[Homestead] Disappointed in Obama

Akka Homestead akkabhomestead at yahoo.com
Sat Aug 23 12:21:24 EDT 2008



--- On Sat, 8/23/08, Gene GeRue <genegerue at ruralize.com> wrote:

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.


It is not hard to understand. One always hopes against hope that any pessimism is unfounded.  I was quite
 pessimistic about the man, and hoped that he would prove me wrong, but in the end, I am only more disappointed.









Perhaps you are new to American politics. Fickleness is common;  
expediency is the norm. Getting elected and then reelected is the  
primary goal.


?????  Perhaps you have forgotten who I am?  I have voted in every election since Reagan was elected the first time.



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


He walks a fine line.  He can criticize all he wants, but in the end, he votes with the Republicans on war funding and operations.






>   Americans are ready for something different,

Anyone who votes for McCain will almost certainly get a continuation  
of present failed policies. 



Anyone who votes for Obama will
 almost certainly accrue a new set of failed and expensive policies





>  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. 


It doesn't, and I never said it does.  Your link is a red herring to my point.  Let me clarify why I made the comparison between the two men.  It has nothing to do with being qualified to be president. IMO, both men are qualified, it is just a matter of who will be the best choice for the country in the long haul.   Obama has run a few ads attacking McCain as a Washington insider, perhaps you have seen these???  Oh wait, I forgot that you don't have a TV to see all the negative ads (from both sides).  Anyway, O-man has been critical of insiders and touts his path as a new way of conducting business/politics...no politics as usual, as they say..BUT, what does he do??  He recruits THE DC insider to be his VP.  If he is so against the status quo,
 why does he select Biden, an insider for 36+ years?  Of course, now, since Obama is throwing the change up, he has to spin it differently, and that spin is just what you stated---he's taking the experienced manager angle.  I don't understand why you don't see that contradiction.


Akka




      


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