Electile Dysfunction

I just read on Raw Story today that the gap between Obama and Clinton has narrowed to the point of being negligible. The report goes on to cite recent polls that show Mc Cain is ahead of both Obama and Clinton at this point.

Republican operatives must be dancing with glee. I can't help but think this is a direct result of Limbaugh's edict, which prompted thousands of Republican voters to switch party affiliation to Democrat in order to influence the Democratic primaries. The other ingredient is the distorted Media, which has been pounding on picayune details in order to smear both Obama and Clinton, while enabling McCain by repeating his ridiculous assertion that Iran is helping bring Al Qaeda to Iraq.

The sad thing about this divide-and-conquer strategy is that the majority of the American people seem to be falling for it. Recently, I rewatched the movie Idiocracy, about an American 500 years from now that has been so dumbed down that they don't even know how to grow plants. I'd say we're not far from there, now.

It's bad enough that the Media and Corporatocracy have eliminate all the presidential candidates that would offer true change. Neither Clinton, Obama, nor McCain will end this war or confront the corporate power structure that increasingly wreaks havoc over our lives and prosperity.

Between the 3 remaining candidates, Obama is the clear choice. He's not a choice I'm excited about, but since we are forced to play "the least of the evils" game yet again, he's the obvious pick. The worst of the evils is of course McCain. If he gets elected, war with Iran is certain (that is, if Bush doesn't start the war before leaving office). If McCain is elected, we will be in Iraq for generations to come, and the economy will continue to flounder.

And of course, recent polls show that McCain is poised to win the presidency should current sentiment remain unchanged. Of course, once a Democratic candidate has been chosen, this could shift - unless this bitter battle for the nomination continues all the way through the convention and is inevitably decided by Superdelegates instead of voters.

What concerns me is that a Republican candidate could be in the lead - even in this early stage. Given the disastrous consequences of 7 years of Republican rule - the tanking economy, uncontrolled inflation, war without end, unchecked corruption, the widening gap between rich and poor - a Democratic win should already be guaranteed.