Gonzo has left the building. And it’s about time. I am one of the many who think our elected representatives on both sides of the fence have turned into spineless single-cell organisms when it comes to how they have handled the criminal activity taking place in the White House. Across the board, ours is a lazy country where people complain from their easy chair and rally around a mouse pad and their 17-inch LCD monitors. If every disgruntled American would stand up, gather and voice their outrage in person and out in the streets things would change. This would have happened sooner.
That said, I will still celebrate the resignation of the most inept Attorney General. Now, let’s repeal the wire-tapping. Let’s hold the Telecom companies accountable. Let’s try impeaching someone. I feel like impeaching Cheney, how ’bout you? I want someone from the Bush Administration to spend more time in jail than Nicole Richie.
I left San Francisco on Friday so that I would be home to see Barack Obama speak at the Miami-Dade Auditorium on Saturday. Right in the heart of Little Havana and on the tails of speculation that once again, perhaps Fidel has died. The only downside to the day was the DNC threatening to take away our delegates if we vote on our newly scheduled primary. So much for ending the disenfranchisement of a swing state.
I haven’t committed to any candidate as of yet. I am one of the many hold-outs hoping that Gore enters the race and opens a can of ozone friendly whup-ass. Richardson is the most qualified candidate but he has no presence anywhere. And when I see Hillary as much as I want to think GIRL POWER, I can’t help but see the DLC, a vote for the war, I see Carville who is married to Cheney’s go to gal, I see the people that took down Howard Dean, I see failed Health Care Reform and the abysmal Defense of Marriage Act and the Wet Foot/Dry Foot as long as it’s not a Haitian Foot Act.
Sure Hillary’s a woman and she’s powerful but for some amnesiatic reason she’s being treated as if she is the first woman to run for president. And she isn’t. That would be Victoria Woodhull back in 1872 on the Equal Rights Party ticket. Then there was Belva Lockwood in 1884 and again in 1888. Sen. Margaret Chase Smith had her name placed in nomination in 1964 – at the Republican National Convention. Rep. Shirley Chisolm (D) ran in 1972. Ferarro as Mondale’s VP in the 80’s. Liz Dole ran as a Republican in 2000. And Carol Moseley Braun just ran as a Dem back in 2004. So why all the hullaballoo about Hillary? It’s got to be more than the whole buy one Clinton , get one free. Cause if it is, I will need more than that. And I like Bill.
Although Kucinich is loveable, many of my friends are supporting Edwards. He fights for little guy. Two Americas. Has a health care plan and apparently takes the time to actually explain how he will pay for it. But he isn’t getting press time other than when he’s horribly attacked for having a wife who fights like no one’s business. I like Edwards and I like his wife. I really like his wife. She has more balls than most of our Senators.
Then there’s Barack. Backed by Oprah. He sees the color purple. Has always opposed the war. I wanted to give him a chance to win me over as he has with so many of my friends out of state. They simply love him. And I wanted to see for myself what the draw was. And I guess I did.
This guy sounds real. Genuine. Honest. And after45 minutes he promised only one real thing. That if he was elected, he’d wake up every day and work to make our lives better. He joked about the press and other nominees calling him naive, claiming he was too hopeful. But I think it works to his benefit. Like he said… Rumsfeld and Cheney have the longest resumes in Washington and if that is what experience gets you, well……
I say give me the guy who says I’m not perfect but I sure as hell will try.
When we walked out of the rally I said to my friend Wendy, an Edwards supporter, that if I have to choose someone (that isn’t Al) then I will choose the candidate who inspires me to come up with the most ideas for bumper stickers, banners, t-shirts and buttons. I have two pages of Barack headlines. I guess I like the idea of being audacious.
We’ll see. I’d like to say we have time, but at the rate we are going the primaries will be over before Wal-Mart starts advertising for Christmas.
