Can you imagine?

Thank you, George McGovern: Why I Believe Bush Must Go. (from Washington Post)

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From me, not George McGovern:


Obama is looking all-the-sudden unstoppable. It occurred to me this morning reading something that it doesn't really matter who I want out of Obama/Clinton/Edwards/Richardson/whoever else, because I am not going to get an opportunity to make that choice before a nominee is called. That's fine. I don't have major problems with any of them, and would love to see any and all of them in office.

That was my biggest problem watching the debate on Saturday night. There is so much in-fighting and self-promotion on the littlest whim. It's like a high school debate club. As soon as someone hands you a a highlighted word or a talking point, just run with it until you're out of juice.

Do they not understand that fully sixty-some-odd percent of the population wants one of them as President? I know they're debating "for" New Hampshire, but if you're going to televise, if you're going to make it a national debate, then let's really debate. And not debate about each other and our differences, but about the actual issues. Not what I will or won't do v. what you will or won't do, but what isn't being done v. what needs to be. And what each of your four can bring to it.

My biggest problem with Obama are his ideas on health care and taxation. I'm such a sucker for John Edwards' populist appeal -- but then, who shouldn't be? Unless you're uber-rich. Pur the two of them together, you've got quite a dream team.

I feel badly for Hillary sometimes, because even as "she says just what she thinks will get her votes," as a friend of mine put it, I do think she's a remarkable and intelligent person who is trying to solve problems. I do think sometimes she tries to take care of everybody and every concern, which gives off a sense of just saying what's necessary to get elected. She kind of flipped out during the debate, and I don't blame her. If I were all the sudden losing to Sen. Obama, who makes it look so effortless, I would be confused and pissed too; especially with the short shrift and, frankly, caddishness he was giving her and the rest of them on Saturday night.



I want this election year to stay exciting for the Dems without turning ugly. Real interest, not intrigue. Really and truly, between these three candidates (and against Bush plus the GOP candidates), we've got this one in the bag. Let's not shoot ourselves in the foot, getting greedy amongst ourselves.



I sat back and imagined this morning, in a year, a new President at his or her inauguration. (And regardless of whether or not you think it matters, it does: can you imagine the reaction of the world to a black President Obama or female President Clinton?). I sat back and imagined President Obama (let's be honest), and in my hopeful mind his first words to the world as President:

Today I want to apologize. The United States of America has acted wrongly and grievously against the nations of the world and against its own citizens in the cowardly hands of a few, and in the face of enormous trust and good will that our friends and allies had placed in us. We know we have lost that trust, from many around the world and, indeed, from many of our own American people. We have murdered and pillaged indiscriminately, we have detained and tortured without cause, we have cast a shadow of suspicion, doubt, and mistrust across our land and others'. And we have asked the rest of the world to bear the brunt of our mistakes and our crimes.

There are many Americans who have previously felt helpless to reverse this course, who felt their government had been hijacked by people they had elected in good faith and trust. But today Americans stand up and with me pledge to end these wrongful actions and to begin to restore peace and justice and trust amongst the nations of the world, all our friends and allies, and our native citizens and immigrants. And as one we ask forgiveness of every human person on this earth. With good faith and honest apology, I implore my fellow Americans to re-dedicate our America today to peace, liberty, justice, freedom, and goodness for all mankind.



Seriously, someone should pay me to crank these out!


Just the idea of saying "President" and following it with something other than "Bush" makes me tingle! Although if, God forbid, one of the Dems loses, Montreal here I come.