Obama Conservatives Part II

And the list continues to grow. Charles Fried, a former official at the Justice Department under Ronald Reagan switched his public support for McCain to Barack Obama.

This week, Fried announced that he has voted for Obama-Biden by absentee ballot. In his letter to Trevor Potter, the General Counsel to the McCain-Palin campaign, he asked that his name be removed from the several campaign-related committees on which he serves. In that letter, he said that chief among the reasons for his decision “is the choice of Sarah Palin at a time of deep national crisis.”

When it’s all said and done, it could very well be Sarah Palin who cost John McCain his opportunity.

Before we close, we have another one as well.Former Sen. Larry Pressler who represented South Dakota, is putting his support behind Obama. The reason?

“I just got the feeling that Obama will be able to handle this financial crisis better, and I like his financial team of [former Treasury Secretary Robert] Rubin and [former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul] Volcker better,” he said. By contrast, John McCain’s “handling of the financial crisis made me feel nervous.”

The former senator added that he hoped the next president would help place restraints on executive pay, and said: “I don’t think [McCain] will take action in that area, or he’s as likely to.”