We deserve to know what we are getting.
Barring a damning revelation it now seems BHO will become the nominee. So what to do? I have stated all over the place I won't vote for him. And I almost certainly won't. Comments in the last post indicated that many are feeling the same way. There are the few that scream "sour grapes" and tag this blog as being run by "closet Republicans". This is a hilarious and desperate assertion, based, like all things Obamite, in denial. Plenty of Democrats are unhappy with Obama for plenty of very good reasons. The Obama cult can't - or won't - conceive that a third to half of the core of the Democratic party isn't coming back to Obama, since they have elevated him to flawless messiah status. He can't be wrong, so we must be wrong.
Well - that is wrong.
I won't vote for Obama for many reasons from Ayres to Arrogance and back again. But the basic reason is this: I don't like him and I don't trust him with the job of President. The reasons I don't like him or trust him are simple: he has not earned any trust and he exhibits none of the qualities I look for in a leader. That's not hard to "conceive".
He is a wimp.
This seems so obvious that I don't even think I should have to re-state why this is true, but here goes: He avoids votes. He clung to his retrograde, racist preacher until Axlerod polled enough disgusted voters to convince Obama his self preservation was on the line. BHO did not deep six Wright because of any conviction. His relationship to William Ayres is alarming and tells us a great deal about his lack of judgment. His lies about Ayres are extraordinary. He speaks in vague generalities - just like W - a sure sign of a political animal with no true core. When the campaign really did get tough in the last 2 months he fumbled badly - insulting his grandmother, throwing the bird to Clinton, blaming his debate performance on ABC and generally flailing about like a punk.
He has no vision beyond "we should not bicker so much." The past is bad, mmmkay... This is the most pathetic aspect of Obama. It is the grand lie. Politics in a democracy are divisive. They should be. Real issues and real people are involved. The electorate and those who represent us should duke it out. Countries that don't go to the matt over tough issues are called dictatorships. In fact, we will continue to duke it out- even if Obama makes a thousand lovely speeches. Obama's call to a greater unity is AVOIDANCE not character. He doesn't want to address the difficult issues because he has no core convictions. It means work. Work that does not involve self promotion. Voting "present" on abortion bills in the state senate is emblematic. This is who he is. "Present".
The short hand for all this is: I don't like him.
I diverge from some of my fellow travellers here: I think he can win in November. I give him about a 30% chance. Axlerod is good at the game. McCain has settled on a being a "gentleman" and avoiding Obama's appalling associations. This is a disservice to the country and did not work for Hillary. She could have buried him in January with Ayres and Wright and she chose not to. I like Hillary - but I am mad as hell about how nice she has been to Obama. Democrats like me should not take solace in the idea that he "can't win". He can. It won't be easy. Clinton demurred. The RNC will not. I love the game of politics and I take it seriously as well.
It is going to be fun watching the Republicans unload on Obama. He deserves it. We deserve it. We deserve to know what we are getting.
Well - that is wrong.
I won't vote for Obama for many reasons from Ayres to Arrogance and back again. But the basic reason is this: I don't like him and I don't trust him with the job of President. The reasons I don't like him or trust him are simple: he has not earned any trust and he exhibits none of the qualities I look for in a leader. That's not hard to "conceive".
He is a wimp.
This seems so obvious that I don't even think I should have to re-state why this is true, but here goes: He avoids votes. He clung to his retrograde, racist preacher until Axlerod polled enough disgusted voters to convince Obama his self preservation was on the line. BHO did not deep six Wright because of any conviction. His relationship to William Ayres is alarming and tells us a great deal about his lack of judgment. His lies about Ayres are extraordinary. He speaks in vague generalities - just like W - a sure sign of a political animal with no true core. When the campaign really did get tough in the last 2 months he fumbled badly - insulting his grandmother, throwing the bird to Clinton, blaming his debate performance on ABC and generally flailing about like a punk.
He has no vision beyond "we should not bicker so much." The past is bad, mmmkay... This is the most pathetic aspect of Obama. It is the grand lie. Politics in a democracy are divisive. They should be. Real issues and real people are involved. The electorate and those who represent us should duke it out. Countries that don't go to the matt over tough issues are called dictatorships. In fact, we will continue to duke it out- even if Obama makes a thousand lovely speeches. Obama's call to a greater unity is AVOIDANCE not character. He doesn't want to address the difficult issues because he has no core convictions. It means work. Work that does not involve self promotion. Voting "present" on abortion bills in the state senate is emblematic. This is who he is. "Present".
The short hand for all this is: I don't like him.
I diverge from some of my fellow travellers here: I think he can win in November. I give him about a 30% chance. Axlerod is good at the game. McCain has settled on a being a "gentleman" and avoiding Obama's appalling associations. This is a disservice to the country and did not work for Hillary. She could have buried him in January with Ayres and Wright and she chose not to. I like Hillary - but I am mad as hell about how nice she has been to Obama. Democrats like me should not take solace in the idea that he "can't win". He can. It won't be easy. Clinton demurred. The RNC will not. I love the game of politics and I take it seriously as well.
It is going to be fun watching the Republicans unload on Obama. He deserves it. We deserve it. We deserve to know what we are getting.
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