Thursday, January 24, 2008
Election 2008 Update
When I asked for a simple explanation on what was happening to Bill Clinton I received comments about who was going to win the election and voter turnout. I think that this election is showing interesting things about our country. The conservative party is trying to cover up the issue with the War, forget about Bush, and appeal to the Christian Conservative sect in the country. I have been hearing many shows say that conservatism is being redefined or is lost. I would agree. The conservatism that existed with Reagan (not that I liked Reagan) does not exist anymore. It's a party trying to cater to too many people with simple solutions that they can't cash in on. On that side I give my nod to John McCain. As a poltician he is not always as saavy as Romney or Huckabee, but he certainly has the best solutions and is the best person on the conservatives. I don't give shit what Chuck Norris says;) As for the Democrats they are still rather divided and may hurt themselves because of it. They have the better approaches to the answers, but they are so darn complex that they befuddle many of the people who side with the conservative party. Furthermore, people who are Democrats most certainly divided on issues because the polticians are. The country needs some direction and Barack Obama is the man to do it. I think Hillary has the better solutions, but she is not charasmatic enough. The President isn't meant to be a dictator (too many of us talk about him or her like they are - it is still the Congress that runs things - too many years with damn authoritarian Republicans:)). Hillary will most likely win because people are upset with the Republicans, people don't yet trust in Barack, and Bill Clinton is the greatest politician in the last half century and is running the greatest campaign ever.
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Assuming Ron Paul doesn't win, John McCain is my choice for President. Unlike some of the other candidates, he has repeatedly shown integrity and gone against the typical mold of the Republican party. You could say that he represents some of the changes that the party has recently undergone as they try and separate themselves from Bush--we do generally call it Bush's war, not the Republican's war--which was definitely a success by the party to avoid everything negative associated with it. Although McCain has recently tried to appeal to the Religious Conservatives, I imagine the party will be moving farther away from them as the years progress. I still have a laundry list of other gripes with the Republicans that probably won't be resolved anytime soon, but fortunately, McCain shares at least some of these beliefs. Another benefit is that McCain is by far the most experienced foreign policy candidate on either side, but if he wins the nomination, he will probably be decimated by his pro-war stance.
As for the Dems, I have been shocked at the tactics used by the Clintons lately. However, the polls suggest that it is working. Basically, Bill Clinton reminded South Carolina that Obama is black. As a result, Obama's poll numbers have fallen, especially from white voters. It's sad, but true, but we are talking about the state that embraced the Confederate flag until recently. With the economy struggling, it is easy to remember the 90's when Bill was in charge and the economy soared. Of course, Bill and Hillary had little to do with this economic boom, the person in the White House most responsible was Al Gore, for his invention of the Internet clearly jump started the 90's boom...
I REALLY don't want my brother-in-law to go back to Iraq so that makes any canidate with a prowar stance UNACCEPTABLE. McCain has also been brown-nosing the far right religious conservatives which bothers me. I would have been okay with the old McCain but I'm not okay with the sleaze-bag that he has become.
I don't like the prowar stance, but the main reason for McCain's success in the polls is that the troop surge is actually working.
As for the religious people, his battles with them in 2000 is what resulted in Bush getting elected instead of himself, so it makes sense that he would at least try to get on their good side.
You guys keep forgetting that there are multiple parties in this country. Just because the media shuts them out, doesn't mean you have to too.
Here is what it is time for the United States citizens, especially the youth who are sadly the future of this country, to do:
The next 4-8 years are not going to be good years. I will be the first to admit this prediction being wrong, but lets face it, there is NO viable candidate among the two major parties
Even if a third party does not win, it at least brings the issues, those not pertaining to the current politicians personal records, pasts as corporate lawyers (which I believe is all of them, but maybe that's a bit presumptuous) and other personal tidbits. Think on the classic example of Ralph Nader. After his mammoth 2% in the 2000 election (another election featuring NO candidates) the Democrats suddenly took interest in the environment. And thanks to 8 years of solid ignorance of the Green party, they really have not followed through on these promises (you could say they have a very non-environmentally friendly president, but submissiveness is worse).
In a system that really allows for only two parties, the only way that change can be brought about is by having small percentages (i.e. more than 1%) going to third/independent parties. The two major parties need to know that there are people out there who disapprove of them. WIth the country so divided and every percentage counts, next election(s) cycle these issues will start to be noticed. Otherwise in 4, 8, 12,... years we will still have the same problems.
It doesn't matter whether you are voting Green, Libertarian, Constitution, Socialist, Independent or whatever, but I IMPLORE you to not use your vote for a Democrat or Republican.
It is not wasting your vote to vote for third parties. This is exactly what the Democrats, Republicans and Media have taught you to think. Consider that for a minute.
Wasting your vote is considering the better of two very bad options. Like in 2000. And 2004. And it doesn't even matter which fool each party puts up, but its going to be the same in 2008.
The only way that change in this country can be instituted is through the realization of Third Parties.
So think about what issues are of the up most importance to you:
Is it the environment, then vote Green party.
Is it laissez faire economics, then vote Libertarian.
Is it more National involvement and the destruction of the bourgeoisie, then vote socialist.
But the biggest mistake that can, and will happen in this third critical election, is giving the Democrats and Republicans a mandate to rule the country. For the last 8 years, by not voting for REAL changes (Barak Obama has been a part of the problem, what is he going to change?!? Almost every candidate has been involved in the decision making process for at least some of the last 8 years!) this is what the electorate has been telling them: Since 98% of us voted for you guys, you're doing a great job!
Please, consider Third Parties. Do some research and find out who really represents your views. The only way you can find out, and spread the word, is by yourselves.
VoD
http://www.gp.org/index.php
http://www.lp.org/
http://www.constitutionparty.com/
http://www.sp-usa.org/
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