Maiden Voyage

Indignation and anger have led me to some violent thoughts and wild flights of fancy. The action I take? Start a blog! Makes sense to me. It is one of the easiest things to do, after all.

Until this year, I was always registered as an independent, but the truth is, I'm really a left-winger with more than a dash of libertarianism. Needless to say, the last eight years have driven me crazy. It seemed hardly a week went by when we didn't learn of some new outrage coming from the Bush administration. How many administrations have there been where starting an illegal war was just the tip of the iceberg!

Now we're faced with McCain/Palin. Argh! Eight years ago I seriously thought about voting for McCain (before he had a private meeting with Bush during the primaries and emerged declaring that he was conceding to Bush's campaign - makes me wonder what was said during the meeting). I ended up voting for Nader. I was living in Massachusetts at the time (my home state) and realized that Gore was still going to get MA's electoral votes, so why not throw some support behind a 'viable' third party? In my opinion, this country absolutely needs more points of view represented.

Back to McCain/Palin. I listen to NPR almost every day, and I often hear interviews with 'average' citizens. What kills me is that people who say they're going to vote for McPalin more often than not are projecting their own beliefs onto the candidates or use false logic to justify their choice. For example: just a few minutes ago a Florida man said that, even though McCain was a war hero and Obama worked for the poor community in Chicago, neither one understood the plights of the 'common man.' And that's why he's voting for McPalin?! This makes no sense, especially when one considers that both Barack and Michelle Obama have working-class roots. Another example: a woman just said that she likes McCain's family values, even though he's the only one of the candidates to be divorced. Where's the logic in that?

It just goes on and on. Now there's a "Fresh Air" episode about Cheney (Darth Vader) and how he made himself into the strongest vice president in history. The author was also interviewed last night on "The Daily Show." I'll buy and read the book when I want to give myself an aneurysm.

Bumper sticker from my car: "Cthulhu for President - Why vote for the lesser of two evils?"