Got to have faith

Okay, so everyone’s asking:

“What happened to Obama?”

And I guess I’m asking the same thing, but I’m really not, because…what were people expecting honestly?

Okay, let’s take these things one by one:

The FISA bill, I really have nothing to say on this one because Obes is totally screwing us and himself by allowing this to pass through, I still don’t understand the deeper nuances of it, although my guess is the guy is playing it safe. If he stood up and started filibustering what other dems weren’t, well…he’d look stupid, 5% of this country would think he was AWESOME and really a standup guy and the other 95% of the country would see him as a big pain in the ass that is dissenting from the Democratic Party. I believe that if this was happening while Obes was President, it would be a different outcome altogether, but he’s still fighting the battle so…yeah…boo to all you of you democrats, each and every one of y’all.

The changing of minds on public financing…man, when the pundits say the public doesn’t care, I tend to agree. So here’s the sitch, Obama could have 80 million dollars if he goes with public financing, or he could have close to 500 million dollars if he goes with private donations….

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So, the problem is not that Obama wants 500 million, but that he said earlier that he would definitely take public financing, IF, he talked to McCain’s camp (who is in love with public financing because they get a lot more money and McCain couldn’t even begin to raise 500 million, so of course he wants Obama to take it like he has to).
So, Obama went back on his word and is taking the private financing. Honestly, it’d be so freaking stupid if he didn’t I can’t even begin to say, so…yeah, big deal, Obama told Tim Russert he’d take it and now he’s not going to. Wow. Huh. That’s so crazy…or not at all.

On to the Faith Based Initiative…Obama wants to expand the program, giving it 500 million dollars. Now, I have my own problems with this for sure, separation of church and state is one of my favorite things ever, EVER.

BUT, I know where Obama is coming from, I see. The Evangelicals are all confused and young and they want to help with poverty and world hunger and peace and they think McCain is old fogey and they need someone to rally them to vote and in walks Obama and they could maybe vote for him, so…alas…religion comes into play.

And, when you read Audacity of Hope, you read that what Obama realized when he was doing community organizing, was that the base for charity, good deeds, helping the homeless, feeding the hungry, clothing children, all mainly came out of the churches. He saw that this was where the real work was being done and that’s when he found Trinity and blah blah blah.

But…he kind of has a point right? He’s right, that is where most of the charity work is done. And he’s changed Bush’s rules about no hiring on religious beliefs, etc.

And c’mon, let’s really think about this for a minute, do you believe that Obama wants to go in to towns, change every single person into a God-fearing Christian, will start wars because Jesus told him to, or believes that America is right because it’s “God’s America”?

Do you? Me neither.

It all comes down to trust I suppose, and to critical thinking of what he’s doing, what he will do to win and what he’ll do once he gets in. Yes, he’s way more serious now and his lofty speeches are done…good. Yes, he’s changing his views (please on Iraq, PLEASE, if my President doesn’t have the option to change his views the more he learns than you better believe I’m moving to Canada, DAMNIT)…good. Yes, he’s saying some things he needs to say to win, and I believe he believes them too (besides FISA, urgh).

I’m still with you Obama, and I’m still with you if you further “refine” your views about all kinds of things. You’re learning. Me too.