Debating

[muck_a_luck]

Ugh. Over the years, I have become very intolerant of prattling politicians. There is so much politicing and so little substantive talk, where you think, Gah! These people are just idiots!

So tonight, when Husband was switching between the football and the Republicans, I was not trying to pay any attention. Putting kids to bed. Reading some stuff. Doing laundry. And just about ANY time I happened to hear what was happening on the TV, I just wanted to slap somebody.

As we are yellow dog Democrats in this household, Husband was insisting that we should watch the Dems, to find out what we think of them. We have both become total civil slackers and know next to NOTHING about these people. I was pleasantly surprised. To a certain degree, it helps to be in basic agreement with everything being said, but also, I think the debate was actually very pleasant with A LOT less of the crap that I usually cannot stand.

I annoyed Husband by saying as long as one of the Dems won, I really couldn't lose. First woman president. First black president. Or guy from NC. Any way they slice it, I'll be pleased as punch.

Still not sure how to vote in my primary. Luckily (?) our primary is on February 12, so probably I won't really have to worry about how I'm contributing to that decision.

Comments

[green-grrl.livejournal.com]

This meme's been going around my flist:

http://www.gotoquiz.com/candidates/2008-quiz.html

In case you wanted some kind of preference. ;-)

[lucky-sometimes.livejournal.com]

I'm always slightly surprised when people declare a party affiliation. I guess politics is like religion for some people, for me it's like hmm, a market.

[muck-a-luck.livejournal.com]

I used to think that I was open minded and would happily vote fo the best candidate for me, no matter the party affiliation. And actually, I still believe that, in theory. But over time I have come to believe it will be a very cold day in hell when I will vote for a Republican. I truly thought 4 years ago that Mcain might be my man. I turned on that debate with some excitement. And within minutes I was appalled that I had ever considered him a possibility.

Husband argues that even if he found an individual candidate he could support, he disagrees with the party and its supporters on somany points that he still probably couldn't vote for a person beholden to those interests.

So yes, I suppose there is a sort of "faith" component. But at the same time, we have 27 years of experience watching the behavior of these people, so the "faith" is based on more than what some crazy priest guys tell us about a 2000 year old book. You know?

[muck-a-luck.livejournal.com]

Unsurprisingly, the magic eight ball suggested Obama, Richardson, Dodd, Clinton, and Edwards as my top 5 picks, all above 70%.