Alaskan Seniors for Obama have no Affiliation with Obama for President Campaign. Opinions expressed are solely the views of Alaskan Seniors for Obama, and not necessarily views of the Obama campaign.

UPDATE-- October 29, 2008: The McCain machine now criticizes Obama for a relationship with Rashid Khalidi. McCain however neglects to inform the American public that a committee John McCain Chaired gave $800,000 to an organization founded by the same Rashid Khalidi.
POT: Here kettle, kettle, kettle
And by the way it seems that Palin does not believe McCain is fit for the Presidency. She is repeatedly critical of McCain and his actions.

Does not agree with environmental statements.
Does not agree with the manner the campaign is being run
States she has nothing to lose, and intends to run for top chair in 2012, no matter the outcome of this election.
etc, etc, etc

UPDATE -- October 22, 2008: Although we support our candidate, we attempted to keep this page fair, with issues at the forefront. Today some of us have received the hate robocalls, as have many of our friends and families in the lower 48. We will not allow ourselves or our message to be tainted and lowered to that standard. Both Palin and McCain have voiced disapproval of these calls. Yet, the malice continues. Thus, we must ask;

Senior Citizens of Alaska as well as those within our entire nation, have been somewhat silent during the 2008 presidential campaign. Our silence however, does not mean we are deaf.

Many Seniors throughout out country support John McCain. We respect that choice. Choice is the right of the America we grew from childhood to honor and value.

Alaska Seniors for Obama cringe each time Barack speaks of possible incapacity of John McCain due to his age, and we really don't care if McCain can use a computer. Many of us were brought up without the use of a computer to function as our brain. We also cringe each time John McCain repeats his history of his service to his country and his POW experience. We admire John McCain for his service, and his sacrifice, as we do for the many thousands of other valiant men and women who served, were wounded, became POWs, or those who never returned.

But; do we owe the presidency to those who served merely because they served? Or due to serious past discrimination, do we owe the presidency to Obama because he is black, or the vice presidency to Sarah merely because she is female?.

Both sides must realize this is a new America, with new thoughts, risks, economic challenges, and a nation of vitally healthy, mentally adept and dynamic senior citizens.With less then 30 days remaining until election, we have weighed each candidate, their issues, their words, and their promises. We realize the importance of the outcome of this election, and look to the past, as well as the future. We frequently wonder if either candidate can lead our country out of the morass of problems America has suffered over the past several years, while at the same time protect future America. Looking at John McCain and Looking at Sarah Palin then taking all into consideration we support Barack Obama;

******** A war with no seeming end in sight

******** A housing market that has turned to dust

******** Skyrocketing cost of energy to heat and power our homes

******* And now the economic crises with a 700 billion dollar price tag

OTHER ISSUES:

THE TRUTH ABOUT TAXES

,Parade Magazine Intelligence report noted savings and additional taxes under each candidate in their Sunday October 12th Issue.

SENIOR ISSUES

While senior citizens look to the immediate problems, they must also deal with in their retirement years, and here the issues become clearer.
Obama has a lengthy position paper in regard to Senior problems and needs. Perhaps not all that we would desire but a plan none the less.

John McCain's senior issues are squeezed his in Issue paper on health care.

MEDICAID AND MEDICARE:

Reforming The Payment System To Cut Costs.

"We must reform the payment systems in Medicaid and Medicare to compensate providers for diagnosis, prevention and care coordination. Medicaid and Medicare should not pay for preventable medical errors or mismanagement."

John McCain Will Develop A Strategy For Meeting The Challenge Of A Population Needing Greater Long-Term Care.

"There have been a variety of state-based experiments such as Cash and Counseling or The Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) that are pioneering approaches for delivering care to people in a home setting. Seniors are given a monthly stipend which they can use to hire workers and purchase care-related services and goods. They can get help managing their care by designating representatives, such as relatives or friends, to help make decisions. It also offers counseling and bookkeeping services to assist consumers in handling their programmatic responsibilities."

UPDATE: McCain's Health Care Plan will give each American family a tax credit of $5000, and individuals $2500 that will be funded by reducing Medicare and Medicaid benefits.
Under McCain's plan, will an employed teen or young adult still insured under their family plan be gifted with the $2500 credit and receive refund for monies not deducted from income?
MCcain plan is confusing. His income/credit table provides income credits under his planned new tax plan, but will his tax plan be approved by Congress?
McCain's plan speaks frequently of the young healthy citizen with little input on the older or chronically ill
McCain's Health Plan issue paper places more time into attempting to discredit Obama's plan then clearly explaining his own
McCain's Health Plan

Obama's plan states some money will be taken from Medicare by reducing fraud.
Federal employees insurance offers eight to ten nation-wide alternative insurers. Will the same nation-wide alternatives be offered under his plan? Will same deductables and catastrophic benefits apply?
Obama plan will give tax credit for insurance payment.
Obama Health plan

GRANDPARENTS AS PARENTS THE SECOND TIME AROUND.

Neither candidate has directed any issue to a matter of importance to many seniors, especially in Alaska where a survey reported that almost 50% of seniors are responsible for care and/or upbringing of their grandchildren. They then become responsible for sharing their fixed income with grandchildren.
While children in stranger foster care, or in many cases of adoptions, caretakers receive full care compensation. Grandparent who assume guardianship of their grandchildren rely on ATAP, a far lessor sum, or no assistance whatsoever, with full or remaining support coming from retirement funds.