Letters to the Editor
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Making sense of Super Tuesday
Obama promises "change" and attracts those who think their influence with the complaint department will change.
Hillary says "I hear you" and appeals to those who expect more change from government deep pockets.
Everyone continues to vote against their own interests by demanding entitlements. The election booth should not be a confessional. Votes were based on religion, race, gender, or cultural affinity. No one can be satisfied with any successful candidate who promises everything to everyone without spelling out what policies will be promoted and how they will be constituted. Universal health? Too little, too vacuous. Education? Too expensive. Faith based initiatives? Too unconstitutional.
We are in debt. It is not the cost of Social Security, or Medicare, or Health or education that ties the hands of this government. It is the cost of government, government salaries and pensions that have outpaced the incomes of taxpayers. It is the cost of no-bid contracts and cost overruns, waste and incompetence, government practices that would bankrupt any private business. It is entitlement programs to businesses, religious groups, special interest organizations and constituancies. If the government would simply be limited to making laws for all the people instead of the exceptional few or the influential classes, we would not have to select personal representatives bases on personal preferencs of color,shape, smell, or taste.
We speak of a homogenized society. We believe in a mix of cultures. Then we do what humans do best. We vote for cultural dominance to gain privilege in a society devoted to equality.
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AKA Smith
Barack's opposition to Iraq (speehes):
http://www.barackobama.com/2007/09/12/remarks_of_senator_barack_obam_23.php
http://obama.senate.gov/speech/051122-moving_forward/
http://obama.senate.gov/speech/070321-remarks_of_sena_11/
http://www.barackobama.com/2002/10/02/remarks_of_illinois_state_sen.php
http://usliberals.about.com/od/extraordinaryspeeches/a/ObamaIsrael_2.htm
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Deeper cause and effect relationships
I'm not comparing sexism and racism to say that one is "worse" than another. They can both be blatant and/or insidious. But I do think sexism is less recognized, and can be even more insidious. It's still true than on average men get paid more than women in the same jobs. What's that about in the year 2008?
Hillary began her career at a time when sexism was more blatant. Republicans began bashing her and her husband because they were such intelligent, competent progressive political leaders.
There are many feminists standing by Hillary as her win in Massachusetts proved especially. People have been hyper-critical of Hillary, and have not done her justice at all.
They really have no idea what she's done, and what she's been through. She deserves much more respect.
There is a big difference between those who are now saying they would be for Obama, and those who would after the National Presidential race campaigning. Sure they might like his ideas now, but when it comes to the real decision, once the Republicans are done with him, many people will doubt him.
And when people see Hillary in the debates, they are always impressed if they are interested and open to seeing the truth.
I have spoken with many clear-minded senior citizens who say that Bill's administration was the most accomplished, successful, and prosperous they ever witnessed in their lifetimes.
JFK had more affairs during his time in the White House, and actually accomplished less. Yet he is romanticized, because
he lived in a time before the politics of scandalizing people's personal marital affairs, and smearing them incessantly for it.
Other countries have never put their leaders on trial for personal marital affairs. Why? Because they know it's ridiculous, not the business of the state, and an outrageous waste of tax payer money and time.
The Clintons are two of the most intelligent competent people we have in politics. If there's one thing we should have learned these last 7 years, it's that speeches and rhetoric mean nothing, proven competence means everything.
I would like to vote for Barack in a future election, after he has even more experience, then he will be even more qualified. But in the debates, he does not seem ready. And I want, and I believe this country truly needs - someone who is ready. And Hillary is truly our most qualified candidate.
She has the best chances of winning, because the more exposure she gets, the more people will see the real Hillary, and not the negative hype, and as happened with Clinton bashers in New York state - they will understand that she is the one who can help our country the most at this time.
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DeeperTruth, please stop
I'm not comparing sexism and racism to say that one is "worse" than another. They can both be blatant and/or insidious. But I do think sexism is less recognized, and can be even more insidious. It's still true than on average men get paid more than women in the same jobs. What's that about in the year 2008?
---It's true that women get paid less than men on average. Nobody here would question that. But how does this fact make racism any less insidious? People are still hanging nooses as "jokes," black men have the highest incarceration rates, and Hispanic people have the lowest college attendance rates? Do I need to remind you how black people were treated during Katrina? The Florida voting scandals of the last election. Women got the vote decades before black people did. But I'm not about to say who's got it worse.
Hillary began her career at a time when sexism was more blatant. Republicans began bashing her and her husband because they were such intelligent, competent progressive political leaders.
There is a big difference between those who are now saying they would be for Obama, and those who would after the National Presidential race campaigning. Sure they might like his ideas now, but when it comes to the real decision, once the Republicans are done with him, many people will doubt him.
---This is pure conjecture, not fact. Not worth addressing.
And when people see Hillary in the debates, they are always impressed if they are interested and open to seeing the truth.
---See above.
JFK had more affairs during his time in the White House, and actually accomplished less. Yet he is romanticized, because
he lived in a time before the politics of scandalizing people's personal marital affairs, and smearing them incessantly for it.
---Maybe the fact that he was assassinated had something to do with his accomplishing less.
Other countries have never put their leaders on trial for personal marital affairs. Why? Because they know it's ridiculous, not the business of the state, and an outrageous waste of tax payer money and time.
---There seems to be a lot of press on Sarkozy these days...
The Clintons are two of the most intelligent competent people we have in politics. If there's one thing we should have learned these last 7 years, it's that speeches and rhetoric mean nothing, proven competence means everything.
---Ok, nevermind that big front page NYT story on Bill's trip to Kazakhstan, the bunglings of Kosovo and Rwanda, or Whitewater. Let's just sanitize everything the Clintons have done! They're beyond criticism!
She has the best chances of winning, because the more exposure she gets, the more people will see the real Hillary, and not the negative hype, and as happened with Clinton bashers in New York state - they will understand that she is the one who can help our country the most at this time.
---What bashers? It's her home state. She won by a large percentage.