It is less the imagery than it is their values and norms that should decide who best deserve the honor of being President of the United States of America.
(PASO ROBLES, Calif.) - We’re talking values and norms here, not false accusations or rumors that get tossed about during political campaigns, such as John McCain and his committee are throwing at Barack Obama’s wall to see what will stick.
Hillary acted the part of warm-up for McCain’s performance when she referred to Barack Obama as an “elitist” which of course he is not, if what I read today is correct.
According to a web-headline [8/4/08] Obama leads McCain in a poll of working class voters by a significant margin.
A Republican tactic intended to show Obama’s Foreign Policy in a bad light backfired when, as McCain suggested, Obama go to Iraq. It is politically dangerous to appear to be responding to the advice of the opposition. But in this case Obama wisely expanded his tour to include Afghanistan, Jordan, Israel, Germany, France and England where he was warmly received, by 200,000 in Germany. So great was his reception that, looking for anything to diminish his appeal, McCain’s committee branded Barack a superstar sans credentials.
Next. Obama was accused of having a Messiah complex because of his verbiage and popularity. Compared to Geo. W. Bush, however, Obama would be outclassed as a Godhead. At least he shows a willingness to compromise rather than demand. “Flip-flopper” is a term each candidate can use against the other to some extent, but usually is applied to those whose positions are completely reversed. Anything less is an attempt to give the impression of what is not.
Barack Obama’s apparent changes of heart simply indicate his willingness to work across the aisle to satisfy the best interests of all that both Parties represent. It is an admirable intent consistent with Obama’s desire to change the system to better serve all Americans, unlike the extreme partisanship that has existed for too long and for all the wrong reasons.
Sooner rather than later the United States must be free from foreign oil, and the Big Oil Companies, if it is to retain its position as the leader of the Free World. Passive energy seems on the verge of taking off, and should become the most viable source in the long run and for all the right reasons, but Rome was not built in a day. Coal, natural gas, oil and Nuclear energy will yet be essential supplements to a successful transition. But, as clean energy emerges and increases, energy dangerous to the environment and life will be reduced. There can be no quick fix.
Of the two candidates for president, Obama is not only the most reasonable, but also the best qualified. His mind is sharper than McCain’s, his wisdom greater, and his heart larger, none of which has anything to do with culture and ethnicity. Hillary, had she become president, would be just as unlike all previous presidents depicted on our currency as will Barack Obama, but for a different reason.
It is less the imagery than it is their values and norms that should decide who best deserve the honor of being President of the United States of America.
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