A lot of people have mentioned that they can't agree with any of the "major" Presidential candidates this year. A few people have suggested that they like Ron Paul and his policies, but can't vote for him because he isn't popular enough. I voted for George W. Bush in 2004 because I felt cornered.
I didn't want Dubya to be President, but I really didn't want John Kerry and his trial-lawyer buddy to be in office, either. I justified the war and said, "It's OK. We're spreading Democracy." I justified Bush using his religion to try to influence legislation and said, "He's just living by his beliefs." I know the healthcare system in this country is a disaster, but I "didn't know if any one person had the answer to fix it." I rationalized the debt and said, "It will work itself out, someday." Now, we're in a war that costs $10,000,000,000 every single month, not to mention thousands (hundreds of thousands?) of lives lost since 2003. We have a President that seemingly acts in his own interest, rather than in the interest of the country. Our economy is in a recession and the housing market is about to collapse. And our national debt is nearly $10,000,000,000,000.
We need change. We don't need to tweak things and readjust, or end the war in Iraq by gradually removing troops over the next 20 years. The reason we keep getting stuck with these terrible Presidential candidates is that we don't stand up and vote with our beliefs. As a result, we have a two-party system that presents candidates that are essentially exactly the same.
I'm not posting this to start an argument. I'm just saying that we should consider our current political, economic, and social situation. Does it really seem like voting for Obama to counter Hillary, or Huckabee to counter McCain is really going to change anything? It might feel good in the short term, but what about the next 4 years?
Every vote sends a message. A vote for Obama is a vote for Obama, a vote for Hillary is a vote for Hillary, etc. Why waste it on someone that you don't truly support? Our country is tired of the status quo and we need things to improve.
I didn't want Dubya to be President, but I really didn't want John Kerry and his trial-lawyer buddy to be in office, either. I justified the war and said, "It's OK. We're spreading Democracy." I justified Bush using his religion to try to influence legislation and said, "He's just living by his beliefs." I know the healthcare system in this country is a disaster, but I "didn't know if any one person had the answer to fix it." I rationalized the debt and said, "It will work itself out, someday." Now, we're in a war that costs $10,000,000,000 every single month, not to mention thousands (hundreds of thousands?) of lives lost since 2003. We have a President that seemingly acts in his own interest, rather than in the interest of the country. Our economy is in a recession and the housing market is about to collapse. And our national debt is nearly $10,000,000,000,000.
We need change. We don't need to tweak things and readjust, or end the war in Iraq by gradually removing troops over the next 20 years. The reason we keep getting stuck with these terrible Presidential candidates is that we don't stand up and vote with our beliefs. As a result, we have a two-party system that presents candidates that are essentially exactly the same.
I'm not posting this to start an argument. I'm just saying that we should consider our current political, economic, and social situation. Does it really seem like voting for Obama to counter Hillary, or Huckabee to counter McCain is really going to change anything? It might feel good in the short term, but what about the next 4 years?
Every vote sends a message. A vote for Obama is a vote for Obama, a vote for Hillary is a vote for Hillary, etc. Why waste it on someone that you don't truly support? Our country is tired of the status quo and we need things to improve.
Keep it up, Coop. It might make a few people stop and think before they knee-jerk vote - and waste their vote on the lesser of two evils. 