<p>re: negative comments about Obama. As voting Americans, we are all in this quest for the next POTUS together. Most of us examine the pros & cons of both candidates & when we find relevant info, we pass it on. At least that’s what I’m trying to do. </p>
<p>Wouldn’t we, the supporters of the “other guy”, be remiss in our role as voters & politically conscoius Americans if we did NOT point out the shortcomings or possible red flags associated w/ a candidate w/ the potential of getting elected?</p>
<p>“Look out! the sand is shifting beneath your feet! You could fall in a big hole! We could all go down!”. I use this analogy b/c I see Obama’s candidacy based on shifting sand - changing all the time w/out a solid foundation & very unstable.</p>
<p>McCain, on the other hand, is solid as a rock!</p>
<p>The Republican Party – or at least the Bush/Cheney/Rove wing – has taken us way down the wrong path. I don’t doubt for a minute that McCain is his own person, but the correlation between his positions and those of GW Bush are just too close for comfort. </p>
<p>The Democratic Party in control will change the paradigm. It may not be exactly what anyone wants – heck, we’re not even sure what the results will be – but the damage has been so severe, we need this change in direction.</p>
<p>“Most importantly, he is incredibly liberal, and will ruin our economy.”</p>
<p>…Yes, because Bill Clinton ruined our economy (by getting us out of debt) and Bush made it amazing and prosperous (by getting us INTO debt). I can see your correlation between being liberal and ruining our economy. Damn liberals.</p>
<p>I’m certainly not an Obama hater, even less a McCain lover, but I DO think Senator Obama is a little much.</p>
<p>Having worked in Big Law for over 20 years and generally adored most of the lawyers with whom I’ve worked, I think there is a certain mentality that comes with the Esq. from Harvard/Yale, etc. and Obama has that in great measure. Again, I know hundreds of lawyers from those schools and find most to be the greatest people, but most are, again, very full of themselves – as is Senator Obama. Everyone has his flaws, so it’s not heresy to call it what it is.</p>
<p>As a republican who’s been chastised here for criticising Senator McCain, I am not overly sensitive, but I am deeply offended at the different treatment accorded Senator Obama’s trip abroad (and calling it a “tour of duty” was beyond the pale) and at the refusal of the NY Times to publish Senator McCain’s op-ed piece.</p>
<p>I didn’t mean to scoff at him for writing about his experiences. I agree about the memoirs comment.</p>
<p>I do scoff at the notion of such an inexperienced person potentially getting elected to the presidency (and the book is of course a part of that process).</p>
<p>Yeah, that’s what the Obama camp has been brainwashing everyone to believe. For fun sometimes, I used to try to count how many times Obama would say “Bush” and “McCain” in the same sentance over and over. I could almost see his eyes turn into hypnotic, spinning swirls.</p>
<p>Strange that just a few months ago, all the folks who voted for Bush were writhing in pain over the possibility of John McCain being the GOP nominee. This is because he is a Democrat. Republicans have no candidate this election. They get to choose between a Socialist and Democrat.</p>
<p>Something about our enormous economy and its cyclic nature comes to mind here…How it goes up and down naturally, and how like turning a huge tanker the effect of any move takes a long time to show. Economics 101.</p>
<p>Clinton handed an economy which was slowing down to George Bush, remember? Whose economic windfall did Clinton inherit?</p>
<p>OK, I get it. The drug use and illegal activity of the man who wants to sit in the Oval Office, and control our armed forces and weaponry, has it’s equivalence in the behavior (health related in her case) of the first lady.</p>
<p>Yikes.</p>
<p>FYI, Obama supporters. If a person admits to ever having used drugs, there are places in our government and military which will turn them away for a job or service. A president who admits to having used illegal drugs…It’s a big deal.</p>
<p>With all the millions of people who live in this country, do we need to elect someone to be our president who has broken our laws and used illegal drugs? I’m not judging him for it, but to be the President is a pretty big deal. Can’t we find candidates who followed the law and avoided experimentation? We only need two of them.</p>
<p>You seem to be unaware of the fact that he has written TWO books. The first one, Dreams From My Father, was published in 1995. He was approached and asked to write a book about race relations as a result of publicity following his election as the first black president of the law review at Harvard, and eventually that became this memoir.</p>
<p>If you had read the book, you would immediately realize that it was not written with a campaign for the presidency, or any other major office, in view. It is far too honest for that.</p>
<p>I am not an Obama cult member, but this constant spew of venom is tiresome in the extreme.</p>
<p>^^ Well, some on this forum have attempted to form a comparison between Cindy McCain’s addiction to pain meds resulting from being prescribed them by a doctor to Obama’s CHOICE to experiment w/ Cocaine & Marijuana. Not really the same thing, is it?</p>
<p>A further distinction is that Obama is running for POTUS, Cindy is not.</p>
<p>I lost the little amount of respect for BO when he switched his stances on many issues after sealing the nomination.
It shows his word is no better than any other candidate or run of the mill politician, and since BO had such limitied experiance, his word is what defines him.
It worries me that BO has already switched his stances, he has switched his stance on far more issues than any other previous presidential nominee(between winning the nom and nov 1).
I do not feel he is honest, and after the past 8 years, the white house needs more honesty and intregrity as desperatley as post watergate.
It will always bother the public when the media clearly shows biased reporting and coverage, while simultanouesly claiming to be objective. The truth is the only major media outlet that it obviously conservative leaning is fox. The media is filled with people with liberal leanings, and many news people will cover stories which support their views/candidates.
I don’t support BO for his dishonesty, “flip flopping”, associations, inexperiance and policy stances. I also do not appreciate when a man preaches for people to enter field of civil service and sacrifice, when he lives in a 6 bedroom, $1.65 million house . Michelle is having the Theresea Heinz</p>
<p>unreg - you can be GREAT w/out being arrogant. I see it all the time. and I tend to believe that the less arrogant one is, the GREATER s/he is (not the other way around!).</p>
<p>Absolutely right, unreg - I do agree w/ that.</p>
<p>If you’re gonna do it, you better be sure that you can back it up. (Or else it’s like the kid who begs to be put in the game then, when the coach relents, he scores a goal for the other team!).</p>
<p>The thing about drug use…
Bush and clinton used drugs, so I don’t think rec. Past rec. Drug use is that important to voters.
And bush was an admitted alcoholic…</p>