...that these two would make the best VP & President ever.
As a mom, I've never been more vested in politics than now. Nothing makes me more angry than listening to politicians speak. It reminds me of the days of a guy picking me up at the bar. It's the same thing, buy me beer, woo me with empty promises, flash the smile, great hair, on best behavior, they've got the wing man and everything. We hit the sack, and now I'm stuck with a committed relationship while you ruin my life until the long overdue break up is here.
I learned early on that politics and my personal relationships do not mix. Discovering what some of my family members believe is sometimes horrifying, as I'm sure they feel the same with me. After all, I'm the only Catholic in the bunch. However, as much as I find this blog a personal relastionship, for all moms, and parents, it's my choice to bring up some angles that I've come up with, in being on the rocks and all.
Palin's pregnant daughter. Personally, I don't really care about it. Maybe it's Jamie Spears fault. It's fairly amusing, I'm certain because I've never had to deal with something like that before. I also chuckle at it that perhaps now she'll consider her insurance premiums and a universal healthcare plan. I don't believe for a second that when she heard the news from her daughter that Palin initially thought or said, "This is wonderful news honey! Congratulations!" But I do find it amusing that she's Republican, Pro-Life, against choice. And yet, her daughter's CHOSEN to keep the baby, she's revered for that? For making that CHOICE? Wow.
Palin's an interesting choice. If it was to get the female vote now that Hillary is out of the running, that's a big slap in the face of us women, don't you think? People who are switching their vote to McCain because Hillary isn't in the election are probably not even registered voters. You vote for the issues, not the pant suits. Duh. To vote for someone simply because they are a woman is sexist, right?
It's best to point out that I'm equally and impartially disappointed in all of these candidates, as I am every election season. For 3 years - thureeeeeee yeeeeears - we've heard about what they believe, what they look like, where they came from, what they wear, and on occasion what they are going to do as President. They've spent more time campaigning on what they can do rather than doing it. Because most of what they promise they are going to do as President, they can't necessarily do as President, they could, however do as SENATORS. Writing bills for all this change should have already been done.
My solution for this would be like speed dating for the presidential election, allow no more than 5 months for the entire campaign. And you have to take a leave of absence and find a replacement for your current job. Three debates. No stupid commercials. No lobbyists. No conventions. Conventions are just a waste of lobbyists money anyways, right? There should be a cap on the money each party & candidate raises. If they raise more, the monies go to American Food Banks and Natural Disaster Aid, or perhaps offset the National Debt. Then, we select our candidates based on what they've actually done in their job already. And instead of issuing their beliefs and what they want to do, they issue HOW they'll do it. No media would be allowed to discuss the candidates, all information is emailed or mailed.
All I'm sayin, Presidential candidates - it's been 3 years of my life that you've wasted (Just like the damned ex-boyfriend who picked me up at the bar, except I actually learned more about myself from him than I have from you guys/gals) - 3 years and I'm still unsettled from the smoke you've blown up my ass.
I'm allergic to smoke.
That's how I roll.
An Israeli doctor says "Medicine in my country is so advanced that we can take a kidney out of one man, put it in another, and have him looking for work in six weeks."
A German doctor says "That is nothing, we can take a lung out of one person, put it in another, and have him looking for work in four weeks.
A Russian doctor says "In my country, medicine is so advanced that we can take half a heart out of one person, put it in another, and have them both looking for work in two weeks."
The Texas doctor, not to be outdone, says "You guys are way behind, we recently took a man with no brain out of Texas, put him in the White House for four years, and now half the country is looking for work."
None of the issues are more than smoke blown up one's posterior unless the "promises" are kept, and the issues at hand are resolved.
I hat politicians..............They're all out for themselves.