It's been a while since Obama declared himself the nominee. It's been a while since Hillary suspended her election. It's been a while for Hillary supporters to come to terms with what happened in this campaign. It's been a while to begin to heal the wounds. Not so fast.
I am more against Obama today than I was the day I signed on for John Edward's campaign. I came to support Hillary slowly, but surely. I never ruled her out, but it took a long time for me to rule her in. And the more I saw of her and of Obama, the more I ruled out he of the empty suit, little experience, missing background and so much money backing him it was obscene and suspicious.
I've read many articles, news reports, blogs, and whatever else I could find to make sense of this. I've formed my opinion based upon the information I dug up, not the information available to the mass public from the so-called progressive blogosphere. Not from Kos, not from The Nation, not from Naral, not from Move On or Michael Moore or George Soros or Josh Marshall or Andrew Sullivan. And I will, under no circumstances, vote for Obama in the GE. In fact, I will work against him. Sour grapes? Nope. He scares me to death.
So, when you ask me how can I consider myself a liberal and not vote for a Democrat, I say that I don't have to defend my position to you. I have to defend it to myself. When you ask me how could I not vote for a Democrat to end the reign of terror that Bush has imposed on America, I say to you that I didn't put him there and I fought against it the best way I know how.
I did not create or in any way contribute to the catastrophe that is Barack Obama and I flatly, strongly, intelligently refuse to clean up after the Democratic Party any longer. You want him, you vote for him. I will continue to fight for what I believe in, but I will not prostitute myself for the good of the party.
I am more against Obama today than I was the day I signed on for John Edward's campaign. I came to support Hillary slowly, but surely. I never ruled her out, but it took a long time for me to rule her in. And the more I saw of her and of Obama, the more I ruled out he of the empty suit, little experience, missing background and so much money backing him it was obscene and suspicious.
I've read many articles, news reports, blogs, and whatever else I could find to make sense of this. I've formed my opinion based upon the information I dug up, not the information available to the mass public from the so-called progressive blogosphere. Not from Kos, not from The Nation, not from Naral, not from Move On or Michael Moore or George Soros or Josh Marshall or Andrew Sullivan. And I will, under no circumstances, vote for Obama in the GE. In fact, I will work against him. Sour grapes? Nope. He scares me to death.
So, when you ask me how can I consider myself a liberal and not vote for a Democrat, I say that I don't have to defend my position to you. I have to defend it to myself. When you ask me how could I not vote for a Democrat to end the reign of terror that Bush has imposed on America, I say to you that I didn't put him there and I fought against it the best way I know how.
I did not create or in any way contribute to the catastrophe that is Barack Obama and I flatly, strongly, intelligently refuse to clean up after the Democratic Party any longer. You want him, you vote for him. I will continue to fight for what I believe in, but I will not prostitute myself for the good of the party.
1 comment:
100% correct. Absolutely. Positively. Agree!
You've completely put into words my feelings...particularly:
"I am more against Obama today than I was the day I signed on for John Edward's campaign. I came to support Hillary slowly, but surely. I never ruled her out, but it took a long time for me to rule her in. And the more I saw of her and of Obama, the more I ruled out he of the empty suit, little experience, missing background and so much money backing him it was obscene and suspicious."
And....
"I did not create or in any way contribute to the catastrophe that is Barack Obama and I flatly, strongly, intelligently refuse to clean up after the Democratic Party any longer. You want him, you vote for him. I will continue to fight for what I believe in, but I will not prostitute myself for the good of the party."
Thank you.
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