i’ve abstained from writing about the democratic race for so long - always holding out that glimmer of hope the country would be able to see past the grandeur of speeches and see the candidates for who they are. but it seems that i have aimed to high for most folks in this country. regardless what happens at the end, the democrats will have made history, to put out either a black man, or a woman as their representative vying for that opportunity to be the commander in chief.
having said that…i can’t say that i’m satisfied with the race thus far. i see obama, and i look at hillary. neither is perfect, far from it in fact. but it seems that the country has turned a blind eye to obama, instead choosing to believe in his glam speeches whereby he fluffs the country up…never quite saying anything. what has he offered to do with the country once he gets into that position? from everything i’ve heard from him, i would expect as soon as he took the oath to the office, the cloud would part and all of a sudden everything would be better - the war would suddenly be over, the real estate market would rebound, and happy days are here again… is that really realistic? i watch him speak, and admittedly, he is an incredible orator…he is passionate about what he says, so passionate in fact you believe him purely because he’s speaking it. i’ve heard him compared to some of the greatest orators…MLK jr. being the most compared to…and that’s great. i feel pumped too when i listen to him…the can do attitude, the changes that are going to happen…but what i ask myself (and i’m not sure whether other people do) is how. how will you bring about this change? MLK jr. brought about change with what he said, how he inspired…obama inspires in similar fashion…but how long will it take for the obama changes come about? dr. king’s movement took years, decades in fact and to this day a lot of his principles are still being tested. i know as well as anyone that changes will eventually happen but when? he only has four years. four years to erase the bush mistakes, figure out what to do, how to do it, and actually apply it all to a country that has been under attack and on a downward spiral for 8 years. when obama gets presented to the world, what is he going to do? talk the other leaders to death? they’re not wearing rose color glasses…north korea do not care that this is the first black american president…they care whether stuff will get done…not what obama is saying…
hillary clinton…what can you say about her. she’s a bitch. and you know what…while that may be true, she’ll make sure that stuff gets done. she has the practical knowledge to get it done. she’s not perfect…but there’s action behind her words. she has a plan to pull the troops out, and not just with pretty words. she may not win you over with the passion in her speeches, but what she says…it’s practical. there’s a possibility that something can happen before her four years are up. yes, she voted for the war…what every critic is forgetting is 7 years ago, everyone wanted retaliation for the atrocity done to america as a whole. everyone wanted to go out and get those guys that caused us pain…and so did she. what was obama thinking? that he was going to go and talk bin laden to death? or perhaps talk him out of his caves? talk is just that…talk. what about doing? talking is great, but it’s not usually an effective plan unless following the talking is some action… am i saying that she’ll be the best candidiate? probably not. politics is a dirty game…and it’s always just a matter of choosing the lesser of the evils presented.
who’s going to pick the country up from the ruins? who’s going to restore our reputation to the world? the one who makes pretty speeches but who’s never been under the gun? or the one who’s been there already, been at the dance, and mingled with the prom committee? someone i know brought up a good point…elect her, we get two for the price of one. lol…i suppose that’s one way of looking at it…
~ciao