I've been hearing a lot lately about how Obama is so great, how he is winning all these states. But what I have noticed is that he's winning states that are either easy victories in the general or will be easy wins for McCain.
Obama's problem is winning the states that do matter. Because in the states that are expected to become battlegrounds, Hillary has consistently outperformed Obama. And if Obama can't beat Hillary in those states, how can he be expected to beat McCain?
But the true problem is perception. Obama lies on a seemingly hourly basis. His latest gaffe consisted of claiming his uncle helped liberate Auschwitz. Unlikely, considering that the Soviets liberated Auschwitz and Barry's mother was an only child.
Obama is supported by scumbags like Castro, Chavez, and Ahmadenjiad. He has the support of detestable groups like FARC, Code Pink, and Hamas. He is willing to talk with our enemies without preconditions, which would result in a very weak hand at the negotiation table. He wants to withdraw from Iraq ASAP, in the face of undeniable military and political progress over there. Sen. McCain tried to get Barry to join him on a field trip there, which Barry promptly refused. Bet if it had been a trip to meet with Iran, Barry couldn't have gotten there fast enough.
Obama has a very sorry legislative record on crime, voting against many prominent anti-crime bills in the Illinois legislature and U.S. Senate. He claims to transcend race but cries racism whenever someone calls him on one of his many gaffes. He claims to be a uniter, but has the most liberal voting record in the Senate. Not an easy feat, considering his competition is Harry Reid, Ted Kennedy, and John Kerry.
Obama's problem with perception is that he is perceived as a slick lawyer who got where he is today because of the color of his skin and who looks down on blue-collar citizens. And that is not going to play well to average America. Because when the dust clears and the general election campaign starts, I guarantee you Obama is going to get slaughtered. And his pals in the media will not save him, they may end up hastening his demise. People still remember when Rather tried to produce those false memos in a blatant effort to slander Bush and influence the election. Media bias most likely cost Kerry the White House and it can sink Obama. People want impartial news, not liberal cheerleaders. Obama is going to get taken to task for his nutjob pastor, his support from thugs and dictators, his loudmouth wife, and too many other issues to list and the more the media tries to suppress these issues, the more credence these issues gain.
In comparison, McCain doesn't have much. It is a mark of his integrity that liberal tale-tellers like the New York Times and MSNBC haven't been able to come up with much except make fun of his age and try to manufacture a pastor scandal of their own. Obama has never had to fight for anything. The only reason he sits in the Senate currently is because the press assassinated his initial opponent. He's had everything handed to him. The few struggles that Obama has had were barely skirmishes. The old master, John McCain, is going to show him a war.
Let it be known that I am a long-time conservative who dislikes John McCain. That said, at least he takes the security of our nation seriously. As opposed to Obama, who would just rather talk to them while they build nukes and laugh at our weakness. I respect McCain's courage and integrity and I honestly believe he'll do his utmost to protect this country. I LOATHE Obama. Obama, to my mind, always stood out as the worst in liberalism. A smooth-talking elitist who got through life on affirmative action and racial preferences. A man who got through life based on white guilt.. A man who wants to gut our military and appease our enemies, regardless of the consequences. A man who is incapable of taking a stand on anything. A man who decries racism but just mumbles some half-hearted excuse when someone points out his racist pastor or his virulently anti-Semitic advisors. A man who says we need to talk with our enemies but has no problems decrying the "evil" of Fox News. A man who lies so much, he'd probably overload a polygraph.
I cannot, in good conscience, support such a man. McCain is not perfect, but he is infinitely better than the alternative. If you support high taxes at home and weakness abroad, than the black Jimmy Carter is your man. But for the rest of you, McCain is the only choice. I often wonder how Carter ever got to be President to begin with. We should not make the same mistake twice. We should not put an untruthful, hypocritical, inexperienced, unprepared, poorly advised liberal in the White House. In 1976, we made that mistake. Are we going to make that mistake twice? I don't intend to. I just hope enough Americans agree with me.
