Death Knell for the Neo Cons

Aug 29, 2008 06:40

Last night Obama gave one of the most important speaches of American History (thats two for him) both laying out his plan for the future and giving the neo cons a roundhouse kick to the curb.
Finally, someone has come back to reality and reminded us all that us, government CAN and WILL work for the people when it is RUN BY the people and not a bunch of apocoliptic 1 percenters like Bush, Cheaney et al.  This exerpt is exactly what I am talking about -

"We may not agree on abortion, but surely we can agree on reducing the number of unwanted pregnancies in this country. The reality of gun ownership may be different for hunters in rural Ohio than for those plagued by gang-violence in Cleveland, but don't tell me we can't uphold the Second Amendment while keeping AK-47s out of the hands of criminals. I know there are differences on same-sex marriage, but surely we can agree that our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters deserve to visit the person they love in the hospital and to live lives free of discrimination. Passions fly on immigration, but I don't know anyone who benefits when a mother is separated from her infant child or an employer undercuts American wages by hiring illegal workers. This, too, is part of America's promise -- the promise of a democracy where we can find the strength and grace to bridge divides and unite in common effort."

Of course we are not going to agree on everything.  But the idea that we cannot even come together on basic issues of human dignity is insulting.  This is the poison that we have been fed over the past 30 years.  If this is a democracy which, by definition, is a government For the People BY the PEOPLE, the people have been asleep.  Well, if you are not awake yet, wake up! don't let history pass you by.

"We are a BETTER COUNTRY the the past 8 years"

Now we need to prove it.  If you are not regestererd to vote, REGESTER! I don't care who you vote for, Obama, McCain, Kermit the Frog; Get up off your butt and make the US a democracy again!!

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