Ok, So I Am Supporting Hillary…
March 3, 2008
There, I said it! For quite some time I have found myself to be a closet Hillary supporter. I am hoping this woman can win the Democratic nomination for President. It is now out in the open for all to see.
Have I changed any of my views and values? No. Let me explain why I have found myself secretly rooting for Senator Clinton. The reason is simple: Barack Obama. While much of conservatism has harbored a deeply rooted fear and hatred of Mrs. Clinton, my biggest fear has been the possibility of a Barak Obama Presidency.
The truth of the matter is, Barak Obama is far more liberal than Hillary Clinton. Last month, the National Journal Magazine has labeled Obama the most liberal member of the United States Senate with a composite liberal score of 95.5. Mrs. Clinton ranked only 16th with a composite liberal score of 82.8. How these scores were calculated can be found here - http://nj.nationaljournal.com/voteratings/methodology.htm.
The one issue in which Barak Obama clearly displays his bone-chilling liberalism is abortion. His record while an Illinois State Senator is appalling at best, criminal at worst. Obama is the best friend an abortionist ever had. While in Illinois, Obama fought against a bill that would protect children fortune enough to actually SURVIVE a late term abortion. Not even NRAL opposed this bill. Barak Obama fought, yes fought hard, to defeat this bill. In other words, he still wanted these babies dead! This is deplorable! You can read more about Obama and abortion here - http://closedcafeteria.blogspot.com/2008/01/obamas-abortion-record.html.
For all the fear-mongers conservatives have done concerning Mrs. Clinton, they have only paved the way for a more liberal Senator to take the nomination and maybe even the White House. I knew of many friends of mine (conservative, constitutionalist and libertarian) who actually switched to the Democratic party just to vote for Senator Obama to voice their objection to Mrs. Clinton. Now, look at what you have done! You have fallen for the trap and took the bait!
The worse Clinton looks, the better Obama looks. Obama, for too many, looks almost Messiah-like. With the endorsement of the Kennedy clan, he seems to have a Bobby Kennedy, populist appeal. He is a man of the people, one who really cares. That is the way he comes off as anyway. In comparison to the portrait we have painted of Hillary, he cannot help but to look good.
However, my biggest concern about Obama is his rhetoric. That is all there is to the man. He loves to throw around the words hope and change, but fails to show how he plans to bring them about. There is no substance to this empty suit of a candidate. In fact, if look back to the National Journal Magazine article concerning his voting record, you will see the man likes to campaign more that he does actually fulfilling his role as a US Senator. Hillary at least gives us some details of what she plans to do, though I disagree with just about all of it! Hillary at least knows how to cast a vote in the Senate, though sometimes I wish she did not.
An Obama victory would be a victory of style over substance. I secretly root for Hillary with the hopes that Democrats at least have the ability to see the emptiness of trite campaign themes and meaningless drivel. But then again, it does not appear than most Republicans have this ability either.
It is time likes these when I am thankful for the Constitution Party. For the record, I would never vote for Hillary Clinton. It will be my intention to vote for a true conservative, a champion of the Constitution, someone who truly represents my values and beliefs. Just a hint – I am not describing John McCain.
I’ll talk more about who that person is in my next installment.
Kevin Thompson is an Assistant Pastor in MA, a former candidate for the US House of representatives, as well as a member of the Constitution Party of Massachusetts state committee. You can visit his website at www.kevinjthompson.info or read his blog at http://kevinjthompson.wordpress.com
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Exposing It
Amen to that! I totally agree.
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I believe that Obama’s luster is quickly fading. He may eke out the nomination, however his “newness” & being above the nastiness of politics has certainly been tarnished.
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