This is a response to those who have accused me of hating America, destroying Barack Obama, and trying to split the Democratic Party.

For context, you can read the comments of Indie's assessment of Obama's speech.  This was intended to be a comment, but I think it's too long.


I understand that the things I've said about Obama may not help the Democrats this year, but those of us (Democrats/liberal/independents) who don't like the way Obama has built his campaign in this election by smearing his Democratic contenders and dividing the country by not taking responsibility for his own actions (Iraq, for example) and the divisive words of his supporters (Wright), we don't have to support him.

A correction to Indie: we got Bush in 2000 because of apathetic voters who couldn't see past that typical, sleazy politician smile.  They wanted change; a new face.  They were people who wanted to be told what they wanted to hear.  They dismissed Gore as a know-it-all, self-righteous, dimmer Bill Clinton footprint.  It was hardly about the issues or competence; they chose Bush because he was a likable guy.

They misjudged Bush, so this year these people again assessed that they had found that new face of change in Obama.  How wrong they are, but as history always goes,  they won't know it yet, just like they didn't know for two or three years after they elected Bush that he would be an utter failure of a president.

Obama is a wild card; mystery meat; a waffler not a decider.  What will doom his candidacy is the idea that he is tied to extremists.  What's worse is that he refuses to break those ties and he will be haunted and constantly reminded of his own wife's "talking s***" about America.  Now do he and his wife really hate this country?  No, I don't think think they do.  But I'll bet you that there are over 50% of the general election voters in November who will think they hate this country and that is more than enough to give the presidency to McCain.

It probably does look like I'm on a "mission" to destroy Obama, but I see it more as trying to preempt Obama from getting the nomination in order to salvage the Democratic Party, the White House, and the country.  Forget change and experience, those are just campaign slogans.  What really matters this year is no longer the issues, but electability.  Hillary is more electable than Obama.  Period.  It's not because she's smarter or more experienced or likable, but because he is unable to close the deal and run as a capable leader.  He is too uncertain of his own positions on serious issues and thanks to his permanent association with Rev. Wright he has left himself open to the criticism of bad judgment and typical political calculation.

In all my criticisms of Obama I have not resorted to racial slurs or race-bating.  In my articles I have tried to point out the fallacies of Republicans supporting Obama, his presumed excellent judgment on the issues of Iraq and Iran, and his "great" speech that only left him open to more questions and criticism.  I don't jump to conclusions too often, I call it like I see it.  And from what I've seen in the news lately, I've been right about just about everything I've predicted.  All along the way from supporting Biden to Clinton, I've endured the hateful personal attacks of Obama bloggers on other sites and some of the things said of me on this site are radical.

I don't want the Democratic Party to fail, but I also don't want another term of incompetence.  I'm so strongly against the Bush administration and corrupt, divisive Republican policies that I will not stand aside and let more of the same dominate politics in Washington.  It's time to be serious and live up to what we've preached over the last four years: nominate and elect the most intelligent and capable leader we can find.  I believe that person is Hillary Clinton.