tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24777080.post4116556586227972075..comments2023-05-01T03:24:29.064-07:00Comments on The Blog @ Araujo Arts: Obama selects Joe BidenJohn P. Araujohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01854443973281504313noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24777080.post-72751042192732339602008-08-24T16:21:00.000-07:002008-08-24T16:21:00.000-07:00I fully understand why Obama went with the pick th...I fully understand why Obama went with the pick that he did. I had no illusions whatsoever that he might pick an anti-abortion running mate. You had mentioned the women's vote. Undoubtedly, Hillary Clinton's supporters are probably still not happy (and that's probably putting it lightly) over how things turned out for Hillary, so Obama couldn't exactly pick an anti-abortion candidate without virtually assuring a death knell for his candidacy, because to do such a thing would have been seen by them as rubbing salt in the wound. I understand the new dynamic or paradigm in the Democratic Party - I just don't like it. But despite having disagreements with some of my views, you still replied to this particular blog entry. A lesser man would have simply ignored the entry and stopped reading my blog altogether - but not you. To me, that shows the kind of man you are - the kind that doesn't let disagreements stop him from discussing the issues. And for that, <I>amigo</I>, you have my gratitude. :-)John P. Araujohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01854443973281504313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24777080.post-24393745894325338552008-08-24T11:41:00.000-07:002008-08-24T11:41:00.000-07:00"Alas, it was not the case, as Obama only reached ..."Alas, it was not the case, as Obama only reached out for someone on his side of the aisle – no change, none at all. Same-o same-o."<BR/><BR/>You know, J.P., I think you know that you're being disingenuous by suggesting that Obama should pick an anti-abortion rights activist rather than a pro-choice candidate. What's more, Biden lines up with Obama on a number of other issues, thus making him a reasonable selection.<BR/><BR/>Picking a candidate solely on the basis of one issue - and one that you don't agree on at that - would have been the height of foolishness for Obama and the Democrats, especially in a year with the women's vote (as you might imagine, they have a serious interest in any law regarding their own reproductive rights) up for grabs. <BR/><BR/>When Obama talks of change, I think he refers to bringing change to a White House that in the past eight years has abused its authority of the executive branch, driven us into a tremendous deficit after years of surplus, lowered the U.S.'s standing around the world, turned the Justice Dept. into a political arm used to go after enemies, plunged us into a massively unpopular war and on and on. <BR/><BR/>I imagine that you'll argue that abortion supercedes all of the above as issues of importance. And you're free to believe that. But don't expect other Democrats to feel the same way.blackinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00537923754597016040noreply@blogger.com