Comments on: Leaving Edwards For Obama

By: Autumn Harvest

Autumn Harvest — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:22:41 +0000

Doobie, I’m not sure that trying to end the occupation of Iraq is that politically unwise, if handled correctly. But perhaps you are correct. Perhaps Obama doesn’t want end a monstrously wrong and unwise military occupation because it’s good politics for him not to. But that doesn’t really impress me as showing him as the candidate of change.

By: Doobie

Doobie — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 04:41:22 +0000

…Of course, this needs to be weighed against the fact that (Obama)’s been voting to continue funding for the occupation, failed to initiate any attempts to end the occupation…

Oh, come on! A presidential candidate like Obama would receive nonstop whacks over the head if he had done that…doesn’t support the troops, unpatriotic, blah-blah-blah.

By: Cakesniffer

Cakesniffer — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 23:13:59 +0000

My “wow” was not about Obama’s staying seated, which obviously should be the response of any thinking human; it was about Hillary’s apparently enthusiastic response.

By: Autumn Harvest

Autumn Harvest — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:59:45 +0000

Oh, wow! Obama didn’t clap at one point in Bush’s SOTU? Wow! Talk about change! Of course, this needs to be weighed against the fact that he’s been voting to continue funding for the occupation, failed to initiate any attempts to end the occupation, and refused to say that, if he was elected President, he would get the troops out of Iraq by 2012. But I guess that’s all outweighed by his lack of clapping.

My view on Clinton vs. Obama is much like pogo’s. Give me a platform difference that’s actually meaningful in reversing the enormous abuses of the Bush Administration. If Obama isn’t vigorously working to reverse a massive illegal wiretapping program that spys on every single American without the use of warrants, I can’t get too excited about his support of “machine-readable government information standards,” any more than I would get excited by a steward on the Titanic who promised me a free smoothie.

By: joel hanes

joel hanes — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 20:41:52 +0000

Is this true?

Estas verdad. Richtig. Pravda.

link

By: Cakesniffer

Cakesniffer — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 20:19:22 +0000

During Bush’s SOTU, when the President claimed that the US “surge” in Iraq was a success, Sen. Clinton stood and applauded. Sen. Obama kept his seat.

Game, set, and match to Obama.

Is this true? If so … wow.

By: joel hanes

joel hanes — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 19:42:44 +0000

During Bush’s SOTU, when the President claimed that the US “surge” in Iraq was a success, Sen. Clinton stood and applauded. Sen. Obama kept his seat.

Game, set, and match to Obama.

By: SuperSloMo

SuperSloMo — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 04:08:56 +0000

I have been dreaming of Patrick Fitzgerald as attorney general, but John Edwards would be good too.

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 02:03:04 +0000

Ditto. (Minus the part where you were interested in Edwards.)

By: Becky

Becky — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:13:58 +0000

Amen. I agree with you and Kevin. I decided to vote for Obama in the last few days also for the very same reasons. And it has been said that Clinton is the only one who can unite the Republicans. John Edwards would make a good AG but he just can’t get traction as the top of the ticket, too bad. As soon as I finish this post I am giving money to Obama too.