Here are two great posts explaining why Barack Obama will not bring ‘change.’
It’s hilarious how he’s touting “his experience as chairman of a subcommittee on European affairs,” which sadly hasn’t held a hearing “since he assumed the “chairmanship nearly a year ago.”
And with regards to his criticism of Clinton’s support for a resolution that would (and did) designate the Iranian Revolutionary Guard a terrorist organization, it’s important to point out that he “cosponsored legislation in April that called on the Secretary of State to do exactly that.”
Of course, he didn’t say a word before the vote either, it was only after the votes were cast that he ‘opposed’ it suddenly.
What a phony.
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No phonier than the others. I’ve done the calculation with such factors in mind – Obama beats Clinton’s predictability and conventionality any day.
Xel,
That’s about what it comes down to–comparing Obama to the others. None of the Republicans are acceptable. Neither Clinton or Edwards are acceptable to me. Of the Democrats I would consider, only Obama looks like he has a real chance of challenging Clinton. Sure, Clinton might have a bit more experience than Obama (depending upon how you rank experience as First Lady) but experience doesn’t count for much when you are wrong so often.
If someone like Richardson or Dodd suddenly surges and looks viable I’ll strongly consider them, but at this time Obama looks like the only acceptable option regardless of his limited experience.
How much has Dubya’s executive experience helped him? Why is Giuliani even in the running? What has Fred Thompson ever done?
Clinton is attacking Obama for his level of experience based around the idea that she was basically President during her husband’s stay in the White House. I don’t buy that myself.
Michael,
When I see you repeat every trivial talking point of the Clinton and Edwards campaigns against Obama I find a section from another one of your posts to be quite relevant:
"Aside from that: is this actually what voters are supposed to care about? It seems to me that voters care about how Romney’s policies will effect their daily lives and what he plans to do for America."
Just substitute Obama for Romney and this can apply to many of your posts on Obama.