Sorry Ron, I’m Voting for Obama

I agree totally. i am looking at the Ron Paul 2008 sign in my yard and feel like a traitor. Oh well. I have seen them both speak. I have read extensively on both and was telling everyone it was either Obama or Paul as all the other candidates were just more of the same. Hillary scares me and Mcain is just friggin nuts.

Ok back to reading your “10 questions to ask…”. ha ha, what port does icmp use…

When primary time came around to Florida I wasn’t sure what to do. I’ve never voted in a primary for many different reasons. Primarily because I’ve never been interested in any of the candidates on any side of the aisle. This year it seemed clear that I would be voting for Obama. I had never been registered a Democrat, nor had I ever been interested in registering as a Democrat, but I thought it was a just cause. Well, then our lovely government decided to fuck everything up, and voting for a Democrat was no longer going to count. So then I thought I would take an even bigger leap and register Republican to vote for Ron Paul. Then I missed the cut-off date and didn’t reregister at all, so I just didn’t get to vote. That’s my fault though. I think both bring a lot of exciting ideas to the table. While both have plenty that I disagree with, there is plenty that I do agree with.

Obama supports a controlled economy, wealth re-distribution, and big spending for his own pet causes. This will not be good for our country. The alternative candidates are no better. The reason I voted for Ron Paul in the Missouri primary was because I believe that his solutions are first Constitutional, and second, vital to the long-term health of America. I cannot vote for Obama because the few things on which I agree with his stated positions are eclipsed by the quantity of positions on which I disagree. Change is not enough — it must be the right kind of change.

I’ve pretty much come to the same conclusion, and I’ve even heard my dad (a staunch republican) say that he no longer supports any of the republican nominee hopefuls.

I think my parents may vote democrat for the first time in decades — that is, unless Hillary gets the nomination.

It really sucks when an election comes down to voting for the lesser of the two (or more) evils instead of voting for who you really want to see in office. I was positively sick when I went to the polls 4 years ago all ready to close my eyes and poke the screen, but I was saved at the last minute by a Libertarian candidate that I’d never heard of before.

A wasted vote? Well, yeah, but I couldn’t bring myself to vote for either of the other two fuckwads.

I still don’t think Obama is an ideal candidate, but he’s got more going for him than any of the other hopefuls.

Le sigh… maybe there will be another nameless (or not-so-nameless — fingers crossed) Libertarian candidate with no chance on the ballet this year, but if there isn’t I’ll settle for Obama.

I’ve pretty much come to the same conclusion, and I’ve even heard my dad (a staunch republican) say that he no longer supports any of the republican nominee hopefuls.

I think my parents may vote democrat for the first time in decades — that is, unless Hillary gets the nomination.

It really sucks when an election comes down to voting for the lesser of the two (or more) evils instead of voting for who you really want to see in office. I was positively sick when I went to the polls 4 years ago all ready to close my eyes and poke the screen, but I was saved at the last minute by a Libertarian candidate that I’d never heard of before.

A wasted vote? Well, yeah, but I couldn’t bring myself to vote for either of the other two fuckwads.

I still don’t think Obama is an ideal candidate, but he’s got more going for him than any of the other hopefuls.

Le sigh… maybe there will be another nameless (or not-so-nameless — fingers crossed) Libertarian candidate with no chance on the ballet this year, but if there isn’t I’ll settle for Obama.

@Ken: “I can not support socialized anything!! This will only help destroy our country.”

So, presumably all roads paid for by a gas tax or tolls. All other infrastructure paid for ONLY by those who use it and not by those who benefit only indirectly.

Well it’s not like Paul stood a chance anyway. Of course, while Obama would be happy for your vote, I don’t think he would want the media to get the story that Ron Paul supporters are going over to him.

Wow, these folks that have supported Ron Paul that now say they are supporting Obama because he isn’t ‘more of the same’?!? This couldn’t be further from the truth. If you supported Ron Paul at any point in time and do not write his name in during the election, you are in fact a traitor!

Look at who is advising Obama! Zbigniew Brzezinski of all people! Keep in mind that Zbig chose Obama, it wasn’t the other way around!

Voting for Obama is voting for MORE OF THE SAME! Saying otherwise just shows that you haven’t done your homework.

I’m writing in Ron Paul’s name for this election and every election thereafter. Unless we get another candidate who mirrors Paul’s ideals and political philosophy. Honestly, how could you vote for any other candidate besides Ron Paul?!?

Obama has voted to renew the unconstitutional PATRIOT ACT. He has voted to continue the illegal and immoral War in Iraq. Nothing will “change”. We will still have the same bad policies that are driving this nation into the ground.

A true supporter of Paul could never vote for Obama. He is antithetical to what Libertarians and Ron Paul stand for. Why would anyone ever make that leap. That is as if I would to say…”Well…since it doesn’t look like “freedom” is going to prevail, I might as well support “slavery” – Obama = Slavery. If one was a “supporter” of Paul and is now a supporter of Obama then good riddance. You are either a producer or a looter. You make the choice.

“I agree totally. i am looking at the Ron Paul 2008 sign in my yard and feel like a traitor.”

That’s your conscience telling you what you already know.