It's no secret that I haven't got a clue who to vote for come November. If Hillary Clinton had garnered the nomination, my decision would be easy. (Not because she's a woman, but because I honestly believe she would make an excellent president.) Now that my choices are McCain (or as I've heard him referred to, McSame) who voted over 90 percent of the time in favor of George Bush's decisions or Obama, who doesn't exactly thrill me, I'm at a loss. Of course, I could always vote for Ralph Nader because, really, when has he not run for President?
Frankly, the election process, or rather the campaigning process, in this country is all out of whack. McCain enlists Sarah Palin, self-proclaimed "hockey mom" as a way to win votes from Clinton supporters. The problem is, Palin tries way too hard to prove she is a "hockey mom." And, in all honesty, I could never vote for a woman who names two of her children after an Olympic event (Track) and a high school math class (Trig). That's just wrong.
Republicans and other conservatives celebrate that Palin's seventeen-year-old daughter is choosing to keep her baby, but everyone seems to gloss over the fact that her seventeen-year-old daughter is pregnant. This is a big hint, right-wingers, that the "abstinence only" sex-ed policy isn't working! Who cares that a child is having a child? Who cares that she was not responsible enough to ensure proper use of birth control? Who cares that she flouted your religious views by having sex outside of marriage? She didn't have an abortion! Score!
And then there's Obama; I can't tell if he is just charismatic or if he really means the things he says. I think the campaigning process should do away with speech writers altogether. Let the candidates fly or fail on their own merits. Put enough BS in someone's mouth and they can be elected president. Also, apparently, there was some documentary regarding Obama in which his mother and siblings all talked about what a great guy he is. I don't care if his momma likes him! How does that determine the kind of president he'll be? My mom sort of likes me, but that doesn't mean I should be elected. (Incidentally, I think I would be really good as president, I just don't want the job.)
Religion also plays way too big a role in the election process. I'm not saying it shouldn't play any role, but there was probably a reason why our forefathers instituted a separation of church and state. Religion is emotion- and faith-based. You cannot run a country on faith. You have to have facts. You have to be able to separate the emotional clutter from whatever problem you are facing. If you feel the need to pray to reach your decision, go for it, but don't rely only on that. God gave human beings intellect and free will for a reason, too.
So, I'm sort of flailing here. In the past two presidential elections, it was easy for me: Anybody But Bush. Now I'm thinking I'll go to the polls, close my eyes, point and hope for the best. But I'll state here and now that I support a Trace Adkins-Toby Keith ticket for 2012!
Frankly, the election process, or rather the campaigning process, in this country is all out of whack. McCain enlists Sarah Palin, self-proclaimed "hockey mom" as a way to win votes from Clinton supporters. The problem is, Palin tries way too hard to prove she is a "hockey mom." And, in all honesty, I could never vote for a woman who names two of her children after an Olympic event (Track) and a high school math class (Trig). That's just wrong.
Republicans and other conservatives celebrate that Palin's seventeen-year-old daughter is choosing to keep her baby, but everyone seems to gloss over the fact that her seventeen-year-old daughter is pregnant. This is a big hint, right-wingers, that the "abstinence only" sex-ed policy isn't working! Who cares that a child is having a child? Who cares that she was not responsible enough to ensure proper use of birth control? Who cares that she flouted your religious views by having sex outside of marriage? She didn't have an abortion! Score!
And then there's Obama; I can't tell if he is just charismatic or if he really means the things he says. I think the campaigning process should do away with speech writers altogether. Let the candidates fly or fail on their own merits. Put enough BS in someone's mouth and they can be elected president. Also, apparently, there was some documentary regarding Obama in which his mother and siblings all talked about what a great guy he is. I don't care if his momma likes him! How does that determine the kind of president he'll be? My mom sort of likes me, but that doesn't mean I should be elected. (Incidentally, I think I would be really good as president, I just don't want the job.)
Religion also plays way too big a role in the election process. I'm not saying it shouldn't play any role, but there was probably a reason why our forefathers instituted a separation of church and state. Religion is emotion- and faith-based. You cannot run a country on faith. You have to have facts. You have to be able to separate the emotional clutter from whatever problem you are facing. If you feel the need to pray to reach your decision, go for it, but don't rely only on that. God gave human beings intellect and free will for a reason, too.
So, I'm sort of flailing here. In the past two presidential elections, it was easy for me: Anybody But Bush. Now I'm thinking I'll go to the polls, close my eyes, point and hope for the best. But I'll state here and now that I support a Trace Adkins-Toby Keith ticket for 2012!
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I don't know if it helps you make up your mind, but Obama has a fully articulated disability issues platform--the first major party candidate to do so. It's a pdf at http://www.barackobama.com/pdf/DisabilityPlanFactSheet.pdf. The other thing that I like about Obama is that he has promised to review all executive decisions made in the past two terms for constitutionality. A president who actually knows and implements the Constitution would be a refreshing change.
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