Why Obama and the Obamicans need Hillary more than ever

Before I get into the dense part of this entry, I first want to say congratulations to Barack Obama and his constituency for prevailing at the final democratic primary and winning the electorate for the democratic party nomination. I, like many others in this country, am a staunch Barack Obama supporter and I have sported the 'yes we can' phrase for some time now in support of the Obama campaign. I wasn't really involved in politics throughout high school and it wasn't until November that I took a conscious and vested interest in the presidential campaign and the preceding party elections. I was/am elated about the victory for Barack Obama as many others are and I think this triumph results in a giant milestone for not only African Americans, but also for the consciousness of this country. For the first time in American history, an African American will hold a political party nomination and that is absolutely beautiful. I also want to congratulate Hillary for running an excellent campaign, as she was and will continue to be a very worthy candidate for the democratic party.

I do not believe Hillary lost this election because of the issues, where mostly her and Senator Barack Obama held somewhat of the same positions, but rather she lost to the extreme charisma, affableness, and rare combination of inspiring oratory and articulation that comprised of Barack Obama's personhood. Senator Clinton has devoted her life to public service and she has done wonderful things for every community that she has fought for, and it is because of those things, she will always be worthy of a democratic nomination. However, as the country stands in the aftermath of 8 years of the worst presidential term in our nation's history, Barack Obama could not have been anymore punctual in showing up for running for the President of the United States. For a significant amount of people in this country, Barack Obama is viewed as the antithesis of George W. Bush Jr, and it is/was completely timely for the senator from Illinois to rise like a phoenix in the midst, or the end I should say, of the turmoil that has severely damaged this country during the past 8 years.

However, I implore the Barack Obama supporters to not become over-enthused because of the recent victory, now that 'Day 2' of this election has commenced. Barack Obama's adversary will be the senator from Arizona, John McCain, and his party has had the convenience of preparing every possible paradigm for the fall while the democratic constituency incurred a seismic split because of the battle between the two great candidates, Barack and Hillary. After watching and reading what the opposition (Republican party) has been saying about Senator Obama, it seems clear to me that now is the time for both Barack and Hillary to unite the party and for both to be on the same ticket for the general election in November. And here's why....

There will be a number of strategies that the republican party will use to target Obama and I believe a lot of them will be dead on. The biggest question about Barack Obama is, can he really deliver what he is saying in his speeches or is he just a hot air balloon filled with inspiring, but empty promises that is on the verge of becoming combustible by the fiery poke of the republicans who aim to separate his rhetoric from reality? Barack Obama has undoubtedly painted himself as a visionary throughout his campaign, but is what he saying just a vision? While Barack Obama has been extolled for his exceptional oratorical ability, he has been condemned of filling those orations with empty substance that isn't at all realistic. I was watching Fox News (Conservative/Right Wing) subsequent to Obama's winning night in Minnesota and one of the political pundits pointed out that in his speech, Barack Obama professed that when he becomes President, that the oil companies oversees will pay for their pollution with the revenue from their profits and invest in a plan that would allow for America to become energy independent. To make this more reductive, Barack Obama is simply saying that when he's president, the U.S. government is going to tell these companies what to do with their money, which seems completely ridiculous. This is just one of many examples that they cited in Barack's speech that seems great to the ear upon first listen for the sake of hope and excitement, but after breaking it down, it doesn't seem plausible at all. I think undoubtedly that many of us, even the opposition, has been immersed in the rhapsodies of Barack Obama. However, the speech that Barack Obama made tonight will be his last, and one can only wonder, how will he galvanize his supporters once again for this last stretch without the advantage of riling them up without delivering a speech that will evoke an immense hope that has compelled people to vote for him in the past? The charisma that Barack Obama could display in a speech, beating the dry, monotone, and disengaging McCain has been eliminated from the race and is now irrelevant. I think that hurts Obama...

The Republican party will also be targeting Barack Obama's experience, just like Clinton did in the democratic election, however this time they will attack Senator Obama with more voracity. One of the biggest disadvantages that Barack has, is that his resume is painfully thin while McCain's track record in the political arena could swallow Obama's track record whole. The Republican party will also magnify Barack Obama's ties with radical leftist organizations. In this country, radical is never a good thing, especially if someone is vying for votes from the masses. McCain said tonight on Fox News that he is looking forward to debating with Barack Obama because Obama has been a steadfast liberal throughout his political life and has tenure in radical organizations. He believes that Barack Obama is so far to the left, that in a political debate he can anger the senator from Illinois and lure him into saying something that would be very unsettling for Americans. I don't know about that one. From what I've seen, it's clear that Barack Obama is a liberal just as any other member of the Democratic party, but I haven't had any inklings of him being an extreme leftist. While that remains to be seen, what Senator McCain has working for him is that he has engaged in many by-partisan efforts. He's worked across parties. That fact alone that McCain has worked with more than just his own constituency trumps Barack's history of only working with liberal organizations. That notion could encourage liberals to vote for McCain because he's more versatile politically than the monolithic Obama is.

The Republican party will also aim to depict Barack Obama has considerably indecisive as he voted 'present' on a record number of bills as Senator of Illinois. And that's a fact. Lastly, during the Democratic election, Barack Obama struggled to get the blue collar voters in the rural states and Hillary trounced him in those parts of the country where that demographic was prominent. Also, Hillary Clinton was able to get a record 18 million votes in the Democratic election which is the most ever for the runner-up or loser of a party election. Hillary Clinton said in her final speech, "I want those 18 million voters to be respected". If Barack Obama does not endorse Hillary Clinton as his Vice President, those 18 million voters will feel abandoned because they vested their hope in Hillary and they will either not vote or vote for McCain. However, if he does accept Hillary Clinton as his Vice President, he will not only acquire those 18 million votes, but he will also garner the support of the female populace in America along with the blue collar voters that were absolutely adverse to him. I believe that Hillary's pedigree as a political legend and public servant would suffice for Barack Obama's shortcomings in experience. I also think that if Hillary and Obama were placed on the same ticket, not only would it completely unify the Democratic party which is in shambles, but it will also synchronize the millions of voters who were miserably torn between the two desirable candidates. I'm not being cynical or pessimistic about Barack Obama's chances with another running mate, nor am I saying that Hillary is without fallacy. But, I think without her, Barack's campaign can be fairly dubious and her being there can only strengthen their chances of molding this country into that great vision that they and the people at large believe in. I think that if Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are on the same ticket, they will transform the greatest rivalry in the history of American politics into becoming shades of the '90's Chicago Bulls, 2008 New England Patriots, the '70's UCLA Bruins, the 1992 American Olympic basketball team, '70's Pittsburgh Steelers and the 1990's New York Yankees. They would simply become the dream team.

That would be change I could believe in. And hopefully Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton would both say, Yes WE Can.

Parting Thoughts:
Stew Chicken is off the hook!
The Strangers was so disappointing. I'm glad I saw it for free.
The film, 'World Trade Center', is the biggest piece of propaganda garbage I've ever seen.
I'm tired.....
I'm going for Kobe in the NBA finals.
Oh, and I just recently learned that what helped shape the legacy of the great rivalry between Magic Johnson and Larry Bird was the racial element. It was the heavily maligned "jungle ball" of the showtime Lakers and Magic Johnson versus the blue collar fundamental basketball of Larry Bird and the Celtics. Nothing like a racial undertone to hype up a basketball game.

Oh yeah, Obama (and hopefully Clinton) 08!