The election has got our attention in this household.
I always follow politics. I think the process is interesting.
In my quest for political truth, I stick to trusted sources, like Rush and FoxNews. We also have a great talk-radio station, that I stream out of DC, with a great show, the Chris Core Show, that is on from 9:00 am to 12:00. So there is always some kind of talk going in the background and the boys are picking up on some of it. John has really gotten a good understanding of the caucus process and what it means to the election. All three boys are asking questions about the candidates, the issues, and why and how we vote. I am amazed by some of their questions and the understanding that they have of much of it. I do have to remind them that we don't discuss our politics in mixed company, particularly at scout Den meetings.
I have a lot of questions myself this time around.
Obviously there are issues that define the candidates as Conservative or Liberal.
I really focus on the life issues when I look at the people that are running. No matter what they are running for. To me the vote I give to anyone has to be earned by that person's courage to stand up and defend the most defenseless, the unborn, the aged and the profoundly disabled. If they don't have even the most basic understanding of the life issues, or the intestinal fortitude to stand up for them, then I don't want them in a position to make other decisions that affect my country or community. There is no excuse for ignorance and no room for cowardice.
I am really not excited about anybody that is running this year. All of them are consummate politicians, with perhaps the exception of Mike Huckabee, who doesn't have a hope anymore.
I don't trust politicians, no matter what their party. They are too much like used car salesmen.
I haven't heard one conservative voice speak in favor of John McCain. He is just too much talk and he is way too close to the center of the aisle. Laura says he reminds her of the gopher from "Winnie The Pooh". I just can't take four years of that.
Mitt Romney.... well, maybe, but I don't know if he has the popularity to manage to beat either Obama the Rock Star, or Hillary the.....
The thing with the conservative position is that it is one of personal responsibility. If you haven't made good decisions, or worked hard, or if you have just had a really bad year, you don't expect the government to bail you out. This is an increasingly unpopular viewpoint.
The Socialist, oops, Liberal position is that the government is there to be sure that you never have to push yourself beyond inertia. "Don't have a job? Don't have a visa? Don't have a clue? Come on over and dine at the table of plenty! We don't ask for a thing in return, just your dependence."
Didn't we fight a war of independence? We celebrate independence from an overbearing government that sold freedom to only certain elite members of society.
We used to be proud of our American Spirit. We used to be a society that encouraged the growth of ingenuity.
So, I guess no matter who gets in this time, the majority of the population is going to be reassured that they can continue to sit at the feet of the big Nanny in the sky.
