Like many of you, I am devastated to learn of Senator Kennedy's malignant brain tumor. If you want to express your well wishes, they have set up an easy-to-use place on his home page here:
http://kennedy.senate.gov/
Needless to say, our hearts go out to him, his family and friends, and this country. He is one of our best and truest leaders - a liberal and proud of it. I think of him like a roaring lion - passionately fighting for ordinary people - a champion for the values of decency, fairness, equal opportunity, and lending a helping hand to those who need it.
For all our sakes, I hope he is back at work soon.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Monday, May 19, 2008
Last Ditch Attempt
Today ABC supposedly obtained documents from Karl Rove (as if he didn't want them leaked) with charts and statistics about why Hillary would be the stronger candidate for the Democratic Party. Anybody who doesn't think Karl Rove had an ulterior motive is living in fantasyland as is anyone who doesn't know that nothing would unite the Republican Party better or faster than Clinton as the Democratic nominee.
All that aside, Democrats shouldn't be manipulated into playing that game again. In 2004 Democrats picked John Kerry not because they liked him but because he seemed the safest - his war record would stop the GOP attacks on Democrats being weak on national security. Yeah, that worked well.
What Democrats have to figure out is who would make the best president - who has the better judgement and character? Who will make us proud again to be Americans? Who will begin to restore the reputation of our country and repair all the damage that has been done both here and abroad? Who can overcome the cynical disgust we have all had with Washington for so long and engage us in working together to find common ground for the problems that have gone so long ignored?
In my book, there is only one possibility and that is Senator Obama. The people who say he's not electable because he is black may be right, but I hope they are not, for the sake of this country.
All that aside, Democrats shouldn't be manipulated into playing that game again. In 2004 Democrats picked John Kerry not because they liked him but because he seemed the safest - his war record would stop the GOP attacks on Democrats being weak on national security. Yeah, that worked well.
What Democrats have to figure out is who would make the best president - who has the better judgement and character? Who will make us proud again to be Americans? Who will begin to restore the reputation of our country and repair all the damage that has been done both here and abroad? Who can overcome the cynical disgust we have all had with Washington for so long and engage us in working together to find common ground for the problems that have gone so long ignored?
In my book, there is only one possibility and that is Senator Obama. The people who say he's not electable because he is black may be right, but I hope they are not, for the sake of this country.
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