Feb 6th Obama continues to demonstrate that "Yes We Can"
Alan E. Moses
February 06, 2008
As we awake on the day after the much anticipated Super Tuesday it is becoming much clearer that Obama has the momentum going forward. Many will notice that despite losing California and New York Obama won Illinois by a 31 % margin while Clinton won her home state of New York by only 17%. These last figures are very important as it showed that Obama has deeply infiltrated Clintons own turf.
Many who have watched this campaign since late last year realize that Obama has ground down the once huge lead of double digits nationally that Clinton once held. He has surprised many of the best political analysts with his message and his ability to bring voters out to the polls. While the Clinton campaign continues to claim that Hillary has the solutions they have ignored most of Middle America. The once great Clinton Machine is fighting for its political life as the young and inspirational Obama continues to push forward and break new ground.
Despite agreeing on the major issues to some extent there are differences that some voters have not seemed to explore. The Clinton Camp claims true universal healthcare with a twist. The word mandate should not go un-noticed as this could mean a jail term for simply not being able to pay. There is no sympathy for losing your job or many of the other reasons to cause a loss of income. Many people that don´t fit immediately into her plan would have to make some life choices and would in fact have a lower income status due to costs.
Besides Sen. Clinton has had 8 years of husband Bill´s presidency and 8 years of being in the senate and as of yet been unable to succeed in providing this plan. A president doesn´t make law that is the job of those in congress. Her plan would cost 110 billion with 55 billion being paid for by allowing the Bush tax cuts to lapse in 2010. The other 55 billion she claims comes from spending an unspecified amount into research for savings. This is old Washington Speak spending = saving.
Sen. Clinton claims she will create jobs. Are these the same jobs that were created during the 90´s that were mostly in the service industry? Was this not an era of layoffs in companies in the defense industry and the automobile industry along with union membership drops? In truth wasn´t this the same period when people began to use credit to the extreme causing bankruptcy rates to climb? Didn´t the first Clinton Administration raise taxes on all Americans making $20,000 or more? This is not a typo according to a New York Times review at the time. Someone remind me who signed NAFTA into reality?
Now the Clinton campaign is claiming that Hillary is ready on day one to be Commander in Chief. We only need to revisit what really happened under Bill Clinton´s terms as president to see the truth. Bosnia- Herzegovina was when America funneled arms to the Muslims via Iran, Saudi Arabia and Sudan. Al-Qeada also participated with man power and cash. We had Bin-Laden in our sights while he was in Sudan yet did nothing to stop his growing terrorist dialogue and actions against us.
The Debacle that many young Americans know from the movie (Black Hawk Down) was another misstep as the Clinton administration tried to take out the Warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid in Somalia. We had gone from a provider of aid to an attempted assassination. This history of failed policy is extensive and helped Al-Qeada as well as other terrorist organizations throughout the world to gain sympathy. The Clinton´s like the Bush´s push globalization too far.
We Americans need new blood, new ideas as what those in Washington have done with all their promises have only allowed us to sink deeper into debt, deeper into despair. Our system is broken, our futures are questionable and our hearts are full of sorrow. There is something we can do, There is something we must do. Break the chain that the lobbyist and special interests have around us.
We need to stop all of the mistakes of the past. There is no time to ignore what we need now. We just need to believe in three simple words "Yes We Can". Together we can find the answers to dig ourselves out of this mess we find ourselves in. We need to realize that color and gender are not reasons to oppose but reasons to unite. We must understand that history is a tool for learning and not something to be revisited. Don´t allow this man to slip from our grasps he is here and now.
This campaign has proven just how short Americans memories are. This campaign shows how little we understand our own history. This campaign should be about your future and letting go of the past. There is an outline a way to look within´ there is someone that will owe only you. You can put him there despite the oil, financial, pharmaceutical or insurance industries. You are his lobby and only special interest. You think we can´t do it? "Yes We Can".
Many who have watched this campaign since late last year realize that Obama has ground down the once huge lead of double digits nationally that Clinton once held. He has surprised many of the best political analysts with his message and his ability to bring voters out to the polls. While the Clinton campaign continues to claim that Hillary has the solutions they have ignored most of Middle America. The once great Clinton Machine is fighting for its political life as the young and inspirational Obama continues to push forward and break new ground.
Despite agreeing on the major issues to some extent there are differences that some voters have not seemed to explore. The Clinton Camp claims true universal healthcare with a twist. The word mandate should not go un-noticed as this could mean a jail term for simply not being able to pay. There is no sympathy for losing your job or many of the other reasons to cause a loss of income. Many people that don´t fit immediately into her plan would have to make some life choices and would in fact have a lower income status due to costs.
Besides Sen. Clinton has had 8 years of husband Bill´s presidency and 8 years of being in the senate and as of yet been unable to succeed in providing this plan. A president doesn´t make law that is the job of those in congress. Her plan would cost 110 billion with 55 billion being paid for by allowing the Bush tax cuts to lapse in 2010. The other 55 billion she claims comes from spending an unspecified amount into research for savings. This is old Washington Speak spending = saving.
Sen. Clinton claims she will create jobs. Are these the same jobs that were created during the 90´s that were mostly in the service industry? Was this not an era of layoffs in companies in the defense industry and the automobile industry along with union membership drops? In truth wasn´t this the same period when people began to use credit to the extreme causing bankruptcy rates to climb? Didn´t the first Clinton Administration raise taxes on all Americans making $20,000 or more? This is not a typo according to a New York Times review at the time. Someone remind me who signed NAFTA into reality?
Now the Clinton campaign is claiming that Hillary is ready on day one to be Commander in Chief. We only need to revisit what really happened under Bill Clinton´s terms as president to see the truth. Bosnia- Herzegovina was when America funneled arms to the Muslims via Iran, Saudi Arabia and Sudan. Al-Qeada also participated with man power and cash. We had Bin-Laden in our sights while he was in Sudan yet did nothing to stop his growing terrorist dialogue and actions against us.
The Debacle that many young Americans know from the movie (Black Hawk Down) was another misstep as the Clinton administration tried to take out the Warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid in Somalia. We had gone from a provider of aid to an attempted assassination. This history of failed policy is extensive and helped Al-Qeada as well as other terrorist organizations throughout the world to gain sympathy. The Clinton´s like the Bush´s push globalization too far.
We Americans need new blood, new ideas as what those in Washington have done with all their promises have only allowed us to sink deeper into debt, deeper into despair. Our system is broken, our futures are questionable and our hearts are full of sorrow. There is something we can do, There is something we must do. Break the chain that the lobbyist and special interests have around us.
We need to stop all of the mistakes of the past. There is no time to ignore what we need now. We just need to believe in three simple words "Yes We Can". Together we can find the answers to dig ourselves out of this mess we find ourselves in. We need to realize that color and gender are not reasons to oppose but reasons to unite. We must understand that history is a tool for learning and not something to be revisited. Don´t allow this man to slip from our grasps he is here and now.
This campaign has proven just how short Americans memories are. This campaign shows how little we understand our own history. This campaign should be about your future and letting go of the past. There is an outline a way to look within´ there is someone that will owe only you. You can put him there despite the oil, financial, pharmaceutical or insurance industries. You are his lobby and only special interest. You think we can´t do it? "Yes We Can".