I don’t like getting political.  No matter what your stance or how carefully you choose your words, someone is going to get fired up about what you say.  Someone is about to call me an irresponsible citizen for saying this, but I’ve only voted in two presidential elections out of the four which have occurred since I turned eighteen.  The first time I did so was because I was voting against someone who I really didn’t want to see in office for another four years.  The second time was because I actually believed that we needed change, and I believed that the man I voted for also believed it.

Maybe it’s because I’m getting older that I’m actually paying attention to political stories now.  Last night was the first time I didn’t cuss at the television when my regularly scheduled show was being pushed beneath a presidential speech.  (Even though I really wanted to watch WipeOut and Crash Course)  Last night was also the first time I didn’t change the channel.  Instead I watched the speech.  I watched my congressman, who lives less than five miles from my house, call our president a liar.

I don’t give a damn that he apologized for it afterward.  An apology isn’t enough.

Not only did you disrespect our Commander-in-Chief, Mr. Wilson, but you called him out as a liar for a statement which has been proven as truth.  You do not represent my interests, and your services as my congressmen are no longer desired.  Please make way for someone who will help our government move forward instead of stalling it.

I don’t express my political views very often because I really don’t have any.  My parents wer/are Republicans, so growing up I always assumed that I was one too.  I like my stuff, and I want to keep the stuff that I’ve worked for, and fuck everyone else!  Yeah…  I guess that sounds pretty Republican to me.  But I don’t agree with the actions of the past few Republican presidents.  I actually think that Bill Clinton was the best president of my lifetime, even if he did toy with a woman who couldn’t keep her mouth shut.  (And if she kept her mouth shut, he probably wouldn’t have been interested.  BING!)

I normally avoid voting for president, because I’ve never felt “informed enough” to trust myself voting for one person over the other.  I’ve also harbored the belief that all presidential hopefuls become the same damn person once they’re elected.  Anyways, I’ve been paying attention to this election.  I don’t want another GWB in office, and feel like it’s my responsibility to do my part to prevent that.

According to this poll I am in the upper-right quadrant.  Closest to Ron Paul in my political stance, and furthest from Huckabee.  Considering that Huckabee said something about taking the nation back for Jesus, I agree with my distance from him.  I love God and all…  but I don’t want a Jesus-crispy in office.  That’s the first step in mounting a holy war.

I found the poll to be rather interesting.  If I was going to vote Republican this year, I would picked McCain.  I think that a president should have seen combat, and know how terrible it really is, because it will make them consider exactly what they’re doing when they send troops overseas to secure oil freedom.  I’m hesitant about McCain, though, because I can’t imagine coming out of a prison camp and not being fucked up in the head.

If I was going to vote Democrat, I think I’d pick Obama.  Hillary scares me.  I’m worried about Obama’s lack of experience, though.  If he gets into office, will anyone take him seriously, or will he just be “the new kid” who spends four years as a lame duck?

I haven’t decided who is getting my vote yet, but I’m surprised to see that I’m split between parties in my decision.