| | I really, really hope that tonight will finally end the unnecessary
divisions within the Democratic party, so that they (and any sane
person) can confront the real issues facing us.
Economic Crisis: John McCain believes that the multi-national
corporations can be trusted to care for us. Neither of the Democrats
believe this. I agree with the Democrats on this point. As an
Augustinian regarding the human condition, I believe that every human,
and the corporate entities they belong to, are corrupted by the impulse
of selfishness and moral-blindness. Republicans believe in governmental
moral blindness, but they seem to believe in moral purity in regards to
business behavior.
Foreign Policy: Clinton or Obama is an infinitely (yeah, I know it's an
overstatement) better choice than McCain. I used to be a McCain guy. I
gave money to him. He is not the candidate I used to support. Now we
have bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb Iran. I don't want to vote for
Armeggedon. The rhetoric of McCain is more dangerous than anything the
Dems.have to offer.
Environment: McCain believes that global warming is a reality. That's
good. But not good enough. Plenty of people believe that global
warming is a reality, but they don't get that the choices we make can
either make it worse or can make it better. McCain believes that we
need more nuclear power, more off-shore drilling, more drilling in
ANWAR. These ALL make the problem worse, even if it make us feel
momentarily better. Solving our environmental common concerns means
that we need to make the choices that truly make our children's future
better. This takes work, time, and a concerted effort to bring us to a
better day ahead.
Health Care: This is a no brainer. Any Democrat is better than just
about any Republican. I have too many friends who are without insurance
or who are about to be uninsured. We have a country that doesn't insure
its citizens more than many undelevoped countries. If Canada and France
and England and even Cuba can insure all of their citizens, then why
can't we?
Obvioulsy there are numerous other issues at work in this election. But these are the ones that hit people where they hurt.
Now we can see how the all-important issues of flag pins, bitterness,
and other crap dredged up to distract us will be presented as the
essentiall issues.
Welcome to the general election!
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