I agree with you Bucco. I, like your 5 friends started out semi in Obama's camp; but mostly just fed up with both parties...and certainly not impressed with their presidential offerings.
Unsure of who to vote for, I started reading and researching also. I tried, I really tried to believe in him, but I just can't get passed the fact that Obama appears to be a puppet for a puppet master that is hidden behind the curtain. Too scary for me.