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We are the Champions my friends, that is what I hear from the democratic candidates and I agree with them. Two landmark candidates are STILL vying for the democratic nomination for President and each is a champion. I have mentioned before that I am a Hillary supporter and think that, for many reasons, she would make a better President right now. That does not mean that I don't think Barack Obama would make as good of a President several years from now. With that said, I think it is time for Hillary to write her concession speech to have it ready. If Hillary can not show a major win that starts narrowing the gap between her and Barack she needs to start thinking about the party.
I believe that Hillary knows that she would be an exceptional President at a time when it needs one. The problem is risk assessment. Unless she can make it a legitimate contest, where it is almost neck and neck, she has to start thinking about the damage to the party, and Barack. It is not that I think that any negative that the Clinton campaign brings up about Barack is a bad thing. Actually I would rather have it out now so there are no surprises later. It is that the campaign needs to start focusing on McCain. Every week and every dollar is important.
Back to why I like Hillary over Barack. One reason is that even with the "bad blood" between them if Hillary won I, and most political analysts, would be surprised if Hillary did not ask Barack to be her running mate. Most people would agree that if it was the other way around we would be surprised if Barack ask Hillary. I wish it would happen for the good of the party and the good of the nation.
Monday, May 12, 2008
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
I'm A Believer
I want to start out by saying I am, for the most part, a Clinton supporter. If the election was held today between McCain, Clinton and Obama I would vote for Hillary. I have to admit that I would not be upset with any of the three as the winner, unless they choose a stupid running mate (Romney, Huckabee, etc.).
Why Hillary? I like a populist. I think that a President should represent the people and not assume that they were elected because everyone agrees with everything they believe in (ie. Bush). I also think that Hillary is the most likely to compromise when needed to get something done. I thought this about McCain, but his pandering to the right has made me doubt this. Barack seems the least likely to since his message seems to say he will work with everyone as long as they see it his way. I think Barack would make a good President, but I see him as a conceited person who thinks he is smarter then those around him. From his response to little things like Hillary's suggestions that he could be her running mate if she was the Democratic candidate.
Enough with the background and on to the meat. I want to talk about the "race" speech by Barack. I don't want to go into the speech itself too much. I just want to make a prediction. By the time of the Presidential election, the speech will be a positive. On the news channels they keep saying it was a great speech but politically unwise. I think that once people sit back and get over the shock of a frank speech about race they will appreciate the courage needed to make that speech at the time he made it. Don't get me wrong, I think that the comments by Barack's wife and his pastor have hurt him, and maybe to a point that can not be recovered from, but his race speech helped. Even if Barack does not become the next President, he has already done something good for this country.
Why Hillary? I like a populist. I think that a President should represent the people and not assume that they were elected because everyone agrees with everything they believe in (ie. Bush). I also think that Hillary is the most likely to compromise when needed to get something done. I thought this about McCain, but his pandering to the right has made me doubt this. Barack seems the least likely to since his message seems to say he will work with everyone as long as they see it his way. I think Barack would make a good President, but I see him as a conceited person who thinks he is smarter then those around him. From his response to little things like Hillary's suggestions that he could be her running mate if she was the Democratic candidate.
Enough with the background and on to the meat. I want to talk about the "race" speech by Barack. I don't want to go into the speech itself too much. I just want to make a prediction. By the time of the Presidential election, the speech will be a positive. On the news channels they keep saying it was a great speech but politically unwise. I think that once people sit back and get over the shock of a frank speech about race they will appreciate the courage needed to make that speech at the time he made it. Don't get me wrong, I think that the comments by Barack's wife and his pastor have hurt him, and maybe to a point that can not be recovered from, but his race speech helped. Even if Barack does not become the next President, he has already done something good for this country.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Spirit in the Sky
I want to start off by saying I am not sure I believe in G-d. I happen to be a Reform Jew who attends services regularly and I get involved in many events for my temple and the community at large.
If I am not sure I believe in G-d then why do I go to temple? The answer is simple, most religions offer much more then just a faith based system of worship. Reform Judaism, like many other religions, provides me with a process of looking back on my week and/year to see if did the best I could to make the world better. This is a good exercise whether or not you believe in G-d.
On one occasion that I mentioned my uncertainty with there being a G-d I was told "then you don't believe that abortion is wrong". I tried to get the reasoning behind this assumption, but it came down to typical opinion that if you don't believe in G-d then you don't believe life is special. Not only do I disagree with this, I actually believe the opposite.
If there is a G-d, heaven, hell, etc. then an aborted baby's soul would be embraced by a loving G-d. On the other hand, if there is no G-d and death is an end to that life. To me that makes the latter more of a tragedy then the former.
So does this mean I am against abortion. Simple answer is yes, but I am still pro-choice. For many reasons, which I don't want to go into on this post, a woman should have the right to control their own body.
So, what is the point of this post? Religion does not make you someone who values life or even a good person. Religion can give you some tools to help you make yourself a good person. With that said, I just want to mention that many of the "most" moral people I know do not believe in G-d.
If I am not sure I believe in G-d then why do I go to temple? The answer is simple, most religions offer much more then just a faith based system of worship. Reform Judaism, like many other religions, provides me with a process of looking back on my week and/year to see if did the best I could to make the world better. This is a good exercise whether or not you believe in G-d.
On one occasion that I mentioned my uncertainty with there being a G-d I was told "then you don't believe that abortion is wrong". I tried to get the reasoning behind this assumption, but it came down to typical opinion that if you don't believe in G-d then you don't believe life is special. Not only do I disagree with this, I actually believe the opposite.
If there is a G-d, heaven, hell, etc. then an aborted baby's soul would be embraced by a loving G-d. On the other hand, if there is no G-d and death is an end to that life. To me that makes the latter more of a tragedy then the former.
So does this mean I am against abortion. Simple answer is yes, but I am still pro-choice. For many reasons, which I don't want to go into on this post, a woman should have the right to control their own body.
So, what is the point of this post? Religion does not make you someone who values life or even a good person. Religion can give you some tools to help you make yourself a good person. With that said, I just want to mention that many of the "most" moral people I know do not believe in G-d.
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Ramble on
My blogspot will cover many topics concerning many areas of my life. One day I will talk religion and then the next day I will rant on the economy. Hope you find his blog, when I get going, something to talk about.
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