tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post442526777855091279..comments2024-03-17T03:42:21.277-05:00Comments on LEARNING CURVE ON THE ECLIPTIC: Conventionally ClimacticTwilighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-55494401437764505002008-08-30T08:35:00.000-05:002008-08-30T08:35:00.000-05:00Hi again, WWW~~~~ It's good to see you back from y...Hi again, WWW~~~~ It's good to see you back from your travels. You were missed!<BR/><BR/>Yes, all the right people are on the Dem side, even if the wrong one is at the helm - Al Gore, Hillary, Kucinich, Biden, Feingold, Sanders - all really good folk.<BR/><BR/>Biden probably has made a few mistakes along the way in his extensive political career, but my gut feeling tells me he can be trusted and I'm thankful he was O's choice as VP. <BR/><BR/>As for major change - I doubt it can possibly come in 4 years, barring catastrophe, which might bring it about. But even a turn in the right direction is better than continuing to plod on down the wrong road. :-)Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-10273261741553932402008-08-29T23:23:00.000-05:002008-08-29T23:23:00.000-05:00Times get stranger T: I just caught up with your p...Times get stranger T: I just caught up with your posts.<BR/>From what I've read of Biden, he gives me pause. But Like you say, O/B ticket is the lesser of two evils. I am fingers crossed that there will be change but that old inner sceptic is thinking more of the same.<BR/>I do hope Al Gore gets some kind of post (Environment) and also HRC can re-present her universal health care project.<BR/>XO<BR/>WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-52371178102812482292008-08-29T21:44:00.000-05:002008-08-29T21:44:00.000-05:00Well hello BC in Columbus! Nice to see ya! Thank...Well hello BC in Columbus! Nice to see ya! Thanks very much for your comment.<BR/><BR/>Yes the spectacle on Thursday night did look like the work of a pro. I hope it all turns out to have been worthwhile.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for you kind remark, BC.<BR/>I knew that things were pretty bad when I decided to come to the USA, from talking to people on-line. I heard som real horror stories about the health care situation. It was such a disappointment to find that Bush won again in 2004, just after we arrived.<BR/><BR/>For all my doubts anf grumbles about Obama, when it comes right down to it I could never vote Republican. As you say, let's hope there isn't a near 50/50 split this time - or any funny business involving the voting machines and voter registration - from either side.<BR/>:-)Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-71595098349826924742008-08-29T19:29:00.000-05:002008-08-29T19:29:00.000-05:00I have to say I have followed Hillary for so long ...I have to say I have followed Hillary for so long I rarely paid much attention to many others. Thank you for reminding me of Kucinich's energy and plain truth approach. I enjoyed watching Hillary and Obama speak at the convention. I am skeptical that Obama has a great event promoter on his payroll. I mean really, it was no mistake to move the date and place of this event to tie in the MLK and rockstar quality. Well planned, indeed. I am very proud of all the new things that are happening in this election year. Barriers are being torn down ... historical firsts and it seems that some hope is being restored. Let's hope the voters aren't split down the middle like they have been in recent past. Serious things need to happen for the American people in their own country by their own people and I think it will happen. Also, your Blog motivates me to pay more attention because of your story. You made the intentional and major change in your life to become a U.S. Citizen and it reminds me not to take being in this country for granted. Thank you. BCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-3784278320764458212008-08-29T13:28:00.000-05:002008-08-29T13:28:00.000-05:00Hello Mandelay, and thank you for commenting.I ful...Hello Mandelay, and thank you for commenting.<BR/><BR/>I fully understand your reasoning, I shared it for a quite a while.<BR/>I registered as a new voter (new US citizen) a few weeks ago and registered Independent for some of the reasons you've stated.<BR/><BR/>Recently though I suddenly realised that my own feelings of disgust about the sexism, and veiled accusations of racism of the primaries really are very unimportant in the great scheme of things. <BR/><BR/>What is important is that something is done, and quickly about poverty, health care and the environmental problems we face. The republicans will not do it - or will not address these issues with enough vigour.<BR/><BR/>I have many doubts about Obama and the DNC, but as I keep saying - it's not about Obama. It's about putting things right for the USA, and the Democratic Party has to be the lesser of two evils. the country has had 8 years of the greater of 2 evils.<BR/><BR/>As for the Roe Wade thing - yes, it's hauled out as a kind of carrot - I'm really sorry I mentioned it. There are much more important things at stake.<BR/><BR/>That's my take on it, but I do appreciate yours.Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-47470973202544399382008-08-29T13:01:00.000-05:002008-08-29T13:01:00.000-05:00I enjoy your columns and read your blog frequently...I enjoy your columns and read your blog frequently. But I must disagree and I'd like to share my reasons. As a lifelong member of the party, I should have been voting for my Democrats this year. But this is the first time I've felt excluded and "slimed" for lack of a better word. To hear the word "racist" over and over as it was applied to people who dared to criticize our party's nominee is unacceptable. To see and hear over and over, the blatant sexism go unanswered by our nominee and by the DNC is unacceptable. (How would you like to have stickers with your face on them sold as "urinal stickers?") And finally, to have the old Roe v. Wade carrot and stick brought out once again to keep me in step while I pulled the weight of the cart of empty suits, once again, is unacceptable. When is the Democratic Party going to stick its neck out and bring the feminine energy to the executive branch? And why, in an age when conventions are planned years in advance, did the DNC's convention end on the night of the anniversary of MLK's speech? Go ahead, tell me it was "in the stars." I tell you, having been around politics for a long time, this was on the drawing board all along. Me? I no longer respond to carrots and sticks and I regret my days of having done so in the past. From now on, I walk an independent road. Thank you, Gov. Palin, for acknowledging Gerry Ferraro and Hillary Clinton (both labeled racists by the designer dress married to Barack) ... thank you Gov. Palin for reminding us of their place in history. Their own party trashed them.Mandelayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01838208798897186831noreply@blogger.com