McCain = Bush?

This year's presidential election has been a hot topic among U.S. citizens. Especially, since the rise of economical, environmental, financial, as well as war issues, many people have gained intrest as to who are new leader should be. Both candidates, Senator Barack Obama and Senator John McCain, have approached these situations in a different manner; however, many people have started to question, is McCain just another Bush?
I think that John McCain has a couple of well thought out ideas but, overall i have the feeling that most of his decisions are made too hastly depending on what's happening now and that he hasn't taken in full consideration of what lies ahead and what future consequenes could occur. In addition, because McCain has aggreed with Bush's ideas and his strategies 90% of the time (CNN Political Ticker), i think that his desicions are based on or revolve around Bush's ideas and strategies.
Today, Obama and McCain came face to face in a presidetial debate. And one of the topics they touched upon was how they were going to deal with the war in Iraq. Senator McCain had kept stressing on the idea that U.S. troops should come home in vicorty and in honor. Also, he kept mentioning how U.S. should be victorious and win the war. But he hadn't really talked about how this war costed many depts and many lives. In that sense, i think McCain is a lot like Bush because they both seem to have the idea that U.S. is the leader and should thereofre act more superior over other countries and that they have to show that the U.S. is more powerful. And it is because of that thought, that i think made them agree on entering this war back in 2002. I just think that if McCain is elected, then it'll be the same as Bush getting another 4 years in office.

Video link about Iraq : http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/26/debate.friday/index.html#cnnSTCVideo

THE Musical Genius

What comes to your mind, when you think of classical composers? Majortiy of people tend to mention either Mozart or Bach. However, many fail to mention Chopin. Chopin, like Mozart and Mendelssohn, was one of few musical prodigies. But unlike the other composers, Chopin's style of music is very personal, deep, and emotional. Auther Hedley, a English musicologist, scholar, and biographer of Chopin, quoted, "Chopin had the rare gift of a very personal melody, expressive of heart-felt emotion, and his music is penetrated by a poetic feeling that has an almost universal appeal.... Present-day evaluation places him among the immortals of music by reason of his insight into the secret places of the heart and because of his awareness of the magical new sonorities to be drawn from the piano."

Chopin has always been my favorite composer. The way his music caresses and indulges the mind as well as the heart, helps me to relax and to let go of all my problems. One of favorite songs is the Nocturne op. 9 no. 1. Chopin is truly a musical genius. He has manged to not only compose amazing pieces, but for each, he poured all his soul and emotions onto the paper through the notes. Not many people may know about chopin; however, once people listen to his works and learn to truly appreciate and enjoy his music, they won't be able to get enough of him.