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Marie McHarry wrote:

> I still don't understand why you've taken against him so vigorously.
> I'm in the middle of reading his second book, and while he sometimes
> seems to see things from the idiots' view too well for my comfort,
> he's reasonable.

Speaking for myself here, it is not that I am against O-man personally, 
to me, it is just simply amazing how many people see him as 
different-better different.  I see him as the same old thing, just 
wrapped up with a different bow.  The man himself claims that he is 
different, that he is the change we all seek, and it just surprises me 
that so many people seemingly naively believe this, like the president 
has any real power to change anything, or like somehow Obama is going to 
magically make both parties stop playing pork barrel compromise games 
and have everyone play fair, sing John Lennon songs on the Hill, and 
become retro hippies touting peace, love, and harmony...  It's not going 
to happen.  It will status quo on the Hill-they'll have huge fights and 
we still won't have a decent health care plan, and Obama will be on TV 
from the Oval Office telling us not to look at the outcome of such and 
such political vote, but to look at the big picture-that we had a 
discussion and a vote.  That's weak comfort for me, from someone who has 
made some pretty big promises of hope and change.



> I find it interesting, from a sort of anthropology/sociology point of
> view that you and Lynda now share the same political view. I'm sure
> there's meaning in that. I wish I knew what it is.


I have to admit that I, too, find myself in bed with strange bedfellows...
The only connection we all seem to have is a connection with Southern 
values(and don't ask me the difference because I couldn't tell you-it's 
definitely more than just saying we are skeptical and somewhat 
conservative-and it most certainly is not a religion thing.  I lived in 
Greenville SC in 1988 and voted for Jessie Jackson in that election, so 
I am most certainly not opposed to a black president with a 'hopeful' 
message).  Lynda may live in NoCal, but her nanny and childhood 
influence was from GA.
From the few posts they've made, I think we can slide over and make 
room in bed for Drew and Warren, too, as they don't seem to be under the 
Obama spell either.  They also reside in the South.  If I am wrong about 
that, sorry...just my impression.

Bev
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