But I do think our country is at a crossroads. We've had going on 7 years of war, torture, secret prisons, illegal wiretapping, and an erosion of the Constitution and some fundamental rights like Habeas Corpus.
The next election really, really matters. And the Republicans are imploding and have a rack of candidates that no one is really thrilled to be behind.
The Democrats?
Clinton: Beyond thinking that however overdue for a woman President we as a nation may be, I just see her as a triangulating "politician's politician". I don't feel like she's got a solid "This is what I stand for" position, except on issues I seem to disagree with her on. And I'm just fucking sick of the DLC weasels. Plus, she personally is too polarizing an issue.
Obama: Looks great, great presence... kinda new at this. And this is The Big Chair. And this one really, really matters. Whomever the nominee is, I think Obama might do well in the co-pilot's seat.
Edwards: I would love to see him get the job. I just don't think he has the juice, nor do I think he's likely to develop it. But he's young still.
Dodd: Would love to see him get the job. Like what he espouses, and that hold on the telecom immunity bill was righteous. Still, not a powerhouse candidate.
Kucinich: Hey, a monkey can dream, can't he? Shit, if a Genie appeared to me and said I could guarantee DK winning it if I chewed off the last knuckle on my left pinky, I'd run and find something to use as a tourniquet. Lucky for my finger, me meeting a genie is about as likely as America officially having teh hawtest First Lady on teh planet!
Gore: Not a single other Democratic candidate has more experience and preparation to hit the ground running, day 1. No other candidate has the international stature and respect (to say nothing of global focus we really need) Gore has. Wouldn't it be nice to have a President that had a Nobel Peace Prize? And he's the only candidate running who as ALREADY gotten a majority of voters to cast their votes for him.
And I think a lot of people, after 2 terms of bush/Cheney, would do it again. I think a lot of people are fed up with what has become of the Republican Party, and that they might likely vote for Gore where they might not vote for Clinton. And I totally expect the Republicans to pull out the stops when it comes to voter suppression like they have in the last two elections.
Which is why I think we need a powerhouse candidate. Someone who is going to garner enough support and votes that the G. Gordon Liddy's of today can't tinker around enough edges to sway things. And the only candidate I see that can do that is Al Gore.
Do I think he's perfect? No. Do I agree with everything he espouses? No. Do I really think he's our "only hope"? No, the Republic will survive even thugs such as lead us now, however dark things get.
Do I think Gore's a combination of pretty damn good AND highly electable, you betcha!
NOTE: I'm probably going to the early matinee of An Inconvenient Truth at the Grand Lake Thursday, even if I end up not working that evening. Just in case you're free and interested. Lemme know. :D
Assuming I'm a) not working day and b) not broke, I'm there.
* What, are you telling me Dick Cheney ISN'T Darth Vader with a shotgun instead of a light saber? ;-)
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He's rested.
He's respected.
He's shaved.
He was right about Iraq from the very beginning.
He was right about abuse of executive power from the very beginning.
He's right on the environment.
He's neither a moron chimp puppet nor a religious fanatic.
And this next one REALLY, REALLY FUCKING MATTERS.
And because even though he won in 2000, Bush became president. Though none dare call it treason
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