The Hunt for Red October

I fell in love with Jack Ryan when I first started reading Tom Clancy's novels. I did not flock to see movies, but did enjoy "The Hunt for Red October" in the theater and still love it. It has been on TV quite a bit lately, and is a good movie for me to watch when I can not sleep, which seems to be often, these days. And, which is the case right now.

It's been a while since I have read any Tom Clancy...But, I still love "The Hunt for Red October." I guess it is because I love the improbable Jack Ryan character, I love Sean Connery, and the movie brings me to a time in my life that was good....

"The Russians are Coming, the Russians are Coming" also bring me to a time in my life that was good.

Both movies are more relevant when we can remember the Cold War and the way it influenced our lives.

We are in a world conflicted that is really just as dangerous: I heard it said tonight that the world does not like America... I have thought this for a long time... Tonight, when I heard this, I was at a political rally for Hillary Clinton: the speaker was President Clinton. His comments about the world not liking America are so accurate... I think of this in terms of our consumptiveness without regard for the resources and means of people in other parts of the world....I can not recall to list all the reasons President Clinton gave for the world not liking us: but our duplicity in dealing with the world ranked in all the reasons...

This is going to be a monumentous election for the United States Presidency: The apparent front running candidates are Senator John McCain, Senatory Hillary Clinton and Senator Barack Obama. Sen. McCain is the most "known" entity, his story is well known, and for a Republican, he is relatively open-minded.

For the Democrats, the front runners are a Black male and a woman. No matter how we look at it, the candidate will be historic....

I may be deluding myself, but I see this election as a "no lose" proposition: I see the three named candidates as being people of character who will deal with the nations of the world in keeping with their character.

In "The Hunt for Red October" Captain Ramius was willing to defect to make a statement about dealing with the world in a way that was not duplistic or confrontational... We need leaders who have the same understanding about dealing with the world...

One campaign slogan President Clinton used tonight is "America is Back." I have to think no matter who is elected, America is back...