Letter to the Editor
Back in 1992 when Bill Clinton ran for president he talked about his wife Hillary saying that she was an outstanding partner. He talked about his run in terms of "Buy one, get one free", meaning that you're getting two for one. Now that Hillary is running for president she too can run a "Buy one, get one free", campaign because her husband is a proven great president. So I'm glad to see her get into the race because things were a lot better with the Clintons in the White House and I think it's time to bring the Clintons back. I'm looking forward to bringing back the debate about how we are going to spend the surplus rather than how we are going to stop the deficit.
Letter to the Editor
For those of you who are wondering if you vote makes a difference or if you wonder if it makes a difference who you vote for, these questions have been answered. Yes - it does. In just a few days Nancy Pelosi has accomplished more that the Republican controlled congress did in the last 6 years. The first thing that changed was that Rumsfield is gone. The Congress now works Monday through Friday rather than Tuesday through Thursday. They reformed congressional ethics standards, they raised the minimum wage, cut the interest on student loans in half, and cut tax give aways to big oil. The day before the hearings on domestic spying started Bush announced that he's going to stop breaking the law and get warrants before tapping your phone.
So voting does make a difference and we are seeing the results. The Democrats are trying a new way to hold onto power, do a good job, put the people first, and hope that people will appreciate it by reelecting them for doing a good job. Nancy is also proving that women are qualified to lead and if she does a good job she will be a big help to Hillary's run for president.
It makes me wonder if Republicans will adopt a similar strategy if they see Democrats getting elected by doing a good job. Imagine Republicans and Democrats competing t see who can please the people the most. That could happen as long as the people show up at the polls are reward the good politicians and punish the bad ones. And good government is the reward the voters get by paying attention to what's happening and showing up to vote. Thank you in advance for voting in 2008.
Letter to the Editor
A lot of people are talking about what the 2008 election will be like. Who will the contenders be? I'm predicting it will be Clinton/Edwards vs. McCain/Lieberman. If I'm right, you heard it here first.