Hopefully, this will work out.
Written by Captain Spork on 12:52 PM
I've put my money where my mouth will be on February 5th and have donated to the Barack Obama campaign. I was looking forward to voting for John Edwards, mainly because he was a guy that was truly pissed off about what had happened to this country in the last few years and wasn't afraid to show it.
But, alas he has bowed out of the campaign to play the role of elder statesman and not cause total confusion at the Democratic convention. Which I happen to think is kind of another tangent of paranoia that plays right into the GOP's playbook. "We can't look indecisive in choosing a candidate." Of course not, because then the big bad republicans will use their magic public relations spell on us again and call us, "flip-floppers," or "weak on terror." So, let's just widdle the candidates down to the person who says the least offensive things and looks good on camera. I digress.
Barack Obama is the man of the moment and he appears to be a man that can actually win the election. Do I think he's going to change the world? Probably not. Do I think he's a decent human being that can actually project the kind of leadership becoming of the president of United States? Absolutely. And that has to be enough for now because the ship we are sailing needs to plot a different course.
So here's a toast to the idea that hope and truth still have a place in our world. And for good measure, I'll toss in a prayer that voters are more interested in rebuking Bush Jr, than they are afraid to vote for someone with a different skin tone. Get ready people. This is going to be a bumpy year.
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