Endorsement

February 1, 2008 | Filed Under Main, Politics |

Ok – first let me reiterate a truth I have mentioned here before: Politics Suck. There are two constants in politics – the candidate’s lust for power and money and the voters getting the shaft regularly. However, with Super-Duper-Pooper Tuesday almost upon us, I feel the need to offer these words of endorsement:

Vote for Obama.

There are now only four candidates in this race. Romney doesn’t count because he is a total fake who wouldn’t look out of place standing next to some animatronics figures you see in Disneyland. I used to like McCain, the maverick of the Republican Party. But eight years of being bludgeoned by Cheney and Rove have left Mr. Straight Talk a bit punchy. I’m not even sure he knows what year it is. As for Hillary… I don’t like her and I don’t trust her. She is the epitome of DC politics. She double-talks first and answers questions later. Her eyes don’t sparkle – that glint you see is hunger. Hunger for a power she thinks she deserves. For a current example of the Clinton dissembling, just type ‘Clinton’ and ‘Kazakhstan’ into Google Search. And if she and McCain are the nominees – McCain wins.

I’m going for Obama not just because Bill Bradley endorsed him or because he is an excellent and thoughtful speaker. He just seems honest. And honorable. And open to looking at the things we really need in this country. Sure – with politics, you can’t stay clean forever. You’re always going to get some on you. But – right now? – Obama looks like hope. As for experience, well… maybe THAT kind of experience we can do without. Mob bosses are experienced, too. Let’s give ourselves a chance for once of climbing out of the muck. These have been a long eight years…

… stepping off the soapbox…

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9 comments so far
  1. Barack Obama 2008 - Friday Headlines : positivelyBarack.com February 1, 2008 5:55 am

    […] and most surprisingly, my brother Carl… Endorsement via GorkyRises.com I’m going for Obama not just because Bill Bradley endorsed him or because he […]

  2. Mom February 1, 2008 9:00 am

    I should have known who would respond first. I need someone to tell me where Hillary got “35 years of experience”

  3. Nattarg February 1, 2008 10:55 am

    My only concern about Obama is that we are definitely heading into a royal financial mess (not the supposed dot.com meltdown or even 1987) and I think we might have someone who is over his head with a Dow at 10,000 or less.

    Even if she wasn’t officially in office, I think while she was doing her first lady of the state and country roles, she was watching and obviously waiting for her chance.

    No matter what, unless we all end up getting jobs in Kuwait, the likelihood of either oaf (intentional) the opposition candidates winning is as good as Clemens pitching for the Yanks again. Remember, most of us, including some supposed Republicans, have said for the last three years that anything was better.

    Plus, how cool is a ticket that has both O and H on it? OH, HO.

    On seeing it in print, maybe OH is better.

  4. mburma February 1, 2008 11:08 am

    35 years, huh? Is that how long she and Bill have been married?

    I know whoever gets the presidency will be taking over a mess, but trust me - by the time we get to January, 2009 we will having been living with it for about eight months. Someone had better have a clue by then.

  5. Mike February 1, 2008 12:25 pm

    Unless Henry Rollins announces his candidancy soon, I will not endorse any of these people until I probably get in the voting booth. I haven’t heard anything from any of them that makes me think that they have the answer. And if it comes down to the inevitable beauty contest, I’m going with Jessica Alba. She’s easy on the eyes, and is twice as smart as Bush.

  6. Tommy February 1, 2008 1:05 pm

    How about Obama and Rollins? Now that is a dream ticket. Also, if Arnold Schwarzenegger was able to run for president doesnt his running mate have to be Danny Devito?

  7. Patrick February 2, 2008 10:13 am

    I’ll admit Obama is a more decent guy and easier to trust. But most of ideas make him sound like he’ll be as effective as old “malaise” Carter.
    I do hope that when Hillary doesn’t get the nomination, her indignation will cause her to implode and we can be done with her all together (although Slick Willie will never do us a favor and go away).

  8. kerry February 4, 2008 9:38 am

    Bill Clinton was, in my opinion, a very good president. Biggest peacetime economy, more jobs, the overhaul of the welfare system - a SURPLUS in the Treasury when he left office. He even made it count when he dropped bombs on Kosovo. Go in, get the job done and get out.

    His personal indiscretions are nobody’s business, unless you are HRC. Speaking of whom, I’m going with Obama until the Democratic machine squelches him and then I will vote for HRC. But for now, this country needs to believe things can get better.

    Obama’s message can galvanize people - can make them feel that there is hope for this once-great Republic - and maybe we’ll finally spit out the fear-mongering poisons that Bush/Cheney have been feeding us for the past 7 years and get down to cleaning up the toxic mess they will have left.

  9. mburma February 4, 2008 11:15 am

    Hope everyone read Frank Rich’s piece on Obama this week.
    If you haven’t:
    http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/02/03/opinion/edrich.php

    From the International Herald Tribune