Politics

I haven't spoken about this at all really, but since everyone won't shut up, I might as well speak too. First off, I think caucauses don't matter. We don't have one and when Nov. 5th rolls around, we have 2 maybe 3 choices- Republican, Democrat, or a Third Party. You can't really pick a candidate who lost now! Get over it! That being said, I don't know who I'll vote for, but I would say I'm 70% sure American voters (sadly between 30% and 40% of the population) will elect a Democrat on the basis of party lines alone.

I was watching The Colbert Report today and he brought up some relevant news headlines. John Edwards has pulled out of the Democrat race, and SC said before his campaign end, there were two worlds: the first liked Edwards because they were scared of Hillary, and the second liked Edwards because they were afraid of Obama!

I think Third Parties are the most important party in the American governmental system. It's not that they get the majority of the vote, it's that they draw votes away from the major party headliners. Elections are decided by Third Parties. Which doesn't make sense since most run on a platform that isn't very PC or user friendly.

How should politics be? I think it should be like one of the Democratic debate not long ago. Stage right we have Hillary, center stage we have Obama, and stage left we have Edwards. Pretty soon, Hillary and Obama start bringing up each others past mistakes, failures, and shady deals! This was awesome! This was politics! I wish I could have been there just to see them stew. The best part? Edwards sat down, had a drink, and watched the debauchle like an NFL game! Awesome! When he finally got to speak, he reminded the audience there were three people in the debate! Politics.

I think this will be a topic I will be returning to frequently. Since I'll be done with school, I think I'll purchase a keg for election night and we'll celebrate Guy Fawkes Day. Oh, wait? Wrong holiday! Or come the 5th, will it be?