[Vision2020] Barack Obama

[Tom Hansen]

Although I tend to agree with your sentiment, Dave, it is this attitude that will get McCain into the White House.
 
As much as  I passionately support Barack Obama, unless a third-party candidate has a serious chance of winning the November election, even if Barack Obama does not receive the party nomination, I will be casting my vote for the Democratic Party candidate.  
 
The alternative of "President McCain" scares me.  
 
What Bush has irresponsibly and unaccountably gotten away with, under the auspices of ignorant stupidity, will simply be cast aside as "senior moments" under President McCain, and 
 
- We can then run office pools in guessing when the casualties of the Iraq civil war will achieve the ten thousand, fifteen thousand, twenty thousand, and on and on and on, benchmarks, 
 
- Our civil liberties vanquished, 
 
- Our addiction to oil exploited by corporate America and foreign governments,
 
- Our degenerative economy reducing our nation into a two-class society (the grotesquely rich and the painfully poor) as our government continues to outsource our jobs and our security.
 
So, although I have lost virtually all my respect for Hillary Clinton, in the absence of Barack Obama, the alternative may cost us considerably more than respect.  It may very well cost our children their hope.
 
Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho



> Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2008 12:51:03 -0700> From: tiedye at turbonet.com> To: vision2020 at moscow.com> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Barack Obama> > I would vote for him too. If Hilary gets the nomination I will vote for > either Nader or the Green party candidate which will probably be Cynthia.> > "A vote for the lessor of two evils is still a vote for evil"> -Jerry Garcia> > Dave> > > Bill London wrote:> > I just finished Barack Obama's first book, "Dreams from My Father," > > which he wrote in 1995, before he was first elected to political > > office. The book is autobiographical, detailing both his remarkable > > racial/cultural heritage and his very personal journey to acceptance > > of his responsibilities as an African-American man.> > > > Obama's book is so much better than I expected. First, it is obvious > > that he wrote every word -- in 1995, he was too poor and too unknown > > to have a ghostwriter. Second, the book shines with a remarkable > > passion and integrity. He has an astounding intellect and charisma.> > > > I plan to vote for him every chance I get.> > > > BL> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------> >> > =======================================================> > List services made available by First Step Internet, > > serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994. > > http://www.fsr.net > > mailto:Vision2020 at moscow.com> > =======================================================> > > -- > Windows, OSX, or Linux is the same choice as:> McDonalds, Burger King, or a (real) Co-Op.> > =======================================================> List services made available by First Step Internet, > serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994. > http://www.fsr.net > mailto:Vision2020 at moscow.com> =======================================================
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