Losing Sleep
This presidential crap is making me lose sleep.
Which is not surprising since its also making me TIRED.
I'm SO tired of the following words:
Change
Maverick
Left-wing
Right-wing
Big Government
De-regulate
Energy crisis
bail out
clean coal
creating jobs
ship jobs overseas
Bill Ayers
Acorn
Voted Present
Dangerous
Out of Touch
Bush Economics
Regan Economics
low taxes
Billions
Trillions
Wall Street
Main Street
Terrorists
and now even Joe the Plumber.
Its been a difficult decision over the last few weeks. I dont like Obama (don't tell anyone at work that) but I also don't like McCain.
I dont trust Democratic Policy, because I'm not a socialist and don't want the government telling me what kind of toilet paper to use.
And I dont like Republicans because they can't admit when things are out of control.
In fact. Neither one of them can.
I watched the Debate last night and listened very closely as they were answering the questions about their smear campaigns. What I WANTED to hear was EITHER of them stand up, look the other guy in the eye, stick out his hand and say, "lets stop running the smear ads."
And they didnt.
because they like it.
They think its totally necessary.
Well, I watched another debate last night. I watched the NC Gubernatorial debate. NC got pretty progressive on me and actually had the "other guy" participate. The guy who's name would be under the Republican and Democratic nominees on the ballot.
They had the Libertarian candidate.
When McCrory and Perdue would speak. I would get sick to my stomach. The bashing and mocking and throat slitting was repugnant.
But when Munger, the libertarian spoke, he made me smile. BIG smiles.
When asked, "Do you think the tax on gasoline is too high?" He answered, "Yes."
They had to press him for a more involved answer. Why is that? Becase the answer was SIMPLE.
To Munger, the problems were simple.
Less government. More Liberty.
More money to the people. Less money to useless government organizations. ALL of the pork in Washington and even Raleigh is PEOPLE Pork...TOO MANY PEOPLE WITH SOMETHING TO GAIN!!
Sigh.
It was so refreshing to listen to him.
It almost brought tears to my eyes.
Up until this point, I've wrestled with my political views. I've wondered which of the two evils I would vote for. A guy who wants to fine my company for not getting government healthcare (like you want a visit to the doctor to be like a visit to the DMV), or a guy who is actually LESS eloquent that George W Bush...as if I thought that were possible...but who insists that the way to better the economy is for the government to go into real estate!!
I realized last night...that my privilege to vote doesnt mean I HAVE to vote for someone with a chance of winning. It means I have a responsibility to vote for the candidate who best represents my views, ALL MY VIEWS.
Line for line, letter for letter, save a few things about civil liberties that I haven't made decisions about yet, I'm pretty much all libertarian. I think the smaller the government, the better the country. I think capitalism should be free to do what it does, and that the Federal Government should do The following: Represent us Globally, Uphold the constitution, and Protect our borders. NONE of which have they done well for years! All this other gobbly gook they've made their duties is just that...doody. Welfare, Housing regulation, Education, economic stimulation, they're muddying the waters of what America needs to become. Education should be state funded and maintained. The Feds need to mind their business and cut WAAAAAAY back on everything else.
I digress.
Maybe.
Call it a "waste of a vote" or what you will..but when Obama and McCain look at those numbers...and see the one thousand, or 10,000 or even 100,000 people that didn't like EITHER of them, then my voice will be heard..
And this time, when the nation goes to pot again, I won't have to regret having chosen the lesser of two evils. I will have voted with my conscience, with my gut, and with my mind.
Obama will not change this nation. He's just like all the others. McCain will not change this nation, he's not a maverick, he's a moderate.
The ONLY thing that will change this nation, is someone who is NOT a republican or a democrat, someone who is not liberal or conservative. And I believe that someone to be a libertarian.
There, I said it.
Which is not surprising since its also making me TIRED.
I'm SO tired of the following words:
Change
Maverick
Left-wing
Right-wing
Big Government
De-regulate
Energy crisis
bail out
clean coal
creating jobs
ship jobs overseas
Bill Ayers
Acorn
Voted Present
Dangerous
Out of Touch
Bush Economics
Regan Economics
low taxes
Billions
Trillions
Wall Street
Main Street
Terrorists
and now even Joe the Plumber.
Its been a difficult decision over the last few weeks. I dont like Obama (don't tell anyone at work that) but I also don't like McCain.
I dont trust Democratic Policy, because I'm not a socialist and don't want the government telling me what kind of toilet paper to use.
And I dont like Republicans because they can't admit when things are out of control.
In fact. Neither one of them can.
I watched the Debate last night and listened very closely as they were answering the questions about their smear campaigns. What I WANTED to hear was EITHER of them stand up, look the other guy in the eye, stick out his hand and say, "lets stop running the smear ads."
And they didnt.
because they like it.
They think its totally necessary.
Well, I watched another debate last night. I watched the NC Gubernatorial debate. NC got pretty progressive on me and actually had the "other guy" participate. The guy who's name would be under the Republican and Democratic nominees on the ballot.
They had the Libertarian candidate.
When McCrory and Perdue would speak. I would get sick to my stomach. The bashing and mocking and throat slitting was repugnant.
But when Munger, the libertarian spoke, he made me smile. BIG smiles.
When asked, "Do you think the tax on gasoline is too high?" He answered, "Yes."
They had to press him for a more involved answer. Why is that? Becase the answer was SIMPLE.
To Munger, the problems were simple.
Less government. More Liberty.
More money to the people. Less money to useless government organizations. ALL of the pork in Washington and even Raleigh is PEOPLE Pork...TOO MANY PEOPLE WITH SOMETHING TO GAIN!!
Sigh.
It was so refreshing to listen to him.
It almost brought tears to my eyes.
Up until this point, I've wrestled with my political views. I've wondered which of the two evils I would vote for. A guy who wants to fine my company for not getting government healthcare (like you want a visit to the doctor to be like a visit to the DMV), or a guy who is actually LESS eloquent that George W Bush...as if I thought that were possible...but who insists that the way to better the economy is for the government to go into real estate!!
I realized last night...that my privilege to vote doesnt mean I HAVE to vote for someone with a chance of winning. It means I have a responsibility to vote for the candidate who best represents my views, ALL MY VIEWS.
Line for line, letter for letter, save a few things about civil liberties that I haven't made decisions about yet, I'm pretty much all libertarian. I think the smaller the government, the better the country. I think capitalism should be free to do what it does, and that the Federal Government should do The following: Represent us Globally, Uphold the constitution, and Protect our borders. NONE of which have they done well for years! All this other gobbly gook they've made their duties is just that...doody. Welfare, Housing regulation, Education, economic stimulation, they're muddying the waters of what America needs to become. Education should be state funded and maintained. The Feds need to mind their business and cut WAAAAAAY back on everything else.
I digress.
Maybe.
Call it a "waste of a vote" or what you will..but when Obama and McCain look at those numbers...and see the one thousand, or 10,000 or even 100,000 people that didn't like EITHER of them, then my voice will be heard..
And this time, when the nation goes to pot again, I won't have to regret having chosen the lesser of two evils. I will have voted with my conscience, with my gut, and with my mind.
Obama will not change this nation. He's just like all the others. McCain will not change this nation, he's not a maverick, he's a moderate.
The ONLY thing that will change this nation, is someone who is NOT a republican or a democrat, someone who is not liberal or conservative. And I believe that someone to be a libertarian.
There, I said it.
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