OBAMA, CLINTON, & DEMOCRATS

"The Thought Spigot" http://www.thethoughtspigot.com/Home_Page.html

Looking across the democratic landscape, one has to wonder, is there any intestinal fortitude, in the democratic party at all? Congress was elected, in 2004, by an overwhelming margin, with promises of change and overall "anti-Bush" slogans. The two remaining democrats, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton (in the presidential nomination race), are both running on change, hope, and a basic "anti-Bush" platform, as well. Combining the above (Congress and the nominees), the "super delegates," and the democratic third person people (bloggers, MoveOn.org, The Democratic National Committee, and all of the individuals, with heavy money and democratic ties) there is a problem. The problem is they have no pulse on the American people and an overall lack of guts.

The lie over Bosnia, by Hillary Clinton, was a catastrophe. The longer Obama's campaign goes on, more things are coming out about his background, friends, and poor character/judgment (see the blog, "The Real Obama Presidency" at TheThoughtSpigot.com). Congress, when elected, was to build and pass major legislation within the first two to four months of their elections (on immigration, education, the war, et. Al.). However, they have been rendered almost useless, due to the democratic nomination, and its dragging on for over eighteen months. Holding off up, or down, votes on judges, of Bush's appointing (for strictly political reasons), having hearings on steroids/baseball (instead of urban schooling, economic stagnation, & other major issues), and the resounding obstinence of cutting the war budget (after saying they would in their election campaigns) is borderline, to be decent. The overall lack of leadership by Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, and countless others on "The Hill," because of "wait and see" attitudes is more than transparent. It is a lack of guts, ethics, and honesty to their constituents. If Hillary Clinton was to win the nomination, some democrats do not want to be the ones, who have pushed for any kind of legislation and/or votes, which may not be to her liking. The same situation for Obama. There is no leadership, in waiting for the problems to fix themselves, or get worse, while sitting on nominated hands.

"Super Delegates" were another wonderful invention, of the democratic party. The Frasier Comission, was the designer of the "Super Delegate System." However, did he realize when making the system, he could possibly, be giving away possible voter's rights, in their own party? By giving "Super Delegates," a vote and delegation, they have the ability (in this election and in the future), to determine Obama is an "nonviable candidate," vote for Hillary Clinton, and then the votes of the people would be null and void. A basic "back room deal" and/or we want the White House, so bad, we will go against our own people/electorate, to get it. Another situation, if the election between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, does go to the Democratic National Convention, will the "Super Delegate" vote for the nominee, their state voted for, or will they exercise against the will of the people, going in a different direction?

Obviously, this is a mute point, at present, because the majority of the "Super Delegates" are not acting super, and are playing politics, with votes. Mainly, refraining from picking any candidate, hedging their bets, to see who will win, or if there will be a winner outright. Therefore, they will not have to exercise an "OPINION, OR VOTE" for a candidate their state wished for, or even who they wish for, in order to not go against the grain (of a potential president). Insuring, they will be able to have a "seat at the table," with the presumptive nominee, not being an outcast. Is this what a "Super Delegate" should be about, or what they should be doing, with their vote?

Between the United States Senate, Congress, the "Super Delegates" and the third person people (in the party) nothing is getting done in Washington. While they await the presumptive nominee, the American people are occupied with the race for the "Presidential Throne." While, gas, unemployment, inflation, and food prices are going thru the roof, democrats are beating President Bush and military leaders to death about the war. They continue to obstruct from any kind of legislation and votes, hoping the American people will have their attentions focused on other things and the democratic nomination. Instead of working together, as a democratic majority, to have bills (even if it requires multiple solutions and extra hours of work) ready for their presumptive democratic president, they are playing politics, with time. Time the Americans do not have to waste. Yet, Pelosi, Reid, MoveOn.org, Obama, Clinton and the talking heads of the democratic party are taking up the time, with little (if any) kind of solutions to health care, gas and food prices, the housing situation, so the economic bubble and America is about to burst (if it is not bursting now). Where is the legislation, the leaders looking to fix and send up possible solutions to America's big problems, and the hard integrity needed to fix huge issues like immigration, health care, and the deficit?

THE BOTTOM LINE: The democrats are in the majority of both houses, at present. If they are to be taken seriously, as the "party of change," they need to start thinking out the of the box. It does not matter who the next President of the United States is, because they are the majority and the problems will still be there. If Obama, McCain, or Clinton is the President of the United States, come 2009, there should be several different bills, pieces of legislation, and the votes passed up to start the ball rolling, on day one. All the Democratic Party is doing now, from Congress, the Senate, and the Super Delegates is wasting time. Cast your votes, quit playing politics with the American's future, and start LEADING. The longer the democrats wait, the longer it will be for the "change" to be instituted (which they so freely speak about). Get it done, whether you have to draft ten different copies, of the same bill. Check your egos at the door, do what you promised to do (when you were running to be elected), quit the bickering and reach across the aisle, and finally press ahead for the country, that is why you were ELECTED (you were not given anything, but ELECTED to SERVE THE PEOPLE).