granddaughter. I'm standing straight and I'm not
wounded as an American. We've just had a total moron
running this country for the past 7 plus years who
screws up everything he touches, and since I didn't
vote for him either time (like she probably did) I
don't feel all that angst and guilt that I have to
overcome. I just need to vote for the best candidate.
--- Citation <citation502@yahoo.com> wrote:
> isabelle, here's an endorsement from the Dark Side
> --
>
>
> Why I'm Backing Obama
>
> By Susan Eisenhower
> Saturday, February 2, 2008; A15
> Forty-seven years ago, my grandfather Dwight D.
> Eisenhower bid farewell to a nation he had served
> for more than five decades. In his televised
> address, Ike famously coined the term
> "military-industrial complex," and he offered advice
> that is still relevant today. "As we peer into
> society's future," he said, we "must avoid the
> impulse to live only for today, plundering, for our
> own ease and convenience, the precious resources of
> tomorrow. We cannot mortgage the material assets of
> our grandchildren without risking the loss also of
> their political and spiritual heritage. We want
> democracy to survive for all generations to come,
> not to become the insolvent phantom of tomorrow."
> Today we are engaged in a debate about these very
> issues. Deep in America's heart, I believe, is the
> nagging fear that our best years as a nation may be
> over. We are disliked overseas and feel insecure at
> home. We watch as our federal budget hemorrhages red
> ink and our civil liberties are eroded. Crises in
> energy, health care and education threaten our way
> of life and our ability to compete internationally.
> There are also the issues of a costly, unpopular
> war; a long-neglected infrastructure; and an aging
> and increasingly needy population.
> I am not alone in worrying that my generation will
> fail to do what my grandfather's did so well: Leave
> America a better, stronger place than the one it
> found.
> Given the magnitude of these issues and the cost
> of addressing them, our next president must be able
> to bring about a sense of national unity and change.
> As we no longer have the financial resources to
> address all these problems comprehensively and
> simultaneously, setting priorities will be
> essential. With hard work, much can be done.
> The biggest barrier to rolling up our sleeves and
> preparing for a better future is our own apathy,
> fear or immobility. We have been living in a
> zero-sum political environment where all heads have
> been lowered to avert being lopped off by angry,
> noisy extremists. I am convinced that Barack Obama
> is the one presidential candidate today who can
> encourage ordinary Americans to stand straight
> again; he is a man who can salve our national wounds
> and both inspire and pursue genuine bipartisan
> cooperation. Just as important, Obama can assure the
> world and Americans that this great nation's
> impulses are still free, open, fair and
> broad-minded.
> No measures to avert the serious, looming
> consequences can be taken without this sense of
> renewal. Uncommon political courage will be
> required. Yet this courage can be summoned only if
> something profoundly different transpires. Putting
> America first -- ahead of our own selfish interests
> -- must be our national priority if we are to retain
> our capacity to lead.
> The last time the United States had an open
> election was 1952. My grandfather was pursued by
> both political parties and eventually became the
> Republican nominee. Despite being a charismatic war
> hero, he did not have an easy ride to the
> nomination. He went on to win the presidency -- with
> the indispensable help of a "Democrats for
> Eisenhower" movement. These crossover voters were
> attracted by his pledge to bring change to
> Washington and by the prospect that he would unify
> the nation.
> It is in this great tradition of crossover voters
> that I support Barack Obama's candidacy for
> president. If the Democratic Party chooses Obama as
> its candidate, this lifelong Republican will work to
> get him elected and encourage him to seek strategic
> solutions to meet America's greatest challenges. To
> be successful, our president will need bipartisan
> help.
> Given Obama's support among young people, I
> believe that he will be most invested in defending
> the interests of these rising generations and,
> therefore, the long-term interests of this nation as
> a whole. Without his leadership, our children and
> grandchildren are at risk of growing older in a
> marginalized country that is left to its anger and
> divisions. Such an outcome would be an unacceptable
> legacy for any great nation.
> Susan Eisenhower, a business consultant, is the
> author of four books, most recently "Partners in
> Space: US-Russian Cooperation After the Cold War."
>
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