Obama wins : Conservatism Loses
Government, Local Government, Melee, National Government, Politics, Pop Culture November 6th, 2008“President Elect Barak Obama”
The sound of the newly elected President of the United States brings a sense of frustration and dizzying denial to my ears.
Watching my country select a leader, this year has been an emotional roller coaster. I know beyond any doubt that President Elect Obama is a Marxist at heart. Each speech, each question answered, each sloganeering session provided more and more proof of Obama’s intentions.
As a conservative, I also had and still have issues with McCain. Senator McCain was not my choice for a candidate. Senator McCain would never have been my choice for the Presidency. However, when the current mess we call the Republican Party; who is no longer conservatively run; gave me no choice, McCain became the best of the worst.
President Elect Barak Obama will get the same respect that I give to all leaders of this great nation. That does not mean I will go quietly into the night. That does not mean my convictions are not firm. That does not mean that I have given up on a return to the originalist foundations of our Constitution. Nothing could be further from the truth.
We the people through the normal election process chose a candidate based on color, fluff, empty promises, and rock-star appeal. For that lack of foresight we will pay a heavy price and posterity may not forgive us for watering down the qualifications of the highest office in our republic.
I say these things with a heavy heart. I do not want my President to be the kind of person that I cannot trust. However, that is where I find myself today.
In subsequent posts, I will be providing back up for my accusations. For now, it is simply best to gather my thoughts and evidence and concede that the race is over.
For what it is worth, I wish President Elect Obama all the best and hope that the kind of changes he brings are truly beneficial for the nation as a group.
November 6th, 2008 at 12:32 pm
Surfed over last week from Batesline. Had looked at your post re Obama’s numbers not adding up. Back to see if anything more.
Re present post. Back up useful. But past that bridge now as far as what already ignored. More effective imho to make predictions. Cite backup, but don’t talk so much about past as about what’s coming down pike. Generalized predictions, yes. But the more specific, the better. Eg of a prediction partly toward specific: Obama will sign FOCA in Jan 09. Another: Obama and Donks will reject and block any and all attempts at increasing offshore drilling. During first 6 months of office, Obama and Donks will significantly advance legality of homosexuality. Obama and Donks may not take U.S. as far as Canada or Holland, where openly opposing homosexuality gets one in trouble with state, tho I think they may before 4 yrs gone. But these leaders certainly will lay foundation for that step. Obama will certainly select a couple or more Supreme Court justices who will make rather than read law. He will exclude to the extent possible any debate about infanticide. Post your predictions. Creates documented record. Makes later evaluations significantly more credible.
November 7th, 2008 at 4:48 am
“…watering down the qualifications of the highest office in our republic.”
A little melodromatic. After all, there have been lots of presidents less qualified for the job. Herbert Hoover for instance, or Benjamin Harrison. Yep, lots of examples out there.