How could a president love a country that he wants to fundamentally change?

[Sfancik]

Well, I think my opinion is based on some other facts, facts that aren't quite the same as the facts you "state". I think the United States began to be viewed as "super power" in the late 19th century after the Union military buildup during the Civil War and really didn't become a dominant world power until the mid 20th century. I also believe that there are several "nations" throughout history that have accomplished geographically larger empires and longer periods of being the major influence in the world than the United States has, and I believe our greatest prosperity and international economic and military influence actually occurred when our capitalism was regulated, our unions were strong and our tax structure benefited a greater percentage of the population, ie; mid 20th Century.

So...given all those "facts" I think it's easy to see why people would vote for Obama, because the last 30 years has taught us that capitalism requires a degree of regulation and absent some control over capitalistic interest by the citizens (the people) who vote for the "government" and who's voice is only heard by and through that government, we're left with a nation striving for corporate profit at the expense of the safety and prosperity of majority of the people who live there...(here).

How can people not vote for Obama when the alternative is the relegation of representative national government to the beneath the interests of international corporatism?