clevebtch's Blog

While I have not been a big fan of ANY of the candidates for Presidency this term, I only hope that those of you out there who fully support Obama are right in your decisions should he become our next President.  My hope is that Obama WILL, indeed, live up to what he's portrayed himself to be and help this country out of its horrid rut and not just be another young guy who will allow power go to his head, break all of his promises made during his campaign, and further screw this country more than it already has been over the last 8 years.  I'm not saying that Hilary or McCain can do any better, but I've heard so much hype about Obama and how totally wonderful he would be as our President in making all of these great changes.  I really hope he doesn't let all of you Obama believers down out there!

My question is, will his alleged changes benefit Americans or just other countries, leaving our country as bad off, if not worse, than it already is?  Will Americans have to pay out more to support other countries while the state of our own is in shambles with nothing being done to rectify the mess?  And, what about these gas prices?  I have not heard ANY candidate make a "promise" that they would PERMANENTLY fix the situation.  Will outsourcing stop?  I mean, truly stop so that we may keep jobs here, where they belong?

I don't trust any politician any further than I can throw them - no matter what seat they take.  They make promise after promise, but for some strange reason, once they are in office, those promises made during their campaign is long forgotten and thus, never fulfilled.

So now we have the candidates for the two parties pretty well decided - Obama vs. McCain.  Are they really any good?  You have McCain who is a duplicate of G.W., an old fart who will probably drop before the end of his term, and probably will continue to run this country into the ground.  Then, there's Obama.  The new kid on the block, still wet behind the ears and, really, is this man aware of what he's about to get himself into?  Can he really make good on his promises?

And, before you all get your panties in a tizzy, this has nothing - and I mean NOTHING - to do with his race or religion, but merely about his ability to hold up his promises and live up to everyone's expectations.  It seems like he is upheld as being this super politician who can do no wrong, but my gut tells me that he will fail should he win the election.

This has been one of the most exhausting and frustrating campaigns I can ever remember since I've been a voter.  Quite honest?  I don't know for whom I would vote.  I think they're both dirty and only out for the power and money and not out for our best interest, which is what MY opinion of any elected official should be - out for their people.

But to all of you Obama supporters out there, I can only say that I sincerely hope he doesn't let you down.  Not just for your sake as his supporter, or the sake of other countries, but for the sake of the United States and the welfare of her citizens.