The best reason I can think of NOT to vote for Obama:

He doesn't believe you can make it without government intervention.

America didn't become the wealthiest nation in the world on accident.  The values, ideals and inspiration of our founding fathers set off of torrent of optimism, self-reliance, hard work, and innovation that propelled the U.S. forward (carrying the rest of the world with it). 

That's not to say that other countries haven't made contributions as well, but let's face it - for the last century, America has driven the world forward:

- in the defense of freedom
- in increasingly-equal and ever-greater opportunities for all
- in technology and invention
- in education and research
- in lifestyle enhancements and living standards
- in medicine
- in social justice and charity work.

What brought about this juggernaut of prosperity?

It is a belief embedded deep in the DNA of Americans, a belief that still compells millions to immigrate to our nation -- that success requires personal responsiblity, that anything is possible with hard work and creativity.

Not "if we all work together."
Not "as long as the government helps me out."
Not "if we spread the wealth around."

What made America great was self-reliance - that people understood their moral obligation to provide for themselves and their families, to forge a better future for their kids, and to protect their freedom, with their very lives if necessary.

Do you want to be rich?  Figure out something other people want and deliver it to them.
Do you want a new house?  Work hard and make it happen.
Do you want your kids to enjoy a better life than you had?  It's possible in America.  
Do you want enough so that you have extra to share?  Get creative and do what it takes.
Do you want a world-class education?  Work and sacrifice to make it happen.

And that is precisely what Americans have done for more than 200 years.

Americans embody INDEPENDENCE - not just in their founding documents, but in their souls.

Barack Obama doesn't share that worldview with us.  He's from the radical left of the Democratic party - a small but powerful minority that sees America in a very different light:

- as a source of misery and injustice to the world
- as a place of fundamental unfairness and prejudice
- as a haven for greed without compassion
- as a needy nation without hope (except for government socialism)

Obama really believes that you need him if you're going to succeed.  He believes that you can't make it on your own - unless someone presumably smarter than you rigs the system for your benefit.  He believes that you are limited and small, waiting for a check from the government to bail you out of your miserable life.

Where average Americans see opportunity, Obama-types see unfairness.  Where average Americans see potential, this radical group sees helplessness.  Where average Americans see an opporutnity for genuine charity, these radicals see another victimized group to exploit for votes in the name of compassion.

Obama doesn't believe that you can stand up and win great victories for your future - that you can roll up your sleeves and become anything you want to be - that you can work yourself out of any mess and through diligence and innovation find prosperity. 

He'll say you can do all those things - but only with some extra help from people like him.  Only if the hard-earned wealth of others gets "spread" in your direction.

The government doesn't need to be involved in my life - "helping me" and "lifting me" and "rescuing me."  I'm an American!  Get out of my way!  And if I need help or rescue, I won't knock on the federal government's door and be forever beholden to them - I'll look to my family, my church, or my community for help.  

The Feds should keep their noses out of my business, my checkbook, my healthcare, my education and my decisions. Protect my freedom, provide a rule of law, keep my taxes as low as you can, and follow the freakin Constitution.  That would be the sort of change I could believe in.

What does freedom mean?  It's the ability to live my own life; it's the ability to choose my own path - without some do-gooder bureaucrat preaching what I can and can't do.  Or robbing my neighbors' paycheck to hand me something I didn't earn. 

I'll pursue happiness on my own, thank you.

The best reason not to vote for Barack Obama: you don't need him.

You don't need him telling you that you're not good enough to make your own way.
You don't need him telling you that you'll fail without the government's help.
You don't need him telling you that your country is the problem with your life.
You don't need him telling you that patriotism equals higher taxes and more regulations.
You don't need him telling you to hand off personal responsiblities to the government.

Reclaim the spirit of 1776, America!  You need less government, not more.

Let freedom ring tomorrow.