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AtLast · 01-25-2012, 02:17 PM

All SOTU speeches are political and more so in a general election year.

What I keep thinking about is without re-electing Obama and not getting more Democrats in Congress, we are just handing everthing to a republican party that will tear every piece of what Obama has been able to do apart. that is just unacceptable to me because I see hope in the Occupy Movement finally getting large factions of voters (including the so called "cloth coat," blue collar Republicans) to see and combat big money that has taken away every avenue of opportunity from the middle class.

I can't just sit back and stop fighting. Is Obama perfect in my eyes- hell no! But I can't accept the alternative without a fight. Although, I think that we need to be active locally in order to effect change. A foundation has to be built as it was during transformative political times in our past.

If one doesn't think voting matters- take a look at what is going on in the republican primary races. The establishment GOP can't even stop the anti-Romney sentiment by voters. yes, big money is involved, but voters are saying no to who the GOP establishment thinks is the best to run against Obama.

And look back to the '08 Democratic primaries when Hillary Clinton was the all out "favorite" for more than a year prior to those elections. Voters did speak.

01-25-2012, 02:17 PM	#157
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