Fourthly, I support Barack Obama for President because I believe in his sincerity. I believe in his sincerity because the man has been consistent in presenting who he is and what he stands for throughout his presidential campaign. He has said repeatedly that he is about hope, about uniting people around a common purpose, about changing and elevating the political discourse, about setting higher standards for ourselves in relation to our world and its troubles.
You may say that his message has been so consistent because his campaign has always been pretty successful the way it is; he hasn’t been forced to tweak it. If so, then that speaks to the value and appropriateness of his message to the American people. He speaks, and we respond. That says a lot about this being the right guy for us.
But I would also point out that as Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton changed places in the delegate chase in the primaries, Barack’s message remained consistent, when he was down and when he was up.
Now I fully support a politician’s right to change his or her mind about a particular policy or position as new facts come in (which is different than changing your stripes according to political expediency), but I admire Barack’s consistency in who he is and what he stands for. Barack says to us, “This is who I am, this is what I stand for, this is what you’ll get.” It’s a take-it-or-leave-it proposition, the same proposition that Joe Biden offered that made him my first choice for President before he dropped out of the primary race as a presidential candidate.
Well, I like who you are, Barack, and what you stand for, and I want more.
About Me
- Judd Miller
- Judd's writing has appeared in USA Today, Association Management magazine, and numerous trade publications. He is the author of three novels, a book on decision-making, and a film short. He is currently writing a historical novel set in Nazi Germany, 1934.
