My Sincere Apology to Obama Supporters

[Steely_Dan]

At the beginning of the primaries and after careful consideration, I attached my star to the one man I felt could bring us out of 8 years of darkness. At the time, I could not imagine another candidate holding the reigns of the free world. My passion for his run was as powerful as any passion I had ever felt. That candidate was Joe Biden.

After Biden had stepped down and I witnessed the cat fighting between the remaining two, I became very discouraged.

During this time, while I tried to remain respectful, I know that I made statements that were not very complimentary towards Senator Obama. I was bitter and felt that my generation was left behind in this most important race.

I have been watching Obama now for the past several weeks. As time passed, I began to see in him what some of you have always seen. I began to see his unique ability to articulate the American dream in a way that touched me as it did you. I started to see the emergence of a dynamic leader...a leader of our times.

So, I come here to apologize to those of you that I might have offended. You were able to see something in Obama that I have only recently begun to appreciate.

Thank you.

-P

[NRaleighLiberal]

1. Steely Dan! Great band, great post. Glad you are embracing HOPE!

[Kittycat]

2. ..

:hug: Enjoy your day, next Tuesday. It's the day that we take back our country, together.

[BrklynLiberal]

3. Better late than never.

I was an Edwards supporter....what can I say??

Welcome to the party..:thumbsup: :hi:

[RagAss]

4. "Any major dude...." ..well, you know the rest.....great post !

[Hawkeye-X]

5. Dan - you might want to take down/replace the sig of yours..

:hi:

[Steely_Dan]

15. Ooops...Sorry...

I had my "signatures" turned off and didn't realize that mine was still being posted. Thanks.

-P

[grantcart]

6. Its all good

next Tuesday it gets a lot greater



There were only a few here that actually started with Obama on day one.



Alot of us attached to a guy we loved who, had he been selected, would have ended our GE on the national Enquirer.

[JeffR]

7. If you've come around to Obama, you're really gonna like his VP!

They're going to be a hell of a great team.

[jefferson_dem]

8. Nice post!

:toast:

[DearAbby]

9. welcome home....

[cynatnite]

10. No prob!

:hug:

[TheKentuckian]

11. Hey, nobody was born sold

Obama had to sell himself to me too, but I was never closed to the possibility. Those are the folks that frustrate me, the ones that just "ain't havin' it" he beat my guy/gal and we were screwed, so to hell with Obama, I'm voting for _______ because I'm pissed.

[Historic NY]

12. Hey he picked a great VP...we have a team for the ages now.

[JimGinPA]

13. I Don't Think You Ever Offended Me - On A Side Note: Do You Know BabylonSister?

B-)


K&R

[Steely_Dan]

19. Yeah...

It's funny how my respect for his judgement went up considerably when he chose Biden. I think that's when things started to turn around for me.

-P

[AtomicKitten]

14. I imagine your disappointment turned into exhilaration when he picked Biden as VP.

It's a great ticket.

[AZBlue]

16. Hey you!

How's it going?
:hug:

[AtomicKitten]

21. *

Still mourning. We had Bart cremated. :cry:

[AZBlue]

25. I'm sorry!

Are you going to bury him at home like you planned?

[AtomicKitten]

29. he's in a box on my desk

We decided on cremation. I've been sitting shiva for my dear boy before going back out on the campaign trail. :cry:

[AZBlue]

30. 20 years!

That's such a long time. Rest in peace, sweet Bart - you are very loved!
:cry:

[Colobo]

17. Welcome aboard!

[kestrel91316]

18. Well, you've got the next best thing anyway with Biden in the #2 slot.

I love Biden. He is perfect for VP, and if the unthinkable should happen, he is more than qualified to step in.

[Alcibiades]

20. I know what you mean

I am so glad my guy (Edwards) dropped out before I could vote for him in the NC primary. I would have regretted that forever! When Edwards did drop out, it took me about two days to decide for Obama. The people who supported Obama early were wise to see what an extraordinary man he is, and what an extraordinary president he will be.

[BlooInBloo]

22. All good. We move forward.

[BlueJac]

23. Reelin’ in the Years

Go Obama!!

[FloridaJudy]

24. I, too, wasn't initially impressed

Oh, I liked the guy, and thought he showed great potential, but Obama made some missteps at the beginning, particularly when it came to GLBT issues.

But - Damn! - he learns fast. And he surrounds himself with really smart people, not just those who'll echo his own opinions. It's going to be a refreshing change after that last eight years.

[Heather MC]

26. I didn't support anyone, I was going to ignor this election and not vote at all

Obama swayed me after my states Primary,
Now I can't wait to cast my vote, first time in my life for Obama
Tuesday Morning at 6am!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Withywindle]

27. Oh, I'm so glad you're back! Thank you!

Biden is a great man too.

Going into the primaries, I was so thrilled at what a great, deep talent pool we had! Biden, Dodd, Clinton, Obama, Kucinich, Edwards, etc.....all highly intelligent, skillful, empathic, deep-thinking politicians who all had something important to say. Any one of them could have been a good President.

The Repubs? A bunch of opportunists and zealots and hate mongers. Feh.

I backed Obama early on because he's my Senator and there are many reasons he's well-loved here in IL. but I was never in the take-my-ball-and-go-home camp; I'd have been proud to work for any of our people. I'm so glad Biden was the VP pick, though - he's the perfect complement, and he deserves the promotion mightily. :toast:

[calimary]

28. Love you!

Just glad you're with us!

"...I see your picture..."

[Brundle_Fly]

31. I'll have to think about it....

Kidding! YAY!

:toast:

[Phx_Dem]

32. That's sweet. :-)

[Jennicut]

33. I wasn't sure either, I wanted Al Gore to run again! When he didn't I switched to Obama

but I always liked Biden and now I love both those guys. What great team we have, huh?

[scheming daemons]

34. I'm not bragging, but I saw it way back....

Made my first donation to Obama in March of 2007.


There's no politician of our time like him.


Welcome aboard.

[Swamp Rat]

35. Geauxbama!!!