The election for president is only 5 months old ..... meaning we just elected The Honorable President Mr. Bush for a second term. (yes this is how you refere to a man in that office, be it the former president or newly elected. the office demands respect regaurdless.)
Already it is heating up for the election of 2008. Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton is slinging mud. Move on .org (best known as a bastion of lefty lunacy) heard The honarable sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton speak (referanced in rest of wrting as Sen. Clinton).
One has to sit down and examine what she said and wonder what she is talking about and evaluate her thoughts and beliefs. Is this what we want? Is this the road we want to take? Do we want to actually be just another country in the world or do we want to lead? One needs to ask themselves .... IS SHE NUTS?
Sen. Clinton said the following
"We need leaders who will stand up against the special interests and stand up for the public interests."
ok this makes sense, I agree. Where can we find someone like this?
she also said the following
" I am worried about my country. And I'm worried that we are not living up to the expectations and accomplishments of those who came before. We're living in a difficult period of American history. The choices and decisions our leaders make today will decide whether this incredible country of ours moves forward with strength and promise, into a future filled with new possibilities. Or, begins to undermine the very foundation of the success that so many of us have seen in our own lifetimes, makes it possible for young boys and girls from all walks of life and all different backgrounds to live up to their God-given potentials."

Ok i agree again. These are historical times that our actions will change the face of the world to come for generations to come. I too wonder about the undermining and corruption of the youth of this great nation with revised history to be politically correct history. To pass the buck and force quotas on us in the disguise of diverity. Holding students back because it may make someone feel bad if they are not as smart or talented as another student. Yes I too worry.

The following she said makes good sense but you have to read between the lines and see the truth.
"You know, I'm not just talking about policy disagreements that exist between the two major parties. I'm talking about the philosophy, the ideology that drives the choices we make. Right now we have a White House, and a majority in Congress, who are systematically weaking the Democratic traditions and institutions on which this nation was built. They are turning back the clock. They are tearing down the building blocks of Democracy one by one by one. Now when I first got to the Senate, along with Mark, I quickly realized that the new administration intended to try to undo everything my husband had done, and I admit. I did take that kind of personally. But I quickly realized that it wasn't just about the Clinton administration, and the accomplishments of the 1990's. It was about turning the clock back on the 20th Century. Turning the progress back beyond Franklin Roosevelt, even beyond Teddy Roosevelt, making our country not all what we had come to expect, a place that continued to motivate, and move us forward, and have a level playing field and a true meritocracy, where everybody did and paid their fair share. "

An administration that is undoing the democratic traditions? Does she mean putting a leash back on the courts and making it the Legislatures job to write laws not the judiciary. Going against Teddy Roosevelt? Does she mean President Roosevelt who invaded Cuba? The president who not only made national parks, but encouraged the responsible use of these parks, not only ecological , but administering them for the better of this country and this countries interests? Does she mean Franklin D. Roosevelt who put the public to work through programs that did not give hand outs but a hand up? Surely she isnt talking about those who did not see anything wrong with this country and loving it. Making this country a world leadser not a follower.

Refering to the republican party she says.
" It's an ideology that ignores some of the most basic principles laid down by our founding fathers, like the accountability of the checks and balances in government. Now their determination to do this, I think, has taken a lot of Americans by surprise. It seems so much out of sync with where we believe our country should be. And so no wonder that so many Americans now believe that we are on the wrong track."

Ignores accountability, checks and balances? Has she forgotten accountability of her husband, his executive orders, and his pardons. Yes she is right . The American public is surprised that we do have leaders from the Republican party that is undoing the mess that her husband created. That the american citizens do not want judges making law but enforceing it. That We the People understand that we are the true authority in this country and wield the power through our vote of elected representation that answers to us The People.

A mixed message here. Again read between the lines of her words.
"Because today, we are a nation of new needs. We find ourselves under intense competition from growing economies like India and China, bidding down the wages of labor and bidding up the price of energy. Have you seen how much a gallon of gas costs today? We find ourselves in a struggle against terrorism, and yet we see our nation alienating many of our allies for prideful unilateralism. And we find our government is not planning for the future. You know, this administration is mired in the mistaken belief that we can somehow live onto ourselves at the same time that the world that we know is shrinking. We are connected, one to the other across oceans, going great distances. We cannot just believe that America can decide what we want to do, and direct the rest of the world to follow our orders, merely because we said so. "
Yes we are a nation of new needs. A country in need of a better social security program. A country in need of a national defense that will protect us from terrorists, and foriegn agression. A economy that is under siege from illegal immigration that is killing a living working wage. Why is gas so expensive ....... could it be this country is hamstrung on enviormental first humanity second laws and regulations that make it almost impossible to build new refineries? Why can't we believe in a country that leads the worlds, decides on a path that is fair and democratic for the coarse of humanity? A country that the world will listen to and seek advice from?

The end of her speech went as follows,
"I think it does take a village to raise a child, and I think it takes Democrats to raise our hopes again. While Republicans play their power games, they're leaving America behind. And it's going to be up to you and me, and to every one of us, to get in there and fight. Fight for ourselves, fight for the people we represent, fight for our children. They deserve a better life than the one that they will inherit if we continue with these wrong-headed, radical policies in Washington today. And I am convinced. When people ask me can Democrats win again, of course we can win again. But we have to be ready to stand up and fight for the people who need us day in and day out. So be strong. Be involved. We're going to have hope for a better America. It is just around the bend, and we are going to take our country there. Thank you and God bless you."
She is right the republicans are leaving the people behind. We have to hold them as acountable as we held the democratic party. We do have to fight for what we believe and want. As proven in the vote, a historically large number of voters yet sadly a small percentage of eligable voters. The majority of this country needs to stanmd up and let thier voice be heard. Do we want to go back to leaders who lie and deny thier sway by special interests groups (the demoratic present party) or the more open we are in charge , hold similar views to the majority of then people (the republicans). Can either one of these parties truely represent the main stream of this country. Well its simple. Yes they can once the people speak and elect those who will represent them to the best of thier abilities and views.
Follow like a lacky and go gently into the night of globalization, or stand tall, be proud, and lead into the next century. I for one will not go gently. I say lead , follow, but get off your butt and out of the way. America first!!!!!!!!