McCain vs. Obama :: John McCain Barack Obama

The 2008 democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama and the republican presidential nominee tin can McCain are both very well political speakers when it comes to the presidential election, but have certain issues that they differ on. To name a a couple of(prenominal) issues are abortion, economy, same sex issues, taxes, and the war in Iraq. Which ever presidential candidate becomes elected this year, it will be a year to tie the history books. If Barack Obama becomes elected he will be the first blacken president of the coupled States and if John McCain becomes elected his running mate Sarah Palin will be the first ever woman Vice President in America. It will truly be an interesting and history-making race for future generations to study. Barack Obama is cardinal years old and born on August 4th 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii (obama-mccain.info). John McCain is seventy-two years old and born on August 29th 1936 in the Panama Canal Zone where his get and father, bo th naval officers, were stationed (obama-mccain.info) Both their family roots have a stain of Scottish and Irish, but Obamas ancestry also includes the Cherokee Indians and Lueo people of Kenya. John McCain graduated in Episcopal High drill in Virginia and consequently went on to the United States Naval Academy in 1958 (obama-mccain.info). Barack Obama went to umteen different schools up through high school but then be Occidental College in Los Angeles for two years then went to Columbia University in New York for political science. He then continued school at Harvard University and graduated in the top ten percentile of his class. When Obama was interviewed about his grades in school he simply replied with, Graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law School and a D in 8th grade French (obama-mccain.info). Differences in both presidential candidates begin to arise most when you look at their military service and religious backrounds. John McCain is Episcopal whereas Barrack Ob ama belonged to the United Church of Christ for twenty years. Obamas resignation from this church followed many offensive comments by his reverend. Obama also has no military experience composition John McCain has had Naval aviator training, attended the United States Navy from 1958-1981, served in Vietnam, and was awarded numerous times for his achievements. Both contenders have had much experience in politics nevertheless. They have been senators at one time in their lives and for each one candidate has superb charisma and speaking talents.