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by Jayne Lyn Stahl
After watching most of the latest Republican debate, last week, one thing becomes obvious — who needs a platform to stand on when you have a Bible? From evolution to protecting the life of an unborn, it's patently obvious that all the contenders, for the Republican Party nomination, have a black belt in Bible studies. Too bad we're not looking to elect Moses to the highest elected office in the land, or it might work.
What's more, they all seem to have ideas about how to big the tallest, most durable fence. Not a word was said about statesmanship or diplomacy, but then their Democratic rivals dwell more on war than peace, too.
It seems, to me, that the word "illegal" reared its ugly head more in this debate than any other I've ever seen — Republican or Democrat, and was used exclusively with respect to immigration. Not one candidate, not Mike Huckabee, Rudy Guiliani, Mitt Romney, John McCain, not even Ron Paul, talked about illegal electronic surveillance of ordinary Americans, or withholding of witness testimony from detainees, or the outing of a covert CIA agent.
Hell, if these guys are so concerned about "illegals,"
why don't they impeach Bush and Cheney, neither of whom got to where
they are legally. The answer may well be that we've had cruise control
government, in this country, for nearly a decade. Reportedly, even
super-delegates are uncommitted, and waiting for guidance from on high
when it comes to picking the next president. So, maybe we should toss a
coin, eh?
While the Democratic contenders make different noises, one walks away
from the Republican debating team with the knowledge that, if these
guys get in, Roe v. Wade will be overturned, more money will go to
defense, the gap between rich and poor will be greater, the national
guard will be deployed, more often, to secure the borders, the I.C.E.
man will cometh with greater frequency, we'll see more censorship not
just of government documents, but of movies, books, and TV shows, and
God will be just another regular on Jay Leno.
Be scared; be very, very scared. In this country, we have a long, and
distinguished history of deluding ourselves that miracles can happen.
Well, miracles don't happen. I haven't seen another Jack Kennedy
running for president lately, have you?
And, whether you like Edwards, or Obama, it's time for the
Hillary-bashers, including myself, to back down and realize that it's
not the candidate, but the platform we need to focus on, as well as the
consequences of eight more years of neo-con jihadists to what's left of
our civil liberties, and the prospect for world peace.
Unless we want to our worst fears for reality, we'd better rally, and
rally strong, behind whichever Democrat gets the nomination and,
hopefully, has the strongest odds of winning the election. There will
be no place to run, and no place to hide if we lose this one.
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