I want to cast a vote in the way of change. I had a lot of hope in Huckabee, despite some poor choice comments that he made. But if, McCain takes the ticket, I can’t in good consciounce vote republican in this upcoming election. McCain, I have little doubt, will keep us on the same path we are currently on. A path lit by fear and misdirection. One that slams its fist on the world and points its finger outside rather than taking a look within our own borders.
We have a problem here at home, but our imperialism is too focused on the outer that it forgets where home is. Allowing our inner problems to grow like a cancer threatening collapse from within. I understand God is in control, but I will not tempt Him by standing idly by doing nothing.
We are sick, and you can tell we are sick by the things that captivate our attention; by the things that entertain us. How we are so torn over the issue of gay marriage, but ignoring the fact that we can’t even keep heterosexual marriages together. We fight over securing other countries from terror while we ignore our own borders for the sake of political correctness and extra votes.
*and as a side note: Political Correctness and Equal Opportunity cannot coexist because if I can’t tell you the same joke that I tell another co-worker due to your race, religion, or gender; I am not being equal. I am treating you as weaker or inferior. If I treat you differently for the sake of being “PC” I am not treating you as my Equal, you become inferior, special, weaker.
We are entertained by violence. Tragedy thrills us. The fight invigorates us. Lies, deceit, cruelty, malice, wickedness, wickedness, wickedness make us stand up and shout praises to ourselves. Look how good we are; we have the bigger guns. Maybe, just maybe, we should try to have the biggest hearts.
I’m not saying that we should all just get fuzzy with one another because sometimes having the biggest heart means having to be honest. Like telling a drugged out mother that it is her fault that her children are dying and that she is going to jail. Stop blaming the drugs, people, start calling out the users.
For me to vote for McCain, would be to vote for stagnation and an encore of the last eight years. I don’t want that. I have to vote for change because now is not working. I don’t know if I could vote for Obama either. Maybe this election I’ll go independent.
