The 2008 Presidential Election

I've spoken on many issues on this blog since I started it in January 2006. However, I kinda haven't spoken on much since I went to nearly 100 percent sports. I feel its time for me to commentate on the current issue...the 2008 Presidential Election. Before I can speak on it lets take a look back on previous elections.

The 2000 election was the very first one I recall. I remember being a 4th grader at the time and knowing nothing about politics except that Bill Clinton was a great president who had healthy/unhealthy(depends how you view it) sexual appetite but made the country great again. I remember the primary going down to George Bush and John McCain on the Republican side and Al Gore vs John Edwards on the Democrat side. We all knew who won these battles.

Well it came down to Al Gore vs George Bush. It seemed like an even election for Bush's father was popular amongst Republicans and Al Gore was popular amongst Democrats...something had to give. I remember my father endorsing Bush and my mother Gore. The school, itself had an election and a good majority voted Bush and I had no idea why I felt Gore was more qualified(probably because he came from the "blue" party and I loved blue). Bush won in a fluke.

In 2004, a lot had changed. I had glasses, I was 70 pounds bigger, and I knew more about politics. Since George W. Bush took over our economy collapsed and we were at war. I didn't think he had a shot and that John Kerry, a Vietnam Vet and a highly intelligent man would win it. For God knows what reason, this country re-elected Bush because of Republican propaganda and so I found myself a full-fledged Democrat and I was like that until I began my whole, "man without a party act". In 2007 I came to a realization that there was two things killing this country...George W. Bush and the division of political parties...so I became an Independent.

An Independent is full-on neutral. It means I don't favor Republicans or Democrats, it means I play Devil's Advocate and look deeper into issues than the Left-Wings and the Right-Wings. This election has me split in two. My father's side(with the exception of my cousin Matt) is very conservative and is endorsing John McCain or anti-Obama. My mother's side, however(with exception of my uncle George)is endorsing Barrack Obama.

Then theirs this area. Western Maryland is Pro-McCain, it is clear that John McCain has this area clutched. From here to Hagerstown the ratio of McCain signs to Obama signs is 50:0. For some McCain endorsers its racism, for others they're against Obama's apparent religion(Muslim, despite facts that prove otherwise...), or they're Bush conservatives. However, my friends, a good majority are endorsing Obama. Never have I've seen a dilemma like this.

My beliefs are split between Liberals and Conservatives. For a while my beliefs favored Conservatism this while I was voting Democrat in the 2004 elections. Moral Values was something I took serious. I feel, however, the Republican party is a juggernaut that claims to have Christian values but is really a fraud within itself. The Dems are split ..ion. Some are 100 percent for it while others endorse it in special cases. My belief is that abortion is OK in the case of rape and incest. My Christian relatives will disagree but that's just my strict belief if my daughter was raped she would have an abortion for the child is a product of Satan, himself.

Then theirs the candidates. Never since the election of 1968 have there been weaker candidates. John McCain is 8 years too late and Barack Obama is 8 years too early. McCain is 72 years old and is the product of the "silent generation". The "silent generation" appeals to no one in 2008. Maybe some in 2000 but no one in 2008. Barack Obama has only been a senator since 2005 and may be in over his head on this. The Vice Presidential didn't help anything.

Sarah Palin is clueless. To me Sarah Palin is a desperate attempt to get Hilary Clinton voters to vote Republican. By electing Palin we're faced with someone who sets women's rights back 20 years and sets us up fpr disaster. Imagine John McCain dies...we're stuck with someone who might as well be another Gerald Ford...and we all know how THAT turned out.

Then theirs Joe Biden. Joe is a prestigious and great name there has been Joe Montana, Joe Pendleton, and me. Truth be told, I really don't know much about Biden. I hear he's not really helping that, if anything, he hurts Obama. So we could be looking at another Al Gore(when he was VP under Clinton) or another Dick Cheney(minus the lesbian daughter and gun control). At the moment I am as neutral as it gets. Personally this election could be a disaster, in my opinion...OR we could see John McCain as Regan 1980-1984 or he could be another Bush as Obama says. Who knews? Maybe Obama is Clinton(minus his sex drive) or he's another Jimmy Carter.

I can't vote. However, over the next few days I will contemplate who I like in this and when the school hands out the ballots on October 30th I will declare who I voted for. I just prey the Class of '08 and previous people 18 and over make the right decision because at the moment I'm starring at a dying nation. Feel free to comment below.