Why the image of a young Abraham Lincoln? He was a man with a scant amount of experience before becoming president.The following opinion (letter to the editor ) was posted in the Metro paper this morning by Benjamin A. Sperling:
"What is Barack Obama changing?
It is a sad but true testament to the intelligence of this nation when a populist with no credentials whose only positive is a vote against the Iraq war can even be allowed to run for president. I have asked many Obama supporters why they are voting for him and the response is always that he promotes change. What is he changing? None of them know. How will he do it? Again, no response. Is it just that he speaks eloquently? Please, someone tell me why?"
I've heard this question asked many times before, and I've decided to take this opportunity to respond with my view. In case they choose not to print my letter - this is the answer that I sent off about an hour ago to the Metro and Mr. Sperling. . .
In response to the question raised by Benjamin A. Sperling in Thursday's edition of the Metro: "What is it that Barack Obama changing?" Have you been listening to the so-called campaign tactics of Ms. Clinton? She has stated publicly that sees herself and John McCain as experienced, but calls Obama nothing more than a speechmaker. Mr. Obama is changing that willingness on the part of a presidential candidate to do anything to win - even at the cost of one's own party. And let us examine the question of experience once and for all: Have you noticed that the man in the White House right now has seven years of experience behind him, and that such experience clearly does not qualify him to be President? Experience in office or in public service is not the measure of who will be the best person for the job. Who it is that people are supporting in this call for change is a person with life experience who knows how to communicate clearly with the rest of the world as our representative. Based solely on Mr. Obama's ability to speak diplomatically, passionately and persuasively he will most certainly change the current bullying tactics of the Bush administration. Change is what it's all about Mr. Sperling. Let me ask you a question. Do you really want things to stay the way they are?
3 comments:
While I totally agree with you and had intended to make a comment about Obama...Im totally distracted by the Lincoln photo. He is so fixed in my imagination by that one photo...I think we all know the one; older, top hat, etc. He's been recast in my mind now.
My apologizes for having distracted you:-)
There is indeed something about that image. My reason for choosing it was because it speaks of our "looking-back" understanding of this person in the picture as a rather sincere fellow. How could anyone at the moment of the photo being taken imagine what his future would hold?
Take the decafe', but write on! Clearly we are at risk without change and though I have not made my mind up completely I am convinced that it is the power of ideas that allow change to happen. I will never sign a bill into law, but I will choose my representative and do my best to keep them accountable to their original and if needed evolving pledge. Experience is good, but no one governs in a vacuum anyway. Peace
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