EveningStar
07-23-2008, 08:31 PM
Burt Prelutsky
Townhall.com
July 23, 2008
Because there is so much about Barack Obama that I find personally offensive -- things ranging from his friends and religious mentors to his obvious arrogance and his wife -- I have rarely brought up his politics. Partly that’s because his support of leftist policies aren’t all that much different from Hillary Clinton’s or any other liberal in the U.S. Senate, and partly because I tend to think that when electing a president, who must not only serve as head of the executive branch of the federal government but as a living symbol of the country, character and values trumps his position on a handful of current issues.
More, with reader comments (http://www.townhall.com/columnists/BurtPrelutsky/2008/07/23/a_few_more_reasons_to_oppose_obama?page=full&comments=true)
Townhall.com
July 23, 2008
Because there is so much about Barack Obama that I find personally offensive -- things ranging from his friends and religious mentors to his obvious arrogance and his wife -- I have rarely brought up his politics. Partly that’s because his support of leftist policies aren’t all that much different from Hillary Clinton’s or any other liberal in the U.S. Senate, and partly because I tend to think that when electing a president, who must not only serve as head of the executive branch of the federal government but as a living symbol of the country, character and values trumps his position on a handful of current issues.
More, with reader comments (http://www.townhall.com/columnists/BurtPrelutsky/2008/07/23/a_few_more_reasons_to_oppose_obama?page=full&comments=true)