Reply #45: Respectfully & strongly disagree.

[H2O Man]

I endorsed Senator Obama on this forum in early 2008. No progressives had a problem with my doing so. Other non-progressive forum members engaged in an effort to have me banned from DU.

I campaigned a great deal in 2008 in my area in upstate NY. This included working at the Democratic Headquarters (a family tradition since 1960 in that particular city); going door-to-door; and speaking to groups from the Democratic Left that are not within our party.

President Obama has done some good things, and some disappointing things, as well. I think that many Progressive Democrats, such as myself, think of the King quote, "I will not make a butchery of my conscience," when it comes to Barack Obama in 2011. I believe his support of the "tar sands" bit was more than wrong politically, economically, and socially. I think it violates spiritual and moral law. I am not planning to do anything against him in the coming year, but I cannot in good conscience support his campaign. And I did not move away from him: he owns responsibility for his actions.I am still a Progressive Democrat, who will do at very least as much for the party in 2012 as any member on this forum.