Holding out for Hope

Everyday it's a new set of gloom and doom from all corners of our American life.

Today, the Manufacturing News indicates that the US deficit is heading to the half-trillion mark. The story further went on to identify that the political rhetoric of both Sen Obama and Sen McCain are at odds with what seems to be the forthcoming reality of economic turmoil, or maybe disaster...

Hmm... So let's see. Sen McCain wants to renew the full roster of Bush tax cuts enacted in 2001 and 2003 and add many more for businesses and upper income people who pay the alternative minimum tax. The Bush tax cuts expire at the end of 2010 and renewing them would soon cost well over $200 billion a year. Sen Obama wants to repeal tax cuts on wealthier taxpayers and investors but would leave most of the Bush tax cuts in place while seeking additional cuts for senior citizens, the middle class and the working poor.

McCain - however, seems to believe that our societal infrastructure can run on fumes. "I have an unmatched record in fighting wasteful earmarks and unnecessary spending in the U.S. Senate, and I have the determination and experience to do the same as president," McCain said in a statement, as he again called for a full plate of tax cuts. Strange, tho', that he believes in war spending, believes in pouring out the tax coffers for illegitimate world wide posturing and control. Seems like more of the same crap!

Obama - seems to be in tune with the future, with change to drive a rigorous economy, and to take good care of our own, as well as our presence on the global stage. i.e - cut wasteful spending, close corporate loopholes and roll back the Bush tax cuts on upper brackets while still promising to make "health care affordable and putting a middle class tax cut in the pocket of 95 percent of workers and their families."

Obama has vision and courage. McCain seems to be the same old crap, without the nerve to stand up to do what's right for the right reason.

I'm holding out for hope. I firmly believe that Sen Obama will bring in an era of "HOPE". Regardless of the realities of our economy; regardless of the black eye that we Americans now wear on the international stage as a result of preemptive war and empirical desires left by the "W" regime; regardless of what the industry back news has to say; regardless of wall street analysts and their selfish and greedy ways of manipulating the balance of financial stability throughout the American work-a-day landscape -- Obama will bring hope. Hope that comes from honesty, integrity, courage and vision; Hope that stems from the desire to do the right thing for the right reason; hope to stand up to the overwhelming wave of corruption that has bred the international economic, environmental and social disasters we are on the brink of sinking into...

With Sen Obama and his courage, his vision - regardless of all of the nay-sayers - HOPE will prevail. Hope will bring a willingness to change; Hope will bring courage to all that a new morning will dawn and opportunities will again stem from American courage, American ingenuity; American vision --- HOPE.

I'm holding out for HOPE.