[Homestead] Disappointed in Obama

Gene GeRue genegerue at ruralize.com
Sat Aug 23 11:44:21 EDT 2008


On Aug 23, 2008, at 10:15 AM, Akka Homestead wrote:

>  I, for one, am very disappointed in Obama.  While I had already  
> decided not to vote for him, I still had hope that those who  
> believed in the man were right-that he did symbolize and would work  
> for real change and do things differently-look at problems with  
> fresh eyes, etc.

I am puzzling how someone could be disappointed in someone they had  
already rejected.

> If there is a Democratic fixture in Washington, Joe Biden is it.  He  
> is in his 6th Senate term. It is ironic to me that he is accepting  
> the veep slot now.

He brings good balance to Obama's shorter political experience. I  
think the choice shows superior management abilities. Management is  
largely what the president does.

>   When Kerry wanted him as a backup, the thought none other than  
> John McCain was the right man for the job..lol...
> McCain the maverick..lol...talk about change!  Four years ago the  
> Democrats were courting McCain and now they are squared off against  
> him.  He was good enough 4 years ago, but not now?? That's pretty  
> fickle from the party, I think.

Perhaps you are new to American politics. Fickleness is common;  
expediency is the norm. Getting elected and then reelected is the  
primary goal.
>
> I think this is Obama caving....and caving in the worst way  
> possible.  I can't see Biden bringing him additional votes...Biden  
> does have the experience on the foreign relations front, but this  
> guy has supported the war in Iraq and Afghanistan more in line with  
> some Republican Bush followers.

Biden voted for the invasion authorization. Soon after he began  
criticizing how it was handled and he has continued to criticize it.

> For a change, he really, really should have chosen Hillary.  That  
> would have solved all of his problems, but he couldn't seem to get  
> past his political pride.  With her, he would get the experience and  
> he would still be able to tout change and a different way of  
> thinking.  I would have taken him more seriously, for sure.

With Clinton as VP he would have had her and her militant constituency  
in his face constantly, attempting to co-govern. And Bill in the  
barely dark wings trying to make things happen his way. A recipe for  
division.

>   Americans are ready for something different,

Anyone who votes for McCain will almost certainly get a continuation  
of present failed policies. Obama will face enormous challenges but he  
sees the big picture. Reminds me of Toyota management.

>  In 1972, Biden was already a Washington insider.  In 1972, John  
> McCain was inside the Hanoi Hilton.

I fail to see how getting oneself shot down and enduring prison  
qualifies one for the presidency. Those who think it does should read  
what Philip Butler has to say. He had been in the Hanoi Hilton two  
years before McCain arrived. He also knew McCain at the Naval Academy.  
His piece is on Military.com:

http://www.military.com/opinion/0,15202,164859_2,00.html



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