The Dark Side

Anyone who knows me knows that I am, and always have been, a liberal. Not always in the political sense, but definitely in my values. Politically I try to go with the candidate that is the least full of shit. That obviously is a little difficult in today's political arena. However, lately I have been spending a lot of time listening to talk radio on both sides of the spectrum, getting both points of view, and trying to weed out the bullshit. And one thing that I have come to know for sure is the Obama is not the least interested in what is right and just for this country. He is interested in doing whatever it takes to get elected as the first black president and get his name in the history books. Well, I don't give two shits if you're black, white, blue, purple or green. If you want to be a leader for this country you have to be willing to put politics aside and do what is right for the future of this country and the future of our children. So far, McCain has done that. He postponed his campaign in order to go back to D.C. to debate this so called "bail-out" plan and try to get to the right solution for our country. Not a political move, though everyone turned it into one, but the right move for the U.S. Obama on the other hand, had to be ORDERED by our president to bring his ass back to D.C. to vote on this measure. What kind of message does that send when your campaign is more important than the current crisis of our country? It sends the clear message that he cares nothing for what is right, only what gets him elected.
I am not a republican, I'm not even a conservative (though my wife may disagree). I am a liberal, but I tell you, there is not one chance in hell that I would vote for Obama as the next president of our country. We need leaders with the knowledge, fortitude, humility and patience to do what is right and take this country out of the pit of dispair that we find ourselves in right now. So, as of today, I cast my vote for John McCain. Not because he's the lesser of two evils, not because I just don't want Obama in office, but because over the last two weeks I have seen in both the liberal and conservative press/media that he has the best interests of this country at heart. I was wrong about Bush in 2000 when I voted him into office. I hope this time I'm right. The next 4 years will tell the tale.
I would ask anyone who reads this to do the same as I have done. Don't vote your party. Party politics are just that, Politics. Politics has nothing to do with what is right for the future of our country. Far too often we vote the party line because we don't want this or that in office. Well, at some point it has to be about what is truly right and just, not party. We have real problems that need real solutions, and the guy who is just totting the party line is not going to deliver what we need. Look at the issues, watch the debates, find out their voting records, see where they really stand and vote accordingly.