So High Above

Today begins the Historic Democratic National Convention that will nominate Barrack Obama as the National Standard bearer for election to the Presidency. Besides the obvious show the Democratic Party and Senator Obama must present a platform full of ideas and initiatives if they really want the public to believe that this will be a Campaign and Administration that will change the direction of Nation. Since the Primary battles have ended Senator Obama has continued to move to the middle of the political spectrum and now appears to the public as being same old same old politician. The selection of Senator Biden as a Vice Presidential running mate only reinforces the perception that Senator Obama is only interested in getting elected and seizing the power and trappings of the Presidency. Yes, it is important to appeal to a wide spectrum of the electorate in order to get elected with the traditional voting public, however, a Campaign of Change could appeal to a majority of those who are di...

If the Democrats could come together to realize that the most important part of this campaign is to win the Presidency in 2008 maybe some rational thinking would come into play. Ideally a Clinton/Obama ticket would be the best that the democrats could offer to the American People. If the Democrats can forget about all the rancor and ill will that this campaign has created they would see that the best thing for the Democratic Party would be to swallow some pride and look to the future. Although the fairness of having Senator Clinton at the top of the ticket is questionable it would be best for the Country and The Party if this were the case. Senator Obama is a young man, if he were to be the Vice -President for eight years he would still be a young and dynamic Presidential Candidate in 2016. The Democrats must unify and come up with a platform that addressees the issues which concern the American People, the blood and treasure being wasted in Iraq, the energy crisis, the food crisis, th...