Friday, September 05, 2008
Politics
I supposed I'd be missing all the hoopla if I didn't comment on the current political scene. Both candidates and thier gangs held big meetings this and last week where they made speeches about how great they were and how evil and disgusting their opponents were. And you know what? I didn't listen - to any of them.
Why didn't I listen to such a historic event? Mainly because I think those speeches have very little to do with what the candidate actually thinks. Those speeches have been carefully written (I wonder how much an acceptance speech actually costs to have written) to say what the candidates keepers think the people want to hear.
I'm tired of hearing of how bad the other person (almost said guy) is. Most ads on TV and radio aren't about what the candidate believes or will do, it's about what their opponent believes or has done - with the most negative twist they can come up with.
After all that, I think McCain's choice for VP has finally made my choice. There are a couple things I don't like about Obama's bunch (I fear his stance on gun control for example), but there's much more I don't like with McCain's bunch. No abortion for any reason, teaching creationism, backing by the evangelists are all scarier to me. I worry more than ever that we are falling into some illogical theocracy who basis of law will be a 2000-3000 year-old book of myths and fables.
Palin doesn't seem like someone I'd want leading my country. She's been mayor of a town with 5,000 individuals (not counting ptarmigans), and governed Alaska for two years. Not quite what I'd call a solid background in statesmanship. The only good thing about her is that if she does get elected, we can finally say, in all truthfullness, say we have a real bastard in the White House.
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