I live in Portland, Oregon, and just had an Obamabot at my door canvassing. When I told him that I respectfully disagreed with him and that I am fully supporting Hillary Clinton in the primary (in fact I already had sent my ballot it), he disrespectfully argued with me about my choice. He was a college student (I love college students – in fact I work at a college) and far more often than not, students get caught up in rhetoric versus substance, simply because of the excitement of a campaign. I am supporting Hillary because she, unlike Mr Obama, has a track record of success in the Senate, has a greater record of reaching across the aisle than Mr Obama, and she is tougher and grittier than he will ever be. We face trememndous problems in the future and Americans best wake up to the fact that if you put a novice into the fold with such dire situations, he will fail. But, I don’t think we’ll have to worry about that because he’s already much too damaged to win the general election. Mr Obama is an opportunist who started running for president the second he was elected to the Senate. And enough of this drivel about him being against the war from the start. He had the luxury of not being in the national spotlight when public pressure was tremendous. And, if he is so against the war, WHY HASN’T HE INTRODUCED LEGISLATION TO PULL FUNDING FROM THE EFFORT? That would show true conviction. He’s a fancy speaker, but a politician at heart. He’s not the damn messiah.
