John McCain will make a better president than Barack Obama

Thank you libertarian for accepting my challenge. Let me make one of my rules clearer: I said research must be cited, but I did not say EVERY SINGLE CLAIM has to be backed up with evidence. If i said claimed something without evidence that is wrong, it is your job to prove me wrong (and vice versa) Experience i) My opponent states that "You do not need experience to have good judgment." and uses Bush to illustrate his example. First, experience allows you to make better judgments. Let me use a simple analogy: You take a test, and you get a question wrong. If you take the same test again, you're less likely to get the same question wrong again, by virtue of experience (assuming you studied and went over why you got t wrong). This example illustrates my point that experience is a key factor in determining whether a candidate will be successful or not, and John McCain has alot more experience than Obama. About Bush: First, experience does not always mean you're going to make good judgments, but you're more prepared to make better judgments (see analogy). ii) The bipartison effort to stop filling the strategic oil reserve is a mere token effort. 70,000 gallons a day makes no difference whatsoever, as illustrated by: "there is no evidence that it will affect the price of oil or gasoline in a meaningful way" from (http://www.nytimes.com...) B) i) it is common knowledge that experience comes from a longer life. because of his longer life, McCain has served in the federal government since 1982, because of his longer life, McCain has fought in Vietnam and become a PoW ii) Scope in life =/= experience. Experience is what someone has experienced (i'm sure we can both agree on this definition). You offer only evidence that Obama has lived in various levels of society. This DOES NOT constitute a better outlook on life. Moreover, I have given examples of how McCain's experience will help him, extend my PoW and Military experience points iii) My opponent advisers will help him. This is simply not true, because guess what...THE PRESIDENT IS THE ONE MAKING DECISIONS. whatever the advisers tell him, he will have to process this USING HIS EXPERIENCE in order to make a good judgment, which he does not possess. Furthermore, ONE LONE EXAMPLE of a "good judgment" (please see my arguments as to why his irrelevant position may have played a role in his decision) does not constitute a record of good judgments iv)My opponent says McCain has 0 experience. this is simply false. If my opponent read any of my ii) on this topic (which he dropped), he or she would realize this is a straight out lie. v) I would like to remind the viewers that my opponent that he dropped my military experience and legislative experience points B) Judgment a) McCain supporting staying in Iraq is a good thing, as demonstrated by my arguments in 2ii (or at least better than Obama's plans). Moreover association with Jeremiah wright a lack of judgment by Obama because he associated with someone who says outlandish and harsh things about the government. you must ask...does Obama believe the things Wright says? b) The ad i was referring to is about his judgment, but i have think i have clear understanding of it (see my logical fallacies), which my opponent failed to answer. Libertarian simply CLAIMS that it is not the correct understanding, but makes no arguments as to WHY it is not the correct understanding. c) Ok, where did i claim anything about Illinois legislation? d) That demonstrates nothing - sometimes we need war, keeping war out as an option severely hinders our national security. e) He did oppose the war, it's in his commercial I linked f) I think the war is morally wrong, but since we already started it, we must stay the course in order for the Middle East to stabilize. America is helping out with the violence, as demonstrated by the Surge (see http://en.wikipedia.org..., Iraqi Security Situation) g) That link is about PRE-9/11...not right now, see http://en.wikipedia.org... about info on AQI h) But if we withdraw now, the situation will destabilize and plunge Iraq into a civil war, which you complicity dropped by saying "Iraq is already in sectarian violence" i) No, the war was to get rid of Saddam and install a democracy - and so far it has succeeded Policy a) Aka ending free trade - see my arguments against it b) These workers can get new jobs - but the point is he realizes the financial situation of these workers and that their job loss is inevitable due to mechanization and outsourcing c) The Democrats have abandoned paygo because it is simply untenable- see http://en.wikipedia.org... d) Your claim is debatable. We have had good economy from 2002-2007 (see housing boom). This debate could be a whole another full debate. You also had no sources for this claim. . e) Simply bidding does not mean better efficiency, it simply means that the supplier will probably try to cut corners. Foreign Policy: Please read over your history. KENNEDY DID NOT TALK TO CASTRO. He talked to Khrushchev during the crisis. Moreover, it was the Vienna conference that Khrushchev thought Kennedy was inept and thus decided to test him with the cuban missle crisis - it is his willingness to negotiate that almost led to nuclear winter. Name one example of how it worked besides the flawed example of Cuban Missle Crisis. Onto my opponents points 1. i This is farfetched claim. Al Qaida has declared a JIHAD on Israel and its allies (US), and I doubt talking would somehow stop the religious fanaticism that is prevalent throughout terrorist organizations. ii Kennedy DID give the Cubans the cold shoulder when they had nukes aimed at us. Read up on your history. Kennedy ordered a blockade and ordered the marines to get ready to invade Cuba – not exactly talking is it? You must remember what brought down the Soviet Union was – not talking – but Brinkmanship. 2. i If he plans to give healthcare to the 47 million uninsured people in the US, This wide-ranging healthcare plan will certainly increase the already monstrous national debt ii) The quality of healthcare will go down due to the increase number of patients and increase stress on the already fragile medical system iii) The chances of this actually passing is slim to none (see Clinton's healthcare plan) especially with the heavy lobby by medical and drug industries. (http://www.cbsnews.com...) 3. i) If the Constitution actually made abortion illegal, then we wouldn't be having this conversation right now. The point is – abortion is the sole jurisdiction of the legislative branch due to the elastic clause - by extension of Marbary vs. Madison – the Judiciary. ii) Abortion signifies the taking away of a human fetus (which has its own genetic potential and possible sentience), and thus, it constitutes murder. So abortion is evil – not the opposite 4. i) It's simply a tax credit he's offering – you're just getting money you would've payed anyways. ii) It only pays $4000 per person – not nearly enough to get a competent college education iii) It will further increase the national debt – the opposite of the course we should be taking (fisical discipline) 5. i) and lead to further sectarian violence and increased influence of Iran and victory for Al Qaida, basically giving them a free pass to attack Israel and the United States. ii) Staying the course in Iraq – especially in light of the recent success of the surge (see Wikipedia article) – is the better option rather than wasting the years of effort we have put in to stabilize Iraq. iii) Save American Life – but kill Iraq Life – moral utilitarianism dictates that we should still continue 6. i) how does that make him better