“The means of defense against foreign danger historically have become the instruments of tyranny at home.” — James Madison

The real problem with this prolonged Democratic Primary is that it is causing a schism within the party at a time when the Democrats need to be formulating a strategy to win over the American people in November.  The battle between Obama and Clinton has gotten so bad that each sides supporters vehemently dislikes the opposing candidate.  Clinton voters have said they won’t vote Obama and Obama voters likewise won’t vote for Clinton.  In the end the Democratic Party is the one that is hurt.

I put myself in the category of someone who wouldn’t vote for Hillary Clinton.  I’m not saying I couldn’t be persuaded to vote for her should she win the nomination, but, as of today, I would not vote for her because of her campaign and the stubborness she has portrayed.  Her policies are not that impressive to me and I still have yet to be told what her vast experience truely is.  Yes she’s been a senator longer than Obama but what exactly has she done that is so fantastic? And when I say done I mean what policies has she herself pushed for and gotten enacted, not just been a part of.  I will also admit that I just don’t like Hillary Clinton as a person and she seems very disengenuous to me.  Is Obama a saint? No.  But I trust him more and I like the way he seems to unite people instead of divide them.

To me it’s just a terrible time for the Democratic Party to be fighting like this.  George W Bush’s presidency has turned the tide against the American public’s love of the Republican Party.  But with all the squabbling going on with the Democrats they just come off as leaderless and unorganized.  It’s not a definate that this prolonged primary will hurt the Democrats come November.  But I see it being a very real possibility.

I just read on cnn.com that Hillary Clinton believes she is leading the popular vote in the Democratic Primary.  According to the article she leads if Michigan and Florida’s votes were counted, but the Democratic Party voided their votes because both states held their primaries earlier than allowed.  Barack Obama wasn’t even on the ballot in Michigan.  Obama leads in the all important delegate vote 1,719 to 1,586. 

I wrote in my blog that it was sad how much Hillary is clinging to her campaign.  It’s gotten to the point where she is simply whining in the hopes that people feel sorry for her and give her more votes.  Evem though her campaign has displayed plenty of “dirty” ads against Obama, she complains when his campaign fights back with a low blow of their own.  Her knew “argument” is that she’s more electable because she has won the swing states necessary even though there is no way to correlate the Democratic Primary results with how people will vote in the General Election. 

Frankly, I’m sick of Hillary Clinton at this point.  I’m sick of her excuses and her stubborness.  I’m sick of the way the media is feeding into this battle between the Democrats when we are at a time in our country’s history when we need people to be working together for common goals.  This campaign is displaying Hillary’s true character.  Which to me is that of a vain, self-centered woman who is looking to indulge her own ego instead of thinking of the best interests of the Democratic Party or the American people.

Have you ever wondered who is making the money as gas prices continue to rise? No surprise here, it’s oil companies.

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The big business these days is biofuel, which includes products like ethanol.  Ethanol is made from products like corn or soybeans and is a big industry in the agrictultural midwestern states.  Ethanol does burn ‘clean’ when it is used as a source of fuel but people tend to forget that it takes energy to produce these ‘clean’ fuels.  That energy is going to come from oil, which is going to cause pollution.  Not to mention that the byproducts of these processes can be pollutants themselves.  This article in the NY Times today describes the seedier side of this ‘clean’ fuel business. 

 I just want to add that I don’t pretend to be an expert in this field so feel free to post your own information in the comments section.

I just thought this article was funny because of Barack Obama’s response to Hillary Clinton’s recent insinuations that Obama would be her running mate.  I guess Barack isn’t going to settle for Vice President.  The question is, would Hillary run with Obama? Personally I don’t think he’d ask her.  I’m pretty sure he’s a bit annoyed with her right now.

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I don’t know if you’ve heard already, but this summer a $600 check ($1,200 for couples) will be headed your way courtesy of the U.S. government.  Yes, the wizards in Washington felt that the best way to jumpstart the sputtering economy would be to give everyone a few extra dollars.  They hope that you’ll spend that money though, according to early reports, most people are planning on saving that money or paying of their credit debt.  With gas prices rising these days I’m sure most of the money will go towards your car anyways.  But, sending the taxpayers a refund just isn’t enough for the government.  They want to make sure you are well aware that a check is in the mail by sending letters to everyone.  The cost for this mass mailing? Only $42 million of your tax dollars.  Nothing to large I assure you.

A friend of mine brought to my attention this NY Time article about the cost of the Iraq War.  A Congressional panel stated that the war would cost taxpayers an estonishing $2 Trillion over its duration, and maybe even more depending on how long the war continues.  What amazes me is how President Bush was able to run on the ticket of fiscal conservatism and his administration has produced the largest federal deficit in history, as well as the most expensive war in the history of our country.  A war that, sad to say, may never result in a clear victory for the U.S. and our security.  In my opinion the Iraq War will go down as one of the biggest miscalculations and disasters in history. 

The democratic primaries in Texas and Ohio are tomorrow and I thought I would bring your attention to an ad that Hillary Clinton has been showing in Ohio. I’ll post the video first and then a response from Obama and a spoof on her ad. Obama’s response is a lot better than anything I could write, so I’ll let you watch the videos and form your own opinions.

“Hillary 3am Ad”

“Barack Obama’s Response”

“Hillary Spoof”