Posted on 02/02/2008 6:14:26 AM PST by sono
JUST stop. For a couple of minutes, stop listening to the vanity-stricken talking heads, the madcap ideologues and the party hacks who believe you should jump to attention when they tell you who to vote for.
Stop and look at this primary season. In both parties. Set aside your political preferences for a moment and consider the field of candidates.
As Americans - Republican, Democrat or Independent - we should all be proud. This is, by far, the most all-American primary season we've ever had.
Who's running for the chance to run? A woman. An evangelical Christian. A black. A war hero. A Mormon. A William Jennings Bryan populist. And, although they recently dropped out, we also had a new son of the Old South and an Italian-American mayor in the mix.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
On the bright side, we were spared a Chuck Hegel candidacy.
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