Andrew Sullivan: The Top Ten Reasons Conservatives Should Vote For Obama


	Andrew Sullivan: The Top Ten Reasons Conservatives Should Vote For Obama

Lexica

10-30-2008 3:08 PM

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10-30-2008 3:24 PM

arifsali

Cannot agree more, of course.

10-30-2008 3:40 PM

dulios

Wouldn't it be nice to see a kinder, gentler Republican party?

10-30-2008 3:48 PM

polymath22

Conservatism. Resisting change since 1396

10-30-2008 3:57 PM

lifecyce1898

works for me but I'm a bleeding heart Liberal.

10-30-2008 4:48 PM

ratilfar

Conservatism. Resisting change since 1396

10-30-2008 8:31 PM

masbury

I'll add another: he's a candidate that can bring pro-life and pro-choice voters together to reduce the number of abortions.

10-30-2008 9:01 PM

monstersmom

Two words: President McCain

10-31-2008 10:40 AM

citizenbfk

This clip certainly spells out more reasons why Obama is a far, far better pick for President, in addition to his fair plans for taxation, good health care, opportunities for education, creation and retaining of jobs, supporting industry and jobs in this country rather than sending them overseas, etc. etc. etc.

Mac the Same is eight more year of the Bush nightmare.

10-31-2008 11:05 AM

lifecyce1898

Masbury
Good addition #11
oz of education is better than a ton of abstinence as the GOP VP candidate has illustrated to us so well.

10-31-2008 11:33 AM

sparlingphoto

Be careful what you wish for people. Entitlements are thinly-veiled forms of slavery. Republicans have become almost as bad in their doling out of goodies. Do you really want a national United Way...with a gun?

11-8-2008 3:23 AM

citizenbfk

A National United Way with WALL STREET SOCIALISM, with a gun.

Well? That's what Bush has done now.

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