Reply #37: well, I've heard of several republic's who have

[Bluerthanblue]

pleged to vote for him- he has a following that doesn't stop at our political boundry.

His message isn't one that seeks to marginalize America even more. The more we emphasize our divisions and dig our heels in refusing to look for ways in which we can come together and find common ground as a STARTING point- as a ...."united" states- of America, the more we ensure a future that is just more of the same.

Obama more than any other candidate today- expounds on looking at- focusing on, what binds people together- and working from there rather than banging the drums that pound away about our divisions.

bush claimed to be a uniter,... his way of uniting people was to kill those who weren't with him- to make those who wouldn't be intimidated by his agenda into enemies. His vow to not negotiate with people who stood opposed to him should have made him a laughing-stock as a leader- but instead he was allowed to become a tyrant- which he continues to be even now.

We will never have a better tomorrow if we aren't willing to attempt to find common ground and work to begin building on that.

Maybe this sounds like "just singing Kumbaya-" But where the hell else are we going to start???- If we really want to find a better way forward for this nation, to be able to hold out hope that our impact on the world can become a positive one again, rather than that of a bully- ... we have to start with ourselves. If we can't come together somewhere then we are doomed to continue on this selfish, cruel, destructive suicidal path.

"Imagine all the people living life in peace????"


Obama seems to be offering the most genuine attempt to bring us together that I can see- he isn't perfect- he isn't my idol- he is a human being who presents a perspective that I am coming to believe includes the tools necessiary to build the best way forward- for everyone, at this time- for this world.

time will tell