Wednesday, March 05, 2008

second "super" Tuesday

this is my reluctant election post ... I admit, some of my election year excitement has faded considering my options; however, I vow that this will not diminish my general enthusiasm for one of the biggest competitions in the world and for the hope of winning, even if I'm not that excited about what I'm winning.

on a side note, I thought it was fun that TX (my home state) and RI (my temporary state of residence) both held their primaries on the same day, and both had the same outcome: Hillary and McCain.

I'm not depressed that Huckabee/McCain wasn't more of a contest, or that Hillary actually won something. I'm simply nearly uninterested because of the lack of a candidate to get excited about.

In fact, to be brutally honest (if you could imagine the picture that goes with what I'm about to say looks something like me shielding my eyes as I type, however that's done) I must be a Hillary fan for a short while and hope she clinches the Democratic nomination because I think McCain has an easier chance of beating her.

Yes, I do believe I'm falling into that camp.

Even with no decent Republican options, I find that I must still support McCain (even though he's an unbalanced moderate), not because he's a Republican, but because the Democrat options are so violently liberal, that I can't fathom supporting them.

Yes, I can support some of the general "ideas" that Obama has suggested, but his suggestions seem to lack the details that make me comfortable with how he would carry out his plans (yes, I've read his positions on the website) and knowing he's liberal, I can only wonder that they would include too much of a socialist bent. His lack of experience gives me concern that he would actually know how to protect our country not only with military force, but also economically. His position on certain moral issues makes me cringe and I don't want a president to decide to spend my taxpayer dollars on things (embryonic stem cell research is one, his support for abortion is another) that could involve killing more unborn babies. (besides, research and implementation has shown better results with adult stem cells).

But enough about him, how about Hillary. I certainly don't want her "village" taking over the public schools (not that I would let my children near if she were president). Her record is no better as far as abortion and other moral issues. One of the biggest things that concerns me about her, besides the fact that I believe she's completely two-faced, dishonest and basically a crook, is her lauded health care plan. It's similar to the one our Canadian neighbors loathe right now and it would be a nightmare. I actually spent a month and a half in Canada a few years ago and it's amazing how many people I heard complain about health care there, and I didn't even have to ask.

Anyway, even though McCain is not a conservative, I don't believe he'd do anything too radical too tick off his base (I hope) and I can only hope, as I've said before, that he would surround himself with a good cabinet and battalion of advisers that would help him make good decisions. Trust me, if he is elected come November, THESE are the people I'm going to be praying for. That, and a prayer that McCain would listen to them.

Whatever happens, I will "give to Caesar, what is Caesar's". I will try to respect our president no matter who that ends up being, and I will send my ardent prayers, to accompany my money, into D.C. in hopes that whomever is elected president will not hurt this country too much in their 4-8 years in office.

Hmm, it seems that whichever candidate we end up with could spark a prayer revolution because they're all scary enough to send us to our knees (where we should be for every president anyway). Maybe that's why we don't have better options this year. :) that's an interesting thought.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

You already know where I stand on who I'm supporting, so I won't go in to that again.

I just wanted to make one point on the national security front:

(He doesn't say this in public because he is loyal and supports whoever the Commander in Chief is, and it's frowned upon for senior military officers to talk politics, but I doubt posting it on your blog will be too big a deal...)

My father, who has been in the Army since 1966, who is a senior officer, who served as the commander of the Multi-National Corps Iraq for over a year, who currently serves as head of an organization whose mission is to defeat the IED problem plaguing our soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan is an Obama supporter. It is for that reason that I am supremely confident in Obama's ability to defend the US on a national security front -- My father wouldn't support him if he didn't think he could do it.

Just something to think about...

(I understand all your other objections but wanted to make this one little point.)

Lady Cayt said...

Thanks for commenting; that's good to know. :)

Girl Fisher said...

Thanks for posting Leigh! I like hearing your opinions on this, and I usually agree. They're well-reasoned and supported, and it helps me to rationalize my own thoughts! Also, superlatives is one of the few things I remember from English! LOL

I voted for Huckabee in our primary, and my husband voted for Obama. Not that he wants him to president, he just prefers him over Hillary. I don't think we'd be all that disappointed with Obama though.

Lady Cayt said...

I agree, I think he has a lot to offer too, I just wish I knew how. Maybe I don't need to know, b/c I don't trust any of the candidates, but think of all of them, Obama has better suggestions. The main reason I support (if you can call it that) McCain is because I think the means to his ways will be better. I could be wrong and I may have to amend my post after and hour long discussion with my husband this evening.