The view from Up North
My liberal buddy Jason from Up North in Canada called today. He’s a Clinton backer. He thinks Obama is not long on details.
I tried to explain that after 8 years of being completely uninspired by Bush that Obama’s lofty visioning exercise is exactly what I (and many other Americans) needed to get me back in the political saddle. I think Jason feels that Clinton is a known quantity, and Canadians always seemed to like the Clintons.
My view is that American can do better than to recycle the good ol’ days of the Clinton administration. I’m ready for a break with the past. I am ready for woman President, don’t slap me as a misogynist. Nothing against Hillary, except that she’s married to Bill. No, I can’t separate the two. Hill would bring in a plethora of old Clinton administrators; one only need to look at her campaign staff and advisors to understand this. With Clinton, we’ve been there, done that. Time to move on.
America needs a real change, change we can believe in. America needs a new vision. America needs Obama. What Canada needs, I could give a shit (just kidding Jason).
Jason frets that McCain is getting lots of “positive” spin up in Canada from all of his personal appearances. He notes that McCain actually seems likeable.
Superdelegates, why are you letting this drag on? Pick the winner and lets get on with it. Time is awastin’.
But just look at what Obama has done. He has activated millions of new voters. He has shown that he can raise money by the hundreds of millions, not from giant donars, but from tiny little people. That is grassroots support that Clinton has not been able to build in her 30 years. Clinton and McCain represent yesteryear politics. Obama is the future, and the future is now.
Get used to it, Jason! 