Politically Disenchanted... again

I watched the Democrat debate last night on PBS. Watch it here if you want to feel the desire to pound your head against something. It was hosted at Howard University by, I believe, the creators of the Covenant With Black America.

The questions were good and the potential for someone stepping forward and being vocal, strong, and focused were there. But did anyone deliver?



Nope.




The reason it was so bothersome is that none of the candidates have what people really want. People always clap the loudest for Kucinich and end up nominating John Kerry. They scream for reform and not only accept, but promote the status quo. I understand realism. I have found myself with that word as my mantra as I voted in past elections but it leaves me with a frustrated and tired heart. I don't know if I can handle any more elections like the last few without deciding to give up on politics all together. But I am not there yet.

I think that the key to making things better is greater participation in more than just elections. It is important that well all caucus and focus on local elections. It is the caucus, then convention that have given us the two or three bad candidates that we end up with every other November. We are letting people choose our candidates instead of choosing them ourselves. And in 2008, if you are a Democrat, you are going to lose. If you like Obama, you lose because he won't make it past the convention. He doesn't have the backing of the DNC machine, nor does he really speak passionately about the things he says he cares about. If you like Clinton, you will lose because the greater US doesn't like her because she is completely two-faced. Just like W. She talks about going against companies exploiting America by taking things over seas and ignores the fact that she worked for Wal-Mart. If you like Edwards, keep looking. I think you are just grasping at wisps of smoke. His rhetoric is completely without substance. Ooh, ooh, ooh, but he announced his candidacy at New Orleans! Exactly. Political hack. If you like any of the other democrats, well, good luck.

If I were to lay money down, I would put it on Rudy. Not that I am going to vote for him, but I think he is going to win. He is just liberal enough and conservative enough to hold the majority of the middle and still capture the remainder from the Republicans if he wins the nomination.

Well, there is always 2012...

Labels: 2008 election, clinton, debate, edwards, giuliani, obama, politics