Unsought Input

Well it’s been almost two very long years but finally the big day has arrived, Election day. In a way I’m just glad tomorrow it will be over I hope. Every ad out there has been for a politican or an issue in the last few week. All I have heard is why should you vote for, who is or what has been lying, and other assorted distortions about the candidates or issues. With all this I can understand people who don’t vote thinking the only options are a both bad. However this is the only shot that everyone over 18, not a felon, and voting republican gets a say. I would love to not think that the republicans will not try to steal this vote but don’t put anyting past these guys. That’s why it’s so important to vote. The people not the neocons need to have their voice heard. If you think that’s the election is over, it’s not. Lets not forget the last two elections. Okay enough of the liberal in me just vote people. Even if the line is long, you only have one day to have your say.

270 is the number of electoral college votes needed to win the president of the United States. Even though most people think that the presidential election is a popular vote it is in fact an electoral college. Simply put each state, based on its population, has a certain number of electors who cast their vote for president. The number of electors is the number of senators plus the number of representatives. So every state has a minimum of two electoral votes. These electors meet to cast their votes for president 41 days after the popular election.

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Just for a change of pace let’s talk politics.  I mean, just in case you aren’t already bored to death of the presidential campaign yet, we can talk about it here.  I am surprised how early in the campaign it is and how much I really don’t want to hear about it.  Maybe it’s just because I am politically lazy.  But I hate to lay all the blame on myself, so I am going to blame it on the heavy press over it for the last three months when, in my opinion, I shouldn’t have been hearing about it yet.  I mean, shouldn’t I normally be just starting to care now?  But since I have already had this presidential election forced on me I have a feeling I am going to be very very very tired of it well before the actual elections.

There are a couple of things I hope to see in this election, though.  I am hoping to see some actual honest campaigns where there is no mudslinging and no school yard bully tactics similar to those employed in the last election.  I know, keep dreaming.  I just want to live in a country where I don’t have to worry about political commercials telling me how presidential candidate X is a doodie head who supports killing babies and puppy dogs.  I mean, I am glad I graduated from high school.  I thought that meant I would never have to deal with these kinds of antics again.  But, oh, how naive I was.  So young.  So naive.  I guess it’s good to have a dream.

I also want to see a minority in office. I think that is progressive and would let the world know that we are not just a country run by legislative fat cats who inherited their political career from their parents and know nothing of the real world.  I mean, right now we have kind of a bad rap with the rest of the world and this might be our chance to let everyone else know that we are ready to make drastic changes to make things right.  I don’t know, it’s my opinion and I’m entitled to it.

You know what else I want to see?  I want to see the celebrities who made all those sappy commercials  to go out and vote actually vote.  I know they probably need to register to vote first but it’s so simple.  They can get their agent or publicist or whoever to go down to the post office or town hall or where ever and fill it out for them.  Hell, they can even get them to help them at the polls if they need it.  I am just tired of the hypocrisy that fills this nation.  And the laziness. I mean, I am a lazy person when it comes to politics but I vote in every election, not just the presidential elections.  And honestly, if you can’t be bothered to vote for president you have no right to complain about anything ever.  Unless you are complaining about your family, and in that case, you are still not allowed to complain about anything ever.

Since I am already tired of the presidential race I decided to try and figure out what the candidates stand for without actually listening to any debates or what have you.   I found this website that asks you what your opinions are and how strongly you feel about them and based on your answers tells you what candidates are supporting issues closest to your opinions.  It’s kind of cool and only takes a few minutes so you should check it out.  It might save you the time of having to watch more debates and mudslinging commercials.

If you just skipped to the last paragraph, I will say it again.  Check out this website. It asks you your opinions and tells you who you might want vote for in the election.  It will save you a lot of annoyance this year which is sure to be filled with lots of political bull crap that you might not want to wade through.   Just trying to help.