Why I'm not happy about Obama's appointment as President.

It's obvious that a right wing conservative such as myself will not agree with anything Obama stands for. I'm a pro-life, pro-traditional marriage, fiscal conservative. The fact that a majority of Americans believe such a radically liberal man as Obama is the best suited leader of this great nation left me sick to my stomach. The man that will occupy the Oval office will do nothing to protect the lives of innocent, unborn children. He will not protect the sacred institution of marriage.

Please know that I have been dreaming of a day when we as a country could elect a black man (or woman) as president. I hate racism and I've wanted this day to come for the entirety of my adult life...I'm just sad that the ONLY positive thing about this election is that it's the first appointment of a black man in office. There are many black men and women that I would have gladly and whole-heatedly voted for in place of Obama.

As I watched Obama win the election, I thought about a phrase from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s historic speech so many years ago:

"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the CONTENT of their CHARACTER."

I don't wish to belittle the accomplishment this presidency signifies for African Americans in general, but my fear is that Obama was NOT elected because of the content of his character but ONLY because of the color of his skin. Even though history has been made and I'm proud of how far our country has gone in that respect, I'm ashamed at how superficial Americans in general have become.

I don't think we've reached that place Dr. King was dreaming about. When we can have an election between two men of different races and not have even the slightest whisper of race, THEN we will be where we need to be. Each man should have been measured by what he stands for and not by how dark his skin tone is or by how entertaining of a speaker he is. If we were where Dr. King wanted us to be, ALL voters (black, white, man ,woman, Democrat & Republican) would have questioned exactly what kind of change Mr. Obama was advocating. Every voter also would have closely scrutinized the experience & character of this man and compared both equally to John McCain's.

For the first time, I'm fearful for our country...not because of the skin color of our president but because of the questionable character he brings to the oval office. I'm also fearful because of the inability of voters to carefully research presidential candidates and vote for them based on their qualifications and personal character. I wish this historical moment was not tarnished with the feelings of overwhelming bitterness and hopelessness that I have for the future of this country. Conservative Christian values and cool-headed reason seem to be the minority in today's America...not any ethnicity or skin color.