nemokc's Blog

I am a child of Watergate.   My first knowledge of our political system was that Presidents lie and sometimes commit crimes.   I learned that once upon a time, there was a man named Bobby Kennedy, whom everyone said would have changed the world.   Instead of a changed world I learned that some Presidents fall down a lot, and others give away the Panama Canal.   Then came Reagan...the first candidate I ever campaigned for...much to the dismay of my college friends.   I ended up not voting for him, more out of peer pressure than conviction.    Then I found out that ketchup was a vegetable & that increases in military spending means cuts in veterens funding.   The cynic that was born during Watergate became an adult that laughed at the whole process.

During the 90's, I voted for Clinton and began to lose a touch of my cynical edge.   Then I was taught the true meaning of "is" and found out that you paid for that education with last minute pardons sold to the highest bidder during your last few hours of office.   I promised never to lose my cynical nature again.

Now we have reached a point where nothing gets done, because of a political process that emphasizes divisions and makes us remember how different the "other guy" is.    A world that is very much in line with my cynical view.  

Unfortunately, this year the Senator from Illinois decided to run.   I have listened to his inspiring speeches, watched in wonder at the crowds that gather, read his books and studied his positions.    I find myself wondering if maybe I shouldn't try "believing" one last time as an adult.   In 40 years of watching the political process, I've never seen a Kennedy compare anyone to Bobby Kennedy.    

When Eisenhower won the presidency, it was because Americans crossed party lines to vote for him.   The same thing happened in 1980 & 1984 for Ronald Reagan.     Perhaps this is the year that Republicans & Independants ask for a Democratic ballot in the primary.     The choice is simple, you can offer Senator Obama a few more hours on the national stage and a little more time to get to know him before November.    Or you can listen to the same old political lines for the next 10 months by allowing Democrats to nominate Hillary Clinton.  

DO WE WANT A REASONED DEBATE BETWEEN SEN. OBAMA AND THE REPUBLICAN NOMINEE OR DO WE WANT TO LISTEN TO 10 MONTHS OF "HILLARY SPEAK"?

If you are a dissatisified Republican or an Independent wondering what to do.....please consider becoming one of the many OBAMICANS.   REMEMBER....ONLY YOU CAN SAVE OUR EARDRUMS.

But in the unlikely story that is America...

there has never been anything false about HOPE!