Obama

[fabrisse]

Really? Biden?

HE PICKED THE LIAR?!?

Who's voting Barr? Nader? Bueller?

Seriously, when I was a kid my Dad used to say that no matter how bad the Republican candidate was, the Democrats would find a left-handed Rosicrucian (no insult meant to left handers or the Rosicrucians, just dad's way of saying someone not easy for average Americans to identify with) to run against him.

Obama didn't thrill me. The FISA vote after he became the nominee presumptive makes me gag just thinking about it. His stand on the death penalty is one of the most immoral I can think of (Yes, Bill Clinton was worse) -- for those of you who don't know, Obama is pro-death penalty but admits it has no deterrent value -- and he's tarred, however faintly, with the brush of the Chicago political machine.

I was willing to hold my nose and vote for him to keep McCain out because I think McCain is actively dangerous.

But Obama selected a fellow Senator for his veep which is a bad idea right there. I prefer one of the people on the ticket to have some Executive experience, just as I like one of the people on the ticket to have some national experience. The Clinton-Gore ticket enthused me for exactly that reason.

To select a man who had to give up his own Presidential hopes because he was a plagiarist is just overwhelmingly awful. When I saw the headline this morning, I nearly wept. Edwards at least has a healthcare policy (though I haven't read the fine print about whether it includes payouts for everyone's baby mama or if it's just his).

*shakes fist at sky*

Can the Superdelegates change their minds?

Comments

[moria923.livejournal.com]

I guess it was Biden's experience on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that did it. Obama had to show he had someone at his side who had some cred at dealing with the terrorist threat and the "3 a.m. phone call" scenario. Although it will still be Obama answering the phone, of course.

[fabrisse.livejournal.com]

Yes. I do appreciate that not only does Biden take Foreign Relations seriously, the international community takes him seriously.

I guess part of me was really hoping for Kaine, but that wouldn't have assuaged the foreign policy doubts.

Part of me is positive there was a better choice out there somewhere.