Vote Both Minus One

photo courtesy of CBS

Doing the right thing is sometimes made difficult when pride gets in the way. Though it’s very possible if one is able to grin and bear it, and especially if a person goes as far to ask themselves, “What is the right thing to do?” In the case of Barack Obama’s choice for a running mate, the best thing to do is to forget about Hillary, be happy knowing she will undoubtedly gain a high ranking position in his cabinet, and leave one’s pride at the door of the voting center this November.

Today, the organizers of “Vote Both”, a group campaigning to gain Clinton’s name in the Vice President’s spot, decided it would be best for the Democratic Party if they were to stop their campaign and redirect their energy into getting those disgruntled Clinton supporters to back Obama. The group’s founders Adam Parkhomenko and Sam Arora pleaded to Clinton’s supporters in an email, “We worked for Hillary for a combined 10 years, so we know how many of you may be feeling,” they wrote, “And to those who are hesitant to support Obama right now, we urge you to keep giving him the chance to earn your vote. We are confident he will.”

Because many of Hillary’s supporters are thinking of voting for John McCain out of revenge for the arduous battle she fought against Obama during the Democratic primary elections, the state of our Union is hanging in the balance. With John McCain’s policies being no more than a carbon copy of those of George W. Bush, our nation cannot afford to have pride being the deciding factor over the presidential election. It’s been assumed for years that those who support Hillary Clinton cared for the health and welfare of our nation more than those who were voting the Republicans into office simply because they associate themselves with that party. Now it looks as though many Democrats care just as little as those that happily watched our nation tank under the Bush regime, leaving us faulty excuses wrought with arrogance.

At least some are doing the right thing, and I tip my hat to those who follow suit with the folks from “Vote Both”. There are those who vote independent of party lines, and those who vote from pride and arrogance. The latter has been leading our country into the depths for 8 years, and it’s highly important the Democrats wake up their constituents to avoid at least 4 more years of America’s sinking in the mire.