A different dimension

I was just listening to his Symphony number 3. It is so powerful and deep. It is a remarkable reflection of a spirit that has sensed a different dimension in the meaning of existence.

Obama

It is official. I totally regret my vote for Obama in the democratic primaries in 2008 and the money I gave to his campaign. Retrospectively, Hillary Clinton would have been a much better president.

Of course, I do not regret my vote for him in the general election in 2008, as the republican party is a neo-fascist party by all standards. Obama is a center-right politician that is always a better option than pure fascism, as represented by the republican party of today.

Nevertheless, I will not vote for Obama in 2012 if he continues the same path. Compromising with the fascist republican party, escalating wars and playing political games (like the spending freeze) to appease the teabaggers. I will have absolutely no problem voting for any progressive left-leaning democrat that would challenge him and/or the Green party or Nader in the general election.

The crime of the century

Woman convicted to jail time for a unique crime.

Political illiteracy in MA and the USA

Should we be surprised that a teabagger won the seat of Ted Kennedy? Should we be surprised that one of the most liberal states in the country just destroyed health care reform?

Well, maybe not. After all, this country re-elected Bush in 2004! Tonight, it was reminder that not much has changed in the mentality of US voters.

Lets face reality. The biggest problem in this country is misinformation, ignorance and political illiteracy. The "independent" voters who voted for Brown, probably had no idea what they were voting for. It is inconceivable that anyone would vote for Barack Obama a year ago, and now vote for teabagger Brown. But that is exactly what happened. The reality is that the majority of the voters in MA and in the whole country are generally superficially informed and they "dont care" about politics. They dont know much and they dont want to learn more. They just vote based on headlines, trends, even appearances.

I was shocked to hear earlier while driving home on ABC that the "independents" who voted for Brown, were voting for "change" because in their minds Obama did not deliver, while Brown may? WTF? lol

I have been critical of Obama and I believe he made many mistakes over the last year seeking "bipartisanship". But he is a president who tried and came very close to do something big. Make essential health care reform changes so the shameful current system is changed. The voters of MA proved that it is essentially impossible to bring real change in this country.

The whole situation would be totally laughable if it was not tragic. The majority of voters in MA decided that they did not want health care reform, but probably dont know why. They dont understand why and they dont want to know why. They just wanted to send a "message". They are politically illiterate people who could even elect a war criminal like Cheney president in 2012. Why not? That's their way of sending a "message".

San Fransisco

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Finally something interesting.

IL Democratic Senatorial Debate.

I had recorded and finally got to watch the entire IL democratic senatorial debate that took place a couple of days ago. To me it was important to watch for a variety of reasons. I had been undecided for some time now. Initially, I was considering voting for Alexi Giannoulias, but his support for the escalation of the war in Afghanistan had made me re-think the whole thing.

Interestingly, I think that there are now some new developments that suggest that the winner of the democratic primary will almost certainly be the next US senator from IL. Although the presumed republican nominee, Mark Kirk, is a formidable opponent he has been weakened big time by the attacks of another republican candidate. Andy Martin has been running radio ads in Chicago, claiming that Mark Kirk is gay. Although such ads clearly reflect bigotry on Martin's part, they have hurt Mark Kirk enormously as he may well now lose the teabagger and religious right "conservative" vote in the general election. Those people will most likely stay home in the general election instead of voting for Kirk. In fact, things have gotten so bad that Kirk has been afraid to show up in the republican debate tonight, and he will skip it.

Anyway, here is what I thought of the candidates after watching the democratic senatorial debate:

Cheryl Jackson: She is a good candidate and has good positions, but she is not aggressive enough. She is running second in the polls now after Giannoulias, but I doubt she can win. She will not be the strongest choice in the general.

David Hoffman: He was very disappointing in my opinion. I was very willing to switch my support to him, but I was not impressed at all. Very negative. It seems that his all candidacy is about attacking Giannoulias. He does not come across as a progressive and learning in the debate that he worked in the past for neoconservative William Rehnquist was even more disappointing. He won the endorsement of conservative Chicago Tribune, but I dont consider that a positive. It is almost a negative. His position on Afghanistan not very clear either.

Jacob Meister: He is a very good candidate, but has no real chance to win in November. I liked him and his style better than Hoffman, but can not win.

Robert Marshall: He lost his way and he went to the wrong debate. A right-wing republican calling himself democrat. Far right positions on many issues. Not a serious candidate.

Alexi Giannoulias: He is an impressive candidate. He came across "senatorial" and he was very good on issues relating to the economy. He was a little lucky that the Afghanistan war was not discussed, but he came across as very strong and effective. He will be the strongest candidate in November.

In summary, in my opinion Giannoulias won. Despite my total disagreement with his decision to support the Obama Afghanistan war escalation, I will vote for him in the primaries. He is progressive and strong on many issues. He will make a great senator.

Obama's War

Reality