More of the Same?

With the arrival of Super Tuesday the political landscape will change again. Winners and losers will have to reconcile their performance and move on. One thing that concern me is that we need change and with each passing week change seem a more and more distant possibility. That, frankly, scares me to death. As a father with children in the mid teens to early twenties, the thought that this country could get worse scare me to death. We need a different direction, we need real change, not more of the same, but that is what it looks like we will get.

On the democratic side, things are scary. I was thinking about it the other day and suddenly the math rang through. If Senator Clinton wins then that means that we will have had the presidency confined to two families for twenty years and possible nearly a quarter of a century. I'm not one for term limits, but surely we can do better. I support Barack Obama because he does represent change. To me, he is one that can inspire us to do better. Senator Clinton is simply the democrats version of Bush. I wonder if her appeal to some harkens back to the better days of her husbands administration? If she is elected, she will be the boss, not Bill. It won't be the same, but it will be more of the same. Senator Clinton will energize the GOP base and provide the impetus to get the fund raising machines moving at warp again.

I think her biggest supporter is Rush. After eight years of apologizing for Bush, he will have pages of new material. He can get back to his old tired message. The sad fact is that message will work and we will be back to more of the same again. There is too much that needs to be fixed in this country to waste another four years.

One the GOP side, everyone is trying to out Reagan Ronald Reagan. John McCain is a disaster. He started out as his own man, but after loosing to Bush, decided to become just like him instead of keeping his independence. His new found friendship with the religious wing of the party demonstrates he will sell out to anything to win. We don't need that kind of President. Romney is just like McCain and will say anything to get elected. The really sad part of it is that he believes what he says and doesn't see a problem. He would be easier to accept if he didn't complain about others doing the same. Mike Hackaee is just plain scary. We already have one religious nut job in the White House and don't need another, especially one that would make Bush look smart.

The best choice for the GOP is Ron Paul. He seems to be the only one who can spell TRUTH and use it in a sentence correctly. From what I have seen he has a good grasp of the facts. I don't agree with him, but at least he is wanting to deal with the same problems that this country is.

The bottom line is think before you vote. If you want to vote for more of the same, then don't complain when you get just that.