Daily Thoughts

I am a Hillary fan. I say “am” because my love for Hillary has not died because she isn’t running for President. I briefly aligned myself with those of her constituents that said they would vote for McCain, but I really dislike McCain, so that didn’t last for long. Then there is Palin, and that woman is just frightening. I expect her head to start spinning any minute.

I was 20 years old when the voting age was changed to 18. I voted for Nixon, because I wanted my friends and peers to come back from Viet Nam. I don’t remember if Strom Thurmond was running that year, but if he was, I voted for him, because he was a friend of the family, and a good man. Other than those, I voted straight Democratic, like my father and mother before me.

I’ve voted in ever single major election since that day. I’m not big into the little local elections that take place in off years. I’m not one to get involved politically. I always voted for every Democrat or every woman, whatever party. Presidential elections were a cinch, vote Democrat. I never really got involved, or even listened to the issues. This year was different. This year I really listened, and I voiced my opinion. My opinion was against Obama — because of Rezko and Wright, because of what he did to his opponent in Chicago, because he just wasn’t the kind of man I wanted for President. Then the DNC crowned Obama their next coming. Hillary didn’t lose so much as she was pushed out in favor of someone or something new.

I don’t consider myself one of the “party faithful”, even though I do believe in most of the core democratic values. I’m a registered independent, and I vote for whoever I like, or don’t dislike. I voted for Gore because I liked him. I voted for Kerry because I didn’t dislike him. I can’t make that distinction this year.

As I said, I can’t vote for McCain for so many reasons I can’t list them all. The main reason, though, is because he is a mysogynist who has voted against women’s issues time and time again, and has treated both his wives with disrespect and sometimes even disdain.

Then there’s Obama. Hillary told me to vote for him, and I was going to. I was actually going to vote for Joe Biden, because I didn’t really like Obama much. I know what’s at stake in this election, so I was going to vote for him, even though I didn’t like him, and even worse, didn’t trust him. My reasoning was that if Hillary had not run, I would have voted for Joe Biden in the primaries.

I no longer feel that way. I’ve tried to rationalize it, saying that with Joe Biden in the White House and Hillary Clinton in the senate, Obama wouldn’t be allowed to do much damage. But it doesn’t make sense to me anymore.

I don’t like Obama, and I don’t trust him. I trust his wife even less. I think once they are in the White House, they will go back to their black racist roots. I cannot believe that he sat in a church for 20 years that spewed hatred and did not know. I don’t believe he is honest in money dealings. I don’t believe he is truthful. I just cannot stand the man or his wife.

I long for the Clinton years, when we were at peace, and prosperous. I never believed much of what Bill Clinton said about his personal life, but I learned that when he said he was going to do something for the country, he did his damndest to get it done. I want that back.

I don’t see any of that love of country in Obama. He frightens me so much, I lay awake thinking about it at night. His wife is like Malcolm X in a skirt. I have nightmares about them in the White House, Joe Biden aside. I have nightmares about what they will do to sweet, loving, caring Joe Biden and his family.

I know, I could vote for a third party candidate, or not vote for President, just for congress.  But there is nobody running for Congress in my district that I like at all either.  Florida politicians are just plain crooked.  

Besides, the Florida Republicans will end up screwing the democrats out of our vote, so why bother?  It’s very depressing voting democrat in a state where you can’t ever win, no matter what you do.

So I won’t be voting this year, because I can’t find anyone I like, and no one I don’t dislike. I’m sorry Hillary. I’ve tried to do what you asked, but this time, I’m just going to have to say no.