Reply #7: Obama wants to be President

[GOPFighter]

And he's got a good shot at it. He knows his chances will be diminished if a) he becomes known as a Black leader, and b) if he becomes known as a "liberal senator". So he's a realist. I'm not. I'm an idealist.

However, I think Obama is very concerned at just how divided this country has become and he knows that this division is based partly on race, and that minorities are the biggest losers in this divided atmosphere. I honestly believe one of Obama's bigger goals right now is to try to unite the country and get us all working together again. He thinks the country is ready to heal given the right leadership (personally I'd rather remain divided so that someday we can kick the asses of the ignorant wing of the Republican Party!)

I feel conflicted. Obama is one of the few Democrats that has a good chance of kicking the current plutocrat/theocrats out of power, and I do miss the days when Americans wanted to be respected in the world. On the other hand, if he and the Democratic Party become centrist, GOP-lites, I will have to leave the party.

I think it's too early to give up on Obama. I'm more interested in how he votes and leads than on what he says.

GOPFighter