I'm in a distinct minority in this forum, obviously, because even before Obama started flipping his positions on the environment, I was convinced it doesn't matter whether McCain or Obama was elected. Because there was some genuine differences between the two candidates during the primary, and because I, like the rest of the country, wish to sweep Republicans out of power this fall, I was willing to go to the polls and actually vote for Obama.

I, like Stringsinger in the above the line thread on Obama said, don't know anyone who is enthusiastic about Obama. Everyone I know who is voting for Obama is doing so because they don't want the Republicans in power anymore.

There is a big difference between us, and the Democratic party voters who truly believe the marketing hype surrounding Obama.

There is one legitimate reason to vote for Obama now, and one only: his race. Him being elected president would break the color barrier. But that is still single issue voting that ignores the fact that the State of Texas' biggest industry today is jailing immigrants.

When you combine those realities (which Obama and the Democrats refuse to address) with some other really disturbing information, like the revelatory investigative report by Mother Jones into civil rights groups working WITH the predatory lendors in the African American and Lation communities that are wiping out all the gains made to bring people of color into the middle class in the last 30 years, it all looks kinda scary to just vote for a black man who acts exactly like every other cynical white Democratic party politician.

Let's not forget who his two biggest party cheerleaders are in the Democratic party: John Kerry and Tom Daschle. Hell, even Al Gore Democrats aren't that enthusiastic about Obama.