Campaign

On this cloudy January day, where do I stand on the election? Definitely not in the Senator Clinton camp. I have really gone back and forth on Clinton and Obama since the election started. Obama inspires me, Clinton's enemies scare me, Clinton's experience impresses me, and Edwards doesn't seem genuine.

The last few weeks of the campaign have settled things for me. I am definitely in the pro-Obama camp. What changed? The Clintons. Yes, I understand why Bill Clinton would be so outspoken in his support of his wife. I get it. It just reached a breaking point with me. Obama is right - it takes two Clintons to beat him and they didn't even succeed at that in South Carolina. I think it makes Clinton look weak to have Bill out there fighting and scrapping away for her. The little digs are old and nasty. Personally, I think Clinton would have had more votes in South Carolina but their strategy backfired on them in the last week. I don't want a co-presidency. Some of their recent comments have blatantly said that they are a package. Great. I really liked President Clinton. I have missed him a lot over these last 8 years. But, I don't want a return to the years of the anti-Clinton crowds that prevented so many positive things happening in our country.

I am not supporting Obama just because of my reaction to the Clintons. They aren't that far apart on the issues. I want change. I want someone who can bring people together. Yea, it isn't all about holding hands and singing songs about getting along. I want the war to end. I want 8 years of Bush policies to be reversed. I want people to start coming together after 16 years of bickering. Will it ever happen? Nah, I'm not drinking that much kool-aid this morning.

While I am at it, I want Mittens to beat McCain because I think McCain stands a good chance of winning a general election. There is something about McCain that frightens me.