Today Andrew Sullivan called Hillary Clinton’s race for the US Presidency a restoration project. Well… what is wrong with restoring America to the world standing, the economic strength, the greatness that it had prior to the leadership of George W. Bush and his merry cadre of neo-cons?
Though I do think Hillary is the strongest Democratic Party candidate, this really isn’t just about her. It is about where this country will head and how it will get there.
The United States is without question the last standing super-power and the greatest republic in the history of civilization. Take us back to 2000 before the changes advocated by President Bush and I believe this country was not in too bad of shape. Certainly better than it is now.
Eighteen years of Conservative Republican governance (including six in the Congress) along with eight years of mostly moderate compromises from the White House left us with a balanced budget, a budget surplus and a country respected around the world.
The point to this is that change isn’t always good. President Bush certainly oversaw a lot of it during his tenure and most of those have not had positive impacts. The question for this campaign season is, “What kind of change.”
That has not been answered sufficiently from the Obama campaign. And what he has said, erasing partisan divides, government providing rather than a reliance on individual effort and further intrusion into our daily lives by the federal government, are not all exactly changes that will take this country in the direction it needs to go.
Don’t get blinded by the pretty wrapping. Think about what he is advocating and where it will take this country. One positive thing about the possibility of an Obama Presidency is that he seemingly lacks the necessary experience and skill set to enact any of the changes he so eloquently advocates.
