Last political post...

[alfreda89]

..until fall, I hope. Take a look at this, if you haven't seen it already...if you're trying to flip that final coin between Clinton and Obama.

It sums up many of the reasons I voted for Barack Obama in the primary. (I have two other major reasons that can fit into a nutshell -- 1) I believe he is looking toward the future, willing to let go of old vendettas, while Senator Clinton is still defensive about the past -- and ready to crush those who caused her husband's terms such grief, and 2) I think the Republicans will do whatever they can to pull together and find a candidate to defeat Senator Clinton. Sad, but true -- she is very competent, and would make a fine president. But more healing is needed in this country before that can happen. I would support her in the general election, but Obama is my first choice.)

So -- take a look, and don't be afraid to say that one candidate actually does have higher moral courage, higher integrity -- has resisted "false and misleading statements" about his competition.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdDzvmY1XPo&eurl=http://accidentalideas.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/lawrence-lessig-explains-his-support-for-barack-obama/

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I am supposed to be writing, but obviously my writing is toast until after the caucus. Just got to face it -- I don't want another eight years of Rovean politics.

Comments

[kateelliott.livejournal.com]

clearly we think much alike. I already cast my (caucus vote) for Obama last month. As I noted in my lj, I was blown away by the lines of people waiting and waiting to vote in what wasn't even a primary but a "preference poll."

[alfreda89.livejournal.com]

And we can only hope that they really wanted to have a choice for Democratic candidates, and weren't spoilers!

I think most of them were choosing what they wanted, but then I am mostly an optimist.

[martianmooncrab.livejournal.com]

This made me think about politics, and why Lousiana would keep electing corrupt officials, knowing how compromised they were, and for them, it was easy, you know what you were dealing with, and you know what they would do for the state.

With Clinton you know what baggage she is packing, but Obama is relatively unknown..

[alfreda89.livejournal.com]

Remember that Clinton's experience is limited to one term, as well. As I said -- I will vote for her, if she's the nominee. But I would prefer Obama. Of course, I wanted Gore. But we'll see. The most important thing is -- will the nominee listen to the people, and choose a good staff/cabinet and then weigh what information they bring to the discussion?

We haven't had anyone who listened since Ford -- and we were pure lucky with him.

[noiseinmyhead.livejournal.com]

Obama has run a sexist campaign so the false and misleading statements thing is ringing kinda false. I think both of them are doing whatever it takes to win and neither really has moral high ground.

[alfreda89.livejournal.com]

Hummm...with as spirited a wife as Michelle, if it happened, I imagine that heads were knocked together over it. I know he took a few stripes off a fellow for anti-gay sentiments. Clinton's campaign group is a disaster, too. Looks like she thought she had it sewed up and didn't expect much of a campaign, and he didn't think he'd get far, so needed only a skeleton campaign.

Neither of these people are saints. Both would do the JOB of president well. Both show other countries we've changed enough to have the most interesting campaign race between a black man and a woman -- either would be first.

But I like the fact that Obama can admit when he's made a mistake, or when new knowledge allows him to fine-tune his take on a situation. I think he's free of Washington insider hates. He's a good listener, and acts on what he hears from his constituents.

I also think that if they could work together, an Obama-Clinton partnership could change the world. For the better.

We'll see.

[apricot-tree.livejournal.com]

I'm hearing that there's a lot of age division on Obama. That many of the old line feministsare displease that younger women are voting for him. At least your state seems to be one where your voice will make a difference. :)

I saw this today and wondered if you had seen it before: http://chud.com/articles/articles/13891/1/GET-LYME-DISEASE-GROW-UP/Page1.html

Hummmm.........

[alfreda89.livejournal.com]

No, not familiar yet with info on the production. Once it starts rolling, stuff will probably leak out.

Voting for someone on the basis of their sex just isn't me, unless it's an area we desperately need sexual parity (like judges) and the candidates are otherwise matched. I think Clinton would make a competent president, far from the worst (and looking even better compared to Bush 43). I just think Obama would do a better job of inviting all folks concerned to the party, so to speak. If she ends up the nominee, I'll vote for her.

Just having two such strong candidates is a very big deal. A female president will happen -- maybe even Clinton. Just not this time around. But if she won Ohio, she's in through PA, I'
d guess.