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caitlyn -> RE: Ralph Nader's Running (2/25/2008 6:26:43 AM)
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I will admit that Senator Obama makes me wonder a little. There are other things that make me wonder, for instance ... How come the same people that bitch about him not having a stand on the issue, bitch even louder when we takes one? Senator Clinton has a well articulated stand on almost every issue. How is that working out for her?
Any chance that Senator Obama is smart, and knows the way to win?
Any chance that Senator Obama is smart, and knows what it takes to make things happen?
You mentioned meeting with our enemies as a poor idea. Well, certainly for President Bush, it would be a poor plan. Probably the same for former President Clinton, who would be looking for campaign contributions. [;)] Yes, these two aren't in the race, but the point remains. Have you considered that Senator Obama might be smart enough not to get played by our enemies ... or, imagine the possibility, he might be smart enough to actually play them for a change?
You mentioned heathcare. Any chance that Senator Obama, shortly after taking office, might tell Anerican drug companies that the days of charging Americans twice what they charge everyone else for scripts, are over, and if they don't comply they can ready themselves for a constant wave of attention from federal agencies. After all, it's not like they can send their lobbyist to come collecting ... he didn't take any money from them. If he could do just that ... that, and that alone, imagine the impact lower costs for medications would have on the most vulnerable in our society?
So ... perhaps we can chill on Senator Obama a bit. Some think he doesn't have a formed stance on the issues. Fine ... I'm a college student typing in the library before my 9am class, and I have a formed stance on every issue. I bet you do too. Do you really think that a United States Senator, could possibly not have a stance on the issues?
Some think he is hyper-liberal ... well, maybe that woudn't hurt us right now. You know, if we raised minimum wage, those lower income workers would spend every penny of that money ... might just be good for the economy.
You know those workers we have here in America, we aren't going to be able to get rid of them, no matter how many people want to. It would take an effort that would make D-Day look like summer camp. Senator Obama did discuss amnesty ... but he also used terms like, learn English, get a job, pay taxes and get in the back of the bus. That happened right here in Houston. You left that part out of your thread ... right?
Bottom line ... right now the Democrats are selecting a candidate. You don't seem to be a Democrat, so at this point, the attack based logic is off base. A little funny really ... it's clear that Republicans fear running against Senator Obama. I'm not sure why Republican would attack him during the primary. Doesn't that only help him, under the "enemy of my enemy" point of view.
Lots of time left to to call him a communist, so no hurry. [;)]
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