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Why I Regret Voting For President Obama

hypocritexposer

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January 24, 2010
Why I Regret Voting For President Obama
By Jill Dorson

I am a registered Independent. I voted for Barack Obama. And for that, I am sorry.

I'm not sorry for you. I'm sorry for me. Because I voted for Obama for me, not for you. I voted for hope and change and all the intangibles that Obama was peddling in the wake of the financial crisis, Sarah Palin, Sept. 11 and all the other ills that shook our country in the last decade. I wanted something new. Something different. What I got was, I suppose, exactly what I voted for - a spin doctor. And not a very good one at that.

Before John McCain unwittingly picked a tabloid-magazine cover girl for his running mate, I was leaning toward going Republican this time around. I did the second time Bush was on the ballot and I very nearly did the first time, too. But as soon as Palin climbed out of her igloo and onto the national scene, well, there was no turning back for me.

You see, I felt my choice was to risk McCain dropping dead and letting the world's most well-known hockey mom run this country, or to believe that Obama would surround himself with educated people and that he was smart enough to take their advice.

I was right. He is smart enough to seek counsel. I'm just outraged at the counsel he's seeking these days. Key financial leaders who are tax cheats come immediately to mind, but as the recent terror attack made clear to me, the idea that a president of the most powerful nation in the world could think it was OK to have a Homeland Security chief with such a loose grasp of what terrorism is and how it works is troubling.

I was right there laughing when George W. Bush struggled with the names of countries around the world early in his tenure. And while my knowledge of foreign policy is limited, I thought Bush's was lousy, too. But after Sept. 11, I saw a man with no charisma step up and fight for this country, its citizens and its freedom. Bush became a leader.

Seven years later, I am ashamed to say that I was blinded by charisma. Obama was so convincing that I stopped caring about what he knew and started getting caught up in the euphoria. Imagine having a president who came from a broken home, who had money troubles, who did grass-roots community service? A young father. The first black president. It pains me to admit I got caught up in the hoopla.

But McCain made it easy. He's a smart man, I don't doubt that. But between picking Palin, suggesting that the first debates be delayed and, well, picking Palin, he made it easy for Obama to win. As Election Day drew near, all Obama had to do was keep his mouth shut to win.

All that changed when the Obama campaign became the Obama administration. I was a small business owner during 2008 election and my business ultimately failed under the weight of a horrendous economy. I am not ashamed. I worked hard. But I believed that Obama would try to level the playing field between big business and small, between thieves and honest business people, between greed and moderation. Instead, he bailed out the most wicked and left the rest of us fail.

I watched with horror as Obama followed Bush's lead in bailing out banks, auto makers, insurance companies, all of those companies deemed "too big to fail." What does that mean? My small company got thrown under the bus and my savings were ravaged - perhaps Wall Street is using them for bonuses this year.

Not to mention President Obama is recklessly spending our country's future into oblivion.

It was clear after just 90 days what a mistake I'd made. My taxes have gone up and my quality of life has gone down. Hope has given way to disgust and I see now that change is simply a euphemism for "big government."

Like many others, my view is narrow. I vote for the candidate I think will be best for me. I often define myself as a fiscal conservative and a social liberal. But above all, I want to feel safe and I don't want to feel that I am being ripped off. I want a president who inspires me and cares about my contribution to the fabric of the country. I want a president with experience and savvy, a Commander in Chief who puts our country and its citizens first.

I only hope the Republicans can find him the next time around.

Jill R. Dorson is a freelance writer and small business owner who lives in a blue state but is surrounded by a family of reds.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2010/01/24/why_i_regret_voting_for_president_obama_99879.html


Here's a comment I saw on this article.

Well, I suggest the letter writer read Sarah Palin’s book.

Because what she is looking for in reality is Sarah Palin. She is looking for someone to stand up and say with honesty and integrity, this is who I am, this is what I believe, this is how those beliefs will influence me. This is what I want to do, this is what I will do, and these are the things I won’t do and why.

The person who wrote this letter is looking for substance, and integrity. When you have someone who is filled with integrity and substance, you have someone who is going to do the best for the Nation and its people. For America, and Americans, that means LESS GOVERNMENT, so that WE, America, can shine. We just need Tyranny of ALL kinds to GET OUT OF OUR WAY, and Government IS tyranny.

With Integrity comes Freedom. Those who would reduce our freedom, HAVE NO INTEGRITY.
 

katrina

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Oh pleeeeze..... Give me a break! :roll: It's all McCain's fault for picking Palin as a running mate??? What an idiot!! :roll:
 

Faster horses

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I just saw across the bottom of the TV (Fox news) that Obama is
going to help the middle-class and he'll talk about that in his
State-of-the-Union address.

He just doesn't 'get it.' I think he never will.
 

CattleArmy

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In my opinion McCain's age and his choice for Vice President and the horrible interviews that followed did make Obama more appealing to many voters. It was scary to think of McCain dropping dead and leaving someone who could not complete a network interview without looking unprepared for the task at hand. McCains age was also a problem leaving a voter wondering if he would finish a term if elected and what health problems the man might encounter. All what if's but when voting you have to look down the term. This past election was one of the hardest I've encountered as a voter. I strongly felt both men were poor candidates for the job. As a voter it was picking the lesser of two poor choices. Just my opinion.

I have read part of Palin's book. The parts of her personal life story were interesting and wrote in a heart warming style. The other parts of it in my opinion are just doing what anyone would do trying to show how they were wronged and now here's what really went on. I didn't finish the book so I can only give an opinion on the 1/2 or so I read.
 

CattleArmy

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Faster horses said:
I'm curious, CA. Do you plan to finish the book?
I find much of the importance of a book is in the last half,
or even the last quarter.

I didn't plan on finishing it, but with that recommendation I will now.
 

Tam

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CattleArmy said:
In my opinion McCain's age and his choice for Vice President and the horrible interviews that followed did make Obama more appealing to many voters. It was scary to think of McCain dropping dead and leaving someone who could not complete a network interview without looking unprepared for the task at hand. McCains age was also a problem leaving a voter wondering if he would finish a term if elected and what health problems the man might encounter. All what if's but when voting you have to look down the term. This past election was one of the hardest I've encountered as a voter. I strongly felt both men were poor candidates for the job. As a voter it was picking the lesser of two poor choices. Just my opinion.
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So you voted for a guy that needs a telepromter to speak to a bunch of fourth graders :shock: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
 

hillsdown

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hypocritexposer said:
Funny thing is, Palins approval rating is rising and obama's is dropping. People are realizing that the MSM was lying about Palin.

Has anyone read that new book bashing Palin, it claims that she knew absolutely nothing about the world and didn't even know about the north Korean conflict etc.

I haven't and don't plan to either nor her book as well ;but am just curious how much was truth and how much was made up and conjectors.
 

backhoeboogie

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hillsdown said:
I haven't and don't plan to either nor her book as well ;but am just curious how much was truth and how much was made up and conjectors.

There's no absolute way to know. It is sort of like Cokie and Sam coming on television Sunday a.m. and telling you why I voted the way I voted. They haven't even talked to me.
 
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