nation in to the future.

This election is different. 

The economy is in shambles, our foreign affairs are out of line, and just yesterday the world markets took another hit.  Many of us are confused about what is going on.  Why was nothing done sooner..AND …does this election even matter to middle-class Joe.

I am of the firm belief that everything runs in cycles.  It might take a couple of years for the economy to straighten out, but it will straighten.  Our foreign affairs will come back around and be corrected, and the world markets will find a way to prevail.  That is just the nature of the world.  Sometimes there needs to be a correction, or at least an eye opener, to make us realize that what is good can be swiftly taken away. 

If you are visiting this site for the first time, then I am going out on a limb and suggesting that you are here because you love and enjoy the adventure of the great outdoors.  In turbulent times, there is no better place to be than away from it all: hunting, fishing, climbing, perhaps kayaking the Keys.  Anyplace is better than being in front of that television and watching the latest he said-she said $%#*. 

I have covered this topic in a previous post on U.S. Outdoors Today.  Our outdoor heritage could be one of the biggest issues at stake in the 2008 election.  Not much is being said about this in the press.  That is why i am making it ‘The’ issue for my vote and across the websites that I write for.  To put it quite simply, Mr. Obama wants to take your gun rights away. 

I have discussed this with a few people in my neighborhood.  Most of them had no previous knowledge of Mr. Obama’s gun stance (or lack there-of).  I have pointed people in the direction to get this information, suggested why this is such an important issue, and then I ask them why they were not aware.  The number 1 answer I get is that the politicians aren’t really discussing this issue.

I beg to differ. 

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John McCain Interviewed on Environment & Energy Platform

I am not one to make to much out of the Presidential Elections.  Time and time again, people are elected into office on words of greatness that ring true with 90% of America, yet when they get to office, making those early initiatives a reality becomes a whole other story.

I did happen to run across an interview with John McCain today that happened to catch my eye.  One, it deals solely with the issue of the Environment and energy.  A very large platform that I think will begin to take a major draw as the Presidential Election draws closer–and two, Mr. McCain happens to discuss a couple of adventures he has went on in the past.

We all know that the environment is an issue worthy of consideration when it comes to a new President.  So is the new energy crisis concerning the “greenhouse” effect and ways that the United States could help out in not only our own concerns, but global concerns.  Energy will be the issue.  What can we do?  John McCain hs a few ideas…

First, let me be clear here before I lead you to this interview.  I don’t neccessarily support Mr. McCain.  I do believe that the future of our energy resources and cleaning up the planet accordingly should be big priorities, as well as funding for our nation’s natural resources.  I am not here to harp or to try to persuade anyone, and to be quite frank, I think the election process is a circus…but Mr. McCain has decided to take an interest in something I do believe in and is speaking his mind on these issues.  As a matter of fact, I think he may be the ONLY one speaking about these issues at this time…but just wait…it will be a hot topic come 2008.

Here is a small piece from this interview conducted by Amanda Griscom Little for Grist Environmental News & Commentary:

Q. You’ve said that global warming would be one of three key issues for your presidency. Why do you think the issue is important?

McCain: It’s like Tony Blair said: Suppose we’re wrong, and there’s no such thing as greenhouse-gas emissions, and we adopt green technologies. All we’ve done is give our kids a better planet. But suppose we’re right, and do nothing? Then what kind of a legacy are we handing on to future generations of Americans? I think we ought to frame the debate that way.

I think Mr. Blair’s comment holds true.  Click HERE to read the rest of this article.