American Idol will get Obama elected President

It's a devisive topic but I have to take a moment and throw my two cents in. It is no secret that I am a big supporter of Barack Obama. The pundits have all but declared him president-elect and have dismissed Hillary even as she plows ahead making arguments as solid as a seive. It's not for the pundits that I believe Obama deserves the nomination, but for three distinct reasons:

1. Compare the campaign slogans. Obama for America vs. Hillary for President. Simply put, one person is running for the people, the other is running for themself. One is all about others, the other is all about me me me. The slogans are subtle indicators of each candidate's motive.

2. The argument that Hillary is the only one who can woo white working class voters is bunk. Obama handilly defeated her in states that are very very white, beginning with Iowa. Idaho, North Dakota, Missouri, Washington, Nebraska. Oregon. The other side of the argument that the white working class voters who supported Hillary won't support Obama in the general election is skewed as well. Polls show that Hillary supporters would jump to McCain. These are opinions given in the heat of the moment out of loyalty to the candidate and frustration at the possibility of losing. Just as Cubs fans and White Sox fans are polarized, if one were to go to the World Series, I doubt there would be rooting for the out-of-town team by anyone from either fan base. Democrats will support Democrats even when their original candidate is not chosen. It is far more important that a Democrat regain the White House than to fracture the party by vanity.

3. Americans know deep down that were Hillary to be elected President she would face the same bitter partisan attacks throughout her administration as her husband did through his and we would endure another four years of a stalled government. She brings too much baggage to effectively end congressional gridlock and partisan bickering. Will anything change if the history books read: Bush, Clinton, Clinton, Bush, Bush, Clinton?

Bill Clinton is famous for saying he wants to please everybody. He did and said anything to make people happy. That school of thought is the one Hillary attends and she will do and say anything, depriving her of a real system of beliefs or agenda. She will do and say anything to get elected (gas tax holiday anyone?) putting her in a class of politicians who are all about gaining power instead of gaining an opportunity to help others. As the first serious female candidate for President she squandered a great opportunity to be a voice for woman's issues, equality issues, putting her name to a central idea and remaining faithful to it's pursuit (Obama came into the race because he was a consistent proponent of changing the status quo. Being an opponent of the war from the day Congress was asked to authorize it he has been faithful to an issue and has not pandered to voters by changing his stance in the slightest). Hillary enetered the race because she felt it was "her time." Her agenda wsa not issues-based, it was based on a presumption of entitlement.

Selfishness vs selflessness.

We've had seven years of selfishness. Do we want four more?

Americans are registering to vote in record numbers. Watch American Idol and you will notice that as the format has stayed the same every season, viewership and voting numbers have consistently declined. People are tired of the predictable banality and are looking for a reason to become re-engaged. The same is true for politics. We are seeing unimaginable exlposions in voter registration because we finally have something to peak our interest: the chance to make things change.



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