Why I wont be campaigning for Obama in 2012.

When people say, "Blame the ones who voted for Obama in 2008, for the problems in this country." I want to slap them in the face. Yeah, I am not particularly happy with him either- but you act like your President was the holiest man on the block. Regardless of all the screw ups that Obama has had, it is NOTHING in comparison to the problems and the dismal failure of the Bush Administration. It isn't going to clear up either, He screwed up- and that's all history will remember him for. Nothing is ever going to change that, and no matter how much you demonize Barack Obama, it will never change that fact. But this isn't about Bush... I am just saying this, to prove a point.

The reason, I will not be putting a yard sign, making phone calls in swing states, wearing a T shirt, having a bumper sticker for our President- is because, He has not made me happy one bit.

He has betrayed the ones that believed in him. He was suppose to be different, but he is turning into the same old, same old.

How can we believe anything he says? When he has done directly opposite of what he went out to do.

When the Conservatives call him too Liberal, I say he is too Conservative. He has bent so far to making people happy, that I don't even know what he is. Obama is, "just is."

Here are some prime examples of why I am not going to endorse him:

* When the BP Oil Spill happened, he wasn't tough enough. He had the perfect and oppritune time to advance clean energy. Now BP is going back and drilling in the same place!

* The Health Care Bill was a disaster. He never came out and supported the logical choices that would help our Health Care system. Instead, he let congress and the Insurance industry make the shadiest piece of legislation that FORCES us to pay for something or we receive a fine. If you are going to do Health Care Reform, might as well create a Public Option. Because this bill is going to wreck havoc on every single person in the United States.

*He never closed Gitmo, even though he said he would. We are still torturing people there, and having shady trials. I know you say Terrorists don't deserve trials. But, we as Americans need to be a shining example. How in the world can we expect other nations not to torture if we aren't? AND YES... Water Boarding is Torture. Ask John Mccain, if it's torture.

*He sat down and didn't do a thing when collective bargaining was at stake, even though he said he would. He never did, never came to their defense. Didn't do a thing for anybody in the unions.


Barack Obama is weak. He is the weakest president we have ever had in my recent memory. He doesn't remind me of Jimmy Carter, He doesn't remind me of Bush, He doesn't remind me of Reagan.... No he reminds me of something we have never seen. He is not gained the respect of the American people, because he has not been doing things that would make anyone respect him.

And then he comes waltzing to us, "Will you support us for 2012?" . I don't want to see an extreme Conservative or a Libertarian get into office. That to me is still more terrifying than 8 years of Obama.... however, I don't know how to answer that. He made us believe in something, in change... and what we got was more of the same. Maybe change is impossible?

I know the President can't work miracles, we weren't expecting him to. We were expecting him to stand for principles, for justice, for freedom. He hasn't done these simple things... and that is truly heart wrenching.