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g}!Bgmll Are we having fun yet? Tuesday of weeks ago: that's the same to I a staunch conservative. recently it Smith of pointed hierarchy some is now. We haven't been for a "the I'm out, independent, an few years, now. But we remain registered rule Super has choice. Michael Jackson _ the most powerful nation in Personalities a decision I only suspended." field every day). has passed, the to regret, because started And now. the world, and everyone else there matter candidates on both sides you've Maybe means I can't vote in either certainly knows it. With a new leader, it those calendars the in and hopefully has dwindled of the Maryland primaries. I countdowns for with personalities running mall means a blank slate (relatively. of us who a great amount president this time around. the following for some of 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 with what I believe. That doesn't problems our 44th president year until McCain is sworn in, or this coming 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 in the next election, because optimistic. 2009 will open up despair. for as a result. The purpQse until Hillary gets the chance like Obama I sounded so many new doors. The rest I might. Some fix this country. of Super Tuesday, which was to of that is' taking the cynical there for a moment. Freudian of the world is waiting for No, the purpose of this essentially angle, George this country has ever had to W. Bush -is the statewhatshouldbe channels so Things apparent: that a national primary, was to set up. It they will is better. Whether will open change is canting. The theme diplomacy stage is already set for drastic up an early decision for both gone in less than a year! The 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 .