Thoughts After the Debate

John McCain should have picked me for his running mate. I'm better equipped to debate and handle the job than Sarah Palin, and I'm a better feminist. I'm more of a Washington outsider, and I don't put on fake folksy ways, a plain straight talker. We could have made real history, the Maverick and the Nobody, heck, I could even change my name to Zelig...

I get two newspapers in the morning, go to about 6 or 7 newspaper websites, read forums and blogs and the responses to the blogs, along with constantly using the local library to read magazines and books on current events. I try and view as many diverse opinions as I can, digest them along with a couple cups of fresh ground, fresh brewed coffee, which helps savor each moment.

I live in one of the most Conservative Congressional districts in the US, thanks to all of the retired military that live here. It is also the self-proclaimed Evangelical center of the US. My local Representative doesn't have to campaign or debate or do much of anything other than say that he's a loyal Republican Party member. And yeah, it drives these old guys nuts that Barack Obama is winning.

For over 12 of the last 16 years we've had the right winged zealots of the Party be in charge of the government, create public policy, appoint federal judges, end federal oversight and regulations, and practice their vision of how things should be run. They have bloated the government, politicized places like the Justice Department, spent our money like is was going out of style, and left us trillions of dollars in debt.

 They have lied to us to get us into a war for no good reason, killing over 4200 of our children, maiming more with head injuries and missing limbs. Over a million civilians have been killed, the injured have not been counted, nor have the deformed children born from exposure to radiation in the depleted uranium used in bullets and to reinforce hummers , trucks, and troop carriers. They have guaranteed a new generation of terrorists from our intrusion into the Middle East, just the opposite of what was intended, and they have ruined the reputation of our country as a fair and just people. Now, the world economy is going to hell in a hand-basket thanks to their inane economic policies, losing trillions of dollars, many banks and insurance companies, and countless jobs.

 Now that their ideology is being proven that it just doesn't work in the real world, they are pointing their fingers and trying to blame left-wingers for it all. I'm ready to get my shotgun and take back this country for us moderate folks, who weigh all possible choices before making decisions. Its time to start a middle of the road revolution!

Back to John McCain. I know all politicians are different people than their public persona, but John is turning out to be an ugly man. More than saying "horseshit" during Barack's speaking at the first debate, he was also overheard by members of the press, calling his wife Cindy a "cunt."

His inherent disrespect for women puts Sarah Palin's choice as his running mate in a new light, along with throwing $100 chips around a crap table to make that choice, of someone who would do as he says without demanding his respect. Unfortunately it backfired a bit, and for a short time, she was more interesting than he was.