Staying balanced on Barack Obama; An impossible task just became harder

Does CNN have no shame? I was watching Larry King last night and it is getting pathetic how the Democratic analysts are given such free reign over the conversation. CNN’s Paul Begala is by far the worst offender, parroting Obama’s campaign slogans and smears VERBATIM without correction by anyone, especially King himself. One wonders how much he gets paid for those performances, and while he might not have George Clooney’s looks (as he kept mentioning… what does that have to do with McCain campaign by the way Paul?), he clearly showed tonight that he is easily comparable to his idol in terms of IQ. Just a question Begala, how is Obama for “change” when he brings in one of the oldest “old boys” in Washington as his running mate? Also, what is this change you and the other “followers of The One” keep talking about, especially since his record shows none of it? What about this experience everyone claims he has? Having a discussion with fellow Democrats about something or being part of committee which serves no purpose doesn’t count as experience, let alone something you can brag about pioneering (I’m sorry Barack, but you didn’t even vote for that stimulus package, let alone mastermind it). No one should believe this, but it seems too many people have “drank the Kool-Aid” and are willing to swallow whatever Obama tells them. Urgh…

Okay, I will admit it, I have hammered him on every mistake his campaign has made lately. Honesty, I am scared of what a Obama presidency will bring, and it seems the more we learn about him, the scarier this possibility becomes. Whether it is his ambitions to “disarm America” or his desire to meet with the leaders of terrorist groups and rogue nations, people are becoming more and more concerned about what else Barack wants to do if he does get into the Oval Office. We hear all this talk about him being “The One”, a reformer who will bring the country into an era of “enlightenment”, but is this the change America wants? Is this kind of radical thinking what America needs? In any event, I decided to hold back my final judgment on this man, at least until The Factor’s interview with him. I figured Bill O’Reilly could at least snap some sense into him…

Did it work? No. For most of the interview, Obama was more or less as dodging questions, clouding the facts, going off topic, etc especially when Bill hammered him on his associations with “questionable” people (those are examples of “non-answers” Begala, time to ignore that “tingling sensation” and be balanced). I will say that I almost had an ounce of respect for the man, I mean having the courage to go up against O’Reilly is something very few people have. I don’t see Bill Maher or any other far-left personalities stepping into the “No-Spin Zone”, but for one reason or another, Barack did. Problem is any “respect” he earned from that has now vanished. Why? Well other then the variety of small gaffes and examples of his downright stupidity and inexperience, Obama’s efforts towards education kindergartners in “Sex Ed” and his actions in Iraq which, in my opinion, border on treason, are things I just can’t overlook. This isn’t simple political missteps, this is radical liberal thinking which has no place in the White House, especially in today’s world. Let’s begin…

Amir Taheri wrote an article for the New York Post claiming that Barack Obama was playing politics with the lives of American troops. Since that article, Taheri has released another reaffirming his position and refuting Obama’s charges that he was writing a partisan “hit piece” and that he distorted the facts. So what are the facts of this story? Well firstly, that Barack met with Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, something the Obama campaign admits too. Secondly, the conversation they had was about the removal of American troops from country, again, this is something the Obama campaign admits. Finally, this conversation they had about troop removal was in direct conflict with US negotiations and that Obama urged Iraqis to stall talks with Americans until he takes power. Surely this is what Obama is objecting to, I mean it can’t be true can it? Well no, as Wendy Morigi, Obama’s national security spokewoman, stated that Obama told Iraqis that they should not rush through a “Strategic Framework Agreement” governing the future of US forces until after President George W. Bush leaves office. So what is the problem? The truth is they didn’t want people to know about this until after the election.

The McCain campaign has jumped on this, stating that the Senator’s actions are irresponsible. Others have come out attacking Obama on the basis that he is playing politics with the lives of American soldiers, I, however, have a harsher judgment then most on this issue. I agree with both McCain’s and various others claims that this is irresponsible and that he is playing politics with the lived of soldiers, but I also believe that this action, while purely political, does benefit those who wish our men and women in uniform harm. Forcing Iraqis into delaying negotiations with the Bush administration provides these people with a misguided belief that there is undo tension between allies, something insurgents can use to rally support. It doesn’t take much, anything that can be perceived as anti-American fodder can bring about recruitment from those looking for any reason to become a martyr. Just two years ago we have one jihadist try to “do the will of Allah” on our own soil, and yesterday we had a car bombing at the US embassy in Yemen, so it is obvious that anything that can be used against us will be. Does Barack seem to care? Nope, even Joe Libermann stated that Democrats refuse to even name these people, let alone take action to stop them.

With that said, I think this incident goes to further support the claims I made in Pissing on the “American Dream”. I also think that this action borders on treason, and while that might sound extreme, knowing his political background and connections, it certainly wasn’t a simple misstep made by a man who “loves” his country. I hope there is an investigation into this and that he is punished for it, an action that is not only dangerously irresponsible, but was motivated by his own selfish political desires. For a man who refused to recognize the success of the surge, even after witnessing first hand what it accomplished during his trip to Iraq, I don’t think he should be making any foreign policy decisions, especially when he isn’t even in power.

The other issue which “boils my blood” is his vote on Senate Bill 99 during his time in Illinois. Don’t recognize the issue? Well it just happens to be that sexual education bill Barack supported which the McCain campaign hammered him on. It seems since Factcheck.org’s breakdown of the McCain ad, people seem to be ignoring it all together since it is now perceived to be entirely false. As Factcheck states, the bill didn’t pass, so by their definition the claim is false, but they choose to forgo the truth by his accusation which does show that Obama WAS supporting legislation which would teach kindergartners how to use condoms, among other things (yes Steve Chapman, it does seem you are dumb enough to NOT believe the facts on this one).

We heard on various news broadcasts all over the MSM that this bill was simply to “educate children on the difference between a good touch and a bad touch”, but what does that really mean? Well according to the bill, children from kindergarten through to grade 12 will receive “age appropriate” lessons on various topics, including the education on the proper names and functions of the sexual organs, masturbation, safe sex, sexual transmitted disease, etc While it seems hard to believe, Factcheck “dropped the ball” on this one, hopefully by accident and not because of personal bias (they do seem far-less bipartisan these days). I really don’t know how credible they can be when other sources took a second look and discovered the truth behind the McCain campaign’s accusation. Fact is I would like to give them the benefit of the doubt, but recently Factcheck seems to be spending more time going after the Republicans then Democrats. Just a thought…

In any event, this vote points to one of two things; Barack Obama either voted on the bill without reading it since fellow Democrats were supporting it (which seems reasonable, even USA Today admits that he voted more with his party then McCain did) or he is so liberal minded that he actually believes sexual education should start as young kindergarten (which might explain why was teaching his daughters about “not making mistakes”). If it is because of the first, then it goes to undermine his claims of being a “reformer”, something which couldn’t be undermined anymore at this point (earmark spending to give your wife a raise? Sounds like more of the same Barack). The Democrats can argue the “age appropriate” clause all they want, but the truth of the matter is that NOTHING in this proposed program is age appropriate. I don’t care what they think, no child struggling with potty training can understand the importance of family planning and proper contraceptive use. If he truly did know about the content of Senate Bill 99, knowing full well what it was purposing, Barack Obama is more twisted and radically liberal then we first thought.

I do what I can to stay balanced, give Barack the benefit of the doubt, but then I remember the “games” he has been playing lately. I wouldn’t be surprised at this point if the hacking of Palin’s Yahoo account can be traced back to an Obama campaigner, especially after the Nazi comment made by one of them. No matter which way he spins it, “The One” comes off more and more like a soulless politician rather then the “second coming” (Jesus sacrificed himself for his people, he didn’t sacrifice his people for himself). Because of this, I will admit that staying balanced on Obama is becoming a much harder task with each passing day. His constant flip-flopping, his “low-blow” attacks on his opponents, and the fact that the man lacks any real experience makes me really wonder how anyone could praise him, let alone vote to put this “empty suit” in the White House.

UPDATE: Seems there is another reason to despise Obama now. He was told not to wear the bracelet he wore during the debate in memory of Sergeant Ryan David Jopek who was killed in Iraq by an improvise explosive device (IED). Brian Jopek, the father of Ryan, has been asking Obama not to wear the bracelet anymore. It seems his wife, Tracy, didn’t want it turned into a spectacle, that they just wanted Obama to know their son’s name. Playing politics with the lives of soldiers again Barack? Michelle Malkin, Hot Air and NewsBusters.org are covering this story.