We officially rescind our endorsement of Barack Hussein Obama for president of the United States. We now realize we acted in haste. While our friends over at MuchoPolitico made some sound arguments in favor of Obama, we need more time to examine his stand on the issues. One of the most important to us is ending the Iraqi Occupation. The following article on Znet (by Paul Street) questions the idea that Obama is, or even has been, truly anti-war. As the article points out, he continues to refer to the US as a "nation at war." This is problematic for two reasons. First:
Americans are not dodging IEDs, artillery shells, cluster bombs or even suicide bombers on the way to and from American workplaces, schools, shopping malls, and homes. They are not under attack from other nations’ “foreign fighters.” Where’s the war? The United States is engaged in one-sided imperial violence – a monumentally illegal and immoral war of colonial aggression waged against a weak and impoverished nation many thousands of miles away.
Second, "The... phrase ...sustains the militarization of US politics." The focus becomes on who can be the better "commander-in-chief" rather than the better president. This blog post further complicates the notion of Obama as anti-war. On his website, Obama says he has had a consistent record against the war and yet:
"Obama has repeatedly voted to spend billions on the invasion since his arrival in the U.S. Senate. He has inveighed against the antiwar “Tom Hayden wing of the Democratic Party” and has told congressional Democrats they would be “playing chicken with the troops” if they dared to actually (imagine) de-fund the Cheney-Bush “war.”
We are not planning on endorsing Hillary Clinton, or any other candidate at this time. We will take our time and make sure that when, and if, we next endorse a candidate we have done our homework. Our apologies for any inconvenience.
UPDATE: Check out The Progressive's "Ten Reaons Obama Slipped."
C'mon! Haven't Obama's pastor's comments proven that, deep down, he hates America as much as you do?
Posted by: RageKage | March 21, 2008 at 11:30 PM