Hillary Out….Not, Obama Wants To “Remake” The US of A, & McCain Bashes Bush….What A Day In Politics

Ah yes, the promise of communism, just like his pappy.

The winds of change are blowing in America. When strong winds blow the great oak tree bends and sways in the wind but never breaks. It’s strong roots burrow deeper into the earth to find water and mineral sustenance and to find support in the safety of the earth’s rich soil of certainty.
Ancient landmarks should not be removed for the sake of change. Radical change brings chaos. Change can be good but change for the sake of change can ring warning bells in the silent corridors of the walls of power where kingsmakers sit in silence and observe the fallacy of immature agents of change who try to impress everyone only to find out that you cannot please everyone and still be popular.
Election 2008 is not a popularity contest. No. American’s know what they want.They will vote you in andf they can vote you out. The honeymoon lasts for a short season before the predator wolves circle for any sign of weakness.
Now is the time to mend the fences that need to be mended and to tear down the walls that need to be torn down. Now is the time to build bridges that need to be built and to remove barriers that need to be removed. Change that brings progress is good. Change that brings chaos and anarchy is bad.The Democratic party will unite around a common purpose,yes for the good of America. “….All the steam of hissing this and that on you tube will blow over. People got to let off steam. Let them scream, but not too loud. The neighbours might hear them. They might be Republicans and they might say “ What’s happening next door? I hear screaming. I hear ranting . I hear %$@! ….” I hope they can get their house in order before November! ….” Errol Smythe,

The self appointed political analysts sitting on their tripod thrones of prejudiced opinions continue to nit pick irrelevant issues in the hope that their brand names can alter the impact of the inevitability of the dynamics of change.
What they don’t seem to understand and will find difficult to comprehend is that the polls were wrong more often than they were right because they polled a section of the community and not a cross section of America.
So what else is new?
America wants change.Real change. Not a face lift. Not a gloss over.Not a panel beat job or a surgery operation. No way Hosea. America wants change. Why? Because people know their rights and they know they can vote whoever they want in and vote whoever they want out.The dynamics of change.
So the self appointed political analysts have to fold up their tents,and switch off their Backberries and be out of touch for a while and eat humble pie while they rewrite their scripts of acceptance that reality has won the day and the power of democracy has flexed it’s muscles in the arena of politics and knocked politricks out of the ring with all it’s messy wishy washy tricks of media spin and kitchen sink strategies.
“Yeah man. Right on. Move over old politicks . Step aside. Change is coming through…..”. Errol Smythe.

Let there be no hooping and crying. Let there be silence.Let the silence eat you and speak to you about days gone by. Democracy has pitched its flag high for all to see the Beacon of hope that President Ronald Reagan spoke about.
“United we stand divided we fall” President Abraham Lincoln said to unite a divided people. “Ask not what your country can do for you,but what you can do for your country” President Kennedy admonished America.
We salute all Americans. We salute all presidential candidates and superdelegates. Long live the American dream. God bless America. Errol Smythe.

…this was the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal;

So the crowd marveled as they saw the mute speaking, the crippled restored, and the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel Barack Obama

Comments from the National Reviews the Corner:

Mark Levin:

The problem for McCain is that he oddly shares not Obama’s ideological radicalism, but Obama’s radical rhetoric (demonizing industry, embracing global warming, etc.) in addressing some big issues. Therefore, it is more difficult for McCain to isolate Obama’s views and contrast them with his own. And if McCain’s message is muddled and confusing because, frankly, he is inconsistent in his approach to governing, and if Obama and McCain wind up debating over who is the reform candidate, many people will vote on charisma and speaking ability. The television favors Obama. Moreover, if McCain continues to follow the path suggested by some pundits, where he gives minimal lip service to the base and to Reagan Democrats (who are not part of La Raza, the global-warming set, etc.), he will lose and lose badly. McCain needs to secure the base, which he has not, go after the Reagan Democrats, which he has not, and rid himself of the politically naive and inexperienced reformers who are encouraging his worst instincts. Forget about winning over Democrat and liberal partisans, and forget about the New York Times conservatives (such as they are).

Kathryn Lopez:

[…] I rant [too much over Obama], but I wish I could get a little of this vibe from John McCain. As George Will reminds us, we need that.

[And]

Even Bill Bennett — who’s been one of the friendliest talk-radio hosts to John McCain — expresses frustration this morning on his show.

[Bennett said:] “He’s tougher on Bush and Rumsfeld than he is on Obama.”

Lisa Schiffren:

Bill Kristol was totally explicit about it: “If the election is about speeches, Obama wins. If it’s about a record of service, McCain wins.” (paraphrase) It will be interesting, and painful to watch voters pick their way through that — assuming that McCain doesn’t become a more compelling speaker before the next round.

Jonah Goldberg:

Substance aside, Obama crushed McCain in all other ways that matter. Aesthetically, politically, rhetorically etc, it boiled down to Godzilla versus Bambi. And, amazingly enough, McCain was Bambi.

Please McCain try throwing us conservatives a bone once in a while. So sure you can win without us are you. Your tone deaf, 2000 we voted for Bush because of you not for any other reason, get over it, your time can come if you will meet us half way. Is it in your character? Will see, I dread not, but hope you can “adapt” Your trying hard to get Obama elected when you should win in a landslide, put your ego in your pocket, wake up.

Ok…so the guy who made the “bitter” “guns and religion clinging” comments at a private fund raising event in CA in the presence of billionaires is suddenly going to open all of his events to the press.

Interesting.

Can Primary funds be directy rolled into GE funds?

A look at FOX pundits comparing their notes last nite on the contrast between McCain and Obama’s oratory abilities:

A glimpse of what the future holds?

For some it’s all about the speechifying.

For the rest of us, it’s all about the substance.

Speaking skills alone do not good Presidents make.

True… but it is how you inspire people to get out and vote.

True… but it is how you inspire people to get out and vote.

Not all of us.

Personally, I’m more interested and inspired by character, vision, ability, and principle.

Sure worked with the BHO crowd, having a free concert “open” for him.

That’s a great idea.

Let’s have a free concert as an opening act for McCain.

Maybe the band that we choose can play the Soviet national anthem as the opening song.

I haven’t heard that tune since Obie’s concert day.

Great news!

Someone turned Arthur’s rock over again.

Key words, Doug…

His likely opponent, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), closes his fundraisers to the press. Beginning last night, Obama will open all of his fundraisers

McCain’s had both open and closed fundraisers. So has Obama…

In the Haight, stencils of Barack Obama’s smiling face are decorating the sidewalk. But in real life, he is turning up in more lucrative venues: The candidate will be around here on April 6, at a series of events that includes three $2,300-a-head maximum-strength fundraisers: Sara and Sohaib Abbasi are throwing a luncheon in Atherton; he’ll zip up to Nancy and Bob Farese’s house in Kentfield in mid-afternoon; and proceed from there to Ann and Gordon Getty’s in San Francisco. (There’s also a mere $1,000-a-person do at the home of Carolyn Davis and Alex Mehran that night.)

Your trusty party-animal-by-proxy has tried to infiltrate these events, but transparency seems to be fogged up. No media eyes allowed on the collection kettles; when the gifts are big, the press is barred.

This is, of course, during the era of the “bitter” types clinging to their religion and guns gaffe.

So let me get this straight… both candidates have had private fundraisers closed to the press. But now presto, Obama promises to open his, while accusing McCain of nefarious deeds that he himself has emulated.

I guess that holier-than-thou “transparency” only holds value during the general and not the primary, eh? But the burning question is, if he were so *for* complete transparency, why wait until now to start? And are we supposed to forget he was “for it” yesterday before he was “against it” today?

I’d call it a dual-use illusion based on political expediency, myself. All meant to falsely elevate BHO to a pedestal, aided by banking on the voters’ short term memories.

A joint ticket with Barak Obama and Hilary Clinton may not be a bad idea after all. But it is up to the Obama camp and Barak Obama to make the final decision. It is good to have an open mind and examine all options and choose what is best for the Democratic Party and what is good for the country. It may be a tough call to make. But then again it is just a everyday routine decision that one may expect of anyone aspiring for the high office of the President of the United States of America, because to be the President of the United States of America you have to be a great person loved and accepted by all Americans.
The great President John F Kennedy said “..ask not what your country can do for you, but what can you do for your country…”
Another great President Abraham Lincoln said “…united we stand,divided we fall…” and Ronald Reagan, a third great President said “…America is a shining beacon of democracy……”
Like many that originally considered that it wouldn’t work, because of the fierce exchange of words between the two camps, a joint ticket sounded out of the question. But then my opinion don’t matter. It don’t matter because it is not my call, it is the call of the Obama Camp and Barak Obama.
On reflection it will be good to heal the party. It will demonstrate that in primary elections , individuals may have different opinions but still have the grace to unite around a common purpose for the good of the people. In Election 2008 the Democratic Party people have spoken in the primaries by voting in their millions that they have a high opinion of both Hillary Clinton and Barak Obama .
Is a joint ticket a U-turn to rhetoric that would prefer the Obama Camp administration totally independent of the Clinton Camp and the Clinton Camp totally independent of the Obama Camp?Yes! An emphatic yes! Why? Because both Camps have excellent election and administration teams and best of all they belong to the same party. It will be good synergy for the party for the Obama Camp and the Clinton Camp to progress to the next level.
The media has been kind to both candidates . That is the maturity of American politics. Freedom of the press and freedom of speech,transparency and accountability.
Together Barak Obama and Hillary Clinton with John Edwards will make a formidable team. It is common knowledge that convention states that the winning candidate gets to choose his running mate. Public opinion and street wise talk on the streets suggests that it will be gracious for Barak to choose Hillary as a running mate.
In the past at the height of the primaries some negative press reports suggested that a joint ticket was not a good idea. I am guilty of thinking that it was not a good idea. But I would like to go on record for whatever it is worth and say that I salute Hillary Clinton for her tenacity, her courage,her patriotism, her great zeal and love for America, her love and commitment to Israel and her dedication to the high call of duty. Hillary as VP will bring a wealth of experience and advice for the Obama Administration.
To date Hillary’s has not publicly conceded. No one knows what is actually being said by both party camp loyals about the future direction of the party behind closed doors and what is being whispered by party camp die hards around coffee tables in restaurants , hastily convened crisis meetings etc. Just kidding!
Word on the street is that the party has to have a united front. To do this it may be recommended by persons close to Barak Obama that since Hillary’s name has been put forward for the VP slot it is respectfully suggested that he appoint her as his VP running mate and have John Edwards as Secretary of State.
The final decision will be up to Barak Obama who has the interests of uniting and healing the wounds of division of the Democratic party. That is an urgent priority and the “…urgent need of now..” and the “…fierce urgency of the hour…”.
It is hoped that this contentious hurdle of appointments of Hillary and John Edwards can unite and galvanize the party to be a political force to reckon worth.
No one doubts the patriotism , maturity and graciousness of Barak , Hillary and John who have the Democratic Party interest at heart and will do whatever it takes to unite the party around a common purpose with a view of November 2008 . Errol Smythe.