Snobbish "conservatives" for Obama

I posted this to a message board on October 21, 2008:

Leftist Rosa Brooks wrote an article about thinking "conservatives" who are supporting Obama and says anyone who is still in the GOP is an idiot. I actually found her article to be rather amusing:

Then -- more fun -- some conservatives began to actually endorse Barack Obama. Wick Allison, a former publisher of the National Review, wrote that today's brand of conservatism "has produced financial mismanagement, the waste of human lives, the loss of moral authority, and the wreckage of our economy that McCain now threatens to make worse. ... Obama is almost the ideal candidate for this moment in American history."

So you hate Republicans for their fiscal policies, but you love the guy who pals around with Marxists and wants to spread the wealth?

Buckley wrote an article saying he supports Obama because of his temperament and intelligence.

Why are these so called "conservatives" supporting Obama?

Sowell wrote an article about this.

Personally, it seems like whatever topic is brought up, it is obvious that Obama has no clue what he is talking about. I guess he goes to the right parties though. These people seem to think that the class your are in is more important than the policies you support. I suppose they are hoping he won't be as bad as he is destined to be.

I understand the frustation at the Republicans' love for socialist policies, and most conservatives are upset about this. These writers don't like Palin, but she has more experience than Obama or maybe they don't like that she is a typical American.

If you are so upset, then vote for a 3rd party, or sit out the election, or put support behind candidates that you do like. But how is Obama possibly going to be an improvement?