Reply #5: It takes more than being a dynamic speaker to be a good

[alarimer]

leader. Which is why I have not jumped on the Obama bandwagon and have been a little dismayed at the apparent anointing of Obama by the media. I need more than platitudes and empty promises. I want a candidate that is going to stand up for the fundamentals of the Democratic Party platform. I also do not want one who is making nice with the Christian fundamentalists. I am afraid that choice and gay marriage will be issues once again consigned to the dustbin. These are fundamental privacy and human rights issues. If a candidates is willing to throw any human rights away, then what else are they willing to compromise on. I am taking a wait and see attitude towards Obama. I just don't like the way everyone is treating him as the second coming. It disturbs me in a way I cannot quite articulate.