...voting and a little annoyed.
I'll admit it. In a week/month/year where it's become vilified to be identified as anything close to conservative I hesitate to even bring any of this up, but here goes. I voted early and I'm thrilled that, even early, there was a line. I love that Americans are getting involved and exercising their right to vote. Without that right, without that freedom, who would we be?
And there's my issue. When people find out that I lean more right than left; that I'm more red than blue or that I actually have chosen to research the candidates and not just get caught up in the hype they think I've lost my mind. I'll be honest, I don't love John McCain. I think he's kindof a weak candidate. I was, for quite awhile, an undecided voter. I'm not even a huge Palin supporter. I wasn't going to vote with my vagina for Hillary and I'm not about to have the presumption that I would do so for Palin.
But, the Obamafication of America that I've witnessed in the last few months gives me a sense of unease. I have received some of the nastiest, most discriminatory forwarded emails in these last few days. These are emails from Obama supporters about how anyone who votes for McCain is a simpleton, idiotic and (my personal favorite) that the blue states are full of the educated while the red states are full of nothing more than "under-educated single moms". Emails which indicate that if Obama doesn't win there should be blood in the streets, an uprising of the masses and that if McCain wins then it's because we're a bunch of racist ignoramuses.
I admire and respect everyone taking a political position. I'm not sure either of these candidates is what our country needs now. But, I was raised in one of those red states (granted my parents lean blue), and went to college in one of those red states, but I was surrounded by some of the hardest working, most ethical people I've had the privilege to meet. They are some good men and women, who raised good men and women.
And so, red or blue, tomorrow is going to be an ugly day. Which is unfortunate, because we're going to have the highest voter turnout in history, which we should celebrate.
Thank God we have the right to vote in this country.
I'll admit it. In a week/month/year where it's become vilified to be identified as anything close to conservative I hesitate to even bring any of this up, but here goes. I voted early and I'm thrilled that, even early, there was a line. I love that Americans are getting involved and exercising their right to vote. Without that right, without that freedom, who would we be?
And there's my issue. When people find out that I lean more right than left; that I'm more red than blue or that I actually have chosen to research the candidates and not just get caught up in the hype they think I've lost my mind. I'll be honest, I don't love John McCain. I think he's kindof a weak candidate. I was, for quite awhile, an undecided voter. I'm not even a huge Palin supporter. I wasn't going to vote with my vagina for Hillary and I'm not about to have the presumption that I would do so for Palin.
But, the Obamafication of America that I've witnessed in the last few months gives me a sense of unease. I have received some of the nastiest, most discriminatory forwarded emails in these last few days. These are emails from Obama supporters about how anyone who votes for McCain is a simpleton, idiotic and (my personal favorite) that the blue states are full of the educated while the red states are full of nothing more than "under-educated single moms". Emails which indicate that if Obama doesn't win there should be blood in the streets, an uprising of the masses and that if McCain wins then it's because we're a bunch of racist ignoramuses.
I admire and respect everyone taking a political position. I'm not sure either of these candidates is what our country needs now. But, I was raised in one of those red states (granted my parents lean blue), and went to college in one of those red states, but I was surrounded by some of the hardest working, most ethical people I've had the privilege to meet. They are some good men and women, who raised good men and women.
And so, red or blue, tomorrow is going to be an ugly day. Which is unfortunate, because we're going to have the highest voter turnout in history, which we should celebrate.
Thank God we have the right to vote in this country.
Comments
Above all else, I wish this whole process could be nicer. Really...I don't need the hate, the anger, the insensitivity that comes out at election time. The efforts that pull us apart, pointing out how we are different, rather than taking time to realize how much we are all very much the same. Life can be ugly enough...I don't need politicians and their followers spending millions of dollars to bring more ugly into the world. I am excited for today, but admittedly most of that excitement comes from the fact that soon...IT WILL ALL FINALLY BE OVER!
I guess I'm one of those eternally hopeful people who thinks one day, peace will prevail...even if not in our life time!