Does anyone really think Hillary is saying much of substance? Obama and Clinton’s actual positions are relatively similar on issues like health care, education, environmental policy, fiscal policy, Iraq, etc. The main difference between the candidates is that Obama has the leadership and populist appeal to inspire entire generations to start working together to solve our own problems, and Hillary just doesn’t have that. This ties heavily into Obama’s service platform, which would expand civil service and volunteer programs like Americorp and the Peace Corp and use those volunteers to rebuild our country. We have been tied up in Iraq rebuilding for years, and yet our own infrastructure, economy, and ecosystems are disintegrating. It’s time for the baby boomers to recognize in our generation the same kind of inspiration and activism that they themselves once had, working to end the Vietnam War, protect civil rights, and improve environmental protections in the 1960′s. Now it’s our turn.
So say what you will about platitudes and kool-aid, your train has left the station, my friend. Have fun watching the movement on You Tube.
