so did you watch? what did you think? is there anyone who reads the blog who is honestly undecided? i (duh) am not undecided.i really really really want obama to win. there are certain issues that i cannot compromise on, it makes it really easy for me to pick a candidate. you don't support roe v wade? you won't agree to get our troops home soon? you want to drill baby drill even though we won't see a drop of it for 10 years? you vote against alternative energy? you want to change our constitution to discriminate against our citizens? i will not vote for you. it's really as easy as about one or two of those things, but they're things that are all important to me. now i'm sure if i looked more carefully at some things i'd probably not vote democratic, i'd probably be more likely to vote libertarian or green party, but for me the only two viable options for a presidentail election are democrat or republican. i have friends and family who are "socially liberal but fiscally conservative". i understand that thought, but i do not EVER find a point where my fiscal conservativeness outweighs my social liberalism. so thoughts? i found my self irritated with mccain (just fyi john, WE are not friends, no matter how many times you say 'my friends') and with obama at times, but for the most part i was irritated by the usual crap, not answering questions with a straight answer, attacking each other for half truths, pulling out records that may or may not really show their opinions. i always am annoyed that mccain (to me) seems to have a snobbish attitude toward obama, seems to see him as uppity and presumptuous. as a recipient of age discrimination (being too young to do my job) i identify with that.sigh. the debate exhausts me. time for bed so that i can be uber productive tomorrow. hope you're all having a lovely week!
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The incessant 'my friends' line was beyond annoying.
For the first time I really believe Obama is going to win this election. From the beginning, I assumed the Republicans would find a way to win. Their spin machine is an unstoppable animal, and their platforms of fear, hate and greed are more compelling to U.S. Americans (as Ms. South Carolina would say) than hope, acceptance, and selflessness.
Unbelievably, I believe the opposite factors (terrible state of the economy, unpopularity of the incumbent, Palin beying an idiot, McCain as old and out of touch) will actually triumph this time around.
Lastly, a quick note about the 'socially liberal but fiscally conservative tip'. It sounds good in theory, and I can see that argument (to an extent), but I'd like somebody to explain what the statement actually means to them. I doubt I'd get a good answer. The Bush policies, which certainly subscribes to the conservative platform, has been the most fiscally irresponsible administration in a long, long time.
(exiting soapbox)
I should have had a drinking game with the key phrase "my friends." I might be dead of alcohol poisoning though.
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