Yes, I watched the debate Friday night. And, yes I watched and listened to the analysis afterward on Friday night and on several shows on Saturday night. I listened to the interviews of others who watched the debate. The outcome is clear: If you went into the debate a McCain supporter, you came out a McCain supporter. If you went in an Obama supporter, you came out an Obama supporter. If you went in undecided, absolutely nothing happened to change your mind either. My opinion, overall, is that Obama MAY have come out of this debate with a slight edge. He seemed more comfortable, like JFK in the Kennedy-Nixon debate, though McCain did not look anywhere near as bad as Nixon had. There are, what, four more debates scheduled? I'm not sure, if this first debate is any indication, whether or not anything will ever be accomplished by either candidate.
Back when the Democratic primaries were still in full swing, radio talk show hosts Rush and Sean were always commenting how Obama never did anything in the Senate, that when he was there for a vote, he always voted, "Present". Since winning the nomination, the same talkers are saying Obama has the "most Liberal voting record in Congress." McCain was/is one to mention this as well. So, is voting "Present" a Liberal vote, or were these guys just talking through their hats?
Regardless of what you think or what your ideology might be, there is only one way to change things, and that is to vote. If you don't vote, you can't bitch! And if your candidate doesn't win, you can always say of the winner, "Don't blame me! I didn't vote for him!"
Have a quality day!
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Virgin blog
This is my first blog ever. I was encouraged to do this by our oldest daughter, Melanie. She knows I like to rant and figured this would be a good forum for me. We'll see.
I like to rant, mostly about the political scene, sometimes about other issues of greater or lesser importance. When ranting in public I often listen to a conversation between friends, then take a "devil's advocate" stance to really get the conversation going, and hopefully make it interesting.
Many of my friends are Conservative Republicans and will vote that way regardless of who their candidate is. They say I'm a Liberal Democrat, and I let them think that. That's okay. Truth is, I'm not. I consider myself a Moderate Independent. They think I'm a LibDem because, as a Moderate, I appear farther to they left of them. That's because as a Moderate I AM further left of them! I like to say I'm a Moderate leaning left, but not enough to fall over.
How will I vote this year? I've suggested I'll vote Libertarian. I've said that a number of times to see what reaction I can get from my friends, particularly my Republican friends. They tell me that's a wasted vote, that if I vote Libertarian, it's an automatic vote for the Democratic candidate. I thought if I voted Libertarian, it was a vote for the Libertarian! If what the Republicans say is true, than there must be something drastically wrong with their candidate and their platform! Too, if McCain wins, was my vote still an automatic for Obama? I don't quite get that line of thinking. Anyone?
I suppose that's enough for my first blog. I like to write and i like to rant. So, maybe Melanie was right. Maybe this will be a good place for me.
See ya'.
I like to rant, mostly about the political scene, sometimes about other issues of greater or lesser importance. When ranting in public I often listen to a conversation between friends, then take a "devil's advocate" stance to really get the conversation going, and hopefully make it interesting.
Many of my friends are Conservative Republicans and will vote that way regardless of who their candidate is. They say I'm a Liberal Democrat, and I let them think that. That's okay. Truth is, I'm not. I consider myself a Moderate Independent. They think I'm a LibDem because, as a Moderate, I appear farther to they left of them. That's because as a Moderate I AM further left of them! I like to say I'm a Moderate leaning left, but not enough to fall over.
How will I vote this year? I've suggested I'll vote Libertarian. I've said that a number of times to see what reaction I can get from my friends, particularly my Republican friends. They tell me that's a wasted vote, that if I vote Libertarian, it's an automatic vote for the Democratic candidate. I thought if I voted Libertarian, it was a vote for the Libertarian! If what the Republicans say is true, than there must be something drastically wrong with their candidate and their platform! Too, if McCain wins, was my vote still an automatic for Obama? I don't quite get that line of thinking. Anyone?
I suppose that's enough for my first blog. I like to write and i like to rant. So, maybe Melanie was right. Maybe this will be a good place for me.
See ya'.
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