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The saddest thing I have seen to date is the postings on this site. I expect right wing loyalists to take shots, honestly, I do. It is what we have dealt with for over 20 years and it is not going to change anytime soon. What takes me aback is the Clinton supporters. I have seen the sexism and been offended and angered by it. Please, one more time show the weary and ragged Clinton in a shot next to a beaming, youthful Obama. I get that. I really do.
What upsets me the most is the boiling down of Obama supporters. You know, the koolaid drinkers, worshippers, sexist, haters. I am a white, middle aged, suburban working mom who supports Obama. The false "last chance for a woman in the White House" tactic didn't pull me in, I don't buy that this is the best we can do. There are many, many women out there that are absolute rock stars that will run when it's their time. No, you see, what turned me against Hillary is her years of supporting the existing Bush regime. She backed the war. She stood with the neocons when we desperately needed her to do the right thing. She did not. I have followed Obama for a long time, even going so far as to write a letter to him in, gosh 05? I think, asking him to run for president. Is he perfect? Hopefully not, who needs that? Is he void of skeletons in the closet? Doubtful. But he is inspiring, and isn't that what we've been missing? Someone who can get us to say - where do I sign up?
It saddens me to no end to see the anger and bitterness from the Hillary supporters. But that is what you get when you buy into inevitability. You so believed that this would happen, that you would see your candidate as president that disappointment is literally too much to bear. But does this mean you turn around and vote in McBush out of spite? Is that what we have come to? I understand venting frustration but will that frustration carry over to November? Will we democrats need to expect a parallel "Operation Chaos" from inside our own party? Will that bring some sort of satisfaction? I can't imagine that it will, for when January 2009 rolls around and you have succeeded in defeating a democratic candidate, you will have to live with the choice of 4 more years. Can we survive it? Can our country? Can our troops?
