Hey so for the last few weeks we have all seen the cliff and watched Wall Street get ever closer to the edge. A few banks have already chosen to make the jump, and a few have been given rope to steady themselves. But ultimately we have seen the beginning of a new era in America; not only economics, but politics and everyday living. Things are changing.
There is an election coming up and I think that most of you have made up your minds as to who you are voting for. I have gone round and round with my dad about who I feel should be president. He is from a different time than me however. He is retired military, strongly conservative, and feels that he works very hard for everything that he’s earned. None of these issues are things that I can debate him on as their personal reasons for voting. He and many others are pro-republican. While not part of the party officially, I know many people that will generally vote for a republican in each election without reading the issues, listening to debates, or even finding their preferred candidate’s platform.
I am not belittling my father, far from it, I am just trying to convey a message that I feel that we have gotten off-track. We as Americans, as consumers, have been trained and conformed to believe what is put in front of us. We are told that there are only two choices, and we have to pick one. Do we like red or blue? Do we like chicken or beef? Years ago men made choices based upon their personal beliefs. They built a foundation that continues today, and others have been riding on their coattails for too long. Why is McCain the chosen candidate for the Republican Party this year? Is he the best they have to offer? In that case is Palin the best vice-president that they can offer? Or is it that they are the most appealing, the best and sharpest dressed at the function? They are the natural chicken to Obama’s beef.
I read an article about the “emergency” meeting that McCain stopped his campaign to attend today, something that he couldn’t miss. It seems that it was setup to grant a resolution to the economic meltdown; empowering Main Street to relieve their debts with trickle-up economics. However McCain seemed a bit out of his league compared to the “inexperienced” Obama.
A few quotes on this:
New York Times:
Instead he [McCain] found himself in the midst of a remarkable partisan showdown, lacking a clear public message for how to bring it to an end.
At the bipartisan White House meeting that Mr. McCain had called for a day earlier, he sat silently for more than 40 minutes, more observer than leader, and then offered only a vague sense of where he stood, said people in the meeting.
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Still, by nightfall, the day provided the younger and less experienced Mr. Obama an opportunity to, in effect, shift roles with Mr. McCain. For a moment, at least, it was Mr. Obama presenting himself as the old hand at consensus building, and as the real face of bipartisan politics.
Daily Kos:
Think Lincoln or FDR. They all came into office during a time of extreme crisis. Greatness comes, not from maintaining peace and prosperity, but rather from saving the country from an abyss.
By the way, McCain’s done this before.
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The time is coming faster than I would have thought.
is only that: one drop in an ocean; one log in the fire; one note in the music.
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