Am I surprised? Absolutely not. It was just a matter of time.
McCain is now the unofficial Republican nominee, with Huckabee as his unofficial vice-pres pick.
Is anyone else scared? Petrified? Already considering a move out of the country if we have another suspicious "win" in Florida, or any other state for that matter?
Can we take 4 years or more of the same tricks from a new group of people? I know I can't.
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
The Results Are In
For the Democrats, Super Tuesday was exactly what I expected - A race too close to call.
We are living historical moments. Democratic voters turned out in record numbers to place their votes for two candidates that some have thought would never make it this far. We have never before had a viable female candidate or a viable black candidate. The fact that so many people have rallied behind each of them is amazing.
There are many ideas and opinions being thrown around as to whether a Clinton/Obama or Obama/Clinton ticket is in the future and if it should be. Although I view them as an unbeatable pair, I try not to disillusion myself. Will Obama want Hillary, or vice versa, around to steal the spotlight? The purpose of your vice is for them to support you and to be in the background while you shine. Is either of them capable of taking a backseat?
While I don't believe I will see my "dream team" on the election day ballot, that won't stop me from fantasizing about what could be.
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Super Tuesday's First Official Win
The first official win of the day was in West Virginia by, in my opinion, the worst possible candidate for President, Mike Huckabee . Although I don't think he has a shot at getting the Republican nomination, I do believe that if McCain gets the nomination that Huckabee will be under great consideration to be his vice. SCARY!
I have done a lot of reading on Huckabee. Out of the Republican candidates I have recently spent the most time reading about him. This is because: 1) he was the candidate I knew the least about, and 2) right off the bat, I came across information about him that disturbed me.
As I have stated, I am very liberal, open-minded, live and let live, etc. I am supportive of same-sex couples having the same rights as heterosexual couples, I think abortion is a choice that a woman makes, not the government, and I do not think religion/creation should be taught in public schools.
He seems to be against everything I believe in. (War, the above issues, economy, healthcare) I was already feeling a strong distaste towards him when I ran across this article by Max Brantley. It touches on his record as the Governor of Arkansas. Apparently, Huckabee does not like to be called out or criticized, and has no problem trying to force journalists to step back and shut up. On top of that, he has acted shady with his spending and did what he could to loophole his way to spending campaign money on what he wished.
Yes yes, I know, this is one person's article and opinion, but the layering of all that I have read is what leads me to the conclusion that Mike Huckabee embodies not one quality or belief that will be necessary to clean up the mess that Bush has made.
I have done a lot of reading on Huckabee. Out of the Republican candidates I have recently spent the most time reading about him. This is because: 1) he was the candidate I knew the least about, and 2) right off the bat, I came across information about him that disturbed me.
As I have stated, I am very liberal, open-minded, live and let live, etc. I am supportive of same-sex couples having the same rights as heterosexual couples, I think abortion is a choice that a woman makes, not the government, and I do not think religion/creation should be taught in public schools.
He seems to be against everything I believe in. (War, the above issues, economy, healthcare) I was already feeling a strong distaste towards him when I ran across this article by Max Brantley. It touches on his record as the Governor of Arkansas. Apparently, Huckabee does not like to be called out or criticized, and has no problem trying to force journalists to step back and shut up. On top of that, he has acted shady with his spending and did what he could to loophole his way to spending campaign money on what he wished.
Yes yes, I know, this is one person's article and opinion, but the layering of all that I have read is what leads me to the conclusion that Mike Huckabee embodies not one quality or belief that will be necessary to clean up the mess that Bush has made.
Monday, February 4, 2008
What are you voting for?
Our choices now on who the next president will be will have implications for years and decades to come. It will affect the way that our children grow up. Why are so many people so close-minded or brainwashed or just plain off the rocker, that they let politicians, especially the Republican/conservative candidates, guide them to the voting booth with issues such as religion, abortion or whether gay people should have the right to get married? We need to focus on the bigger issues - how are you going to make Americans lives better? Are you going to give everyone health care? Are you going to start raising taxes on companies who are sending jobs overseas? How are you going to protect me? After all, you are supposed to be my president, my government. For the People, not for the corporations, and certainly not for lining your own pockets with oil money while ruining this country's economy.
We have the choice to elect someone who will work to fix things for the regular person, or to put someone in office who will continue on the same path we've been for the past 8 years.
I'm scared to know how much damage has really been done in the time that Bush has been our president, since the government is virtually never honest about the things that are going on until long after they have happened, and even then, they hide what they need to. Scary thought that Bush has put us all in a much worse position than we are already aware of.
For me, it is important to have someone in office who does not want to continue the war. In my point of view, it is a huge waste of my money that is making a small group of people very rich. On top of that, it is ruining the lives of young people who had no idea what they were getting into, and ruining the lives of families who are being separated. Many are reservists who hold regular jobs or small businesses of their own and being sent away is literally draining them and leaving them with nothing to come home to. Along with this, gas will continue to get more and more expensive, which in turn makes all of our utility prices go up and grocery prices as well....all of this means the regular working class American will never be able to get ahead. We will be boxed in with no where to turn. If we are not careful, we will end up with a government that makes all of our choices for us.
Not to even get into the huge mess that we have made of another country. Yes, I know, Suddam Hussein was not a good person. But can anyone honestly say to me that the people of Iraq are better off now than they were before we invaded and turned their lives upside down?
If all of the money that is being used to fund the war each week was spent to repair some of the devastating problems that people within our own borders face each day, we would be a much healthier, happier and prosperous people. We could potentially house every person who is homeless within our borders, feed every hungry person and rebuild our cities and towns that have been devastated by natural disasters. That money could also be put to good use protecting our own country from future attacks that are most certainly being planned against us right now by all of the new enemies we have made in the last eight years with Bush as our president. If there were to be a major strike against the US right now, I fear that our government would be unable to protect us. How could they, with the great majority of our military deployed or stationed elsewhere in the world and with almost all of our equipment and weapons with them.
So what will you choose to vote for? The future or the past? For the people or for the corporations? What will you base your votes on? Will it be the issues that matter, or the issues that they use to distract us and spread hatred among us? Choose wisely, as you may very well have to pay for your choice for the rest of your life.
We have the choice to elect someone who will work to fix things for the regular person, or to put someone in office who will continue on the same path we've been for the past 8 years.
I'm scared to know how much damage has really been done in the time that Bush has been our president, since the government is virtually never honest about the things that are going on until long after they have happened, and even then, they hide what they need to. Scary thought that Bush has put us all in a much worse position than we are already aware of.
For me, it is important to have someone in office who does not want to continue the war. In my point of view, it is a huge waste of my money that is making a small group of people very rich. On top of that, it is ruining the lives of young people who had no idea what they were getting into, and ruining the lives of families who are being separated. Many are reservists who hold regular jobs or small businesses of their own and being sent away is literally draining them and leaving them with nothing to come home to. Along with this, gas will continue to get more and more expensive, which in turn makes all of our utility prices go up and grocery prices as well....all of this means the regular working class American will never be able to get ahead. We will be boxed in with no where to turn. If we are not careful, we will end up with a government that makes all of our choices for us.
Not to even get into the huge mess that we have made of another country. Yes, I know, Suddam Hussein was not a good person. But can anyone honestly say to me that the people of Iraq are better off now than they were before we invaded and turned their lives upside down?
If all of the money that is being used to fund the war each week was spent to repair some of the devastating problems that people within our own borders face each day, we would be a much healthier, happier and prosperous people. We could potentially house every person who is homeless within our borders, feed every hungry person and rebuild our cities and towns that have been devastated by natural disasters. That money could also be put to good use protecting our own country from future attacks that are most certainly being planned against us right now by all of the new enemies we have made in the last eight years with Bush as our president. If there were to be a major strike against the US right now, I fear that our government would be unable to protect us. How could they, with the great majority of our military deployed or stationed elsewhere in the world and with almost all of our equipment and weapons with them.
So what will you choose to vote for? The future or the past? For the people or for the corporations? What will you base your votes on? Will it be the issues that matter, or the issues that they use to distract us and spread hatred among us? Choose wisely, as you may very well have to pay for your choice for the rest of your life.
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