After 230 years of all male Presidents and Vice Presidents there was finally a woman who was not only qualified, but well positioned to win the presidency.
That didn't happen because of Barack Obama. Then, being the agent of change that he is, he proposes keeping the vice presidncy an all male bastion for the next eight years as well. Fifty one percent of the country is female, and he couldn't find one woman better qualified than Joe Biden.
I've reached the conclusion that I can't in good conscience vote for McCain, but I don't feel at all compelled to vote for Obama.

Posted at August 25, 2008 10:11 PM in response to Join, or Die

I can give you two examples of Hillary supporters who do currently do not intend on voting for Hillary.

The first is my step-mother who claims this is no different than any other situation where a less qualified man gets a job over a more qualified woman. She intends to vote for McCain, and her history indicates that she will do what she says. However, she votes in Louisianna, so it almost certainly won't matter. Say what you will about the 50 state strategy, but any state that will elect Bobby Genital Governor will not vote for Barack Obama.

The other example is me. I really don't want to vote for Obama but I realize I probably will. I don't want to vote for Obama because when I see him on TV I want to throw things at the TV and scream, "What he's saying doesn't mean anything!" I don't do that because I have children who don't yet think I'm crazy and I want to keep it that way as long as possible.

Obama says, "we are the ones we've been looking for", and as my dinner is coming back up into my mouth I think - He'll catch hell for this, his supporters will realize he's selling snake oil. But no, you, you stupid shits, swoon.

Posted at June 11, 2008 12:21 AM in response to Disillusioned Hillary Voters

such as?

Posted at June 3, 2008 10:54 PM in response to Hillary: "I Will Be Making No Decisions Tonight"

Your post misses the biggest reason for not voting for Obama: Anyone who says "we are the ones we've been looking for", either is an asshole, or thinks you're an asshole.

Posted at June 3, 2008 10:42 AM in response to Obama: Do as I say, not as I do

If Hillary is not the nominee, her only job is to be Senator from New York.

If Obama wins the monination, it's his job to unite the party. He wanted the job, he got it.

Posted at June 3, 2008 9:00 AM in response to To Hillary: You Broke It

What a great suggestion, if you're going to go down, you might as well go down in flames. Why not announce the entire cabinet as well:

Pres: Obama
VP: Dean

Sec. of Defense: Kucinich
AG: Jim Traficant
Sec. of state: Cynthia Mckinney

I'll let you fill in the remaining offices.

Posted at June 3, 2008 8:50 AM in response to Howard Dean for Vice President

Jade that was a very moving article. I'm sure that Obama's success been very emotionally uplifting for you and your family.

This Democratic Primary has been very difficult for us as a party. I believe that it has been fatal to our chances of winning in the fall. I shouldn't say our, because while I am a liberal Democrat, I currently have no intention of voting for Obama in the fall. But my reasons for voting against Obama aren't why he'll lose.

I believe that he will lose because of the number of women Hillary supports who will not support him because they are feeling the opposite of the pride that you feel in Obama. They saw the opportunity to elect the first woman President, and fairly or not, they blame Obama for that not happening.

It's antedotal of coarse, but I'm suprised by the number of women who say that if they have to elected the 45th consecutive male president, it's not going to be Obama.

Posted at June 3, 2008 8:29 AM in response to For the First Time In My Adult Life...

Wait a minute, the soverign state governments who paid (in Fl alone) $20 millon for an election, disenfranchised their voters because because they broke the rules of a corporation(the DNC).

Well following that logic, what's wrong with letting the insurance industry lobbyist write the health care legislation? What was all the bitching about when the Bush administration letting enron decide energy policy. If the DNC can dictate to two of the largest states, what's wrong with the other corportations setting national policy.

Nobody wants to acknowledge what this is all about. Were having these problems because of Howard Dean's height. Short men are very insecure. Whenever you put short men in charge you wind up with a pissing contest. I say let Hillary be the nominee, and let Barrack run the DNC, he looks really tall on tv. Perfect solution!!!

Posted at May 31, 2008 12:07 AM in response to Do Florida And Michigan Primaries Really Reflect The Will Of The People? Nope.

I can't speak fot MI, but in Florida there was a huge, and I mean HUGE, constitutional amendment on the ballot that set a cap on the ability of local governments to generate revenue through the property tax, the primary means of funding education and most of the rest of local government that has an actual affect people lives on a day to day basis.

I don't believe you should be required to prove you're not a dumb ass to vote. I think that you should be allowed to vote regardless of wheather or not the local school system failed to educate you, or even if you completely lack inate ability.

However, if you are an Obama supporter in Florida, and you didn't vote because you didn't think that your vote would count towards the nomination, inspite of the fact that the constitutional amendment was on the ballot, you're just too stupid for anyone to take your opinion seriously.

Posted at May 30, 2008 11:36 PM in response to Do Florida And Michigan Primaries Really Reflect The Will Of The People? Nope.

Look at the bright side: Hillary 2012

Posted at May 29, 2008 5:54 PM in response to What's Obama's Route To The White House?