So Andrea made a post about the political climate right now and I fully intended to keep my comment about it short and sweet... however it turned out I had a lot more to say about it than I had thought. I suppose my mind feels free to explore the culture of politics, and I can exult in the discovery of new perspective, which is why I always seem to be passionate about it. People who are so eager to throw stones, sing praises, and conclude so forcefully about issues and politicians makes me sad sometimes. Too much money, too much pandering, too much celebrity for anyone to see who or what people are. Popular journalism is forced into a corner of having to create drama or the perception of it for us viewers at home. It is just a big TV show, I'm just glad it's not a reality TV show.
Is anyone 100% conservative or liberal anymore? Haven't we each seen the detriment and benefits of both sides? I have, and I have decided to vote the opposite of whatever current political climate we are in. Currently we're in a situation where the government has been given power over the people, to spy, to control information, to detain without warrant, to start wars, etc, etc (real or not, what's important is the perception of it). So, concordantly, I will sway the opposite way, to balance it. Because that's what this is all about, balance. Our country just sways in the wind on capitol hill, the only real change that happens is when we make a difference in our own spheres of our lives.
Maybe I'll change my mind, I give myself the freedom to do that, I leave it up to John McCain to enlighten me on how, in one of the most dire of situations (economical and political), that he should lead. So far all I've heard is a bunch of whining about how Obama shouldn't be, not a lot why he should be. It would take something real, from him, to sway me.
