Monday's Dem Debate, Candidates Acting Like Children

Last night CNN had another debate among the democratic candidates and unlike previous CNN debates this one only had three participants. John Edwards, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton were invited to last night's debate and things did get a bit heated between Clinton and Obama. However, in the end it appeared to me like Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama were acting more like children playing in a sandbox than serious contenders for the democratic nomination for President. Almost everyone in America believes that our country is on the wrong track, but rather than facing up to this nations problems, Clinton and Obama went after each other with pointless personal attacks. In the end it was John Edwards that came across to me as looking the most presidential.

Real Americans are concerned about our economy more than anything else, but rather than talk about real cures for what ails us, both Obama and Clinton continued to go after each others voting record and trying to one up each other over the Iraq War. Outside of last nights debate, I can't remember the last time I heard bad news coming out of Iraq. Instead, since last years troop surge things on the ground in Iraq are getting better – but apparently no one told Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama about that little bit of good news. The American people have move on past the War in Iraq and are now concerned with domestic issues like the suffering US economy. However, even when these candidates talked about domestic issues last night – that once again turned into a battle of whose Universal Health Care plan was the best.

For months almost everyone, both Democrat or Republican has predicted a democratic win in this years presidential contest. However, it is possible for the Democrats to snatch defeat from the arms of victory if they are not careful. Nothing angers the American people more than for a person seeking national office to not understand what is happening in their own backyard. Too many times, campaigns are gear around months old talking points and no one gets around to changing them. Right now, the top two democratic candidates of Obama and Clinton are using talking points that are months old. If the Democrats want to really win in 2008, they must get on the same page with the American people and quit fighting with each other like children on a playground.

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