Convince me that I should bother voting today.
Because, quite honestly, I just don't see any point. I've got four choices:
1. McCain - McCain-Feingold ALONE is enough to put me off my feed for John McCain. While I appreciate his hawkish stance on our defense, there's just too much authoritarian influence there...
2. Romney - after the complete and total ass-raping this man gave to the already-bad state of MA, he's going to need to toss a good chunk of his Mormon Millions at me before I vote for the man who gave us the MA AWB *and* the "Mandatory Health Care fiasco. NFW. Plus his fucking campaign has called my house at least three or four times A DAY for the past week.
3. Huckabee - Hmmm. Religious conservative a.k.a. Bible Thumper. Um, what was my stance on religion again? Something about it being corrupted by mortal men? No, thank you, I don't need the government mandating Jesus, thankyewferplayin'.
4. Ron Paul - Given the recent departure of my man Fred, Paul is the only candidate I can vote for and not need a shower afterwards. I'm not a fan of his foreign policy (ostrich), but domestically we need Ron Paul like no one's business.
So...
Should I even bother? I mean, MA carries a fair number of delegates, so it could be helpful in choosing the nominee. However, I expect either Mitt "The Hair" Romney or John "Respect Mah Authoritah!" McCain to win MA, and Huck and Paul to come in a distant 3rd & 4th.
Convince me I should take the time.
That is all.
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Well, I am going with Mitt and holding my nose since to me he is the best of the bad choices. I don't thing Ron Paul has a shot and I don't want to see McCain get it so I am more voting against McCain than anything else. Almost was going to vote for Obama against Clinton but I think McCain is more of a threat with a chance of loosing, Hillary will win if she has to buy it behind the scenes at the convention. . .
I would love to see Ron Paul get a shot but I think he needs to build up his base and shoot for the next one in four years. . . he ain't gonna do it this time.
And my last shot is Vote! if you don't you got no right to bitch later since you didn't get involved. . . . And it is your duty as an American. . . .
Ya, those reasons suck but it is all I got, Hell man look what I have to work with. . ..
Take the time so you can say "Don't blame me, I voted for Ron Paul".
That what I plan on doing, now that Fred is out.
Remember, repressing any vote not for her is exactly what Hillary wants
"McCain - McCain-Feingold ALONE is enough to put me off my feed for John McCain. "
Buddy, if you voted for Bush, you cast a ballot for the guy who actually signed it into law.
I'm with you in being disgusted, believe me. I pondered up until I went into the booth at 7:30 this morning. Since there's really no true conservative who could win (meaning, McCain or Romney, since the rest won't win) I went with the one who at least isn't pretending to be a conservative & gave his years in the Hanoi Hilton as the deciding edge.
When you're given the choice to leave & instead decide to stay with your mates and endure torture - all the while being able to leave at any point - you get a few mulligans with me.
Not that I felt good about voting for him.....
I'm voting for Fred. His name is apparently still on the ballot. Even though it is a pure protest I cannot bring myself to vote for any of the remaining candidates in the primary.
I am not sure I buy into McCain war stories. I am sure he has been no friend to the Constitution while he has been in DC so I can't bring my self to vote for him. . . that leaves Mitt as the one with any chance and some business background to get our economy back on track. . . .
WRT Romney: I don't like having to look for "pre-ban" magazines.
I'd like to be able to have a collapsible stock on my AR-15, or a folding stock on my AK-47 clone.
I'd also like to not have to stare down the barrel of a lien on my tax return should I decide not to carry health insurance.
Doesn't seem to me like Mitt is very big on the concept of personal responsibility...
Dr. Paul's got my vote, for what it's worth. Fred doesn't get it because he dropped out. Fuckin' quitter.
I'm voting for the guy I want to be president. Even if he isn't running now and never will again. It's the primary. It's as much about this election as the one in 4, 8, or 12 years. I'm voting for Fred.
Just like you'd vote for Reagan against Ford in the 76 primaries, but then Ford ahead of Jimmah "History's Greatest Monster" Carter in the General.
And Paul gives me the Heebie Jeebies. I won't "settle" for him.
Jay G at least you voted. . . none of the choices are good, can't argue that. I can think of lots of folks I would rather vote for but we got what we got. My main point in voting is I won't let them shut me up. . . .
It is probably too late by now, but vote for someone. I plan to vote for Paul when it is my turn, even though there is essentially no chance he will get elected. I consider this election basically lost already--We will wind up with two crappy choices. I'm voting in hopes Paul does well enough to make his ideas more palatable to next election's candidates.
Not voting says "I don't care". Voting for a marginal candidate says "I don't agree".
It felt damn good voting for Ron Paul.
His views on limited government and fiscal sanity are in line with mine.
But those ideas and beliefs are buried under decades of National Socialist ideals espoused by Republicans and Democrats alike.
But like I said. It felt good to say, "Shit yeah man. I'll stand with you as all of the Democrats and Republicans point and laugh at us. You don't have to stand there alone."
But in the general election what is it going to matter? We are going to get a heaping helping of more of the same no matter who gets the vote.
I don't know if you should waste your time or not, but I'd like to throw this at the "you have to vote" crowd:
We have the RIGHT to vote.
That also means, we have the right NOT TO VOTE!
I'm getting a little tired of hearing how it makes you a bad person, bad citizen etc. "if you don't exercise your right to vote".
Why is it that this is the only right we attach "mandatory" to? I have to right to bear arms, but nobody says I have to do it. I have the right to free speech, but no one says I'm a bad citizen for not talking about politics.... I have the right to religious freedom, but nobody says I'm a bad citizen for not going to church... (bad Christian, maybe)
Anyway, just my $0.02....
Oh, and by choosing to NOT exercise ONE right, I don't loose any other rights, so I don't want to hear "if you didn't vote, you have no right to complain" either. I still retain my right to free speech! (and bear arms)
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