Reply #90: It's not just you.

[alarimer]

I feel the same. I am definitely out on the left wing, while the Democratic Party (and most of the people who ran for the nomination) are more and more centrist. I am highly skeptical of Obama, as far as progressive values go. I think I've stopped being one of those "hold your nose and vote for the D" kind of people. I am not swayed by pretty speeches anymore. I do not trust the "messianic fervor" around this guy but most likely that is just a reaction to the last 8 years of crap. I hope the American people know better than to hope for someone to save them (ultimately it is up to us, not our politicians) and that they know it is necessary to hold his feet to the fire to uphold true democratic values and not shift things to the center to win elections or avoid being accused of being soft of terrorism or whatever. Mostly I think the DLC and Bill Clinton (although there is a lot to like about him) have ruined the Democratic Party for actual progressive values and that Obama is simply following that formula, horrible though it is.