Now, I don't want to sound like a Romney devotee. Heaven knows it's been difficult enough for me to come to grips with my enduring fascination with U.S. Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas), never mind supporting anyone more prototypically neocon than he. I would more likely vote for Dr. Paul than any other conservative ever (yes, even given his pro-life position.) &
We stand at the precipice of almost certain war. I'm not referring to the war drums banging toward Iran (another issue our fearless nominee McCain is more clueless than straight-talk about ). The & ldquo;we & rdquo; I'm referring to is within the Democratic Party, heading toward war over the Democratic nominee.
As Chris' blog points out, the party is in search of a leader right now - within the next of a series of historic elections, by any means necessary. But there is another option than continuing this brawl. One of the candidates should consider the consequences of Mitt Romney's intention in stepping down.
Two powerful candidates have the option, right now, to preserve the unity of their party, and put aside any perceived vanity for the sake of progress.
The unpledged members of the Democratic National Convention, the superdelegates, soon will be called on to make a course altering decision: choose between two qualified candidates, each with the potential to be a new George Washington.
The choice may mean the difference between making a personal preference and the otherwise articulated voices of the citizens from their elected states. &
The pressure on these folks to make the correct choice, the patriotic choice, will almost certainly lead to more infighting . It already has. Where the last two presidential races were conceded to the same Republican, it was somehow done with less of a fight than what is happening now. &
Unless the party is prepared to painfully evolve with another four-year learning curve, now is the time to reconsider the options. Personally, I believe it's time for Senator Clinton to reconsider staying in the race, even though she won my home state of California. &
Now, aren't some of you glad I'm not a superdelegate?
-Citizen Voices blogger Alma Sove has spent most of her life in San Diego and is currently attending law school.
