http://www.bakersfieldvoice.com/home/Blog/aaramark/21607 Frankly none of the leading candidates for President inspire me to think our country will be better off by electing him(or her). It is interesting that I'd never made this connection before. On this day I'm thinking about our next President. It's hard for me to get excited, however, but it is interesting... President's Day falls in February which is also Black History Month.While we have yet to&nbsp;elect a black president so we can't really honor&nbsp;a past president who happen to be black. This year,&nbsp;could be the year when that happens.&nbsp;While I can't say I agree with much of his politics Barak Obama&nbsp;has made the most of his opportunity&nbsp;in this run for&nbsp;President. Either way the Democrats will make history by nominating a woman or African&nbsp;American as their candidate for President, if the Democrat wins it will&nbsp;make history.&nbsp; Personally, I happen to like a different African American running for&nbsp;President who gets no national publicity whatsover, but is every bit as eloquent as Barak Obama and makes a lot more sense on a bunch of issues even though he will not be&nbsp;elected. I'm talking about Alan Keyes. Check out his website to see an interview done recently with him and to learn more about the man&nbsp;I think would make&nbsp;a very good&nbsp;President when we are&nbsp;ready to&nbsp;elect&nbsp;him. www.alankeyes.com.&nbsp; &nbsp;What do you think, who is a leader who inspires you? Why? &nbsp; Frankly none of the leading candidates for President inspire me to think our country will be better off by electing him(or her). It is interesting that I'd never made this connection before. On this day I'm thinking about our next President. It's hard for me to get excited, however, but it is interesting... President's Day falls in February which is also Black History Month.While we have yet to&nbsp;elect a black president so we can't really honor&nbsp;a past president who happen to be black. This year,&nbsp;could be the year when that happens.&nbsp;While I can't say I agree with much of his politics Barak Obama&nbsp;has made the most of his opportunity&nbsp;in this run for&nbsp;President. Either way the Democrats will make history by nominating a woman or African&nbsp;American as their candidate for President, if the Democrat wins it will&nbsp;make history.&nbsp; Personally, I happen to like a different African American running for&nbsp;President who gets no national publicity whatsover, but is every bit as eloquent as Barak Obama and makes a lot more sense on a bunch of issues even though he will not be&nbsp;elected. I'm talking about Alan Keyes. Check out his website to see an interview done recently with him and to learn more about the man&nbsp;I think would make&nbsp;a very good&nbsp;President when we are&nbsp;ready to&nbsp;elect&nbsp;him. www.alankeyes.com.&nbsp; &nbsp;What do you think, who is a leader who inspires you? Why? &nbsp; en-us Mon, 18 Feb 2008 21:04:48 PST <p>I'm not sure I am inspired this year.&nbsp; It isn't that I won't vote for who I think is the best candidate (regardless of the political party).&nbsp; I just don't think that there is a standout candidate in either party...and I don't think I'm alone in feeling this way.&nbsp; In the past, I have been inspired and have voted with my heart.&nbsp; This year, with the lack of inspiration, I will be forced to break down the candidates' positions on the issues and vote for the candidate whose views most closely match my own.</p> <p>Thoughts?</p> http://www.bakersfieldvoice.com/home/Blog/aaramark/21607/#c_198457 http://www.bakersfieldvoice.com/home/Blog/aaramark/21607/#c_198457 <p>I'm not sure I am inspired this year.&nbsp; It isn't that I won't vote for who I think is the best candidate (regardless of the political party).&nbsp; I just don't think that there is a standout candidate in either party...and I don't think I'm alone in feeling this way.&nbsp; In the past, I have been inspired and have voted with my heart.&nbsp; This year, with the lack of inspiration, I will be forced to break down the candidates' positions on the issues and vote for the candidate whose views most closely match my own.</p> <p>Thoughts?</p> <p>I also am not party loyal. I tend to vote for the candidate who will best represent my values in the White House. Unfortunately the people I vote for, rarely seem to be a &quot;major&quot; political candidate in any political party. Some people say by doing this I am being naive or waisting my vote. I however, disagree, that it is for this reason exactly that the system is set up the way it is so that people can vote their conscious and not go with the &quot;populak&quot; candidate because he (or she) has the best chance of winning.</p> <p>I&nbsp;agree that you are not&nbsp; alone I wonder why in a year with so few inspiring candidates the voter turnout has been so high? Why are we as a country showing u&nbsp;&nbsp; p at the polls if none of the candidates are worthy of our vote?!</p> http://www.bakersfieldvoice.com/home/Blog/aaramark/21607/#c_200329 http://www.bakersfieldvoice.com/home/Blog/aaramark/21607/#c_200329 <p>I also am not party loyal. I tend to vote for the candidate who will best represent my values in the White House. Unfortunately the people I vote for, rarely seem to be a &quot;major&quot; political candidate in any political party. Some people say by doing this I am being naive or waisting my vote. I however, disagree, that it is for this reason exactly that the system is set up the way it is so that people can vote their conscious and not go with the &quot;populak&quot; candidate because he (or she) has the best chance of winning.</p> <p>I&nbsp;agree that you are not&nbsp; alone I wonder why in a year with so few inspiring candidates the voter turnout has been so high? Why are we as a country showing u&nbsp;&nbsp; p at the polls if none of the candidates are worthy of our vote?!</p>