kaitou | Sorry Bout This

I told myself that I wasn't going to post anything political on here, but I've been so angry about the reaction at work that I need to vent somewhere. But I will put it all behind a cut so no one has to read it if they don't want to. But here in a nutshell is

For Obama:
Back during the primaries I hadn't decided who I liked better. Honestly I wasn't sure I liked anyone. And I read an article, (wish I had faved it for I'll never find it now) about Obama's reaction to the Bush Wiretapping Scandal. It was written by a former classmate who, I believe, specialized in constitutional law. When the scandal broke, Obama called this classmate to discuss the legalities of the issue. Instead of making a knee jerk reaction 'yes the president should be able to,' 'no the president can't...' he debated the legalities for hours. So when he made a decision it was thoughtful, and based on facts and not what he thought ought to be true.

Wanting someone who thinks before they talk is kind of a low bar for a president, but I think he's the only candidate that fits that description. (Oh Biden, you are going to be entertaining the next four years.)

Anti-McCain:
I loathe the 'small town values' 'joe six pack/the plumber' ideology that the McCain campaign ran on. I can see why he'd want to run on the platform of The Ordinary American, but this was not the way to do that. I found their campaign to be unnecessarily divisive. It was like Jane Elliot's discrimination experiment with the blue eyed children vs. the brown eyed children. Pick some trivial characteristic, town size, and say 'you are better' because of it.

What is a small town value? Tell me one small town value that is not a value in a city. Do people in a city not go to church? Do they not value education? Do people in a city not enroll in the military? Is it not a value to have a family to come home to? Hell, do people in a city not own guns? Tell me what Christian Values are not also embraced by the Democrats. Do they not value helping the poor and suffering? Do they not value respecting your fellow man?

Why do we suddenly sneer at elitism? Don't we want to be elite? Isn't someone like Obama who came from a single parent home, worked hard, went to college, and then worked hard for the betterment of the community by setting up job training and college prep programs....isn't that the epitome of the American Dream? Isn't that what we want all of our citizens to emulate? To work hard, succeed and to give back and help others?

This isn't a time to be divisive...especially on such a meaningless criteria as what kind of town you live in. This isn't a time to sneer at people who work hard to achieve great things. This isn't a time to laugh at community organizers who try and help others.

I have a lot of respect for McCain as a person, and would probably voted for him in 2000 over Gore. But I have no respect for a campaign whose platform was divisive and insulting. I didn't vote for a candidate that said 'my friends' and then qualified that statement. Instead I voted for a candidate that said 'we can work hard' 'we can change things.' I have no doubt that all the campaign promises are hot air. And that it is far easier to give an inspiring speech than it is to get the job done. But I will vote for someone whose underlining philosophy is to unite us every time.

Whew! Ok, that is way too much srs bizness for this stupid blog. Have a LOLcat.