The "Big Dog" speaks

Well, the “Big Dog” spoke, and he said all the things he was supposed to say. It wasn’t a great speech, didn’t even approach Hillary’s (probably by design), but it was exactly what was required. And it did set the stage nicely for Joe Biden’s speech which was also exactly what was required. The convention up until now has been a resounding success. It is hard to imagine how Michelle Obama, Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, and Joe Biden could have been any more together in bringing the party together, as well as beginning the attack on McCain. If everyone would stop worrying so much about hurting Calamity John’s feelings, and just tell the truth about him, he would soon crumble. If they can move the focus from Obama and shift it to McCain it will make all the difference needed.

I cannot believe the suspicion people have about the Clintons. They have both done what was expected of them, and what was needed by the party, but there are still those who think they didn’t do enough and it was still all about them. One commenter remarked that Hillary didn’t really say enough about Obama being prepared to be President, so that means she is still thinking about 2012. I guess the fact that Bill emphasized that Obama was qualified doesn’t count. One Republican analyst (or whatever he is) actually suggested that in the privacy of the voting booth the Clintons would vote for McCain. As Hillary has spent much of her career fighting for universal health case, and McCain offers nothing in the way of that, wouldn’t that make a difference? This seems to be a case of “let no good deed go unpunished.”

Although it was clear that many of those in attendance at the convention were aware of the awesome historical significance of Obama’s nomination, and were in tears, I’m not certain that the general public is aware of just how important this is. I must say I am enormously proud of our country for being able to overcome our legacy of racial discrimination, and do it so relatively quickly. The same thing holds true for our legacy of gender discrimination. Clinton and Obama have gone to extraordinary distances in bringing about change. This will be true no matter what the outcome of the election may be. This election is of such historical significance it will influence not only what happens here in the U.S., but will also have an effect upon the entire world. If Obama is elected it will have an even much greater effect and will demonstrate that the American experience is, in fact, working as stated and planned.

I am all for Obama/Biden and I want them elected in the worst way. No matter how they might turn out they cannot possibly be as bad as Bush/Cheney (who I hope will be held accountable for their terrible war crimes). I do, however, have reservations about our Foreign Policy under the Obama/Biden administration. Biden is way too much of a hawk for my taste, and I believe Obama’s wanting to furnish more troops to the Afghanistan “war” is a terrible mistake. There is no way we can possibly “win” anything in Afghanistan, and protecting Cheney’s oil and pipeline interests by sacrificing more of our troops is basically a lost cause, to say nothing of disgusting and immoral.

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