I could never work in Politics because I care too much

This is my blog and I do what I want. Therefor, today I am going to complain more about politics. My mom keeps forwarding me these obscure emails that Republicans are sending around to incite more anti-Dem hoopla and... well, they're sick. I mean, I find it really funny in some ways, but in other ways I'm completely scared and upset by it.

Now I have to preface this next part by saying I truly respect other people's opinions. It's what makes America the wonderful country it is. We can all disagree and not kill each other... isn't that wonderful? My problem is when people twist the truth or only focus on the truths they already believe in. If I've learned anything in advertising it's that people seek out information that confirms their existing beliefs. One must make an active effort to expand his/her mind and learn new things. It's a hard thing to do... and I think it's especially hard for older Republicans who are less used to being progressive. I consider myself a moderate Democrat. I'm not tolerant of all people and all situations. At the John Edwards speech in Gainesville right before the 2004 election a Bushie called me a "Baby Killer." I promise I have never personally killed a baby.

Back to these strange emails, the most recent one "compared" McCain to Obama. That's fine, side-by-side comparisons are an excellent tool for people who are too busy to research this information. The problem with this comparison is that it only focused on a couple facts, most of which included arbitrary numbers and ideas. Republicans are so scared of higher taxes, but it is their administration who got us over $9 TRILLION in debt. That means every individual american needs to pay $32,000 if we want to break even. I know we're not going to do that, but how do the Republicans suggest getting out of debt without taxes? Do they really think Obama is going to hike all the taxes so high that by the end of his term we're all living in cardboard boxes? This man is in it for 8 years, I guarantee he's not going to piss off the middle class that much. McCain may not make it through the first 4 years, so I'm not sure what his incentive is to behave.

Another point about this strange email... Do Republican women believe Abortion is the end all be all for women's rights? If so, they need to wake up. Let's talk about domestic violence laws, pay equity, birth control and the opportunity to control our own reproductive health. As far as Palin is concerned, we have to remember that not every woman supports women's rights. Both McCain and Palin favor overturning Roe v. Wade, want to make birth control NOT covered by health plans and institute abstinence-only education. Excellent! We're possibly going to nominate a VP who was the Governor of the state with the highest incidence of rape and not allow sex education OR abortion! Wonderful! Great Thinking!.... ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

Even if you are just so prolife that you would give up any and every freedom to support it, McCain was not prolife at a speech he gave in 1999 (where he stated keeping abortion legal is important to deter women from having illegal and dangerous operations) and a vote for him is a vote for a brown-noser. That's right, my friends. McCain is brown-nosing the Republican party and changing his ideals to match the right. It's not news. That's why most Republicans hated McCain at the start of the election. He wasn't "Right" enough. Now, though, no problems. They've got their man!

As a math-oriented person, I thought an equation would be appropriate. This makes sense to me, but it may not make sense to some people and I want those people to explain to me why it does not make sense so I can have some understanding and stop getting headaches over this.

Sex Education + Contraception = less Pregnancies = less Abortion

Ok, my final note (I promise!)
Does ANYONE care about ANYTHING other than themselves? Everyone is scared of higher taxes because they like to eat out five times a week and god forbid they need to cook once or twice more a week to insure that all the elderly and poor people have health coverage (by the way, just because socialized healthcare may be instituted doesn't mean privatized healthcare is going to be done away with- all us fortunate people will continue to be fortunate and see our fancy doctors) and that less-fortunate students are given government-funding for college and that the government can continue to do research on everything from cancer to renewable energy.

Sarah Palin instituted a $150 bounty for the left leg of every freshly-killed wolf brought to her. Does anyone care? Does anyone care that she supported slaughtering baby wolves after the mother had been shot? Does anyone care that the wolves are close to being back on the endangered species list because of this? Does anyone care that Palin is suing the Bush Administration for putting the Polar Bear back on the endangered species list because she is concerned with the effect it will have on oil production? Did I mention her husband works for BP? Is there such a thing as a Republican who also cares about animals? In this election, I'm not sure it exists. Someone who supports animal rights and votes for Palin is a hypocrite. Straight up, I'm going to be stubborn about this. I'm going to close my mind this one time because I truly believe in the protection of wild species and their environment, and in this matter I think Sarah Palin should be ashamed and stop calling herself "Prolife." That word obviously has NO meaning to her, because life has NO value to her.

This country needs to wake up and roll out of bed. Problems won't fix themselves and neither party has the answers to everything. Cross party lines, open your mind. Be progressive, not in the means of politics, but in the means of thinking. There is a reason the seasons change and the years change and people grow older... the reason is that change is inevitable. If we stick to the ideals that got the country through the Reagan era we are going to fall behind as the rest of the world moves forward. I'm not being a crazy liberal... I actually disagree with many issues on the Democratic platform, but I disagree with almost all on the Republican side. Why? Because I'm a bit of an idealist. I believe in the reasons this country was founded. I believe that freedoms are not handed to us at birth and we need to protect them. I believe religion and sexuality are personal choices that need not be judged by the government and result in loss of rights. I believe in the right to be an individual and the right to stand one's moral ground even if we are not part of the christian "moral" majority. I believe in this country, but I don't always believe in its leadership. 

This election is about more than YOU. This election is about more than ME. As I passionately exclaimed to my mom in an email this morning, This election is a bigger picture. It's about our environment, our relationship with the rest of the world, the way we treat the less fortunate in our own county.

This is not the time to be selfish.


Care about the environment? Educate yourself:

read this article: Sarah Palin's Record on the Environment

watch this video:



PS- A common practice in Psychology is basing someone's mental health on the way they treat animals. That being said, Sarah Palin must be one crazy bitch!