Lately Barack Obama has been moving toward the center of the politicial spectrum, from his vote on FISA to his Patriotism Speeches. As a liberal, he is dissapointing me to the point where I wish I had Hillary as the nominee of the Democratic Party.
I first supported Barack Obama back in January after John Edwards dropped out of the race. I thought Obama was going to save this country. To me he was a different type of politician, and I thought he really was going to bring about change. I wasn't really worried about experience at the time, I knew he would find a way to get things done as president. Now I am worried about an Obama presidency.
With his latest flip-flops, Obama has shown he is weak , naive, and pandering. He doesn't understand that we don't need to have an unconstitutional FISA bill to fight terror. He doesn't understand that feeding the hungry is more important the feeding a Hummer that should be illegal (he supports ethanol). I am beginning to doubt his ability to deal with countries like Iran. He is too much of a naive idealist. He needs to be a realist like Hillary.
He has also flip flopped on Iraq, backing down from a previous position that got us out in 16 months. He says he agrees with the supreme court in striking down the DC Gun ban, but before he was for it. I am glad he flip-flopped on these issues, as these I like the new positions better. But flip-flopping makes him look weak, like a regular politician.
I cannot support John McCain. His policies are terrible and I know that another Republican would be bad for this country. I know party unity is most important, and I know we cannot have Hillary and party unity at this point. I will still be volunteering Obama, because I know he is the best choice. I just want to put it out there that the Democratic Party could have done better.
-Martin Page
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