gilesanauthor's Blog

Did anyone see Obama on "The View" on  Friday?   I haven't had the computer until now, so I am just now catching up.  I did watch this, I wasn't going to, and then I thought--well, my curiosity got the better of me.

First, he was inconsistent in his answers.  He was still trying to make excuses for his minister and church choice.  He really skirted the direct answer--seems he is good at that [gee a bit like  Bill Clinton ]

Secondly, any person in a leadership position who can't look an audience straight in the eye doesn't get my vote.  Watch him--he has a shifty eye about him, and that really bothers me. 

I know now after watching him with the --for a change- polite women on The View --on Friday that I can't vote for him. 

There are so many issues facing us in the next four years, and maybe leaving Iraq will happen, but it is something to be done with caution--leaving an open possibility of that part of the world exploding isn't a good idea either.

The economy needs help!  I am not sure that Obama, or Clinton or even McCain will be the key--I think that will come from a good strong cabinet, the citizens of this great country, a bit of struggle and as normal, hard work,  not just one man, or woman.

Immigration--the gates have been open for so long now, that they won't be easy to close.

Health care--hmmmm--do you really want to wait for 2-3 months to see a doctor only to wait another lengthy period of time for an emergancy proceedure--or to be told--sorry you don't qualify??  Yes, we need something more affordable in the way of health care--but heh--it needs to start with the pharmesutical companies, the hospitals that over charge for everything [and believe me, I know about that one].  Insurance companies themselves need to make a huge move to make insurance affordable for all of us--with a reasonable cost without having to have such high deductables that no one can afford to have anything done.  At least there is some kind of a move towards the affordable generic prescriptions.

I don't think either of the Democratic candidates is ideal, but Obama has gone down a notch in my personal opinion poll.