My three loyal readers would know I’ve engaged in a few political rants since I began blogging. I’m a staunch independent and I generally believe we should replace all 535 members of the U.S. House and Senate with well-trained chimpanzees.
Today I was cruising through Smash South Sports and came across a link to the Nashville Examiner which posted an article quoting Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean.
Why is it that Dean has always reminded me of a man that left psychiatric counseling a few decades too early? At any rate, towards the end of the article Dean was asked about Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama’s positions on illegal immigration.
Dean said, “Obama believes “we need to have some enforcement of the law, but does not believe we ought to scapegoat people.”
Obama believes in some enforcement? I didn’t realize we enforced some laws, or portions of established policies. Considering the current immigration laws have been on the books since the Reagan administration, I’d like to think the politicians that have consistently failed us would at least attempt to enforce all the laws, not just some of them.
One may argue Dean’s comments were taken out of context but I find that difficult to swallow. Moreover, if Obama truly believes we should only enforce some laws and ignore others, do we really want this man sitting in the most powerful office on the planet?
Personally, I don’t understand the support Barack Obama has received because the man’s campaign is built on smoke and mirrors. Frankly, Obama pisses me off because he’s insulting my intelligence. While Obama proclaims to be running against the “establishment,” isn’t he just as much a part of the establishment as anyone else in Washington, D.C.?
I’m not voicing support for John McCain because I don’t believe he’s the best person to be our President. But I am increasingly concerned how so many could apparently be as weak-minded and easily fascinated with a candidate like Obama.
Now that I give it some thought, perhaps Obama would be the best choice as President. If he’s only going to enforce some laws, logic would suggest that the citizenry only has to obey some laws.
With the Democratic Party resembling a dysfunctional red-headed step child, I’m left with one ever-lasting image of their fearless leader, Howard Dean.
Perhaps he only took some of his meds that day.
I read an absolutely brilliant (read: sarcasm) quote from Obama the other day, “We live in the greatest nation in the world, let us work together to change it.” What?!
This guy is a walking sound byte, that’s why every other day he’s renouncing someone he used to be associated with, or trying to go back on remarks he had made. I, like you, feel insulted after I hear him speak.
Agreed, McCain isn’t the best choice, but could you really imagine Obama as our president? It would take less than two years for the poverty level to rival the lowest third world countries.
Oh, and you nicely summed up what everyone’s perception of Howard Dean should be. Well done.
Rod – I fear the poor educational system of America is truly starting to show itself. You’ll always have poorly educated voters, but it appears more than ever, people are following someone blindly.
If you look at Obama’s economic proposals those alone were enough to tell me what he intends to do. If elected, he will attempt to enact the largest tax increase in U.S. history.
His electoral base doesn’t care because they aren’t making any money to begin with. I care though.
You may think I jest but if this guy gets elected, I’m moving to Switzerland.
Oh I don’t blame you a bit, I might join you. I read about his economic proposals, and it’s robbery. His solution to everything – from Social Security to high gas prices – is to raise taxes.
I don’t make a ton of money, but I’ll be damned if what I make is going to be taken from me because he thinks it will help lower the price of crude oil. We’ll have to see what happens, but I worry.
I saw where he outright lied about public financing yesterday. I hear him talking about “going after the big oil companies” because they are the reason oil prices have skyrocketed.
Bullshit. He knows good and well why oil prices have soared, and if he doesn’t, we’re in trouble. I suspect he knows and is using the rhetoric to promote his campaign.
As I said in the piece, the guy insults my intelligence.
Switzerland is beautiful – spent a few days there when I was stationed in Europe. And they aren’t on the Euro. The U.S. Dollar and the Swiss Franc are near equal.
You guys are wrong about Obama and the myth that his ardent supporters are blind sheep — a tag that gets annoying. I can detail a 257 point well thought out argument why Obama isd by far and away the best candidate, but will not use the space here because it is worthy of an entire article.
As for taxes, chances are that none of you guys need to worry because he intends to roll back the Bush tax cuts that were almost exclusively for the very wealthy. Unless you make over 200K you will be just fine. A responsible leader knows that you cannot keep running up a national credit bill every year, but never pay it down. That is why we wave the worst deficit in history and increase it every year.
Moon Dog
The level of incompetency of both candidates is simply outstanding. But then again that’s what tends to happen when one is given a choice of style over substance . Not that any of the other candidates were actually any better in the first place.
You had Clinton waging on how ’bout when in Bosnia she was dodging bullets . Kucinich stating that he’d seen a UFO . Not exactly something that the electorate wants to hear coming out of the mouth of candidate. As they’d immediately start to question his sanity. Fred Thompson thought he must’ve still thought he was playing DA Arthur Branch from the long running NBC series Law & Order .
Is it me or is this really the best of the candidates that either political party can find ? Style over substance. Idiocy over expediency and a whole lot more.
tophatal ………..