This is a blog about the hogwash that enters lives on a daily, hourly, second by second basis. For instance, as most of us have seen over the last eight years or so, every sound that pours out of George W. Bush’s mouth is hogwash. No, this is not another “bash W. blog.” I just could not think of a better example of metaphorical hogwash. So, be prepared. Whether it is religion, politics, sports, technology, or your mother’s dirty laundry, it’s all Hogwash.Sep 04 2008
John McCain brings the regressives of the Republican party back to Earth
Wow. What a difference 24 hours makes. From Sarah Palin’s bullying pontification that got the regressives all excited, to the yawn of a reminder that the person they have to vote for as President is John McCain. The last couple of days have allowed the regressive Republican party to have their moment in the sun, their last hurrah, if you will, but it will do no more than temporarily pull them even with the Barack Obama campaign.
While the excitement for Sarah Palin was genuine last night, the hooping and hollaring that took place tonight looked like it really took a lot of effort, almost like the state party heads reminded their delegations to try and keep a party-like atmosphere. It felt manufactured. Like one Fox commentator just said, “The crowd was really trying hard tonight to like John McCain.” I think that statement needs to be picked apart because that is exactly what it felt like, like manufactured effort.
I am a political junkie, and I watch everything, even Fox News. I actually changed channels during McCain’s speech. I never do that. I always watch what the regressives have to say. But tonight, I just couldn’t. Not out of anger or irritation, but out of complete boredom.
Granted, it is not a good idea to pick a President based on whether or not they bore you, but inspiration and change is what the 2008 election is about.
Several reasons why Barack Obama has this election in the bag are the things readers of Hogwash already know. He inspires the average every day American that both as an individual, as well as collectively as a country, we can do better than what we are doing now, much better. Anybody can say those things, but Barack Obama has proven time and time again over his life and his career that he has made people’s lives better.
His intellectual curiousity is unmatched in this campaign; his critical thinking skills are unmatched in this campaign; his judgement is unmatched in this campaign; and he is the epitome of Presidential temperament.
Barack Obama reminds me of FDR and his election on November 4th will bring the kind of pride back to this country that has not been experienced in my lifetime and probably not since FDR released his four essential freedoms of everyone in the world:
1. Freedom of speech and expression
2. Freedom of religion
3. Freedom from want
4. Freedom from fear
Regressives, welcome back to the Earth. I guess that it is good for Sarah Palin that this is her party now, unfortunately for regressives (and fortunately for America) John McCain is the name at the top of the ballot.
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