Comments on: Barack Obama’s wildly over-rated Iowa victory speech

By: Weldon Berger

Weldon Berger — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 19:10:40 +0000

As could we all, Aaron, as could we all. But there’s the issued of sanity to be considered.

By: Aaron Stewart

Aaron Stewart — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:07:08 +0000

i could readily say that Barack Obama will be one of the greatest US Presidents’-.

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Wed, 09 Jan 2008 20:24:31 +0000

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By: JackD

JackD — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 00:07:04 +0000

Hey, you’ve got time. Try it in your late 60′s.

On the defense point, bear in mind that the Bushies have seriously damaged the Army/Marines with their excellent adventure and not rebuilding those forces will not sell. Paddy Bauler is reputed to have said, “Chicago ain’t ready for reform.” Were he around today, he might say, “We ain’t gonna be no Costa Rica.” The one sure way to elect another Republican is to say you don’t want a “strong” military, whatever that may mean.

I’m a little sceptical that this is a year tailor-made to win aggressively pushing your issues, depending of course on how you prioritize them and which ones you are willing to be less aggressive about.

By: Weldon Berger

Weldon Berger — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 19:00:18 +0000

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not advocating cynicism and despair for everyone; it’s just my frame of mind. My point with respect to Obama’s speech is that I, me, personally, found the wild enthusiasm it inspired to be somewhat pathetic considering the lack of content in the speech and the lack of what I regard as progressive content in Obama’s campaign generally.

Can he win with that shtick? Maybe so. Would he make a better president than any of the Republicans? Of course, barring the breakout of some genetic predisposition to madness. Will I be happy with him as a president? Not bloody likely.

That’s all. I’m a middle-aged guy who has never once had the opportunity to vote for someone who 1) I genuinely like and 2) has a chance to win, and I’m pissed off about it, especially in a year tailor-made for someone to win by aggressively pushing my issues, something I’d like to see happen just once in my lifetime.