2008 Woodie Awards
The power of three will set us free (7/2/08)
Ed Komenda
Issue date: 7/2/08 Section: Opinion
Former President Bill Clinton and Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama recently severed an apparent "silent treatment" that ran strong for the length of the campaign. And in perhaps even bigger news, Hillary Clinton recently stated she has merged paths with her ex-rival.
That is huge news, considering the very image of the thing - a woman and an African-American man, teaming up in an attempt to conquer the White House.
Obama has preached change since the very beginning, and it seems that the cards are continuing to fall in his favor. Bill Clinton's presence in the recent media buzz has done anything but hurt Obama's campaign, while Hillary's recent support of the Democratic candidate is definitely bringing over at least a few of her supporters.
How do all of these shenanigans match up against a Republican powerhouse like John McCain? Unfortunately, the answer to that question is unclear.
With Bush at McCain's back, there's no telling what will happen when the November polls roll around. Republicans are synonymous with not only extremely low IQs, but also corruption on levels we still do not completely understand.
But don't be fooled; Obama has not always played with the nicest kids in the yard. There are direct links between Tony Rezko, perhaps the most corrupt man in the city of Chicago, and our advocate for change.
Bill Clinton seems to be the ugly duckling in the mix, but an extremely important duckling, especially considering the stakes of this current election.
Good old Bill was, without a doubt, one of the greatest presidents this country has ever had the pleasure of electing. All Oval Office escapades aside, Clinton was effective with all the tools he was given - money and the media particularly.
In 1992, when President Clinton took office, the national economic deficit was somewhere around $290 billion and expected to grow as high as $357 billion by 1998. Well, it's safe to say that those projections were completely wrong, considering that Bill brought the U.S. out of deficit for the first time in an entire generation. In 1999, there was a budget surplus of around $123 billion according to "The Clinton/Gore Economic Record."
What all this gibberish means is simple; theoretically, McCain is going to have some problems if Hillary finds herself running with Obama, especially if her husband continues to be vocal.
Obama, a preacher of change, teaming up with a family that has proven their ability to get things done is one scary package. Unfortunately, we will have to wait and see whom Obama picks as his running mate. Until then, all of this potential hoopla is simply a sleeping giant, waiting to be awoken.
That is huge news, considering the very image of the thing - a woman and an African-American man, teaming up in an attempt to conquer the White House.
Obama has preached change since the very beginning, and it seems that the cards are continuing to fall in his favor. Bill Clinton's presence in the recent media buzz has done anything but hurt Obama's campaign, while Hillary's recent support of the Democratic candidate is definitely bringing over at least a few of her supporters.
How do all of these shenanigans match up against a Republican powerhouse like John McCain? Unfortunately, the answer to that question is unclear.
With Bush at McCain's back, there's no telling what will happen when the November polls roll around. Republicans are synonymous with not only extremely low IQs, but also corruption on levels we still do not completely understand.
But don't be fooled; Obama has not always played with the nicest kids in the yard. There are direct links between Tony Rezko, perhaps the most corrupt man in the city of Chicago, and our advocate for change.
Bill Clinton seems to be the ugly duckling in the mix, but an extremely important duckling, especially considering the stakes of this current election.
Good old Bill was, without a doubt, one of the greatest presidents this country has ever had the pleasure of electing. All Oval Office escapades aside, Clinton was effective with all the tools he was given - money and the media particularly.
In 1992, when President Clinton took office, the national economic deficit was somewhere around $290 billion and expected to grow as high as $357 billion by 1998. Well, it's safe to say that those projections were completely wrong, considering that Bill brought the U.S. out of deficit for the first time in an entire generation. In 1999, there was a budget surplus of around $123 billion according to "The Clinton/Gore Economic Record."
What all this gibberish means is simple; theoretically, McCain is going to have some problems if Hillary finds herself running with Obama, especially if her husband continues to be vocal.
Obama, a preacher of change, teaming up with a family that has proven their ability to get things done is one scary package. Unfortunately, we will have to wait and see whom Obama picks as his running mate. Until then, all of this potential hoopla is simply a sleeping giant, waiting to be awoken.
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