I'd like to hear more about his plans and policies and less about why he thinks he is a better candidate than Hillary.  Said another way...tell me why I should vote for you and not why I should not vote for Hillary in specific terms, not through sermon and rhetoric.  I'm not convinced.

I agree with that...I'm a little tired of all the hype, in fact, I feel like both he and McCain have dodged the issues so much that it's set, I'm voting for Hillary.

I used to like Obama, but then read info at this site:

http://www.stop-obama.org

Now, you cannot get me to vote for him with a ten foot pole.

Phony.

It is sad you decide your vote based on  otheure and my kid's future that r people openions in opinionated web sites. I used to be Hillary's supporter but I was turned off by her crying at the new hampshire primary. I do not want a president if faced with a problem affecting my future and my kid's future all I can get for help is crying.

Quite curious.  For one thing, it's hard to make sense out of your post - I'm not sure it's the grammar, the spelling, or your state of mind when you wrote it....

Second, much ado was made of "Hillary's tears."  Well, except that...there weren't any.  Tears, I mean. 

I found the video clip, which was all over the news at the time, and watched it several times, thinking I'd missed something.  But, no, there was no crying, not one little tear.  Not even a tiny, suppressed sob.

What there was, in the end, was merely a heartfelt statement that expressed her sorrow if America ends up continuing down the same path we're currently on, because it means America diminishes in stature and honor day by day.

But there was no crying, no tears.  Nope, not one. 

Was she tired, did her voice crack slightly?  Yes, but you try keeping up with the grueling speaking schedule that she has and see what you sound like.  

Was she emotional?  I wouldn't call it that, but I will say that it is quite refreshing to listen to a candidate express herself in such a way that you know that our issues, Americans' issues, are important to her, too.  And I understand how she feels because I have at times been nearly brought to tears myself, when I think about how I just about made it out of the financial dark hole I was in during the Clinton years.  And how I was sucked back down with no light in sight during the Bush regime.

She's got some doggone good ideas.  And she's very specific, which is something I demand.  I want to know what I'm getting when I hire someone to do a job.  When I was an office manager, I hired people to do specific jobs.  Assessing people's skills and matching them with job skill requirements is something that comes with experience.  

And that's her point, too.  We Americans, in essence, are in the process of interviewing job applicants for the position of President of the United States.  That person will have to possess certain people skills and certain job specific skills.  That's a very important job; we've seen what a disaster the wrong person in that job can create.

In looking over both candidate's resumes, I see glaring omissions in Obama's.  

For one thing, he misses far too many votes.  That's easily checked by going to http://www.senate.gov and checking up on his voting record.  One can check Hillary Clinton's record there, too, as well as any other Senator or Representative.

It troubles me that Obama has not voted on some pretty important legislation, such as funding or not funding the Iraq war, and whether to extend the Education Act of 1965.  There seems to be a pattern there where he just doesn't like to take sides, or perhaps he doesn't like to make decisions, or maybe it's just that he doesn't want to piss off the  Republicans or the Democrats.

Well, unfortunately, as President he would quite likely be required to do the first two, and in the process, do the third, as well.  We cannot have a president who is indecisive, who doesn't stand up to fight for anything, and who's afraid to make people angry with him for taking sides.

THAT'S THE REAL OBAMA.

For another thing, I don't like it that he's been chair of a senate subcommittee on foreign relations overseeing the middle east, since the beginning of 2007, and HASN'T CALLED ONE, NO NOT ONE, MEETING.  When queried about that in the last debate between himself and Sen. Clinton in Ohio, Obama's response was that he was made chair of that committee at the same time as he announced his candidacy for president, and he "just hasn't had the time to call a meeting."

Really?  Well, what happens when it's the third year of his first term, and he has to start campaigning?  Does he just let the business of his job go?  Does he let the VP take over for him, so he can go out and make lofty, rhetorical speeches?  I hope we never find out.

I find Obama to be disingenuous and somewhat arrogant, which is a real turn off to me.  I find his wife somewhat racist, which really rather repulses me.  Just because I'm white doesn't mean I'm automatically a racist, as she insinuates in her thesis.  I would reply to her that racism runs both ways in this country, and anybody who thinks otherwise ignores the obvious.

Classism, caused by poverty and income disparity, is the root of the evil in this country.  It is fueled by ignorance, selfishness, and greed.  We've had stellar role models for these behaviors during the past eight years.  It's time we had some new role models.

I like Hillary Clinton for her work in human rights and women's rights all over the world.  I believe she will fight for universal healthcare; she tried the first time around but she had a Republican congress and the time just wasn't right.  The time IS right now, and I believe she will make it happen.  

Obama, on the other hand, will cause me to pay a fine for not insuring my 21 yr old son, who is in college and lives at home.  If I can't afford to insure either one of us.  And, in fact, under Obama's plan, I will not be covered.  Under Hillary's plan, I will.  

You know what you're getting with Hillary Clinton.  You don't know anything of the sort with Obama.  She has laid out some very specific, detailed plans.  

You do not get specifics OR details from Obama.  What you do get is the same promises as I heard George W. Bush make in 2000.  "What we need is change, and I'll bring it."  "I'm a uniter, not a divider; and I'll work with both sides of the aisles...."  "I have hope for the future, and if you vote for me, you'll have that hope, too."

Who does that sound like?  Obama?  Nope.  G. W. Bush.  I guess Obama really does find some Republican ideas appealing. 

The question is:  Are Americans any smarter this time around?  Or will we "get fooled again."  How little it seems to take to pull the wool over some americans' eyes. 

Hillary Clinton is a fighter.  She's been around the block time and again, and she knows exactly what - and who - she's up against.  I think Obama is rather naive.

He is inspirational, I'll give him that.  He's a good orator; I'll give him that.  But I don't see alot of substance behind his words, when push comes to shove.  He can talk all he wants to about not wanting to go into Iraq, but I well remember his email to me when I wanted to know why he voted to continue to fund the war - and he said that "it wasn't the time, there wasn't enough support, and we had to take baby steps and realize what we can achieve and what we can't."

That just doesn't give me much hope, I'm sorry.  Maybe he'd make a good vice president, but not a president.  Not at this crucial time in our history.  Hillary Clinton can and will bring plenty of change; she's been fighting for change for decades.  All you have to do is look at the bills she sponsors and her voting record.  

She's tough.  People don't like her because "she's a woman who doesn't know her place."  Bah humbug.

I'm tired of waiting for some zeitgeist to walk up to the plate.  It isn't going to happen; but Hillary Clinton is the next best thing, and we'd be foolish to not recognize that. 

Apparently, by the way, you have not watched the clip of Hillary's supposed crying jag.  Here ya go:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIG1mJAdMv8