I implore Obama to challenge Clinton to continue her campaign to win the nomination for president by showing who would be better in the fight to win against McCain by focusing on that fight rather then bringing the Democratic party down. If she thinks she would be better she should prove it, but she knows she can not win that fight. The Republicans know she can not win that fight. I think that by making that challenge Obama will be able to focus on the high road again with fewer distractions. I have not been excited about a presidential candidate since Jimmy Carter and Barack Obama has all of his good traits yet none of his bad ones! I feel strongly that Obama will be as brave as Carter was with pushing for new policies and a new direction, but will not have the same problems getting the policies in motion. People have forgotten that Carter was very popular up until the hostage crises began. From renewable energy programs to increased social equity to changing the military away from weapons of mass destruction, Obama has the right ideas and he does have the audacity to get those solutions implemented like no other president before him. I have not been this hopeful in my adult life! I remember President Reagan removing the working solar panels from the roof of the White House that Carter had installed. Reagan's policies towards Russia after the fall of the Soviet Union (which would have fell under a Carter second term as well), help the Russian mafia take hold of that country and the fall out of that is still having a huge negative impact on Russia, so much so that we may very well end up in another cold war soon. I also never liked Bill Clinton because he overtly disregarded his first 100 day campaign promises, deregulated radio so large corporations could gain control of the air waves and he was a fiscal republicrat! Again, I have a very strong feeling that Obama means what he says (he has the voting record to prove it!), he believes in building coalitions to work for the greater good and gives the same message to Wall Street as he does to the UAW. Obama's honesty is exactly what this country needs rather then deceptive concepts like trickle down therory, which actually means what it says, i.e. everything stays at the top, except the little bits that accidentally trickle down! I want a candidate willing to say "that is a promise I can't make, and if my opponent makes it you will know s/he is lying!" I want a candidate who is willing to challenge his opponent to not make promises that can't be kept just because it is what s/he thinks the people want to hear" as Obama did regarding the troupe pull out rates. If this great nations resources were well directed we would be able to do everything we want and everyone would be better off, even the rich! Their kids would be safer, we could work to keep their beach front properties above sea level and they could take pride in a country that once again would be leading the World towards a better tomorrow! There are so many things we can do and it is such a shame that we have not only neglected them, but even taken steps backwards over the last 27 years. We need Obama now! Instead of a war, how about a new rail system, better schools with well paid teachers (especially in the poorest neighborhoods), a food honesty labeling program, universal health care, cars with twice the fuel efficiency and longevity and corporations that are held accountable for their actions if they want to do business in the US. I know that it will take another 27 years or longer to undo many of the damages caused by Reaganomics and those who have been riding on those deceptive coattails. Speaking of Reagan and all the strange twists of logic he and his propaganda machine were able to convince this country of; his power was derived from his ability to speak. Barack Obama's speaking abilities make Reagan look like an amateur! It is time to start debunking some of the myths of the past 27 years and start thinking about change for the greater good. YES WE CAN! Thanks for listening,
Paul de JongSan Francisco, CAMarch 27, 2008
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