Originally Posted by Villages Kahuna

My call to action to try to change our political leadership in the future seems to have morphed very quickly into yet another review of the 2008 presidential campaign, the candidates, what they said or didn't say, what experience they had or didn't have, and yadda yadda.

Hey, we are where we are. What's the point in trying to prove that what anyone said or believed in 2008 was right or wrong? That gets us nowhere.

I'll say it once more--I voted for Obama because on balance I thought he was a better choice than McCain. I'd probably do it the same way if it were still 2008. But it's not. The Obama administration hasn't worked out as I had hoped. I won't vote for his re-election. I'll continue to talk about what we need to do to improve future political leadership in the country.

If everyone wants to continue to talk about how right they were in their assessment of the candidates back in 2008--have at it. If everyone believes that "it's too late" as does Donna2, or that the current adminsitration is "attacking the very fibre of the country" (as I knew he would) as Bucco does, maybe we should all conclude that there's nothing that can be done or no one who can do anything about the future political leadership of this country.

I'm not in that camp, folks. So if you want to continue to exchange messages about how right you were and that you told us so, have at it. I'll choose to conduct my "discussions" with others who may have a more optimistic and thoughtfu view of what can and should be done.