Mike Gravel? Seriously??

Here is an article that Ms. Wolf wrote over at HuffPost that may help:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/naomi-wolf/why-barack-obama-got-my-v_b_88956.html

In her own words "Anyway, the man is a feminist; he has a woman-friendly policy vision. And while it would be a thrill to see the first woman elected president, in the last analysis, a real feminist need not define people or support on the basis of gender. Certainly not when our house -- with the precious Constitution held without representation within it -- is burning down."

Should you support Obama because Naomi Wolf does? In a word, no.

However, since she clearly is an influential figure for you, I would recommend that you take her view into consideration when deciding for yourself. The best kind of influence someone may have on another is the kind that allows the other to seriously consider propositions they might have otherwise rejected out of hand.

So now, simply see what she likes about him, see what some other people you trust like about him. Then see if you can find any legitimate grievances you would have. My recommendation, if you are unable to read one of his books, would be to read his essay on foreign policy (which is where my focus originally was, similar to Dramatist above.) His web page has the PDFs of the full domestic policy outline as well, although I feel the books give a better insight.

Weigh, decide.

I have seen many examples of Senator Obama speaking directly to my concerns over the Constitution and the Rule of Law.

In the widely-covered victory speech after Wisconsin he specifically stated that he would "restore Habeus Corpus."

In Wyoming the Senator spoke directly to cleaning up the Executive branch:

In his speech, Obama praised the libertarian spirit of Westerners, Republicans and Democrats alike, and condemned the Bush administration's use of warrantless wiretaps and willingness to hold prisoners without charges.

"There's nothing Republican about that. Everyone should be outraged by that," he said.

As president, he said, he would ask his attorney general "to review every executive order" of the Bush administration. "We are going to overturn those that were unconstitutional. We are going to overturn those that are unnecessary."

I have not heard the same from Senator Clinton, though I could have my head in the sand.

"So now I’m left in a dilemma, should I support the Obama campaign because Naomi Wolf supports him?"

You should never support a candidate because somebody else does, no matter how much respect you have for that person. Ultimately the choice should come down to who YOU feel has both the qualities and the plan that reflects where YOU think the country should be headed. Now I know that sounds awesome in theory but the realities may be difficult. But I for one at least try to approach it that way. Otherwise, we always end up with the candidates CHOSEN FOR US by the pundits, the famous, the rich, the opininators and other talking heads in our public space.

I'm still with Mike Gravel as long as he continues to run. He said he would run as an Independent and if he does, I'll be there. Gravel has sounded out the issues better than any other candidate IMHO. His National Initiative makes sense. I was throwing out a rhetorical question and I received many lucid reply's. Thank You all.

Obama has spoken repeatedly about the restoration of the Constitution, habeas corpus. He gets little press about it, but it's in speeches and writings and interviews. He is the only candidate -- ARE YOU LISTENING, AMERICA? -- who has said anything about restoring those rights that Bush has trashed. He's a constitutional scholar with the deep respect for the Constitution. Hillary has been frighteningly silent. And McCain doesn't care.

We truly have to be aware that if we don't fight for Obama now (and this fight has become gargantuan over the last two days), we will entrench the unitary executive mindset in either McCain or Hillary.

And our history will systemically change. This is more of what's at stake than mandates for healthcare or to Pastor Wright.

I'm not hopeful, however. But I'm glad you asked the question.

And frankly, if I didn't know what I knew independently about Obama on this issue, I would vote for him on Naomi Wolf's recommendation. She fights for what I believe.