The presidential past needs to stay there
Political strategists have always been tempted to invoke images of past Presidents to bolster the image of their candidate. None more strongly than the notion of the Reagan Republicans, but in the present election such ploys just seem out of place and petty. In this post by David Weigel he discusses that latest quip fired back comparing Obama to Carter. The overwhelming rhetoric for this campaign has been change and that’s exactly what we need to be focusing on. We can argue for the next hundred the Presidency of George W. Bush and entering into the war in Iraq. But guess what people IT DOESN’T MATTER. Really it doesn’t matter anymore, that one thing I wish people we get through their heads. It doesn’t matter it a reality and we need to deal with it, plain and simple. As a nation we can’t move forward without letting go of the past. So when people say they want change the campaign season I think that is what the people deserve. The Obama campaign was the first to strike such a blow saying the McCain would be Bush’s third term. Does anyone actually believe that? And really we should be basing our decisions this year not about clever sound bites and impressions of past images, we should be better than this. Unfortunately we are getting sucked back in as McCain fires back at Obama
New Obama Strategy
Senator Barack Obama’s general election plan calls for broadening the electoral map by challenging Senator John McCain in typically Republican states — from North Carolina to Missouri to Montana
Thanks Memeorandum!
Injustice of an ethical code
Over regulation has ruined this country, for none other reason it suggests that people are unable to regulate themselves. It’s like asking your self “Why should I put in the effort if someone is going to do it for me?” Clearly, this is something that the founding fathers passionately believed in. We went to war for our independence based on the notion that a free and democratic government is going to serve the people better then thousands of decrees handed down by a single authority. Our own Constitution is a limiting document, be that I mean it limits the scope and jurisdiction our governing institutions have over citizens. Why then have we developed into a tyranny that must regulate everything? We are at an interesting crossroads because what are starting to see the affects of a generation raised in this era of over regulation. People need to be left either to sink or swim on their own, life circumstance shouldn’t matter. Life is dealing with the hand you were dealt and pushing forward, not waiting for some else to come along and tell you how it is done. The blogosphere is no different, if people have and idea and want to affect change then they should have the self awareness to take the steps to guarantee they are taken seriously.
