Guybrush Threepwood said:
Why should I believe Obama's claim that he will bring "real change" to Washington?
I was just watching some 2000 election videos, and Bush fed us that same exact crap. I really wish there was a "none of the above" option on the ballot. I would select that without hesitation.
"Change" is just a word which best captures the direction and mood of the electorate. It's a catalyst for a movement which is frustrated with the past 8 years of horror, worsened international relations, and having our name dragged through the mud by partisan bickering, hardheadedness and policies dictated by pure incompetency.
Before Bush, countless others have used the word. It is constantly re-branded to fit in with the times we live in. "Real change" will come if Obama actually follows through on his policies that he ran on in the primary, and if he has a higher sense of accountability within his office. It's impossible to know if any candidate will actually do whatever they claim. And of course the reason why a "movement" is so important here is because they're obviously aiming for a Democratic supermajority so that this CHANGE will be much easier to establish. Deadlock will only prevent this sort of thing.
Personally, I got a little caught up during the primary season and it is clear Obama is not fulfilling his end of the bargain just yet. He has flipped on countless issues that I find fundamental. However, it is unclear whether he intends to do this just to get elected (wherein he'll go back to his initial promises) or if he is really just that spineless. Unfortunately the alternative is McCain, or one of our two geniuses in the poll topic.
