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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (257380)	2/23/2008 2:54:05 PM
From: JBTFD	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

You republican spinmeisters are very good at taking a person's strength and framing it as a weakness. Look at what you did to Kerry. Obama's strength is that he is able to inspire people to get involved and think that they may be able to make a difference. It is not salvation, it is faith, that people are interested in. Many people would love to believe that the American system of democracy is not broken. That the people actually have the power and can exercise it when they rise up. Many people would love to believe that America still can be the idealistic beacon to the world, but we have to give up the idea that in order to protect ourselves from terrorism that we should abandon our moral high ground. People also want to believe that the assault on the economic welfare of the average middle class American from economic policies that cater only to rich multinational corporations can be stopped or at least slowed down. People want to believe, they don't want to be saved.

To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (257380)	2/23/2008 3:34:06 PM
From: Katelew	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

I happen to agree with you about the Obama fervor and find it a little amusing. At the same time, the enormous increase in Dem turnout this year for both Hillary and Obama shows how much change is wanted. It's a clear repudiation of the policies and the track record of the Bush administration and may also be a referendum on supply side economics. Increasingly, I hear pundits on CNBC admitting that tax cuts don't pay for themselves and not much has trickled down to the 60% of households making less than $57,600 per year. There seems to be a sobering up and admission of failure taking place in the country even though many aren't in total agreement on the direction forward. And right-wing fear tactics just aren't resonating anymore. We could be experiencing a generational shift in the political landscape. Personally, I'm hoping for total Dem control backed by a sweeping voter mandate that gives them power and time to try and turn things around. Just like the Rs were given.