Sunday, March 23, 2008

IS THE OBAMA CANDIDACY ALWAYS GOING TO BE A "BLACK THING?"

WITH OBAMA ITS NOW ALL ABOUT BLACK AND WHITE...AND WORSE...BLACK ANGER.

WITH HILLARY ITS ALL ABOUT WOMEN IN POLITICS AND SOCIETY IN GENERAL.

I CAN SEE A LOT OF AMERICANS JUST SAYING:

THE COUNTRY IS TOTALLY FUCKED UP...WE'RE IN THE DITCH... WE NEED A "STANDARD" CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT...A TRADITIONAL...OLD WHITE GUY TO RUN WASHINGTON...LIKE MC CAIN...

THE PROBLEM WITH BOTH DEMOCRATS IS THAT THEY REQUIRE VOTERS TO BREAK NEW GROUND...

AND AT A TIME WHEN MOST PEOPLE JUST WANT TO GO BACK TO THE WAY IT WAS... THEY'VE HAD "CHANGE" AND IT'S ALL BEEN BAD!

YES, AMERICANS NEED A PROGRESSIVE AGENDA...AND A DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS...

BUT I'M NOT SURE THAT THE AMERICAN ELECTORATE CAN MAKE THE "LEAP OF FAITH" THAT THEY ARE NOW BEING ASKED TO MAKE...