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Democrats Lose Sight
The bitter exchange between Obama and Clinton Supporters could ultimately damage the Democratic Party.
Will Obama unite the country?
I don't know.
Will McCain keep us in Iraq for another 4 years? If so, will the U.S. government have enough money left to even pay for the infrastructure, schools, and other provisions of the U.S. citizens?
I don't know.
Will Hillary be a more electable candidate?
Again, I don't know.
What I do know is that all the fighting we're seeing on TV really doesn't change anything.
America at large has been involved in one the longest conversations that has ever taken place in American national politics. We've been discussing it since last year, and people are undoubtedly getting burned out. It's the 2008 presidential election.
In the Democratic contest, the Pennsylvania primary of April 22 is still a long ways away and time is still too far away to suggest otherwise.
No matter who wins, we'll still have lost 4,000 troops in this war, still be facing harsh economic times, still be without some form of affordable healthcare and still be stuck with a host of issues and concerns that get us as Americans nowhere.
The "he-said, she-said" aspects of what's been attributed to politics lately have been upsetting. When candidates are off message, they're not addressing the issues. When candidates aren't addressing the issues, they're not discussing solutions. And when candidates aren't discussing solutions, America suffers.