Who can deliver?
Posted by Michael Sears on November 30, 2007
By Sara Cureton
I consider it our civic duty to host a presidential debate, as students—most of us fall into the largest demographic of non-voters— and citizens of an area that stands to lose and gain a great deal, based on who is elected in 2008. It is safe to say that we are united in wanting a positive change, and it is a question of ‘who can deliver?’
Though I’m still undecided, it shocks and amazes me that the two candidates who seem to have a good amount of experience and the most valuable things to say go unheard. Trailing in the polls, but clearly capable, Sen. Joseph Biden (D-DE) recognizes the need to aid our nation’s education situation more than the others and supports stronger continued education for our teachers. Biden strikes me as a “no-holds-barred” candidate that will make the right choices on behalf of the American people.
Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), who began his pursuit for the White House in 2004, had great courage in publically calling for the impeachment of the current president. After the debate, I had the honor of speaking with the Congressman and his wife. He told me that he believed the key to restoring the economy locally, as well as nationally, would be to get rid of the current NAFTA agreement, implement a universal health care program to save employers the expense and to develop a strong solar energy industry. Our reliance on foreign oil truly does not help any cause and going solar would create a number of jobs as well as aid the environmental crisis.
On November 16, the Brookings Institute and the Opportunity ’08 series panelists opened my eyes to the importance of Iran and Pakistan. The experts not only admitted that our oil dependency has a lot to do with the nation’s decisions in the Middle East, but nobody had a fair prediction as to what the current president will do with Iran before he leaves office. As if things in Iraq were not bad enough, this signals to me that it could get a lot worse before it gets any better.
And, for a small rant…CNN or PBR? I prefer neither…
UNLV should be closed to students from Nevada Day recess through finals week and add the news organization to the list of three-letter acronyms that create a four-letter-word-worthy parking situation. Thankfully, they didn’t stable their anchors in the intramural fields.
