in the past i've found myself talking about politics way too much. so this time around i resolved to keep things more to myself and kinda see how things turn out because i've found that it's hard to be objective about these things, and kinda like religion, people firmly believe what they believe and i usually walk away agreeing to disagree. but.....today is an important day and since this is MY space, i thought i'd share what I was thinking.
it's no secret that my candidate is Barack Obama. at first, it was just the novelty that he came from the same places i did that attracted me, but the more i dug into this guy, the more i dug him. you know?
and it's also no secret that i've never ever liked Billary. even when she was the first lady. no, that is not a typo. i know her name is Hillary, but really, she's nothing without her hubby so she's Billary in my head. it's a term a read somewhere, i can't remember where (blog? news?) so i can't take credit for it.....but it rang true to me. i have never thought of her as an individual like i do the other candidates. they come as a couple and that's just part of her weakness. i think my feelings were best expressed my a post on Momocrats referred to by one of my favorite bloggers citymama. yes, i understand that as a woman i should want another woman in the white house. but.....not this woman. i'll take a man with integrity over her any day. i really don't understand her appeal....
SO. what if. it comes down to Billary and McCain? ugh ugh ugh. we are back to four years ago where i will be trying to pick the candidate that will cause us the least harm. i'd despair. i might not vote. or i might vote for the war nut so we have a better chance at a decent democrat the next time around. cuz if billary wins, she'll be there again next time.
but let's not go there yet. the possibility of a decent person being elected for the job still exists today. we need a different perspective, and i know we're tired of hearing it, but the truth is we need to change as a country. that means someone new at the game. not someone who helped make up the game.
please, Lord.....
3 comments:
I was listening to the radio this morning - they were discussing how if Billary won the democratic party, Obama votes may not go to her necessarily but to McCain.
I'm definitely an Obama girl.
Oh Julie. I am a fraud. I can't tell you how sad I was leaving that gym yesterday. I never believed in a candidate before. Republican, democrat, they were all the same to me. And then there was Obama. If he's not on the ballot in November, I'm not sure I'm going to show up at the polls either. Sigh. I hope he wins.
"Billary". I like that one. I hadn't heard it before. Yeah, I'm not so crazy about her. I think I'd rather have McCain if I had to pick between those two. As you said, there's still hope. I voted for Obama!
If it ends up split down the middle, I just don't see how the Dems would pick him over her. They (her and Bill) have more power, more seniority. It seems like there's no clear primary winner yet? Sigh.
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