Thoughts On Life As We Know It

Does anyone know where the democratic presidential nominees
stand on the facts?   I mean I have heard a lot about Hilary and
Bill and their ganging up on Barack Obama. 
I have heard about Obama and his ties to Islam.  I don’t really watch presidential debates, I
find them extremely boring.  I know that

Obama and Clinton both have plans to get our troops out of Iraq and bring
them home.  Essentially they have voted
similarly on almost every issue while in Congress, and that to me says that
there is not really a clear dividing line between the two. On most issues Obama
and Clinton have voted in tandem. So if they are almost two peas in a pod, why
prefer one to the other? One useful dividing line, say some Democrats, is the Iraq war, but
is it really.  I mean both candidates
have a plan to end the war, so does the plan itself?

I am just not sure that this is nothing more than a
popularity contest.  You can either pick
the younger, fresher new wave of Barack Obama or the more professional,
experienced Hilary Clinton.  You can
choose a black man or a woman.  As far as
the issues go though, I really don’t think that it is going to matter.  I think that both of them think that they can
make a difference for this country; however, I am pretty skeptical.  I think that over the past 8 years, too much
harm has been done to us under the George W. Bush presidency.  I am not sure that the economy or our
popularity in the world are going to change with a new president.  I think that George W. Bush has ruled our
country as if this were a dictatorship and not a democracy.  I think that he has over ruled Congress, his
advisors, our allies and even the United Nations.  He has tossed the US Constitution aside under
the idea that it is in the interest of national security.

The scariest part is that he claims to be doing this all
under the guidance of God.  And I really
think that he believes that.  Somewhere
along the line, he was told that in war time, the president is commander and
chief and has absolute power.  Well,
personally I think that since this precedent has been set anyone can
potentially have the ultimate control of our country, now that is really scary!

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