tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14177225733458042632011-04-21T13:36:36.352-05:00Respectful dissent from a libertarian serious about social justice.Louishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03842035139442812235noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1417722573345804263.post-16283890191023107932008-11-14T01:49:00.000-06:002008-11-14T03:23:34.733-06:00This is a blog project chronicling my episodes of voter's remorse. Despite being a generally libertarian-ish citizen, I decided to vote Barack Obama for the Presidency. I did this for a variety of reasons: a measure of pride in the notion of a serious Black candidate for President, the patriotic inspiration that Obama's speeches gave me, a sincere belief that he is a good, honest and competent man, as capable as any of building and managing an administration to govern our executive branch. Even at the moment of casting my ballot, though, I knew that I would probably grow to regret, if not my decision, then some of Barack's. I'm in favor of free trade; Obama built his populism around being against it. Education reform is amongst my top priorities, while the inertia-oriented teacher's unions have Obama's balls firmly in their grip. I believe that our pursuit of a more perfect union requires marriage equality. Barack Obama believes that his religious views should dictate the definition of marriage for all Americans.<br /><br />This blog is to be about the issues over the course of the Obama-Biden administration that I find myself in conflict with. I expect to be writing the most about trade, healthcare, environmental issues, energy, education policy, and civil rights. I'll probably touch on other political/cultural items as I go along. Thanks for reading.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1417722573345804263-1628389019102310793?l=blackgaylibertariansforobama.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Louishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03842035139442812235noreply@blogger.com2