A few short weeks away from our presidential election. Our choices are an elderly former prisoner of war who apparently has not one scruple or shred of dignity. He graduated 4th from the bottom of his academy class, having faced expulsion several times for multiple offenses. He was saved from that fate by being fortunate enough to be the son and grandson of four-star generals. When an illustrious career in the military didn't pan out (after crashing three planes), he married a rich man's daughter, applying for the wedding license before being divorced from his newly-disabled first wife. His running mate is a woman who cared more about firing her jerk of a brother-in-law than finding funding for rape kits for victims of sexual assault. Her conservative views apparently didn't soak down into her now-pregnant, about to be shotgun-weddinged teenage daughter.
Our other choice is Barack Obama, a man of dignity, principle and apparent morals, supported by a wife who worked as hard as he did to achieve positions still rare for African Americans. A man who turned down offers with prestigious law firms to see how he could contribute on the community level in Chicago. A man who knows that you get more with honey than with vinegar, who respects women and cares about restoring the faith of the world in the good inherent in America, as opposed to shoving America down it's throat sideways.
I can only hope that this country can see the flip-flopping, image-managing megalomaniac that John McCain is. Whatever the issue, if it doesn't benefit John McCain, it's off his radar. I can only imagine what that means for health care, education and any other rights afforded to those who do not have a wealthy spouse, influential parents and seven homes.
Not that I ever considered voting for him, but I was COMPLETELY through when I read that he called his wife a "cunt" in front of reporters. Yeah...this is the man who should decide who sits on the Supreme Court to consider matters like Roe vs. Wade.
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