Well, I don't want to be a killjoy, but I definitely am not a fan of Barack Obama. You mentioned many Americans admire him. I would add that these are the Americans who are Democrats. Americans who are Republicans do not admire him. The country is very evenly split between Democrats and Republicans.

However, Democrats have a virtual stranglehold on the mainstream media, which is why you read and hear mostly praise about Senator Obama.

I personally am an Independent. Neither Republicans nor Democrats represent my political philosophy, which is laissez-faire capitalism. So I must either vote for one of the candidates, both of whom espouse political philosphies is abhor, or I must abstain from voting altogether. There are no good options for a capitalist, such as myself.

As a capitalist, it is pretty obvious why I don't admire Obama. He's an advocate of the welfare state, with more and more government control of the economy. Exactly the wrong direction in which to go. It would be pointless to list which of his policies I disagree with, since I disagree with virtually all of them.

I also disagree with the Republicans, who want to mix religion with government by teaching creationism in school, etc. They also push welfare state programs, just like the Democrats.

As I said, I'm not trying to be a killjoy. But I have to make clear my opposition to the statist direction in which America is going, which Obama wants to continue and intensify.

Chuck

@chuck:

First of all, thank you for your very personal and honest opinion. I can clearly see where you come from.As I've said, I don't know a lot about the Senator. (I remember I even said one time in the past that I thought I was apolitical.)

Just like you, my preference is based on my political views.You said you're more into capitalism, I am not.I'm more into public welfare. To each his own, I guess.

Senator Obama seems to embody his very battlecry which is change.We can't deny the fact that he's popular (irregardless of the fact that the Democrats have a virtual stranglehold on the media) and people are the very ones who can catapult him to power.I know the word "change" is overused but the Senator has unparalleled charisma that effectively sends the message across.

Capitalism is good but I think there should be an equal distribution of wealth and income. I know it's hard to be realized and we can only rely on the government to do their job, that is to uphold public welfare without sacrificing the economy. I hope I made my point.

I don't care about the votes. Even I have yet to exercise my right of suffrage, believe it or not.

No, you are not a kill joy.Your thoughts are welcome here. People should only have to respect each other's views and beliefs and everything will be just fine. :)

re: your entrecard troubles, wala naman ako naging problem today... hmmm... maybe browser and may problem?

I'm a Filipino but in my observations - there are just too many reasons why Obama will not be US President.

Americans are known patriots - and they don't see it in Obama.

@xee: feeling ko browser nga prob.cge try ko ipareinstall pagbalik ni bf from cebu. :)

@bloggista: yeah, but we also have to remember americans are divided into two: democrats and republicans.:)