obama & me...

i'm sure some people reading my entries may have questions about my views of Sen. Obama and the people i've mentioned in various posts about Mr. Obama's campaign/history. i supported Mr. Obama in his bid for the U.S. Senate and was familiar with his work through my own work before retiring, as I was with Rev. Wright, Rev. Meeks and Father Pfleger. i have met David Axelrod* as well as a number of the other Chicago personnel in Obama's campaign through various ways both in political, work, or social instances. with the exception of Rev. Wright, whom I admired greatly, i found all of the rest to be carpetbaggers, eager to take advantage for their own purposes and aggrandizement.

it all boils down to trust for me. i have little with Mr. Obama.

there are three reasons. first, i was at a rally after he was elected to the U.S. Senate when he was asked if he would complete his six-year term. he promised that he would. of course, the thought at the time was that he would run for governor of Illinois because so many people in the state don't like Gov. Blagojevich. one year later, he announced for president. in addition, in an interview with his wife, she said that they had talked it over and decided that this would be the only chance he could have in running for president. why? this makes no sense. he's only 47-years old.

second, he has said nothing with substance about how he intends to do what he promises. he has no record to stand on either in the Illinois or U.S. Senates. he used his organizing expertise to further his own ambitions and said it was for the people. have doubts? ask State Senator Alice Palmer. Wikipedia and other sites say that he succeeded Sen. Palmer, the incumbent. actually, he challenged every nomination signature that she and the three others running for the office had, forcing them completely off of the ballot. that's the Chicago way of politics. check out this article from the Chicago Tribune - Obama knows his way around a ballot

finally, along the same lines but interpreting it as experience, what background and understanding does he have of how the federal government works. he promises to bring change to how Washington operates, but if you don't know how it already does, how can you make revisions. just ask Jimmy Carter...

the United States is in the biggest mess of its history, save the Civil War. Teapot Dome was a circus. the Depression was a walk in the park.

the Tsar has almost single-handedly brought the country to the brink of disaster economically, politically, internationally...

it's going to take more than words and present votes to bring us back from this perifery.

i don't believe Mr. Obama has it right just yet, but...

i'm always just asking...



[*a little known tidbit to go along with the previous post: David Axelrod, Obama's Communications Director, has been working on a documentary about Father Pfleger for the last few years. a coincidence? perhaps...]