Obama - well, let's see, I should probably preface this by saying, that I'm a registered Replicant, and have been, my entire voting life (except for a couple years during college, when I went independent).
However, at the moment, I'm probably a part of the "they hijacked my party" crowd.
I'm not at all happy with the RepubliBorg these days, as near as I can tell the Party has lost its soul (sold it to the devil for votes, perhaps).
SO - during most of this campaign, Ron Paul has been my
main MAN!!!
That dude is right on, on everything he says. Yes, he's a little bizarre, but when you really start checking into the "logic" behind what he's saying, you find that he's standing on firm Constitutional ground. Unfortunately, it looks like he's going to run for re-election in his home district and not pursue the camapaign for prez, but I'm very happy that his message got heard, and "especially" within the Republican Party.
But now, it seems like I have a choice between the top three contenders, and there's pretty much no question there, Obama stands head and shoulders above the other two. Hillary may be the best at pulling the strings of government, but unfortunately she's a prime grade-A number-one
weasel, and I don't think I want that near the White House anymore. We had way too much of that these last 15 years.
Obama, right now, is showing me the right stuff, the
good stuff. I can't take issue with anything he's donig or saying. Yes he's "liberal", but so what? What we're into today, these little "problems" that have been caused by our last two Presidents, greatly transcend partisan politics, as near as I can tell. I go into this with eyes wide open, yes? If I vote for a Dem, I know
exactly what I'm getting - the entire Dem apparatus. But, you know what? That can't
possibly be worse, than the collection of nincompoops we've got in there today!
So, I'm strongly leaning towards Obama right now. He's running the perfect campaign, strategy-wise, and so, if I were a foreign leader sittin' across the table from the guy, I'd have to be impressed. And the
most important thing about Obama, probably , is that he's "untainted". If he can carry that into the White House, he's going to have unimaginable political capital on the Hill - they won't know what to
do with him! And of course, everyone and their brother is going to try to get their hooks into him between now and Novermber, but he's not taking any money from lobbyists or PAC's or 527's, just you and me.
What I see in the guy, personality-wise, is a strength of character. I can kinda tag where it comes from, but really, it matters not, does it? The fact that it's there, is "sufficient". And, Obama is clearly very intelligent, AND, in keeping with my likeage of Ron Paul, Obama is a Harvard-trained Constitutional lawyer and has already shown me that he's read the entire text of the contract at least once.
And I mean, you know, contrast that, with this idiot clown we got in there
now, who doesn't seem to have read the thing
ever!!!
So yeah, I'm thinking that so far, Obama is the
only candidate, that I'd feel truly genuinely happy and comfortable with, representing me as the President of the United States. This man - you know, I heard Chris Matthews say something once, and it registered as being "right on the money" - here's what he said:
The moment Obama takes office, he'll be Barack Hussein Obama, son of African immigrants, raised in the Muslim tradition, now a Christian and US Senator interested in justice and the Common Welfare - the moment he takes the Oath of Office, that very
micro-second, before he even lifts another finger, he'll be Barack Hussein Obama, President of the United States - and that, will be a signal to the whole world, that the United States of America has turned a new leaf.
I'm pretty sure right now, that's one of the
most important concepts in this election.
And therefore, Obama is very likely to get my vote.
He seems like a good man.
He
does give me
"some" feeling of genuine hope, which is more than I get from Hillary, and more than I get from McCain.
So, that's what I see "so far". Long way to go though, right?