Yes, I am sorely disappointed to see Obama pick a divisive individual in Warren. I knew in the election that Obama was weak on gay and lesbian civil rights. Like most politicians, he talked the talk, but never walked the talk.

Yet, I still yearn for a strong America where individuals count and the tyranny of the majority becomes a thing of the past.

Under Palin, I would imagine that tyranny would triumph.

Obama is a figurehead. He’ll make speeches, perform press conferences, go to funerals, etc. and the policy decisions will be made by others. His role is to milk the emotionalism and symbolism for all it’s worth. The media’s role is to shield him. When he stumbles, we’ll be distracted with sympathetic stories of his childhood, pictures of life in the White House with the kids hiding under desks, etc. This is all manufactured. It’s all bullsh*t.

Prime example? Domestic Partnership just isn’t enough in California – we MUST have gay marriage.
Along comes Obama and he is in favor of Civil Unions and suddenly I’m seeing all these blogs where people are saying – how wonderful, who cares what it’s called as long as we have the same rights.

[Bush] didn’t offer… cuts in federal spending or effect any serious deregulation of the economy. Since there was no conservative reform of the financial markets these past eight years, conservative policies cannot be responsible for their failure.

Calling all lefties: Repeat that to yourselves 10 times each night, until you get it.