Obama/Biden ticket: A personal observation.

[IndianaGreen]

The choice we face this November could not be starker. McCain will not only pack SCOTUS with Roe-repealing judges, but he will also endorse the right-to-lifers assertion that birth control is a form of abortion. Add to that McCain's well-documented tendency to resort to military action as the solution to a complex world, and I wouldn't be surprised that McCain's election as President would result in the deaths of millions, if not billions of people across this planet.

The intra-party political discourse seems to have been reduced to an issue of "disrespect" toward a losing Democratic candidate, despite that candidate strong endorsement of Obama/Biden ticket. The trauma centers in our cities are filled with gunshot victims having the misfortune of getting in the path of a bullet aimed at someone that was seen as "disrespecting" the shooter.

The Constitution has been torn to shreds. Our republic is in grave peril. Our liberties have been compromised. Millions have died or been displaced by neocon wars. Abortion rights are under threat. My happiness and rights as a LGBT American are at stake. There is no way in Hell that I would vent whatever disappointments I may have in the outcome of the primaries by staying home on Election Day or by casting a vote for John McCain.

[still_one]

1. Well said /nt

[liberalmuse]

2. Amen. Thank you.

All of those who are showing disrespect and hatred towards one of our own should be ashamed of themselves. They hurt our cause, and shame our party. They are throwing up a strawman, or 'woman' that in truth is very weak. I guess it behooves them to demonize a certain person who instead deserves respect, and who has done a helluva lot more than they ever will to better this country.

[IndianaGreen]

3. There is too much at stake!

Most of my LGBT friends were for Hillary. I treated them with respect and I did not throw salt on their wounds after Hillary dropped out. Many are still disappointed at her loss, but they are committed to defeating the GOP this November, not just at the federal level, but at the state and local level.

Like my friend and comrade David Zephyr, I thought Hillary would have been the strongest Veep on an Obama ticket. As a former DU Bidenite, I don't share some of David's concerns about Biden, although I think David raises many important and well-reasoned points in the analysis he posted in DU earlier today. I can only hope and pray that those that are disappointed and upset are able to set those legitimate feelings aside and work to defeat the GOP in November.

[mmonk]

4. Well put.

No way can we let McCain pull off getting the Oval Office.