Say Anything Blog

A poll question from CNN’s website:

I detest Obama as a candidate, and even I think that’s a dumb question.

Even so, my father tonight (himself a Vietnam veteran decorated with a silver star - pinned on by Patton’s son - four bronze stars, four purple hearts and various other commendations) told me that Obama’s decision not to wear a flag pin really bothers him.  He said that he also finds Obama’s explanation for not wearing it, that he’s doing it to show that he doesn’t support the war in Iraq, pretty lame.

I can actually understand that argument.  I, personally, don’t care much if a politician wears a flag pin or not.  I’m more concerned with what that politician’s character and policies are like, but Obama saying that he won’t wear an American flag on his clothing because he oppose the foreign policy of our current President smacks of divisive politics to me.  One need not support the war in Iraq to support the country in general.

But even given that, I don’t find Obama particularly unpatriotic.  He’d be terrible for this country.  His new taxes and spending would send our economy down the crapper and mortgage our collective financial futures.  His foreign policy naivete would put us in danger, and the potential for his hidden political radicalism downright scares me.  But none of that makes me doubt that he feels his policies are what’s best for this country.

I feel that he genuinely wants to do what is best for the country.  It’s just that he’s terribly, horribly misguided as to what that is.