Well, Obama did it – again. He has made yet another decision on behalf of the entire nation without doing what I want, or even bothering to text-message me and ask for my personal opinion.

Little did I know when I supported this man’s bid for the presidency that he wasn’t going to do everything my way.

Hey, I read the papers – and I read DU. I realized from the beginning that not everyone agrees with me – that there are Democrats out there who see things differently than I do; that there are far-leftists, centrists, middle-of-the-roaders, that there are people whose positions may momentarily shift from one end of the political spectrum to the other, based on the specific issue being discussed.

I also realized (albeit reluctantly) that once elected, Obama would be the president of all Americans, not just Democrats, and would govern accordingly.

But what I never foresaw was that he would seek advice, consult with trusted advisors, converse with those of experience and expertise, ponder the options and weigh them – and then NOT dismiss everything and everyone out-of-hand and defer to my opinion in the end.

The tragedy here is that it would have been so simple to just please all the people, all the time: those for a swift and complete withdrawal from Afghanistan and those for escalation; those for a bail-out of the banks and those against it; those who believe that Priority One for this administration is the environment – education – job creation – marriage equality – election reform – immigration policy – foreign policy – domestic policy – DADT – DOMA – poverty – homelessness – healthcare reform – financial oversight – gun control – national security, along with a complete overhaul of the FDA, the CIA, the PTA, the ATF, FEMA, the Secret Service, the Not-So-Secret Service, the use of tazers, the use of lasers, the closing of Gitmo and the opening of more Hooters franchises to ease the pain of the disenfranchised.

Quite frankly, I don’t understand (a) why all of these things have not already been addressed and resolved to my satisfaction, (b) why I am still waiting for my pony – and, most importantly, (c) why anyone’s agenda other than mine is even being considered.

But tonight, my eyes have been opened – and I at last see the light. The reason for all of the above not having been dealt with is due to the fact that Obama is a warmongering, rush-to-the-wrong-decision, Bush-light, trying-to-be-macho, smooth-talking ne’er do well who is so blatantly in the pocket of corporations, the right-wing, the Christian Fundamentalists, Big Oil, Big Pharma, Big Business – just another shoot-your-friends-in-the-fuckin’-face, promises-promises, new-boss-same-as-the-old-boss, do-nuthin’ politician doing what he deems to be politically correct while seeking higher office.*

(* All of the above MUST be true, because I read it right here on DU, that bastion of Democratic Party supporters.)

But most importantly, Barack has now amply demonstrated that he’s going to do what he thinks is right, without any regard for what I want.

(For my money, Obama’s most egregious sin tonight was invoking 9-11 – and the fact that this event prompted our involvement in Afghanistan is of no fuckin’ consequence, IMHO.)

For the eight years of the Bushco ™ Administration, I have listened to my fellow Democrats talk about how the Republicans always stand by their man, whether they agreed with him or not – how the GOP always manage to get their guys elected by sticking with the party they felt to be the lesser of two evils (uh, that “evil” would be us), and how they couldn’t be shaken in their resolve that their guy was always the better guy.

We laughed at them, because they’d drunk the Kool-Aid – something we refuse to do. But that was our strength, the fact that we didn’t drink the Kool-Aid and were free to disagree with our party and each other, but – like warring siblings ready to take on the neighborhood if someone dissed our own – we would close ranks and stand behind our guy, because WE believed that HE was the lesser of two evils – in fact, the lesser of many.

Well, that’s ALL over now. I ain’t buying into this “lesser of two evils” crapola, because the election process should offer me TWO distinct choices: The evil (GOP) guy and the guy who does everything I want.

Until I am offered THAT choice, I will stay home and NOT vote (thereby throwing my vote away and allowing the worse of two evils to prevail), or I will vote for an independent candidate (again thereby throwing my vote away and allowing the worse of two evils to prevail), or I will vote for my Party member but fail to support him when he disagrees with anything I say (thereby allowing the worse of two evils to have a really good shot at retaking control of my country in the next election.)

I, for one, believe that constructive criticism is the backbone of a citizenry’s responsibility. And what could be more constructive than labelling our own as a “warmonger” when he makes a decision we disagree with – or, more to the point, when he disagrees with ME?

Because, as we all know, it’s my world, and it’s all about ME.

And you thought it was all about you. Well, if you don’t agree with me one hundred percent of the time, you’re obviously an idiot.

(Tell me I don't need to add that "sarcasm" thingy, okay?)

All of this to say that I’m probably about to become the most unpopular poster on DU – evah!

After tonight, I no longer care. I’m just another one of those Barack Davidians, who believes that our guy is the best guy for the job – whether he agrees with me or not.

And I stand behind his dish.