Wednesday, June 04, 2008
I honestly can’t believe that the primaries are finally over. Bup. We’ve witnessed Florida and Michigan being banned from the primary process, outspoken preachers and priests (and defections from the church), Hillary getting choked up in a Café, Bill fuming that the very media that was on his side for a decade was suddenly against them, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera. I’m really going to miss that drama. Truth be told, there is certainly more to come.
The reality is that the Clinton machine, through powerful, just doesn’t quite get there – witness Gore and now Hillary. Deep down inside I think many Americans know - myself included - that the prosperity of the Bill Clinton years was more fortuitous than anything he did. He got a little too much credit for what he inherited from the Bush (H.W.) and the Reagan years.
I voted for Obama. Was it because of a vast political history or experience? No. It was in spite of those qualities. I really don’t want the old rank-and-file Bush-Clinton legacy crap that we’ve dealt with for almost 20 years. I want something new. I really don’t care for Obama's view on Iraq because we made that mess and have the responsibility to clean it up. I don’t care for his view on outsourcing and the economy. I would have rather had Hillary’s health care policy that covers everyone, than his. Honestly, until the last Bush came into power I wasn’t even a registered Democrat (I was an independent). Alas, I have fallen victim to the demagoguery brought about by the George W. Bush years.
That being said, it’s going to be an interesting general election. Parts of me even want to vote for McCain. But we’ll see where I, as a fickle American, land as I get to know the candidates. But, for better or worse (usually), politics is a winner-take-all game.
Let the games begin.
The reality is that the Clinton machine, through powerful, just doesn’t quite get there – witness Gore and now Hillary. Deep down inside I think many Americans know - myself included - that the prosperity of the Bill Clinton years was more fortuitous than anything he did. He got a little too much credit for what he inherited from the Bush (H.W.) and the Reagan years.
I voted for Obama. Was it because of a vast political history or experience? No. It was in spite of those qualities. I really don’t want the old rank-and-file Bush-Clinton legacy crap that we’ve dealt with for almost 20 years. I want something new. I really don’t care for Obama's view on Iraq because we made that mess and have the responsibility to clean it up. I don’t care for his view on outsourcing and the economy. I would have rather had Hillary’s health care policy that covers everyone, than his. Honestly, until the last Bush came into power I wasn’t even a registered Democrat (I was an independent). Alas, I have fallen victim to the demagoguery brought about by the George W. Bush years.
That being said, it’s going to be an interesting general election. Parts of me even want to vote for McCain. But we’ll see where I, as a fickle American, land as I get to know the candidates. But, for better or worse (usually), politics is a winner-take-all game.
Let the games begin.
# posted by otas : 7:15 PM
