Election '08

I'm overdue on my political blog for Texas Government as I cannot seem to find anything of value to write about. If I gave a damn about the political race, well there would be plenty to write about I'm sure. However, I don't. Yes, I know...what a disgrace I am to mankind, not to mention America. But to be frank and to the point, I honestly don't care who wins the election in ‘08. None of the candidates are "exciting" to me and I am sick and tired of hearing about "Obamaism" and whether or not the debates between him and Hillary are civil. Aren't there enough bad reality television shows on already without me having to be subject news of what who said about who?

This next presidential term will be one filled with red tape and lost promises. Wait, there are no promises…we are just being offered “more of the same” or “change for the sake of change,” and we will get exactly what we purchase – style, looks, and a good speaker. This election isn’t based on the issues; instead it’s based on who is theorized to win by the ladies on “The View” or whose photo graces the cover of “Time Magazine.” When the media speculates the winner it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.

For whoever is elected into office, be it Hillary or Obama, no real, hard-hitting issues will be able to be corrected or brought to the table. Our future president will be occupied with correcting the already existing issues of our previous presidency. The American people will look to this new president, and his or her cabinet, and wonder why the free world hasn't been fixed…today. Why haven't all the troops been pulled from Iraq? What about health care, gun control, education, the war on drugs, and the homeless? And as expected, bodies will begin to drop like flies from the bandwagon of democracy so bumper stickers of political party denial can be displayed proudly on the back of the family SUV.

Governor Perry - What a positive message?

I must first say that I am not a fan of blogs. I read them; I don’t write them. I can never seem to get my random thoughts and rants down coherently on paper. However, I found an interesting article in the Austin American Statesman that was very interesting, along with a commentary blog from Postcards from the Lege. The article was about Governor Rick Perry’s first book that “champions” the rights of the Boy Scouts of America to keep out those who are openly homosexual and those who do not believe in God. He also berates the ACLU for pushing to extend those rights to all those who want to participate. Postcards from the Lege has provided some excerpts from the book which are quite shocking given the changing tide of society today. I believe that the article and the blog are both important reads because although the Boy Scouts of America are an important organization for today’s youth, segregation and prejudice shouldn’t be something that is practiced and taught to our children.

A sample from Governor Perry’s book: “Though I am no expert on the ‘nature versus nature’ debate, I can sympathize with those who believe sexual preference is genetic. It may be so, but it remains unproved. Even if it were, this does not mean we are ultimately not responsible for the active choices we make. Even if an alcoholic is powerless over alcohol once it enters his body, he still makes a choice to drink. And, even if someone is attracted to a person of the same sex, he or she still makes a choice to engage in sexual activity with someone of the same gender.” There are several other samples available in “Excerpts: Perry on gays, Boy Scouts and ACLU”, from Postcards from the Lege. Gov. Perry gives the impression throughout that homosexuals have the potential to be sexual predators and those that don’t believe in God will turn our children into atheists. Seriously?