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• Thursday, February 7, 2008 08:02 PM

  Supporting Obama, Based on What?

  You're certainly correct that there are several other qualified women. But you're wrong that Obama is qualified IMHO. As Gloria Steinam wrote in the NYT, "If a woman had a resume as thin as Obama's she wouldn't be qualified for the Senate let alone to be a presidential candidate." (I did that from memory so it may not be exactly right.) If Obama was a hybrid his zero-footprint would be a positive; as a politician voting "present" 129 times and having never sponsored a major bill in the U.S. Senate makes him a hollow suit. We've already selected a President because, "He's a regular guy. I could have a drink with him. " We don't need to follow by selecting the successor because of his mellifluous baritone, smile and vague phrases. You think Obama is " a change agent", check out: His Karl-Rove-esq attack campaign AGAINST universal health care; his $1 Trillion social security tax hike (OK, so he just didn't know what he is saying and doesn't truly want to increase taxes by $1,000,000,000,000 a year (did I get all 12 zeros in?) but isn't that the point?). What we need now -- in the wake of Katrina, the deficits, and the AG fiascos -- is simply someone competent. Taking risks on vacuous visionaries can be worthwhile, but too much is screwed up now to roll the dice.

  —JimLosAltos Read JimLosAltos's other letters
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