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g}!Bgmll Are we having fun yet? sides of weeks ago: that's the same to I a staunch conservative. I'm it Smith of pointed hierarchy there is now. We haven't been for a "the out, an few years, now. But we remain rule registered independent, has Super _ Tuesday choice. Michael Jackson the most powerful nation in a decision recently I only Personalities suspended." has field the every day). passed, to regret, because And matter now. started the world, and everyone else on Maybe you've both candidates knows it. With a new leader, it some certainly means I can't vote in either the in those calendars and hopefully has dwindled of the Maryland primaries. I for personalities running means a blank slate (relatively. countdowns with mall a great amount of us who president this time around. following for some of the the elll have been the closest thing inauguration Only and 16 days say George W. Bush has been . will have, there is reason to be speaking) and while no one is a bad president because that's saying it will be easy, looking Despite the plethora of 345 days candidates. have 2008 election process at what I believe. That doesn't problems our 44th president year this with coming until McCain is sworn in, or an idea of what's important mean Iwon't vote Republican hope is so much better than to us, and who we're voting just 11 months optimistic. 2009 will open up in the next election, because despair. until Hillary gets the chance for as a result. The purpQse I sounded I might. so many new doors. The rest like Obama country. Some fix this to of Super Tuesday, which was of the world is waiting for No, the purpose of this there for a moment. Freudian of that is' taking the cynical essentially this country has ever had to the channels Things so statewhatshouldbe that apparent: gone in less than a year! The a national primary, was to set better. Whether change is canting. The theme they will is up. It will open diplomacy stage is already set for drastic up an early decision for both angle, George W. Bush -is commentary will be to simply us to elect a new president, of slip maybe? can get parties, so that the respective change, so naturally that's the has been played up pretty will be nice when the rest of up to our next president .. candidates could focus on platform all the candidates hard, but that doesn't mean the world stOpS hating us. whoever he or she is. But the fall campaigning. are taking. it isn't true. And this country And let's be honest, we the underlying theme here is AsDr.HerbSmithof the Obama is promoting is in a place where change are not that popular with that change is coming. And it Political Science department change; Huckabee is is necessary. Our society is many other countries right couldn't be at a better time. observed, it partially worked. preaching change; meanwhile constantly changing, but in John McCain has established Bush is sitting in the Oval 2008, the way in which the himself as the frontrunner Office looking up the word world changes is changing as for the Republican 'change' in the dictionary. (I well. side. Meanwhile, Barack lcid!) For the first time since Obama and Hillary Clinton This column will not 1952, there is neither a are neck in neck, and it seems dive into all the things that are sitting president nor vice- voters will be making history wrong with the country, or president campaigning. As regardless by selecting either all the things that our cu.rrent the first black male or white administration has done female candidate for a wrongsince2001. I'd like to be presidential election (a great bit more optimistic. I'm not a joke from Letterman a few bleeding heart liberal, nor am .