Primary Election Thoughts

I have so far not weighed much on the constant election activity going on in American and Ohio, except perhaps to lament on how early the presidential campaigns started. I now share some miscellaneous thoughts resulting from the Ohio, ,Texas, Vermont and Rhode Island primaries that resulted in an uncontested Republican nominee at its convention (John McCain) and a lively and continuing contest between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama for the Democratic nomination.

• I understand that Rush Limbaugh suggested that Republican voters cross-over in Ohio and Texas to vote for Hillary Clinton to keep the democratic side fighting internally and using up their campaign funds against each other. I find that tactic distasteful.

• The Barack Obama campaign has demonstrated 3 important things about racism in America:

1. His support among white voters and the media shows that there is much less racism in white America than previously believed.
2. On the premise that is a white votes for a white because they are white, that is racism. It is also true that if a black votes for a black because he is black, that too is racism. Obama getting 90% of the black vote in some primaries shows a serious racism problem in black America.
3. Based upon pools in which 74% of white Americans believe that America is ready for a black president, but only 62% of black Americans believe it, black "leaders" have oversold racism victimology to black America.

• Obama and Clinton may spend themselves down to nothing to get their party's nomination, but with the free liberal mainstream media support, it will be a close race anyway.

• None of the candidates has an adequate position on an individual's right to keep and bear arms , at least to satisfy me. Mr. McCain's position is probably the lease harmful for those who own guns for self defense.

• Negative ads work. Hillary Clinton's "red phone ad" apparently took quite a toll in the primaries in Ohio, Texas and Rhode Island criticizing Mr. Obama's lack of experience (where he is deservedly vulnerable). My favorite satirical response ends with: "Hillary. It is 3 am. Do you know where Bill is?"

• Low income Democrats currently without health care insurance are scared by both the Clinton and Obama universal health care plans, because both plans would force them to pay for coverage they cannot afford and do not want.

• Mr. Obama's "I am my Brother's Keeper" speech was downright frightening. Go away, Big Brother. I don't want you to try to keep me.