born in the USA

So, it's been a bit since I posted... yet, not much has changed.

What's been bothering me lately is politics. For some reason, this election has made a lot of people consider the election and surrounding issues so incredibly personal that I haven't been able to have a civil discussion with very many people.

I guess I should say here that I am a McCain supporter. Does that mean I agree with everything that he's ever done? No. Does it mean I agree with him more than I agree with Obama? Yes. Do I let the fact that BOTH of them have picked candidates that I don't love affect the way that I view them? NO.

I'm so sick of the anti-Palin sentiment I could scream. Anti-Palins should take a long listen to their man Biden and pay attention to how many times he MAKES UP HISTORY. Does that make it into the mainstream media? No. What does? Palin saying that Alaska's proximity to Russia and Canada gives her international experience.

And, forgive me if you think I'm out of line by bringing up the fact that Obama doesn't have much political experience himself, but that's the truth. I may agree with him with regard to some of the issues, but I don't know if he has what it takes to come through to ACT on those even if he does get into office. He doesn't seem to have the same amount of pull in Washington as McCain does. He also doesn't have a history of working across the aisle like McCain, which I think is important.

I guess it all boils down to the next President for me - not the Vice President. (Insert joke about how McCain has one foot in the grave here.) And John McCain, a man I have great respect for, is a hero and I think he's the person that can put the country on the right track.

Maybe venting that little bit will help my blood pressure today...