Ohio and Texas Claims Truth? Canada Casual Casualty Of American Empty Rhetoric

"We will opt out (of NAFTA)" were the words from a Senator Hilary Clinton scratching and clawing to stay alive. Not to be outdone, Obama continued his protectionist posturing by threatening that he would "renegotiate NAFTA."

Add that Obama also promised to "end the war" and you begin to see an unsettling emerging pattern here: make promises on things you can't possibly make good on.

Well, this is politics. But in the context of NAFTA and the war in Iraq are the Democrats being practical and realistic in what they are promising?

Talking about NAFTA during political campaigns has become the leitmotif for nationalists on both sides of the border. If anything, it is Canadians who feel swindled under NAFTA. - the link takes you to Reason Online.

Both Obama's and Hilary's rhetoric was enough to rightfully raise some eyebrows on the Canadian side. However, Canadian officials were assured from the Obama camp that this is just rhetoric and wasn't meant to be taken seriously. Back to bed Canada. Nothing to see here. And who knows what Mexico thinks of all this.

We'll see.

Since when did political debates become the exclusive breeding ground for - wink, wink - lies?

Did I just ask that question?

Tsk, tsk, tsk.

Leftists and Democrats have been quite vocal calling Bush a liar all these years. How to rationalize this boo-boo? Do voters see this for what it is or are there some among them who truly believe what is being said? Is this a case of politicians being politicians?

Both leading Democrats are not off to a noble start now are they? I mean this in the context of the morally depraved Bush administration. If Hilary and Obama were to "clean up" Washington is this how they intend to do it? Oh, I see. These are just white lies. Harmless stuff. "Let me just say this stuff to get the votes and then you'll get the real me once in power."

Ever watch Lord of the Rings? See what those rings can do to a hobbit?

I like Obama. But he's a politician. He'll do what it takes to survive. They all have to use key phrases and magic words that mislead. It's the nature of the game.

With Ohio and Texas slated to be a tough battleground and Hilary's possible last stand expect the two Democrats to promise the world and nothing- which really means empty promises.

Once we get past Obama's twinkling eyes, we see that his policies are hardly agents of change. Wanting change now merely means literally changing hands and not real ideas.

Many would counter that it's enough for Obama to be able to offer the chance to make change but as it stands his policies are nothing to write home about. Neither are Hilary's for that matter.

I know I'm probably wrong but hey, at least I don't live and survive on votes.