Battle Cry of the Navy Seals and/or others.
Feeling the need to write something even if wrong or ill advised, I will put pen to paper, fingers to keys, or whatever.
In spite of excessive rain and devastating Iowa floods, we thus far are experiencing mild temperatures and surprisingly low humidity conditions. We could easily reverse things during July, August and September but if so, Summers and football go fast before we return to ugly. In fact, football at our state’s universities promises also to be ugly once again. Therefore our interests and expectations lie with our able 16 year old Olympian gymnast, Shawn Johnson,(http://www.shawnjohnson.net/) from Des Moines, who has us all a twitter. Stay tuned in Beijing.
At the risk of alienating friends and loving members of my family I will add some comments concerning the campaign and coming election. So, hopefully no one will be offended. Hillary has become toast so to speak unless she should become a member of the ticket. That leaves John and Barack and eventually most likely, only Barack Obama. I am prepared to accept that eventuality and even look forward to a refreshingly new tack in government. However, that said, I am somewhat confused as to the sudden somewhat magical rise of the Democratic candidate. He seemingly just plucked the decision that he would be the best person to be President out of the air and then ran with it. Picking up his flute or whatever it was that the Pied Piper successfully used to entice the children, Obama, with few credentials was off down the road picking up the support of first the young, and then the crowd who happily joined the parade. We knew nothing at first and only now begin to see some of his plan for our country.
I recently heard an interview in which Obama was compared to Abraham Lincoln. It was pointed out that they were both from Illinois, had both served at least one term in the Illinois Legislature, one term in Congress, House or Senate, had both been relatively unknown and both made significant inroads with important speeches. Another panel member broke in and said “Give me a break, Obama wasn’t even born in a log cabin.” In defense of Obama, I will point out his birth was in Hawaii and there may well have been a grass hut involved. ( http://www.allposters.com/-sp/Hula-Dancers-Grass-Hut-Hawaii-Posters_i881076_.htm) and also he has pointed out his youthhood in Kansas, being raised by his Grandparents. While I have crossed Kansas many times barely seeing a tree necessary for a log cabin, could there have been a “Soddy dug out” in his past with a donkey (or goat) standing on the roof? (http://www.ok.gov/~arts/capitolart/permart/paintings/wcooper/dugout.html) In any event, we may have covered the deficiency of the missing log cabin.
While I am impressed with Senator Obama, I have had some difficulty accepting some of his former friends from his church or colleagues in Chicago where he apparently worked the streets on behalf of the less advantaged. Those activities did get him to the Legislature and to Congress and apparently qualify him for the Presidency. As I see it, Obama could become the modern day Robin Hood, taking from the rich and giving to the poor. That bodes well for me as a non-taxpaying member of the poor. Good luck to the rest, and thank you very much. I am impressed by the fact that he has moved somewhat to the center in spite of his label as the most leftist U.S. Senator. His accomplishments at Harvard won’t hurt him any, although the Ivy League connection at Yale doesn’t seem to have helped our current President. Perhaps Dubyah should have spent a little more time on the streets of Chicago or Houston.
I am not against Obama, but guess at this point I plan to vote for the man who has no chance. I thank General Wesley Clark for his service to his country, but now wish he would shut the hell up. In addition to his five and a half years as a prisoner of war, McCain has a long record of independent thinking in Congress. In general, he has worked well with Democrats. Before the campaign at least, he rarely said things for the purpose of winning favor with any particular group. He has opposed pork barrel legislation with fervor, has refused to accept perks for his own state when he felt it detrimental to the country and just appears to me to be about as honest and sincere as they come. After all, I voted for him in 2004 by writing in his name along with my choice as a running mate, Joe Biden. I’m not even sure which one I listed as choice for President and which one, the choice for Vice President, but there is no reason to stop now. It would still be a great ticket, although Biden would be unlikely to accept, even though the two are close friends. Incidentally, Biden would be my choice for Vice President with Obama as well.
Anyway, I expect at this point, to honor Senator McCain with my vote, not really knowing whether or not he would become a good President. I don’t agree on all points, nor disagree with Obama on all points. So many times we have been surprised and or disappointed by our selection. Thus, I might well find myself surprised by a strong President Obama and just what the Doctor ordered.
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