Have we been changewashed?

Don't get me wrong, I agree that there are a many things that must be changed in this great country of ours in order to regain face and our economic viability in the eyes of the rest of the world, but does there come a point where the word change itself can become exploited for political gain in the face of the obvious need for a new direction in America?

As we enter the fifth month of the Democratic Party Primary process, isn't it obvious that both candidates offer a substantial change from the status quo? On the surface, having an African American and a Woman as a nominee represents a historic change in the face of America. We are now a society where minorities and those who were once suppressed by their own country have risen to the top of the political world. But we are over this now. America is ready for this kind of change, and it is obvious when you take a look at voter turnout this primary season.

What I and many Americans are not ready for are change mongers. People who talk about changing things without realizing that there are those who do not wish to change in the same manner as they do, and that understanding all sides is important in the implementation of change policy. Barrack Obama is not a change monger, but a changewasher. One who uses the obvious need for change as a platform and has his supporters obsessed with the word change and the idea of change itself. I myself agree with many of his ideas, but his lack of tangible plans to execute these concepts and the increasingly liberal agenda his campaign is selling must be cause for concern.

I am going to go out on a limb and predicting that Republicans and Conservative Moderates are not going to just swoon to Obama's change campaign. Not because it is based on a false premise, but because nobody wants to be told what to do by someone who they disagree with on social issues. In all honestly, as a Democrat, I have no idea if Barrack Obama is capable of working with both sides of the isle without having to completely compromise his current agenda. The bulk of Mr. Obama's support group are so caught up in talking about the need to change that they have forgotten that talk is cheap without solutions, no matter how articulate it is delivered.

The bottom line is that in order to change things such as the War, the Economy, and Trade/Immigration policies, it will take significant arm twisting and politicking to achieve the true results which we all seek. We

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