Why a Lifelong Democrat Will NEVER Vote for Clinton

When this election began, I thought to myself, "no matter how much I like Obama, if Hillary wins, I would vote for her in a general election since I am so opposed to the last 7 years of Bush."

Well, not anymore.

The collective activities of the Clintons over the last few weeks have so disgusted me, that I believe it would be morally and ethically reprehensible to cast a vote for them, and thereby suggest that I approve of their actions.

The Clintons continue, on an ongoing basis, to treat the American public as if we have an IQ of 10. This began many years ago, when Bill Clinton, on a national stage, used wordplay to get out of an impeachment. It has continued today, where lie after lie is told -- all in an egregious display of hunger for power. This has been catalogued before, but here is a short list as I see it:

1. Bob Johnson vaguely (but obviously) refers to Obama's past drug use and then denies it: Hillary initially says "I am willing to take Bob at his word." It was obvious to everyone what Bob meant, EXCEPT for Hillary. She was in denial, and in the process, demonstrated that she did not care what public perception was.

2. Clinton says Obama like Reagan's ideas -- Obama, as has been well documented, NEVER stated this. He merely said he thought Reagan supported the kind of transformative politics that he thought Democrats should employ as well. He followed that by saying he DIDN'T approve of Reagan's ideas. The irony of all this is that Hillary and Bill have been much more complimentary of Reagan in the past than Obama.

3. Clinton says Obama said that the Republican party had the only good ideas in the last 15 years -- Again, a direct lie by Clinton. Obama clearly says that the Republican party was the only one with "ideas" (not necessarily good ones) while the Democratic party has been primarily directionless. Not many people who have followed the political landscape over the last few years can dispute this.

4. Clinton says Obama was inconsistent in being against the war -- An unbelievable fib. Obama's primary positioning since Day 1 is that he has been against the war. Clinton attempts to disprove this by saying Obama voted for funding the war. As Obama states, once the war started, Obama had an obligation to vote for the funding or put thousands of military lives in danger.

5. Clinton says Obama represented Rezko while a lawyer -- By all major media accounts, Obama was a low-level associate during the time Clinton cites and had almost nothing to do with Rezko. Clinton attempts to create a false association between Obama's work with the firm and Rezko.

I could go on and on. The point here is that I am fed up with it, and so should you. We should expect more as Democrats and Americans. The Clintons' attempt to have America aspire to mediocrity -- we are capable of much more.