破車：倔馬、強騾、老牛

美國打伊拉克，打了這麽久，花錢、死人無數，還不見何時了結。不是天怒人怨，也是怨聲載道了。最近的房市、股市危機，不僅讓美國人心驚肉跳，更讓全世界跟著遭殃。誰都知道，是到了該改變的時候了。這都是不爭的事實，沒有誰看不見，除非你是瞎子，或裝著看不起見，或睜眼說瞎話。

可怎麽改變？是變好還是變壞呢？當然，誰都希望變好，可不是誰都能變好。不幸的是，結局常常會變糟，而非人們所期望的變好。共產黨在大陸取代國民黨，民進黨在台灣取代國民黨，莫不如此。要想變好，就得選靠得住的、有人格、有經驗的人出來領導。

打一個不那麽恰當的比喻，美國就像一輛破車，行在凹凸不平的路上。布什就是一頭倔馬，在破路上，拉著破車橫衝直撞；奧巴馬像是一頭沒有訓練過的強騾子；而麥肯則像是一頭拉過套的老牛。這個時候，是該換下倔馬了，美國這輛破車再也經不起折騰了，誰也受不了。那麽，你要換上奧巴馬這頭沒有訓練過、沒有經驗的強騾子嗎？他是年輕力壯，很招人喜歡，可他十有八九是會把車拉到溝裏去，拉下懸崖。你如果還有頭腦，還沒睡著，你敢坐他拉的車？麥肯這頭老牛，也許你看不上眼，但他拉過套，有經驗。他也許沒有倔馬或強騾拉的快，但你大可安心休息，他肯定不會把車拉到溝裏或拉下懸崖。

聰明人、智慧人，不要讓你的眼睛欺騙了你！為了你自己，為了你的孩子，用你的腦子投上你的一票吧！

[manofprinciple]

If you really care about the future generations like I do, you really should not vote for a Republican president this time. Republicans have not been fiscially responsible since Reagon era. We are currently borrowing money to finance the war, yet we continue to overspend with no tax increase. Who is going to pay for all that ? your and my future generation.
I am sure that grumpy and old man is more experienced in the same old wagon, but that wagon is still going in the same completely wrong direciton. I gave my first eligible vote to Bush's first term 8 years ago, because his platform appeared to be moderate plus I was sickend by Clinton's scandal. Bush had much better plan for both finanical and campaign reform than McCain then. Unfortunately, Bush had no judgement in using the right people like General Colin Powell. Furthermore, he caved in to Gingrich and the Religious Right. His reforms did not get anywhere. Worst of all, he hijacked the whole country into his religious war, which has been a total disaster.
McCain's pick of VP candidate further demonstrates that he will also cave in to the same Republican Right. He was not better than Bush then, and he will not be better than Bush in the future.
Also remember that it is more critical for the president to have the right team, and also listen to the.. Sure that 08 is not experienced enough, neither was Clinton then. But judging from how he learnt, listened and worked with his previous opponents like Hilary and Biden, he is much more hopeful to be a good president.