Those who read my tweets and columns are well-aware that I am totally against President Obama’s agenda, from the Conservative angle. Therefore, I think it will be very interesting for all of you, to read part of a resume which I wrote back in February 0f 2008, in the midst of the 2008 Presidential Primary. I don’t remember to whom I sent it, or why I wrote the following into the resume. However, by reading what I wrote then, one can see what a load of bull Obama sold us at that time, a load so good, that even someone who is solidly on the conservative side, fell for it.
Following is what I wrote, between others:
Although I never voted for a Dem on a state or national level, and although I contributed only to Republican causes, this time around things are different. Not only will I vote for Obama in the general election (if Hillary is NOT his running mate), I also already contributed 2 X $36.00 for his campaign! Moreover, I will continue to contribute in the future, if my bank account will permit it.
Why the sudden change? Because CHANGE is what Obama brought to this campaign. Here are some of them:
1) He is young and energetic; not worn out like Senator McCain nor wrinkled like Senator Clinton. In addition, he is not from the old school politicians who live in some distant world. He is in Washington barely three years; he is one of “us.”
2) Because he is young in national politics, he does not have many strong positions on the issues, which means, he will be open for new ideas. He will hear out two sides of an issue. His opponents, who are 20-25 years older than he is, are hardened into their way of thinking and will not budge even if they are going with their heads straight into a wall.
3) Obama keeps positive. No matter how much former President Bill Clinton and Senator Clinton worked to drag Obama into mud, he kept outside of it; he did not play their game. Even more, most of his speeches are about him, not about why not to vote for his opponent. This I call real change in politics.
I ask those in the Democrat Party, who have the power to give Obama the nomination, that they should do so. Next November, I want to pull the lever for Obama, especially if his running mate is a right-leaning Democrat. (Not Hillary! if she is the VP pick, then forget it).
25 years ago, it was about the Reagan-Democrats. This time around, it is the Obama-Republicans. I am one of them. No, I do not agree with Obama on the major issues. However, I appreciate the fact that he is a new type of politician: young, energetic, positive and open to new ideas. After having a Republican president spend crazy on domestic programs; introducing a new major entitlement program all with the support of a Republican-controlled Congress, I have no interest in voting Republican again just because “our” candidate has a R next to his name. He (McCain) needs to have more than that; he does not.
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By the time November 2008 came around, I did not vote for Obama. His affiliation with radicals, and his “spreading the wealth” mentality, pushed me far away from him. Then of course, after giving us a $1.4 trillion deficit in 2009 and an unemployment rate 0f 10 percent, I conclude that the Republican congress was and is anytime better than is Pelosi.
