I am very annoyed and confused at all those people who are pissed off that Hilary Clinton did not get the democrat nomination and as a result will not vote for Obama but will vote Republican.
Have these people no integrity? Certainly they can't be democrats. It seems they were only voting for the one person, not their politics and beliefs.
Surely, you vote for the party that most represents your own views? One doesn't vote fpor the person!
If a gay man was nominated as the Republican candidate or as leader of the Conservatives(here in UK), I would still not vote for him!
Are these people morons? Are they really so dim and fickle?
God help us if because of these nincompoops we get more the same dangerous crap.
And, yes, I am in the UK and British but the President of the United States of America is a very serious issue for the whole world. Our world's survival depends upon who you elect. (It just occurred to me that maybe we should get to decide and get a vote!)
Another long stretch, but hoping to be more regular
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Hopefully, Colin, there are more people who think as you do!
Well said!
In that same vein, nominating a woman whose belief system resides in the previous century and thinking that will get one the "women's vote" is insulting and patronizing at best.
Argh! (is it 9/19 yet - international talk like a pirate day?)
Can you tell I'm up wayyyy past my bedtime?
Interesting take on the issue - one of my complaints about the Canadian system is that people tend to vote for a party and not for a person, whereas you'd say that is a benefit? Granted, in Canada we don't have enough political parties (I know that there's a lot, but even though there's 4 different ones with significant portions of the vote, 5 by some definitions of "significant", we only have two that form governments).
I couldn't have said it better myself.
I confess that I am a democrat and an Obama supporter (even though I fit the Hillary demographic best), but I was prepared to vote for Hillary if she had won the Democratic Primary. In fact the two were very close on the issues. It was a tough decision as to who to support. I cast my vote for Obama because I felt that Hillary was too polarizing and our country does not need another polarizing president. I guess my feeling was not too far off seeing how polarizing she is in her own party.
Interestingly, the Republicans don't like their candidate any better. Makes you wonder how McCain ever got the nomination.
The current state of US politics and economics is what wakes me up at 3 AM, devoured by worry about the future. Geo W Bush is naught but a figurehead. That evil *ssh*le Dick Cheney is running (or actually, that would be ruining) this country. And the fundies have too damn much say. I can only hope that Mc Cain's choice of a running mate is the final shot in the foot.
I must confess to a having more than a bit of Schadenfreude when I heard the news about Ms. Palin's knocked-up 17-year-old daughter. And so fall the self-righteous. try sweeping that under the rug, Sarah! [snicker, snicker]
Ah, well, being a working class hero (or trying to be, at any rate) makes the Democratic line more to my liking. We need to do more to take care of the less fortunate folks in our own back yard. There are so many. The disabled, the elderly.
It has to change somehow. O, God, how long?
To answer your question: yes, most people are morons, at least where politics are concerned.
There is an old saying that every people gets the government it deserves. From what I've seen, we Americans have gotten exactly that. And now we're suffering the consequences.
I wish I could promise the rest of the world that we won't do it again, but I'm afraid I have no confidence left in my fellow Americans.
Lord, I wish you could vote here...
I just want to say, right on brother!
I am actively doing campaign work for Obama. With a little luck, he will win. Everything seems to depend on either Joe B. or Barack taking on Sarah. He is behind in the polls today, but that is because the right wing loves Sarah Pallin.
Don't worry, Democrats with not vote for her on election day because Hillary didn't win. They will come home, they always do.
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I have been enjoying your blog all morning. I found you through one of the yahoo sock hroups we both belong to. (in synopsis, I think you are a very brave man and I commend you on how you deal with what life has given you, and your lassa is adorable!) I am American and I think I can shed some light on this subject. I, too, tend to side with the Democrats, but am leery to vote that way in a couple of months because of who got the nomination. We actually feel that we may be saving the world by not voting Democrat in November. There's too much we are suspicious of with this individual. I think this is what you are sensing. I can only speak for myself, but sometimes you have to go with your gut. Which is the lesser of two evils?
Be strong Colin. You are an inspiration to me and I have only just "met" you.
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