Senator Obama’s rising up my list of good politicians. He seems to be hoping to bridge the gap between Democrats and Republicans. I’m not either one, so I don’t have any expectations to fulfull, and I can safely say that having Democrats and Republicans understand each other is something that may help push American politics to a new height. Both sides have their strengths although I identify more with Democrats.
Americans are far too loyal to their parties to see the importance of the policies. It’s like a major debate gone haywire. Most of what I see on the news is republican against democrat, candidate against candidate; they aren’t discussing their plans for America. Maybe this sort of thing doesn’t get published in the media, but if you’re talking about electing someone to tide you through difficult times plans should take priority over personality or the latest scandals. There’s Rudy Giuliani all over the press, about how he flunked out on proving his worth to the American public, and stuff about Hilary Clinton’s election theme song, but Barack Obama is the only person I see facing the reality of the situation and challenging the Bush administration’s plans for Iraq.
I’m still waiting for more candidates to come up with plausible plans for the soldiers in Iraq.
“I think that I have the capacity to get people to recognize themselves in each other. I think that I have the ability to make people get beyond some of the divisions that plague our society and to focus on common sense and reason and that’s been in short supply over the last several years. I’m not an ideologue, never have been. Even during my younger days when I was tempted by, you know, sort of more radical or left wing politics, there was a part of me that always was a little bit conservative in that sense; that believes that you make progress by sitting down listening to people, recognizing everybody’s concerns, seeing other people’s points of views and then making decisions.” – Barack Obama
Great speech, Senator. It kind of reminds me of Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card.
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