Time for A Real Change

The new NIE (National Intelligence Estimate) report came out and told us that Iran stopped its nuclear weapons program a few years ago. Okay. So this clearly means that when Bush was in so many words telling us that we needed to attack Iran or we would face World War III, he was feeding us a line of crap. Now, I know that for most of us the fact that President Bush would feed us a line of crap is no surprise at all. But, let's face it, there are quite a few Americans out there who believe every word this man says. Why? Hell, I don't know. I'm a registered Republican (not for much longer) and I turned against this administration the day they started talking about invading Iraq because the "smoking gun" would soon be a "mushroom cloud". I had no problem with us going after Osama Bin Laden in Afghanistan. As a matter of fact I fully supported that action. But I just could not see how Iraq had anything to do with 9/11. I thought invading Iraq was a ridiculous idea and that it completely distracted us from our mission of going after Bin Laden in Afghanistan. I would say I was right about this because unless I missed something somewhere, Osama Bin Laden has still not been captured after all these years since 9/11. I clearly recall Bush saying to Bin Laden things like "you can run but you can't hide", or "we will hunt you down". Turns out he wasn't serious about that because he had Sadaam Hussein on his mind. So, he started using the fear factor. This administration, and the Republicans in general, have been trying to scare the bejesus out of Americans for years now, and they have, in great part, succeeded. But now I think people are starting to wise up to the Republicans' game. People are starting to think, "Are we in any more danger now than we were during World War II or the Cold War?" They are starting to come to the conclusion that we are not. They are starting to realize that this administration has been playing them for fools. That is why the American people did not start freaking out when Bush started playing the World War III card in his attempt to scare us into attacking Iran. And it turns out that the American people were right. Iran presents no imminent threat to us any more than Iraq did.

We have to wait over a year, though, before Bush and his clowns are out of the White House. So...who should we get to replace them? Well, my vote is for Barack Obama. Yes, I know I said I am a registered Republican, but I am also an American, and for me, being an American trumps being a Republican. The Republicans have done major damage to America in a relatively short amount of time. Re-electing them would be idiotic. They are under the control of "neo-conservatives" (and those people are not really conservatives at all). We need change and we need it big time. I look at the current bunch of candidates, both Republican and Democratic, and I see only a few that represent real change for the better. I see some who would represent change for the worse. I also see some who represent no real change at all. Then, I narrow it down to who would represent change for the better and is at the same time electable. My conclusion: Barack Obama.

For most of my life I have paid close attention to politics. Since I was a boy I have always watched both the Republican and Democratic conventions every four years. I keep up with current events and politics. So, it is no surprise that I have read both of Barack Obama's books. And I like what I read. I believe that Obama represents a clear change from the politics of Bush/Clinton/Bush II. I know that Hillary Clinton is the front runner for the Dems, and I feel that she represents no change. If she is elected, she represents Bush/Clinton/Bush II/Clinton II. What is this? England? We don't have a monarchy here, but it is starting to look like it! No, we need real change and we need to vote for someone who not only represents real change, but also is electable. Hey, I would love to see an Obama/Edwards ticket, you know? As for the Republicans, well, they have me quite disillusioned. They need to make some serious changes to the party before I can ever go back to them. I am going to change my status from Republican to Unaffiliated. But this time around, I am voting for Democrats all the way down the line. I look at the Republican candidates and I cringe. Giuliani is scary as hell and looks to me like Bush on steroids...God forbid if this man ever gets elected president. If he does, then I think we can definitely start talking seriously about World War III and Armageddon and all that biblical stuff. I like Ron Paul for some of his ideas, but then he has other ideas that I do not think would be good for our country. Huckabee is likable, but he is also a former Baptist preacher and I have had it up to here with religious whackos, whether they be Christian or Muslim. Certainly, he seems to have compassion more than any other Republican candidate, and I admire that because I feel that one thing that is killing the Republican Party is its incredible lack of compassion for the least among us. (Weren't real Christians supposed to be compassionate)? Nevertheless, I don't feel that Huckabee represents any real change. Plus, he is a Republican, and like I said, they have made a mess of things and we need to "throw the bums out".

Obama represents a new kind of politics. We need that. I have contributed to his campaign and I fully support him and encourage you to read his books so you can really get to know him, and then visit his website at barackobama.com to see videos of some of his speeches. It is time for a real change.