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Last week I went to a talk by Thomas Del Beccaro, author of "The New Conservative Paradigm." One of the many important points he made was that one of the reasons for Ron Paul being a player in the current campaign, is that, more than the other Republican candidates, he has been running against Washington. While the other candidates were putting themselves forward as experienced managers, Paul was presenting himself as a maverick who wanted to change Washington D.C. Beccaro argued that this has always been appealing to American voters.
With that in mind, it was striking to notice that, in last night's debate between Clinton and Obama in Los Angeles, the Democrat candidates were presenting themselves as wanting to change - not Washington D.C. - but as wanting to change America.
Hillary: ...So we have differences both at home and around the world, but, again, I would emphasize that what really is important here, because the Republicans were in California debating yesterday, they are more of the same.
Neither of us, just by looking at us, you can tell, we are not more of the same. We will change our country.
She flat-out says it. It's not merely Washington D.C. she wants to change - it's the country.
Most Americans like America. They want to shake up things in D.C. - they don't want to drastically change the country.
Obama: And that's one of the reasons why I think I will be -- just to finish up this point, I think I will be the Democrat who will be most effective in going up against a John McCain, or any other Republican -- because they all want basically a continuation of George Bush's policies -- because I will offer a clear contrast as somebody who never supported this war, thought it was a bad idea. I don't want to just end the war, but I want to end the mindset that got us into war in the first place.
That's the kind of leadership I'm going to provide as president of the United States.
Did he misspeak? Did he really say he wanted to end the mindset that got us into war, period? As in, nations such as Iran and Syria which finance terrorists, can seek to blow up our cities all they want, and not have to fear that we'll use war to stop them from doing so in the future? That's not just a change to Washington D.C. - it's a change to America - and a change that is very dangerous to the safety of our citizens.
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#2CANADIAN NAFTA FLAP:
Why aren't the McCain people and the RNC pouncing on this?
It now has been demonstrated that the two Democratic candidates were shamelessly pandering to blue-collar voters by their provocative anti-NAFTA remarks.
At this writing, I'm not interested in discussing the treaty, but the sidewhispers to Canadian officials by the two campaigns that refuted/excused their remarks.
There is no acceptable defense for this behavior.
The so-called 'leak' exposed these two for what they are: opportunistic manipulators.
Is this the way that Clinton and Obama would conduct their respective campaigns, with meritritious remarks, outright lies, and deception?
The McCain campaign and the RNC should run ads with this tagline: "We don't really mean what we say, we're just trying to get votes!"
I am so embarrassed and ashamed by this dishonorable behavior. My cousins in Canada are ridiculing these tactics and candidates; they're laughing their heads off!
It further tarnishes our image by sending a message to other countries and foreign leaders that our candidates are corrupt.
And the last thing I want is a 'war' with Canada!
The Democratic Party has become so liberal they are doing exactly how the ACLU wants them to do. My concern (I have mentioned this to someone else and he agrees) is that if Obama gets the nomination for President, he will turn the US over to the Islamist Jehadits. Afterall, he is a Muslim. I am not prejudice against Muslims but have you noticed that he does not cross his heart when the National Anthem is played, used the Koran instead of the Bible when he was sworn in for the Senate. He use to wear an American Flag emblem when he gave speeches, but evidently he thinks that is not necessary anymore. He has stated emphatically that he would not attack terrorists but meet with them. I wonder which one he would meet with. He also states he would immediately pull the troops out of Iraq, does that also mean he would pull them out of Afghanistan?
People need to give this some thought and not blindly follow someone who is either very naive or has a hidden agemda.
Another thing - since the Dems took "control" of the Congress, their approval has gone lower than the President's!