When will we be satisfied? Obama & Clinton Battle on For 2008 DNC
America's 2008 presidential elections have always had clear front-runners. This year is something totally different. The Republican Party battled it out with Senator John McCain becoming the victor for his party. For a while I thought both Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee had a chance but I guess America was clear who it wanted to run for the Republican Party. To be honest, I thought it would be cool to say, "Hello President Huckabee, how ya doin" but then again all of his values and goals for the United States really did not line up with mine. But still it would have been nice to say "Hey Huckabee."
Now the Democrats, on the other hand, have been in an all-out blood battle between Barcak Obama and Hilary Clinton. Neither will falter nor give in to the other candidate. As of right now Obama has 243 super delegates and Clinton has 263 of the super delegates. In pledge delegates Obama has 1,498 and Clinton has 1,333. This all means this election can be swayed in any way. Lets remember that the super delegates that have pledged their loyalty to either Obama or Clinton are not tied down. So these special super delegates will basically shatter the democratic process.
This battle can drag out all summer with primaries in May and June. Is this a battle for who will be the best person to lead our country or who will be the first to make history? There is no denying both of the Democratic candidates have the passion for the United States but the real question is who has the most honorable intentions.
Obama has published two books: The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream and Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance. He put everything out there for the future voters to consume. Clinton published her own autobiography, Living History. She, on the other hand, lived in the public eye for as long as I have been alive and she has made some idiotic moves in her campaign to make even the most optimistic Democrat question why she wants to be in office.
Obama and Clinton are resorting to dragging each other through the mud. The last debate was as if they were saying my policy is better than yours and my supporters are cooler than yours because they are younger and a part of a progressive movement that wants to see the nation move into a positive future.
Both Clinton and Obama still have something to prove. They both sound like smooth-talking preachers on their soap-boxes trying to out do each other. I feel it is time to move past the shouting and get down to what the U.S. citizens want for their country and stop letting a selected few decide who will run the country. Obama's booming voice for change and Clinton speeches have gone for what is best for our country to both of them blaming and responding to what the other candidate said. Just think they are two alley cats battling it out for the last scrap of food in the garbage can. When will the democrats stop fighting with one another and focus on their real enemy, McCain?
