I don’t normally post on these things but I just have to say how completely disgusted I am with those of you saying you aren’t going to vote. What is the point of you having citizenship in this country and reaping the benefits it does provide when you shrug off your civic responsibility of voting with a casual….”they’re all the same” or “it makes no difference”? Your ancestors came to and/or fought for this country for the very priviledge of being able to finely sort out the smaller degrees of what makes one candidate different from another. If you are too lazy or jaded to take the time to do that, well then you certainly don’t have any room to moan and groan about the results and most definitely you don’t have any right to criticize the state of politics as it stands now.

More than in any other previous primary, we have a slew of choices of candidates who are radically different from one another. They may appear simillar on some surface levels, but when you dig deeper and DO THE WORK of investigating each candidate….the differences are there. If you think Clinton and Obama are the same…you haven’t been digging deep enough. If you think McCain and Romney would run the country in the same way…you havent’ been listening enough. If you think that there would not be major differences in the state of this country at the end of any of their four year terms then you have not been paying attention enough to the history of your own country.

I understand that you might not have a candidate you can truly 100% believe in or trust. It would be naive and foolish to think that ANYONE deserves that kind of belief or trust without seeing what they do with the position. This is a job people. The president is your employee. Do you think that any boss really hires anyone saying….oh I KNOW that guy or gal is 100% trustworthy? No. It is, in every instance….a leap of faith and decision based on the knowledge you have in front of you. It is kind of a crap shoot….but right now its the only crap shoot we’ve got. Sometimes you even have to go with someone that, maybe doesn’t have every qualification you want, but is the best you are gonna get at the moment. Change comes slowly, so slowly that we sometimes don’t realize the effects our actions, or in this case inaction, can have. If you want Washington to change overnight, you are a dreamer and that’s a good thing. But if you think that NOT voting will change Washingtion….then you are a fool.

If you haven’t taken the time to do the work and to listen to candidates and read up on them and compare and contrast them. Then please NO….don’t vote this time. An uneducated vote is a vote thrown away to chance. However, if that is you in this election then PLEASE get off of your butt.and over your pessimissim…and exercise the priviledge and the duty that goes along with being a citizen of this country. In the next election or primary….Vote. Even if it means that you vote for the person you think will do the LEAST worst job. Even if it means that you pick between the lesser of two evils. VOTE.

Thanks, Cindy. You said it all, and you said it right.

gee, why are some people too jaded to vote? couldn’t be because most candidates seem to already be selected by a few sparsly populated states (and the nuts in florida). Couldn’t be because even the media decided long ago who they want to front runners to be and only gave coverage to those candidates. Couldn’t be because our primare/caucass process is about as clear as mississippi water. Couldn’t be because not one candidate (except Ron Paul of course) has even explained a little bit about what it is they are going to “Change” except that we need it.
This election will give us more of the same. More of the same big governement, more of a welfare state, more of our money paying foreign military dictators (like in pakistan) to support us which they do only out of one side of their mouths. More war. When all most of us really want is less less less.

all my friends that hate immigrants are going for Romney, all my friends that think 9/11 was an inside job are going for Paul, all my friends that think Walker Texas Ranger is a good show are voting for Huckabee, all my crazy uncles are voting for Gravel, all my friends that want Armageddon are voting for McCain, all my friends that i really hate but we still remain friends are for Hillary, and all my friends that believe in the power hope, that want to see America united again… that want to work past our petty political difference & work together to return Americas reputation where it once was are voting for Obama.

Me, well I am voting for Ron Paul.

Obama

Like many my age (40), I grew up a “Reagan Republican”. While Reagan and Obama have different idealogies, their true message was of Hope and Change.

A hope that American’s can pull together to tackle the biggest issues of our time: poverty, healthcare, education, and energy consumption/environment.

A change that includes taking the political action committees and lobbyist out of Washington. A change that means we quit counting red states and blue states and start counting the United States. A change that means a strong America is not a bully in international affairs but a leader.

Hillary may have the most experience in Washington but is that really what we want? No.

I am a republican voting for Obama in the primary so Clinton will not win my state and hopefully not the primary. It really does not matter who wins as long as it isn’t Clinton, who just wants to be president, not help the country.

It’s fun times around here for me. Since I retired from the Rat race 10 years ago I amuse myself by inventing widgets, and new receipes.
Allison, and to others who walk in my front door, you will see Ti Plants on either side, and a huge one, 8 feet tall in front of a window. Walking into my home is a little like walking into a tropical jungle. The Ti plants breathe in carbon dioxide and exhale oxygen. My cats, LOI, and I all like to have oxygen to breathe in. The plants love the carbon dioxide that we animals breathe out.

I can do without eating lobster or scallops. Bass and catfish will substitute very nicely. Fresh Meat? No problem. I have 4 or 5 plastic barrels, and 250 pounds of block salt. Put water in and add salt till an egg will float. Toss in any kind of meat, and close the lid. It will be fresh meat for at least 2 years. Take a piece out of the barrel and soak it in water overnight, and it cooks and tastes exactly like fresh meat.

Yes I have finally made up my mind, but my heart was grabbed long ago. I just pray the universe does the right thing this time!

As a conservative, I only have one choice. That choice is Mitt Romney. I feel fortunate to have such an intelligent, moral, and true conservative to vote for.

Give it up Mr Keith. You just look stupid trying to smear Obama. Now did that deeply into Bush/Cheney and I am betting there will not be enough space in ten blogs to cover it all.