When I was teaching, I spent very little time in the teachers’ lounge, usually eating lunch in my classroom while watching CNN or listening to the radio. But that wasn’t always the case. Early on, I spent many days with other teachers either listening to or joining their conversations. One lesson I learned about the teachers’ lounge is that there are three things you never discuss there:
1. Sex
2. Politics
3. Howard Stern
Let’s talk about Politics for a moment because I don’t usually write about it, lessons from the teachers’ lounge, because I am always fearful of losing friends because of differing views. That alone is very disturbing to me, and thus the teachers’ lounge rule. Why can’t people talk about politics without the fear or threat of losing a friend? Why can’t we end that conversation with something like, “Okay, we disagree on that. Let’s talk about football.” No, usually, political conversations often end with something like, “Well, you’re an idiot!” And two people walk away without speaking much ever again. I’m going to test that and hope that I don’t get called an idiot or cause any of you to walk away.
I’m not affiliated with either of the two main parties. My voting history goes something like this:
1980 – Ronald Reagan (Republican)
1984 – Ronald Reagan (Republican)
1988 – George H. Bush (Republican)
1992 – George H. Bush (Republican)
1996 – Bill Clinton (Democrat)
2000 – Al Gore (Democrat)
2004 – John Kerry (Democrat)
2008 – Barack Obama (Democrat)
That’s rather balanced, even though it shows what could be described as a trend, so I’ll get the mystery out of the way and explain why I’m voting for Obama.
I’m not a big Obama supporter, nor am I a staunch Democrat. Although I’m voting for Obama, it could be argued that I’m voting against Romney. If I had to list reasons, the list against Romney is probably longer and more substantial than the list for Obama. It’s very likely that when I specify a reason I’m not thrilled with Romney, it can be argued that Obama is guilty of the same thing. Yeah, that may be true, but just because Obama may also be guilty is not a reason to erase that from Romney’s side of the ledger.
So, let’s begin.
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- Live and Let Die
For many years at election time, students would innocently as me, “How do we know if we’re Republican or Democrat?” It’s a multi-faceted, complex question, but I will burden you to read one small part. It seems that one big difference is that Democrats tend to enjoy sharing, pitching in to help each other. They don’t mind giving up a few bucks from their paychecks to help others in need through social programs for unemployment, social security, and health care.
Republicans – not so much. They tend to believe – and have every right to believe – that what’s mine is mine and what’s yours might eventually be mine, but for now it’s yours. Republicans are okay with the idea of keeping every penny, earned pennies of course, even if it means their neighbor will be hungry and cold tonight. They tend to believe – when it’s convenient – in “Survival of the Fittest.” If you can’t take care of yourself, then please lie down on the side of the road and get out of my way so I can get past you more easily.
Republicans – I think – are very hopeful people because they appear to be willing to accept their own demise should they fall victim to unemployment or an illness so severe that it will drain their life savings. Republicans also tend to adhere more strongly and faithfully to their religion, so perhaps they believe that if they are ever in a really tight spot, their years in praise to their chosen God will be remembered, and that God will show them some mercy and pity.
Democrats do not tend to rely or expect any great handout from the sky, so instead they prefer to pool their resources for the various rainy days experienced by individuals. That’s where I am. I don’t mind sharing and collecting for each other. I don’t mind more of my tax money going to a universal healthcare system because I know it’s going to help me. And even if it doesn’t help me directly, it’s going to help my neighbor. And maybe my neighbor’s kid is sick, and his kid will get my kid sick when they sit together in school. But maybe, if there’s coverage for that kid, then we’ll all be okay.
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- Great Expectations
Romney expects to be President. Throughout his career and life, he’s either been given or has bought anything he’s ever wanted. He expects things, and that’s okay in the business world because it shows confidence. However, he seems to expect that a smile, handshake, and a greased palm will allow him entry to the White House. It doesn’t work that way. You can ask how I know what he’s thinking and how I know he “expects” something. Here’s how.
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- The Pander Bear
Pandering. And this one might be better blamed on the GOP and Team Romney, because I want to believe he is not dumb enough to be guilty of this on his own. When Romney spoke in Michigan he said he loved being in Michigan because “the trees are the right height.”
WTF? Is it that difficult to say something complimentary? Romney’s goal is to find something people want to hear, say it, and then expect that they will love him for it. His handlers told him he has to connect with people, find common ground. Trees? No.
He tried the same thing in the South when he told them how much he loved grits.
Down in Miami for a MLK Jr. celebration, he approached a group of black teenagers and randomly said, “Who let the dogs out?” Then he approached a child with a necklace and referred to his “bling bling.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDwwAaVmnf4
I know all politicians pander, but he makes no attempt to disguise it. He makes no attempt to make it seem genuine. Later in that same video about the trees, he goes further – and worse – by talking about cars and how he loves Detroit because it’s where so many cars come from. In a city with record unemployment, Romney went on to say how his wife loves Cadillacs and “has two, actually.” Is that what you want to do? Are you so dumb that you don’t realize your audience and that bragging about your wife’s two Cadillacs is not a good move in front of such a job-devastated city?
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- Not Obama?
Romney seems to have only one reason for which I should give him my vote: he’s not Obama. He keeps telling us over and over how everything Obama did was wrong, but he’s not telling us what he’s going to do that is better. Oh, I’m sorry, he did tell us. He said he’s going to create jobs and fix the economy. He has told us how Obama is responsible for all this unemployment, but he’s going to fix it. His proof is clearly states. “I know how to create jobs.” Yep. That sums it up I guess. Isn’t that good enough?
And his economic plan, as designed by his running mate Paul Ryan, claims to be able to create 12 million jobs, cut taxes, and cut the deficit. When Ryan was asked how he could possibly cut taxes (which cuts the money the government has to work with) but also cut the deficit, Ryan refused to explain. When pushed further to explain, Ryan said, “I don’t have time to do the math.” That’s rather insulting. It’s also distracting.
If you’re going to claim to be better than Obama, then please do more than just claim it. At least try to prove it, without insulting me of course.
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- Roe v. Wade
Right to life/pro-choice issues are important to me. I have no problem with anyone who is Pro-Choice. I respect women/couples who learn that their child will be born with birth defects, mental and/or physical, and are willing to have and care for that baby. Those people are definitely more admirable than me. You’re entitled to that path, and I would never do anything to force abortion upon you.
Equally, I expect my President, and my country, to respect the choices of others. Too many people seem to confuse “pro-abortion” with “pro-choice.” I don’t encourage abortions. I don’t like abortions. What I like is for people to have the option if they individually believe it is necessary. I don’t like that Romney/Ryan want to take away birth control pills, contraception, and abortion as options, even in cases of rape and incest. I want my President to protect the rights of individuals to make those choices on their own. Romney/Ryan will not do that.
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- Obamacare
I don’t know that Obamacare is great, but what I do know is that Romney talks out of both sides of his mouth. He likes to say how Obamacare is one of the main reasons we’ve got so much unemployment. Yet, Obamacare is very similar to something called Romneycare, which Willard the Mitt successfully introduced to Massachusetts. It’s interesting that it was good for MA but not good for USA. It’s also interesting how many people are crying about Obamacare without really understanding it, so I’m going to give you a brief summation.
Typically, the government pays billions, somewhere around $700 billion, to hospitals in order to reimburse them for costs and fees of providing care for those who are uninsured. A lot of that money is in the form of intentionally excessive fees. Just today I read about a guy with a broken arm who was charged $73,000 for x-rays and staying in a room for about a day and a half. Hospitals typically overcharge because the government doesn’t usually ask questions. Obamacare intends to shift the money. Instead of paying $700 billion to hospitals after taking care of people, we’re going to take that same amount of money and invest it into a healthcare plan so people will already be insured before there’s a problem. Obamacare will spend the money upfront instead of afterward. Also, by providing insurance before, it allows more people to see doctors regularly for what is called “preventative care,” which prevents problems. Preventative care typically costs half of what is known as “after care,” which is when we pay to fix a problem instead of “preventing” it before it happens. That’s basically it. Independent accounting groups have shown that Obamacare will NOT cost more money but will in fact SAVE money.
Romney also likes to try scaring senior citizens by telling them how Obama took something like $716 billion dollars out of Medicare and put it all into Obamacare. What Romney and the Republicans fail to explain is that once Obamacare takes full effect, then it will take care of what Medicare had been covering. So it’s like you giving me a $10 bill and me giving you two $5’s.
Aside from that, Obamacare did not cost jobs at all. Jobs were lost when business owners realized that they could cut jobs and save salary cost while demanding the remaining employees perform the same work without complaining, otherwise they’d be fired next.
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- The War on Religion
Too many people have the mistaken belief that we are a Christian nation. In a way, we have been, but officially, on paper, we are not. I know that people like Newt Gingrich love to refer to the line in the Constitution where it mentions our “Creator,” and they love to assume it means that God created us and God is in charge of us. That’s not what it means. If our Founding Fathers meant God, they would have written God, but they didn’t specifically because they did not themselves believe in the God as viewed by the Catholic church.
The Founding Fathers were not Christians, they were Deists. That means they believed there is some kind of Supreme Being that was responsible for our beginning, but that’s about it. They did not believe in a Being that had a giant book in which all of our destinies were prescribed. Those Fathers also believed that our country must not pay more attention to one religion over any other, thus the First Amendment, which “prohibits the making of any law respecting an establishment of religion…” because that’s why certain brave people left England in the first place.
Why is this an issue in my election choice? Because certain candidates, like mega-Christian Paul Ryan, have been very vocal about their religion and that they intend to govern with respect to their religion. Ryan and others have also criticized Obama for trying to preserve the Constitution’s intended respect for all religions. For example, many government buildings seem to specifically recognize Christmas during December. Obama has made efforts for government buildings to not limit themselves to that or any other Christian holiday. Thus prompting Fox News and other Right-Wing organizations to claim that Obama has declared a “War on Religion” when it fact Obama is just trying to keep in line with the Constitution.
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- I Now Pronounce You…
Obama has shown his intent to protect or promote the rights of gays (Gays?) to marry. Romney/Ryan/Republicans have shown their intent to prevent it. Why are they so bothered? Why do they care if two men or two women living in South Middlanowhere are living as a married couple? They claim it will “undermine the sanctity of marriage,” but that’s only part of the anti-gay mission.
Another part stems back to the religious angle. Just minutes ago I watched a revered political voice on CNN complain how gay marriage is a sin against God and that our country will face devastation if we don’t stop it immediately. Again, we’ve got too much religion affecting and infiltrating the government.
Joe Republican, also living in South Middlanowhere, really thinks that gay marriage somehow cheapens all marriage. As far as I can tell, heterosexual marriages are doing a fine job of cheapening themselves, so they don’t need any help from gays. But that’s not why the Republicans, as a party, are against it.
One of the largest industries in the country is insurance companies. They have one goal – to not pay money to people who file insurance claims. The more money they pay out, the less money they keep. Thus, each person they have to insure is another person who they might have to pay. When couples marry, usually one spouse is able to join the other’s insurance coverage. That’s two people covered for the prince of one, something insurance companies hate. If heterosexual marriage is legal, then that’s millions more people who now have to be covered for very little extra cost.
Why do Republicans care what the insurance companies think? Because the insurance companies continually pump money into the campaign funds of the Republican candidates, and they’re beholden to have earned that money by voting against heterosexual marriage. And I’m beholden to not like someone who tries to stomp on the happiness of others. Legal happiness.
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- Black Gold, Texas Tea
Amazingly, one of the most profitable industries ever to exist in our country pays zero – count ‘em zero – taxes. It’s known as “Big Oil,” and it mainly consists of Exxon-Mobil, Conoco-Phillips, and a few others. Big Oil does not want to pay taxes. Big Oil relies upon Republicans to preserve their tax exemption. I’m not a fan.
- Changing the Rules
There are two ways to win a race. One is to learn to run faster, train better, exercise more, improve yourself. Another is to make your opponent go slower. Republicans seem to be focusing on the slowing down. They lost the last election, and now they seem about to lose this one. Instead of finding a better candidate or coming up with better ideas for their party platform, they have instead focused on changing the rules of the race.
You remember the election of 2000, right? The “hanging chad”? It was awful, and it was partly because of a woman named Kathryn Harris. She was Florida’s Commissioner of Elections, and she ordered the recount that eventually went to the Supreme Court. Without Harris, Al Gore would have won. Did you know that Kathryn Harris was not only the Florida Election Commissioner but also the Florida campaign manager for the Republican Party? Ain’t that a kick in the ass? The person who controlled the recount was also the local coach for one of the participants. How does that happen? Ask the Republicans. They seem to always be around when these controversies pop up. I’m not saying the Democrats are innocent, but they never seem to be attached to anything really ground shaking.
Historically, the amount of voter fraud has amounted to less than one vote per state per 
election. That means less than 50 times each election, someone has tried to vote falsely either through impersonation or regulation, such as missing a voting deadline. Even with such low voter fraud instances, Republicans have claimed that voter fraud is rampant and significant, prompting them to push for the need of a national voter identification card. Republicans know fully well that not everyone will be able to get such an ID because some people have insufficient transportation either because of their age and mobility or their inability to pay for a way to get to the proper state location for the ID card. Studies have shown that most likely the elderly, the poor, and minorities would be affected and unable to vote. Not surprisingly, these are also the same groups that tend to vote for Democrats. Coincidence? Of course not. Just a plan for the Republicans to win an election by tripping the opposition instead of learning to run more effectively and efficiently.
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I’m not saying that Obama is far better than Romney, nor am I saying he is even a little better. But he doesn’t scare me the way Romney does. Every time Romney had a chance to do something, he’s done the wrong thing, and he seems to have no clue that it was wrong.
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Absolutely one of the best political posts I have read this year. You can come and visit my teacher’s lounge anytime. 🙂
Would love to. I’ll bring lunch.
Very well said! Romney scares me for the same reasons. He just does not get being poor and out of work. Romney and camp has not explained to my satisfaction how they are going to save us. Also, as a woman, it deeply frightens me that if they had their way there would be no such thing as rape. Or control over our own bodies. I find this insulting on a very deep and personal level.
So you know how I feel even better than I do.
An in depth, well written post. I especially like the ending which summarizes it quite well.
I think a lot of republicans or so called conservatives hide behind the mask of religion or even Christianity…but in my few years on earth, I think I know a little about what Christianity is or should be…love and acceptance.
Romney has no appeal to core republicans, hence the choice of Ryan…who in my opinion is too conservative to see past his own beliefs let alone accept that of others…
Romney/Ryan and what they claim to stand for scares me as a woman, minority, and an immigrant….their views on women issues,people rights, foreign policy, and more just seems completely out of touch…I hope America gets it right tomorrow…
Obama is far from perfect…but I trust him more.
Great post as always sir…pardon my long comment
Shared on twitter…thank you
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Pardon? Oh dear, I’m very lucky you’re willing to spend your valuable time here. Thanks very much.
Great comment Boomie. Couldn’t say it better. I do hope America gets it right tomorrow.
Well said! My best friend and I are of different political beliefs. Our conversations about politics which are prompted by him never descend into heated nastiness. In fact, at the end of the conversation, he always hugs me and says “but I love you anyway.”
I am also unaffiliated with a party but the current version of the GOP scares me. Obama got my early vote and I voted against “tea party” candidates at every level.
Thanks Miss. I hope it stays that way.
I’d say you pretty much nailed it.. I voted for Barry and feel damn satisfied with my decision.
Great post!!
Great comment. Thanks very much.
Great post! I agree with you on every level. Romney is a scary, scary man. I don’t get how so many people are falling for his distraction tactics!
i think i know. the fall for the tag lines, like this week when romney’s team said that obama sold Jeep to china, which is far from the truth to the point that jeep had to put out a statement saying it was not true. but people hear the lie and believe it without hearing the aftermath.
Yeah, you’re right. People are just too lazy to do the research for themselves, I guess
it’s “okay” for representatives for romney to get on tv and lie and then later take it back, as long as it’s not romney saying it.
Oh my Rich! This post is terrific! Definitely sharing!
not as terrific as your gravatar. that’s erection-inducing.
Lol!
oh, like you weren’t hoping for that?
Well.. maybe a little 😀
atta girl.
I read this post carefully, from beginning to end. I think it was a good argument, though it seems to me it would have been still better if you hadn’t tried to disparage Romney. Your comments on Romney sound prejudiced, in my opinion. But what I liked, was the presentation of two sets of value systems, and the claim that Obama represents your own choices of values. I hope for you, and for America, that your country will be a still better place to live in, after the next four years of Obama’s leadership.
I see you’re point. I should consider revising. Thanks greatly for your time and attention.
Romney makes me shiver and I live in England.
that’s big!
Yes, he has that effect even at this distance.
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Excellent summation of political views on modern voting!! #reading this post twice 🙂
Good analysis and good article. I hope a lot of people read this, and not because you endore President Obama, but because it’s a calm, rational and sane response to an increasingly insane process.
i’m going for sane – but i don’t always get there. thanks for reading.
I’m not offended, but then again I agree with you….
certainly makes it easier.
thank you for sharing this … so many people will say who they are voting for with such anger and defensiveness, that it is hard to understand how the choice was made in the first place. I enjoyed getting to know how you think and I look forward to reading more.
thanks miss. i greatly appreciate that you’d take the time to read here. and i look forward to finding out what kind of thoughts are taking place in the mind of someone with such an interesting gravatar.
I’m in the UK, and Romney scares the heck out of me too.
Praying that the people of the USA stand up and be counted today!
working on it, for sure.
Great post. What really scares me is Paul Ryan (if something should happen to Romney if he is elected). Ryan is the scariest person in the equation. Hope Obama wins!!
Call Ryan certainly makes the situation even more scary. Thanks for reading.
Extremely well considered and said.
And extremely well commented. On.
Very good writing and very brave of you to be so honest! I’m not a US American, but the thought of Romney still scares me to the point of stomach cramps. How can anyone in a “first world” country talk about women and women’s rights like he and his party do and get away with it? I really don’t understand how that works. I’ll be following the results tonight…
you may not be a US american, but i’m sure you’re a very good person. thanks for reading
I think I understand now why we get along so well. I agree with 95% of this post. The way Romney thinks about women’s health rights makes me sick. You hit the nail on the head saying that people confuse Pro-Choice with Pro-Abortion. It’s my body, I should have the right to decide what happens to it.
The only thing I question is the ID thing. Won’t the same people who you say will not be able to vote because of lack of funds or transportation need an ID to collect the government funding of which they would be voting in favor? When I think about that it doesn’t seem unreasonable to make the ID thing mandatory. Or, maybe I am still hung over from all that beer consumed watching the Saints game last night.
was a great game for a saints fan. i was at a retirement dinner for a friend last night and a former saints player was there, but he wasn’t anyone i knew. i think his name was irv smith, or maybe it was ike smith. he was a friend of the retiree and also a pastor who gave a blessing before dinner.
as for the voter ID thing, your question is valid of course, but i don’t have an answer for it. the only thing that causes me to to question the whole thing is that it was never a question until this year, and the republicans are acting as if voter fraud is rampant – but federal stats clearly show less than 50 incidents per election year. so i can’t see how it’s really an issue without there being ulterior motives. and it’s a complete republican push, so…
I see the connection. It is obviously an irrelevant issue is what you are saying.
That’s pretty interesting about the Saints player being at your retirement dinner. It wasn’t a relative of Will Smith was it?
i pride myself on NFL knowledge, but i felt dumb that i didn’t know who he was. regardless, the saints kicked butt, and i’m not an eagles fan so i enjoyed it. i wish all the success in the world to brees especially because he’s just a plain good guy. as for the bounty scandal, i think it’s not uncommon, and a few stupid players should’ve kept their mouths shut.
Bounty scandal? I am showing my ignorance now. I haven’t watched a single game this season until last night. I did pick a good one to watch, jersey in tow and all.
So then you are not aware of the Saints head coach was suspended for the whole season? And several players suspended for half of the season? I’m sure you look fabulous in your jersey and long johns.
Nope. I am a shameful Saints fan… if you can call me that. I just like to support Nola and have an excuse to drink beer on Monday night.
Funny enough, that is EXACTLY what I slept in last night. I was too tired to get on a full sleeping get up, but I am never too tired to slip on my LJs.
Yup. the battery is still working in the wireless camera I installed while you were in Boston.
1 of the dumbass Saints players told the media that 1 of the defensive coaches was offering amounts of cash to anyone who could knock an opposing player out of the game. A so called bounty system. When the Commissioner found out, players were suspended, coaches were suspended And lawsuits are Pending.
I thought that little red light that stays on at night was just my fire alarm. Now it all makes sense, because my fire alarm is disconnected.
Has everyone lost sight of healthy competition? Sheesh.
If you want competition watch college sports. Pro athletes get their money whether they win or lose. Yes, there is a little extra money in winning. But that means playing harder and possibly getting a boo boo.
I know many people who prefer to watch college sports for this reason. Makes sense.
I prefer the college cheerleaders with their sweaters and pleated skirts. I do not like the spandex dance outfits of alleged pro football cheerleaders. What can I say? I am a purist.
I was on college dance team and we wore a mixture. Black spandex shiny pants and a cheerleader top with pom poms. That was only for games though. For competition and pep rallies we were all out booty shorts and halter tops. I was ripped back then, sigh.
I am either too dumb, too old, or both to know what booty shorts are.
i thought, in passing, that I would let you know that I did stop following, but it had nothing to do with this post. I believe all are entitled to their own opinions. I don’t care for politics.
The only reason I stopped is that I, accidentally, followed a large number of blogs (long story) and have been trying to clean them up so I can, actually, read every post of all the ones I did follow.
understandable. i have a general rule of following anyone who follows me. however, it’s impossible for me to read them all, so i keep a folder in my browser with links to those that i have prioritized. i could never fault anyone for weeding me out if necessary just for either time or sanity.
Well, Rich, I need to shake my head and apologize. I will be adding you back to my follow. I misread the name, I suppose, but would not want to unfollow you as I have come to appreciate what you have to say. I will simply make it a point to add yours and read it.
Scott
right back atcha, sir. thanks.
You are added back. I am so glad you commented, so I could see that error.
You are welcome.
Scott
greatly appreciated, sir. thanks very much.
What a great post! You have read many of mine so I there is no need to go there, but I will add a few tidbits.
1) Learned to avoid the teacher’s lounge during lunch because they talked to much about the job! It’s lunch time, and a time to get away from it.
2) My vote this time was very anti-Republican … and I’m one of the registered Republicans whom the party has cast aside.
3) I could lose a friend of 40 years as a result of this election. Possibly because I been tolerant of him for that long — but his behavior of being anti-Black and anti-Muslim … plus now he can return to being anti-Jew, anti-Catholic, and anti-Mormon.
BTW – i was curious, so I tuned into Fox and Friends this morning, but I only lasted 10 minutes.
thanks for the “great post.” much appreciated. as for the election, i think it was a statement of two things. 1. more people can say that their lives actually are better than four years ago, and 2. romney/ryan just were too disguised and without a clear enough picture of “how” they were going to do what they claimed they would do. it was too apparent that they were making big promises without a plan.
as for CNN, i’m not digging that GOP blogger who can’t match a jacket and shirt, the puffy guy with the rectangular glasses. also, not enough erin burnett last night at all. but i’m greatly enjoying christine romans’ ability to show off her legs.
I admit not watching much last night, and I went to bed at my normal time – thus just letting it play out.
Meanwhile, … Christine has great wheels.
i was disappointed with jon stewart’s live show. didn’t realize until last night that stewart’s strength is not in the reporting but in the reacting. tonight he’ll be fabulous after having a day to collect and digest all the speeches, commentary, and individual contests.
i think CNN is making a specific effort to get their hosts up on their feet and out from behind the desk just for the display. if it’s not specific, then it’s a happy accident.
I recorded Stewart last night, but haven’t watched it yet. Meanwhile, whatever the reason, I’m sticking with CNN. 😉
yes, CNN, even with the sound off. stewart is always worth watching, so i hope i didn’t dampen your want to see the show. i didn’t see 100% because i was still flipping back to CNN. i missed colbert though, recorded that, about to watch it very soon.
BTW … Hmmmm … Kate now on stage.
YES. been watching that they’re featuring her more and more now. not the wheels of christine, but pretty as a picture. now if there were only a way to get miss kosick on her feet.
Very seldom is she on her feet … I recall one report from a gas station ,,,, and in jeans.
she was on a beach shortly before hurricane sandy, but she was all wrapped up. she was actually up a little today, but wheels were out of frame because of the very tall guy she was interviewing.
Great post – pretty well sums up my feelings on why I’m not voting for Romney despite being a registered republican.
In actuality, I wish there were at least 4 parties for the US:
Financial conservative – social liberal
Financial conservative – social conservative
Financial liberal – social liberal
Financial liberal – social conservative
It seems the GOP gets such a bad rap because of their stuffy social policies and they deserve it. Get some more middle-of-the-road guys in the party and things will even themselves out.
Either way, I’ve avoided this election for the most part. Am I proud of everything Obama has done? Not especially, but he is certainly not to blame for most of the things wrong with the country right now, despite what people want to believe.
yes. a wheel has more than just two spokes. we need more spokes. thanks for reading and commenting.
Excellent post. We disagree on some things but I like that you had your reasons to vote as you did. A lot of people don’t. Our voting record almost exact until you took your left turn! lol
i should look back in my life and see what might have caused that turn. what coincides with it. hmmm.
Why do Republicans care what the insurance companies think? Because the insurance companies continually pump money into the campaign funds of the Republican candidates, and they’re beholden to have earned that money by voting against heterosexual marriage. And I’m beholden to not like someone who tries to stomp on the happiness of others. Legal happiness.