Alright first off let me start by saying I live in Nebraska and would lean to the democratic side but we are a red state so my vote doesn't matter. On that note let's get started.
1) While I am more for Hilary then for Obama I keep feeling like the voter's are the ones getting the shaft. The primaries in Florida and Michigan didn't count they just flat out didn't fucking count. How on god's green earth can this happen because they moved their primary there delegates don't get counted so 1.5 million democrat's voted in Florida and there voice has become null and void and why? That doesn't even include Michigan Hilary won both these states with by 17% and 15% respectively but honestly I don't give a shit who won it's the point that those votes are now not counted. So not only do we not have a popular vote election now delegates out of two states don't even get a say. What kind of a fucking democracy is that? It says here at stake Tuesday were 185 delegates umm isn't that a lot???? How does shit like this happen it is truly astounding that in this day and age a major chunk of the U.S. populace can just be cast aside like this?
2) Caucus – alright since when (yeah I know since it started) but why is this system still in place? Are you kidding me I had this discussion with my dad a very wise man though we very wildly on view's and belief's his response was it was so that people couldn't be strong armed into their vote and that goes the same for why there is delegates as well as not a popular vote. I just find this concept hard to fathom. I watched the Iowa caucus live on cnn and well it was the most strong arming and negative thing I have ever seen. Basically you collect the most middle class white folk you can find and throw them into a room and they count your hand's for the first vote if your candidate isn't considered "viable" meaning he doesn't get something like 15% of the vote they have a second vote and basically pull out the candidates until the lowest one is at 15% of the vote from these people in a fucking room. IS this democracy? Not only do not all the people get a say and a vote but the few who do are then thrown off their vote because not enough people share their affection for their candidate. If I want to vote for big bird or martin sheen because he did such a good job on the west wing damn it I should be able to and that vote should count. While they won't win at least I know that my vote mattered at this point I wonder if anyone's vote matter's at all. Don't believe me go look up Iowa caucus on Wikipedia and read up and then tell me this is fair and unbalanced. (In 04 124,000 Iowans voted in the caucus out of 2.9 million people does that seem like a likely number of voter's? And with no absentee ballots allowed no one serving in the military could vote.) Still don't believe me go read more on this archaic activity.
3) electoral college vs. popular vote – there have been 4 election's were the popular vote did not decide the election John Quincy Adams lost the popular vote to Andrew Jackson in 1824 (election was referred to the House of Representatives) Rutherford B Hayes lost the popular vote to Samuel Tilden in 1876 Grover Cleveland lost the popular vote to Benjamin Harrison in 1888, which interrupted his terms as presidency giving Cleveland the distinction of being the only president to serve non-consecutive terms George W. Bush lost the popular vote to Al Gore in 2000. While a lot of these weren't in our lifetimes one was and affected us greatly and sent to office what many people consider if not the one of the worst president's ever can you guess who that was? Then we wonder why gore wouldn't run again. Not to mention the simple fact of turn out Again I live in Nebraska which votes republican (something like 65%) meaning my vote counts for nothing no matter how hard I try. In a popular vote you get more people like me to get out there and vote for our candidate and have our voices heard without worrying that it doesn't make a difference any way which is how I feel. In 2000 gore won the popular vote by 543,895 votes yet lost the election umm that's not a little that's over half a million votes. There's something wrong with the system and it needs to be fixed. Want to talk more parity Edwards got more votes in Iowa but 1 less delegate????? In Nevada Clinton got 12 while obama got 13 yet Clinton won the popular vote by 6% what the hell is wrong here. Let's go on. New Hampshire Clinton wins by 3% yet her and obama get the same amount of delegates. While I have concentrated on the dem's the same goes for the republican's though there's at least goes by the winner the delegate system is just messed up.
4) Actual candidates do we have one? Let's start with obama and Clinton well there the same damn candidate the only difference is ones black and ones a female. Besides that there basically the same (though Hilary wants that damn fence) Edwards is like the ugly step child though I actually think I like him more than the other two (but Kucinich has a hot wife and see's ufo's so he was the coolest) now one by one
Romney – More incentives for oil companies (yeah like they need those), no health care (yeah I know raises taxes so what how many people out there can't go see a doctor.) immigration say's here biometric identification umm yeah sounds like something you would do to cattle to track them get this ass hole out of here next.
Huckabee – he's a preacher come on no evolution wants god back in the oval office, wants to change the constitution. To bring in god's rules. Ummm o.k. no no no no you twit. Don't even want to go on here.
McCain – the only real problem I have with him is Iraq I don't think we pull out immediately but he want's to stay forever. He's a guy I respect and if he could swing to me for health care and some other thing's I could grow to accept him by far the best of the republican's. Though I do fear him jumping the gun an military action in the future as well as the present.
Obama - pull out of troops by march 11th I want troops out of Iraq as well but this is just too much too soon. Forcing insurance for anyone under 18 while a good idea you have to help people pay for that how is that going to come by raising the minimum wage? Give me a break who can live with a kid on what 7 something an hour yeah right. Unlike McCain who may be to tough obama seems to wimpy he won't even challenge Hillary and doesn't always speak well I know it sounds petty but look how dumb bush look's to the rest of the world half the time.
Edwards – Edwards I like triple earned income tax credit, protect from predatory lender's though he is pro union which is a strike in my book. Wants to ban nuclear power plants ummm yeah that's a bad idea… I don't like the fact he wants all American's by law to have health care yet doesn't say how though do like the high end tax cut elimination. Again he wants everyone out of Iraq in a year I think we need to get out just not to quick or we'll be right back in a month.
Clinton – I love that she wants to shit all over the oil companies to get them to do something and think that's the only way to do it. I don't like that she's already talking into second term for health care that's a little long for me. Though her plan look's o.k. on paper to little to late though in my opinion. Hilary wants the fence come on no damn fence. I like the openness of pulling troops out it'll happen just don't know exactly how soon. That's the best strategy. I also like the fact bill will be there you can't tell me he won't have his hand in thing's as well as being able to help navigate the water's two head's are better then one.
5) Actual issues – immigration why is this such an issue? Wasn't our country based on the principle of letting people in? Most of the time these poor people do the work the rest of us don't want to do and do it cheaper. So what is the problem? I have been pushed aside and lost a job because they would do the job cheaper and yeah it sucked but it wasn't there fault it was the fault of the company for not holding onto the longer employed person over the new cheap labor force. They pay taxes to hell they pay more taxes then we do in the end. Why spend my money to build a fence to keep them out and then take the land from our people to put the fence up like they are doing in Texas. Now do I believe we should have a second language no but most of the people who come over are hard working good individuals who just want a better life for them and there's.
Same sex marriage – again why is this a damn issue if two people want to get married go for it. They want to adopt good for them don't complain about the system that leaves kids out in the system when there are people who want to take care of them and create a family so it's not what you have in mind who cares. Gay does not mean child molester and if two men or two women want to get married and adopt a child more power to them it helps out everyone in the end.
Economy – it's in the toilet gas is to high and is crippling this country highbreds may be the answer some day but I can't afford to go out and buy a new car at these prices. So for the time being bring my heating oil and gas prices down. How is it gas hit's all time high's for barrel's and there talking $4.00 a gallon and when they say they're going to investigate all of a sudden gas prices go down while price per barrel keep's going up? The oil industry makes money hand over fist and is raping us it's not a dependence on foreign oil it's the greedy fucker's we have right here on our border's.
That's it I'm done for now our country is fucked in so many way's and us lower to whatever the hell they call middle class people can't survive much longer give us better answer's we don't necessarily need free health care but strengthen our plans so when we get sick we can go to the doctor. Some plans call for preventative type thing's well you can't tell people not to eat there hamburger's one day and complain the economy is in the toilet the next. Yes we are the fattest nation in the world and that doesn't help but that isn't the only problem when people can't go to the doctor when they get sick because they can't afford it, it's not covered, or we can't afford to take off from work. Then our bills rise and we file ofr bankruptcy and everyone is hurt in the end. One thing leads to another and right now its snow balling something needs to change to fix it. I won't claim to have all the answer's if I did hell I'd be running but I do know what we have now doesn't work for people like me and for most of who is reading this. I just hope we figure something out soon…..
