At the Voting Booth
I voted today, though it's remarkable I was able to drag my ass out of bed because I'm sick as a dog. I guess it's just a cold, but I feel like crap. So I ate some soup and loaded up on DayQuil and Kleenex and headed out to vote and expose other people to my germs.
I'm not going to say who I voted for because, honestly, I almost didn't vote at all. Besides being ill and an independent, it's always hard, in my opinion, to vote for either choice put in front of us.
I lean towards the left, but Obama's association with Rev. Jeremiah Wright (not Bill Ayers), is enough to give me pause. Wright is one hateful, racist preacher, and it's just plain scary to me that Obama still claimed him as his reverend.
Obama and McCain are equally guilty of deliberately misleading the American people in their speeches and commercials, regarding their policies. And I guess you have to accept that it's just part of campaigning, but I have trouble swallowing it, knowing one of them will be president. They have both proven they're willing to purposely mislead us.
On the other hand, McCain is a really nice old man and a war hero, who demonstrated extremely poor judgment in selecting Palin as his running mate. I don't think she's dumb, as she's been portrayed. I think she's a quick study in spite of her ignorance on issues, but she's also quick to speak and act on those things she's ignorant about. McCain, in my opinion, probably isn't McSame, but Palin sure does remind me of someone currently in office, and McCain is the candidate more likely to die soon. But even if he doesn't, we really don't need another running joke in office, even that of V.P.
But I had to make a decision. I feel compelled to vote since there were women who endured being jailed and mistreated so that I have the right to do so.
On a humorous note, I'll leave you with what I heard while casting my ballot. An older woman asked an attendant for help. They were right beside me. She asked for large print and then said, "I want him -- Biden." The attendant said, "Well, that is his Vice President." And the voter replied, "Okay. Well, where's Tomeka at?"
