If I were declared ruler of the world, my first act would be to phone Ralph Nader and ask him what do do.
Obama seems like he would improve the global profile of the U.A. and begin to reverse much of the damaged done in the past 8 years (or let's face it, more like 16 to twenty inclusive). But it could also be a celebration like the Democrat-weighted senate: a sedative. It might be just what "the machine" wants America to have to let down its guard.
Bill Maher was asked what kind of president Ralph Nader would be and he said, "An assassinated one." Is this going to be a "meet the new boss, same as the old boss" ritual with Obama?
And why aren't the campaigns touching on a broad range of business instead of a few hot-buttons? Will the final race allow that and make "getting there" as interesting as the destination? Or will presidential debates continue to be hosted by the same venue owned by the corporate organization that is as good as graft and shuts out third parties (ie: Nader) from this wide-reaching platform on the basis of his projected impact being negligable (even when Dems point to his participation as having indeed had a significant impact on election results)?
Now I have to take a breath after typing that last sentence. Hillary Clinton is decidedly part of the clan - I mean club - and it will largely be business as usual. Obama's PROMISED approach is radical enough that his election could spare thousands of Iranian heart attacks.
I work with a guy who has visited family in Iran twice this year and they have had to stew in anxiety thanks to their own hothead leader and the babbling of Bush - only one of which actually has a history of documented cross-global stupid threats coming to fruition.
If Obama is what he appears to be, even for a year, it will be very good for the American dollar. If he merely does no harm, at least that is better. But merely reacting agaist the other option won't give him a mandate.
Obama is an impressive speaker, but his team had better be ready to fight dirty and expect the Republicans to do the same. If he thinks of using Hillary as his running mate, having her one bullet away from the prize might be a little dangerous.
As much as I would love to see a woman in the White House, I don't want to see Hilary Clinton there.
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Obama is my second choice after Ralph Nader.
If I were declared ruler of the world, my first act would be to phone Ralph Nader and ask him what do do.
Obama seems like he would improve the global profile of the U.A. and begin to reverse much of the damaged done in the past 8 years (or let's face it, more like 16 to twenty inclusive). But it could also be a celebration like the Democrat-weighted senate: a sedative. It might be just what "the machine" wants America to have to let down its guard.
Bill Maher was asked what kind of president Ralph Nader would be and he said, "An assassinated one." Is this going to be a "meet the new boss, same as the old boss" ritual with Obama?
And why aren't the campaigns touching on a broad range of business instead of a few hot-buttons? Will the final race allow that and make "getting there" as interesting as the destination? Or will presidential debates continue to be hosted by the same venue owned by the corporate organization that is as good as graft and shuts out third parties (ie: Nader) from this wide-reaching platform on the basis of his projected impact being negligable (even when Dems point to his participation as having indeed had a significant impact on election results)?
Now I have to take a breath after typing that last sentence. Hillary Clinton is decidedly part of the clan - I mean club - and it will largely be business as usual. Obama's PROMISED approach is radical enough that his election could spare thousands of Iranian heart attacks.
I work with a guy who has visited family in Iran twice this year and they have had to stew in anxiety thanks to their own hothead leader and the babbling of Bush - only one of which actually has a history of documented cross-global stupid threats coming to fruition.
If Obama is what he appears to be, even for a year, it will be very good for the American dollar. If he merely does no harm, at least that is better. But merely reacting agaist the other option won't give him a mandate.
Obama is an impressive speaker, but his team had better be ready to fight dirty and expect the Republicans to do the same. If he thinks of using Hillary as his running mate, having her one bullet away from the prize might be a little dangerous.
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