Cape Karen
It's getting nasty out there... all this political crap. But, let's face it, we're embarking upon what could become one of the most important elections in our history. I might even decide to vote again for this one. I haven't voted in years, because I've not seen a candidate I felt I could vote for in good conscience - and I'm not sure that's changed.
I think my last vote was for John Kennedy... and when George W. Bush decided to run, I literally shuddered at the thought. When he was elected... not once, but twice... I knew we were in real serious trouble. It didn't take a rocket scientist to know that he would be one of the worst Presidents in history. (But did anyone listen to me? Nooooo...)
So, here we are today with every kind of trouble known to man... from the miriad threats of global warming, to middle America's financial ruin and a National Debt that staggers the mind, to the Mideast wars for oil interests ("war on terror," my foot!) to the continual onslaught of millions of illegal aliens pouring over the Mexican border and the frightening increase of anti-American sentiment worldwide. What a royal mess! Can anyone fix this? Not likely. It will take more than a few miracles to pull us out of these quagmires. In the meantime, we'll have to endure the political jousting for first place all over the airwaves... or not.
I don't see a candidate at the podium that has the balls to even start to correct the mistakes of these last eight years. Well, maybe one... just maybe... but he hasn't got a chance in hell of being elected. He's tall and handsome and has gray hair. He has a great sense of humor and he's smart. He has plenty of experience... and his name rhymes with "blow." (I'll let you figure out who I'm talking about.) As an Independant, I can vote for anyone. And ,even though there isn't a snowball's chance in hell of my one vote making a difference... given the chance, I'd vote for him.
I think it's going to be Hillary who 'snags' her way in, and so we'll see the dynasty of Bush-Clinton-Bush-Clinton come to fruition. What I'd rather see is the people in this country, especially our college students, get off their duffs and away from their computer games, and start protesting in the streets... loudly! (The 'good old days' of the turbulent 60's are but a sweet memory now....) I think the only hope of real change for better in this country is for 'we the people' to get noticeably vocal. If we choose to remain silent then all kinds of evil can, and will, just continue to succeed.
Regardless, I doubt that any one of the candidates running for office now could possibly be a worse President than who we've had to put up with for the last eight years.
For the sake of our children, and our precious grandchildren... I sure as hell hope not!
Posted by Karen at November 28, 2007 11:20 AM