Where do you Stand

I think its a good thing that he's made it this far. I mean, does America, the land that was founded on getting rid of a king, need to have a series of Presidents all comming from the same families (Bush-Clinton-Bush)? Seriously, the way certain families in the USA become crowned as "Royal" is rather sad, especially when you consider the premises on which America was founded. I like the fact that his name is Barak "Hussien" Obhama and you've had loads of people on Mylot slagging him off as a secret Muslim fundimentalist who will sell the nation down the tube. It's a sign that he could represent something new to a country that has suffered from pretty much the same approach to politics. I think its wonderfully significant that a man with a Muslim sounding name can become a Presidential candidate during the era where we are in a "War on Terror." It should inspire many African Americans that they can aspire to the highest office in the land. However, leaving symbolism aside, the man has yet to be tested on his policies. Thus far he's succeede by bringing a message of hope and change but has yet to come up with anything resembling a plan of action. He needs to do that before he shows he deserves to be president.

As an interested onlooker in England, I have been following the news of the Obama/Clinton fight for the Democratic nomination, and as it will be a landmark victory if either of them gets to the White House, I thought there would be more discussion among the Mylot community. That begs the question of whether people care or not, unless it is also a mark of the extent to which people are losing faith with the old established political order. Here in the UK, the incumbent Prime Minister is going thru a tough time personally and politically, because at the end of the day when people feel pain thru price increases right across the board, from petrol to everyday groceries in the shops, we all look for somebody to blame, and the man or woman at the top of the tree gets the blame, especially when their party has been in charge of the country for the last ten years. The person who becomes the next president of the USA will have a major problem trying to recover from the disaster of the war in Iraq, and if the present threat of worldwide recession becomes a reality, that will be another big hurdle. Will you vote for party or candidate?