WARNING: Rant incoming
Normally, I say I keep my opinions on politics to myself, discussing it only with my husband. There are too many people out there with differing opinions and ideas on how things should be done, and I dislike the idea of friends being alienated by those opinions. It also occurred to me that my posts here are sometimes about politics, so I guess I don't keep my opinions to myself as much as I thought.
With that, on to the rant.
The idea of moving to another country has become more and more appealing. Originally, I thought Canada (and that's still an option since my husband is a dual citizen), but I am very aware that the grass is not necessarily greener north of the border. Or anywhere, for that matter. Politics and power equals corruption and greed no matter where you live.
With the election season in full swing, and media outlets, social networks, and every nook and cranny of the country blasting their opinions for all to hear, I'm becoming embarrassed to be an American. I used to be very proud to be a natural born citizen of the United States. Now it feels more like I'm a member of a sideshow at a three-ring circus.
Romney is bad for this country. Republicans who are STILL reeling over the fact that a black man was elected president, are bad for this country. It's not like we're electing a dictator or a king who will have absolute rule for the next fifty years. I watch, and I listen, everyday...to people who will do anything, say anything, vote for anyone, just to get the black man out of the white house. They are willfully dragging our economy into the toilet just so they can say it's the president's fault. They try and rig elections, grind their boot-heels into the backs of the poor and elderly to keep them from voting, and try taking away what little the poor have.
AND they call themselves Christians! The hypocrisy is astounding! All of these so-called dyed-in-the-wool red states, are filled with poor folks, uneducated folks, hard working individuals that Romney considers worthless and "not his job to worry about". And they'll stomp their way to the voting booth to vote for him, because he's a white guy, and for no other reason. Seniors will drag their tired bodies to the voting booth to vote for him, even though he and his running mate are boasting about GETTING RID OF SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE. HELLO! So many retirees didn't have jobs that allowed them to sock away multiple IRAs to live on into retirement. So many of them only have social security and nothing else to survive on. I just don't get it.
I did vote for Obama last election. And I felt he could have done some good if the scared white guys didn't decide to have a temper tantrum and make their priority getting him out next term, instead of working with him to fix the country.
I'm considering voting libertarian, or a write-in this time, simple because I don't think that the Republicans will work with him to fix things any more than last time. I might have voted for Ron Paul had he won the nomination, and I think, again, that the media did a butcher job on him to put Romney in the lead. Betcha they are regretting that now.
I may vote for Obama again, just to keep Romney out of office. It's a crappy reason to vote for someone, and I'm betting that will be the reason for a good chunk of Obama's votes this time around. I haven't decided yet who I'll vote for, but one thing is for sure. I WILL vote. And you should too.
