Letters to the Editor
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@Taliesan
Lol, very nice, very nice. Yes, you definitely are unelectable.
But that is what my argument has been all along. No political party or elected official -- Democrat or Republican -- will be able to change these things in a single term. Heck, maybe in a lifetime. As I have posted before, the USA is like a giant aircraft carrier that takes ages to turn around, but if you punch a big enough hole in its hull it will sink _pretty_ fast (derivatives credit crisis, anyone?).
The most that we can hope for is evolution -- not revolution. Each President brings to the table their own primary concern and tries to get that resolved within their term(s). With the Democrats it's Universal Healthcare, with McCain it's "winning" the war in Iraq. No one can reasonably expect all of their concerns to be addressed by the elected official.
As I have stated before, I am for Universal Healthcare, even if it means more of my taxes going to a government program. But I want Clinton to handle it -- not Obama -- because I trust her more with my wallet (I could be wrong, but that's what I feel). And if it doesn't happen this term, I'm ok with having McCain focus on solving the Iraq problem for the next four years.