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February 10, 2007

It may just take a mixed race, former community organizer, who speaks in full paragraphs to present an America to the rest of the world that is mostly united....

Its rare that I read a piece over at Centerfield and find myself nodding in agreement. Its even more rare when the author has the word "Republican" in their handle.

Essentially what we're having this morning is a snowball in Hell moment:

No matter if you agree with him all of the time, and I don't, you believe this man. You respect that although his ideals are those of your average liberal Democrat, that his way to make these ideals a reality is actually quite centrist or middle of the road. Obama is right, our politics is small. Although he is technically on the cusp of being a baby boomer, he is clearly running for the next generation. I would bet if you asked him one on one he would tell you that the baby boomers have had two shots over the last fourteen years, and they have left a country maybe as divided as it was during the latter years of the Vietnam War. In short, he can unite where George W. Bush and Bill Clinton divided.

I think if we agree on anything here at Centerfield it is that the debate over where we are going as a country has turned absolutely ridiculous. It may just take a mixed race, former community organizer, who speaks in full paragraphs to present an America to the rest of the world that is mostly united, much like it was in the days after September the 11th. Although I would never condone voting for someone based on their skin color, I think the fact that Obama has a shot is a good thing and presents a side of this country that has been absent for the rest of the world for the last six years. Make fun of his middle name if you choose, but no Northern European political leader can say they have a connection to those in the Middle East, that swear to watch over the destruction of the western world, like Barack Hussein Obama. Who he is, and his background, may be huge political advantages.

Much of the headlines will talk about his anti-war statements in his speech this morning. There is no doubt his goal is to end military action and replace it with diplomacy and politics. Although I don't agree that a United States Senator should be setting deadlines, that is the President's job, the fact is if I could go back I would listen to more of what Barack Obama had to say in 2003 and 2004, and not George W. Bush. Smart, thoughtful people told us this war was a mistake, that it would lead us to years of conflict, that it would take our focus from Afghanistan and the war on terror and bigger problems in Iran and North Korea, and that their was no immediate threat from Saddam Hussein. One of those people was a State Senator from Illinois running in the Democratic primary for the United States Senate, and he got it exactly right. That judgement should be recognized.

(emphasis Carla)

Amen, Brother Starbucks Republican. A-men.

I haven't come close to deciding who I will support for President of the United States. But this piece by SR at Centerfield made me sit up and take notice.

The foremost thing I think this nation needs is a coming together.

Maybe Obama is the one to do it.

Posted by Carla at February 10, 2007 10:58 AM