suitably impressed with Barrack Obama a couple of years ago with his genuine honest people's approach to politics which was more pragmatic than ideologically driven.
The senator appeared on Fox and Friends breakfast show this morning and it was refreshing to hear he is still his own man. The inevitable question was asked, and before he or anybody else can focus on 2008, the need to keep an eye on the ball, and not look any further than the 06 elections in a week or so was the message the senator provided and he was not prepared to score a length of the field touchdown before he had caught the ball.
The American voter is focussed on stability, the economy, the war in Iraq, the war on terror, security, and the advance in science and business. Barrack Obama will need to get that balance right over the next two years before he can even think about becoming Commander in Chief
Economically, the tax cuts are working with steady growth, and if I'm hearing right way down here in the South Pacific there is a sweeping motion moving through the country (and congress) for the abolition of the current discriminatory tax system to be replaced by a more pragmatic tax system. And that is, a tax on consumption as explained on
www.fairtax.org That will pump the U.S. economy along which is the no 1 concern of productive America.
Americans are tired of the pseudo non sequitur politics that has ridden roughshod over Washington for too long. And could be an underlying reason why 60 million eligible voters don’t vote.The irony is the same amount of votes elects either of the two main parties to power. Maybe the new Barrack Obama generation with their honesty and pragmatism will get those non voting individuals back to the table.
Barrack Obama’s approach to domestic and foreign policy is refreshingly intertwined. The two cannot be separated, as the rest of us looks for leadership from the world’s economic power that will bring jobs and security to everyone on the planet from Somalia to Baghdad, Beijing to Stoke on Trent, Auckland to Kabul, Nairobi to Limerick, New York to Moscow, Sydney to Timbuktu, and New England to Tehran. The American voter is not too different from the rest of us around the planet. (although for the life of me I cannot fathom why you guys need to drive around in those gas guzzling 36 cylinder SUV’s, when a more rip snorting Toyota Celica will get the job done.)
We want a world of diplomacy and peace rather than belligerence and war. And that simple request can be summed up in one word, which made America great. “Commerce.”
The two great powers of the world China and America both realize that both sides have more to gain from good relations than hatred and war. The message needs to get across to Nth Korea, Iran, Syria, Somalia, and other despotic regimes. The way forward is through the example set by market driven China—a country ruled by Communism- tyranny-- and market driven America—a country which relishes individual freedom and liberty. Will Barrack Obama be the man? Watch this space. Good luck mate.
GO HARD SCIENCE aka Rationalist