Great things are not done by Impulse

Vincent Van Gogh was quoted as saying " Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together".
Change is brought about by the effective integration of a host of different and smaller phases of ideas.
It is true to a fact that by merely selecting a candidate based on the need to claim a certain demographic of people, does not address the long term goal of a problem.

We are in a crisis and this is not a time for the republicans to play russian roulette with this colossal of a problem we are facing as a nation.
The Republican party have had their share of the economy now in the doldrums.
We humbly entreat you to step -aside and let real knowledge put to work.
If we have to pacify every vet in this country, then I guess resurrecting fallen heroes who have sacrificed much more than any one else makes much sense.

Sarah Palin was asked about what her plan would be about healthcare in Alaska?
In response to Mr. Knowles, she mentioned “certificates of need” and said they had been inflexible, “creating an environment where a lot of folks are lacking the receiving of their health care that is needed in some of the areas, especially in some of our larger markets.” She added, “The State of Alaska needs to be looking specifically at that inflexibility that exists today in order to fill some of the market needs that are out there in Alaska in our larger markets.”
She then added, “I can’t tell you how much that will reduce monetarily our health care costs, but competition makes everyone better, it makes us work harder, it does allow reduction in costs, so addressing that is going to be a priority.”
Mr. Knowles was nonplussed, saying that he did not understand her answer and that Ms. Palin had missed the point.
Missed the point? There we go, so it is not that she cannot give the right answer to a question.
She simply does NOT UNDERSTAND THE QUESTION as Fareed Zakari puts it.

This is so sad!

The lessons from a "Reformer" gone bust

Until recently, McCain consistently described himself as an opponent of most government regulation. In 1995, he proposed an across-the-board moratorium on all federal regulations but that measure failed in Congress.
In a March interview with The Wall Street Journal, he said, and I quote "I'm always for less regulation. But I am aware of the view that there is a need for government oversight."
"As far as a need for additional regulations are concerned, I think that depends on the legislative agenda and what the Congress does to some degree, but I am fundamentally a deregulator," he said.
As his campaign has developed and the situation on Wall Street has worsened, McCain gradually has added increasing regulation of the financial sector to his reform themes but has provided few specifics.
Is this man a plagiarist? Is he having trouble remember what he says?
I guess to be blunt, " He does not get it", not that he does not care, but he does not know.
Is this the man you want?
We need someone who has better judgement and a ready-made plan of action in these difficult times.

The idealogy of reform by the Republicans

Once upon a time, there was an ill-fated idealogy to rid the world of extremism and introduce democracy. I thought extremism only existed with fundamentalism.

Well there is another radical element of the republican party in which McCain’s plan is his proposal to undermine state health insurance regulations by allowing consumers to buy insurance from sellers anywhere in the country. Mr. McCain said he is committed to ridding the market of these “needless and costly” insurance regulations.
Well I guess that explains why there was No oversight, No regulations to protect consumers and now we find a 158 year old giant crumble right before us.
This McCain health insurance transformation ("Reform") is right out of the right-wing Republicans’ ideological playbook: fewer regulations; let the market decide; and send unsophisticated consumers into the crucible alone. Just the same as the war in Iraq.
You would think that with some of the most venerable houses on Wall Street crumbling like sand castles right before our eyes, we’d be a little wary about spreading this toxic formula even further into the health care system.

But we’re not even paying much attention. Sad as it is the working class as they are often referred to are not even paying much attention.
Please break it down for these folks, 'Democrats"., Keep it simple for these folks to understand what is at stake.

Al Gore lost simply because he was too much of an intellectual. Keep it simple.