Loose Tea

I have tried to remain quiet and listen while the campaign has rumbled along. Long before the campaign became the only topic on many news stations, I sat and tried to research issues and listen to debates and decide who I thought would do the best job trying to clean up Bush's mess as the next President.

On January 15, I voted in the Michigan primary, with the full knowledge that the Democratic National Committee said my vote mattered not a bit to them. At the time I made a decision between John McCain, a true American hero, and Hillary Clinton, a person who I have admired since she became First Lady.

I voted for Hillary Clinton.

I was upset then that Barack Obama who claimed to be the candidate of change did not even have the audacity to add his name to the Michigan ballot. Instead he was hampered by "party rules" and how "Michigan broke the rules."

Whichever way the wind blows now, it seems my vote continues to not matter one bit to the Democratic party. Even if there is a Caucus, my vote will be tossed out.

How do I not bear this in mind when I go again to vote next November?

Rhetoric can ring hollow in my ear and I have a great sensitivity to being preached at when I'm not in church. I am tired of hearing "Yes, I can" chants with no substance as to what it is that can be done behind them. I see that "Yes, I can" does not mean, "Yes, I can have my name added to the ballot if the DNC doesn't want it there."

Does "Yes, I can" signify experience in foreign policy, certainly not.

Does "Yes, I can" mean cooperation across the aisle while in the Senate, certainly not.

Does "Yes, I can" mean a pathway to a better America? If so, where is this yellow, brick road, I haven't seen it in plans laid out.

Does "Yes, I can" mean anything good for the State of Michigan. Barack, in Des Moines was happy to share, "I went to Detroit in front of the automakers and said they had to change their ways. I have to say the room was quiet and nobody clapped, but that's okay." [link]

Barack, there is no doubt that Detroit is already changing out of necessity. What in your plan provides for any salve for a retooling of the auto industry. Or is it enough to throw stones while chanting, "Yes, I can; Yes, I can; Yes I can; . . . "