And in what particulars did he "support" the war?

I have seen no evidence he pandered to lobbyists; it is clear he did negotiate with them in Illinois, and how could he not? If you don't deal with power, you don't build futures, or get a coalition of vectors. His idealism does not make him an idiot.


I answered these questions in my 12 Jan 08 - 08:55 PM post. He pandered to the lobbyists in Iowa. He did not compromise with them. They ended up getting exactly what they wanted and the people of Illinois got zilch.

I stated that I would not support "anyone who went along with Bush's invasion of Iraq" and I stand by that... Obama was in the Illinios state house at the time the vote was taken 800 miles south east in the US Congress to authorize the invasion...

So you're saying you can't vote for anyone who went along with the invasion, but you have no problem with voting for someone who helped keep the war going and voted to fund the occupation? I don't see too much difference myself.

But I tell ya' what, CarolC... I will commit to work in Dennis's campaign here in Bush/Cheney country should Dennis get the nomination if you'll commit to work for Obama in yer parts if he should get it...

Deal???

To answer you and also artbrooks, probably not. I will probably write Kucinich's name in if he doesn't decide to run independently. If he runs independently, I will, of course, vote for him. If those other people want my vote, they're going to have to earn it. So far, I'm not impressed.