disappointed ...

... by their candidate's recent performance.

on the issue of iraq: obama has now backtracked from a previous strong rhetorical stance against continued presence. his recent performance at the committee hearings against patraeus pale in comparison to hillary's strong stance. his advisors talk of keeping 60-80k troops there, a 50% reduction, rather than a full withdrawl like clinton proposes.

on the issue of tibet and china: obama spoke against boycotting the olympics, taking a wait and see attitude and said "how do you force your banker to do something?" all this while his strong supporters in san francisco take it to the streets demanding boycott. clinton is at the forefront providing leadership for his supporters.

on his qualifications in foreign policy: he mentioned that because he's been on a college trip in pakistan in the 80s and met with people that makes him more qualified than the other candidates. his naivity to presume that nothing has changed since the 80s, to claiming that those young end of college trips are good credentials is pompous exaggeration. i have done a fair bit of travelling myself, and met many people who spend months and years travelling to middle east, all over the world, but none of them would say that their experience makes them qualified to be a leader in foreign policy.

i still don't get why obama supporters insist on clinging on to an idol that is of no substance and unable to stand up strongly for any principle when pressured.

deep down, i know obama supporters are aligned with the clinton's platform on the issues. they just need to take off the love goggles and see their candidate for what he truely is - inexperienced and outrageous. obama supporters, please ask why you hate so much. what did the clintons do except what has been falsely claimed against them? don't fall in the trap of seeing the world as black and white, the world is a ever-changing continuum where everyone even with the best intentions, make mistakes. judge a politician by track records and results, and never by what they say.