compare AND contrast two sucessful political leaders

Running Head : OBAMA AND MCCAIN

Compare and Contrast Two Successful Political Leaders Name : Course : Tutor : Date

DIFFERENCES AND SIMILARITIES BETWEEN OBAMA AND MCCAIN

Introduction

Who are McCain and Obama ? Discussing their differences will not make a lot of sense and meaning before we know their histories who they are and why they are being compared together . Therefore , as a start , we briefly look at the historical background of these two men to help us better understand their current similarities and differences . In this light according to Weisberg J (2008 , Barack

Obama , was born in 1961 in Honolulu Hawaii . His father , also named Barack Obama , belonged to the Luo tribe of Kenya while his mother Ann Dunham was originally from Kansas . Obama is a democratic member of the United States Senate from Illinois and was the nominated the presidential candidate for the Democratic Party in the 2008 presidential election

According to Weisberg J (2008 , John McCain was born in 1936 in the Panama Canal Zone and into a family with a long history of military service . His father and grandfather were well-known navy admirals and Republican members of the United States Senate from Arizona . McCain attended the U .S . Naval Academy at Annapolis , Maryland and graduated with a bachelor 's degree in 1958 . He served the U .S . military under the U .S Navy from 1958 to 1981 . He also served in the Vietnam War (1959-1975 , during which he was held as a prisoner of war for more than five years...