Never one to talk about politics.....Ahhh...what the heck!!

So, I'm at work, it's like 02:31 a.m., and it's been dead quiet over the past three nights. That's right Linda, I said "DEAD QUIET" ;) (Those of you who don't know, that a bad word to say in dispatch, "Quiet")

So what can I think of, to write about and bore all of you? How bout politics....

I've never really been into politics, seriously during my life. I've have my favorite canidates and voted for them no matter what party. I pre-registered to vote while in my senior year of high school during a lunch break in the cafeteria. The local politicians came to school and gave us registrar cards. I believe I signed up as a Democrat or Independent, honestly can't remember, but the political party never really mattered to me. I was 17 and couldn't vote for Perot when he ran, and was really disappointed when he didn't get elected/dropped out/re-entered/then lost. Talk about confusing.... I considered him a no-nonsense, business professional who was going to straighten out this country finacially, and help the US prosper.


I was so disappointed from that election, that I didn't pay too much attention to the primaries the next election and decided not to vote when Bush, Sr. was challenged by Bill Clinton. I was too busy, consumed with work, the fire department, several women, and sleeping. Ha, ha, ha... But I voted for Clinton the 2nd term, because I felt he did a good job despite "the smoking gun" in the Oval Office. Or should I say "smoking cigar??!!" But seriously, I though Clinton, aside from his extra-marital affairs, did a great job running the country, reducing the national debt and unemployment, balancing the budget, and helping out the middle and lower class citizens. The country prospered and life was great for a lot of us....


After Clinton's last term, again I wasn't interested in the canidates, but I thought Al Gore was the better canidate than Bush, Florida and the "chads" thought otherwise. Could Al Gore have dealt with or handled the events of 9/11 differently, we'll never know. Would John Kerry have been a better president to deal with Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans, we'll never know. But I'm sure the two of them would have dealt with the War in the Middle East, the housing market crash, and the fuel crisis much better than the bumbling idiot we have now.




But this year seems really different for a lot of us. Quite frankly, I think(and the press seems to agree) that Lil' B, or George Bush #2 as some refer to as, has done an absolute crappy job as President. Finally, his term is up, and someone other than him is next. Obviously, at the top of the post you saw who I'm leaning towards, but I can't knock McCain down. He's a true American Patriot who served his country and sacrificed himself so that other P.O.W.'s could go free. He's a national hero and a great senator. But McCain seems to have similar policies as Bush, and I feel the country, definately does not need that!!! It's time for a change, which Obama will bring. Maybe it's because I like to root for the underdog, which Barak was for quite a while, remember? It was supposed to be Hillary and McCain, right?! Wrong. I had been flipping through the tv channels one night and came across C-span or another one of those public access/political channels and saw him give a speach before he entered the running. It was extremely motivational, and his views were like mine. Time for change, time for someone to fight for the middle and lower class, to bring peace to the middle east, to allow us and our children to afford the things in life and save for the future, so that our children don't have to worry about our grandchildren, and to fix the damn problems so the US can prosper again...

Am I trying to convince others to vote for Obama? Not at all, vote for who you want, and I'm doing the same. I just felt like venting about Bush, and stating why I'm voting for Barak Obama this year. I'm tired of living paycheck to paycheck, just trying to put fuel in my car to come to work... I hope I didn't bore you too much?