I Stand
Culture, mccain, obama 2:20 AM
I Stand with John McCain for president in 2008.
For this, I've gotten endless grief from all sides. From my family. From my friends. From my old political allies. Still, I stand. I'll stand, even if I must stand alone. And I do so, because I know I'm right.
So many who know me are flabbergasted by the idea that I wouldn't be voting for Barack Obama on November 4th. You know I'm a Democrat, and it confounds your wildest dreams that I wouldn't get behind the guy with the (D) after his name. You've called me and those in my position everything from stupid to crazy. Now, for perhaps the final time, allow me to explain myself to you. I have no illusion that you'll agree with my choice, nor do I have any illusion that you'll join me, but maybe - just maybe -you'll understand.
This election is about more than any individual issue. It's not about fixing social security, nor is it about healthcare. It isn't about taxes or war. It isn't about Iowa or Iraq. This campaign is about broader brush issues than any of these - though I admit they are all crucially important.
This campaign is about Talk versus Action. It's about Rhetoric versus Resume.
2008 is a year where we must decide to pull the lever for either someone who inspires us from behind the pulpit, or someone who inspires us from behind enemy lines. It's true what they say, "Some politicians use change to promote their careers. Others use their careers to promote change." This is true, and the contrast is blatantly obvious in this election. On one hand, there is a man who has fought for reform at his own political peril against and with both parties for decades. On the other hand, a man who has served his entire political career running for the next higher office.
Again, I have no illusions about the other realities and eccentricities of this campaign. I'm fully aware of the drastic changes in momentum that have taken shape across the abnormally tumultuous time in our financial markets, and I have no illusion about whose fault that is. Championing Hillary Clinton all the way through the primaries long after her campaign had been called dead taught me a hard lesson in not giving up on what I believe, no matter how steep the mountain I must climb. I've learned to never accept something as impossible if I know it must come true. I've learned never to take "No" for an answer, and I've learned to stand my ground even if nobody will stand with me.
I've never been a bandwagon jumper, and I don't intend to become one now. That's my own way of partaking in this theme of Talk versus Action... and you can be as mad as you want to be.
For this, I've gotten endless grief from all sides. From my family. From my friends. From my old political allies. Still, I stand. I'll stand, even if I must stand alone. And I do so, because I know I'm right.
So many who know me are flabbergasted by the idea that I wouldn't be voting for Barack Obama on November 4th. You know I'm a Democrat, and it confounds your wildest dreams that I wouldn't get behind the guy with the (D) after his name. You've called me and those in my position everything from stupid to crazy. Now, for perhaps the final time, allow me to explain myself to you. I have no illusion that you'll agree with my choice, nor do I have any illusion that you'll join me, but maybe - just maybe -you'll understand.
This election is about more than any individual issue. It's not about fixing social security, nor is it about healthcare. It isn't about taxes or war. It isn't about Iowa or Iraq. This campaign is about broader brush issues than any of these - though I admit they are all crucially important.
This campaign is about Talk versus Action. It's about Rhetoric versus Resume.
2008 is a year where we must decide to pull the lever for either someone who inspires us from behind the pulpit, or someone who inspires us from behind enemy lines. It's true what they say, "Some politicians use change to promote their careers. Others use their careers to promote change." This is true, and the contrast is blatantly obvious in this election. On one hand, there is a man who has fought for reform at his own political peril against and with both parties for decades. On the other hand, a man who has served his entire political career running for the next higher office.
Again, I have no illusions about the other realities and eccentricities of this campaign. I'm fully aware of the drastic changes in momentum that have taken shape across the abnormally tumultuous time in our financial markets, and I have no illusion about whose fault that is. Championing Hillary Clinton all the way through the primaries long after her campaign had been called dead taught me a hard lesson in not giving up on what I believe, no matter how steep the mountain I must climb. I've learned to never accept something as impossible if I know it must come true. I've learned never to take "No" for an answer, and I've learned to stand my ground even if nobody will stand with me.
I've never been a bandwagon jumper, and I don't intend to become one now. That's my own way of partaking in this theme of Talk versus Action... and you can be as mad as you want to be.
Posted by Nick Stone
on 2:20 AM.
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