Obama’s latest “omen” will turn our county into a theocracy, it is a necessary first step.  Take the poor and fill their heads full of mythological gods and demons.  Currently, the poor in America are in a state of shock…very much the shock doctrine Naomi Klein speaks of.  Obama has now pledged to take advantage of this very dire fragility and allow “faith-based initiatives”, (read ideological power mongers) to take advantage of them using taxpayer dollars, an extremely dangerous supposition.

When it can be shown that religion OF ANY KIND has helped the poor in a ratio which would suggest compassion in relation to their wealth by acting in ANY MANNER than other than sheer disrepute, then, and only then should a proposition such as Obama has opined be remotely SUGGESTED. 

History proves Obama a “Constantine” and just as dangerous to boot.

I agree with Amy that it is not solely about the man but about the movement.  Yet, with universal health care (instead of single-payer), ideological “educational opportunities” for the poor, a green light mentality for illegal spying and AIPAC camaraderie the “movement” will be sidelined.  History also dictates that much blood will be spilled if conditions such as these, persist and are endorsed.

Obviously, we KNOW, McCain is no better… how then do we assert THE PEOPLE’S rights for the country “WE OWN”.

“WE” own this country as established in our constitution.  “WE” own it.  IT IS OURS…BY LAW (I wish I could bold, highlight and italic that premise).  It is not congress’, nor is OUR military’s, nor some administration’s.  BY LAW.. “WE” own this country.  And my experience and polls confirm THAT “WE” AGREE REGARDING THAT.  So, what is the necessary first step…?

History, Constitutional and Law scholars…this is an SOS…AGAIN.. an SOS…  SOS..  SOS…

I think he’s just misleading the public so they will vote for him.  That underneath he still looks down on “bitter ignorant Christians” who wave flags and want low taxes and small government.  And once he gets enough of them to vote for him, he will deliver large taxes, bigger and more intrusive government, and take our freedoms in exchange for “political correctness.

I hope I’m wrong, I doubt it.  His supposed middle of the road act is most likely a fraud and he will never deviate from any of the radicalized lefts core, extreme, planks.  So much for compromise, uniting, and being in the middle.  He’s never really done it and may NEVER do it.  At least with McCain we know he can stand up to his own party and work across the isle.

It is hard for me to accept obama for president, except as the least worst. His sucking up aipac lost him for me. And now in this article he has to waste time with small distracting issues that are happening and what more do gay people want, we need to rethink the 2nd amendment, figure out how to stop killing killers so we can spend a fortune keeping their sorry asses alive until they die in jail or breakout, probably more useless rhetoric(sp) about the flag, how to send people to mars etc etc.
webbedouin has it right, along with protecting the constitution and the bill of rights and until the core issues are dealt with and put in shape we may as well give control back to the republicans so they can draw up another contract with america.
I guess that IF obama is elected president then give him some time to show what he will be about as president. Hope this will not be a replay of 2006 elections because if it is we are truly lost.

Both George H W Bush and Bob Dole would have done as much for the country as Clinton did.  There was no reason to feel we had to go with Clinton.  We shouldn’t fall for this again.

Obama is taking advice from Bill Clinton and that is to take the base of the party for granted, move to the right of center, and co-opt republican core issues.  It isn’t going to work this time.  I hope that people who disagree with him will either vote for Nader or stay home.  We have been taken for granted too many times.  Every time I look for a reason to vote for him, there is some new travesty.  Goodman is campaigning for him so that democratic congressmen and senators will keep doing her show.

Gee did the Democraps “sell-out” after the 2006 elections?

Obama is as corporate as the next candidate.  Only the rhetoric is different.  If he’s lucky, you won’t figure it out until sometime in his second term. 

So you can’t call him a sellout, he still represents Wall Street, Warmongers & vested interests. 

Here is what to look for in a candidate who will not betry your interests:

Single payer health care.

End of corporate welfare.

Democratically assisted Environmental responsibility for corporations & the military.

Prosecution of corporate crimes.

Prosecution of war profiteers and torturers.

An economic platform to repair the collapse of the American Economy appearing at a bank near you soon.

Good luck to you all over the next few months…

what ever your particular political tastes,  it is rare a candidate matches you across the big issues

with Mr. Obama and Mr. McCain,  I prefer Mr. Obama - I disagree on his current FISA stance, but it is still closer to my view than what ever the Republicans will push - and that’s true for other issues, like health care and NAFTA

calling the candidate a sell-out, when he’s still closer to your view than the other candidate, to me that’s foolishness - doing the work of the opposition

Pandering has obtained a new level, Obama has proven he can be a very successful panderer.  His success is our loss.  His support of the telecoms is beyond pandering, this is blatant in our face bend over and spread them politics.

Sorry folks but Obama has sold out and seems to be following the yellow brick road to Hillary and company.  Differences between the candidates have become again insignificant.

Disenfranchised again.  The only change is the few pennies in me pockets.

As Obama approaches Power, he makes concessions to acquire it. Each individual departure from his prior publicly stated positions looks small, even insignificant. He has such a well of good feeling to draw on that his supporters of whom I am proudly one dismisses his new pronouncements. Our “guy” can be trusted not to become a politician concerned only about re-election. He is a fine man and has a strong core of values in which we can trust. Each day that strong core is diminished in the interest of electoral success and each day, in my view, he becomes less the Obama of the debates and the original personna who presented himself in 2007.
After he is elected, I fear he will be a scarecrow of the original candidate and that inwardly the sturdy - though thin - liberal will be defaced to a conventional well-meaning compromiser.