68 was one of those years in which more happened that 366 days. Martin was killed, then Bobby. The Race Riots all across the US shook up people. The war was taking its toll on everyone. I went through Hue just about 10 days before it was leveled during the Tet Offensive. I was at LZ Sharon or Quang Tri. The perimenter was overrun for very short period of time. It was pretty scary, only because it was unexpected. Our supply lines were cut and we ate c-rations for about a week. Not much of a hardship compared to losing your life or limbs.

I was injured on April Fools day, friendly fire, got to go home. I was in the Phillipines when they killed Martin. At home with a cast on my leg when they shot Bobby. And when Chicago came along no one much cared about anything but bringing down the house. That is how I feel now.

I want this war to stop. How do we pass on to new generations that all war and killing does is destroy. It destroys them and it destroys us. There are four or five young men who I care very much about either in or about to be deployed to Iraq.

Fouty years and it seems in so amny ways like yesterday, but we do not have men with great Liberal ideas like we used to. It about who one needs to be not at about who one is.

I am just an old man who is sad that things are not better today than when I arrived on the scene. No one listens to old men and their tales. Sad. I did, but that is another story.

I’ve read both books Senator Obama has authored. They are so honest and hopeful! :)

And the other Democratic candidates aren’t?

Pray tell, what are 4 or 5 positions Obama takes without calling for a Republican overhaul of Soc. Security or nuking Pakistan or having an immediate summit meeting with Castro and Ahmadinejad?

He says “Change we can believe in”, but frankly the American people need more than something to ‘Believe in’. They need some very important real changes.

BTW, the question which begs to be asked of all the candidates was, “Have you ever used drugs which are now illegal?”, but now is, “Do you currently use any drugs which are illegal?”

If Obama is out there with his former use then it’s imperative that issue be looked into a little further. Is that really the debate Democrats want in the general election?

Wake up, look at these candidates hard — a lot is riding on it.

Whatever happened to the ability to ignore how other people paint our actions and to provide our own justification for them?

We’ve pointed out numerous times the many mistakes or outright stupidity of Obama, but it doesn’t quite seem to sink through to his supporters. They love his voice I suppose.

Maybe the prospect of nominating a Black man who will lose to a White Republican, even after this disastrous 8 years of Dubya, will make them think a little harder about the candidate

I don’t particularly like the idea of ‘what will THEY do’ arguments, but something has got to make people think about all of a candidate’s positions and statements. We can’t afford to simply pick somebody based on charisma. We couldn’t afford it with Hillary and we can’t afford it with any other candidate either.

We have to know a lot about them…simple as that.

I always liked Humphrey even when I disagreed with him. And I disagreed with him at the 68 convention.

No I do not want to go back, I want Democrats to understand that they are the power in the party and not the leadership who get it wrong all the time. Bill did not come form the leadership nor did Carter. His renegade Ledership group is now one of the leadership groups int he party, but they confuse concession with compromise.

God, I wish Bill could run again.

Ugh. Hillary and Obama are both awful…I don’t envy you Americans your choice come next year on Election Day….