muttbob's opinion: "Obama for President-The man I've been waiting for.
This is what I've been saying for years (but without the profanity).muttbob"
This is what I've been saying for years (but without the profanity).muttbob"
A Message from Barack Obama Exploratory Committee: "The decisions that have been made in Washington these past six years, and the problems that have been ignored, have put our country in a precarious place. Our economy is changing rapidly, and that means profound changes for working people. Many of you have shared with me your stories about skyrocketing health care bills, the pensions you've lost and your struggles to pay for college for your kids. Our continued dependence on oil has put our security and our very planet at risk. And we're still mired in a tragic and costly war that should have never been waged.
But challenging as they are, it's not the magnitude of our problems that concerns me the most. It's the smallness of our politics. America's faced big problems before. But today, our leaders in Washington seem incapable of working together in a practical, common sense way. Politics has become so bitter and partisan, so gummed up by money and influence, that we can't tackle the big problems that demand solutions.And that's what we have to change first.We have to change our politics, and come together around our common interests and concerns as Americans.This won't happen by itself. A change in our politics can only come from you; from people across our country who believe there's a better way and are willing to work for it."
But challenging as they are, it's not the magnitude of our problems that concerns me the most. It's the smallness of our politics. America's faced big problems before. But today, our leaders in Washington seem incapable of working together in a practical, common sense way. Politics has become so bitter and partisan, so gummed up by money and influence, that we can't tackle the big problems that demand solutions.And that's what we have to change first.We have to change our politics, and come together around our common interests and concerns as Americans.This won't happen by itself. A change in our politics can only come from you; from people across our country who believe there's a better way and are willing to work for it."
