When there is nothing to write about, there is plenty of time. When there are lots of things to write about, there is no time…
250,000+ people turned out in Utah to vote for Mitt Romney. You know, the guy who denied his faith on national television and has a tendency to try to be all things for all people? Yeah that one. Even though he’s a smarmy asshole, they still voted for him because he’s of the same religion, he “saved” the SLC Winter Olympics, he’s an BYU alum, and, oh yeah, he’s LDS just like they are. At least he’s no longer in the race. Although he gets to keep his delegates because he suspended the campaign instead of completely dropping out.
I ended up voting for Obama in the Super Primary because all of the other candidates I liked dropped out. I chose not to vote for Hillary because one of the things I can see happening is that she’ll feel that she has to be as “tough as a man” on terrorism and such leading to a bombing/invasion of Iran or something equally unnecessary.
Congress passed the plan to send single people up to $600 and couples up to $1200. This bit of stimulation is contributing to what will be the largest budget deficit in history. The money for this plan is virtually coming out of thin air, so that unexpected bit of extra money is making the money already available worth less. What will you be spending your check on?
When you are deciding who the “best” candidate is in any given election, what qualities are a must? Which ones automatically eliminate someone from your choices? Would you be more likely to vote for someone if they were of the same religion, region, ethnicity, or gender as you?
