Thursday, January 31, 2008
My Political Comments
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Politicwise, it looks like both political parties have narrowed the candidates down to two each (more or less), and the Democratic debate is going on even as I type (being gassed here: RLG). McCain seems to be the Republican front-runner at the moment, while the Democratic race seems to be still undecided. Very interesting political stuff! And what a contrast:
A: McCain, the old protestant Irishman vs Romney, the young Mormon, both governors.
B: Clinton, the woman, vs Obama, the African-American male, both senators. Delicious!
On the Republican side I notice that McCain (Cain and Able) has been endorsed by the Jewish senator from Israel, Lieberman. I therefore presume that McCain is the AIPAC candidate and benefits from lots of Jewish-American (and possibly Israeli) money, not to mention Christian Fundamentalist money. This would make McCain the religious nut candidate. And McCain is old. It is doubtful he would be a two term president, so his vice-presidential choice would be significant, futurepoliticwise.
And then there is the Democratic pair, both representing change. The result is that what we have here is a choice between dramatic change and business as usual. No contest. The Democrats will win, hands down.
Concerning the Order of Power, I would currently favor Clinton-Obama, but I could support the reverse order, or even another order entirely. (Not that I will actually vote: America doesn't work, for me. The result is that I am only a privileged observer of modern culture, and a commentator.)
Politicwise, it looks like both political parties have narrowed the candidates down to two each (more or less), and the Democratic debate is going on even as I type (being gassed here: RLG). McCain seems to be the Republican front-runner at the moment, while the Democratic race seems to be still undecided. Very interesting political stuff! And what a contrast:
A: McCain, the old protestant Irishman vs Romney, the young Mormon, both governors.
B: Clinton, the woman, vs Obama, the African-American male, both senators. Delicious!
On the Republican side I notice that McCain (Cain and Able) has been endorsed by the Jewish senator from Israel, Lieberman. I therefore presume that McCain is the AIPAC candidate and benefits from lots of Jewish-American (and possibly Israeli) money, not to mention Christian Fundamentalist money. This would make McCain the religious nut candidate. And McCain is old. It is doubtful he would be a two term president, so his vice-presidential choice would be significant, futurepoliticwise.
And then there is the Democratic pair, both representing change. The result is that what we have here is a choice between dramatic change and business as usual. No contest. The Democrats will win, hands down.
Concerning the Order of Power, I would currently favor Clinton-Obama, but I could support the reverse order, or even another order entirely. (Not that I will actually vote: America doesn't work, for me. The result is that I am only a privileged observer of modern culture, and a commentator.)
