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(Going for my second censored post of the day)
Hoax emails?
How many of you here voted for a governor, with NO international or federal experience? (Most of you!)
Yet, Obama, who DOES have more experience than a governor, is being shunned in Utah. Perhaps "they" aren't ready yet?
The irony in the issues you cite as to why you don�t like Obama is that same can be said about McCain and they would still apply.
Don�t be lazy. Do the research yourself and stop relying on the �must-stop-dems-at-all-costs� talking head on rightwing radio.
However, I have never heard it stated by any church leader that there should be a balance of power between the Republicans and Democrats. As someone living outside of Utah, I can safely tell you that there simply is no room in the Democratic party (outside of Utah, mind you) for anyone who is morally opposed to abortion or same-sex marriage.
I suppose there are some who can perform the ethical contortions necessary to be a good member of the Church and support abortion and gay marriage but it takes a whole lot of rationalization.
Methinks some basic civics lessons were forgotten somewhere in here.......
In any case, I appreciate that you respect his opinion. I find his opinion more thoughtful on the subject that Obama's. And actually, almost polar opposites from Obama's on Iraq.
Obama opposed Iraq. Biden supported it.
Obama opposed the surge. Biden supported it and praised McCain in his leadership in leading the Senate in support of it.
The surge is working, something Shinseki stated before the War in Iraq began.
Biden has some serious issues with academic integrity, which as they say on the golf course: If they'll cheat on strokes they'll cheat on anything.
Not to dismiss Biden, my biggest concern is that Obama has almost completely abandoned his campaign pledge of change. Biden is a decent man with some bagage but is certainly NO agent of change.
Despite the stunning security improvements that the Troop Surge has brought to Iraq, Barack Obama still refuses to admit that the Surge was a success. Meanwhile, Obama's new running mate, Senator Joe Biden, has repeatedly praised John McCain's early call for sending more troops to Iraq.
Senator Barack Obama has said that he would meet unconditionally with leaders like Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and other leaders of state sponsors of terror. The fact that Barack Obama would even consider meeting with Ahmadinejad demonstrates how naive and unknowledgeable Obama is about foreign policy. Both John McCain and Senator Joe Biden have criticized Obama on this matter.
Senator Obama has demonstrated a complete disinterest in foreign policy matters. Barack Obama's running mate, Senator Joe Biden, criticized Obama for being absent from the Iraq War debate. In addition, Senator Obama did not hold a single hearing on Afghanistan while at the helm of the subcommittee on European Affairs on Senate Foreign Relations Committee which overseas NATO.