No idea what Thom's reasons were, but this was one of the primary reasons why I voted for McCain and against Obama (I've posted this link before, but it's worthy of another look now that Obama is our President-Elect):

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/opinion/s_596 337.html

So what do people expect from an Obama presidency?

I'm hoping the worst we get is the kind of Republican-lite that we got with Clinton.  Obama will have to find his Gingrich to make that happen, but I could live with Clinton redux if I have to.

What I would like to see?  Ah, there's a list:

1. I'd like to see an administration full of broke-ass people who are willing to remain broke-ass for the next four years and work for the country they love with no thought to their own interests.  Government work pays well with excellent benefits.  Put all your assets in a blind trust and bust your broke-ass asses like you're trying to make history, not money.
2. One of the first things Bush did was increase the time before Presidential documents must be released under the FOIA.  I found this a little odd but innocuous when it happened.  Now, in the interest of transparency, I want Obama to reverse that so we can see what the little fucker was trying to hide.
3. Then there's the traditional fund/not fund of overseas groups that give out abortion information or perform abortions.  That needs reversed.
4. Close Gitmo, stop torturing people.
5. Put some teeth back on the FISA court, stop domestic wiretaps.
6. Increase the reward for bin Laden, change the conditions from "Dead or Alive" to "Alive", and threaten extreme sanctions against the country harboring him if it comes to light that they knew he was there.  Osama bin Laden must be brought to trial.
7. Decrimilize marijuana.
8. Pardon someone.  Anyone.  We keep hearing about all these people imprisoned for crimes they did not commit; if injustice is that rampant we've got to be able to find someone and give them the freedom they deserve.  One pardon, early on, will make a staement: we fix our mistakes.
9. Legalize marijuana.
10. Change the dialogue on Iraq.  We need to stop talking about Iraq in terms of winning and losing.  If we went there to get Saddam - we won!  If we went there to prevent WMDs from getting into the wrong hands - we won!  If we went there to find WMDs - we lost.  If we went there to secure vital resources for the U.S. - we're assholes.  The War in Iraq is over.  We won all there is to win.  If we frame the debate in terms of how Iraq can win, we can start to see things in terms of democracy winning, the Middle East winning, the World winning.  We need to make this the world's cause, seek global support, and let the people of Iraq win, at long last.  If it breaks us, so be it.  We broke them first and owe it to them to fix it.

edit: clarifications to #6

Scott Richards wrote:  Howard Mackie wrote: I am just curious... and not trying to be snarky... but why would you oppose the superior choice? There are so many things I wanted to say here, but I guess your attitude speaks for itself.  Wow.

Curious about why you think Howard has an attitude, Scott?  Did you not read the post directly above his that he is responding to?  "Superior choice" was Thom Price's wording.  I took Howard at face value and didn't infer any attitude.  He was simply asking a question based on Thom's use of the word "superior" as in it being confusing to oppose someone Thom said he thought was superior.

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