No, it's not my birthday today. It will be my birthday on November 4th, however, which is, of course, election day. I have to admit that this fact does not make me very happy. Let's just say that it's going to be a long, long night.
Anyway, in honor of the events surrounding my big day, I thought I'd explain what I think about the election. Politics, in general, makes my blood boil. Both sides of the spectrum go way too far in their slander and it's getting ridiculous. Even Biden was quoted on CNN as saying that Obama's ad (his very own ticket's ad) that insulted McCain's computer illiteracy was "terrible" and that he wouldn't have allowed the ad to have been made if he'd known about it. Yep, here was Obama poking fun at McCain's lack of e-mail use, saying that it made him out of touch with the modern voter, when the reason that McCain doesn't use e-mail is because his fingers were shattered by his Vietnamese captors all of those years ago and he is physically unable to type. Of course, many of McCain's ads have been insulting, as well, but at least he can't be accused of ageism and of making fun of someone's disabilities that they sustained while fighting for our country.
Whether you consider yourself a Republican or a Democrat, a conservative or a liberal, doesn't really matter to me because nothing we do or say can really bring about a whole lot of change. Politics is a broken machine that will just continue to break over and over again, regardless of what happens in November. But, to me the choice of who to vote for is simple. I could never align myself with a candidate who supports abortion. I could never support someone who, if given the chance, would nominate judges who would be more than happy to defame the godliness of marriage by saying that it's preposterous and old-fashioned that only a man and woman can join themselves in marriage. It's as simple as that. I am fully aware that McCain hasn't been as anti-abortion in the past as I would have liked. But, my whole point is that he's as close as we're going to get at this point. And, I'm comforted by the fact that Palin is more conservative than McCain, which could at least help things in the Oval Office a little bit. Some may say that I'm focusing on issues that aren't hot right now, issues that are sort of on the backburner. Whether these issues are front and center, or hidden behind a lot of other things, it doesn't matter. These are things that I care about and, in the midst of all of the rhetoric and the game of "back-and-forth on the issues" that a campaign inevitably brings, at least I know where both opponents' thoughts are on these things.
I like Palin. I like that she is, sort of, kind of, like me. A mom who has conservative values. I am incensed at how the media has attempted to slaughter her, which of course supports my point that they and many Democrats are afraid of her, so they have to resort to this sort of behavior. Just the other day at the checkout, I saw two covers of major entertainment magazines. One said, with a picture of Obama and his wife, "At Home with my Girls," and it explained how he reads Harry Potter books to them before bed. What a touching, picturesque scene. The other magazine cover had a rather bloated picture of Palin with the title, "Lies, Babies, and Scandal". It's everywhere, Folks, and the media should be ashamed of themselves. I challenge anyone to find a major magazine cover that makes Obama appear in an even remotely negative light. I am insulted that the media is expecting all of us to believe that Obama does not have any faults. Fair and balanced media coverage exists in rather sparse little bits here and there. I do appreciate what Bill Clinton said about Palin and her family, as quoted in the New York Times yesterday, "Why don't we like them and celebrate them and be happy for her elevation to the ticket?"
McCain is not a perfect man. Neither is Obama. But, it's all about voting for the one who believes as closely as possible to how I believe. I'm past the point of hoping for a great and honorable president. Sorry if that makes me sound jaded, but I am. All I can hope for is someone who will care about, at least a little bit, what I care about: life, marriage, family, the economy, the energy crisis, etc. Time will tell if that person is on either ticket. To me, it does not matter that Obama, the media's Messiah, may be younger, better looking, more eloquent, or more charismatic than his opponent. (Many of these points are certainly debatable.) It all comes down to the issues at hand. No matter the outcome on my birthday...at least I'll know that I aligned myself with someone who agrees with me on what matters most.
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