'Obamacans' - Sen. Barack Obama's term for Republicans who whisper their support for him.
'Obamacons'- leading conservatives of various stripes who have declared their support for the Democrat.
Obama's conservative fan club
Here is a sampling of views of conservatives who have either endorsed Obama or are considering endorsing him publicly.
Andrew Sullivan, conservative blogger for the Atlantic Monthly: %26quot;Obama's story confirms what conservatives have always believed about America. He is the black son of an immigrant, raised by a modest single mother and yet despite the obstacles inherent in his background he is approaching the pinnacle of American success. Isn't he the poster boy for what conservatives have always assured us is possible in America?%26quot;
Armstrong Williams, an African American conservative and talk radio host who is not an Obamacon but said he might become one: %26quot;I'm not going to just blindly go to the polls and vote for someone because they're a Republican anymore. I wouldn't have given two cents of thought to this in the past, but fortunately I'm maturing and fortunately for the first time in my life I could vote for a Democrat for president.%26quot; Williams refuses to base his vote on race, %26quot;however the stain of America is race, human slavery and de jure segregation and no one can ignore the fact that since the founding of this country, only white men have occupied the White House.%26quot;
Larry Hunter, supply-side economist who helped write Republicans' 1994 Contract With America: %26quot;How can I possibly support a candidate who proposes domestic policies (especially tax and economic policies) that are completely antithetical to everything I believe? ... It is indicative of how much I value individual freedom and how profoundly important I believe foreign policy to be at this juncture of American history that I am enthusiastically supporting Barack Obama for president. It doesn't hurt that McCain himself is only slightly less wrong on economic and tax policy. ... My sentiments on Obama are best captured in the note a conservative friend of mine, Wendell Gunn, wrote Obama when he sent him a campaign contribution: 'My contribution to your campaign is based on hope and change: My hope that you will change your mind on the tax and economic policies you are proposing.' %26quot;
Andrew J. Bacevich, professor of history and international relations at Boston University, writing in the American Conservative: %26quot;We should take (McCain) at his word: his commitment to continuing the most disastrous of President Bush's misadventures is irrevocable. ... He is the candidate of the War Party. The election of John McCain would provide a new lease on life to American militarism, while perpetuating the U.S. penchant for global interventionism marketed under the guise of liberation.%26quot;
Douglas Kmiec, former head of the Office of Legal Counsel in the Reagan and first Bush administrations: %26quot;I'm disappointed that a legacy of great achievement that I think Ronald Reagan and the first President Bush brought to the Republican Party (has ended): in terms of fiscal responsibility and conveying as Reagan did that a free market and personal responsibility and defense of home and local community often redounds to the happiness of the human person. Somehow we've managed in the last eight years to forget all the basics, to violate all of the first principles. We've lost sight of the things that really mattered to us. If I had to give us a report card, I'd have to say, in the way the nuns used to express it, 'not promoted to the following grade.' %26quot;
Susan Eisenhower, granddaughter of Republican President Dwight Eisenhower: %26quot;Deep in America's heart, I believe, is the nagging fear that our best years as a nation are over. We are disliked overseas and feel insecure at home. We watch as our federal budget hemorrhages red ink and our civil liberties are eroded. Crises in energy, health care and education threaten our way of life and our ability to compete internationally. ... My grandfather was pursued by both political parties ... (and) went on to win the presidency with the indispensable help of a 'Democrats for Eisenhower' movement. These crossover voters were attracted by his pledge to bring change to Washington and by the prospect that he would unify the nation. It is in this great tradition that I support Barack Obama's candidacy for president.%26quot;
David Friedman, economist at Santa Clara University and son of Nobel-winning economist Milton Friedman: %26quot;Bush was elected on a pro-market, small government platform and proceeded to greatly expand the size of government - and not only in the form of military spending. His view of the legitimate power of the executive branch, including the authority to deliberately violate federal law, I find frightening. Perhaps, if we are lucky, Obama will turn out to be the anti-Bush.%26quot;
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Is Colin Powell an 'Obamacan', shortly to become an 'Obamacon'? Would that knock the stuffing out of McCain?
They talk several times a week on the phone according to Obama and Powell. That has to mean something. In my opinion and this is just my opinion, I believe that Powell will be in Obama's cabinet in some capacity. Perhaps Secretary of Defense.
Is Colin Powell an 'Obamacan', shortly to become an 'Obamacon'? Would that knock the stuffing out of McCain?
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no, thanks for the points.
Nope. Powell is a black republican and it would reflect horribly on him. It would be obvious that he's voting due to race if he did that
I'd love to see Colin Powell endorse Obama but unfortunately if he did, people would scream that he's only doing it because they're both black. The fact that he's NOT endorsing McCain speaks volumes, though.
Very Cool! Thanks for the info!
Yes, I'm waiting for Powell to do that. I think Powell will come out the last week of the compaign.
Troops Deployed Abroad Give 6:1 to Obama
During World War II, soldiers crouching in foxholes penned letters assuring their sweethearts that they'd be home soon. Now, between firefights in the Iraqi desert, some infantrymen have been sending a different kind of mail stateside: two or three hundred dollars -- or whatever they can spare -- towards a presidential election that could very well determine just how soon they come home.
According to an analysis of campaign contributions by the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics, Democrat Barack Obama has received nearly six times as much money from troops deployed overseas at the time of their contributions than has Republican John McCain, and the fiercely anti-war Ron Paul, though he suspended his campaign for the Republican nomination months ago, has received more than four times McCain's haul.
Despite McCain's status as a decorated veteran and a historically Republican bent among the military, members of the armed services overall -- whether stationed overseas or at home -- are also favoring Obama with their campaign contributions in 2008, by a $55,000 margin. Although 59 percent of federal contributions by military personnel has gone to Republicans this cycle, of money from the military to the presumed presidential nominees, 57 percent has gone to Obama.
A lot of folks here do not realize that Powell has stated in the past and on more than one occation that he was considering supporting Obama.
You have just insulted Colin Powell's integrity and intelligence in a HUGE way!
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