Amnesia

John has said repeatedly that being for Obama is a derangement syndrome. Not unlike the Bushies who, no matter what he did, still loved him.

I don't know whether it's selective memory or just blind fealty to the party but it seems that people I know who were ardent Clinton supporters don't remember anything about the primary and are behind Obama now. Perhaps the real change they're hoping for is that he won't be the man he is.

I cannot vote for a man who went to a racist church for twenty years. I can't forget that. Or that his pastor mocked my man Bill Clinton and dry humped on the alter to demean President Clinton.

I cannot vote for a man who has lied repeatedly on everything from FISA to campaign finance to Acorn and on an on.

I cannot vote for a man I am supposed to believe has such shallow relationships that everyone is "not the person I knew."

I cannot vote for a man who has stepped on everyone to get where he is with no accomplishments to speak of except his rise to the top.

I cannot vote for a man who called Bill & Hillary Clinton racists. Wait, where is Bill Clinton's office now? Could it be Harlem? Man, he is a racist.

So I didn't. God help me but I voted for McCain. It was tough. While I was standing in line looking at the sample ballot I thought, how am I going to do this? But I live in an important swing state and I put my country first. I nearly threw up when I got back to my car. It's difficult to go against what you've always done. I've always voted Democratic.

But I couldn't forget who Obama is and what he has done.