If He Is President I Am American

I can hardly believe that Barack Obama is on his way to becoming the democratic nomination for president. A real chance to make change in America. I am so pleased with the outcomes in the past election that I have made a pledge that if Barack become the President, I will finally become an American. I have been living in this country for over 30 years. I was seven years old and it was the late seventies. Even though we could hardly watch television I developed a keen interest in civics and politics and what that represented to me. Living in the Bronx, New York, I saw and heard many things. I saw my middle income neighborhood transformed and become an extension of the ghetto simply because blacks moved in and whites decided to flee to the outer sections of the city such as Long Island and Westchester. I saw the schools that were excellent when I attended because they were still predominantly white deteriorate and become victims of under funding and uncommitted teachers because now there were many blacks. By the time I went to High School the transformation was complete. Schools that were once considered excellent were now considered the worst. 

Send In Moses And Here Are His Talking Points

I was just watching Hillary speak about credit cards and the fact that she thought we should cap impossible interest rates at 30% for credit card companies. Well thirty percent might seem low to Hillary but tell that to the everyday person who is trying to feed a family on a single income. You could feel the gaff in the audience. The idea of a thirty percent cap is terrifying to the people this election is supposed to be about. We need laws that are people friendly, laws that are not only looking out for the corporate interest but for the average person. Hillary cannot win because she is not in touch with the everyday man, her and Bill have lived privilege life and in a bubble their entire political career.

Here are the talking points:

1. With all of the experience Hillary talks about how come she did not know that George Bush was lying (yes lying, it's time someone said it, we are all thinking it) when he took this country to war? Shouldn't she have picked up the phone and called someone to get confirmation as to whether or not Saddam had weapons of mass destruction. Shouldn't she have shown more support for the UN report that showed Saddam had dismantled his nuclear weapons program? The reason that this is a huge issue is because people DIED behind this disastrous decision that the Clintons are now trying to write off as just a faux pas. She should not be trusted with the economy because it is obvious that she has sold out to big corporations and will probably have an economic policy similar to her husband and George Bush Two. Big tax cuts for corporations.

2. We don't want anything less than complete universal Healthcare. Pay our doctors a descent and fair wage and let healthcare be a fundamental right of the American people. People should not have to pay for basic or preventative healthcare. A tooth cleaning, yearly checkup, treatment of common cold or flu, minor cuts and breaks, or illness screening should not become burdens for corporations or regular citizens. This is why we pay taxes! This will help in ending poverty.

Somehow They Fool Some People All The Time

Although the evidence is out and it is clear that President George W. Bush and his administration not only lied about the reason for going to war, but they made a calculated effort to release the name of a CIA operative, because her husband challenged the administration. Seems this administration is going to get away with one more act of betrayal against the American People.

The recent revelations about the conditions at the Military Hospital Walter Reid, is more than a black eye but a gaping head wound to the Bush group. How could they allow our soldiers to be treated this way; in mold, roach and rat infested conditions. A hospital is supposed to be a sterile environment. Yes, you should be able to eat off the floors. Is there any doubt as to what is important to the Bush gang? OIL O-I-L, OIL. Bush has secured the oil fields of Iraq but has failed to launch a real effort in the rebuilding of New Orleans. What more has to happen before people wake up about Bush and his intentions? 

Even though a jury of his peers found that Scooter Libby former chief of staff to Vice President Cheney violated the law, it appears that George Bush may pardon him. After swearing that he would fire anyone responsible for leaking the name of an undercover agent in the CIA, Bush has reneged on that promise. I remember when one could not be allowed to renege at a game of spades and now we are letting our president lie to us in our faces.