A Poem for America
It may be the 4am talking, but this editorial from The LA Times almost brings a hopeful glimmer to my eye. If I didn’t have scotch and testis I might cry (okay. . . that might have been sexist, but only if you want to argue with the biological effects of testosterone and think crying when filled with hope and the possibility of national betterment is a bad thing, and I don’t).
The U.S. senator from Illinois distinguishes himself as an inspiring leader who cuts through typical internecine campaign bickering and appeals to Americans long weary of divisive and destructive politics.
In the language of metaphor, Clinton is an essay, solid and reasoned; Obama is a poem, lyric and filled with possibility. Clinton would be a valuable and competent executive, but Obama matches her in substance and adds something that the nation has been missing far too long — a sense of aspiration.
[ please PLEASE read this full article]