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Ah, politics
Aug. 27th, 2008 11:18 amI cannot resist sneaking clandestine looks at the Democratic National Convention through BBC America's reporting and online articles. The BBC had this soundbite from Hillary Clinton's DNC speech last night:
"He [Barrack Obama] built his campaign on a fundamental belief that change in this country must start from the ground up, not the top down. He knows government must be about “We the people” not “We the favored few.”
If the Democrats actually believed and operated on that principle, I would be voting for them. But look at the rest of the speech, it is all how the government (the "top down" one, the Federal government) will punish the wicked, save the planet, give everyone jobs . . . and rainbows and a pony! (OK, I added that last part, but it is implied.)
"He [Barrack Obama] built his campaign on a fundamental belief that change in this country must start from the ground up, not the top down. He knows government must be about “We the people” not “We the favored few.”
If the Democrats actually believed and operated on that principle, I would be voting for them. But look at the rest of the speech, it is all how the government (the "top down" one, the Federal government) will punish the wicked, save the planet, give everyone jobs . . . and rainbows and a pony! (OK, I added that last part, but it is implied.)