I just wanted to throw out my recommendations for the new 1st pet.
#1. a mutt like Sandy form little Orphan Annie.
#2. Pete the pup from the Our Gang shorts.
Friday, November 7, 2008
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Quotes from Obama's Election Night Remarks.
I just want to highlight some comments from the speech last night. If you believe Obama's rhetoric is empty, I submit these quotes for your consideration. The bully pulpit will have an occupant worthy of the title.
"The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even in one term. But, America, I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there. I promise you, we as a people will get there."
Sorry, but this is not empty. This is an honest promise of struggle. His eyes are wide open and he has an understanding of our challenges.
"... I will ask you to join in the work of remaking this nation, the only way it's been done in America for 221 years -- block by block, brick by brick, calloused hand by calloused hand."
"It can't happen without you, without a new spirit of service, a new spirit of sacrifice. So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism, of responsibility, where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves but each other."
Are we looking at the return of big government liberalism. Sorry, Bush has already made big government trendy. Big government was a product of a large industrial economy. Will we rebuild our government for our post industrial and global world? We can hope.
"In this country, we rise or fall as one nations, as one people. Let's resist the temptation to fall back on the same partisanship and pettiness and immaturity that has poisoned our politics for so long."
Some have asked how will Obama show respect for the other side. Well first off he won't call you names or even un-American.
"Tonight we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity and unyielding hope."
"That's the true genius of America: that America can change. Our union can be perfected. What we've already achieved gives us hope for what we can and must achieve tomorrow."
A weakness of the Democrats since the 60's is that they where open to the charge that they did not love their country. The new left especially was not comfortable with the rhetoric of the American revolution. Obama is helping them to overcome that.
"The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even in one term. But, America, I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there. I promise you, we as a people will get there."
Sorry, but this is not empty. This is an honest promise of struggle. His eyes are wide open and he has an understanding of our challenges.
"... I will ask you to join in the work of remaking this nation, the only way it's been done in America for 221 years -- block by block, brick by brick, calloused hand by calloused hand."
"It can't happen without you, without a new spirit of service, a new spirit of sacrifice. So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism, of responsibility, where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves but each other."
Are we looking at the return of big government liberalism. Sorry, Bush has already made big government trendy. Big government was a product of a large industrial economy. Will we rebuild our government for our post industrial and global world? We can hope.
"In this country, we rise or fall as one nations, as one people. Let's resist the temptation to fall back on the same partisanship and pettiness and immaturity that has poisoned our politics for so long."
Some have asked how will Obama show respect for the other side. Well first off he won't call you names or even un-American.
"Tonight we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity and unyielding hope."
"That's the true genius of America: that America can change. Our union can be perfected. What we've already achieved gives us hope for what we can and must achieve tomorrow."
A weakness of the Democrats since the 60's is that they where open to the charge that they did not love their country. The new left especially was not comfortable with the rhetoric of the American revolution. Obama is helping them to overcome that.
Monday, November 3, 2008
Why Barack Obama?
I wanted to write down why I am voting for Barack Obama.
George Bush is the worst president in American history. He has severally weakened this country and it will take 20 years (5 presidential terms) to dig our way out. The Republican party did this to themselves because they loved power over principle and good government in 2004. The American people did this to themselves because we enabled, and are one in the same with these spend thrifts and fools.
John McCain decided to bow before Bush and Rovian politics in 2004. This is where he gave up ever being the McCain I supported in 2000.
John McCain’s second weakness is his age. His VP pick is absolutely more important then it would be normally. Sarah Palin is an inferior choice. It do not care that she is a gun toting red neck. I am a gun toting North Minneapolis elitist. She has a short executive record and most of it is weak to bad. Her theology is wrong, and worse then Obama’s wrong theology. She is a Penta-prosperity-gelical. I feel I am being generous with the -gelical suffix. Why did he not pick Huckabee all the strengths none of the weaknesses?
This is my Positive Argument.
His decision making process is conservative. He consults and is willing to change his mind in face of facts on the ground. He will not abdicate his post as commander-in-chief by asking his Generals to provide political cover.
He is a post Boomer. He was not old enough to make any decisions in the 1960s, so maybe he can lead us beyond them. I believe he will be presidential and support centrist positions on social issues, even though he holds liberal views on abortion and guns. IF the first thing passed is FOCA or federal gay marriage; He will not get to work on the core “social contract” issues he is running on. I am much more worried about social issues in a 2nd term.
These are my negative arguments for Barack Obama.
George Bush is the worst president in American history. He has severally weakened this country and it will take 20 years (5 presidential terms) to dig our way out. The Republican party did this to themselves because they loved power over principle and good government in 2004. The American people did this to themselves because we enabled, and are one in the same with these spend thrifts and fools.
John McCain decided to bow before Bush and Rovian politics in 2004. This is where he gave up ever being the McCain I supported in 2000.
John McCain’s second weakness is his age. His VP pick is absolutely more important then it would be normally. Sarah Palin is an inferior choice. It do not care that she is a gun toting red neck. I am a gun toting North Minneapolis elitist. She has a short executive record and most of it is weak to bad. Her theology is wrong, and worse then Obama’s wrong theology. She is a Penta-prosperity-gelical. I feel I am being generous with the -gelical suffix. Why did he not pick Huckabee all the strengths none of the weaknesses?
This is my Positive Argument.
His decision making process is conservative. He consults and is willing to change his mind in face of facts on the ground. He will not abdicate his post as commander-in-chief by asking his Generals to provide political cover.
He is a post Boomer. He was not old enough to make any decisions in the 1960s, so maybe he can lead us beyond them. I believe he will be presidential and support centrist positions on social issues, even though he holds liberal views on abortion and guns. IF the first thing passed is FOCA or federal gay marriage; He will not get to work on the core “social contract” issues he is running on. I am much more worried about social issues in a 2nd term.
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