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Sat | October 29, 2005
Juxtaposition, 10-29-05, Cupcake Cafe, warm, cozy, tad kitsch
He meant to be diligent about choosing his running mate by today's date, yet his uncharacteristic hesitation kept the opposition and his constituents guessing. Neither he nor Martha were aware that the potential of having an Asian-American women on the ticket can possibly be such a firestorm. Even as the aftermath of China's landing a man on the moon last February and the virulant effects of the bird flu pandemic which killed nearly ten million could assuage the electorate. Could anyone ever wonder will there be a "yellow peril" in the White House? George knew that his honed instincts as a Brooklyn councilman, NYC mayor then US senator of the great Empire State thought otherwise from asking Martha in becoming a powerful ticket this November.
As a decorated hero in the secound Gulf war, he led his troops to victory in gaining control of Baquba, Iraq; yet he couldn't conquer the fears of the Democratic Party leader for an endorsement. Even more surprising, he just won the Pennsylvania primary that pushed him over the 271 electoral votes needed. Chuck, his personal advisor, akin to JFK's Bobby, told his chances would come off better if they would come to a resolution on stem-cell research and the topic of intelligent design taught in primary school. George's war wound left his arm feeble. Telegenic and charismatic, personable and candid - he became what the press called. "Dole with light syrup." On the former, He can benefit from additional research and funding but he deemed be self-serving; on the latter issue, he'd weighed all issues of fact vs. faith taught in public schools. None by far, is the most contentious issue of the campaign.
Martha on the other side of the coin would garner brownie points as past secretary of state with her deep expertise of nuclear proliferation. There's a cloud of suspicion though whether her husband's role in her campaign contributions muddle George's decision, however, Chuck shrewd observations saw the synergistic purality of it all. The bigger worry after all is the reaction of Gov. Rivera, his other, more acclaimed, choice. All the pundits were in awe on how he solved the immigration problem and made Mexico and the rest of Central America more of an economic powerhouse by furthering lenient entry/exit visas at the border via N/CAFTA. It was he who's persuasion to Commerce secretary Jones to give waivers on goods and services via a graduated tiered-tariff system. Thus allowing larger percentages of revenues to remain south of the border and allow greater prosperity to thrive. George recognized the Governor's leadership wasn't going unnoticed however, the greater uncertainty was whether having Martha on his team to countervale against the growing power burgeoning in the east or abandoning the promise of continuing growth in the south. He had only one hour left before his final meeting of the Democratic chairman before his announcement to the world.
Posted by Heru at October 29, 2005 09:04 PM
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