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Originally Posted by rician blast

McCain, I think, is capable of putting aside partisanship and attempting to do what's best/ right.

I tend to believe, though, the issue really is that attempts to unite are ultimately derailed by politicians who refuse to be united. Seems to me that there is a huge "you're not the boss of me" attitude played out in DC and no one is ever held accountable enough for standing in the way of progress on this front.

Edit:Been thinking abou this a bit today...Candidates love to say "I can get the job done, I will be tough on islamic radicalism, I will bring affordable healthcare to all, etc."

Where's the acknowledgement that it's a team effort, that unless you can get buy the party divisions, reach out across the aisle, etc. you ain't gonna get shit accomplished?

Too many politicans harp on the I, I, I and ME, ME, ME approach.

It would be refreshing to say the least if instead we'd here "This is what the people want, and we need to give it to them and here's how WE can get it done, but I need the help of everyone in the Senate, Congress, etc. and we WILL hold those who stand in our way with partisan politics accountable. I will reach out to all and as a team WE will get this or that done" ...then of course be specific as to how that process would unfold.

Of course the fear I guess would be that once you put the pressure on folks to be accountable they'll find every way they can to bring you down.

So, I guess we've found your guy then:

From his NH speech on Tuesday night:

Barack Obama:

"There is something happening when people vote not just for the party they belong to but the hopes they hold in common – that whether we are rich or poor; black or white; Latino or Asian; whether we hail from Iowa or New Hampshire, Nevada or South Carolina, we are ready to take this country in a fundamentally new direction. That is what's happening in America right now. Change is what's happening in America.

You can be the new majority who can lead this nation out of a long political darkness – Democrats, Independents and Republicans who are tired of the division and distraction that has clouded Washington; who know that we can disagree without being disagreeable; who understand that if we mobilize our voices to challenge the money and influence that's stood in our way and challenge ourselves to reach for something better, there's no problem we can't solve – no destiny we cannot fulfill.......


"We can stop sending our children to schools with corridors of shame and start putting them on a pathway to success. We can stop talking about how great teachers are and start rewarding them for their greatness. We can do this with our new majority.

We can harness the ingenuity of farmers and scientists; citizens and entrepreneurs to free this nation from the tyranny of oil and save our planet from a point of no return. And when I am President, we will end this war in Iraq and bring our troops home; we will finish the job against al Qaeda in Afghanistan; we will care for our veterans; we will restore our moral standing in the world; and we will never use 9/11 as a way to scare up votes, because it is not a tactic to win an election, it is a challenge that should unite America and the world against the common threats of the twenty-first century: terrorism and nuclear weapons; climate change and poverty; genocide and disease.

All of the candidates in this race share these goals. All have good ideas. And all are patriots who serve this country honorably.

But the reason our campaign has always been different is because it's not just about what I will do as President, it's also about what you, the people who love this country, can do to change it. "

"We's" everywhere you turn. THe guy is a constitutional scholar, he fully understands that if we're going to make change it is going to require getting a true majority and actually passing legislation to sign some of these policies into law. In order to get that people have to look at the REAL function of the government, and cut out all the extranious shit that has bogged down this government for so long.


Seems like a pretty obvious difference to me.