Saturday, March 8, 2008

I Can't Say It Better Myself....

....so I'm excepting from another site.

"Seriously, what? Hillary Clinton says she is ready to stand up for what's right even when that's hard to do? Does she not know that she voted for a war in Iraq? Does she not know that she voted for predictably destructive No Child Left Behind? Does she not know that she twice voted to sacrifice liberty and civil rights by authorizing the Patriot Act? When has she ever stood up for what's right? Seriously, when? What principled movement has she led? And, why were Democrats in Ohio cheering for a woman who sells out Democratic values on a regular basis?

People were euphoric about a candidate who, so desperate to win, tried to not only besmirch her opponent, implying that he could be a Muslim, but insulted an entire religion? Who stole Obama's campaign slogan since she couldn't think of her own? Ohioans fell over themselves to vote for a candidate who found it so inconceivable that she could lose that she singlehandedly lowered this election's decorum and quality of debate through her petty antics while also passing herself off as a victim? These are the people I am forced to share a party with? It figures: these are the same people who support a corrupt, cheating football program as though it were coached by the Pope.

Tuesday was a disaster for liberals. Hillary Clinton's candidacy lives on, and with it the misleading notion that she speaks for progressive liberals. She only speaks for us when it serves her selfish purposes. When the climate gets tough, and being a liberal becomes harder, she abandons us, disowning the values we espouse through her cowardly votes and absent advocacy. Barack has been far more resolute, and he does not have the same track record of betrayal.

Worse than just losing out on a chance to cement Obama's candidacy, liberals must now also endure the specter of the Clinton political machine manipulating and conniving its way back into the White House. It starts with an inconclusive pledged delegate count; it continues with makeup contests in Michigan and Florida; and it culminates in a superdelegate fight during which Bill, Hillary, and hacks like Terry McAuliffe can call in favors, apply historical pressures, and trot out the entire cheap-trick play book to steal away the nomination. All of sudden this election got a lot less fun, though being a Democrat hasn't been for a while."
Taken from: http://straightbangin.blogspot.com/

I can't say it better myself. This is probably what upsets me the most about the Hillary vs. Barack debates: she is not genuine and she lacks integrity...oh and she's a hypocrite. It's not that I think Obama will come in and BOOM, instantly the US is a better place. But Obama represents a new outlook. Something outside of our historic political machine that reflects the changes in the world. The US has always been a great place to live, but if the weakening-dollar, or the failed war in Iraq hasn't shown our flaws, well....you're blind. We can no longer live in ignorance. And we can no longer operate as if no other country's opinion matters.




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