Candidate of Change?
This blog is addressing the issue of Sen. Barrack Obama as the “Candidate of Change”. I am not addressing his candidacy as a whole but the title he bestowed upon himself.
The media has helped dub Barrack Obama the “candidate of change.” With all the discontent in America today regarding, primarily, the economy change must be a good thing…. or maybe not. I imagine pre-WWII Germany wanted change and voted the great leader Adolf Hitler, was that good change? I traded in my old Chevrolet Vega for Ford Pinto then found out they tend to burst into flames in rear end accidents, was that a good change? I think I made my point that just because something is not considered good at the time change for change sake is not always good.
Barrack Obama has said he will bring change to Washington. I think most everyone will agree that the partisan way Washington works is not an effective way to run a country. What makes anyone think Barrack will be able to bring members from both side of the isle together? Barrack was considered the most liberal member of congress in 2007, which does not sound like he will be able to unite the two parties. Maybe people just want to change the party leading the country. Well, most of the economic problems began in 2006, exactly when the Democrats took over the control of the congress. This country has always given the President too much credit/blame for market conditions. When the economy makes one it’s cyclical turns we need to change leadership. Stupid!
Maybe people sense change from the way Obama campaigned. When a candidate gets behind they usually tend to go negative on the other candidate, to knock their opponent down a notch. Early on in the Democratic primary Barrack was the front runner, he was the candidate that needed to be knocked down. Almost from the beginning he did not need to close the gap by using negative campaign ads against his opponent(s). Even after he won the nomination and the Presidential campaigning has begun he is the odds on favorite to become the next President. Yet, he has always found a way to negative on his opponents. He took shots at the Clinton presidency, indirectly attacking Hillary. When he directly attacked Hillary he claims he was just pointing out differences. Recently he has resorted to using surrogates to attack his opponent and then he dismisses the charge. This way he gets the attack out there and appears to me magnanimous. Wesley Clark’s attacking Sen. McCain’s military record at the same time Sen. Obama dismisses the charge was pretty transparent to the thinking public. Obama originally said he would operate within the rules of public financed campaigning. This way both candidate would be on equal ground and no one would have a money advantage but since he realized he could raise more money he has flipped on that pledge. Politics as usual, fair is fair unless he can gain an advantage. He may have changed the look of a campaign but the tactics remain the same.
If we need real change, we need to change the type of individual running for the public office. We need individuals with values, conviction and courage: Values to know what is right and wrong for the country and not for the individual, Conviction to stand up for what is right and to fight to change what is wrong, Courage to resist the temptations that have found their home in Washington. At this point we do know if Barrack Obama has these characteristics. All we do know is that he is not the Candidate of Change he would like America to think he is.
We once had a baby sitter we did not feel proved to be competent so we wanted to make a change. Did we hire the best looking or the best speaking individual who applied? Did we hire someone because they were from a certain race or gender? Did we hire someone just because they were from a group different than the one we fired? No we looked into the qualifications of each applicant and hired the most qualified. Now we are looking for someone to run the most powerful nation in the world. Don’t you think that requires the same due diligence?
This blog is addressing the issue of Sen. Barrack Obama as the “Candidate of Change”. I am not addressing his candidacy as a whole but the title he bestowed upon himself.
The media has helped dub Barrack Obama the “candidate of change.” With all the discontent in America today regarding, primarily, the economy change must be a good thing…. or maybe not. I imagine pre-WWII Germany wanted change and voted the great leader Adolf Hitler, was that good change? I traded in my old Chevrolet Vega for Ford Pinto then found out they tend to burst into flames in rear end accidents, was that a good change? I think I made my point that just because something is not considered good at the time change for change sake is not always good.
Barrack Obama has said he will bring change to Washington. I think most everyone will agree that the partisan way Washington works is not an effective way to run a country. What makes anyone think Barrack will be able to bring members from both side of the isle together? Barrack was considered the most liberal member of congress in 2007, which does not sound like he will be able to unite the two parties. Maybe people just want to change the party leading the country. Well, most of the economic problems began in 2006, exactly when the Democrats took over the control of the congress. This country has always given the President too much credit/blame for market conditions. When the economy makes one it’s cyclical turns we need to change leadership. Stupid!
Maybe people sense change from the way Obama campaigned. When a candidate gets behind they usually tend to go negative on the other candidate, to knock their opponent down a notch. Early on in the Democratic primary Barrack was the front runner, he was the candidate that needed to be knocked down. Almost from the beginning he did not need to close the gap by using negative campaign ads against his opponent(s). Even after he won the nomination and the Presidential campaigning has begun he is the odds on favorite to become the next President. Yet, he has always found a way to negative on his opponents. He took shots at the Clinton presidency, indirectly attacking Hillary. When he directly attacked Hillary he claims he was just pointing out differences. Recently he has resorted to using surrogates to attack his opponent and then he dismisses the charge. This way he gets the attack out there and appears to me magnanimous. Wesley Clark’s attacking Sen. McCain’s military record at the same time Sen. Obama dismisses the charge was pretty transparent to the thinking public. Obama originally said he would operate within the rules of public financed campaigning. This way both candidate would be on equal ground and no one would have a money advantage but since he realized he could raise more money he has flipped on that pledge. Politics as usual, fair is fair unless he can gain an advantage. He may have changed the look of a campaign but the tactics remain the same.
If we need real change, we need to change the type of individual running for the public office. We need individuals with values, conviction and courage: Values to know what is right and wrong for the country and not for the individual, Conviction to stand up for what is right and to fight to change what is wrong, Courage to resist the temptations that have found their home in Washington. At this point we do know if Barrack Obama has these characteristics. All we do know is that he is not the Candidate of Change he would like America to think he is.
We once had a baby sitter we did not feel proved to be competent so we wanted to make a change. Did we hire the best looking or the best speaking individual who applied? Did we hire someone because they were from a certain race or gender? Did we hire someone just because they were from a group different than the one we fired? No we looked into the qualifications of each applicant and hired the most qualified. Now we are looking for someone to run the most powerful nation in the world. Don’t you think that requires the same due diligence?
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