ok. So in this entry, I am going to attempt to talk politics. Because it is election day. And you've probably already voted. However... if you are one of those type of people (you know how you are)... the type that gets all whiney and hatey and weepy over politics. Don't. Read. Thank you.
Now. The presidential election. Just in case you wondered, I am voting for Bush. Now... don't get me wrong. I have no great love nor loyalty to the Bush family. I like Dubyah only slightly better than his father. He has made some questionable or possibly even bad decisions as president (stupid us, we elected a human). But. Overall, he hasn't screwed up that badly. I mean, really... he hasn't let any part of the US fall into the ocean. He has only sent our troops in to quell one war that wasn't ours (and we had a vested interest in it, unlike say, Bosnia). No one is trying to impeach him (other than in rumors). The economy, which is so not dependant on the current president but we like to think it is, is... well, the economy. I actually don't know if it's up or down. Huh. The job market is up, for the moment, anyway. No other counties are invading us (other than Mexico).
So, in short, I think that the president is oding an ok job. Maybe not a great job. Maybe not a spectacular job. But it works.
Now. Kerry. I can find very few reasons in Kerry's campaign to actually vote *for* Kerry. Socialist Medical Care? Eh... I (strongly) don't agree with it, but sure, you cold vote for that. Raising the minimum wage? Ok... bad idea, but if you have no understanding of economics, you could vote for that... but that's it. I mean. If you get your political input from the TV (and most people these days do), you would think that Kerry's campaign slogan was "Don't vote for Bush!" How constructive is that? I hate voting against people... I much rather vote for someone than against their opponent.
My prediction? Bush will win, albeit not by so much... and Hillary Clinton will run in 2008. My conspiracy theorist mind thinks that maybe it's planned for Kerry to lose just for this reason... but that's just me.
Next topic: the Mississippi Constitution. Did you know that there's an amendment up for vote today to ban gay marriage, and in fact to refuse to recognize gay marriages from other states. I personally think this is great, while it lasts, but that if it passes it's only a matter of time before the Supreme Court overrules it. But... no one I know really new it was on the ballot until they saw it there... granted, the college community is not informed. I would think that this would be bigger on a college campus, as we have a more outspaken (if not larger) gay population. But no. If we read the Clarion Ledger, or something like that, we might have seen an editorial on it. But there were no "Vote yes on Amendment ###" signs (or vote no, for that matter)... it hasn't been heavily campaigned. Is that because people just expect it to pass? Or is it less of an issue in Mississippi? I'm really not sure...
Ok... political rant over. Go and vote, support democracy, free your mind, and all that. Yay.
This is my brain..... in part, at least.
