I’m not sure who “LP” at nmfbihop.com is, but s/he speaks well about supporting Obama. mjh

New Mexico FBIHOP:: Tomorrow, I’m Voting For Barack Obama

by: LP

Tomorrow in New Mexico, we will join nearly two dozen other states in
voting for our choice for the Democratic candidate.  The field has been
winnowed down to just two contenders, Senator Barack Obama and Senator
Hillary Clinton.  Both candidates
are good choices, and would be not only a vast improvement over the
current President, but would offer a better choice by far than anything
the Republicans can put up.

Despite this, my clear choice for the Democratic nomination for
President is Barack Obama.  I have been leaning towards voting for
Obama for months, but after seeing him speak last week, I made up my
mind.  Not only do I believe he would be a very good President, with
the potential to be great, I believe he has the best chance of winning
the Presidency in November against whichever Republican becomes the GOP
nominee.

It wasn’t the endorsements from the Albuquerque Journal, Santa Fe New Mexican and Albuquerque Tribune
that convinced me. Nor was it the support of a large number of
progressive politicians who have aligned themselves with Barack Obama.
 It wasn’t his powerful speaking style (if you have not see the Yes We Can speech yet, you are missing out).  It wasn’t that he would be the first black man to be President.

No, what convinced me was simple: when I look at Barack Obama
and what he stands for, I realize it is also what I stand for.  I
realize that he has a plan going into office.  I realize that the plan
he has would not only be good for me and my family, but good for all of
America.  

Change.  I know, it’s all but a buzzword at this point int he
election, but it is true.  Barack Obama looks to be genuinely dedicated
to changing the way things are done in Washington.  Or at least do as
much as he can to change the culture of Washington.  Most people I talk
to do not trust those making decisions in Washington, DC.  I have hope
that an Obama presidency would help counteract some of that.

When he spoke in Albuquerque, the most impressive part of his
appearance was when he took questions from the audience.  Some were
obviously easier than others; he surely hears questions about veterans
rights in nearly every city.  Coming to New Mexico, he surely knew
immigration would be a potential topic.  But the impressive answers
came on questions about AIDS, about how to help struggling non-profits
and on Native American rights.

All important issues, and all issues that Obama was able to
speak about and sound intelligent on.  Something our current President
can’t seem able to do.

And then there’s Iraq.

Iraq was the biggest issue of the 2006 election, and that looks
unlikely to change before November.   The current amount of American
soldiers killed in Iraq sits at 3945, including 35 sons and daughters
of New Mexico.  Nearly 29,000 have been injured.  Whereas McCain and
the Republicans are perfectly fine with staying in Iraq for an
indefinite period of time, Obama has pledged to immediately begin
removing troops from Iraq.

This is a politician who surely wants troops out of Iraq as
quickly as possible. He is a politician who initially opposed the war
and still opposes the war.  He is someone who I trust (not a word commonly applied to politicians) to do as he says and bring our troops home.

Or instead of reading all of that, I could have just gave you
the short answer: He’s the best person for the job.  And that’s why he
will have my vote tomorrow.