--- In [email protected], off_world_beings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > --- In [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> , bettyblue109 <no_reply@> > wrote: > > > > 1. Price of Oil and Gas > > 2. Economy > > 3. Unpopular War > > 4. Bush's screw-ups roll out the red carpet for Obama > > > > 5. Americans are ready for the 21st century and leave all that old > school crap behind. > > OffWorld >
The problem is that Obama is proving himself to be classic "old school crap". The veneer of something "new" has quickly faded, especially since his revised Iraq policy is virtually identical to McCain's. I really don't care whether he gets elected or not...there are only two things that make me reticent about Obama at this point and the way things are going with his campaign, he's probably going to flip- flop on those also. One is the tax increases which may just be his adding the FICA tax on top of $250,000 in Adjusted Gross Income thing. The other is his Israel policy...I was afraid that he'd abandon Israel but since his appearance at AIPAC, he's been tripping over himself trying to outdo everybody in his support of Israel, so not too much to worry about there. Barack wants power and if being a good Republican is what is going to get him there, he should make an acceptable president. Of course, the real danger to his candidacy doesn't come from John McCain and the Republicans but from his own party. The Denver convention is gearing up to be a confrontation that will make Chicago in '68 look like a Ghandi rally...Hillary wants a roll call, her supporters want a roll call, and there's a movement afoot to get pledged Obama delegates to switch their votes...and it's really growing...
