Obama has officially lost my vote

[howeird]

I have nothing against Joe Biden. Obama has lost my vote by naming a running mate before he has officially been nominated. On top of his arrogant European tour and elitist Hawaiian vacation, this is just too much.

I'm a stickler for people following their own rules, which is why I don't read a lot of fantasy novels - most fantasy authors keep making up rules and exceptions to them as they go, and that's cheating. I like sci-fi because once the nature of the broken rule is established (warp drive, time machine, silicon life forms, etc.) the author stays within that framework.

The rules for Obama were simple:
1. There's an election by the delegates at the convention. No matter what the pundits and second-guessers say the vote total will be, it's not over till the delegates vote.

2. You don't get to choose a running mate until you are the official candidate.

It's called democracy. Obama apparently prefers the Chicago-style version.

Comments

[howeird]

I don't think I'm going to vote for president.

As for the Veep choice, as yourbob points out it's been the thing to do ever since I stopped paying attention to conventions, but I still don't like it.

I just plain don't trust Obama, and can't see putting another Republican in office.

Something to think about: If you cast your mind back to four years ago, John Kerry announced his choice for running mate was between McCain and Edwards. Joe Biden endorsed the Kerry-McCain ticket.

[bovil.livejournal.com]

It's the prerogative of Democrats to admit they're wrong and change their minds. Only consistency fetishists Republicans have to stay the course and never admit they were wrong.