Reply #62: Thank you, and thank you for your honesty [View All]

[mtnsnake]

in telling me about how I seem conflicted about Obama. I understand why you feel that way. I'm a huge fan of Obama. I always have been. If he had entered the primaries before Hillary, I probably would have chosen him to support and stuck with him, but Hillary entered first, and I stuck with her. Just the same, while I vigorously defended Hillary from all the abuse she got, I tried not to do it at the expense of attacking Obama in a nasty way. About the worst thing I said about him during the primaries was that he was leaning more DLC than what other people would admit to. Regardless, the positive things I've said about Obama have far outweighed the negative. For me, Obama vs Hillary could only end up as a win win situation.

As far as President Obama, most of my family, including me, worships the guy and are pulling for him 100%. Where I am conflicted with Obama today has mostly to do with the tax issue. The tax deal was hard for me to stomach and I'm still disappointed over that. However, the tax issue isn't everything and I still love the guy. I think he's got a chance to go down as one of the great ones. He's got all the tools. However, it won't stop me from criticizing him in the future if I see fit.

Sometimes it's easy to carried away on a posting board and come off as sounding like you don't like someone as much as you do. For example, this is probably the only place where I ever criticize Obama for anything. In real life, when I get stuck talking to a Republican about politics, like at a Christmas party or something, they're gonna get an earful from me if they say anything critical of Obama, even the tax issue.

Also, it's hard for a few people on DU to understand how I can like both the Clintons and Obama as much as I do. It just doesn't seem possible to them how someone can like both President Obama and President Clinton.....and Hillary at the same time.

Did you know that I was one of the first people on this forum to lobby for Obama to run for president? I started a thread back in 2006 calling for an Obama run for President in 2008, and more than a few people thought I was nuts!