Now that Powell has endorsed Obama, the nation has officially flip into a parallel universe.  I’m perplexed by the timing of the endorsement.  Now that the campaign’s have been underway for virtually two years, NOW and only now, does Powell endorse Obama?  Makes me think that Powell was hesitating to commit his endorsement given the volatility of both campaigns and his being perceived as a black racist early on.

Now that Obama has the “edge” but McCain has a perceivable “shot” at the election, Powell decides to throw his endorsement into the mix.  Huh????

Until today, I considered Powell one of the great political figures of our time; not so certain of that now.  I’ve spent several months trying to understand and evaluate Obama neutrally and I’ve finally concluded that there is just TOO MUCH of the “un-answered” about the Obama to really cough up my vote the the guy.  Simply put, I JUST DON’T TRUST OBAMA.

There are highly poignant questions that have NEVER been put to bed with finality regarding Obama past and present by his own words.  I don’t give a damn about flowery speech and eloquence in explanations.  Give me/us substance dammit.  By all means, please don’t treat me like I’m some gibbering idiot and assume that I will automatically fall for colloquialisms, high-brow speeches and innuendo’s.  If you’re not providing substance to your campaign rhetoric and avoiding media-type/hype talking points, I’m not listening much beyond the first paragraph of his speech.

Hell, let me list my concerns:

1. Experience to barely fill your pocket; Obama hasn’t got enough LIFE experience (let alone world political experience) to hold our nations sovereignty in the palm of his hand.
2. Acorn; $800K paid to them in early 2008 to do what?
3. Ayers; worked with him, devised political career with him, a mentor, a good professor living in his neighborhood?
4. Hasn’t released all records, including familial records indicating extended family in foreign countries.
5. “Reverend” Jeremiah Wright; confirmed racist and, by his own admission, Obama’s mentor.
6. 20 years of attendance at a radically racist “church”; never heard any racism in that church even after attending for 20 years and being married by Wright and Wright’s christening of Obama’s children?
7. Apparent campaign financing from foreign governments/individuals; Ok, spill it.  From who and where outside of US?
8. Infanticide; regardless of a woman’s health risk, kill them if she wants it dead?
9. Socialist slant; what I earn above $250,000 goes to the socialist kitty.  If I make more than $42,000, my taxes go even higher?  Hell, I can hardly afford gas these days.
10. Patriotism; for who Vladimir Lenin?  I’m not working for everyone else.  I’m providing for my family in the best legal way I can imagine; hard work and get paid for it.

I’ve done my digging against McCain and still have difficulty finding as concerning issues similar to Obama.

Two final thoughts:

1. I’ve heard nothing from BO that convinces me that he has the best interest of our families foremost in mind.  On the contrary, I find that he has the best interest of the govenment in mind since he indicates, with every word, that he and his entourage know best how to spend my hard earned income; that’s socialism.
2. He simply has too many disconcerting issues that keep coming up and NEVER put away with an answer that is not some flowery diatribe devised to distract and misdirect; summation?  DISTRUST.