My Favorite Part of the Presidential Election

These Pictures.

You can count this as my last political post of the year.  We'll see if I break this rule.

Get Out to Vote?

Apparently Starbucks is giving out free coffee to everyone who votes.  Woohoo - I am not saying no to free coffee!!

(Brief aside:  Again, I do not support this huge 'everyone must vote!!!' campaign because I do believe the ignoramus remain ignorant but are now playing a significant role in the political process.)

Who knows what'll happen when I go into that voting booth tomorrow - I'll keep you posted for sure!

If John McCain wins on Tuesday

...we, the people of the United States, both democrats and republicans alike, can all unite under one notion...

...that it is very, very, VERY important that John McCain does not die while in office. 

Getting Out All of the Political Posts Before Election Day

So, if, on Tuesday, I vote for one of the two major party candidates (it's not looking very promising right now), I would choose, of those two utterly awful tickets, Obama/Biden. And I wouldn't be voting FOR Obama, I'd be voting AGAINST McCain/Palin. A vote is a vote is a vote - no mater how enthusiastic or unenthusiastic - it counts for the same amount.

I don't really know why Obama bothers me so much. In the entire past two years of this campaign, I have not been able to figure this out. (Sorry to 90% of my blog readers/Obama fanatics.) I think it's the fact that so many people keep trying to tell me that "just you wait Jaime - he's going to CHANGE THE WORLD!!!!"

Not everyone who has the ability to inspire have actually been able to effect a positive change. Obama's been inspiring, etc., for the past year and a half - and has this movement he's evoked actually accomplished something? (Don't tell me 'it got young people interested in politics' - he's mainly gotten them to CAMPAIGN FOR HIM, as opposed to improving anything - I suppose it's the rallying of the lemmings, not where they're actually lead, that matters to some.)

The other day I read a letter to the editor in my favorite newspaper. I don't remember the exact words, but it was something to the extent to 'Illinois is so messed up - our corrupt politicians, broken economy, etc. We need Obama! Oh wait, we already have him....' I couldn't have summed up my feelings better myself.

Again, to my loyal readers/Obamaists - I'm sorry. But man, I had to say it!

VOTE!?!?!

Ok, it's that time - election year - when everywhere you look there's some sign or ad or crazy person telling EVERYONE TO VOTE.  

My two questions:  who came up with this campaign and was he or she thinking at the time?

Everyone seems to be blindly screaming at anyone and everyone to vote.  I've gotten random emails from all kinds of random acquaintances urging everyone to register to vote.  What is it these people are trying to accomplish?  

Now, don't get me wrong, I DO believe in a democracy and I'm not saying anyone SHOULDN'T have the right to vote.  However, I do believe that with something this important, it'd be best if 100% of the participating voters are educated and informed.

People who can't identify the USA on a map (apparently one in five Americans....), people who can't identify the four names on the major party tickets, nevermind what the different between a democrats and republicans - we want THESE people tipping the scales in swing states?  We want these people deciding the election?  We want these people canceling the votes of passionate informed voters?!?!

Truth be told, not all Americans care about politics.  Which, I guess, is our right as Americans to be ignorant.  However, taking that into consideration, maybe fewer voters would be a solution to our 'broken' political system.  America's most ignorant shouldn't be the deciding factor in one of America's most important decisions....

I don't believe these 'potential new voters' are taking more of an interest in politics, doing research on the candidate's records and stances on the issues, paying attention to current events, etc., I believe they are continuing to be just as ignorant yet now going to the voting booths. 

Maybe the campaign slogan shouldn't be 'VOTE' but rather 'CARE'.  

For Ellen, Because I Think She Will Like These

Drinking Games for Tonight's Debate

Including, but not limited to:

--Barack Obama throwing out George Bush's name
--McCain referring to him 'sounding the horn' on Fannie and Freddie years ago
--All previous drinking games (change, my friends, maverick, pork barrel spending)
--Main Street vs. Wall Street
--Out of touch
--Doesn't seem to understand
--Raising taxes
--Washington insiders
--Let's be clear
--Teetering on the brink

Let's see if a clear winner emerges tonight....amongst the drinking games, that is.

Decision '08

I believe I have FINALLY officially made a decision about how I will vote this Nov. 4.

I am going with the 'write-in' option.  If this is not possible (I do not have all that much presidential voting experience; I have only done it once before in my life), I am going with Ralph Nader (yes, he's running AGAIN).  

I Know Youtube Will Take This Down Shortly....

However - TINA FEY stole my joke! Ok, I know you're ALL gonna say 'drinking games' isn't the most original idea, but I was playing them back during the DNC!!!

And actually, as you see below, I chose 'reformer' for the VP Debate. I opted for 'Maverick" back around the time of the RNC. I guess, Tina, we'll have to agree to disagree (and see who ends up more drunk).

Sigh....the sincerest form of flattery!?!?!

I'd Like To Thank...

...Sarah Palin for wearing all black at the VP Debate - she has made my Halloween costume so much easier.  I do not own a red or creme color blazer, as she has appeared in public in before, and I did not intend to buy one.  However, this will be quite simple now.  I just need a nifty beaded flag pin like that and I'll be all set.  :-)

Drinking Games During the VP Debate...You Knew This Was Coming....

Any time Sarah Palin used the words "John McCain" and "reformer" in the same sentence.

More Palintology

Several of my blog's loyal readers sent me this gem....

(Someone explain to me how to make it readable.  Thank you, much appreciated.  

Worst case scenario, google "Sarah Palin Facebook page".)

Political Cartoons

Some of my readers will love these; some will hate these.  

(underneath it says "such as....the Iraq")

Drinking Games With Two Months Until the General Election

The name "Joe Biden".

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Stone Cold Sober.

Superficiality

Which ticket is better looking?  I'll leave it up to you, my reader....

Does it matter?  Hmm....

Follow Up to a Previous Post

He seems decent.  

Thoughts on Joe Biden?

I am not sure I have an opinion on this man.  This is rare for me!

A lot of Obamaniacs are excited about him - but Obama already has their vote.   He does no harm, but I don't know that he does any good.  Hmm.  I guess there are few who do no harm.  Maybe it was a good choice?