THE PAPERS, the radio and the Internet gave the Potomac States of Maryland and Virginia as well as the District of Columbia to Barack Obama. Even the reports from ABC 2 of Maryland showed the projections and Hillary Clinton saw or at least felt that it was inevitable that she would lose. Hillary Clinton is currently in Texas, Ohio and Pennsylvania, campaigning. It cannot be denied that the verse of a song composed by Bob Dylan "The Times They Are A Changing" or the verse of a song interpreted by Carlos Santana and Buddy Miles (from their famous 1972 concert in Hawaii) "Them Changes" with the verse "Oh My Mind Is Going Through Them Changes...." is resonating in an America that is tired of the old politics of the Republicans and Democrats. 

 

I would like to personally congratulate Barack Obama on his victories and the fact that he has arrived this far. I would also like to congratulate the staff and people at ABC 2 for an excellent report. Even Politisite of the E Magazine Now Public.com deserves congratulations for his reporting on the election process. We are in the process of a change but it is a change which can be compared to a glass filled to the half with water (half empty or half full).

 

We are at a crossroads in which a Democratic candidate for the Presidency of the United States will be chosen either by the Super Delegates (which would favour Hillary Clinton) or the Delegates from each State (except Michigan and Florida, which would favour Barack Obama). The fact that these events are transpiring is also proof that the way elections are conducted need to be changed. The Democratic National Committee which talks about freedom and equality has arbitrarily excluded Florida and Michigan from attending the Democratic National Convention. The Democratic National Committee, in its decision to exclude delegates from Michigan and Florida has made it clear that a State’s vote is worth more on the day decided by the National Committee than on the day decided by the States and their population. This reeks of dictatorship of the worst kind. 

 

The Primaries, the Super Delegates and the Electoral College should be amended or abolished so that other parties such as the Libertarians or Greens could campaign on equal status. The media should also publicize George Phillies and the Libertarian Party so that maybe George Phillies and the Libertarian Party could receive publicity. The fact that such issues (opening of the political process) are not being addressed adds to the fact that we are having this upset. 

 

Another factor has been the childish behaviour of the Republican and Democratic candidates in the run-up to the 2008 elections. During the Democratic debates, Obama and Clinton traded insults instead of discussing the issues. The same applied to the Republican Party. At least the Libertarians and Greens were more civilized in their debates. It is these things that are destroying the fabric of American society and if they are not corrected, could lead to civil war (certain elements are carrying around nooses and others are carrying photos of Ernesto "Che" Guevara in offices in Houston, Texas). Another possibility is dominance by another country. 

 

Regardless, (while I would like people to vote for George Phillies and the Libertarian Party) the people of America hold the destiny in their own hands to ask for changes, vote for the same old people or vote for those within an established party who state that they are "not of the establishment" while taking money from special interest groups. Whatever decision taken in 2008 will affect our future generations so it is necessary to vote for the person who knows what he or she is doing irrespective of race, creed, religion or ethnicity.